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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-02-04
CURIOUS BURIAL CUSTOMS.
Some Observations Recently Made In the
Vicinity of Athens.


Vicinity of Athens.
A correspondent at Athens gives an
account of MANY curious burial GUS
toms peculiar to- Greece which lately
came under his notice. A piece Of
linen as wide as the body and twice as
long, was doubled and a hole large
enough for the head out of it. In this
the body was wrapped in new clothes.
and especially new shoes. Beneath
the head was placed a pillow full Of
lemon leaves. In the mouth was
placed bunch Of violets. and around
the temples n chaplet of flowers. These
are used only for the unmarried. and
must be white Both head and feet
were tied with bands made for the pur-
pose. which were Embossed at the edge
of the grave when the coffin was about
10 be closed. 4 small coin, Ga relic OF
the fee to the ferryman) was placed in
the palm of the hand. At Athens
sou is dropped into the coffin. The
greatest attention is given to this point.
In removing the body the feet always
20 first. A priest came on three sue
cessive days to sprinkle the room. fumi-
gate it and repeat certain prayers, as
for that period after death it was sup
posed to be haunted. After burial
women are hired to keep light burn
ing over the grave until the body is
supposed to be decomposed. To assist
this, the bottom of modern Greek cof-
fins is of lattice work. Every Saturday
the poor of Athens place on the graves
of their friends eatables of the sort they
used to ike.-N Y Sun.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-02-04
REVEALING THE SECRET.
Why the Sergeant Put Down . Lady
Age At Sweet Sixteen.

Age at Sweet Sixteen.
Patrolman Hummel brought in a
lady, and as she stood up to the win
dow to be registered for intoxication,
Lieutenant Schriber said:
'.How old are you, madam
.'Oh. sergeant, please your honor, I
don't have to tell my age, do II" asked
the woman, in pleading tones, and the
sorrowful, agonized countenance of
the unfortunate prisoner brought quick
tears of sympathy from Clerk Nc
Cready. Sergeant Dunn, Doorman
Bremen and several reporters.
"Yes, madam" said the Lieutenant,
1--WE take the ages Of all prisoners.
A suppressed moan escaped from the
woman's lips. and she looked appeal
ingly around and said:
..Well. if i must must. Twas born
in Scotland, and my Sc multiplied by
twice its length. divided by its least
common multiple, substraeted from its
algebraic denominator and added to
three-tenths of its annual income will
give you my truthful period of actual
existence.
Then she tainted. Three srithme.
ticians around the central worked
three hours on the problem; Colonel
Lipps brought out some old school
books, Sergeant Dunn brought a slate
and pencil and scene of brain work
and mental gymnastics followed. All
gave up trying to solve how old the
lady was except the Lieutensnt. He
shut his eyes and went it blind and put
down sweet sixteen. = Cleveland
Foindealer.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-02-04

"A great and general scare about
hydrophobia would be of great benefit
to the United States, for nowhere else on
this side of Constantinople are there SO
many worthless cur dogs in proportion
% the population. In the cities they
are seldom seen. but no man can walk
through a country town at night with
out being startled almost out of life by
dogs which rush yelping from door
ways and seem intent on tearing some
one to pieces Dog laws do not greatly
decrease the number. Poison seems
the antidote, and il can not be admins
tered too persistently.-N y. Tribune.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-02-04

The Turkish fashion of wearing
jewelcd buttons il seen here on some
imported evening costumes. They are
In turquoise, garnet or some Of the
pretty Alpine quarts crystals In
Turkey. whore they are sometimes
composed Of more costly Jewels. they
are . part of the brides dover. and
are often heirlooms Of great antiquity
~ Z. Her0l1
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-02-04

Costly homes are not needed for
comfort. Indeed. there is not always
found as much genuine happiness as
there is in a humble cottage of only
two or three rooms. Kindness and
contentment do more to make homes
happy than gold Some of the palatial
homes, doubtless, are built to crafty
pride, but that object is not always
accomplished. because, however fine
and costly home may be. somebody is
sure to build finer and costlier one
n. 7. Times.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-02-04

I'm removing trees or shrubs from
the garden or even q vine border. be
careful to remove all the roots along
with them, else these will be liable to
prove . source of annoyance for .
long time by encouraging fungus
growths Of very offensive kinda-G 7.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-02-04

-Walking-shoes are much more
sensible in every respect than formerly,
low, fat At heels, broad soles and roomy
uppers having superseded the con-
tracted, elevated heels and pinched
toes of . few years ago.-cHiee9o Jess.
00l
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-02-04

SCREAM Oi uIIs, luc unA 81 So""- Sot'N"-
youkr of sea-lions. and the gurgling
plunge of the water beneath us.
Not a nice place to spend Thanks
giving, Christmas and the holidays,
Ell? The work never stopped. The
cutter came down once a week in fair
weather. bringing fresh provisions and
the mail. and getting our letters for
home-folks.
ION The first day of January, five
new men were added to the force.
AT last came the storm OF which l
began to tell you. 1t was on the night
of the seventh of January. All that
day and. in fact, for three days previ-
ously. it had been blowing. with STOW
and sleet. The sky was dark and
gloomy. the winding Blowing too hard
for man to stand on the top of the
hedges.
I'VE had not been able to do much,
and kept to our tent, wrapped up in
all the blankets we had, to keep warm.
for the wind was bitterly cold and
piercing. The site of the tent had been
shifted about twenty feet down the
slope, on the landward side, to q little
level which had been blasted ont for
it. Our provision-house stood fifteen
or twenty feet lower down. this latter
being no more than sixty feet above
the sea-
Towards night it began to blow
even harder; and g darkness settled
over Us the gigantic forms Of the pillows
rolling in looked terrific.
But - nine, ten and eleven o'clock
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-08
xLlxTH CONGRESS.

In the Senate on the 2sth the Legislative Ap
preparation bill, with amendments, was re-
ported from committee. A bill regulating
terms In court in Colorado passed. The River
and Harbor bill. with amendments, was re-
ported. \ conference report on the Pension
DILL was presented, the House receding from
ts disagreements. The report was adopted
rhe bill giving the widow Of General Stanard
800 monthly pension passed The senate de-
2ided TO stand by its amendments to the Post.
Office bill. l......1n the House, under the call
of states great batch of bills was
dumped into the House, among them
one giving the Hot springs reservation to
the State of Arkansas; also Mr. Randalfs
tariff bill. The Sundry civil Appropriations
till was taken up in committee of the whole
and the debate occupied the rest of the
days session without any great progress be.
Ing made.
IN the Senate on the 29th the bill quieting
titles of settlers on Des Mones river lands
was passed over the Presidents veto. The
conference report on the Army bill was
agreed to- The Legislative bill was discussed
at length, aud some amendments were
adopted. Tie conference report on the Ag-
ricultural bill was agreed to.....:ln the
House MIR Glover (Mo.) called up the Ian
caster matter. and moved to discharge the
committee considering the case, which mo-
ton was lost. The conference report ON the
Pension bill was agreed to- The General
Deficiency bill was reported and referred.
The House took up the Sundry Civil Appro-
priations bill in committee of the whole.
After some time devoted to this measure,
conference reports on the Post once and
Army bills were agreed to.
In the Senate on the 3oth the resolution
for open executive sessions was considered,
Messrs. Morrill, and Hoar making speeches
against the resolution. The conference re.
port on the Diplomatic bill was agreed
TO. The Legislative bill was then
taken up and discussed. 80. In the House
the report of Chairman Boyle of the Pan
Electric committee was submitted; also two
other reports from the same committee. The
Sundry Civil bill was taken up and material
progress made with its consideration. The
conference report on the Diplomatic bill was
agreed to.
In the Senate on the lst the Oleomargarine
bill was reported back and will be called up
after passage of the appropriation bills. A
bill for the reduction of salaries OF Cabinet
officers was introduced. The House resolu
tion extending appropriations was amend
ed and passed, and the conSideIa
ton of the Legislative bill WAS
resumed in committee of the whole
After lengthy debate, the bill was reported
back to the Senate. In the House a motion
to pass the Des Mones Lands bill over the
Presidents veto was defeated. The Sundry
Civil Appropriations bill was taken up In
committee of the whole. After considerable
debate and the adoption of several amend
ments, the DILL passed.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-08

an old breast when q great volume of wa
ter suddenly burst in, drowning both meD
and completely flooding the mine.
AN express train on the Stuttgart g.
Berlin railway ran into local train on
the 1st, demolishing the latter and killing
and wounding a large number Of persons.
Nine are known to have been killed. None
of the passengers on the express were IA
tally hurt.
THE business failures for the first six
months of 1886 amount in number to 6,156,
as against 1904 for the first six months of
1885. The liabilities amount to $50, ,434, 900
for the first half of 1886 as against $751;
722, 900 for the first, half of 1885, showing a
decline in the number of failures of 64S,
and in amount of liabilities, $24, ,2SS 900.
The Secretary of War has designated
Major Richard s. Vickley, surgeon, as
surgeon in charge of the army and navy
hospital at Hot Springs, Ark. The hos
pital is now ready for patients. A naval
medical Off Ger will be detailed for duty
there.
THE acting Secretary of the Treasury
sent to the Senate on the 1st letter from
the Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries,
asking for an appropriation of ST 800 for
fitting out the Albatross with view of
investigating the fisheries of the Pacific
coast.
THE debt statement issued on the 1st
shows the following: Debt less cash in
treasury, June 1, 1886, 81, ,398, 1876, ,2S1; debt
less cash in treasury, July /, 1886, $780,
136,3s4; reduction of debt in June, $9,061,-
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-08
BILLS APPROVED.
Measures That Have Received the Exc
tive sanction and Thus Become Laws

Measures That Have Received the Execu.
tive sanction and Thus Become Laws.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The President
has approved the act to reduce the fee
on domestic money orders for sums not
exceeding five dollars; the act making
allowances for clerk hire to poStmasters
of the first and second-class post-offices;
military appropriation bill; post-oftice
appropriation bill; army appropriation
bill; act granting leave of absence to
employees in the Government printing
office; act providing for the completion
of the public building at Ell Paso, Tex;
act providing for completing the public
building at Hannibal, Mo-; act pro-
yiding for public building at
Savannah, Ga, relating to the public
building at Peoria, H.; act relating to
the public building at Des Moines, Ia;
act for the relief of the Kansas City, Fort
Scott & Gulf Railroad Company; act
authorizing the Cheyenne & Northern
Railway Company to build its road across
the Fort Russell and Fort Laramie reser-
vations; act providing for additional
barracks at the southern, northwestern
and western branches of the National
Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers;
act for the relief of the officers and crew
of the lighthouse teI(er, Lily.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-08
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

LLOYD P. SMITH died at Philadelphia on
the I'd at the age Of 65 years. He had been
librarian and treasurer of the Philadelphia
library since 1S49.
A DEADLY cattle disease prevails in
Lonoke and Prairie counties, Arkansas,
and stockmen are considerably alarmed.
AT Warren, O., on the Sd, Charles Eg-
bert and Jake Ward were ses erey injured
while attempting to fire cannon. Ward
was so badly burned that both hands Will
have to be amputated.
THE grand jury of Warren county,
Miss, charges ex-ShsriR Beck with de-
frauding the county out of $4,000, and
with packing juries in order to secure the
acquittal of murderers and other criminals.
GEO. PARKER, colored, was lynched at
Pearlington, Miss, on the Sd.
The national niversary of American
independence was celebrated on the Sd
at DeFuniak Springs, Fla, by the Scottish
Pilgrim Fathers of the Florida Highlands
and the soldiers of the blue and gray.
THE boss BARRIERS of Boston have organ
lied for the purpose of contesting The or
der closing their shops on Sunday.
HUGO MICHAEL, a farmers son, ran
away from home at Appleton, Wis, lost
his way, and starved to death. His body
has been found.
THERE is a war brewing between the
Alton, Burling on and Wabash roads over
passenger business, which promises to
break forth at st. Louis aud spread all
along the line.
A GRAND interstate competitive drill for
colored troops will be held at Vicksburg,
Miss, on the 7th of August.
| Mrs. CLEVELAND paid her first visit to
the House on the Sd. She occupied seat
in the Executive Gallery and was accom-
panied by Mrs. Villas, Mrs. Lamont AMI
Capt. Eads.
! ACCOUNTS from eastern North Carolina
and the lower counties of Virginia regard
ing the cotton and other crops are dis.
couraging, owing to the recent heavy
rains, which have, it is throught. done
much damage.
THE total exports Of specie from the
port Of New York during the week ending
ON the Sd were $4,O44, 1855. The total
imports of specie at the port during the
week were $l77,609.
! THE fireworks which were to have been
used for the Fourth of July celebration at
st. Louis, exploded prematurely on the Sd,
setting fire to the house in which they
were stored, which was damaged to the
extent of $500.
The failures from January 1st to July
LIST were 5156, against 6004 last year. Liza
/ l.
against S74 ,522, 900 last year.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-08
STANDING ADVERTISEMENTS.
PUBLIC FINANCES.

The Reduction of the Public Debt for June
The Receipts and Expenditures of the
Government During the Fiscal Year just
CIosed-A surplus of s45, 900, 900 for the
Year.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-The reduction
in the public debt during June, as shown
by the statement issued from the Treas
ury Department yesterday, is 9,06l, 1898,
and for the fiscal year ended June 30,
e9G, ,O97, 7GG, against S63, ,494, 708 for the
preceding fiscal year. The total debt
now, less cash in the Treasury, amounts
to 81. g,l36,3S3. The total net cash in
the Treasury is now S75, 1911 ,lO9-a fall
ing off of about one million since
MAY 81 The gold certificates outstand-
ing amount to 1904 ,375-an increase
of $4,000, 900 during the month OF June;
silver certificates outstanding, SS8, ll6,-
225 "a decrease of nearly $4,000, 900 dur
ing the past month. The treasury gold
balance on hand is 1856, 1913, ,74S, or about
half a million more than month ago,
and the silver balance is 500, ,229, ,537, an
increase of about three millions during
the past month.
Standard silver dollars are steadily
accumulating, and the treasury now
holds Slsl, ,253, 500, about $4,000, 900
more than on May 81. One year ago the
store of silver dollars in the treasury
vaults amounted to Sl65, ,1l2. There
are now in circulation 81, ,469, 720 stand
ard silver dollars, against $4,000, 900 one
year ago.
Customs receipts for June were Sl7,-
934, 1872, and internal revenue receipts
were $40, ,40G, 395. The total receipts of
Al 1UN-t inc
the fiscal year were 1886, l44, 290, or Sl6,-
10000 more than the expectations OF
Treasury officials as SHOWN in their es-
Inmates last December. Customs receipts
were Sl92,747,722, against SlSl, Al, ,939
during the preceding year. Internal
revenue receipts were Sll7,034, 523,
against Sll2, 2,49S, 725 the previous year
an increase in both instances, while re-
ceipts from miscellaneous sources
amOunt<to S27,36l .945, a decrease OF
$4,000, 900. This shows an increase in
revenues compared with the preceding
year of nearly 100000.
With an increased revenue, there is re-
ported a decrease in expenditures
amounting to about $4,000, ,OOC. The
total expenditures of the year amounted,
in round numbers, to S245, 900, 900,
against $3.50, ,OO0,O 900 the year before.
Ordinary expenses for the year just
closed amounted to Sl30, ,0OO, 900, or fully
S22 600, 900 less than the previous year.
The interest charges for the past year
were $50, $50, ,679, about one million less
than the previous year, while S64, 702,454
was paid out for pensions, against $685.
lO2, 267 during the preceding year, with
total receipts amounting TO 1886, 100000
and total expenditures Gncludlng S45,-
The Governments surplus for the past
year will reach S45, 900, 900, against Sl8,-
100000 during the fiscal year ended June
80, lSS-.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-08
THE lPON BAND.
The Railway Building of 1885 Promising
to Exceed Former Years-What Has AL
ready Been Done and the Indications of
Further Work.

The Railway Building of 1885 Promising
to Exceed Former Years-What Has AL
ready Been Done and the Indications of
Further Work.
CHICAGO, July 1.-The Rdillcdy Age
will say to-day: 1t is now certain that
the railway building of 1886 will far ex-
ceed that of the two preceding years and,
indeed, surpass that of most years in the
history of the country. A detailed record
from January | to June 80, 1886, COM
piled from exclusively official statements,
shows that track laying has already been
in progress in thirty-two of the States
and Territories on ninety-seven lines,
and that no less than 1855 miles of new
main track, not counting sidings and ad-
ditional track, have been added to the
railway system Of the United States since
January |. The mileage laid during the
first three months is less than one-third
of the total for the entire time; and 1t
may be surely predicted that the total
new railway mileage of 1886 will not fall
short of 5000 miles, and may consider
ably exceed that.
The greatest activity thus far has been
in Kansas, where 30l miles of track have
been added on twelve different lines.
Florida follows with POI miles on eight
lines; Texas with 1875 miles on six lines
Wisconsin with lS4 miles on four lines,
and Illinois with III miles on five lines.
Nebraska has added 81 miles on six lines.
In none of the other States have more
than sixty miles been laid thus far, but in
many of them, as we'll as in those just
named, preparations are actively going on
for track-laying to large extent during
the next few months. The indications
are that the greatest activity will be in
Kansas, Dakota, Missouri, Arkansas,
Alabama, Georgia and Florida. 1t is to
be seen that this construction is mainly
going on in new parts of the country, de-
veloping regions in part with railway IA
cilitiaS
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-08
---------s-9 -
Doubts His Ability to Accept.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The Missouri
delegation in Congress waited upon the
President to-day and extended to him an
invitation to attend the fair and exposi-
ton at St. Louis in September. They
also presented to him programme OF
exercises printed on satin, in handsome
plush box trimmed with silver. The Pres
ident expressed doubt as to his ability to
attend, owing to the probable length OF
the session of Congress, but stated that
he hoped to be at liberty to visit the
West, and especially st. Louis when ths
fair is held next year.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-08

THE Congregationalists of the United
States are to make an effort on Sunday,
July 4, to pay off a debt of $4,000 carried
for the past two years by the American
Missionary Association, the National be-
nevolent society, through which they are
doing great educational work among the
colored people in the South.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-08

REPRESENTATIVE DOCKERY has received
letter from j. T. Child, the new Minister
to Siam. Mr.. Child mails from Hong
Kong, and doesn't express himself as if
he was sick of the job, as has been report
ed. $50 far we have had a pleasant
trip" Mr.. Child writes: "the fastest on
record"
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-08

HENRY WARD BEECHER is the latest So
cial 'lion" in London. 1t is widely ru-
mored in Tory circles that he intends to
make home rule one of the chief subjects
of his lectures. Unlike Mr.. Spurgeon,
whose sudden attack on home rule caused
such a surprise the other day, he will take
strong Parnellite views of the Irish situa-
ton.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-08

LAST year 19,O67,1SO imperial gallons of
beer were exported from Munich, Bavaria,
or 4,646,6 imperial gallons more than in
1884. This is an increase of SO per cent.
The consumption of beer in the town of
Munich during the year was 24,9S5,6S2 i'm
perial gallons, or 50 4-5th gallons per
head.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-08

SECRETARY LAMAR represented the Cab
met at the ceremony of imposing the be-
retta upon Cardinal Gibbons at Baltimore
on the 30th. President Cleveland sent by
Rev. DR.. Chapelle, pastor of st. Matthew's
Church in Washington, a personal letter
congratulating the Cardinal.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-08

THE census takers, appointed to enroll
the Cherokees, by blood, entitled to a share
of the S300, 900 proceeds of the lease of the
Cherokee strip, closed their work on the
Goth. The sum will be about sixteen dol
lars per head. The payment will COM
mence in a few days.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-08

LIEUTENANT GREEDY, the Arctic ex-
plorer, was among those who shook hands
with the President an the 30th, and he
was accompanied by his father-in- law.
81 was here tifty-two years ago." said the
latter to the President, "and shook hands
with General JacksOn.N
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-08

THE long-pending troubles between the
proprietors of the Philadelphia rolling
mills and their employees have come to a
crisis. There is a general shut down, re-
sulting in the banking of the fires in four
large concerns in the city, which will di-
rectlY affect | 800 men.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-08

IT appears that one of the reasons why
Republican Senators voted against an APP
preparation for continuing the publication
of the rebellion records is that good
deal of matter concerning Fitz John POr-
ter's case since the war had been compiled
and inserted.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-08

A FORCE of British troops. with two bat
teries, has had a severe fight with 800
Burmese rebels, strongly entrenched, near
Tummoo. The fight lasted five hours.
The British, failing to dslodge the rebels,
retired. Several officers were killed and
wounded,
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-08

IT is stated that in consequence of Fenian
threats Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain has had
his residence placed under the guard of
detectives, and that he has detectives
armed with revolvers accompany him on
nll his journeys between his house and
the citV
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-08

THE issue of standard silver dollars from
the mints during the week ended June 2G
was 550,G04. The issue during the corre-
spending week of last year was 24,494.
The shipments of fractional silver coin
since June l amounted to $524 ,S4j.