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PHOTOGRAPHER,
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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-04-29
WORK IN FAITH.

Do Not Seek the DrOss of Earth More,
and Love 1t Better, Than the Gold Of
Heaven.
Do your work, but do it in quietness
and confidence; do your duty, but do
it without this corroding anxiety; and
He who even in the desert spreads His
table for the birds, He who clothes the
flowers in the embroideries of beauty.
will feed and clothe you. That trust
which unconscious!y Gods humber
creatures show, that do We show re-
tiectingly and consciously. Trust in
God for these lower things, because He
gives, and will give, and has given, to
you. higher things than these. Do not
degrade aid drag down your life in
the mire by the spirit of mean, selfish.
grudging, untrustful accumulation. If
you seek first the Kingdom of God, all
these other things. or things transcend
emily better than these, shall be added
unto you. Then is nothing wrong in
your trade and your merchandise, and
your daily work to earn your own liv-
ing; that is altogether right; so far
from being Il rival business to these,
the seeking of the Kingdom of Heaven
is Divine law which should regulate,
Divine temper which should pervade
and transtigure them. Only for the
sake of your own souls, for the sake of
all that makes life worth living. for the
sake alike ofyour temporal and eternal
happiness, do not seek the dross of
earth more, and love it better, than the
gold of Heaven. Let conscience and
faith into every necessary act of your
daily life. Learn to discriminate the
transcendent. Learn to feel habitually
that the life, the true life, the spiritual
life, is more than food, and the body
than raiment. Let justice, goodness,
purity, be your aim, not the selfish
scramble of schcming competition, not
the brutal appetenceso of sensual desire.
DO not let your daily necessities blunt
the edge of your ideal aspirations. do
not sink into groveling appetites or
money-making machines. Man lives,
indeed, by bread, but he does not live
by bread alOne.-ArchdeacOn Farrar.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-04-29
CHOICE EXTRACTS.

There is no time so miserable but
a man may be true.-Shakespeare.
He makes the best use of riches
no has the smallest share of personal
wants.-Seneca.
% Lord, Thou knowest how busy I
must be this day; if l forget Thee, do
not Thou forget me!-Sir Jacob ashley.
slippery places may fling up the
heels of great giants. and little tempta-
tons may overthrow well-grown
Christians.-Lee.
in all times of trouble good men
have resorted to prayer and been COM
forted. Perplexed, discouraged. an
noyed. or even despised, oh, Christian.
resort to prayer and you will find a
present help in Him whose grace was
never sought in vain.-Standdrd.
The very core of healthy and hap
py discipleship is the willingness to
deny self and to let the Master have
His way. This principle runs through
all the deepest, richest experiences Of
the blood-bought and consecrated be-
liever.-T. L. Cuyter.
There is power in patience. 1t
saves us from despair when victory is
postponed. 1t makes it impossible for
disappointment to crushu us. Petulance
is quality of the weak. Patience en-
ables us to endure and persevere, and
endurance and perseverance lead to
triumph. Western Christian 4drocate.
The self-sufficient man is usually Il
very small man. He must be; other
wise he would want something larger
and better than himself. Self conceit
comes from comparing yourself with
smaller men. Measure yourself with a
baby. and you are giant; measure
yourself with giant, and you are a
pigmy.-Golden RMle.
Half the little frets of life would
vanish if we would only be silent about
them. and turn our attention to some
thing else. Instead of reckoning up
our blessings which are many, we reck-
on up our worries. which are few. We
look at the carriage and four in front
of us, and never think of the donkey
and cart which is behind.--Niss SeUeN
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-04-29
RELIGIOUS DEPARTMENT.
THE SONG OF THE BELLS.

:. ] sat last night at my WINDOW
AS the solemn church-bellS rang,
q. And listened with many a heartthrob
10 the musical song they sang.
10 the beautiful signing and swelling;
TO the tales of life they were telling
The story OF Christ and His dwelling
On earth for the glory of men.
e. And my heart was filed with the story
OF Christ who for men had died:
e As listened with faint heart swelling
To the bells of the Easter-tide.
And wondered if souls in their mad
ness
Could list TO this story of eladness.
And cast away pain aud all sadness
In the peace Of the Easter tide.
4. D hearts that are weary of SHINING,
And hearts that are weary of life!
Would you list to the bells and their music
Your lives would be free from strife.
Your souls with their peace would be
thrilling,
All the pain and the bitter grief stlling
With the rapture and 10Y swift filling
OF the musical Easter.bells!
o beautiful song Of the Faster!
There must be a God, i saw
A power supreme that is loving,
And cast all nv doubts away.
Let men all their creeds be forsaking,
The faith with philosophy breaking,
l EOld-to Il heart that is aching
The peace of Il God is supreme.
o beautiful bells of the Easter!
Glad may your Ginning be
Nav you BRING to all hearts that are breaking
The peace you have brought to me.
May your musical signing and swelling
To the souls that are weary be telling,
The story of Christ and His dwelling
On earth for the glory of men.
-Funit.c L. SherTich, ia Chicago Adrdnce.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-04-29
SPANISH eoAT.woMEN.
Picturesque Costumes That Arc EeArfally
and Wonderfully Made.

Picturesque Costumes That Arc Rcarfully
and Wonderfully Made.
1t is remarkable that though the wine
boats are rowed exclusively by men,
many other river boats are managed en-
tirely by women and girls. Small
light, flat-bottomed boats, used as ferry
boats. or for passengers going up and
down the river. or for carrying market
produce, are not only worked. but are
often owned. by women. With white
awnings spread over the heads OF the
passengers in hot weather, these boats
are picturesque objects seen from the
high snore, as they fit about on the
deep green water of the DOurO where 1t
flows through the town. The boat girls
ALWAYS push the oar instead of pulling
it. They seem incapable of fatigue.
they are buxom and not ill-favored, and
they wear the becoming Portuguese
costume. When they desire smartness,
as on market days, the correct humber
of petticoats is fourteen, many old and
of thick material. These stick out all
round in manner rather perhaps
curious than pleasing, and the effect IS
rather heightened by form of padding
that goes all the way round just below
the waist. This heavy costume is COM
pleted by a sort of bodice, usually made
of stout linen covered With some bright
colored material, laced up the front.
and tight-fitt:ng. 1t stops short about
an inch above the waist, and the white
under-skirt bulges out all round. This
sort of white skirt, with large loose
sleeves, is real and most effective
work of art. Round the neck and on the
shoulders it is caught into numerous
gagings, and some fine needle work is
inserted in front; over this handkcr-
chief is crossed. Another handkerchief
is put on the head, on the top of which
is placed round felt ''pork-pie" hat.
The bright silk handkerchief and the
black hat are the objects on which all
the rustic wealth is lavished. The hat
is trimmed with velvet, and between
the brim and crown is a row of little
black silk tufts. A hat is made to last
two years amongst the well-to-do peas
ants. Its construction is very solid, the
felt being nearly quarter of an inch
IHlChs uCdNN tHO uOt. 1uCSC picturesque
Portuguese costumes can be seen ut
their best in the numerous rowing boats
that come down the Duro to Oporto on
market days. The women then put on
all their jewelry, fine ornaments that
have descended from mother to daugh-
ter for generations. A large gold
heart, from an inch and a half to six
inches in length, and finely wrought. is
one of the oldest forms of these orna-
ments. The heart is suspended to
string of gold beads, light and well
wrought on their surface with design
of clearly Moorish origin. The beads
also are heirlooms. and some lucky indi-
viduals have as many as twenty rows,
each strung on common string. Crosses
of filigree work of ancient design are
also worn, together with modern cheap
lockets of poor German gold.-Art
Journal
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-04-29
EATING TOO MUCH,
1@O Failings of Which Too Many Farmers

1So Failings of Which Too Many Farmers
Arc Guilty.
The average farmer and farm laborer
sc chargeable with two failings, which
i,lure health and shorten life, both
h'ir-looms of the highly barbarous
!tndal ages. They eat too much and
S:the too little. Some of the food is
Objectionable as to the quality, but the
quality is less harmful than the quantity.
The farmers outdoor life gives him a
vigorous appetite. and not enough re-
straint is exercised against an excess.
His table drinks, too, (Which may be
classed as part of his food) are also OBJ
jectionable, being very generally strong
tea and coffee. The drink failing is
particularly prevalent among the fe-
males. When a person regards strong
tea or coffee as an absolute necessity
for meal, it is, in itself, bad sign.
An appetite for an unhealthy stimulus
is fastened on the stomach and the path
to disease is short and easy. Natures
simplicity is gone, and in its place are
nervousness, changing moods, and q
tendency to enjoy other stimulants, such
as the most highly-seasoned foods and
condiments. and, not infrequently, in
toxicating drinks. Children yet in arms
are brought up to tea and coffee and
the whole range of condiments, along
with pie and cake to any extent, and
their tender stomachs are disorganized
at an early age. Then when danger
Gus disease sets in-dyspepsia, heart
burn, frequent collie, fatuency, nausea,
ETC., the child is weakly" unable to
work, and an early death is regarded as
'an inscrutable dispensation of an all
wise Providence" There are thous-
ands to-day half broken down, prema-
turely old. complaining that flood does
them no good" or that it ''distresses
Them" and who are running after the
doctor. or swallowing quack medicines,
who could yet be cured by a proper sys-
tenn of diet. Some, it is true, are too
far gone, and vet hardly one in q thous-
and will listen with patience to a kind
remonstrance against his bad habits
Rur0l Ees0 YorEsS.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-04-29

not dirge over the final triumph Of
matter over spirit. So is the coming
of spring the earnest OF natures life.
All winter men have grOaned under
the stress of weather, and if spring did
not come at last only pessimistic view
of nature could be possible. But with
the songs OF birds and breaking forth
of foliage, in other worA with natures
resurrection, the meliOrstive and even
optimistic view of natural life becomes
possible to the mind and heart.
1t is as the Master of Life who broke
the bonds of death ''because it was not
possible that He should be holden of
them" that Jesus Christ receives this
day the homage of so many millions OF
the human race. The risen Saviour is
the true answer to the iniidel poet who
tells us that whatever our life has
been, it's something better not to be.
1t is He who has shown
THAT in a boundless universe
Is boundleSs better, boundless worse,
the former even more than the latter.
1t is the Christ of Easter rather than
of Gethsemane and Calvary that IS the
hope of the world, shedding light upon
the uark even Oh ucatn, out Ol WnlcH he
stepped forth into garden of eternal
life 1t is the risen Christ who alone
can make the desert of our life to bios
som as the rose.
Whatever crazy sorrow saith,
No life that breatheS nth human breath
Has ever truly lOnRed for death.
"'Tis life whereof our nerves are scant
q life not death, for which we pant;
l. fa fr1ll thaf I
If Easter day does not answer these
questionings, and satisfy these aspira-
tions-if "Christ be not risen'-then
truly is our faith vain and the splendor
of to-day's ritual and the glory of to-
days music are but mOckeries, and the
dust of the noble enthusiast of Galilee
is only the last proof needed that mans
life is vain shadow, which no sun
shine can illumine. But that better
voice of our own nature which cries
'nOn omnis mortar" Il shall not all
die" is more in unison with the Easter
anthems and the voices of the spring,
both in the kingdom of grace and of
nature, than with the materialism that
would make the soul of Shakespeare
annihilated by an attack of Indigestion.
brooklyn Eagle.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-04-29
Dakota Interest.

II suppose Eastern capital has done
a great deal for this country" said a
traveller to Dakota settler.
''Oh, I 'spect it has-least that's
what they all say"
Haven't you been benefited by it?''
"Well, no, can't says have"
'.What has been the trouble?"
"Why, you see borrowed $50 of yer
Eastern capital when l first come out
here, and blamed eff it hasn't kept me
humping bouts hard as can hump
to raise the $50 each month to pay the
interest on it. 1t has kinder held me
back, stranger. "-Esteltine I'd. T.. Bell.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-04-29
OPIUM CONSUMERS.
A Druggist Discusses the Past and Present
State of His Business.

A Druggist Discusses the Past and Present
State of His Business.
''By whom is opium mainly bought"
''By people of all classes. You would
be greatly surprised if should show
list of my customers who are in the
habit of purchasing this drug. Idonot
mean those for whom it is prescribed by
physicians, but those who use it as regu-
larly at they would tobacco. These
slaves of the opium habit comprise law
yers, artists. preachers, merchants and
all kinds of mechanics, tradesmen and
laborers. Women as well as men are
slaves to the opium fiend. A certain
lawyer, who was connected with IA
nous trial in neighboring town, has
been known to consume large quantities
of the drug for many years. He made
a long argument near the close of the
trial which was continued seven hours.
Many people wondered how he man.
aged to keep up for such a length of
time. Had they noticed that at the end
of each hour he swallowed an opium
pill they would have known the secret
of his wonderful endurance. I think
physicians are much to blame for people
acquiring the opium habit"
GLOW so?''
because they are so willing to pre-
scribe it to patients who could get
along without it. An invalid is sleep
less or nervous, and opium is given in
small doses. By and by larger doses
are required under similar circum-
stances, and finally the patient finds
that it is almost impossible to get along
without the drug. The opium habit is
an expensive one. 1t has made wealthy
people poor. In this respect it is as
great an enemy to the human race as
strong drink. There have been great
changes in the drug business during the
past twenty-five years. A quarter of
century ago the physicians gave their
patients great deal of calOmel, now
very little of this drug is prescribed.
Twenty-Five years ago the homeopathic
school of medicine was ridiculed by
majority of the people. At the present
time it is very popular. When l was
boy the Thompsonian system of treating
diseases took the people of the United
States by storm. Packages of prepara-
tons of roots and herbs prepared ao-
cording to the Thompsonian formula
were to be found upon the shelves of
every drug store. The name of the
founder of this system was known to
every household. Now we seldom hear
it mentioned.-N. Y. Mail and E1press.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-04-29
RELIGIOUS AND epucArlonA,

lin the State of Michigan mns;c !.
taught in thirty-six out of two hundred
and twenty-0ne public schoOls.-Detroia
Tribune.
"A new paper. lie Jour de Reposa-
has been started at Vevay, Switzerland.
to advocate the observance of the Sab
bath among French-speaking people.
The library of Princeton College il
said to have the largest collection of
books on baptism in the world. There
are two thousand bound volumes and
three thousand pamphlets.
Last year St. Mary's Catholic
Church ut Waltham. Mass, was entered
and chalices and other valuables worth
three hundred dollars were stolen One
night recently the stolen articles were
returned. being left in the place from
which they were taken Boston Jour-
nal.
Germany has eight schools of for
estry. where five years of training is
required of those who seek positions
under the government, although q
course of study half as long may be-
taken by amateurs France supports \
single school at Nancy.
Lady Dufferin, wife of the British
VicerOy of India, takes personal in
terest in missions. She is now studying
Hindustani with Miss Thoburn, an
American Methodist missionary, and
pays the expenses of several persons in
America who are studying for future
missionary work in India
A Yale concert the other night was
for the benefit of a Japanese Young
man who, being too poor to pay his
way, has been able to get into the good
graces of the collegians, and will now
90 smoothly through the Sheffield
course. At the concert the Jap wore q.
big n0segay and sang a song.-Harf-
ford Post.
The English dairymen feel the COM
petition of American and Danish pro-
ducers' so sharply that the Cheshire
Chambers of Agriculture has decided to-
establish a model dairy and school Of
dairy-farming. The English producers
have almost lost their own market from
a neglect to pursue the scientific meth
DDS followed in other countries.
Rev. Mr.. Makepeace, of Andover.
Mass. gave the Congregational minis
Gers in Boston some advice in discussing
''the responsibility of the church for the
entertainment of the people," He
recommended that the church ''spend
less time in advertising the theater by
preaching against it. and occupy their
time in providing something better. "-
Boston Herald
The long suffering wife of Meth
odist minister puts in 8 plea for fur
nished parsonages in the New York
Christian AdUocate. can itinerant min
istry may be a good thing" she says.
"but nothing but absolute necessity can
justify furniture intineracy. In SIM
pier times, when one wagon would hold
all the furniture supposed to be neces-
sary in a preachers family. the burden
was not so heavy. But the parsonage
must be furnished similar toiother homes,
and this now makes a preacher moving
very labOriOus.