Southern Kansas Journal and Land Buyers Guide from Coffeyville, Kansas • 3

SOUTHERN KANSASyOURNAL AND LAlD BUYER'S GUIDE. AT GYMRY. his long patriarchal beard flying in the air-bis ehirt frills quivering and his watch fob winging violently as he rushes along, the Allegan with his fllnar-pail in his hand, as Senator Sawyer did in Wisconsin, and picking out the bestquarter sections of pino timber land. To look at him one would little Suppose that he was old enough to hava boon a pioneer. He und Senator Sabln, who are great cronies, seem to be about tho same ago, but Sabin is forty-lour und and Palmer is fifty-seven.

Palmer is noted in the Senate as a wag. He is on good terms with every body, because he is constantly getting off jokes. One of his peculiarities ia to always hire the same hack-man to carry him homo from the Scuuto at night. The story is told that whon he first came to tho Senate he went out on the plaza in front of the capitol whore the hackmcn were all drawn up in a row. One alter auother hailed him, but he refused their solicitations.

"I believe in tho under dog," ho said, "and I want tho worst hack and tho boniest nag in the whole lino." Having made his seloctiou, he has stuck to it ever since. But tho funny part of it 1b that he Insists evory night in disappointing tho old darkey by making a new bargain and jewing him down to tho last notch. "Well, Bob," the Senator will say, "what can you take mo homo for "Well, Senator, I couldn't answer those letters. How could I send them for you, when people knew you were out of the country By George, that's so. But then I could have signed them by cable.

I suppose at any rate you could have written up answers and had them ready to sign by the time I did get here. To-morrow go at it bard aud sharp. Let's get these letters done up as soon as possible." Next day Jimmy had about a hundred and Bfty letters answered. The Senator sat down and signed them up. As he signed the last one ho said: "Jimmy, you're a better politician than I am.

You've strung the promises in here thicker than I could. By the way, Jimmy," said the Sonator scratching his head, "do you keep a mom! orandum of these promlsesl It's all very nice for you to be making promises for mo to keep, and writing them all out carefully Mi Government paper, so as to make every body thinic I urn poor i'nd industrious, digging i.ui'.l us 1 can to earn my salary but I tell ou it'll be the death of me if poo-plo Ihnl Mit that you make my promises and I break 'cm." Senator Mahone is getting ready to retire from public life. Since his failure threo years ago ho has been remarkably of telegraph wire. Farm products last fiscal year valued at $738,000,000. One hundred and fifty towns with over 500 population.

Three hundred and eighty-one newspaper and periodicals. One hundred and seventeen million dollars of live stock. One hundred and ninety-four million bushels of corn for this year's crop. A smaller per cent, of her people that can neither read nor write than any state in the union. A people who are ready to arise, shine and make known the beauty and glory of this great state upon every possible occasion.

Southern Kansas Tof TsiL.i AND VooiaZraldwinMi JVw KorenceV'' BURlncTOIHvOA (fly 'Y thousands of visitors to the capital recognize him instantly when they soe him; but the best place to see the Virginian is at a horse-race. There he is in his element. He knows all the horses and their ridors. He picks out his favorites judiciously und sticks to them like mad. In hot weather ho wears a long white linen duster and a broad Panama hat.

Down in front ol tho pool-Bollor'B wickot he stands all through a race, gesticulating wildly with his big bluo umbrella if his orders aro not met promptly enough to suit him. Hi is certainly an Interesting figure. This is what tho old-time Southern Senator used to bo a splendidly hospitable fellow, always ready to bet on any steel to his friends. chance, and true as J. A.

Bits of CIiliui. Potroloum and natural gas have been known to the Clnneso from tho early ages, the petroleum having been used in lamps. Another source of light is tho tallow tree, that resomblos tho aspen and birch, the branches being long and flexible with very dark green loaves that in tho autumn turn rod, with a purplish tinge. The seeds, throe in number, aro small white berries, contained in brown pods that grow in bunches near tho ends tho boughs, and hang prettily when the husk has fallen off. They have a small nut in the middle, but tho white coating is the tallow of which candles aro made.

This lessens tho dependence upon animal fat, a groat advantage in a country whore comparatively few fat-yielding animals are killed, and where many caudle i aro consumed in tho illu'nuiation of the leuniles. Tho absurd und unnatural custom oJ binding the feet of female children to pro-vent their growth was unknown in China until ubout the year A. D. The origin of this manner of deformation ii a myotery, as the stunted extremities aro neither beautiful nor useful, and even a high degree of vanity and desire to maintain some distinction between the upper and the lower classes can hardly account for a resort, by a sensible people, as tho Chinese of that time wore, to such a method, when others would have been loss objectionable, and served the purposo as well or better. Cr.

II. AliUOTT. Taper and Ink. The Chinese began tho manufacture oi paper during tho first century of our era. Until that time, bamboo bark sliced inte thin slips was used, the characters being engraved upon it with pointed tools.

It was then found that, by pounding the bamboo into pulp, and spreading it out in a thin paste to dry, it made what we call paper. Ink wa3 then invented to write upon it, camel's hair pencils being used instead of pens, which aro not essential to the formation of their characters. Bilk and other materials wero afterwards added to the bamboo and improvements made, until tho beautiful texture known as India paper was attained, and a fine rice pnpor was also made for painting. The Tartars borrowed the art from their Chinese neighbors, substituting cotton, that abounded in' their country, for the bamboo. Tho in turn, in thoir Eastern conquests, in the eighth century, learned to make paper from the Tartars at Samar-cand, and they substituted linen for cotton.

The credit is due to them for the invention of linen paper, a woll as l.n introduction to Europe, in the eighth century, during tho period of their occupation under the name of Saracens, of Spain, where, at Valencia, they made linen on a large scale. Cr. H. A. A Kcalfatic Picture.

It was in an art academy, and they were talking of pictures, and of tho various schools of painting, and of realists and impressionists. One gentleman said he believed in tho realists, und that theirs was the only true art. "1 am a full believer in the old story of Zenxi3 who painted grapes so real that the birds picked at I knew a painter who painted a basket of fruit on a stand so naturally that visitors at his studio actually tried to take an apple or a pear from that painted basket." That's uot equal to the painting of a friend of mine," said another. It was a snow-storm picture, and it was so natural, sir, that the wile of the artist leaving her babe one time sleeping in a cradlo near it, returning to tho room found her child frozen so badly that it was with the utmost difficulty that its life was saved." If She Had Waited a Longer. "That's natur!" exclaimed an old ranchman at an art exhibit.

"It's hoss natur out'nout. Jest look at that foliar thar," pointing to a spirited animal in tho lore-ground. "The chap that's leadin' hiin has got his hands full." "It was a lady who did the original of this picture Rosa Bonhour. Her subjects were always sketched from life," said the ranchman's city escort. "D'yo mean to say them horsos was erlive an' prnncin' cround jest cz she's got 'em in ther picturi" "Very likely they were." "Thou why id n't she wait er minute longer afore painin' thet hossi" "Why should she have waited before sketching that particular horse?" "Because he's goiu' ter kick, an' ef she'd waited er minute longer we'd seed some fun." Kxtra Itone in IFcr None.

"Good morniiv, old boy, how goes it! Why, you look tti m. 'Nothing tho matter, I trust?" exclaim Morrimsn to Blueboy, as they rode down towu together. "Nothing in particular. I haven't slept well lately, though." "Nervous "No, not exactly but I am a good deal worried. I've discovered that my wife has an extra bone in her noso, and it keeps mo awako." "That's curious.

But I shouldn't let a little thing like that bother me." "I can't help it; she makes such a terrible noise with it." "Noise "Yes; it's a trombone." What Became or tho Milk? At an evening gathering a gentlcma told a painful story of a little boy sent by his parents for milk. In returning home the child was accidentally run over and killed. The story was told somewhat dramatically, and with much pathos, and conclusion me whole company mwiwa snani ior some moments. dm of the ladies spoke upjind said: what became of Urn niixr The "A4 Indiana, Pennsylvania, Efrog, Newydd, ar Talaethau eraill, ao Sydd yu bwrladu ymfydlo Ir Gortlewyn Dymuna yr hwn sydd ai enw isod, hysbysu ei gydgenedl, ei fod wedi ffurfio efo D. Stewart piott, gynt tre, a Swydd Bedford, Pennsylvania, yn fasnach gyfreithiol a thirol, yn dinas Coffeyville, Swydd Montgomery, Kansas.

Mai Gen'l Elliott yn adnabyddus i law-er Gymry Pennsylvania, fel dyn gymeriad uchel a moesol. Bydd yn hyfrydwch genym rhoddi attebion i bawb a ddanfona attom, mewn perthynays a phryni neu rhenti tir yn swydd hon neu swyddi cylchynol. Dymunant alw sylw darllenydd aty ffeithiau a rhoddir yn colofnau eraill mewn perthynais a hanesiad cywir, or rhan hon Kansas. Mae dinas Coffeyville, yn ganol-bwynt i fynediad i fewn i Oklahoma, pan yr agorir hi, yr hon sydd yu ein ymul. Pan yr agorir hi i seiydlwir bydd yno cartrefleoedd i filoedd.

Anfoner attom, yn cymraeg neu yn saesneg. Yr eiddoch E. Rosser, of the firm of Elliott Rosser. KANSAS. Has Fame.

A good name. Attractiveness. A central location. Two million cattle. A small state debt.

Pure air and lots of it. An industrious people. An occasional blizzard. A law-abiding population. A reasonably dry climate.

An orchard on every farm. A net value of $554,000,000. Two and a half million hogs. Eleven unorganized counties. Blue grass and clover pasture.

Million acres homestead land. Thirty nine daily newspapers. A prohibitory law that prohibits. Seven thousand school houses. Eighty-six organized counties.

Fifty-two million acres of land, Eight thousand school teachers. Eight hundred thousand sheep. A fine climate except in spots. One million and a half population. Italian skies except now and then.

Twenty-seven million taxable acres. A moderate municipal indebtedness. First-class building stone everywhere. Plenty of quails and prairie chickens. Two thousand and five hundred churches.

Six hundred thousand horses and mules. Fourteen million acres under cultivation. Forty-eight, thousand colored population. Fifteen cities with over 5,000 population. A million and a quarter state school fund.

But one-fifth of its acres actually under plow. Four thousand manufacturing establishments. Six hundred miles of railway under contract. Five thousands seven hundred miles ot railway. Three hundred thousand miles THE SOUTHERN KANSAS was the first line of Uailroad built to CofTcyville.

It readied the city in September, 1S71, and was the terminus of the main line until the road was extended West from Independence in 1879. Seventy-live cents, sail, is do worry lowest." "Whew! Seventy-llvo cental These arc hard times, Bob; you must come down. Can't you take mo home for fifty cents?" Yes, I mought, Hah." Bob, you rascal, you know that you can make money to take me homo for less than fifty, cents." Kin do dat no how, massa. Dat won't pay hoss feed." "Oh, pshaw; Bob you ought to take me home for thirty-live cents. The other boys Will." First to please his customer, and then With the fear of competition, Bob finally comes down to thirty-live cents, and they SENATOR PALMER.

start off. When they reach the Senator's fine house on street, Bob invariably gets a dollar for the trip. The Senator ever since he came back has been spending ten hours a day on his correspondence. His committee room was piled nearly half full of letters when he came back. He has a private secretary whose handwriting is very much like his own.

When he went into his room and saw all the accumulation of letters, he turned to his secretary and said: 'Jimmy, 1 suppose you've answered all theso." "Not by a good deal," said Jimmy. "Bow on earth hare you been able to tarn yonr salary, I'd Ute to know!" lucky in his investments, and while lie has not by any means retrieved ail ins lost wcnlih. he will not go bad; to his Petersburg homo a poor man by a good ileal. The treatment which the Mahone man have received in Virginia politically and socially has served to tako them out of tho independent position they occupied at first, and they arc now recognized by both political parties as belonging to the Republican sido of tho fence. Two years ago Senator Mahone seriously thought of abandoning his native State and going to Dakota, but with a slightly better prospoct in polities he changed his mind.

He has large railroad and other interests, that if ho succeeds in bringing thorn all out safely will make ban a millionaire. Ha is a typical V.riii.aii in his domestic aud social life. Petersburg is not many hours' ride from Washington, and Mahone likes nothing better tttau to take a party of his Senatorial friends down with him over Saturday and Sunday for a goo 1 time, and they generally have it. Tlio shooting is excellent around the Virginia Senator's home, SENATOR MAIIOXB. and he likes to share it with those who, like himself, can appreciate it Tho little Virginia Senator dresses queer-ly in the Senate.

He wears the old- fashioned, high linen collar with a long flowing scarf or tic, whose ends go flying about as the nervous little man darts around. An expansive frilled shirt bosom is one of his chosen luxuries, and most of the time he (roes about with his rest unbuttoned. With mm THE WANDERER'S DREAM. Oil, sweetest of dreams oh, fair dream ol home That c.mie whilst I slept my sad heart to cheer! Oh, why wus I lured far from thee to roam. Thou purple-blue hills and homo ever deur? I dreamed tlmt the shadows of night were descending.

The soft evening shades of tho sweet summer-time, And over the hills were the cows slowly wending Their way from the pasture of clover and thyme. Again as a farm-lad, their slow steps pursuing, I whistled the tunes that I whistled of yore, I sang the old songs and, loudly hallooing, Thus woke the fur echoes from silence once mor.e. Among the tall grasses the' crickets were calling, And over the valley through which runs the stream I saw the dark woods around me were falling The cool evening dews 'twas real in my dream. I opened the bars at the end of the lane, The old crooked bars that I've handled so much Oh, dearly I long to see them again And called In tho cows "Bess," Bonnie" and Dutch." In the open cot door I saw my dear brother. And standing behind him how true it did seem I saw the loved form of my dear, darling mother She smiled on me sweet then I 'woke from my dream! William G.

Patti. WASHINGTON LETTER. Two Noted Senator. Palmer, of Michigan; of Virginia Paluier'1 Peculiarities. Special The return of Senator Palmer, of Michigan, to his scat in the Senate right in the middle of a European tour shows how easy rich people can do things now-a-days.

As Senator Palmer has made but one speech since he entered the Senate, and is not distinguished as a very laborious committee worker, his absence, it may easily be supposed, would not be grievously noticed by his fellow-Senators. He has come home, leaving Mrs. Palmer at Nice for the winter. A soon as Congress adjourns he will rejoin her there. Tha Senator made bis fortose by golag into tha pise woods of V) i.