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Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-10-24
THE ST. LOUIS, IRON MOUNTAIN 4 SOUTHERN RAILWA

central country having Towns Churches Societies. United
States Mails Telegraph and Good People, with mild climate
rich soils many crops good water free range fish and game
ne TIMBER rich mines choice fruits high lands and low
ana near waer-powers railroads and good markets Wheat
Maize and Cotton flourish in the same field
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-07-23

"De crossest man In Alabama lives dar, -
said the driver IS we approached . way.
side homo, near Selma, Ala, to ask accom-.
modations for the night At supper, and
after it, ''mine host" scowled at every one,
found fault with every Thing earthly, and
I was wondering il be would not growl if
the heavenly halo didn't DIT him. when in.
cidentaI mention being made of the comet
of 1882. he said: 81 didn't like its form, its
Gail should have been fan shaped!n
But, next mennlng, he appeared half.
offended at our offering pay for mis- hospi.
tality! My companion, however, made him
accept as present q sample from his case
Ct goods.
Six weeks later, drew up at the same
house. The planter stepped ithely from
the porch, and greeted me cordially.
could scarcely believe that this clear
complexioned, bright-eyed, animated fel.
low, and the morose being of few weeks
back, were the same. He inquired after
my companion of the former visit and re-
GREETED he was not with me. eyes," said
his wife, I'VE are both much indebted to
him."
"How?" asked IN surprise.
'For this wonderful change in nv hus.
band. Your friend when leaving, handed
him bottle of Warmers safe cure. He took
it and two other bottles, and now
"And now," he broke in, ''from an i'll feel
ing, growing old bear, am healthy and
SO cheerful my wife declares she has
fallen in love with me again!"
1t has made over again a thousand love
matches, and keeps sweet the tempers of
the family circle every
Used by permission Of american Raral
Home
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-07-23
FARM AND FlREsIDE.

Fowls like newly-cut grass. They
should have all they want of it. The
clippings from lawn mower are just
the thing for them. SunflOwer seed,
which can be easily grown without
trouble, forms food of which fowls are
extremely fond. Chicago Journal.
Stones may be made very useful by
placing them around plants and trees as
mulch. Thus used under trees, espe-
cially evergreens, they are very valuable.
One advantage over ordinary mulch in
using stones is that weeds are not so
likely to spring up among them
Prairie Farmer.
If your children should get peas.
beans or pebbles in their ears, do not
use pins, knitting needles or anything
of that kind in removing them. The
safest way is TO use a syringe and warm
water II insects should lodge in the
ear. fill the ear with sweet oil. which
will kill the animal and float it out
albany Journal.
Roll Jelly Cake: Four eggs beaten
very light, one cup of sugar. one cup of
flour, one teaspoOnful of cream of tar
tar, Tablespoonful of soda and pinch
of salt. Bake in long tins in thin sheets,
spread while warm with jelly and roll.
and wrap ina towel to keep moist. 1t
is very good. Caterer.
-Stewed Lamb: Take the neck or
breast, cut into small pieces, and put in
stew pan with some thinly sliced salt
pork, and enough water to cover it;
cover closely and stew until tender.
skim off all the scum and add a quart
Of green peas, adding more water if
necessary; when the peas are tender,
season with pepper and butter rolled
with flOur.-TRe Household.
To kill bugs in peas pour almost
boiling hot water upon them. let it re-
main about ten seconds and then pour
off. This will not hurt the peas-they
will sprout all the quicker for it and it
will destroy all the bugs at once. We
have practiced this method successfully
for years, says the Orange County
Farmer. We should do it just before
planting the peas.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-07-23

abled to determine what they were and
how long ago they lived upon the earth.
Lesquereux madS the first examination.
and pronounced them as belonging to
the lower pliocene or upper miOcene
time of geology. They include such
species as aralia, magnolia, Taurus, tilia.
fraxinus. cornus, pteris. alnus, ferns,
etc. All around this locality the same
old remains of forests could be found.
and the fine collections of quartz and
calcite that were spread about undoabt-
eddy were all formed in the trunks of
trees. On the opposite side of the river
the same condition of things was
noticed, and the trunks here were,
if anything still larger and more
certainly higher up, as the range was
BY actual measurement over eleven
thousand feet high and contained the
stony trees to the very summit. These
forests are found in various parts of the
world. In Heard Island there is a cave
that contains number of extremely
large trees, and in most all coal mines
large trunks are found that date back
millions and millions of years. In some
mines terrible accidents often occur
from the presence of these great trunks.
as when the bottom of the trunk is cut
off down shoots the stony tree upon the
miner without warning. In some
mines where the trees are solid they
are left to support the ceiling. l have
seen tree taken from a mine at New
castle (the Jarrow mine) that was forty
feet in length and thirteen feet in
diameter. 1t was worked out of the
coal as carefully as possible. but it
could not be all removed as the trunk
divided at the summit into over twenty
large branches. The name of this coal
giant was Lepidodendron Sternbergii.
Some of the ferns of this time were
gigantic, and in the Philadelphia
Academy of Sciences there is fine
collection. showing many specimens
from all over the wOrld.-Philadeiphia
Times.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-07-23
NEsuLous PHILOSOPHY.


one eeme from Concord's classic shades. OF
REASONS throne she sat.
wove intricate arguments 10 prove in
he WEISS ss;g pat
Ihusness Of the That.
ehe scorned ienoble subjects-each grovel
Ing HOUSEHOLDS care
nut turned her lofty soul to proye the Airi
ness OF Air
And twisted skeins Of logic round the What
ness of the Where.
10 lover natures leaving the dollars. and the
She scared above the level of commonplace
And moulded treatises which prove the That
ness of the Thence.
siness q p%Tssp Doss to reveal the Think
10 inece each line BY Somewhat on the Some
~ nows surface wrought,
40 picture forms of Whynots from the
Whatnots meaning caught;
10 cultivate our spirits with the whyfores
To benefit the Therene.s with the Highness
10 Hood the dark with radiance from the
1htsness of the Now.
what good has she accomplished?" O,
never doubt her thus!
II must De useful to reveal the PlusDess of
10 Illustrate with corkscrew words the
Whichness Of the Us.
mock not, poor common mortal, when
thoughts Ike these appear,
the Here,
And blazing like a comet through the Now
ness of the Near
Some day in Realms Eternal such grand
mist-haunted souls
lnscribe their words of whichness on Where
fore -antic scroll,
In that great world of Muchuess which
through the May be rolls.
linen shall we each acknowledge the Why.
ness OF the whence
Each understand completely with Sensefui-
ness of Sense
The Thusness Of the Therefore the Thatness
of the Thence
Il Edgar Jones, In Chicago Current
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-07-23
CROCKFORD'S.
The Famous Gambling Establishment In
st. James Street, London.

The Famous Gambling Establishment In
st. James Street, London.
Among the witnesses examined before
the Committee of the House of Com
mons was Mr.. Crockford. the proprietor
of the famous gambling club in St.
James Street Such an establishment
would be an impossibility in New York,
or indeed in London of the present day,
but at that time the magnificent salons
and gambling-rooms were crowded
every night by the most distinguished
men of London. The Duke of yelling
ton, Disraeli, Talleyrand. Prince Ester
hazy. Lord Lyndhurst, the Lord Chan
cellor and Lord Raglan, afterward of
Crimean renOwn, were among its con-
slant habitues. Millions changed
hands there every night. Lord Seton
lost S1,O00.000 on one occasion. At
another time, playing hazard from mid
lost S500,OOo apiece, and half the best
families in England came near being
ruined. There was q costly supper
served every night; the famous French
cook, Ude. was chef of the establish
ment. As Theodore Hook somewhat
blasphemOusly remarked of Crockford.
He filleth the hungry with good things.
but the rich he doth send empty away"
The large number of rich men addicted
to sport who frequented his house en-
abled Crockford to make enormous
books on the races. and it is said that
he never was without 81, 900. 900 owing
to him on betsy y Sun.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-07-23
HE WAS WANTED At HOME.
The Government Not Needing Recruits t
Clean Out Indians.

The Government Not Needing Recruits t.
Clean Out Indians.
He called himself Colorado Jack, ant
he looked as if he might be bad mar
to handle. He was up for drunkenness
"Do you plead guilty or not guilty?'
asked the Recorder of the Dallas Polio,
Court.
"You don't try man for murder be
fore the inquests are held. do you:
Don't you take me around first to the
undertaker's shop to identify the re
mains? That is what l have been ac
customed to in Colorado. am always
asked to identify my corpses."
what remains? What inquest?'
asked the Recorder.
1.-The corpses of the policemen who
tried to arrest me-" said the desperate
"You are laboring under some hallu'
cination, my friend, remarked the Re-
corder. "You didn't kill any police.
man last night
Then he isn't dead yet. Take me
to the hospital where his life is ebbing
away. In Colorado they always take
me to the bedside of the dying police
man who has tried to arrest me. so he
can identify me as the cyclone that
devastated him. Have You taken the
ante norton of the policeman l par
italy destroyed last night?''
Il don't know what You are talking
about" said the Recorder: ..yOu were
arrested and brought to the lock up by
little sick ia lor who couldn't sleep on
account of the racket you made"
80 l was arrested by 4 civilian. was
/? o. well. that's all right. At first l
was afraid had diSgraced myself.
was afraid had allowed a squad of
policemen to take me. Any citizen can
arrest me with ilnpunity. Civilians are
beneath my resentment. A civilian
can kick me and I'll not lay my hand
on him. You can't make me destroy
one. When | want fight Iwant some
two or three policemen to tackle
me as an inducement 1t takes five
able bodied policemen to make it in
tereSting enough for me to let myself
out. never fish for sardineS. In Col
orado they usually bring out a battery
on me and company of infantry, and
then the carnage begins. but here in
Texas, as long as You keep your police
force out of my way when am drunk.
they are safe. If a squad of pol cemen
had tried to arrest me last night they
would now be nesting in some silent
tomb. but when civilian, and particu-
larry ia lOr, comes at me weaken
right Off Let me off this time, Judge,
/ want to leave town right away. l
want to offer my services to the United
States Government to clean up those
Apaches in New Mexico. l am the kind
of man they need"
NO. replied the Recorder. Uncle
Sam has got lots of just such officers as
you after those Indians. You will stay
here in Dallas, and help clean up the
Streets
Judge, please let me help the Gov
eminent to kill off Geronimo and his
band first.
His Honor refused to relent. and now
the would-be Apache destroyer is chop
ping down weeds with hoe in the
streets of Dallas.-IeraS Siftings.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-07-23

"A stroll through an emigrant train
at Pittsburgh revealed Russiaes eating
blackbread sandwiches, evidently
brought from the other side of the
Atlantic; Germans RECALLING themselves
with wheaton bread, rancid butter and
smoked sausage, and Hungarians.
stunned by their fellow travellers. de-
vouring musty bread and limburger
cheese of great age and proportionate
Observation-Disclosures Post.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-07-23
1t Aatonished the Public

to hear OF the resignation OF DR.. Pierce as
Congressman to devote himself solely to
his labors as physician. 1t was because
his true constituents were the sick and af.
flicted everywhere. They will find DR..
Pierce's "Golden Medical Discovery" q
beneficent use OF his scientific knowledge in
their behalf. Consumption, bronchitis,
cough, heart-disease, fever and ague, inter
mittent fever, dropsy, neuralgia, goitre or
thick neck, and all diseases OF the blood,
are cured by this world-renowned medicine.
Its properties are wonderful, its action
magical. BY druggists.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-07-23
FRENCH DIVORCES.
Something More THAI the Decree of a
Court Necessary.

Something More THAI the Decree of a
Court Necessary.
One of the peculiarities of the new
divorce law is that the bonds of we'd
lock are not completely severed even
when the court has granted the divorce
To be entirely rid of his or her chains
the party in whose favor the divorce is
pronounced is required, within the
period of two months, to cite the other
one before the same official who per-
formed the civil marriage between
them. Attendance. of course, is not
compulsory, but in most eases the
citation is Obeyed, and monsieur and
madame appear once more before Mon
sieur lie Marie in the same Sale DIES
Marriages where they were once pro-
nOunced an nom de Ia lOi. man and
wife. 1t is not unusual nowadays to
witness at the large Partisan mairies
wedding and divorce parties at the
same time, each waiting their turn, and
sometimes there are two or three of
each. The former are always in full
dress, the brides in white and
with orange blossoms in their
hair. and everybody is evidently
bent on having good time-the
word nOce in French is synonymous for
wedding and spree. The divorces"
also make it point to put on their lest
clothes on such an OccaS on, but black
is de rigcur for the lady. and the ex-
husband eschews white gloves. Each
comes accompanied by two lemons and
their friends and relations. But i: IS
not good form to laugh or cut jokes.
And they divide into two groups which
take places as far apart as possible at
opposite ends of the room. After few
minutes of waiting, during which the
divorces" remain lugubriOusly silent.
Monsieur lie Marie makes his appear
ance. He wears tri-colored scarf,
with tassels around his waist. and the
usher shouts out, Stand up"' an order
which all obey. The Mayor takes up
his stand behind a long. green table
and begins with the marriages. These
DO not take long. and then comes the
turn of the divorces" The party
draw mp in line in front of the table. the
four witnesses in the middle, the wife
to the right and the husband 20 the left
of the line. The clerk reads the decree
of the court as rapidly as he possibly
can, and then takes up a collection. just
as he had previously done in the mar
riages. for the poor of the ward" This
done. the Mayor SAYS: I'm the name of
the law we declare your marriage dis
solved by reason of the divorce pro-
nounced between you." This ends the
comedy. and after exchanging ceremo-
nous bows each go their own way.
accompanied by their friends.-Paris
Cor. N u. Picdynne.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-07-23

A ROSE bush is thought to be exceeding
ly modest, but yet it wants the earth
Boston Transcript
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-07-23

MOSQUITOES are free from one vice at
least. They can't stand smoking.-DetrOit
Free Press.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-07-23
AAY.fEvER.

For ten years or more ]
have been . grca: sufferer
each year. from August
eth till frost and have tried
Haay alleged remedies for
its cure, bot Ely's Cream
Balm 10 the only preventa'
tive I have ever found
Hay-Fever sufferers ought
to know Of it, cMcacy.-.
FRANK B. AINowoKIH, OF
Frank B. Ainsworth d Co.,
PublisherA Indianapolis
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-07-23

The Worst Urethral Structures
peedily cured by our new radical methods.
Pamphlet, references and terms, two letter
stamps. Worlds Dispensary Medical A.
ISOLATION, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. 7.
CRANRHRRIEs viii euro dyspepsia
That's SOUR opinion.-St. PdxI Herald.
PIXIES TOofHAcHED DROPS cure In I minutet5o
Glenu's Sulpls,r Soap heals and beauties. &c.
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns BuIdons.
A rLoURIsHINo business-that Of tho
writing master.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-07-23
CREAM BALM

has gsincdan enviable rep
u;ation wherever known.
dis2lac,nS all other prepa'
rations. A particle 10 ap'
piled into each nos;rtl; Z
Price soc. by mail or at dr.
ELY BROTHERS.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-07-23

NOu Cdu Couut uiStiuctty III leaSt twenty
five forest levels formed in this way.
The first forest, perhaps a million years
ago, grew and died down: sol accumu-
lated and then another forest grew on
that, until finally the twenty-five have
grown. In the meantime strata to the
depth of two thousand feet has been de-
posited-that is, the distance from the
present trees growing on top to the first
one below is two thousand feet YOu
can count up to suit yourself
how many years it took to accomplish
this. For the first four hundred
feet the display is not very striking. IS
the trunks are partially covered, but as
your eye rises you are presented with a
geological illustration that is a marvel.
At 500 feet from the bottom the levels
are as distinctly marked as if they had
been made by hand, every trunk and
the roots standing out in bold relief
the bas-reliefs of nature. Many are
thrown out and PROSTATE. from fifty to
sixty feet in length and from five to six
feet in diameter. In cases where the
roots are seen penetrating the solid
rock the sight is an impressive one.
showing how many years it must have
taken to accomplish such results. Some
of the trees imbedded are over twelve
feet in diameter and. as only the tops
show, they must have rivaled the grea.
secuoias of California One remark
able feature is that the bark-texture of
the wood, grain. etc. are all as distinct
and we'll preserved as if they had been
taken from living trees.
The trees, however. are not CON 'fers;
the solid rock about them shows this.
Once covered with 3 soft green mating
Of grass, it received the falling leaves
and seeds. and now they are found Just
g perfect - 10 life. only turned to
SoeeA From these the boteaist 4 ep-
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-07-23

n at drugyIsts. Send for circular.
TIERS. Druggists, OweRo. n. Y.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-11-11
M. WE'LL & BRO.
10 DesIARD STREET,
Monroe, Lea.
CHERIFF'S SALE.

MRS. A. D. ABLY, EFT AL. VS.. SALONE
BRANNON, Eft AL,
State of Louisiana, Parish Ouachita,
Fifth District Court.
BY virtue of azwrit Of seizure and sale
issued by the Hon. Fifth District Court,
in and for the Parish of Ouachita, and
to mo directed in the above entitled and
numbered suit I have seized and taken
into nv possession, and will sell
at public auction, between legal hours
of sale, to the last and highest bidder,
at the door ofthe Court House in the city OF
Monroe, La, on
Saturday, 2Ist day of November, 1885,
the following described property to-wit:
Lot No. five (5) of block No. three ~ o.
Delerys first addition to Monroe, La.
having front of fifty (50) feet on Woo
street and running back between parable
lines one hundred and forty-six GAG feet
Seized as the property of defendant, ant
will be sold to satisfy said writ and costs
| Terms of sale, cash.
j. L. MCGUIRE, Sheriff.
Saturday, October II 1885.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-11-11

Our neighbor Of the Bulletin is al
ways eager to hitch with us grammati.
cally, and it occurs to us that a man
once dead is no more.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-11-11

Mr.. G. B. Murphey, who has been
among his Monroe friends for some
time left this morning for the Crescent
City where he is now located and can
be found at the City Hall. Mr.. M,
would be pleased TO see his Monroe
friends who may visit the Exp osition
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-11-11
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
ALEXANDRIA RESTAURANT

ALEXANDRIA RESTAURANT.
l.. G. Johnston, Greenville, Miss (;
L. r. Caldwell, Lincoln par; Ed. Ferry,
N. Orleans; M. A. Comfy, do; M. r.
Ferguson, do; T. Henry, do.
VERAND HOTEL.
Jack Baker, V. s. &. p. r. r.; ]. D.
Bibb, do; r. r. Royiiiis, st. Louis;
w. A. Gerton, Vicksburg; Jas. Keeney,
City; Jos. Landies, Phila Pa.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-11-11

We suggest to the man whose bust.
ness it is to light the street lamps, that
he is not paying particular attention to
his duties and we have been asked to
notify him to apply himself more
particularly hereafter.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-11-11

Among the new things our attention
ia drawn to the Monroe DAILY TELE-
GRAPH, a newsy and sprightly enter.
prise. Monroe is thriving town, and
we wish the TELEGRAPH success
Vicks6,uy Herald.
For all of which the Herald has our
sincere thanks.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-11-11

The Picayune says that the John II.
Hanna was brought to the landing
Monday, looking as bright as silver
dollar. She leaves New Orleans at
p. M, to day for Monroe and may pos
IDLY manage to come through.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-11-11

There was no freight train from
Shreveport yesterday, there being no
engine at Shreveport to bring the train
in.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-11-11

Miss Katie Bres is visiting at
Vicksburg, the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs.
J. B. Bres. formerly Of Monroe
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-11-11

Look at John Breard's card in this
issue. 1t speaks for itself and John
will do the right thing by you.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-11-11

The Streets and Landings Commit
tee's attention Is called to the condition
of the streets 10 the north west end
oft0wn. In fact We beg to suggest to
the City Council, that it would be a
good idea to clean and ditch all the
streets leading to Youngs' bayou and
and though we are aware that the
city's Golfers are not overlooking with
the ssfilthy lucre" yet we believe that
there wonld be no trouble in raising
the money necessary toward paying for
a work that is of so much Importance
| to and of interest to all. Let the coun-
Gil deliberate on this matter at the
next meeting.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-11-11
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

Parties not receiving their paper regular
ly will confer a favor by filing their COM
plants with the business manager.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-11-11

100 Cords of Pine Wood, to be cut to order
! in lengths desired by III. T. BENOIT.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-11-11

Miss Viola Ensminger left by this
mornings train with her aunt Mrs.
-on brief visit to Madison
county Miss.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-11-11

nrayage-Fred Haberyan runs dray
~ and cart for public convenience, and
personally tends to all business given him.
Special attention to the delivery ofbaggage
from and to railroad depot and steamboat
landing.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-11-11

Tor sale one willow basket, baby carriage
l. very large comparatively. new. Apply
at this Office.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-11-11
CHEAP COLUMN-PAY LOCALS.

Chaves-Chas. Randolph's eight shaves for
- dollar is all the go.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-11-11
City Court.

The following cases were disposed OF
by Judge Trousdale at his usual morn
ing matinee to-day:
Harriet Bradley fighting and dis
turbing the pease fined $500 and costs.
Jack Ronan-Displaying dangerous
weapon fined $50, and for disturbing
the peace fined $15. and cost