The Sunday Ledger from Topeka, Kansas • 1

VOL. III. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. TOPEKA. KANSAS.

SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 1889. .00 PER ANNUM. NO. 11. i THOMAS RYANS SUCCESSOR.

man. The excited woman who proved to be an aunt of Mary Ann, declared that the man who was seeking to marry her niece, who had given his name as VVm. Ilupkitis and aged 43, had perjured himself by swearing that the girls age was 22. Hopkins became rattled and the admis-ion was obtained from him that he had a wife living. Judge Quinton informed him that the arrival of the aunt prevented him from committing bigamy in addition to perjury, which Hopkins realized so forcibly that lie thought the skipping process would best suit his case and he skipped.

After his departure and eou-iderable coaxing on the part of the aunt, the miss was indued to go home with ner. Mary Ami Coons is the young girl who about four years ago was abducted by the procuress Hattie Bruner, who was given two years in tiie penitentiary for her crime. visiting knights from other parts of the state. Previous to the banquet the knights met at Masonic hall and conferred the black degree. Attired in tneir beautiful uniforms they marched from the hall to the Hotel Throop, in command of Eminent Commander Chaffee.

They were joined in the Throop parlors by tlieit ladies and proceeded to the dining room. Ihe menu was a very fine one. A number of toasts were responded to, Mr. Bestor G. Brown officiating as master of ceremonies.

Dr. S. E. Sheldon responded to the toast The Grand Encampment of the United States. T.

P. Rodgers, The Grand Command-ery the State of Kansas Rev. S. Bii'Ser, The Relation of Templarism to the outside world. Rev.

E. Powell, The Ladies. Col. Geo. VV.

Yeale, Kansas. Ed. A. Austin, The Pilgrim. Min Brown, the toast maker, then presented to VV.

C. Chaffee, the lieutenant commander, a very beautiful gold badge. Mr. Brown made a veiy happy speech in presenting the badge which lie said came from the thirty-four knights who had been admitted to the coinmandery during Mr. Chaffee's administration.

He paid a higli tribute to Mr. Chaffees efficient and faithful services in behalf of the order. Mr. Chaffee was very much taken by surprise, but responded feelingly and thanked the Sir Knights from the bottom of his heart for the favor conferred upon him. The guests were then dismissed and soon repaired to their homes.

This com-mandery lias had a good growth during the year and lias a splendid membership. italist; E. S. McClintock, merchant; A. J.

Arnold, druggist; James Steele, butcher; I. VV. Pack, journalist; A. J. R.

t-mith, journalist; Ed. Tomlinson, contractor, and many others. The meeting was an enthusiastic one and were solid for Myers in whom a good choice lias been m-ide, for it is doubtful if a better or stronger candidate could be found to represent the people of the First ward. Urmy Endorsed. A caucus was held in Engine house No.

1 Tuesday night for the purpose of nominating a candidate for alderman from tiie Fir-t ward. The hall was crowded, there being between two ond three hundred persons present. Tiie meeting was organized by electing E. Holcomb as chairman and J. R.

McNaiy secretary. A motion was made that the meeting proceed to nominate a canidato for aider-man, and a substitute ottered, ondor-ing Mr. Urmys official conduct for the past two years and nominating him as his own successor. The motion was carried by acclamation. Mr.

Urmy was then called tor and responded witli a speech that was frequently applauded. A Protest. The following protest lias been sent in concerning tiie caucus of Tuesday night: We regard tiie report of the engine house caucus last night in relation to tiie endorsement of Urmy for councilman as greatly misleading in this, that it seemingly, creates the i npression that the meeting was of some size, and perhaps fairly representative of the material interests of tiie ward; whereas, there were actually present as participating in the meeting a little less than one hundred (100) colored people, tiie police of tiie ward, with one or two exceptions, and the following white men who participated: Urmy, Holcomb, Mo-Nary, Van Vecten and J. C. Watt tiie latter being tiie only business man in Nortli Topeka taking any part in it.

Leaving out colored Policeman Curran, who lias two dwellings, McNary, Van Vecten and Urmy who have a dwelling each, and Watt who lias three or four dwellings, and there was not business, capital or property enough among the remainder of tiie audience endorsing Urmys past hostility to ordinances effecting the interests of tiie Rock Island Railroad company, to raise by taxation a sufficient sum to pay for tiie time spent by tiie policemen in getting around and crowding the colored citizen! out to tiie gathering; nor six ad-verters or patrons of a daily or weekly newspaper, nor a professional mail except Charles Curtis, who took a decided stand against endorsing Mr. Urmy as tiie choice of i he people of tiie First ward at that time. Not even a person connected witli any commercial transaction involving a knowledge of tue multiplication table or a shipper of ten pounds of freight in as many yeais, and yet we believe that four-fifths of tiie colored people of tiie ward who get noue of tiie money or promises of office, or other tilings of value extended to their assumed leaders by parties connected with the cily administration, would promptly co-operate witli ad tiie rest of tiie committee in an honest effort to bring up tiie industries of North Topeka and tiie whole city providing they were simply left alone and permitted to exercise their judgment and inclinations upon questions affecting tiie common welfare. E. 8.

McClintock, Peter Smith, Thomas Page, I. W. Pack, N. F. Conkle, T.

M. James, S. Dolman, L. A. Ryder, S.

E. Allen, L. C. Kistler. Now is Your Time.

I have $10,000 worth of general merchandise, consisting of dry goods, clothing, dress goods, boots and shoes, notions crockery, glassware, which I will sell at public auction, for cash, to tiie highest bidder, at my store, 429 Kansas uvenue. Sale to continue day and evening until closed. I must have money to pay my debts, and you can get tilings at your own price. Everything for sale. Nothing reserved.

II. A. Pierce. elegant silver coffee urn and oyster dish anda80lid silver berry spoon from the members. Mr.

A. L. Goudy then presented an elegant etching Yes or No. The good dctor responded to both in his usual happy vein. Rev.

Dr. McCabe finished the speech-making with some very touching a id also very felicitous and witty rem rks. He sorry to see Dr. Waters depa.t and more sorry to see Mis. Waters go.

He complimented Dr. Waters work and lie knew that he could preach. Anyone could preach in the big churches on Hirrison street and it was no proof of a ministers ability for him to preach in one of them. But lie trie I Dr. Waters iu Ids own church, the Third Presbyteri where the members paid more attention to the sermons, thought more and were, in fact, men of good sense and sound judgment, ami Dr.

Waters had been pronounced by that congregation a good preacher. That was an endorsement that lie could stand by. lie expiesstd the regret wide i the clergy of the city felt at the departure of Dr. and Mrs. Waters and the deep personal regret which he felt.

Dr. Waters left Thursday for Ohio and will spend the spring and summer in Pennsylvania, lecturing on the proposed prohibition amendment to the national constitution. Mrs. Waters an I Miss Ella will tarry a few days with friends and will then journey to California, visiting Los Angles, and other coast cities, returning by way of San Francisco, Salt Lake, Denver, Colorado Springs and will then go to Springfield, Ohio, their old horn BAPTIST LADIES LITERARY CIRCLE. The Baptist Ladies Literary circle composed of nineteen members met Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs.

P. I. Mulvane. The club meets regularly ever two weeks in the afternoon and once in three months an evening meeting is held, on which occasions the members are permitted to firing their husbands or one other guest. At the regular meetings no guests are invited.

This meeting was one of the bimonthly sessions and the gentlemen were permitted to be' present. The club has been engaged for seme time past in the study of the tragedy of Julius icsar. At previous meetings the work has been systematically divided and classified and many interesting papers i ead. Among them were papers upon Caesar the Statesman, Caisar the Warrior, Uesar the Man of Letters, Caesar the Citizen and Man, Antony, Rome during the Time of the Consuls, and The Julian Age. Last evenings work consisted of a general review of the tragedy and a discussion of its literary and dramatic merits.

The usual roll call was responded to by the members by quotations from the tragedy a very interesting exercise. The programme was conclude I witli an impersonation of the character of 1ortia by Mrs. Fred. Freeman. The literary programme was suplimented by elegant refreshments.

TDK ELITES MASQUERADE. The Elites gave a delightful masquerade Thursdiy evening at Music hull. The costumes were unique and original. The first prizes were awarded to Miss Isabella Sleinhprg of Lawrence, who peisonated a black imp, and to Mr. Morris Levi, the Oklahoma boomer.

Those present not masked were Mr. L. Lowe, Ben liarmiin, Mr. and Mrs. Cohn, Mrs.

M. Levi and daughters, Mis-es Nettie and Fannie, Miss Minnie liarmiin, Mr. and Mrs. Siclier and daughters Mamie and Carrie, Mr. and Mrs.

J. Levi and daughters Miss Florence and Laura, Mr. and Mrs. J. August and daughter Jennie, Mrs.

Halm mid sons Morris Leon, Mr. and Mrs. M. Greenbaum and sons Julius and Albert, Mrs. C.

G. Rector, Messrs. Sam Iiarnum, mo. August, Abe August, Simon Greenbaum, S. Bcruhcim-er, and Abe Steinberg.

The judges were Mr. A. Steinberg, Mrs. J. Levi, Mr.

S. Bernheiiner. Those iu mask were Mr. II. Gcmttol, a painter, Mrs.

C. E. Bcrn-heimer, Italian musician, Mr. C. E.

Bcrn-heiincr, aged gentleman, Sain Hahn, pink Domino; Mr. S. Bernheiiner, French nurse; Mrs. A. M.

Goldberg, School girl; Ed. Rosenthal, Aged woman selling hot sausage; Sain Cash man, clown; H. A. Averbach, veteran; A. M.

Goldberg, painter; Miss Bell ileyman of St Louis, Tobacco; I. Hcmluin, clown; Miss Daisy Levi, rag picket; Juke Sicher, infant; Dave Steinberg, colored nurse; Morris Levi, the Oklahoma boomer with cart; Miss Celia Levi, baby blue; Mrs. Blcku Gerson of Newton, Aesthetio young lady; Mrs. Jake Struus vegetable woman; Mrs. Greenbaum, tambourine girl; Mrs.

A. Steinberg, Kansas; Julius Levi Jocky; Louis Marx, Sailor; Juke Steinberg of Lawrence, Dutchman; Joe Rosenthal, a stove; and Morris Halm Mask, KNIGHTS TEMILEIt BANQUET. The Knights Templar, Topeka com-mandsry No. 5, gave an elegant banquet Thursday evening at the Hotel Throop, The banquet was complimentary to the ladles and was also in celebration of the close ol the year's Masonic work. About sixty members of the Topeka coinmandery were present, accompanied by their ladles, uud tiiere were also present a number of PAST PLEASURES.

Society Events of the Capital City for the Past Week. All About our Moriety People iu Around the Cupital City. and Balia Receptions, Parties, and Pleasure. Mirth, The Galaxy Seal club read Richard II tm 'I uesday evening at the home of Mrs, Clarkson. The Spurgeon Literary club met Monday evening with Miss Leota l'roper, 1411 West Tenth street.

Mr. E. Bennett delightfully entertained a small company of hull- and gentlemen at Ids home Tu. sday evening. The Potwia Place Benevolent society gave an enti rtainment Tues lay evening at the elegant home of Rev.

J. D. Knox. The ladies of the Earnest Workers society of Oakland grove will give a unique enter ainment to-morrow evening at the Oaklaud school house. A feature of the entertainment willbe a Quaker wedding, the costumes and marriage ceremony being strictly in conformity will) the Quaker customs.

The Elite social and literary society met last night at the home of Miss Celia Levi, No. 1019 Topeka avenue. An enjoyable program was composed of a piano solo, by Julius Levi: vocal music, Joe Rosenthal; essay, Biography of Thomas Carlyle, Morris Levi; reading of the Elite Gazette, Ed. Rosenthal; duet, violin and piano, Leon Greenbautn and Miss Celia Levi, and the criticism of the last meeting, Ike Hen-lein. The meeting this evening will be held at the home of Miss Cohn, corner of Seventh and Van Buren streets Geo.

II. Hughes, 920 IIarrism sneet, was very agreeably surprised Wednesday evening by a large number of bis friends, who called to celebrate the 34th anniversary of his birth. The evening was pie is-antly spent in games and amusements interspersed with elegant refreshments. Those present were: Rev. J.

E. Bus-er anl wife. Riv. E. S.

Riley, Mr. and Mrs. Holman. Mrs. Sherwood, Mr.

and Mrs. Clauser, Mr. and Mrs. White, Mr. and Mrs.

McCoy, Mr. and Mrs. Mahan, Mr. and Mrs. Aken, Mr.

and Mrs. Haines, Mrs. Kistler, Mrs. Croff, Miss Quinn, Miss llel-man, and Charlie Ilolmau. The following members of the Nineteenth Century Literary and Social society met at the residence of Miss Florence Lewis, 414 Harrison street, and spent a viry enjoyable evening.

Misses Lucy Shull, Jessie Brooking, Fannie Ilemus, Belle Welch, Muble Dornblazer, Mable Webb, Flsrenee Lewis, uud Messrs. Charles Werch, Otis llungate, Ralph Spuires, Harry Wehe, Chas. Wehe, Frank Britton, Chas. Lagerstrom. The following programme was which the society adjourned to have a social good time: Vocol Solo, Miss Mable Webb; recitation Miss Belle Weich; Declamation, Otis llim-gate; Instrumental solo, Miss Lucy Shull.

There is an air of whole souled coidiali-ty about the Y. V. C. A. that does one good, rests the weary, strengthens the weak, encourages the drooping spisits and gives new courage to the strong.

The rooms will bo open now from early morning till late evening. The women who are at work down town are urged to take their luch up there to eat it. They will find hot tea and coffee If they desire it to take with their lunch. When the ladies are down town shopping they are invited to call and rest and be refreshed. While they wait they can sec if there is anything lacking and will deem it a privilege to supply the want.

Girls and young women or old women wiio are strangers in the city are urged to come to the rooms, not only once but to come often. The Webstcrlan Literary society, of Harrison school, met at the residence of Miss Jennie Hall, on Tenth avenue west, last Saturday evening. The debate was a very lively one and some strong arguments were presented on both sides. After the program of the evening had been rendered, refreshments were served and the young people proceeded to enjoy themselves. Among those present were Misses Lida Ewin, Lulu Cope, I.enna Targent, ldell Campbell, Jennie Hall, Messrs, Lewis Bradford, Earneit Fox, Chas.

Worral, John Poindexter, Proctor Hitt, Chas. Penfleld and Mrs. H. G. Larimer.

The following visitors were present: Miss Clrra Shumway, Miss Lora Fred, of Kansas City, Miss Nellie Warren and Guy lluggar. The society adjourned to meet again In two weeks. REV. DR. WATERS DEPARTURE.

The members of the First M. E. church congregation and oi her friends called on Mr. and Mrs. Waters Wednesday evening to bid them a good-bye and God bless you After an hour or more of social converse, Rev.

J. D. Knox requested the attention of those present and In a happy manner presented Mr. and Mrs. Waters with In 1876 Congressman William R.

Brown was beaten in the contest for nomination for ei ugress by Thomas Ryan. At tiie polls in November that year, Ex-Governor Samite, J. Crawfoid was defeated by Mr. Ryan, who was again elected in 1878, 188U, 1882, 1884, 188G, and in 188S; his majority a the late election having been 8,586, there having been three candidates in opposition. Mr.

Ryan was prevented from making a canvass in 1888, but the campaign in his interest iva ably conducted by Hon. Charles Curtis of Topeka ami by Hon. J. M. Miller oi Council Grove, these gentlemen having spoken in each of the eleven counties of the district, a majority having been returned lor Mr.

Ryan in eacli of them. Tiie twelve years of congressional service of Mr. Ryau terminated on inauguration day, and it is now believed that Congressman Ryan, instead of having tiie duties of a representative to perform in the fifty-first congress, will resign his seat in the same, consequent upon a commission being tendered him by President Harrison as minister to Chili. When Mr. Ryan was elected to congress he was occupying tiie position of county attorney of Shawnee county, and to-day, it may he said, that a man, than whom there is scarce an aider one in the fourth congressional district Hon.

Charles Curtis, late county attorney of Shawnee county who is better suited to succeed him as a valuable representative. PRESENT AND PROSPECTIVE QUALH'ICAT IONS OP MR. CURTIS. Charles Curtis is indeed a young man, a boy grown up iu this vigorous, young commonwealth, imbuqr' witli tiie earnest progressive views of an intelligent statesman, located in the valley of tiie Great Mississippi. He is a man possessed of ail extensive knowledge of jurisprudence, having iu his lour years service as public prosecutor iu Shawnee county, won imperishable laurels and proved himself fully equal as such to every one of his predecessors within the history of the county of Shawnee.

The discipline and knowledge obtained by this practice of official duties would prove to him an admirable preparation to tiie performance ot those duties that come in the perview of a criminal lawyer. Industrious, persevering, persistent, watchful and zealous as he is iu his professional duties, the peculiar kind of mental training lie has experienced, serves to qualify him as an able and faithful person to represent an intelligent and somewhat exacting people in tiie congress of tiie United States. PltliEMINI.N'l LY A MAN OF AFFAIRS. It may be safe to assume that Mr. Curtis, for a man of his years, is one of the very best iufoi med on general political subjects of any one iu this district; for, coupled with a natural taste for tiie study of Atucr-can polities, he has been a remarkably extensive reader of historical events as connected with tiie political history of tiie country, and lias carefully studied tiie biographies of public men scat ered over our common country.

A belicvei in the wisdom of a harmony between agriculture, commerce ami manufacturers, regarded as a trinity, challenging encouragement and protection, lie would he a person who would seek to bo in sympathy with the current thought of this period, and, if a representative in tiie lil'ty-lirst congress, lie could, witli alacrity, pursue tiie studies standing so closely allied to the progress and enduring weal of this great American nation; knowing no north, no south, no east, no west, but a public servant gifted with tiie strong common sense and judgment lodged in his brain, lie would be a tireless worker and acquire very valuable knowledge to his benefit in liis furtherance of timely legislation. Therefore, it behooves tiie active, ap-preciative friends of Charles Curtis to take time by tiie forelock and approve all honorable meunsothat may be introduced in his behalf, to rally the young men of the county and of the district as with a bugle blast, and thus prepare tiie movement looking to him with enthusiastic energy, as one of tiie most suitable persons to succeed our twelve years congressman Hon. Thomas Ryan. With tiie requisite experience, lie would maintain the past and present high standing of Kansas in the congress of the United States, lie would reflect high honor upon a vigilant constiL ucncy and briHg a commendable glory to tiie capital city of Kansas as an objective point in the fourth congressional district. Let tiie workers in healthy politics press forward upon this line, and let iho tocsin sound.

Hail! all hail Charles Curtis, tiie coining congressman! An exchange says that a physician of the First wind who was ill, posted a notice oil tiie door of ids residence to that effect and that a parly who called on him and iw the notice, appended lo It, lie heals others but bo cannot heal himself. When i hat doctor recovers lie will probably hunt up tlml soribb.cr ami heel him once or twice just for luck, Trouble Among the Coons. About four months ago a happy family of coons were domiciled in a comfortable dwelling at the corner of Kansas avenue and Gordon street. Four in number, perfect harmony reigned in their midst, and although not far from tiie madding crowd they kept the noiseless tenor of their way, contentedly and serenely as only those can who meditated no evil to others nor fear an interruption to tiie peaceful calm and security of their own existence. But their blissful dreams were of short duration and to be awakened by a rude shock.

A miscreant probably envious of their happy lot gave poison to one of them, who turned up his four little coon heels and died, and shortly after other one disappeared, perhaps to adorn the table of soma one with an epicurian taste for roast coon. Two sad little fellows are left now of the former quartette, and they anxiously peer through the wire netting of their cage, suspiciously viewing the audiences that gather around them, seeing a design against their peace in the glances that they once regarded as evidences of friendship for them. Mr. Kluss-man feels badly over Hie loss of his pets, and if he discovers tiie poisoner or abductor of protege's, lie will convince them that even coons have Ights that must be respected. The Commercial Traveler.

If you want good and reliable authority, facts pertaining to any locality in the United States or Cauad in fact any section of the American continent, no matter what they pertain to, you are always sure to get them from the commercial traveler. As a class they are the most observing of men, nothing of intenst escapes them. They can tell you how many pretty girls there are to (lie square inch in each town they visit, and the way they size up a hotel that lias once become tiie repository of their grip sack and their temporary abode, is a terror to those landlords whose hostelrys are principally noted for their large variety of modern inconveniences and steep tariff for such luxuries. In fact, when a vetran of this class takes the meas. lire of a villiage, town or city or section of country und anything connected witli them, und gives an opinion on their erits or demerits, that opinion is entitled to some weight and gets there in an I-ktiow-what-Im-talklng-aboHt way that is most convincing.

Here is what one of the knights of tiie grip has to say about Okla-lioma as an eye witness of tiie region he tells about, copied from the Capital-Corn-monwealth: A well known traveling man is authority for the statement that two-thirds ol i he land to be opened for settlement in Oklahoma is sterile and barren. The worthless part of tills district, lie says, is covered witli a sandy soil, which nourishes little or no vegetation. The good lands, however, cannot be surpassed for feitility and richness of soil. At best it will take tiie country a long time to develop. That Banquet.

The grand jury was busy last week Investigating the true inwardness of the wine supper given at tiie Copeland on tiie 9th inst. Seventeen of the young society gentlemen of Topeka participated in the event. Marco Heilman who tendered tiie banquet said It was to celebrate the anniversary of his birthday. Heilman represented himself as tiie son of a wealthy Californian, but a suspicion has arose that lie is simply a drummer for a big Pacific coast wine house and took this method to introduce Ids goods. For Councilman of the First Ward.

At the caucus held at Lukens opera house Thursday evening C. D. Myers was unanimously nominated for councilman ol tiie First ward as the peoples candidate. Among tiie principal business men and tax payers of Nortli Topeka who took part in tiie meeting ure the following: Pete Smith, cashier Citizens bunk, Thos. Page, Inter Ocean Mills; N.

F. Conkle, merchant; E. C. Lacey, druggist; liol Nichols, capitalist; J. VV.

Rigdon, merchant; Dr. L. A. Ryder, L. C.

Kistler, merchant; S. M. Dolmun, capitalist; Ed. Beuchner, butcher; 1L B. McMoster, cap Goodner-Gundry, I The marriage of Miss Hester A.

Good-ner and Mr. A. E. Gundry took place Tuesday evening at 7:15 at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

N. F. Morehouse, 723 Kansas avenue. Rev. Dr.

Waters performed the ceremony in the presence ot Mr. and Mr Morehouse, Win, G. Goodlier, of Carrollton, brother of the bride, and Mr and Mrs. Montgomery. A reception was held at the same place from 8 to 10, and niaiiy friends of the newly wedded couple called to convey their congratulations and best wishes.

Mrs. Gundry is a sister of Mrs. Morehouse. She lias resided in Topeka for four years put and lias made many friends during her iesidence here. For the past few months she lias occupied a position in the counting room of 1.

Bowman Co. Mr. Gundry is connected with the freight department of tiie Santa Fe auditors office, and is a young mail who enjoys th'' respect of his fellow em-ploeys and superiors, and lias excellent prospects for the future. Mr. and Mrs.

Gundry are at home to I heir friends for the present at 70S West Eighth street. A Meeting of Colored Women. Rev. Stewarts church, on the corner of Twelfth and Buchanan stre -t was the scene of an interesting meeting last Monday afternoon. A large audience of colored women was addressed by Mrs.

Harriet A Birchuvre on the subject of Woman Suffrage. Mrs. Birelunore spoke fluently and eloquently and received the uudivided attention of her hearers. She urged the women of Topeka to register and to show the people of Kansas that they fully un-derstood anl appreciated the meaning and importance of a vote. She said she did not believe enough women could have been found to reduce the age of consent for girls to twelve years, had they been seated in cither the senate or house of representatives, but a senate of meu did it, in Kansas, iu tins uar of our Lord 1889.

In the face of such an insult to the wives and mothers ot Kansas, who can doubt that equal suff rage should be speedily conferred She next called attention to the coming city election und said, We as women should cast nothing but a wise and judicious ballot. Let us elect none to office but men and women of unimpeachable character and who have the best interest of the home uud city at heart. The meeting was an interesting one throughout. Rev. Stewart received the thunks of all present for assisting to consummate such a happy uud successful meeting.

Mrs. J. L. Walter acted us secretary. A Sensational Affair.

Last Tuesday morning a middle aged man wearing a light red moustache, a G. A. R. suit with brass buttons, minus a collar to Ids shirt and topped with a slouch hat, entered Judge Quintons office uud requested a marriage license to authorize a marriage between him and Mary Coons, giving the latters age at 22. When the license was issued he swore to the truthfulness of its contents.

Ho returned about 2 oclock, bringing with him the would-be bride, who was neatly attired, her features being partly hidden by a veil. The Judge was about to begin the marriage 'reinony, when a woman rushed excitedly into the cilice exclaiming, Im from Mary Coons: you shunt marry that old The Rural Kansan and the Ledger for 1 .25 per Year. We have received copy of the now Kansas farm journal, tiie Rural Kansan, an sixteen page monthly, printed on flue book paper, handsomely bound in engraved cover and containing matter of Interest to every farmer, stockman, horticulturist and breeder. No department of agriculture or stock raising is wanting, each being filled with well selected and carefully edited information. Its field of usefullness in Kansas is unlimited, it being the only montlily publication of the kind in tiie state..