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The Kansas Frontier from Junction City, Kansas • 1

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1 if I' JUNCTION CITY, MlY, 25, 1S61. ,7. NUmITT" 'AY HAT MADE 'EM SNICKER XI eep potatoes intended for the use If the table for spring untill new total) 6S ffrow. take boilinn- wnlor pour CITY DRUG STORE. a into a tub, turn in as many pots the water will cover, pour "Never That orangery'is a sow venir of my childhood it wus there that my mother passed the day with me; I would die there and I would live there but I would rather blow out my drains than stake on the cards one flower from one of those orange frees.

"It is, however, a flower I am going to demand of veil as a stake. said the tntoe Tho successful men in the business world are not those who merely labor with their hands, but those who think and plan much. Thought" is" developed by contact with other minds either by reading or speaking-Farmers who have less opportunities than others for conversation, should offll water, handle tho potatoes laying up in a dry place on caref HALL boartlone layer deep, and seo'ir you aonfjiave good potatoes the year For the Kansas Frontior. Abilene, Dickinson May 18, 1SG1. Editors: It appears from flying reports that some of your good citizens have a great deal to say about tho organization of our independent company in ths county.

In the' first 'place, the citizens of our county (being heads of families, mostly) did not feel at liberty to organize under the Militia law, and ty so doing make themselves liable at any time to be called away from their homes, and leave unprotected their wives, children and every other interest that lies ncurest man's heart. Because wo were not willing to do supply the deficiency as far hs possi SO." Once on a time, a lad and Iaes In rustic garb arrayed, Fresh frontths relms of garden lass, A harmless lark ewayed. A fair in the adjoining town cloie attention urow, And John with bis loved Sally Ann Was bound the sight to view. In country suit, as I havo said, Behold the old gray maro, Vou might have 'spied the loving ones 'En route to view the fair. But when the darling, wildoring sight His gazing orbs Yofl might Tiave hting'your beaver up On his protruding Englishman, smiling.

"Since you have nothing more, I will play with you for a simple flower, if you the- thoughts reacting ble, by others, rouiidj without and water end can .4 by gro wing. rUneighUors' I got my information "But why do vou care for a aimnle Hai (in hand, and is constantly recelv-i lag, the largest and best stock of I Drugs Medicines flower, should I consent to play from iyshe has never failed, or had tl'tl from rotting' or sprouting "wen, i nave a little sentiment whioh I will sacrifice to you. Here is any 1 ri .1 1 I i 'ii. 'n Ai. I Mv.

Prairie Farmer. Try a. an autograph I will place the hands of a third partv." Our rramester a Andeksoh Meets His smiled and yielded. Despite his filial affectinn, ha saw no profanation in rsn. Uq Maior Andersons fOh'dd; JobMl iwMy Sail' ihaFromo have impudent rfival It theUrevonrIIouBer, WESTERN KANSAS.

Topeka Correspondence. Tope Ka nsas, May 1 1th. doubt, tho city of Topeka is the dullest place ever inhabited by human beings. I havo been here a weeK, and upon my word, 1 do not remember of having seen a two-horse farm team within five miles of the place. The Lecompton Lager Beer wagon has two visits this week, and every person in town knew of it.

It is so rare to see anything with, wheels attached pass through town, thai 'c arrests tho at- tention of all the people when it does The noise of a wheelbarrow will bring every family in town to the front windows, i To be emphaU ic, I will be hanged if I ever heard, or ever saw any individual that had a distant relative that had heard, much. Such werds made lourgors wonder, But he and his enraptured gal, They 'didn't care, by They roamed all o'er the 'tonted From thence into the hall, And oft (n chorus loud, they squealed, 'Jeruselleml' 'Bygaull' oiienng a Jiowor to the ncklo goddeM, Fortes, who used him so shamefully. Just as they were beginnsgto pla-y, the Englishman said to the young Frenchman "You swear, on your honor, to accept my stake, however ridiculous it may seem to you?" "I do for I have confidence in you, my lord." Cards were brought, and the game commenced and Ihe young Frenchman ALIO Paints, Oils, Vaiwibhes, Bunas 4r Dy Stuffs, Psa-rvMXKT, Soaps, Brubhcs, Couus, met door by Mr. Clark, the pro-prietom While he was shaking hands withai gentlemen in the hull, his daughtiAbba, a beautiful girl of 15, ran doi the staircase. Seeing her, Major, ran for ward, met her midway ipon the flight and in a moment th soldier's daughter was clasped in father's arms.

He then nscende to" the apartments of Mrs Anderst where a mosst affecting scene ot eunion occurred. enough to say we were better than a band of highwaymen, and many other names that no good, law-respecting citizen desires to own. They have accused us of disrespect to tho Administration, the Gov. of this State, the Legislature and every other State power, to try and throw destruction and discord into our ranks. I did think for some time that I would treat the matter with silence deeming that any notice of their slander would be as contemptible as the source from which it emanated.

But I am not constituted (perhaps unfortunately) to stand all that some men would put upon me, because they could not make a tool of my influence, and by so doing wield themselves into honor and promotion. With one 'or two exceptions, the All Drugs and Medicines' sold at the City Drug Store are WARRANTED PURE. PUHB WlKES LnTUOBS, ONLY FOR MEDICHAL PURPOSES, COAL OlL AKD 1AMFS, PATENT MEDICINES, FAKCY ARTICLES, TOBACCO And every article usually kept in a first-class Apothecary Shop. JSSFTLudgc Douglas, last week, ad soon gained the mysterious outograph. He received, with some emotion, the stake agreed upon, which increased when he found it was a donation, in regular form, of the 800,000 francs he had lost.

His face was covered with a blush of shame he protested and refused. "I have your honor," said the Englishman. "The game was in earnest; had I won, I should have taken the orange flower." "But a simple flower against a fortune "You seem to think more of your of your 800,000 francs. The stakes were equal." dressed! largo crowd of persons in front oflie Bates House in Indianap. olis.

II said, our country is in danger, our dfljtol beseiged, and piracy in-vited to jrey upon our commerce 1 1 i less witnessed, anything apprpaching" similarity. Topeka is agreat humbug Big Springs is a paradise compared with Topeka. The only man they ever had here tha was possessed of the least spirit fcr enterprise, they hung, not long since, in jail, for killing a Pottawottamje Indian. The Post Office is the only place in town where any business is done. i The Legislature holds a five hour session, daily, before and after vhich, their time ts occupied in playing sev-en-up for fun, and sleeping.

Nvt an eighth part of them have moiey enough to buy a penny portrait of old Ben Franklin. A great mmv But folks that have an appetite Can't check it through their eye Our hero's thoughts at length took flight Unto a tent near by Where, as they passed awhile before, To 'squander' they'd been led, And John declared his thoughts aloud "Twas darned good Thither they hied, John led the van, Sweet Sally Ann the rear, with hope, adderesscd the man, fodder with a'smile replied A man with face quite red 'For drink, we offer ginger pop, For John launched the morsel grasped Then turned around 'By gum, Sal, this is lickin' good, I swowl Bay, why don't you buy The loafers round 'smiled' audibly, AgainBt all social rules, While John and Sal in haste soon left The 'winkin' giglin' And though long years have fled since Sal Was joined to John, her beau, Ttiey query oft, with wondering look, 'What made 'em snicker roS" i that the Northwest can never consent to the oc in in any direction being cut off by thdStales; that it is the duty of our citizlta Democrats as well as Re AGENT FOR M'L ANES VERMIFUGE LIVER PILLS, AND ALL THE POPULAR PATENT MEDICINES. After a consultation of two days, a jury of honor declared that the Frenchman should accept ie money, which he did, on condition that the Englishman should remain his best friend. citizens of this county do not desire military promotion they would rather stop at home and raise corn, for publicanato rise up and unshealh the those gents that have all at once awakened to such an outburst of pa triotism and military lionor. At our first meeting in this county 1, Sheriff's Sale.

EST Seventy thousand men have volunteered in New York, and the number will probably reach to At the first mentioned rate, he volunteers in the free Sfiates would reaclt l61 J'al00 1 State of Kansas, County of Davis, ss are leaving necnuse tney can liquidate their "grub lka- lords are becoming mighty particur. 7'hey are ni.f usually, proverbial Iboir lenience towards dcliiuof st and these beaVOe -jairf9r-'ejcacingv''f'A membc3ur r.Bfrislnturo fllinul irc'l P. R. Kendall, By vivtue of a vote was taken as to which they preferred an independent company or one under the Militia law it was, unauimous for the former all, irre- sword of our constitutional rights arJWver sheath it until they arc i'a'vSivJiuld not infringe on the of the South. He had done ever thing in his power to avert this war, hut it is forced upon us.

It is no time now to entep inlo a discus' sion of its causes. Let Vindicate our rights and discuss tbe causes of our trutijles ftft-ii-arda. ilcUe-l wnnn hmjgriTj itse tbno man al ili bivkle'ior'iti'eTr- constitution and rights. i 3 execution to me directed and delivered, issU- pH nut nf iho advs. Edward Dunn.

1 David Cranor, vs. r'j rv. fepeative-of r1 "cSi voted that, ost conscrva.f! i VM for t. at the of going to Ileuvcn, It injures a wan1 character jo 'be i X.UJUU1LAJU Wiwrri 1- uve ffleWjjpt society, and outt rte cnerished ad encouraged by all HTAT Hammond, vs. Edward Dunn.

sitting "in fetid for Davi3 coun-tv. Kansas, wfth seen iherfiirtj yo -wjll ot be surprised when Itell you (hat I am mighty particular who, 1 associate with. r. -Yours, 4c, OLD ROPER. Kansas Stale Journal.

'rf Adviccto lOung JLadles. We have been there! That is. have before now been to see the dear and being in their company, have learned as the lark learns to sing his matin hymn, to love them. Loving way. -1 jtf-'Btreal with your slang" if you feci like and if you don't butt a snag the second thing you know, J.

am a liar. Our company is Wnposed of our best citizens, and I defy aiy person to point out one that has ever kt Dickinson and others attached, I will, on Wednesday, the 22d day of May. A. D-, 1S61, between the hours of 10 M. and 4 P.

M. of said day, at the lawful means. People never plot mischief -when they are merry. Laughter i3 an enemy to w2iCi a foe to scandal, and t0 every virtue. It promo'5 temper, en" livens ihj aeart, and brightens the intellect.

Let us laugh when we can. THE TI'CTII. Natural taeth, clean, sourni and perfect, asseiW-riothe comliness of any humWe. Defective toeifl Jhe-i03' nnd them all, as we do, we can give them good advice. Never, as you value hap Court House dooi County Seat of Dickinson county, Kansas, expose for public sale to the highest bidder, for cash in hand, all the right, title and interest, of Edward Dunn, in and piness marry a poor young man who The Art Op Laughing.

A mer ry heart a cheerful spirit, from which the laughter bubbles up as nat urally as gold-bright heads from a glass of champagne are they not ives by his wits. The chances are al together against yofc If a young man causty uu' gaao wnu a. kind of jpsgust from a countenance otherwi.i yaultlessly beautiful. Sound iriu not only add fo the comfort and pet 'onal appearance, but contribute lr.f ely to jie health of all; hpnea snfci andscrupulous attention identified in any low, unlawful act since their widens here, farther than that I know the history of no one. We are all poor, and wish to act at this perilous time of our National affairs, for outgeneral good and home protection and I did suppose that we should merit tho 'good Patriotism op Pkintehs.

Journeymen printers, the world over, are proverbial for many of the best qualities of head and heart No class of laboring men possess' a higher sense is poor, and a trade, there is every reason to believe ho can support a worth all the money-bags' stocks, and mortgages that' Wall Street holds? wife. If he has bo trade, but relies The man th at laugno doctor without a diploma; his face does should bid them daily, from upon his wit to support'lihn through of homr, a more disinterested patrio to the following described Real Estate, viz The north-west quarter (1-4; of section twenty-six (26), township fourteen, south of rangetwo (2), East all of said property being situated in Dickinson county, Kansas, levied on as the property of Edward Dunn, to satisfy three executions in the above causes. April 21st.) NORMAN KINNEY, .1861. Sheriff By Edwabd P. Kihbey, Under Sheriff.

ife, scant the breakfasts, scanter the good in a sick room than a bustiet ol powder! or a ealM bitter drau 1 xft-fn9 go rignt fie laughsv be- tism, a more expanded intelligence, or finer sensibilities of nature, than" that dinners, nnd cold the suppers. The cause he.is pleased if they go wrong feelings of our si3ler counties at least, instead of the slander and bad names that have beiwi heaped upon us. At our last meeting, we circulated a petition to the Governor of this poorest man in the world is he who has no trade uothin? to fall back on he laughs, because it is cneaper man crying People are always glad to see him their hands instinctively go half way out to meet his grasp, while they when trouble conies; as it surely will composed pi "pwticnl, toiling, yet loo often reckless journeymen printers. There is no enterprise promising honor or emolument, however tedious laborious or hazardous, in which they are not ready to engage. The field early chityou, from the time when the firsiTvmanent tooth makes its the sixth year.

WhenT it is practicable, every tooth irff jiiWs head shoud be minutely exskwed every few months, by a carefullconscientious and skillful dentist, rMhe grcate importance of special iMtion to their cleanliness, tho avoiiVy of cold and hot drinks, sooner or latter. 7'hese young sprig3 turn ivoluntaruy irom me cianimy of counter-jumpers, singing masters, horse-jockeys, Qpjcer players, law stu l)f war seems to have peculiar charms louch of the dyspeptic who speaks on the groaning key. He laughs you out of your faults, while you never dream of being offended with him it seems as if sunshine came into the room with dents, rich father's sons, float- for them. In the hour of their coun SHERIFF'8 SALE. try's peril they rush to arms with State of Kansas, Clay County, ss.

State, for leave to organize unci. the Militia law with tho guaranty that we should not be called away from the borders, but kept there on daily duty until fall for the protection of frontier settlers. I have now over eighty signatures, and could get a3 many more If I had time to circulate it. I am jure shat this does not look much tho. disrespect which we are accused of dealing out to his Excellency.

Charles Robinson. If he re- eager haste, and in the conflict of him, and you never know what a pleasant world you are living in, until he and of thUse of any "picks" harder than wop- or quills, and of all den-trifices by unknown hands, wood on the sea of life, are not one time in twenty, fit for an axe-helve, nor is every simpering, soft-headed i smirking, smiling, swearing, tobacco-chewing, cigar-loving, whisky-tasting By virtue Wm. Mary Finly, hosts are always among the foremost, of an execu poindts out the sunny streaks en-H pathway. A good-humored laugh is During onr hostilities with Mexico every division of the invading army Hon to me directed and by their guardian, Tabitha Finly, vs. James P.

Fox. snouldll! impressed on the minds of the ith great assiduity. the key to ait nearis. contained a full representation of delivered, is- "Satire." says a Keen ODserver, 'is the most useful of all fovms of Ilarrri? ifrecn done by propogating sued March 18th, 1861, out of the 3d delegates from among the "an the ixfet) 'ftt sngar is injurious to writing; sentiments is literally pasted nn nineteen readers out of twenty'." servative," and in no instance ha 1 1 1. tVintf 1 rt In humble petition worthy'' of the tceity diverting attention from i rT i- 1 j- Arr Tho truth is that ffQDla like to bj We CVCl District Court, sitting in and for Linn county, Kansas, I wil), on Tuesday, the 14th day of May, A.

IS61, between the hours of 10 A. M. and 4 P. M. of said day, at the Court House door, in the City of Junction, notice, and grants tne iioerty we asii' reiii cj, oi lauded at a genial sort of a way.

youngsters, with or without the incipient moustache fit to shelter a kind heart from tho dreary and howling blasts that cross the path of life so often this side of the grave. Marriage is a lottery not one in a hundred draw prizes the bargain is for life 100,1 vm. leap. Good girls are worthy of belter husbands thuu generally get." lor, we are not auaiu uicn iu u- lM ULfant of the brave. pur if vou are making your sen reaicui- 11 it Ir, a won oy uio ize under the Militia law, and.

shall ous. vou want to oe iniure'the teeth directly, pleasant manner, noi uo PinLOBK. Don't keep anu voun ly or uavis, Trmc-unsari' sas, expose for public tale to the high' becuU3Sft baa no 'residue: if-mrtwliy into the stomach, inla which VOU CO at. inu. IV la lv the laughing population can talk at Omn UilA est bidder, for cash in hanSraU the k( r.nnC a UlOUUl.WllU joui -or James Hani around yonr Jbox, in and to thefollowiu.TPfml V.

without trenaing ou mo of their neighbors! Why will people put on long faces when it is so much more comfortable to 5. tate. vi yu m-west quarter .11. pictures, which shall tel stones of mercy hope, courage' faith and char-. munis the larff- 11-4 ot section tmrty-nvc (35), and Li Vbancaise Romakce of a I lovi Thc impendence Beige re-T-1' uolbwing story of a dissipa-ted a young man, who, at tho had lost on cards all easio the southrfiast quatter 1-4), of sec lauch? Tears are loo pieniuui most cheerful in the house.

feel betteable, as well as more lib-m nr.t. .1. am very sorry, my dear friends, to trouble you with this correspondence but indulge me this time, and perhaps I shall have no further provocation to molest you in this matter. One word more to my good friends in your county: Now, gents, te sure you know your man, and jf yjiu think you do, go ahead and Twill be with you to the end. Yours truly, i T.

F. HERSEY. Hou thirty-four (34), in township cal let the place ou suta nve souui or range one (1) east of the sixth principal meridian his ft o-about 800,000 -francs bov has gone to distant lands or even i containing three hundred aniVenty this world ny iar 3 sou-ht and unbidden- The wisest art life is to cultivate smiles; to find the flowers where others shrink iway from thorns. The man that laughs is on the high road to discover A few nights ago a child about two year sand a half old, the daughter of a Mr. Bank, residing in St.

Philip street, had her stomach fulled with cockroaches, which crept in, at her mouth, while sleeping. The poor little girl became suddenly ill. and in spite of every remedy used for the instruction of the vermin, they continued to Eve and gnaw her vitals, been stakccl--parK, bouse and country house; cniuea" nlank acres. All of said Situated in Clay county; Kansas 0 to the poor teuow in the lone wuicis the thought of the still home 1 .1 1 1 rt in the lone waters oi uo I no means large ui nrross the desolation, on as the property of JarneS P. I ox i.

1 id Will- the philosopnar.s si. nKvavs lmht. hope ana love. to satisfy said execution. 1 vs' a by -his 1 H.

Barlow, Normas Kuney, Aiv7 for pl'ff. fti: il.au uiuug v'ck- was an Englishman, Have no dungeon about your bouse no room you never open-no bhndj that arc aways Marvel. omo malicious scoundrel has ,1 sotical in appearance, olid death Vuded 1 phieFy II ty Edward P. Kirney. her terniblo suffering penned the Eve did not aishcU at seeing mm re ni bbbiub We have plenty of rain, and tho weather is told.

We hear complaints of corn rotting in tho ground and fear that much will have to be replanted. App'd at Under Sheriff. f.Vr know as much as her daughters of tho the night before last. Montreal lC'4 pilceof grounrt w.ta vsn i it. present any.

uaa ttiev been her.te per acre. Sherift's Office, April 13th, 1S61. fm 1 1 o.rn iw.i tP fcc ltchisn Lnion J-Hcc, JnMend of bein deceived, they N. "Lot us piay lot raurs or otlin, -lork to your own. VttHid have Jevjl next week.

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