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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-07-22
THE WAITE HcusE.

What Its MaA,tenanco Costo the CountxR
income s4aon with thePresident.
Most peoale, believe that the $50, Geo
= year which, the President gets as his
salary is tha.sum total. This is mis-
take. Tha estimate of the Amount
which Congress is to sppropriata this
year lies before us, open at the page
relating %, the President. We see that
$50, 0S4 Is asked for him, in addition to
his salary of $50. 600. to pay the
salaries Of his subor6inates and clerks.
His private secretary is paid 8. $50,
his assistant private secretary $3.50,
his saenographer 1900. FIVE messen-
gers each 81, 200. asteward. 81, 800, two
dooe-keepers whoeach gets 200, four
other clerks at good salaries, one tele-
glaph operator, two ushers getting
81, 200 and 81 400, night usher gettin e
81, 200, q Waterman who gets $500, and
. man to take care of fires who receives
1854 year. In addition to this there
b set down 5000 for incidental ex-
penses, such as stationery, carpets and
the care Of the Presidents stables.
And further on, under another heading.
there is a demand for nearly &40.OO
more. OF this 312.50O is for repairs
and furnishing the White House, o, 500
for fuel 5000 Is for the green house..
and S15, 900 il for gas, matches and the
stables. The White House. all told,
costs the country. in connection with
the President. considerably over S12A-
coo = year.-Sos Frsaeiseo RorA.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-07-22
ADOPTED CHILDREN.
The True Story OF Mother. Cat ant
Three Little Squirrels.

The True Story OF Mother. Cat and
Three Little Squirrels.
Mrs. Williams stood OH the porch of
her farmhouse home in Indiana one
day, looking for her two boys, who had
been out hunting. In a corner of the
porch was big basket, in which lay an
old cat, with three kittens about week
old. Presently the Two boys came up.
Will had his hat in his hand, carrying
something, which proved to be three
very young squirrels. They had killed
the mother, and, finding the young
ones in the nest had brought them
home, and meant to raise them for
pets
'.Pll put 'em down here, and get
box for EN-" and Will, taking the
little things from his cap, and placing
them on the floor Cd the porch. At
that moment. Tab jumped out of heu
basket, and marched up to them.
''Oh, the cat! She'll eat 'em upr'
cried Mrs. Williams, and was stopping
to rescue the squirrels, when VIII
stopped her. ''Let's see what she'll
do"
What puss did do was 10 walk up, 60
around the squirrels, smell them lit
tie. and then lick and earess them,
purring softly over them. She
stayed moment. then turned
and walked away, when, hear
ing one of the squirrels cry, she
turned back, watched them a little,
then deliberately picked ONE of them
up, and carried it to her basket. lay
ing it down with her kittena. she came
back and carried tae other two in the
same way. When they were all in the
nest, she cuddled herself down with
them licking and smoothing their fur
IS if they were her own babies.
The boys were delighted. but Mrs.
Williams was greatly alarmed, and
wanted them to take the little Great
ures out, declaring that they would be
eaten by morning. The boys, hOwev-
er. Left the squirrels and kittens togeth-
er, and the next morning they were as
contented as if they had always been
there
And there they stayed, and the good
old Tab brought them up with her own
family. They soon got large enough
to Kun up the trees in the yard, where
they would play and frisk about, and
return, when tired, to bheir eat-moth-
er. At last one of them ran of to the
woods, and day or two. later the 9TH
er ones followed. The boys tried to
catch the ungrateful little beasts, but
did not succeed.
Puss whined and mewed after them
for few days, and refused to be COM
forted, but finding they did not return,
devoted herself to the rest of her fami-
ly. and seemed to conclude to mourn
no longer for her fosterehildren.
This incident actually occurred, just
as given, near the little village of Har-
mony. during the year just passed
Hottie Dyer Brits, in ToutHs Compan-
ION.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-07-22
A Little Orphans Help.

General Hancock relates the fol-
lowing pathetic incident. which oc-
CURED at Gettysburg, just before his
famous charge: Passing near the out
skirts of his lines. he came upon child,
only half-a-dozen years or so of age,
and hardly yet old enough to speak
plainly.
She somehow had strayed near the
Union pickets, bringing an old rifle
heavier than she could well carry with
out showing thatshe was overburdened.
When she saw General Hancock she
held the load in her arms a little
higher and fairly ran into his arms cry
ing:
my papa's dead, but here's my
papas gunr'
There was something like tear in
General Hancock's eye rs he recited
the heroic little incident 81 never re-
call that brave chit of chiid's offering
to our cause" he said, without feel
ing the deepest reverence Her half
lisped words voiced = sentiment that
was sublime. Youths Companion.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-07-22
LINCOLN MEMORIALS
FtzRnitunc- and Books from the Old 6Yrin
fitAte House and Eaw-OmceA

Fs2snituuc-and Books from the Old Spring.
fieatt House and Law-Ofhce~
Jbhm w. Reyes. for.nerly of Spring.
field, ui.. but now Ct this Gig, has
fitted up'a room whiah he calls the
Lincoln Memorial Room" AiEof the
fsrniture was used 10 Abrahozn Lin
eolh, either in his hcMse or lis law
office i'm Springfield prior to his dc
,aartlmefor Washing Jon, D. c.. to be
inaugurated President of the United
States, In the collection the-~ is the
old Office desk and bookcase, the old
inksts0d. ten well-shumbed law-books;
one vaaume of the tatues OFF Indiana,
the finst law-book. that Lineoln ever
read. and which belonged to David
Furnbam, his friend and ccaApanion in
Indiana from 1879 to 1884,: one leas!
from his exerciee-book and his boy.
hood signature; SIX hair-c6oth parlos.
chairs; one nnrble-top. table; ore.
minor set in a gat frames. one hearfh>.
rug; one walaait cupboaAd; the ed
mahOgany-veReered sofa. which uas
made by hand at Springfield iii 1837bv
A>ssuiCA A1s AAG0hcls Ou M AluC&1u 3
order, and used by him until FebrearY,
1861; the old hickory cEair in which he
was seated when informed of his sonni-
nation to the Presidency; one carriage
cushion and photograph taken of
him in Mag. 1858. 6hring the eele-
brated campaign between HIM and
Stephen a. Douglas. The photograph
represents him with his hair very much
rumpleA aad the story in connection
thercwth is to the efssc It t,iaa when in
the photographer stldio enc of his
friends observed that his hair was
comAed remarkably smooth. THAT'S a
fact" he replied, land the picture
went look like me-" With that he
raA his hand through his hair and
Dade it look natural.
Mr.. Reyes only began his purchases
some months back and has alrcady
gotten together creditable collection.
which he takes great pleasure In ex-
hibiting - his friends. Several letters
from William H. Herndon, Lincoln's
law partner, attest the genuineness Of
a number Of the arsicles.-Chicaao
zri6ane.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-07-22
FOR OUR YOUNG READERS.
SLEEPY.

Isat one evening watching
A lif1 lie golden head
That was nodding DER picture-Do0k
And pretty soon said:
- Come, darling. you are sleepy:
Don't you want to 60 to Ded?
~"No." she said, II isn't seepy,
But can't hold up my head.
s.Just low it feels so heavy,
There isn't any use:
q Do let me lay it down 70 res!
ON de- ar Old Mother Goose!
Isha'n't shut up nv eyes ut all,
And so you needn't fear:
I'll keep EN- open all the while
To see this picture here
And. then. as said nothing,
She settled for nap:
One curl was resting on the frili
OF the old ladys cap;
Her arm embraced the children small
lnhabiting the shoe.
20 DEAR" thought l, what shall say2
For this will never dc"
4 sat awhile in silence
Till the clock strut k ding ding"
And then l went around and kissed
The cunning little thing.
The violets unfoided
AS kissed her. and she said:
- isn't Sleepy. sister:
Eut j guess I'll go to ted"
-Frdn0clist.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-07-22
A. STEAM TRICYCLE..
Comretitl0N with Fast Esailfood Trains
Made Possible aILast.

Competitions with Fast KaiIfood Trains
Made Possible aILast.
jill Bulilsrd, of the HsllEard Arms
Conpaay, has for several. months past
been at work on tryciele for which
steannshall furnish the motive power
The experiment has so fan succeeded
that recently several triEs have been
made: with such satisfac lion as to al
readgcaIlse awO manufacturers to APP
ply for the night of manufacture. Sew
eral details are yet to be perfected.
and when ahe machine is entirely to
the satisfaction of its inventor public
exhibition will be given. A minute de-
scripion is not possible ax present. as
the inventor wishes to seeslre his patent
rights before making public the details
of his inversion. 1t is proposed, how
ever. to have the machine so con-
structed as 20 be easily controlled by
lady OF chiM. The power of locomo-
ton will be automatic, sC that all the
ridden will need to do is 10, get seated on
the machine, take hold Of the steering
apparatus and then devote ones
SELF to the pleasures of q trip
over hill and country with steed
that requires neither food nor
grooming, and, if so desired.
that can compete with the lightning
railroad train. 1t is the inventors in
tention, however, to regulate the speed
to eight miles an houss; as the roads to.
he found in this country would net
make higher rate Of speed enjoyable,
But twenty miles an hour will be guam
anteed possible. This machine will be
s.hill climber" and warranted to
overcome anything in that line withs0f
exertion or fatigue 1t will be so ar
ranged that light baggage can be as
tened on and the appliance VIII be
adapted to either the single or sociable
form of tricycle.. It is thought the
sociable will prove the more popular
form of the two and the manufacturers
will be able to cater to either t;aste OF
a purchaser. The weight of q machine
will be increased comparatively little,
as the appliance will be very coxApactly
arranged. The water supply will be
capable of five to seven hours use be-
fore needing renewal. Kerosene oil
will be the fuel. 1t is claimed that the
invention can be applied with equal
success to . four-wheeled carriage. As
stated above, several trial trips have re-
Gently been made, and those who hAve
been fortunate spectators speak en-
Enthusiastically of the entire success and
praeticability of the invention. Psteats
yin be applied for in France. Belgian:
| and Germany and other portions Of
| the continent a wen - in this country
Springfield Aass.l Usios.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-07-22
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

1T Is said nat John Kelly. the New
York Tammasy chief, died worth .
million and haf dollafN
The names Of the baby King Of
Spain are Alfonso Leo fernando
James-Mary- Isadore-Pascal.
| -"Anna and Wendell Phillips Is 70
be the inscription on the tombstone Of
the famous AbOlitionist and his wife, g.
Milton, Mass.
William Black, the novelist, has
fitted up a canal-boat Ter summer
residence, in which he intends to mako
a tour of England with his family.
The late Prof. Won Ranke finished
the seventh volume of his History Of
the World" shortly before he died,
bringing the work down to the time Of
the German Emperor Henry V.
Mrs. Alexander, q lady Of over
sixty years Of age. employed in the
Governments printing office in Wash
ton, recently married a man of over
eighty, and resigned her positions to
fulfill her domestic duties.
Minnie Hauk's father was a poor
shoemaker. Sarah Bernhardt was
dressmaksr's apprentice. Lucy Lar
com. the poet, was at one time in q
cotton mill. Anna Dickinson COM
menced earning her own living as
worker in . United States mint-C9si-
cago Jour,sGf-
Charles Jo4rnnycake. chief of the
Delaware Indians in Indian Territory,
is seventy-tw~ years Of age, and has
presided over the Delawares for forty
years. For thWty-five years he has
been an ordaixed Baptist minister, and
at his present age delivers two SER
mons every Ssbhath 70 his people,.
Chicago Times
General Joseph E Johnston and
States Senator Thomas
Johnston, of Virginia, are often taken
for brothers. yhey are mcle and
nephew, with only twelve years. differ
snce in their ages General Johnston
is eighty and his nephew is sixty-eight.
The latter is the. father Of seventeen
was once Governor Of Eir-
einia and three times Units6 States
Senator Washington Post
Jefferson is one. Of the wealthFest
&c 3ors in America He is nat making
money now: as he used to do,
foK the simple reason. that Esedoes NOS
give himself the trouble. He onlT.
works ON the stage about sixteen weeks
in She year, and this affords him alG !
that he needs for his yearly nainten- I
ancs without at all impairing the cap
itaR. Mr.. Jeffersouas fortune is vani'--
ousiy estimated at from $40a, 900. to-
$7C&;OOO.-N Y. Herald.
of the 4OS Senator'S; mcmljers and
Territorial Delegates who compose
Congress, seventy-two'are MsshOdists-
Baptists- forty-one EpiscO-
palians. thirty-sevens Presbyterians,.
thirsy-six Catholics, fifteen Unitariaus,
ten Christians (Camp-A
belli5es) and two Quakers, making a
totanof 2S3 who are actively, &C nnec,edV
with some church organizations. This
leaves 125 who eithsEnever belonged to-
any church or have drifted out.Of such
Chicago Herald
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-07-22
HUMOROUS.

-s-.How old are. You. little boy''
Littls. darby 'Well, if YOU goes by
wot 1Hdder says, rs. six; but if yo go
BY de.5un rs had, Is most hundred"
-nsy-'I can't 70 to school. rye'
got an awful pain" Mothen-"Well.
castoEoil is the best thing in,tne world
for that kind of pain Boy-..It must
be. f,s the pain hasgone nos< The
Judge-
-Anine-year CAD boy, just recover
ing from the effects of vat sinatiOn.
said :..Now, l amt afraid os having
the smallpox (aftera a mOE9nt's re-
flectan). but l may have the selluloid.
though. "-Teras Siftings..
Monsieur lie aaron (old enough to-
be % granddaughter hat ask your
mamma and she gif her. cexsent-and
-noM-I-er-" Miss Rnlli0n (young
and .silly)-'I am SO glad! But won't
it ba funny to caA you papas:s
-Student-Nos "a. shop-lifnr is not !.
one-who lifts a shop, but ons who lifts.
what is in the shop. This ID an exams
piesof the beauty of the English lan--
guage. You'll know more about it ass
ycs grow olde,s-Boston Transcript.
An old lady hearing that kinder
g1sen was to, be established in her
town, said, emphaticallys ''WeII
they'll never make itpay.. Every body
asDund here tas gardens of their owrs
AID vegetables can be had for nothing
here in the summer time" -Harper}a
3azar.
-Vacuou9 Dude-aA most chaw-
ming aftahnoon faU a walk, Miss
Brightside. The soft bweezes that
blow have veally made. my head feel
much betah. Miss Brightsidb-
'sThen l suppose you; must be ho-
meopathiss; like cuIes,like, you KNOX,
Times.
-ChildI"And Won won't give ne q I
penny. mamma? Yet you always saw
you love. me-" Mother s.Wher, yos
are older. dear. Yen will understand
better low much l love you" Child
(disparagingly)-"Ies, if you loved M,
so mu9h. mam1aa, why didn't yod j
marry the candy-stexe mani" -COmiq
Weckl5. q
"A misunderstanding: 81 sell you.
Darrhger, the red flags got to go.
We've had cnesgh of it. ..3romisv.
I'm, with you there. 1t has cast me q
heap Of money. Ny wife may protest,
of course, but" Good gracious.
D&ringer, yonr wife isn't an Anarchist
is she?" why. of course not" How
does it cost you lot of money! She
spends it, don't you see? Buys things
she's NO manner of use for. and-'
.'Sakes alive. man. what red flag was
you talking about?" ssThe autioneer,A
Weren't you?' Philadelphia call
-.Manager-'.My dear sir. you have
no idea Of what q charming creature
this Irene McGillicud1y is. Ey Joye.
she's been q tremend GUS success every.
whore. She played 'Oliveate' seren
thousand nights in London with im-
mense success. and she created = fnror
IN The Mascotte. in which she plaved
over fivs Thousand nights And sSe,s
Just seventeen years old Critic
sbut my good fellow, II she's PLAYED
Twelve thousand nigAts, she must b
g least tAirty-four years of aqe.,'
nssanager--"H0ld on > minute! I 9nen
I've got this thing mixed somehow. -.
Csecge Ram6ser:
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-07-22
Best Corn Cake: One epp. one

Best Corn Cake: One egg. one-half
cup Of sugar, one cup Of sweet milk,
one cup of Indian meal, one. cup of
flour. one teaspoonful of soda, two
teaspoonfuls of cream-tartar. Bake in
. square loaf or in . thin sheet in q
dripping pan. and cut in squares, or in
small tins.-Baptise Weekly.
Evening star., 1886-08-14
School Ourrrrs
SEATON PERRY.


STCCFssok To PERRY g BRoTHERo
INVITES THE SPECIAL ATTENTION. OF PAR
ENTS. GUARDIANS, AND ALI. WHO ARE
FITTING OUT CHILDREN FOR SCHOOL TO
HIS VERY LARGE STOCK OF ALL-WOOL
SCOTCH PLAfDS.
SO INCHES WIDE kLI-wOoL TRICOTS IN THE
NEW FALL COIlORS. at soc. PER YARD
ia WIDE FRtNCH AND AMERICAN HABIT
LUPINl CELEBRATED BLACK AND coLoREp
NEW HAIR LINE STRIPES DRAP DE DIANE.
IMPERIAL sERGEs CAMELS HAIRS AND
CHU DDAS.
IMPORTED JERSEYS. FROM $3.50 TO S.
MEDIUM WEIGHT IMPORTED JACKETS FOR
EARLY FALL WEAR
CLOSING PRICES ON SUMNER WRAPS AND
SILK, CHI DDA AND CASHMERE sHAwLs IN
GREAT VARIETY.
GAUZE. MEDIUM AND HEAVYWEIGHT
MERINO UNDERWEAR, ALL SIZES AND
QUALITIES THAT CAN BE RELIED ON TO
COMPLETE STOCK OF HANDKERcH1EFs,
HOSIERY AND KID GLOVES.
NEW SILK. ALPAC !, AND GINGHAM UMBREL-
waESFns, Us rHon6tsoxs AND FRENCH c. P
GENUINE ENFIELD WHITE AND SCARLET
SHAKER FLANNELS.
NARSElLLkS QUILTS. ALI-WOOL BLANKETS
BE!IilAN PILLOW AND SHEET1NG LIN EMS
IRISH AND GERMAN TABLE LINENS NAP
'SPEaIAL BARGAINsr IN BLACK AND COL
ORED RHADAMES, SURAHS, FAILLE
FRANCAISE AND GiiOS GRAIN SILKS, at 81,
Sl.2o, 81 so AND 81.
Es PLAIN FIGURES ANDCORRECrP PRICES
SEATON PERRY.
PERRY BUILDING.
,,s,.,,,,-ro, s m Penn Avenue Corner s'h street
Evening star., 1886-08-14
. RITE EoR ANYTHING

You may want and If 1t Is out of our line we
VIII endeavor to obtain it for you. We will do
anything possible to please our out-oftOwn
customers We cannot refund the money for
goods purchased outside of our line. unless the
firm from which they were bought do business
upon the same principles ourselves, ie., sat-
isfaction or no sale. We might have a little
corner full Of Hats, Boots. Shoes and such if
did.
Order what you want and rely upon US to I'LL
IL TO the best of ability.
Our mail order buyer is perfectly competent,
and our mail order system becomes more thor
ough in its workings every day.
WOODWARD & LOTHROP.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Evening star., 1886-08-14

The list OF business failures continues eratIfy-
ingiy short and meagre. There were only I51
In the United States and Canada In the last
week. which Is about the same number as was
reported for the previous week, whereas in the
week before that the number was 1872 Last year
At this time the failures used to mount up to
ward 800 weekly
Evening star., 1886-08-14

GEORGE sPRANsy.
s07 SEVENTH STREET n. w. aus
Evening star., 1886-08-14

A great deal Is being said just now about the
splendid new station building the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad intends 10 put up in PhiIa-
delphia- A great deal has also been said every
year for more than decade past about a simi-
lar Improvement the same company intends
giving to Washington. We can only hope our
sister city will not have to wait as long "a the
national capital has waited to see the promise
carried out.
Evening star., 1886-08-14

The Battle OF Gettysburg has broken out
again, and is being fought over with great
valor. "Let us have peacer'
Evening star., 1886-08-14

Rumor Will have ii that Minister JacIson, at
Mexico, is to resign. But if so.i is added il
will be for purely private reasons connected
with his wifes health and not in any way due
TO the pending troubles between the two coun-
tries As 10 these. the latest reports show that
the Secretary OF State is not likely to relax his
vigilance or modify his demands. In fact.
there is a decidedly wariike tinga i'm the sum-
mer sky, 1or the time being. This viii! proba
bly, fade away. however under the influence
OF diplomatic pressure. Ii there were any
genuine apprehension of war, in Official circles
the President and Cabinet would hardly be
packing up their trun rs ~ the present moment
with Jealous intent to 20 atisiing in the north
woods One thing seems certain. namely that
Mr. Bayard has pronounced his ultinnatum and
will 40: withdraw ii. Cutting must be released
But X Is recognized that the state OF chihuahua
Is scarcely more amenable To the Mexican
central government than il is TO the United
states. and so this country is willing give Pres
fcent Diaz plenty OF time in which to straighten
out his domestic complications. The whole
question Is likely To develop into a mere legal
tangle, involving the questions of jurisdiction
equity. international law, and what not Many
men would rather go to war and be shot once
Tor all. and done with il, than try TO understand
AL the details OF such problem.
Evening star., 1886-08-14

Much importance attaches to the dictum of
the Papal See in opposition TO the organization
known as the Knights of Labor. 1t is nearly
two years since the first PRONUNCIATION of the
Pope's condemnation OF the order. Since then
the matter has remained in abeyance, pending
an appeal. But the original edct has been now
affirmed, and the Pope sets the seal of his dis
pleasure upon the knights, and commands the
Bishops to proceed against all Catholics be-
longing TO the order, in the same manner as
they have been accustomed TO act IN the case of
membe of that church who were also menu
bers Of other secret societies. The great ques-
tion among the knights now is whether the
Papal prohibition is meant to apply universally
or only to Canada. 1t is addressed to Cardinal
Taschereau- of Quebec. and some church au-
thorities hold that it will have force only under
his jurisdiction. and that any edict intended
for application in the United States would be
addressed to Cardinal Gibbons at Baltimore
However that may De- the language OF the edict
would seem to indicate that the Pope intends
the prohibition to be general. Cardinal Tasche-i
reau. in his letter of Information to the bishops
says that "there can no longer be any doubt as
TO the rule To- be followed by the Catholics OF
the whole world in the matter. If this inter-
pretation be correct, the edict will nave a very
appreciable political and social effect in this
country The knights OF labor movement will
be deprived of much of its original force II the
Catholics withdraw from it, as they certainly
will If brought face 90 face with a dilemma IN
volving fidelity to their church. A very few
may elect To- remain faithful To- the order. and
disobey the papal mandate, but with the vast
majority OF Catholics, as is well known, the au-
thorlty OF the church is supreme. Great inter-
est will be tel. I'm the future Developments
arising out OF this significant incident.
Evening star., 1886-08-14

1924 9th at. NV, 1l..$65
2Ol6 Hillyer Pl.. l0r-...6O
SO2 2lSt. l4r. IN. i.....--...60
1914 Goth ST. NV. l7r..55
1871 18th st. NV. Or so
Cor. y. .H.Rvs.&Q ST. ,Sr-.50
1925 Conn. ave, Sr.
1902 18th st. n. n.w.......-.50
2O32 Il st. n. W., 1lr....J0
lll9 10Th st.n.. 1Irs. so
i.US NJ ST. NV, 1rs...-..45
las l1th st. NV, 7r-...45
l15O 18th ST. n.w.,7rs-A5
112i Conn. av.. Or. Az
l4th st. ext'd, 4 dwl'gs.40
29O6 = st. n.w-........33 So
l34l NH. av. .w..llr--
AS !. FISHER & CO.
1924 + street northwest