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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-12-31
A MODERN FABLE.
The Boy and the BULLDOG. Tale with
Two Morals.

The Boy and the BULLDOG, Tale with
Two Morals.
Once upon time Il certain little boy
Observed his sister curling her hair
around hot poker, and When he saw
her golden ringlets twist up like GeOr-
gia pine shavings, what he considered
an overweight Idea struck Him.
1.-The folks next door say their pug is
Better than our bulldog. because its
tail curls over Its back SO tight. I'll
just curl the bulldogs tail Now. and
run him up and down in front of their
house, and make them feel Mean"
So he, called the Dog. and heated the
poker until it was almost red, in order
to get Good curl. Grasping the dogs
tail, he quickly Wound it around the
Poker: but it was not wound Around
the poker half rs quickly ~ the dog
was wound around the boy. He picked
him up by the Small of his back, and
shook him out of his Clothes, and left
nothing on him But his frcckles and a
look of terror. The boy was Then
Obliged to lie in bed until his father
could Afford to get him new suit of
clothes. which was a month Later.
The Moral of this little fable teaches
us Two Things; first, that bright, orig
inal ideas are dangerous In the hands
of people who don't know how to Use
them, and, second, that when we ex-
pertinent with bulldog. we should
Muzzle him before beginning.-PucE.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-12-31

The woman looked up in astonish-
ment when the gentlemaniy stranger
entered the room. and, AS she rose to
greet him, she put her hands suddenly
to her face and began to weep bitterly.
And the gentleman also seemed much
surprised, and dark flush Overspread
his face. His conscience was now fully
awake, the little tender spot in his
heart began to bear blossoms, and tie
tears of the poor woman acted upon
their growth like a warm May shower.
They had recognized each other as
brother and sister, meeting now for
the first time after separation OF
many years. He had become a rich
man, but the sister had lost everything
first, her inheritance, through the
fault of her husband, and then lost the
latter. The proud brother had with
held all aid. why did she marry
the llnave?' thought he, and forgot
her entirely.
Susan" said he, "has it come to
thise But now we shall forget what
has happened. This is the holy Christ
mas Eve, and you must 60 with me
and live with me henceforth. And
ne kissed his little niece. Leave
cares and poverty behind you; we go
now into the large old house in
Groningcr street, where we played
together; let all unhappy things be
forgotten"
They went away with him, the Sis
ter on his arm and the child holding
his hand, and to the latter it was the
happiest night of her little life. Oh,
blessed Christmas!
And, as the shooting stars continued
to fall like silver rain, the little girl
whispered each time: - Many thanks!
Many thanksH' For she was, indeed,
indebted to them for her good fortune,
and it had become a glorious Christ
mas Eve.-Iranslated from the Ger
man for the Detroit Post.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-12-31
PERSONAL AND LITERARY


Mr.. Waite has worn out five s.,;,
robes since he became Chief Justice
George w. Cable, the novelist. has
become Sunday-schoOl teacher at his
new home in Northampton, Mass.
There are 6S3 German papers pub
lished in the United States, of which as
are daily, IS Sunday and 474 weeklv
papers. The circulation ranges from
400 to $1,000.
Mary Anderson. the actress, has
her life insured for 800, 900, the larg-
est policy on the life of an American
woman. Clara Morris is insured for
So, O00.-N. Y. Sun.
DIR. Morton w. Easton, Professor
of Comparative Philology in the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, has studied no
less than twenty-five different Ian.
guages, both ancient and modern. :.
"A popularity of the late Horace B.
Claflin, the great New York merchant,
was that ne would never disclose his
age to any one except his wife! He al
ways responded to inquiries with
''Well, I'm over forty."-N. y. 1rib-
une.
The second King of Siam, who died
the other day, had great many
names. most of them unpronounceable.
When he was Prince he conceived q
fondness for this country. and affixed
to his titles the name of George Wash.
ngtOn.-Ha,per'S Bdzdr.
1t has not been generally known
that Mr.. Longfellow added to his
poetic gifts those of an artist. The biz
Ography which Samuel Lonefellow is
preparing will contain letters and
diaries written by the poet while
abroad, and charmingly illustrated by
him with dainty little pen-and-iuk
drawings. which are carefully repro
duced.-Caicago Tribune.
y heard a good story about General
Sherman the other day. Some one
wrote him a letter requesting a lock of
his hair and an autograph. In reply
the General said: Il regret to state
that as my orderly is bald. and as the
man who formerly wrote my auto
graphs has been dismissed. can not
comply with your request" This was
mailed without his signature.-Ihiia-
dcLphia Inquirer.
The death of General Joseph S.
Smith of Kingston. N. Y, recalls the
days when the mails were carried on
horseback. At the age of seventeen he
entered the United States service as
mail-carrier. carrying the mail on
horseback from Kingston to Delhi. and
to cambridge on the Susquehanna. He
rode forty miles each day for three
years, travelling 81, $50 miles during that
time, and receiving $3.50 year for his
services. Times.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-12-31

II some cases the birds have been
taught to whistle three different airs
without spelling or confusing them.
but in general, simple air, with per-
haps little prelude. is as much as they
can remember. In this respect the
nightingale differs. 1t never repeats
itself, like other birds; it improvises its
passages, and If it ever resumes the
same, it is always with new accents and
added embellishments. It MARBLES in
its dreamy sleep.
The birds exhibit different degrees of
capacity. 1t has been observed that
the more easily bird acquires his les
son the more readily he fOrgets it. The
same observation has been made in
reference to children. 1t is essential
that the birds should hear no other
musical sounds than those it is intend
ed they shall initiate. They are such
close imitatofs that if the bird organ is
somewhat out of tune the unpleasant
effect is perpetuated in their song.
Boys and girls are so much at the
mercy of vicious teachers. Their lam
guage and opinions are tinged by COM
panionship. The road from the school
of the street to the university of the
prison lies in easy gradations.
UNLESS you see the bullfinch sing"
says Mr.. Wood, ''you miss the best
part of the performance" He puffs
out his plumage, winks his eyes and
makes comical contortions with his
head. No boy could make his maiden
speech ut the academic exhibition with
more pride and pomposity than that
which attends the song of the bullfincb
in his scarf of glossy black velvet and
vest of bright vermillion.-PAiladel.
phia Call.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-12-31
THE BUIIElNCH.
A Stroll Through an Academy Attended
by Clever SOnSsters.

A Stroll Through an Academy Attended
by Clever Sonssters.
The bullfinch is singing bird, and
academies for their education are estab-
lished at Hesse and Fulda, whence all
Germany, Holland and England re-
ceive supplies of the little musicians.
These birds bring from one to ten dol
lars, according to their cleverness in
singing, as freshmen, sophOmores and
graduates.
DR.. Stanley truly observes that no
school can be more diligently attended
by its master, and no scholars more
effectually trained to their calling than
seminary of bullfinches. AS a gen.
eral rule, they are formed into classes
of about six each and kept in dark
room, where food and music are adj
ministered at the same time, so that
when the meal is ended, if the birds
feel disposed to tune up, they are
naturally inclined to initiate the sounds
which are familiar to them. As soon
as they begin to initiate few notes
the light is admitted into the room,
which exhilarates their spirits and in
clines them to sing.
In some establishments the starving
system is adopted, and the birds are not
allowed food or light until they sing.
When they have been for some time
under this course of instruction in
classes, they are committed singly to
the care of boys. whose sole business it
is t, 90 on with their education. Each
boy assiduously plays his bird-ergan
from morning until night, for he in
struction of the bird committed to his
care, while the class-leader goes his
regular ruunds, experimenting he
progress of his feathered pupils, pr.is-
ing or scolding them according to the
Improvement made. This round of
teaching goes on unremittingly for no
less a period than nine months, by
which time the bird has acquired firm
mesa, and is less likely to forget or
spoil the air Ivy emitting passages or
giving them il, y wrong plase.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-12-31
WITH THE LARK.
KANSAS

You may wrangle and argue and talk and
dispute
From now till the end or the term,
But you Ii find it the truth, simple, plain. alb.
sOlute.
It's the early bird that catches the worm.
If you answer the rising bell back with
SnOrc.
And under the blankets still squirm,
You may just as well sleep two or three hours
more.
For the early birds gobbled the worn.
The nl,n who invariably misses the train
The truth OF my song will confirm:
Tie ,an never sell goods on the road, It is
plan.
For the early bird catches tie worm.
Au6 though you hate work, and are fonder of
1la-
Or trough yOu feel weak and infirm,
Just get mp and scoot round at the breaking
o. dry.
For The joAe it will lie on the worm
-BUdstts, in Brooklyn Eagle
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-12-31
Scarcity Of Churches in Berlin.

The fact is now we'll known that one
of the results of the rapid growth Of
the capital of the German Empire and
of the corresponding increase Of Popu.
lation is grievous lack of church &C
commodatiOn. But one of the most re-
cent aid most effective of the illustra'
tons is the following: There are NOR.
servant girls in Berlin than sittings in al:
the Evangelical churches and chaPeIs;
for of the former at the last census there
were $1,000, and of the latter only So.
600. Chicago Tines.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-12-31

Mrs. Mijalovitch, wife of the Ser.
Wan Minister to Great Britain, Is Al
American woman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-07

IN MOI MAIN RECESSES
A NEW INTERNAL MACHINE
telegram from Huntingdon, Penn, March
1, says: Three men, who for several days have
been experimenting in Diamond valley. wild
and secluded part of this country, with ma
chlnery for the more certain use of nitro-glyce
rine and other highly explosive compounds,
quietly took an afternoon train at Petersburg
Tor the west. One was Frenchman who gave
his name as NJ. Faurnaud, and his residence as
Paris, and who stated that he has been two
months in this country. most of the time in
New York. The two others were a German
and an American. who gave neither names nor
residence and did no talking. They were in
Lhls city before going to the remote recess in
Tussey's mountain, to which they resorted
The American had been here previously hay-
ing been with the party which in the latter
compound called nitrO-petrOline. The French
man, who is not proficient in English, also
talked but little, Importing no Information but
such as was unavoidable.
In reply TO inquiries made by one or two
persons in whom he was obliged to confide In
order o to obtain the local information necessary
Tor his purposes. the Frenchman says he is the
inventor of the machinery he was trying, and
IS 70 get large sum OF money for it after it is
perfected from the Nihilists in Russia, Inter-
nationals in Germany and France and dyna-
miters in America. The contrivance is very
simple, consisting principally of wick, some
Is saturated witk highly inf1ammable wax
and coiled concentrcaly on roller. 1t is un-
furled by a spring, the motion of which is regu-
ted by few wheels and cogs. AS the wick I'M
coils 1t passes through tube which governs the
rapidity with which it burns. The part to be
last unwound is for several inches of different
Kind, being highly combustible and burning
with flash and igniting the explosive with
which it communicates This i. controlled bv
the length OF the wick, the object now being
to regulate 1t SO as to burn six inches an hour
This has been nearly accomplished. there being
variation in machine running three hours
OF about twenty minutes. Very gratifying re-
suits were obtained in the experiments here
several successful explosions being secured
The American and the German are agents of
the societies that employ NJ. Faurnand and
are 10 report upon the results. They go from
mere 10 PlttSburg. stopping at one intermediate
point, and from thence to Cincinnati and Chi
CagO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-07
Vanderbilt Retiring from Wall Street.

From the New York World.
William Fl. Vanderbilt Is living quietly. He
is now leading thoroughly retired life, whether
he keeps it up or not. He does not go once
month to the Grand Central depot, where the
offices ofmost of the railroads called the evan
derbilts" are located. When he does go it is not
to investigate anything, but to "look around
the old place" and have little talks with some
Of the officers for want OF something better to
do. His son Cornelius has stepped into his
shoes and manages affairs for him so that he
does not nowadays have a care or task of any
kind to disturb the even tenor of his way. Cor
MENUS gives all his time to his duties, and is
very hard worker. In the management of the
New York Central and Hudson River rail-
road William II. Vanderbilt is now merely
director He does not serve any of the
committees even. and the affairs of the cor
poration are managed entirely without his
help. OF course, If any important step is to
be taken, he is consulted, and Cornelius speaks
for him when the time comes. Vanderbilt is
out driving walking every afternoon when
the weather will admit of it. He goes out to
Gunner often. and evenings, when he is at home,
he spends the time talking with friends who
drop in. He does not expect to WELD the great
influence in the stock market that he once did.
A friend said to him day or two ago:
Mr. Vanderbilt, you are not credited with
a eg anything in the market nowadays. Is
YES" replied Mr.. Vanderbilt ''The boys are
not going to speculate any more, and have no
intention of setting them had example"
what, are you always going to let your
money lie just where it is now?"
II have concluded to content myself with
collecting my interest and investing it in an
ordinary way. shall put the money 1 derive
from dividends, &c, into the securities of the
faith In them, but have no intention OF trying
70 manipulate the market"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-07
The Death of Mr.. Blaine.s Sister,

Washington Cor. New York Tribune March f.
Mr.. Blaine is at Baltimore burying his sister
Eliza Blaine was older than her brother She
married one of his schoolmates. Mr. Blaine
followed the general community and his Pres
byterian forefathers into the kirk, but his Sis
ter went up the mountain at Brownsville to the
stone Roman Catholic church. and made her
communion there. In that faith she lived and
died, and brought up her children. The day on
which Blaine was to have been inaugurated if
he he'd been successful in the election was
turned into mourning when his sister lay dead
He said to her on tuesday, as she was breathing
her last:
"Sister, you do not know how much 1 love
you"
eyes, d." she whispered with the last flush
of interest in this life. "As much as love YOU
you love me-"
This morning, instead Of her brother standing
in state before the ambassadors She will be laid
Out1n the cathedral among the saints and before
the King Of Kings. 1t was at Mrs. Walkers
house that Blaine's mother spent her closing
years. He had married in distant Maine and
she remained in the land of her childhood on
the head waters of the Ohio Thus while the
missionary sister of Cleveland will go to his in
auguration, the pious sister of Blaine has passed
to her account
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-07
Concerning Girls Under Twenty.

My eyes are blue and my cheeks are pix
And I'm the belle of the skating rink;
Inc young men praise my graceful air
And say my face is WondrC us fair,
But alack-a-day! I'm under twenty;
And though I've attentive beauX in plenty
II seems that cannot go with them
10 the rink to skate after pm.
It appears that some horrd legislator,
With the soul of a Florida alligator,
Proposes at once by hook or crook,
To place a law on the statute book
That Will cause a world of grief and tears
Concerning girls under twenty years,
law, in short, forbdding them
To go to the rink after pm.
Now there's that horrid girl, Miss -ay-
Shes twenty-siX if she's day,
But says she not quite twenty-three-
How glad the enviouS thing viii be!
Every night to the rink she'll go
And skate with Harry Jones, know;
While must knit, or stitch, or hem,
In tears at home after 5 pm.
How would these legislators feel,
no are chosen to guard the common veal
II we, the girls whose liberties
They seek to crush by laws like these
Against the harmless roller skate,
Possessed the power to legslate,
And passed a law forbidding them
10 take drink after pm?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-07
Left $4,000 to His Rescuer

fortune of $4,000 was recently left by a
resident of the West Indies, who was formerly
pupil in Bridgeport, Conn.,, to the man who
saved him from drowning when a boy, thirty
seven years ago. There are two sets of claim
ants, and the case promises to become entangled
in the meshes Of the law. One of these is the
widow of Baldwin Pierson and her two daugh.
tiers. Pierson rescued a boy at the time referred
to, and he Is said to be the one who left the
Geo. G. Bouton, whose son is a claimant.
Twenty years ago an advertisement appeared
in q local paper asking for information of a man
who rescued a boy, saying fortune awaited
him. The estate is in the hands of ]. r. Gid
deys, of Hartford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-07
Putting Clay i'm Candy.

From the New York Tribune.
The manufacture of candy is almost at O
stand-still and will not be brisk again before
April. There is no doubt considerable adulter-
alton going on. A manufacturer told me the
other day that twenty per cent of the confec-
tionery made by him was terra alba, costing a
cent and half per pound. In comparison with
such adulteration the use Of poisonous mineral
cOlOrs is really insignificant. Terra alba is a
clay, resembling meerschaum in color, and is
used instead of so much sugar. 1t comes from
Staten Island and other parts of the country.
The saving effected by its use is enormous, and
renders honest competition an imposibility in
certain channels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-07
~~~-
ReDininES.

Repininss.
l doe not I've awake o. nights,
My braine doe not frett,
And wonder just whom hee will put
Into hys Cabinet.
/ doe not even wonder what
Will be hys pOlicee,'
But ohand ah. We pryce of coal
1t Us that gravelleth me.
I doe not know. / doe not care,
What valorous Englishman
Will smash We Mahdi and subdue
Ie turbulent SOudan.
I doe not care if all We East
IN blOodie war VS. blent;
wysh knew We're / might fynd
A little lower rent.
care not if Reform shall WHINE,
reck not if vt lose;
l wonder where I'll fynd We Time
To pay my water dues.
worry not that all We States
To wracke and ruin gOe:
only wysh could stand off
Ye tradesmen what l owe.
-RDborf r R,,r<Yoffo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-07
He Cracked a Chestnut.


cit was bad thing for the industrial inter-
ests of the country that Cleveland was elected"
remarked q man in Monroe street saloon YES
terday.
"oh that's all in your eye," replied the bar
tender.
"Ill bet you the drinks for the party that in
just four months from Cleveland Inauguration
nineteen out of twenty of the business
houses of Chicago will be closed up
"DO you mean it?"
"Of course
"Well, I'll take the bet"
you lose: Cleveland will be inaugurated
March 4. -Four months from that day will
July A, of course. Same old gag. But lust
one-thirteenth of the business houses in Chi
cage are saloons, and not darned one of them
will be closed up July 4. Dollar-sixty, please.
The man that cracks old chestnuts around here
getS q last OF the worm. DOllar-SiXty Saido
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-07
kissing Wager Pos.poped

Five hundred persons gathered on the street
in front of the Sterling hotel at Bridgeport,
Conn.,, at noon on the 4th of March, expecting
to witness the payment of a wager made before
the presidential election, which was that a
prominent married woman would kiss the first
man she met after . O'Clock if Cleveland was
inaugurated. The kissing was to be done in the
street. and publicly. The woman failed to APP
pear and the crowd. after waiting an hour,
scattered. a notice was posted on tree, say
ing, 'the woman has been attacked with small
poX, and the kissing has been postponed until
March 18th. 1880"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-07
He Passed Easily

From the San Francisco Chronicle
w. w. Morrow told me a story about Reed of
Maine. California man was on east and
called upon him. They chatted awhile
about various things, and then, to this mans
establishment, Mr.. Reed began to ask for ali
sorts of people in California.
"YOu seem to know California folks we'll
enough" said he. "o-
81 should think did. am from California
myself was admitted to the bar in Califorpis.
oath nobody was ever admitted to the bar with
as simple an examination. When I went up
was the legal tender act. Everybody was dis
cussing it's constitutionality. Some said it was
constitutional, others said it was unconstitu-
tional The first question Judge Wallace asked
me was, rs the legal tender act constitutional?'
L. d1dn't hesitate moment. I said simply,
Judge Wallace. we always pass a man who
can settle great constitutional questions OF.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-07

DOCTORS BILLs.-Four physicians of Hart
county, Ga, have signed and published the fol-
services, who have not heretofore promptly maid
their medical bills, must give some guarantees
that their bills will be paid as they fall due.
erty which is good security for the payment
OF their bills must obtain orders from their
landlords, who will become responsible for the
tanning ORDERS second, all objects of charity are
hereby guaranteed equal attention with any
upon to treat patients who deserve the charity
Of the public. We have taken this action to Sc
cure for ourselves the same protection that mer.
public" s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-07
Tecumseh and the Apache Chief.

AT Fort Bayard for long time there Law an
Old spiked cannon, which had been rendered
useless Tor some reason or another. Thexipache
chief Of that district fell in love with that cam
non. He used to come every day and beg the
commandant to give 1t to him. At length Gen.
sherman Was announced as coming and the
officer told the Apache that he must ask him
for 1t. He did. The general looked at 1t. Jaw it
was OF no use, and presented 1t to him.
IL am afraid" said the general, with mild
yocosity, You want the cannon so that Won can
turn 1t on my soldiers and kill themn
diers-club." IVA
The general was sorry he spoke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-07

They charge quarter Of dollar to witness a
marriage ceremony at Larned, Kansas. Nearly
$26 In money was taken at the door at q recent
marriage at that place for the benefit OF the
groom.