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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-06-03
SPRING..
KANSAS.

AS little children gather round their mother.
ana Deg her familiar tale to tell
One that is dearer far than sny other
because SO often heard and known 30 well:
And as they watch her, prompting should
she falter.
And any variation quickly zee
And cry: Don't tell it SO, don't change and
alter
We want it just the way it used to be-"
SO do we come to thee. o Nature-Mother,
And never tire OF listening to thy tales
IeIl us thy spriDg-tim story nOw-no other
That hath u wondrous charm, which never
fails.
Tell it with all the old time strength and
glory,
Fill it with many a happy song and shout:
Don't miss one bird or blossom IN the story
Don tlcave one daiodil or daisy out
Tell us each shade in all the trees soft green
ing,
Don't skip one blade of grass, one bee, one
wren
Each little thing has grown so full of mean
ing
In the dear story we would hear again.
y Mother NatureI thou art old and hoary
And wonderful and strange things thou
canst tell:
But we, like children, love the spring-time
stOry,
And think it best because we know it well.
bessie Chandler, in Century.
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HE'S BEEN THERE.
Why Tramp Quit Travelling and Took
to Washing Buggies.

Why Tramp Quit Travelling and Took
to Washing Buggies.
II Eas tramp for several years."
said a buggy-washer at one of the
livery stables the other day, ''and 1
might have been on the road yet but
for the circumstances which deprived
me of this left leg at the knee. A
tramp with wooden leg would be no
where, while get around the stables
at a fair gait
what was the circumstance"
''Well, seven or eight of us were
tramping together through the oil
regions of Pennsylvania, and one day
one of the gang stole a can out of shed
in the woods. 1t contained nitro
glycerine, but none of us knew the
article then. He carried it for about
an hour, when we all bunked down in
the shade for MONDAY nap. Some
of us were half asleep, and we were all
packed together under one tree, when
the man picked up stone and began
hammering at the can. was looking
at him out of one eye, and l was won
dering whether the can held oil or lard,
when all at once the vaults of Heaven
fell to earth with crash. Half an
hourdater, when came to, l was ly-
ing in the bushes two hundred feet
from the tree, and my foot, ankle and
leg were mass of pulp"
There had been an explosion"
"You bet! There was a hole in the
ground into which you could have
dumped cottage. and the big tree
was heap of kindling-wood. Out of
the eight of us five could not be found,
and suffered the least injury of any
of the wounded. All that was gathered
together to represent five men were
some bits of clothing and leather-nOt
over two quarts. That was corker
on me. Whenever see stray can
lying around lift my hat, take circle
to the right or left, and pensively OBJ
serve: Not any to-day, thank you
I've been there ~ - Detroit Free
Press
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-06-03
Some Rare Specimens.

Prof. Edward Palmer, of the Smith
sonian Institution, has just returned
from Mexico, where he was sent by
the institution to collect some botan-
ical specimens. He brought back a
large number of rare specimens.
twenty-five per cent. of which were
new to Dotanists. The professor also
brought a number of implements.
utensils, etc., used by the Terahu-
mares Indians. who lived in the arid
wilds of the Sierra Madre mountains.
These Indians. some ten thousand in
number, live in the cost primitive and
simple manner. their clothing being
merely blanket and a breech clout
and they dispense with the blanket in
warm weather, No hats and no shoes
are worn, and they sleep on mats on
the fsor. They raise sheep and make
their own wooden blankets. Prof.
Palmer has quite q collection of inter.
esting relics of old Mexico, which he
will place in the National Museum
here-Kasbington Critic.
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said there was pool in which tbs
blood stains could be washed away.
Heracllo was taken to the pool. He
had to press his way through chap
arrai OF thorns, infested with serpents.
scorpions. Lizards and all sorts of pois-
onous reptiles. At times ne grew faint
and was on the point of turning back,
but the dove urged him on. At last he
came to the pool and found it foant-
ain of blood.
How can be cleansed by bathing
there?' he asked. The dove assured
him he would, and after long time he
plunged into the pool. When he came
out. 10! every thing was changed. The
dangerous chaparral had disappeared,
and the enchanted city which had been
receding from him, now seemed mo-
mentarily drawing nearer. All stains
had disappeared from his hands and he
was now as white as snow. The pool
had become a fountain of living water.
Those white-robed people gathered
about him. as he stepped from the
water. and bursts of glad music filled
the air He was conducted to the en-
chanted city, down its streets of shining
gold. Straight to the palace of Tezcu-
co, he was led by the white-robed
throng. In the royal palace was a
courtyard, on the opposite sides of
which were two halls of justice. In the
principal one, called the tribunal of
God, was throne of pure gold, inland
with turguoiSes and other precious
stones. On the stool in front was
placed human skull, crowned with an
immense emerald of pyramidal form.
and surmOunted by an aigret of brilliant
plumes and precious stones. The skull
was laid on heap of shields, quivers,
bows and arrows. The walls were
hung with tapestry made of the hair of
different, wild animals, of rich and
varied colors, festooned by gold rings
and embroidered with figures of birds
and flowers. Above the throne was q
canopy of variegated plumage from
the center of which issued Respondent
rays from the precious gems and gold.
There was another apartment in the
palace called the Kings tribunal 1t
was gorgeOusly snrmounted with a
canopy of rare feathers worked in fig
ures of beautiful colOrs. Here the
Sovereign of the Encantados gave pub
lie audience and issued his dispatches,
which are frequently directed to differ
ent parts of the earth and have more
effect on mortals than they think. But
when he decides on important causes.
or confirms a sentence, he passes to
the tribunal of God, attended by four
teen great Lords of the realm, mar
shaled according to rank. Then, putt
ting on the mitred crown incrusted
with precious stones, and holding a
golden arrow for scepter in his left
hand, he lays his right on the skull
and pronOunces his awful Judgment.
All the wonders of the enchanted
towns can not be told. Men have been
there and come back, but it's so many
years ago that none are living now.
They all come back loaded down with
gold. But no one can enter there with
bloody hands,
AS Ramirez finished l asked him if
We had not better 90. He assented.
and in five minutes we were mounted
and riding up the steep ascent. could
not but think that Ramirez had got the
history, legends and religion of his
country somewhat mixed. john X.
Mu:icE
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-06-03
THE RATTLESNAKE.
Facts Concerning Two Species of Vile and
Poisonous Reptiles.

Facts Concerning Two Species of Vile and
Poisonous Reptiles.
The rattle consists of number, often
twenty or thirty, of dry parchment, or
shell-likc pieces, strung loosely but
firmly together, and are shaken by a
fore and aft motion of the snakes tail.
1t sounds very like peas in a dry pod.
The seven-year locust and some of the
grasshoppers make very similar
noise. These rattles are rather brittle
and many are broken off and lost.
They are produced at different lengths
of time, owing to the vigor, health or
food of the bearer. Sometimes two are
added in the same year, so the humble.
of rattles does not indicate the age, as
is generally supposed. They are like
the flowers that bloom in the spring.
They have nothing to do with the case.
There is considerable speculation as
to just why the rattle is attached to
this snake. 1t can't be for the snakes
protection, else the young ones, being
most in need of protection, would have
the most rattles; whereas it is the
adult which has the most. Neither
can it be for the purpose of warning
man and other animals of its proximi.
ty, as this is just what his snakeship
does not want to have known; beside,
there are many other serpents just az
venOmous which have no such ap-
pendage. The copperhead has only a
bony tip on its tail. Some writer says
it is for the purpose of startling small
animals from their hiding places; but
the rule is that if an animal is startled
when hiding, it only crouches the
closer in its crypt. That is Il question
which will have to go unanswered. At
all events, whatever use it is to the rat
tier it is like the cucumber odor of cop
perheads, it serves a good purpose to
man, and when either of these warn
ings is noticed in the woods it il pref
ty safe thing to move out of range.
Rattlers and copperheads live in
damp, cool places, although fond of
basking in sunshine. They feed upon
young rabbits, squirrels, rats, mice and
small birds. Their young are inclosed
in eggs, which have membrane for
shell. These are Matched in the moth
ers body. and the little snakes are born
alive. These two serpents strike their
prey and the poison acts in very short
time-less than minute. If the victim
escapes the first effort of the serpents
they never pursue it. Although fatal
to a small animal it is exceedingly
doubtful whether it is virulent enough
to compass the death of q human be-
ing or large animal There are so
many remedies which always prove
successful that the probability is that
recovery would take place without their
use. To kill, the venom must be intro
duced into the blood. 1t can be taken
into the stomach with IMMUNITY. Pigs
attack, kill and eat rattlesnakes. The
tion.-Pittsbnrgh Dispatch
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-06-03
SUMMER wooLENs.
Delicate aud Lovely EAbries - LaN>an
Styles In Bonnet-TrimminRs.

Delicate and Lovely Fabrics - LaS>eo
Styles In BOnnet-Trimmings.
Sheer lightweight woolens suitable
for midsummer wear are brought out
in grades which reach from the dainti.
est veilings to the most serviceabie
serges for utility purposes. The wide
range from one to the other. embrace
ing canvas. etamine, grenadine in new
designs. boucle fabrics, plain and
figured bison cloths. kybers, challies,
mousseline de laine. etc., thirty-five
varied meanings Of white wool alone
being displayed; some plain, others
striped. tlower-brocaded and figured
in many fancy devices. The canvas
or twilled goods, with wide beurrette
or etamine stripes in fine cashmere coll
orings and patterns are exceedingly
stylish. and make rich and effective
suits for visiting and carriage wear.
These are made up with long, grace
full draperies of pure white or cream
white wool. the white bodice
completed by narrow vest, very
high military collar and cuff trim
mings of the stripe. with sash to
match, set beneath the point of the
bodice in the back. There are also
many ecru. dove, olive, beige, almond
cOlored and golden-brown woods, with
nothing added to their simple effect be-
yond self-trimmings in the form o.
plaitings, killed panels, with long
Grecian overdress reaching the hem Of
the undertakes on the left side, and
raised en- jabot on the right. Such .
gown can be worn at any hour of the
day at summer resorts; velvet collar
a Ia marine or handsome neck and cuff
trimmings of dainty lace rendering
them quite dressy enough for all occa-
sions but those requiring full dress.
In new bonnet trimmings the sue
cessful blending of shades to harmon
ize variety of colors is a noticeable
feature. The trimmings of beads and
lace have in many instances beige
interlaced with threads Of
gold or silver, mingled with fine colors
of every imaginable hue. The galloons
of gold edged with large gold and
cashmere beads are outlined with tiny
ones representing gems of every sost.
and the gauze and etamine ribbons
show Persian, Egyptian and Roman
designs on rich backgrounds. One
elegant bonnet has the center of the
crown overlaid with triangular
shaped piece of pear-embroidered vel
vet; the edges of the piece outlined
with the same beads. This triangle
holds the upper edges of ruflfe of
rich lace which is slightly gathered to
fall toward the front over . semi
wreath of pale, pink roses aqd foliage.
set above the cOronet front, which is
covered with pink satin vailed with q
pearl network. This idea is repeated
IN another Paris-made bonpet of mauvo
and jet. Mexicane GRAPE is new
very beautiful material for summer
decorations for these being
mostly pink. Opal, pearl and turquoise
tinted laces, outlined with beads of the
same exquisite color. these mingled
with aigrettes of the same. and masses
If crepe roses and other blooms, too
lelicate and lovely in texture and col
bring to admit of any description
which would in any degree portray
heir ethereal beauty and charming
,ffect.-N Y. Post.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-06-03
CORN-F COOER.
Directions for the Sowing of This Impor
tant Crop.

Directions for the Sowing of This ImpOr
tant Crop.
Sowing corn broadcast for fodder
can not be advised. l. 1t is a great
waste of seed, as it is sown too thick.
2. 1t is not planted deep enough to
stand the summer drought, and gets
yellow and wilted before it j. half
grown. 1t is usually sown too late.
and has not sufficient warm weather to
cure it. 4. If cut green for silage
there is little strength or substance in
it, and nutritive food can not be made
out of it. When it is drilled in it is
better, but it is usually too thickly
sown to give good results. The best
way is to plant it in hills the same as
corn, but somewhat closer.
Plant at the same time as the general
corn crop is planted. Flint corn or
early Dent is the best; the strong grow
ing late Dent is too coarse in the stalk,
and sweet corn does not give enough
of fodder to the acre, besides it is very
doubtful if it is any better than the
other, while its stalks are too weak
to stand up when tied in shocks for
curing.
The corn should be cut as soon as the
ears begin to glaze, and if properly
put up in small shocks tied with bas-
ket-willow-of which every farmer
should have a supply growing-and
thoroughly cured. it will be found to
be in the most nutritious state for feed
ing. If put in silo in this state the ears
of corn will mould and be lost, while If
the fodder is cut up in the cured state
as feed, these ears will be the best part
of it, and it will be found more profit
able than putting it into silo.-N Y.
Witness.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-06-03

Lemon Pudding: Three eggs, one
cup of sugar. one spoonful of butter,
the juice and grated rinds of two lem
ons and a little salt. Beat all well to-
gether. add a glass of sherry, and. last
". add gradually one pint of milk.
Bake half An hour in a moderate oven.
Boston Globe.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-06-03

DR. Gleason asserts that the best
remedy for bleeding at the nose is the
vigorous motion of the jaws, as in the
act of chewing. In the case of child,
a wad of paper should be inserted in
the mouth and the child instructed to
chew it hard. The motion of the jaws
stops the flow of blood. Western
RNr0l
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-06-03

ery II found. AS TO tncrc Delny en-
chanted towns and cities, inhabited or
uninhabited, believe that to be wholly
myth.
Though using the best Mexican at
my command. l am yet in doubt
whether the old Aztec fully understood
me. He seemed. however, to catch
the drift of my idea, and as if to con-
vince the most skeptical mind. pro-
posed to narrate one of those strange
legends. As had heard many before.
and knew that while they abounded in
the eXtravagant, they We're rich in in
cident. consented to listen to another.
1t would BE-, fully three hours before
the lazy guide could be induced to stir
from beneath the tepiguage, SO the
time might as well be passed IN story
telling as in any other way. His story
was of one of these enchanted cities. and
hidden orange groves. l here give it
as near as l can remember it The
translation may not be literal, but in
substance it is the same.
Many years ago when the children
of the sun ruled this part of the world,
while the grandfather of Montezuma
was on the throne there was q young
man of noble birth in his court. He
was brave, and one of the Kings best
Generals. His name was Heraclio,
and wherever he led the armies of
Montezuma. they were successful. This
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-06-03

There is no excuse for communism
in the United States. any more than
there is for burglary and highway rob
bery.-Se AL6ons Messenger.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-06-03

Rev. George Washington Is chap
lain of the British Legation at Constan-
tinople
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1886-07-30
u. SO. gsobObp, %. Q. gaattus
6eHI. MdHaeer, 6snI PAL. -
Cincinnati, o.
O. .. Bacon. @enI. &eft- 4ail. ~.
81. 9Ouis. Ro.
eS.tabarer @to.rfprn@.

Ser: so babe fur ueiu atbeH ss''s
taItlH
Dame: % i'd aud, aker nar Ips's
bas @onsr rsGt warm iffl
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per:uene Sonia pom 2saueru.

NuS ben na5lttbenoen Utittbeilun9en
wir6 eS mo9Ii9, fd elm trsues Bib iber
ben 3uitanb bes un9Iidlt9eu p9errs
i9ers~ bes B~apernlan6es 3u bilben.
Seit einem Sabre maren nur mebr swei
Dsomente 81 fonffatiren, MO Der ba>
malise Bring Otto nod elm 8erIfdnb>
mfg, einen beltimmtenW iuen manifeffirte.
Der nunmebr ueriforbene 66nis 2u6mie
edtte feiuer 3eit ben ffreneffen Befebl
9egebsH, in Der dr3tIi6en 8ebanbIung
ieiues 8rubsrs bic sr6Bte MiIbe waIten
gu Iafien unb Der &6nis battle IS ii9 uorz
bebaIteu, feI6ft e~iu5usrsifeu, wenn
'Strense an bic Steue pom Milbe treten
folte. Cine foI9e Snitiatiue war fur
ben R6ni9 IN ben eriten Eaeen bes Sab
res 1885 9eboteu. @eber bas Sure6en
Der &er3te, nod bic m6sIi9ffe &ldfi4t
ieitens Der @drter uermo4te ben fat In
&aferei uerfanenen Yrinsen CUR Rnbe an
6rinsen. @r Serf9Ius Aaes, mas sr IN
ieiner Gdbe fan6, rannte sesen bic fart
9epolfferteu Wdnbe, 3errte an feinen
Rleibern, un6 brobte Se6em, Der Jpn be-
riibten moute, nit ben Sdbnen un6 @ds
9eIn. Der &6ni9, pom bieIem Suffanbe
feines Srubers in SenntuiB seiest, tam
mad Garffenrieo unb uerfu@te Jpn nit
Strenge unb ieinem BON benz Brinsen 70
eefdrGteteu fammen5en Bid einsu.
i9a9tern nn6 vSabm gu MAIDEN. SIN
3aufe 6es @efprd9es smil9en beiben
Bribern, nobel Bring DITTO au~er6inas
nar nnjuiammenbdnsenbe Sdte beruors
itieb, entf4Iapfte benz &Snis, Der feIbff
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Die CpauiC6e aouiasmiCere.

Der &0ni9 pom Spauieu lit elm MIR
weniae @O1en altes 8i69en, bas nod
picle Sabre 6ur9 cine Regenil3aft per-
treteu iein wirb; babel bat aber bieies
2anb CUR 3eit mebr &6nise unb 6Onigin>
men, aIs lrqen6 elm 2ano porber, islblt
England in ben bIutisen Gasen Der 0orts
unb Qaneahers ni6t ousseuommsn
Oa 1T sund3ft cine S6ni9iu Isabella
II. pom Spanien, meiter cine R6nioiH
Mdrie Gbriltine, Bittpe AlfonIo's XII,
feruer cine 6Onisin Seatrir pom Ste,
@sntabIiu bes S6ntss Sobanu Ill, Der
81 9uniten ieiues Sobues Don Carlos
a~b9e6autt BOT, uno enbIi6 cine S6nigin
W%areuerita, bic 9euabIin eben bieies
Don Carlos. Sas m6ren aIio uier
80nisinnen, ale Iesitim, aue iouUerdn.
Die 3abI Der &6nise lift nod UNI cine
GROCER. 8ir nenntil 3uerlt ben S6nis
Don aiff, ben 9emabI Der S0nisin
Isabella, fobanu ben iinsit eeborenen
S0nis alfOnfo KILL, ferner bic 86nise
Sobann III. unb Carlos, beren @ez
mabIinnen mir bereits erwdbnt baben,
uub eabIi9 ben am Weifen p~ereeGeuen
60nis pom Spanten, Amabeus 1.
Die uerf9ieSensu Raieftdtsn uOn
Spanien baben nit chamber i~ibrisens
IetSIid gut f3 p~srtrasen. 5reiIid burfz
ten fe ui3t in 81 GROCER SabI beilams
men iein, ME es einmaI sel9ebeu 1T.
Dor einiseu Sabren udmIid traf IS f9,
boB ouf einem Banfeft gu YGris Der
Prdfbeut ber &epubIit auf WunI9 Der
60nisin Isabella bieier ben grtonig
&mabeus uoriteIte. R6nie Amabeus,
Der etn poIsnSeter Gentleman lit, fiibIte
ft3 bie,bur9 perpfi9tet, an onSeren
Gage Der &6nistu Isabella feline aufpar.
tung 3l MAIDEN. Als er fi3 nit 6iefer
TN SoaIe beiiammen befanb, trat pI5b:
LID uuansemeIbet Elm Maun pom bobem
@u@fe Elm. .Mein Better DON Carlos
be Bourbon b'@fte = Seine 6obeit Der
Bring ama6eus uon Sauopen," faste bic
66nisiu, inbem iie bic 6eIren chamber
uorffeate. Raum battle man eiuise @orte
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elns neueutoedte SofterRammer.

Wie man Der 8rnuni9w. Qanbesseis
tuu9 aus ylantenbur9 f9reibt, wurbe
in benz 6orti9en alien SdIofe cine SOL
tertammer ent6sdt. @dbren0 Der Nnz
weienbeit bes &esenten, YrinSen alz
bre6t pnn YreuBeu, par bemielben in
Ser lebten &ammer Der Don ibm Be-
wo9nten .3immerreibe Elm BUMPER 9es
ru1 unaraenebm aufgefalleu, unb 6a in
beiaster &ammer duBerIi9 elm bIinbes
6enifer 3u ieben mar, befabl Der Yrin,,
bafeIbe pieoer burd;ubredeu. 9ei
6ieIer Irbeit nun itteB man auf cine
iteile Greppe, bic nit 50 Stufen in bic
Giefe fibrte. Die Ereppe mar unten
abeei9loien NIT elmer 8oblentbiir, iiber
un6 iiber nit @tien tei9Iassn. 9ur6
biefe Ebir 9eIan9t nan in tinen 9ro6en
9sp6lbtsn Gaum, IN benz Elm ~iogenann;
ter polnii9er Bod itebt. @s lift elm
aItes, bduig uortommenbeS Warters
Snitrument, beftebenb aus suei therein;
anberIiegenben 8alten. Yeibe BaIten
haben 3uiammenpahenb lie baIbtreisz
fOrmi9e Nusf4nitte, paa,weiie ansez
or6net. Su biele wurben 6ei eeIiftetep
O~bertbeiIe bic SlBe Der gu Marternben
biuein9eIe9t, bann bet OberbaIten wie.
Der bsrunterseIafen uno bic 6dnbe
mitteIit auf Der oberften Sld9e ansez
bra9ter 9dnbi6eDen ebenfaus gefehelt.
Nus bteIem 8aume tritt man in elm
3ueites @eip6lbe. 6ierim befin6en li9
rings au ben Wdnbeu, uusefdbr Spei
Sfu6 iiber Der gr6e. eiIerue ,Rranuen
NIT %itarten e~iiernen &insen, bic offenz
bar basu 9eSient babeu, bic unslidz
Iiben @efan0enen an ben 8dnben anSlI.
i9IieBen. 9IuBerbem bein6en ii5 in
bem IeSten &aume in Der Oefe 5ruei
%eiierne &tuse, ME iie gu Der Stredfolter
n6tbis waren. @s seb0ren bieie 8dume
ieoeufaus gu Dem i'm Sabre 1916 nieberz
.sebrannicn alien S6IoBt5eile, an 6eIen
Steaen erft in BEN erlten SSabren bes
a6tsebnten Sabrbun6erts Der iest nod
sriitirenbc 8au auFsefibrt wurbe. &uf:
fauenb ftnb bic refine Quft unb bic
Erodenbeit in ben Rdumen, fowie bic
Der @dn6e, weI5e 6afir
6uB in Sen Sabrbunberten,
notbi9 tuaren, nm ba5 @ifen sers
fallen gu la6sn, tein Meni9 nit quail
member 3dmpe bieIe &dume betreten bat.
gs cat tein Menl5 cine Abnun9 pom
Der @riitenj biefer JGume sebabt.- Nu6
itno bic uo~r9efInbenen Snitrumente Der
erfte 6uno, Der barauf binmeibt, haB i'm
V~lantenbur9sr S3lOhe Sur9uerlieB
nno Marterrammer 9ewsieu finb.