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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-12-24
STYLES IN TOMBSTONES.
A Dealers Chat About the Peculiarities
of His Business.

A Dealers Chat About the Peculiarities
of His Business.
"What style of tombstones is pre-
ferred nOw?'
monuments are used almost entire
ly nowadays. They are made of dark
marbles and GRANTEES and very little
carving is used on them. A little deli
cate tracery and an inscription on the
face of the stone is about all that is
used Country people always want
designs, verses, flowers and all that,
but city people have outgrown that
taste; for them the palmer a stone is
the better. In the same way persons in
rural neighborhoods cling to the old idea
of pure white stones. l admit that the
idea is significant. but it has lost ground
for some reason. Vermont granite is
mostly used. also Tennessee marbles,
which are notified, You know. Quincy
GRANTEES from Massachusetts and even
Colorado granite from the vicinity of
Georgetown. White marble is found
in the Gunnison country, but is very
hard to procure, as the region where it
exists is so mountainous that it can only
be taken out in very small pieces.
lit is a surprising fact that widow
or widower once married again will
never make any effort toward erecting
stone to the memory of his or her
former partner. They seem to forget
all about their grief and to take pleas
ure in forgetting. Marble men never
get any orders from that class of peo-
pie"
''Are people usually thoughtful about
putting up stones to the memory OF
their children?'
"Mothers are, but fathers are very
apt to forget unless they are constantly
reminded of their duty. do not at
tribute the latter fact to GOODNESS eX-
actly, but, you see, men are SO busy
they don't think of these things as
women do, and children are not as apt
to be remembered as grown persons
are
''Have you ever met anybody whom
you considered wholly inconsolable-l
quite broken-hearted, in fact?'
Eyes, l have met people whom be-
hCNO S'h hONCi NC SoiuAoA tCu tiS AouS
as they live, but so infrequently that l
could almost recall their names for you |
if you would like to have them. AS a
general thing, though, time cures all |
griefs to certain extent. Most people |!
live in the present and future, rather
than in the past. Some school them
selves to forget; others forget naturally.
People regain contentnient after be-
sooner than they would
have thought possible for them to do"
-Denrer Tribune.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-12-24
RESTORED 70 SIGHT.
The Wonderful Progress MAdo h q
Treatment Of Eye Troubles.

The Wonderful Progress Made IN thA
Treatment Of Eye Troubles.
Science has made great progress in
treating diseases of the eye. Cataract
In most cases can be relieved, and good
working vision retored. even in the very
aged. The disease consists in the
crystalline lens becoming opaque, and
its treatment, in removing the lens and
supplying its place with glasses. There
is another still more prevalent disease
of the eye, in which the iris becomes
adherent to the transparent protecting
cornea before it, and the latter be-
comes of milk-white opacity. This
disease has been looked on as nearly
hopeless. But last year the surgeon tc
the st. Paul's Eye and Ear Hospital.
England, treated case of the kind with
success which fairly astonished him,
and which leads him to anticipate in
the future as favorable results as in
other grave diseases of the eve.
The girl was in her twentieth year,
and had always been blind. One eye
was plainly beyond relief. But the iris
of the left eye did not everywhere adj
here to the cornea. 1t seemed to the
girl, however, as blind as the other eve,
and she could not distinguish her fin
gers held closely before it. Still. there
was trifiing perception of light. By
several operations, extending through
nearly two months, the adhesions were
severed. Contrary to expectations,
the lens were found to be transparent
and otherwise in good condition.
though the long tension had resulted
in producing myopia (short-sighted-
messy. There was also a good-sized
pupil, though temporarily ragged on
two sides from the cuts, and the mi
mute muscles of the iris had retained
in full their sensibility and contractil-
ity. Glasses remedied the myopis, and
in less than two months the girl was
able, with some difficulty, to read Or
binary print, and coarser print with
ease. Meanwhile the vision became
clearer.
What seems surprising in the case,
is that the retina had retained its sensi-
tiveness, and the muscles of the iris
their sensibility and full power of ac-
ton, through the disease of twenty
years, it being general law that
disused muscle or organ in time loses
its functional power. We all read with
interest accounts of the first impress
sions felt by those whose sight had
been suddenly restored. In this case,
the sensations were quite peculiar.
The first was one of profound horror.
When she first became conscious of sight
and space, her feeling was like that of
che who looks over a precipice. and
she seemed to regret that she had cop
sented to be taken out OF her lifelong
darkness! Time corrected the misan-
prehension. She learned her letters in
a day, and to read in wcek.-YoutAs'
Companion
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-12-24
A Bright Scotch Youngster.

81 see," says the Washington CORE
spondent of the Philadelphia Record,
''that MI. Howard Paul, of New York,
is making a collection of the bright
sayings of children. Here is a contri-
button for him from the lips of a small
Scotchman, about four years old, WHIT
has said a great many bright things al
ready: He was taking dinner at his
grandfather's and had reached the des-
ert. 4 want some pie,' said young
Angus. Have patience, said his grand
mother. Which would you rather
have, Angus asked his grandfather.
patience or pie?' Pie replied Angus.
emphatically. But, then, said his
grandfather, there might not be any
left for me- Well, said Angus, .yoi
could have patience >"
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-12-24
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

The widow Of Baldwin, the great
locomotive builder, has $4,000, 600 to
i've upon.-Philadelphia Press.
Francis Murphy is so much liked
and wanted in Pittsburgh that there is
talk of raising an endowment fund, the
interest of which shall suffice to paw
him salary Of $40, OOO.-C Chicago Inter
Ocean.
On his first trip as street-car con.
ductor Ernest Schilling -Huelskamp had
his wife, the once rich Miss Morosini.
as passenger, not discovering her un-
til he went to collect her fare.-M =.
Tribune.
Oliver Wendell Holmes has a gray
goose-quill with gold pen fastened to
it which. he says, has done every bit of
his literary work. He has used differ
ent holders, but the same pen, which
has only been mended Chicago
Times.
1t is stated that the late ex-senator
Sharon left directions to his trustees
which provide for donation of $50, 900
to be applied to the improvement of
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, and
another $50. 900 to be devoted to public
charities.-San francisco Chronicle.
Dennis Hannapin. peculiar char
acter of Bismarck, d. T.. who is said to
be the original of Stanley Huntley's
"Mr. Spoopendyke," proposes to erect
monument to the memory of the hui
morist in the cemetery of that frontier
Chicago Mail
Mrs. Jennie June Croly, the
founder of Sorosis. is writing history
of that wOmen's club, and will show
that it has been useful as well as q
pleasant institution. 1t started in the
action of Mrs. Croly and Mrs. Parton
{" Fanny Fern'O in demanding the
right of buying tickets to the dinner to
Charles Dickens on his last visit to this
country.-Chicdg0 Tribune.
"A correspondent writes to the Pail
says: HE told me most of his writing
was done at odd times Whenever a
though struck him he would jot it
down; then from hundred such dis
jOinted sentences he would sift, and
Gull, and correct until five or six re-
manned. 1t was this boiling down.
together with his wide knowledge of
human nature. gained by hard knocks
against the world, that gave his writ
ings that pithy wisdom which was
their real value and charm
-''Salammbo," the masterpiece of
Flaubert, the founder of the natural
istic school of literature. has been
translated into English by Nj. French
Sheldon. and is now in press. This
fascinating story of love and war, rich
in heroic Carthaginian lore, has long
been regarded as an untranslatable
work, but it is said the delicate task
has been accomplished in such subtle
manner as to preserve all the vigor,
natural realism and idyllic style of the
original. The London Times says the
appearance of "Salammbo" i'm English
is looked forward to with great inter-
est in the literary and art circles of the
continent. The Introduction has been
written by Edward King. the American
poet, and the volume is dedicated to
Henry NJ. Stanley, the famous explorer.
The work will be published by Saxon
L. Co.. London and New York.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-12-24
HUMOROUS.

"A morning exchange says: Small
pOX is OH the wane." Let's see. That
is what the moon is on. We trust that
the man in the moon haa been vaccin-
ated.-M. Y. Graphic.
An impressive witness It the Po-
lice Court: Judge, you know me. I'm
an honest, full-blooded Irishman, and
I'm the husband of twelve children. -
Bangor me Commercial.
Two boys were looking at an iron
water wheel in front of & machine
shop. III bet you dime" said one,
THAT you don't know what's it's for"
''Doner' said the other; cit for saler'
Golden Days.
IL say" said guest to the hotel
clerk, as he registered, '.can't you give
my name to the newspaper reporters
as a prominent arrivar?" "No," re-
piled the clerk, 1--WE want your name,
not for publication, but as guarantee
of good faith. Any baggage, sir?"-
NJ y. Times.
You and young De Peyton don't
seem to get on at all well, child. What
is the trouble? What don't you har-
monize?" ''Well, you see, mamma, he
always insists upon wearing that coal
black beard of his when he knows
am going to dress in my yellow satin.''
Pittsburgh Chronicle.
-Teacher-.s Can YOU take five from
three, Johnny?" Eyes, borrow two,
and then can do it." ''But if your pa
gives you three cents. and tells you to
60 to the candy store to buy five cents
worth of candy, how would you do
then?" I'D keep the three cents and
tell the man to charge the five cents
worth of candy up to pa.'-Teras Sift-
ings.
"A blind man was sitting in COM
pany with some visitors. when one of
the company suddenly left the room.
"What white teeth that lady hasr' said
the blind man. why" said friend,
in great surprise, show can you tells''
because" answered the blind man,
'for the last hour she has done nothing
but laugh. Toledo Blade.
Perhaps the revision of the Bible
was unnecessary, after all. The histori-
an is impelled to this reflection by a
sage remark which was uttered in his
hearing in a street-car the other day.
On the opposite side of the car were
two women, who were talking rather
loudly. Said one: "Did you know
Sarah had had anc Their lot of money
left her by her cousins will?'' Law
mel" exclaimed the other, '.the Bible
never said truer thing than them
that has gitsr boston Record.
Customer = Them pants is too
short. Dealer-Dey will stretch, mine
trent, dey will stretch. Hang Weights
On de legs efery night to keep pags out
If de knees. Customer-They are too
lark. Dealer-Dot ish no matter: dev
will fade lighter in tree days. Custom
are too wide in the legs.
Oealer--Ven, ven you stretch dem de
ong way, dey get schmaller sidewise.
De more You wear dem, de peter dew
its you. Customer-See that bio
Dealer-Oh, dots nod
ling. You have dem all over waepin
,rease in tree days. But / drow Of
en- cents for dot, and take ONE fortv.
ale made.-N r NaI.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-12-24
HE GOT LEFT.
A Young Mans Efforts in Behalf OF the
Wrong Lady.

Young Mans Efforts in Behalf Of tho
Wrong Lady.
1.-The wel!-dressed young man who is
too fresh for his good looks and who is
ever on the alert for a maiden to con-
quer occasionally gets left" said =
casual acquaintance in business house
the other day.
''Meet them often?"
II saw something of this sort yester.
day that amused me for a little while.
1 was coming up from Toledo around
by the Wabash. Every seat in the car
was occupied except one filled with
sachels at the side of dressy young
man. At n small station plump,
dashing and pretty little country belle
and an old woman got on. The latter,
though unfamiliar with the manner of
exit and entrance into a Car, happened
to get in in the right way at the rear
platform. while the young lady came
in the forward end of the car. She
walked down the aisle looking for a
seat. Nearly everybody was looking
at her rosy cheeks. plump figure and
close-ftting dress. The young fellow
saw her. He swept those sachels down
on the floor instantly and with an en-
couraging and tlattering smile invited
her to he seated. The girl beckoned to
the old lady who was coming up the
aisle and respectfully gave her the seat.
The young fellow flushed up redder
than his vermilion cravat and sank
down in the seat about foot. An old
man arose, offered his seat and went
forward into the smoker without wait
ing to see if she took it. - Detroit Tri6-
lx3aI
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-12-24
POOR CHALI.
a Story of India and the Admit
rails Only Love.

The old Admiral leaned back in his
chair. and in shrill, piping voice, said:
Il once had little love adventure, a
very singular one; would you like me
to tell it to you?'
He spoke, without moving, from the
depths of his great armchair, still
keeping upon his lips that derisive
smile which never left them. the smile
ala Voltaire, which made him pass for
a frightful sceptic.
Twas thirty-threc and Lieutenant
in the navy when l was charged with
an astronomical mission to Central In
dia. The English Government fur
nished me with all the means neces-
sary for carrying out the enterprise,
and | presently found myself. with a
corps of assistants, in that strange, sur
prising and wonderful country.
l finally reached the objective point
of my voyage, the city Ganhara, for
merly one of the most prosperous in
Central India, and at that time gov
erned by the Rajah Madam. rich
Prince, who was tyrannical and violent
in the extreme, true oriental sover-
eign. generous and cruel. affahle and
sanguinary, with feminine grace and
pitiless ferocity.
The city is situated in deep valley
on the border of small lake. From a
distance it resembles white spot. in
creasing in size as one approaches, and,
little by little, domes, spires and min
arets greet the travellers eye.
At about an hours Journey from the
gates found an elephant superbly ca
parisoned. surrounded by an escort of
honor which the sovereign had sent to
meet me, and was conducted in great
pomp to the palace.
should have liked to have had time
to dress myself properly, but the royal
impatience would not allow it. 1 was
introduced into great hall surrounded
by galleries which were filled with men
clothed in the most magnificent gar
ments.
Upon a bench, like one of our garden
benches, but covered with rich velvet,
perceived glittering mass, sort of
sitting, dazzling sunlight; it was the
Rajah who awaited me. He had upon
his person ten or fifteen million dia-
monds, and upon his forehead shone
the famous star of Delhi, which has al
ways belonged to the illustrous dynasty
of the Pariharas of Mundore, from which
my host was descended.
He was a young man of about twen-
ty-tive years, who seemed TO have negro
blood in his veins, although he belonged
to the purest Hindoo race. He had
large. expressionless eyes, high cheeks,
thick lips and a coarse beard; his fore
head was low and his teeth were sharp
and white.
He arose and came toward me, ex-
tending his hand. Then he made me
sit beside him upon a seat which was so
high that my feet scarcely touched the
ground.
He at once proposed tiger hunt for
the next day. He was evidently per-
suaded that had come long distance
simply to amuse myself and Join in his
sports.
As he could be of the greatest assist
ance to me thought it best to conform
to his desires. He was so pleased with
my ready assent to his plans that he
wished to show me at once a combat of
gladiators, and dragged me to a sort of
arena situated in the interior of the
palace.
Upon his order two men appeared,
armed with steel spears, who at once
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-12-24

The question that each man must
decide for himself is the expense to be
put in his barn, stables ard fixtures.
This is matter of taste. But the ques-
ton of warmth is one of economy. The
animal heat must be kept up either by
increased food or by conservation of
heat in the stable. Much may be ac-
complished by tight walls if in connec-
ton with perfect ventilation. The
bodies of animals throw off constantly
q large amount of heat. The breath
and the odor of thu excrement alone
ere Questionable. NeU Yorker
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-12-24
A Soulful Appetite.

Miss Clara Cat the front door,
Goodnight, George, dear. As you look
upon the moon on your journey home
ward, let the thought come to you that
l, too. am gazing toward the same pale
orb. and our souls wilt hold sweet
communion. Goodnight.
A little later. Miss Clara lin the
house)-Mother, do you know what
has become of those cold buckwHeat
cakes left over from breakfast?-N. Y
Sun.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-12-24
A ROMANCE IN RHYME.

She was ever upon the piano performing,
This musical maiden, SO pretty and charm.
ing,
And the noise so excited ner studious neigh.
He could not proceed with his arduous labor.
I'm almost made frantic" he groaned, 'for
the fact is
I can't do a thing while she keeps up that
practice;
But I'm fairly resolved that she, too, shall
I'll go and IN purchase cornet tomorrow.
"A cornet he bought and for many an hour
He footed upon it with all of his power;
And, a. the revenge that he grimly exacted,
The musical maiden was well-nigh dis.
tracted.
" He thinks he is smart, but he's awfully hor-
T She said, while applying cologne to her fore
I" And, now I'm convinced that it doesn't de-
III thump the piano if only to spite him"
So they played witha vigor that never
And both of their lives were with misery
freigbted,
Till it CHANGED that a mutual friend intro
duced them,
And, seized with freak, Cupid quietly
noosed them.
" He is hateful" she thought, "but his looks
are quite pleasing"
And she gave MIN a bow that was meant to
be freeZ ng:
While a light little nothing he haughtily ut
Provoking. but awfully pretty" he NUT
1t was strange after that he should ever be
praisng
Her exquisite touch and her mastery phras-
ing,
And strange. too, that she to herself should
keep saying:
sIreally believe he improves in his playing!"
And-would you have thought 1.-THE called
shortly after,
And swiftly the hours passed with music
and laughter:
And soon he recovered so far from his hor.
rOr
That when she performed he would turn the
leaves for her.
OF course You can easily guess how it
ended
Twas in a gay wedding. as Cupid intended;
And now they are practicing duets to-
gether,
-Mdlcom Douglas, in Sam.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-12-24

"A man while fishing from the pier
at Castle Garden hooked fish that
was SO large it pulled him into the
water and he was drowned.-M "
Sun.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-21

The Democrats of Virginia have a contest
Of no little magnitude before them thlS
year. II they nominate candidate whose
record needs no defending they Will have
little or no trouble in electing him. II they
nominate candidate whose record is Inn
peachable they will be kept all the time
upon the defensive. Victory does not lie III
that observation-disclosures Dispatch.
This is paragraph which ought to set
Democrats to thinking who are yielding
in their choice for Governor to mere
personal preference or sentimental con-
viction. There are at least two candi
dates now frequently mentioned in the
public prints, editorially aud by CORE
spondents. whose nomination, if the
Democratic party desires to hold to
itself the vote that left it in 1879 and
only returned in 1888, would aid in re-
polling instead of holding that vote.
Their simple nomination would be
equivalent to the Democratic party
itself raising the issue of the debt. In
twenty -four hours after their nomina-
ton the mails would be traverSing the
State with Malone journals blazoning
out the fatal points in their records.
They have records which, il produced
in the State Convention, would at once
settle the question Of their availability
but the trouble with State conventions
is that almost every man goes there
with favorite. He wants 10 make no
enemies for his man, and so he is ex-
ceedingly tender-footed about every
other mans man and his record. 1t is
great drawback to the usefulness Of
political conventions that. while the
greatest number Of delegates present are
for the party first, the most octire of
the number are for men first, and the
latter have so wrought themselves up
to the belief that the immense pOpu-
larity of their particular man can over
come all little errors in his record that
they are hard TO manage. - His glo-
rious name, sir. The East-by-West
will rise for him SIR" why, | heard
a Republican say in this very town of
Richmond that if we nominated General
Buzfuz they would give up all hope"
&C., &c. Any man familiar with politi-
cal conventions knows that is about the
stock Of arguments used. And those
who use them generally find good re-
enforcement from among that class, al
ways well represented, who believe that
"any good Democrat, SIR" can be
elected This last is the most dangerous
element in political convention. for as a
general thing they are purely emotional,
and speak from little knowledge Of the
subject and less judgment. The Dis
patch suggests to have a committee to
examine the records of the candidates,
and such committee would be Of great
service if it could be composed of men
suggested by the friends of the candi.
dates themselves. Otherwise its de-
cisions would hardly be gracefully &C.
quiesced in.
But, however, il is to be managed,
it must be so managed that the Demo.
cratic candidate is not one to need
defence. ViadicatOr.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-21

also told her that the bed she lay on
was his, and IL was only through sat
fersncc that he allowed her to remain.
II she said much he'd throw her ont
anyhow. This daring plot to rob her,
so brazenly confessed By tho man
whom she implicitly trusted. so worked
upon her feelings that she arose from
her bed, dressed herself. and hastily re-
paired TO the residence OF a young niece,
Miss Rose Hamilton. to whom she i'm
parted the trick which had been played
upon her. Miss Rose became equally
indignant and wrathy, and soon after
swore out q warrant for Mulligsn's ar
rest, which occurred later in the eve
ming. When brought before Justice
Russell the prisoner could offer no ex-
cusc for his criminal conduct, and was
therefore held to the grand jury in
81 500 bail, in default OF which he went
to jail. Mrs. Sherwood says she never
felt better in her life than at present.
and intimates that she will make 1t
very frigid for James before she gets
through with him.