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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-30
Three Things.

81 once met thoughtful scholar"
says Bishop Whipple, ''who told me
that for years he read every book he
could which assailed the religion of
Jesus ChSist, and he SAID he should have
become an iniidel but for three things:
First: l am a man. am going some
where. Tonight am day nearer
the grave than l was last night. have
read all such books can tell me. They
shed not one solitary ray of hope or
light upon the darkness. They shall
not take away the only guide and leave
me stone-blind. Second: / had a
mother. l saw her 60 down into the
dark valley where am going, and she
leaned upon an unseen arm as calmly
as child goes to sleep upon the breast
of its mother. l know that was not a
dream. Third: have three mother
less daughters (and he said it with
tears in his eyes). They have no pro-
tector but myself. would rather kill
them than leave them in this sinful
world if you blot out from it all the
teachings of the Gospel"
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-30
The Difference.

The chief difference between agreea-
BILE and disagreeable people, in this
world, between those whom every
body loves and those who are loved
by nobody. is in the place given by
them respectively to self, in their
thoughts, in their words and in their
actions. Those persons who give the
first place to themselves, in their inter-
course with others can not well be
pleasing to others. And those per-
sons who, lovingly, give the first place
to those whom they meet can not be
generally disagreeable, whatever they
say or do. If 4 person thinks of him
self, thinks Of what he can say of him.
self, thinks of what the other is likely
to think of him. thinks of the impress
sion he will make on the other. he is
sure to stand in his own light, when
he meets another. But if he thinks
first of the other person, thinks of the
others good side, thinks of what he can
say that will crafty the other, or that
will help the other. and if he speaks
and acts accordingly, he is sure 10 be
Il means of light and cheer to others.
If, in short, you find that you are COM
monty disagreeable, or are commonly
counted so-but if you are thinking of
others than yourself, you have no
thought on this subject; so this point
does not concern you.-S. S. Times.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-30
lrreverent Testing.

Paul, in a certain place, speaks in
terms of disappro5ation of foolish
talking and jesting. We think his
words may we'll be emphasized in this
country and age. The bump of rev.
erence on the American head is not
large. There is very visible tenden-
cy to lightness of speech and irrever-
ence of manner among us. We are
disposed to criticise the English for
their dignity and conservatism; but we
have need to ask ourselves whether our
national sense of humor and our ir-
reverence is not producing mental
soil too shallow to bring forth those
noble, manly and holy qualities which
60 towards making up great nation.
The Christian should never forget the
dignity Of his high calling, nor should
he ever disgrace himself by irreverence
or the word of God, the Church of
God or any thing pertaining to our
holy religion. Southern Churci:nam.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-30
CHOICE SELECTIONS.

There is no Christian duty that is
not to be seasoned and set off with
Observation-Disclosures.
View the fortitude of your Divine
leader, and endeavor to march on in
His steps.-Doddridge.
We kill all evil by fellowship with
the Master. His presence in our lives
is like the watchfire that the traveller
lights at night-it keeps all the wild
beasts of prey away from the fold
NaclGren.
The Bible writes hope over the
darkest fields of life. Man above all
things. needs hope, and the Bible is
the charter of hope, the message of the
God of Revelation, who alone is the
God of hope.-London Freeman.
Il am willing to work, but !
want work that l can put my heart
into and feel that it does me good, no
matter how hard it is. 1 only ask for
a chance to be a useful, happy woman,
and don't think that is a bad ambi-
toni. H. Alcott
AS life broadens and deepens it be-
comes more interesting and engross-
ing, as it also increases in responsible
ity. When we see things large-large
in themselves and in their relations
we Immediately have an added sense
of duty respecting them.-The United
Presbyterian.
Be content to keep the upper win
dows of the mind open to the holy
winds and pure lights of Heaven. and
the side windows of tone, of speech
and behavior open to the earth to let
forth upon your fellow-men the tender
ness and truth those upper influences
bring forth in any region exposed to
their operation. Macdonald
1t is too much to say that the bad
Sabbath habits that now so largely
prevail in the country are due to the
evil ways of Christians; but they are
right who claim that the hope of re-
sisting the tendency to dissertation
lies in the orthodox constancy of the
members of the churches. II they
have trivial judgments as to the Sab
bath. and along with circulating them
treat it lightly in their practice. it will
be increasingly broken by all other
classes And no matter what their
opinions are, if they do not keep the
Lords day holy" their Influence will
go in the direction of its deaecration.-1
United Presbyterian.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-30
PERSONAL AND LiTen.rY.

-Aprosessional beggar, who died re-
Gently in Rio Janeiro, left fortune OF
100000.
Charles Dickens is coming to Amer
lea this year, and will give readings
from his fathers works.
Within seven months time $500
manuscripts were sent to an Eastern
publishing house in answer to a request
for prize stories.
Mrs Eve and Mr.. Adam live in
Augusta, Ga. Mr.. Abel used to live in
Columbus, and Mr.. Cain in jefferson
County in that State.
Captain Constantinas, the tattooed
Greek who travelled many years with
Barnum. has gone blind. He lives in
England, and has a good pile of money
boarded away.
David Davis bequeathed to his son
two historic canes. one of which BE-
longed to Henry Winter DaSis-pre-
sented to him by the American party
and the other to Abraham Lincoln.
Rose Leslie, whose immense sizo
made her famous as a circus attrac.
ton. has died in Lowell, Mass, aged
twenty-five years. She weighed six
hundred and fifteen pounds and meas
ured five feet three inches in height.
Rev. L. De Witt Talmage, ID. d.,
pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle,
has three brothers who are also minis
tiers: Rev. j. Y. n. Talmage, d. d., of
China; Rev. James r. Talmage, ID. d.,
of Kington: Rev. Goyn Talmage, d.
D., of Port Jervis, N. Y.
Abiding to the late Edwin p.
Whipplc, his friend, Rev. DR.. Bartol.
lately said: IL never heard word of
envy from his lips, and never saw a
CLEAN of malice in his eye" What
higher ambition can any man cherish
than to be worthy of such eulogy after
death?
A writer who heard DR.. Holmes
speak in Cambridge says he has a
erich and mellow voice, lowered by
nature with that peculiar timbre of
sensibility which seems to caress and
win the ear" This evidently means
in business American that the doctor
has pleasant voice and people like to
hear it.
III ID a CuIlOuS anu interesting ldCGS
now first publicly mentioned, We be-
lieve. that the late Mr.. Hubert Ogden
Thompson, of New York, wasa nephew
of the late Mrs. Anna Cora Mowatt, so
well known as a very popular lady
actress and literateur thirty years ago.
He was born in Boston harbor on
board ship bound for Italy. and was
the son of Mr.. Cephas Thompson, a
prominent artist of New York.-Boston
Transcript.
According to an English paper,
one of the most interesting discoveries
of our time has just been made by Mr..
Flinders Petrie in Egypt. 1t is none
other than the ruins of the royal and
military residence which Psametichus
built at Tahpanhes. in which Jeremiah
prophesied, and the daughters of King
Zedekiah found refuge, as described
in Jeremiah xiii. There seems to be
no reasonable doubt as to the identifi.
cation either of the site or the building.
This is the most interesting and inn
portant of the Egyptian finds yet made.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-30
HECPFUlNESS.
The Right Attitude for One to Assume
Toward His Fellow Beings.

The Right Attitude for One to Assume
Toward His Fellow Beings.
No life has attained any thing like
completeness unless it issues constantly
in that kind of helpfulness which was
one of the Divinest characteristics of
the greatest of teachers. Every human
life is failure, no matter what its
achievements, unless it is constant
force making for the well-being of
other men and women. There never
was and there never can be such a
thing as a great life isolated from So
ciety and lived alone; for the end of all
true living involves this kind of fruit
fulness, as truly as the end of the seed
which makes the harvest involves the
grain which sustains and nourishes
the world. To have this spirit of help
fulness, end to manifest it, lies, I'M
doubleday, within the purpose of most
men and women; he only realizes
it on large scale in whom
it becomes the most prominent
characteristic of his life. They make
a great mistake who suppose that
this helpfulness requires large means
or high position or unusual opportuni-
ties. These things are all valuable and
Invaluable to those who know how to
use them; but they are never essential
to really helpful character and career;
that which is essential, and that which
lies within the eye and reach of every
human being, is the spirit of helpful
ness, the controlling desire to so live
as to make other lives easier, happier
and more useful He who would set
out to show his helpfulness only by a
series of definite acts might do some
good, but this good would be small
compared with that which would be
accomplished by one whose whole life
lent itself, through the unconscious &C
ton of its own spirit. to ministration
to other lives. Most people feel that
they must live their own lives first, and
whatever margin of time, strength,
influence or money they may
possess may then be given to Others
This puts self first, and makes help
fitness secondary, and this is not the
true attitude. Life must begin with
the idea that it is to be lived for others,
and that, not its margin. but its best
strength and its best energy, must be
put into that kind of service. He who
feels this will not need to seek for
opportunities of making his feeling
known; they will come to him un-
sought and, for the most part, uncon-
sciously. The moment one assumes
this attitude toward his fellow-men he
begins to minister to them by thought,
by word and by action. The spirit
that rules him will reveal itself to
Others, and will touch them in ten
thousand unseen ways. Such man
or woman imparts tonic quality to
the atmosphere in which they live;
they are, unconsciously to themselves,
help, strength and hope to those who
are about them; and SO, awake or
asleep, silent or speaking, acting or at
rest, they become fellow-helpers with
Him who came not to be ministered
unto, but to minister. - Christian
Union
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-30
HUMOROUS.


"A Nebraska farmer says that acres
and acres of corn are growing this year
without ears. 1t is probably tired OF
hearing about low prices. - N. O.
Picayune.
81 thank heaven that my hair
does not turn grav," said Jones.
"Quite a remarkable case of undye-
ing gratitude, returned Smith,
Merchant 7raceler.
I'm looking for employment ~
said a young man, entering mer-
chants Office. "You are, hey? Well.
you'll find it in the dictionary over
there-er-among the Els. It'd Bits.
40, Why Should They Bury Me
Deep" is the title of some verses sent
to this office by Minnesota poetess.
After reading the poem the reason
seems clear enough to us.-EStettins
Bel.
Little boy Cat table)-"Pa, give
me some bread" Father-.'My son.
you must remember that older folks
have the preference. Little boy-'I
don't want any preference; want a
biscuit. "-DetroH Free Press.
"A three-year-old discovered q
neighbours hens scratching in the gar.
den. In a most indignant tone she re.
ported to her mother that the hens
from next door were ''wiping their
feet on our grass. "-LoaceU Courier.
-Caroline-"Here is a long article
on why Women Don't Marry :"
Sardonicus-"H'm. ! already know"
Caroline--"What do you think is the
reason" Sardonlcus-''BcsAu se they
don't get chance to.''-Detroa Free
Press.
-Thirty-two hundred babies are
born in the United States every day.
but a man never thinks of the other
thirty-one hundred and ninety-nine
when he is confined in a railroad car
with cherub that wants to see if it is
possible to howl louder than the engine
can whistle.
Woman Ito magistrate) = '.Me
husband has left me, sorr. an want
to make charge agin him for desar-
ton" -s.This is the proper
course to pursue, madame. Is he your
first husband?" Woman-"No, sorr,
he is my third" Magistrate (who
spends his afternoons at the Polo
Groupds)-"Ah, yes, see; got left on
third"
In crossing one of the forks of the
Old Mans river, Canada, boat, built
to accommodate two, but into which
fifteen men had been crowded, sank in
the middle of the stream. In the party
was an old man named Hays, who. it
was supposed, could not swim. and
Immediately the shout was raised:
Save old Hays, save old Hays" But
Hays retorted: '.Save yourselves, We
divils; I'm going ashore" And he
went ashore.
Last week an explosion of over
two tons of powder out West shook the
whole city, and wrecked every thing in
the neighborhood. When the explo-
sion occurred . deaf old lady, who
lived about block away, pricked up
her ears and said: Come in" She
then turned smiling to her daughter.
and exclaimed: Law me! do believe
I'm getting back my hearing. heard
hat knock at the door as plainly - |
'Yer l heard any thing IN my life. "
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-30
RELIGIOUS READING.
THE KINGDOM OF GOD.

~For, behold the Kingdom Of God is within
you"
Thy kingdom here?
Lord. can it be.
searching and seeking everywhere
For many year.
Thy kingdom come has been my PRAYER.
was that dear kingdom all the while so near
Blinded and dull
With selfish Sin,
Have been sitting at the gates
Called Beautiful.
Where Thy fair angel stands and waits.
With hand upon the lock, to let me ins
Was the wall
Which barred the way,
Darkening the glory of Tbs grace,
Hid ng the raw
Which. shining out rs from Thy very face,
Had shown to other men the perfect day!
Was the bar
VIII Oh shat me out
From the full jOyance which they taste
Whose SPIRITS are
Within Thy Paradise embraced
Thy blessed Paradise, which seems so far?
Let me not sit
Another hour
Idly awaiting what is mine to win,
Blinded in wit.
Lord Jesus, rend these walls of self and sin,
Beat down the gate that may enter in.
English Pulpit.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-30
FULL OF GOOD FRUITS.

Religion the Ono Thing That Makes Life
Beautiful. Useful and Happy.
The religion which comes from above
is, according to the Epistle of James,
full of good fruits" 1t is a religion
characterized by purity, peaceableness,
gentleness, mercy, without partiality
and without hypocrisy. 1t excludes all
that is earthly, sensual, devilish;" it
includes all that is pure and peaceable
and good. If any man will have wis
dom let him receive that which is from
above.
Religion is the one thing that makes
life beautiful and useful and happy. 1t
isthe one thing whose fruit is AWAY s
good and always abundant. Life must
be fruitful of something. If it be per-
vaded by the vivifying power of re-
ligion, it will be fruitful in all those
things which bless the individual both
in time and eternity, and through him
the race. Life, without this principle
within to develop the glorious posi-
bilities of the soul, will also be fruitful.
1t will; it must bring forth, but that
which it brings forth is not of life, but
of death. For '.lust when it is con-
ceived, bringeth forth sin; and sin.
when it is finished, bringeth forth
death"
What would you that your life should
bring forth? The Scriptures tell you
that there are these two kinds of fruit,
the one produced by the Good Spirit,
the other by the Evil You must choose
the one or the ether. and you will by
your choice make your life either a
blessing or a scourge. OF course you
would not choose to bring forth the
fruits which are described as ''earthly.
sensual. deviiish;" your soul revolts at
the Thought You would abound in
those fruits which are declared to be-
long to the wisdom that is from
above" But remember that .bile you
delay to seek the Heavenly wisdom the
esrthly, sensual spirit is spoililg your
soal, corrupting your thoughts and
poisoning your whole being. If you
are not bringing forth the fruits Of
righteousness, lust is conceiving in you
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-30
that dreadful progeny of evil which is

that dreadful progeny of evil which is
finished in death.
Religion is what the world most
needs. Whatever is evil in society and
the State proceeds from man himself.
The great curse is sin; and religion is
the only force that can lift the curse
and emancipate the race. 1t is in ac-
cord with the highest human aspira-
tons. and with all truth. We want its
blessed fruits to achieve higher civili-
cation. and for the grandest activities
of which man in his threefold nature
is capable.-M Y. Independent.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-30

IlluGtrated Treatise.
| DELICATE
DISEASES.

To those acquainted with our fms
to say that the Invalids' Hotel an(
branch establishment located at No.
England, have, for many years, emf
the most largely patronized and vi
the world for the treatment and {
arise from youthful indiscretions an
We, many years ago, established
treatment OF these diseases, under
the most skillful physicians and q
that all who apply to US might recei
Council OF the most experienced 90
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-30
CAUTION.

made (which can only be ascer
microscopical examination OF Il
curative In one stage or cOnditi(
In others. We have never, there1
for general sale through drugg
diseases, although possessing ver
we'd from an extensive e1perien
full course Is to carefully determ
each case by q chemical and n
urine, and then adapt our medic
ease and condition Of our patien
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-30
DISEASES OF
WoMEn.

the home physician
specialists. Rooms
vate. Send ten cent
on Diseases of Won
cOlOred plates Q@ I
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-30
WONDERFUL
| Success.

constituted q leat
and Surgical Inst
inquiries for q col
maladiest written
lished Q large I'LL
sent to any adore
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-30

pamphlets on nervous diseases, an
ten cents in postage clamps, when r
with q statement Of q case for con,
which one of our Treatises to send
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-30

Hundreds Of the most din
to modern surgery are ami
most skillful manner. by
lists. Large Stones are safe
Bladder. BY crushing, washi
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-30
SIRIeIuRE

Of inexperienced ph
urinary nstul&. and
relief and cure. "
ekfu Of our special
6ated treaties on tn
intrust this class OF
dangerous proceedl
doing. while thousax
treatment. Send pa
for . hrye. MustEab'
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-30
Diseases OF
DIGESTION.

affecting the liver and other I
tons to the process Of digesti
infrequently mistaken by boil
maladies, and treatment Is emf
disease which does not exist.
of the Digestive Organs will b
ten cents in postage stamps.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-30

Tho treatment OF Diseases Of the
Air Passages and Lungs, such as
Chronic Nasal Catarrh, Laryn.
Consumption, both through CORE
spOndence and at Ger institutions, cOnsti-
tutes an important speciality.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-30

Throat and Lung Diseases, which give
viz: ID A Treatise on Consumption,
price, postpaid, ten cents. (O A Treat
ciyinG new and successful treatment;
az A Treatise on Chronic Nasal CatarTh /;
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-30

cess. These are
Urinary Diseases
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-30
| KIDNEY
| DISEASES

ton Of patients. who can,
practice Of chemical analysis and
the urine in our consideration OF I
diagnosis, In which our institution
naturally led to very extensive pr
organs. Probably no other institi
largely patronized by suffers from
and world-famed Worlds Dispens
specialists have acquired. through
great expertness In determining I
and, hence, have been successful II
for the cure of each individual cas-
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-30

original of diagnosis chronic
diseases just successfully without with personal con-
become acquainted With them show them and
person hundred whom we have cured The per
most minute particulars k their several appears
Take the electro telegraph the
invention of the Is not degree OF accuracy
enables EEGctv
nearly three thousand miles ong? Our venerable
weather has become thoroughly familiar with
Maynard Of nature that he accurately
predict Washington forete
what weather will be in Florda New York well az
what s required Is the knowledge of certain
0... From these scientists deduce accurate
XISXX NJ illusions regardless of distance So ALSO medi
l S' cal science diseases have certain unmstakable
eElec signs symptoms and by of this
OO6AO6s enabled to originate and perfect
- tenn Of determining, with the greatest accuracy,
the nature diseases without seeing and personally
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-30

examining patients In recognizing diseases without
personal examination of the patient
miraculous powers We knowledge of pacnts
disease the practical application practice
cine Of welesabished Of modern science And
to the with which this system has endowed that
We owe our almost worldwide reputation of skfuy treating
7l. the marvellous success which has been attained
mAnvEluvS display certain phenomena. which being SUD-
OUGGc0O. and unmistakabe data to guide the Judgment
of the skillfu practitioner Alright in determining:
the nature of diseased conditions Tho
for treating lingering diseases Skill
within the reach
distant he reside from the physicians making the
nal scientific system Of and treating patients at dis
Medteal Adyise.,' By " Pierce D. 1900 Psges and
Or write and describe your symptoms ncosng ten cents il
be sent with terms for treatment and all particulars.