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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-10-14
MarkhamF Ferry.


I Kitty, Kitty, comepuss!- Listen to
few words from the fowery banks
of the gently flowing wise-man river
OF arctic tendencies, i e, to-wit: name
ly-Thc North Solomon.
- Although the last to report to. YOU
.-Puss, we are not behind all the rest
OF Thomas county in thrift and enter
prise On the contrary we believe
that the observaEt wayfarer passing
through this lovely vale would be
thoroughly convinced by the evidences
on every hand, such as large well til
led farms, comfortable and convenient
dwelling houses and other farm build
ing; the splendid crops being garner
ed, tie hundreds of stacks of'hav and
grain. The useful and convenient
wind-mills studding TIE prairies on
every hand, that this is Il progressive
go ahead community
We have built a comnodious school
house on the west side section Ii town
range 333, and Miss Hattie Dedrick
of Colby is engaged as teacher and is
giving good satisfaction The first
term is now half completed
School Board; Clerk. Chas.. Plaster
Director, ". II Markham; Treasurer,
John Randall; School house built and
teachers wages raised entirely by sub
scription. Our enterprising fellow
tizen VIII Henley gave five dollars
toward teachers wakes. We trust he
has no ulterior motives.
We have also a thriving Sabbath
school with average attendance of
from fifty toea hundred Everybody
seems to take a deep interest and the
best order and department is observed
Officers Chas. Plaster Superintendent;
j. A. Morrison Assist Superintendent:
Mrs. karnes Secretary; May Edwards
Treasurer, VIII Irwin chorister: teach
ers: Bible Students. Mrs. Markham;
Truth Seekers, Will Irwin; Pearl Gath
ering, Mrs Irwin: Col len Links Mrs.
Stewardson: Little Deciple, Mrs. Plas-
ter. Thus far have been highly favor
ed with an abundant upply of preach
ers. The Rev Mr.. Wilson and Nh. |
Mitchell coming each alternate sabbath
Mr. Wilson is to preach next Sunday
Immediately after Sabbath school
which meets at 3:3H o'clock p. m !
One week later the Rev. Mr. Turner
favors us at o'clock ?. m.
Mr.. Markham has not yet obtained
charter for his long talked of ferry
and the Oakley Teamsters sill have
to ford the Solomon. which. however.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-10-14

If parents who have children would.
take Walker & Yousse's Advice they
would never be without bottle of Cham
berlain's colo. cholera and diarrllpa rem
edy in the house. then i'm case of need.
night or day. they would be prepared TO
cure sudden attacks of bowel complaints
1t is absolutely unsafe to be without IL
reliable medicine of this kind at hand and
We know of none better than Chamber,
lain's
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-10-14
otterbcurne ltems.


"A great many in these parts are
proving up, which makes us more tax
able property and less neighbors
Mrs. Irwin commenced a three
months term of school Wednesday,
Sept 22d, at the Mowry school house
Mrs |, comes highly recommended as
a teacher.
The explanation of the herd law is
very satisfactory. The question was
asked on the strength of Il rumor that
We had no herd law
Mr. Donagan is having bad luck
with his well. A stone thrned the
auger SO they. couldn't getthe CURLING
down. They have commenced new
hole. Mr.. D. lost three horses last
Friday night strayed Off.-a bay. Il
gray and a brown
Frank Craig and wife leave for
Doniphan county, Thursday. on Wis
it to her father She will be gone
most of tho winter, but Frank will be
back in about month.
Mr.. Jacob Stephens. from Fremont
county, Iowa a brother of Joseph
Stephens arrived here last Saturday.
Mr.. :. is taking in the west generally.
We hope to hear of him locating in
Thomas county
Mr.. More resigned rs secretary of
the Otterbourne Union Sunday school
last Sunday. and Miss Dora McCum-
Der was elected to fill the vacancy.
Jno. Stephens took a trip up into
Rawlins county last Sunday and Mon
day. on foraging expedition. He
came back loaded.
just call Al Bennett Squire. and
Henry koeber sheriff. and see them
smile. They are two good boys. it
wasn't for the company they keep.
Seth Rockwell is a lonely old bach
now. s. L. .JR.
The threshing machine did service
for j ". Gilmore, Crumly. Stephens,
and James Campbell last week.
Charley Ayers got water at 1870
feet, and. went through 60 feet of
sand.
MIR. Barrett is making molasses.
Prairie fires are seen daily. People
cannot be too careful.
Mr. Archer has his house most fin
ished on his school land and will move
soon
Willie Stephens is afflicted with
some OF Jobs pets Willie's pa told
him that every boil was worth $500
to him Willie claims he is worth
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-18
Freight Rates on Fruit.

Senator Stanford scored bulfseye the
other day when he said g Our great staple
of trade, am satisfied, will be fruit, and
we must get it to the East so cheap that
the great mass OF people there can buy 1t. !"
If the ioregc ng quotation stood alone it
would be prophetic Of great boon about
to be conferred on Californians, and that in
developing their chief industry they might
expect greater cohesive cooperation from
the railroad company than has yet been
limited at. But the context detracts from
it half its value. Mr.. Stanford was talk
ing about the interstate commerce bill
which is likely to pass the present Con-
gress. The feature of tie bill is that
It prohibits a railroad from charging
more for short haul than for long
haul over its line. The Constitution
of this State already prohibits the same
thing but it is obeyed only in the breach.
A law by Congress will command more
respect, and Mr.. Stanford intimates that as
the bill does not prevent charging as much
for short haul as it does for a long haul,
the railroads will sacrifice the latter for the
former, and, instead of reducing local rates
to conform with the provisions of the bill,
they will rather increase through rates. In
all the vexation about freight rates there
remains the comfort that the Southern Pa
cific is each year becoming more dependent
on what it transports from the State than
on what it brings in, and it realizes that
fruit will be the great staple of the State.
Consequently it will be forced in self
defense to get it to the East as cheap as pos
sible, and it is not likely that the reduction
promised few days ago will be reconsid-
ered.-Pldcer Republican.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-18

CALIFORNIA WNE.-A few days ago at a
meeting of the st. Helena wine-growers,
it was admitted by all that the best wine
yet made in Napa valley is that of the late
vintage. Pellet expressed the opinion that
wine-makers should not be in hurry
about disposing of their new wine; that a
demand for it is not likely to arise within
the coming two months or longer, and that
they should not, under any consideration,
sell for less than 20 cents per gallon, OF
more for a choice article. The same gentle
man claims that the large wine-cellars Of
San Francisco are comparatively empty
and that there will begin to be demand
for wine to fill them in about the time
above mentioned. Wine-makers in the
vicinity of Calistoga who have really good
wine should not be hasty about accepting
20 cents per gallon. 1t should be worth
more, and will bring it if the large buyers
want such wine. But the fact that theil
demand is largely for the poorer grades is
generally understood dlistogian.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-18
SCIENTIFIC AND USEFUL.

An exclusive diet OF buckwheat is said to
prove remarkable panacea for diabetes.
A shoe trade paper explains that shoe
can be good deal better made on an iron
last than on a wooden one.
A poultice of salt and the white of an egg
is powerful resolyent, and, if applied in
time, will disperse felon.
Shrader states that there are several
mountains in the north of Spain, some
reaching an altitude of ten thousand feet,
which have no place on the geographical
map.
To cut glass jars, fill the jar with lard oil
to where you want to cut the jar; then heat
an iron rod or bar to red heat; immerse it
in the oil. The unequal expansion will
crack the jar all round at the surface of the
oil, and you can lift off the top part.
Most metals and alloys shrink or con-
tract on cooling. But an alloy which will
expand on cooling may be made of lead
nine parts, anthony two parts, bismuth
one part This alloy can be advantage
ously used to fill small holes and defects in
iron castings.
In climates having difference of tenn.
perature of 75o between the hot and cold
seasons railway track of 400 miles is 33s
wards longer in summer than in winter
| that is, expansion forces the metal closer
| together, closing up the space between the
rails of nearly yard in each mile.
Copper or brass wire larger than No. Is
| is hard 10 bend. By heating to redness
and plunging into cold water both
| these metals will become much softened
In making joints in wires before soldering
| if they are softened in this way and
| cleaned, excellent contact apart from the
| solder can be obtained.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-18
Great Tributary of the Congo.

Another great navigable tributary of the
Congo, which it joins on the right bank at
a point between the Obange and the Lico-
ma, has been discovered. 1t is called the
Sekoli, and was discovered by an expedi-
ton that, starting from Madiville on the
Ogowe, proceeding in north-northeasterly
direction for four weeks, journeyed with
the greatest difficulty through thick forests
and Jungle. In latitude 10 go north they
came on river, which the natives called
Sekoli, at a point, as they afterward
learned, about 10 south of its source. Pro-
ceeding further, they came into the district
of the Jambis, who showed themselves SO
hostile that the explorers considered it safe
to return. They again struck the Sekoli,
which they determined to descend but the
natives refused to sell them boats, so they
had to make some small boats for them
selves. The voyage down the river occupied
six weeks. The river they found is known
by different names in different parts of its
course. 1t flows at first in direction from
west to east, and then bends southwark
About the equator it receives on its right
bank a considerable tributary-the Ambili.
The water is brackish at this point-indeed,
the soil all around is impregnated with
salt, which is gathered by the natives, and
forms an article of trade for them. The coun-
try abounds in large game-wild oxen, ante
lopes, elephants, hippopotami, etc. Below
the equator the southerly direction becomes
more decided. The river is between 500 and
600 meters broad, and has many islands.
In the lower portion of its course it flows
through immense grass plains, which feed
vast numbers of wild cattle, antelopes and
elephants. But the navigation is impeded
by the hippopotami. The human popula-
ton is very thin At last the expedition
reached the Congo At the confluence
there is great delta almost opposite the
former station of Lukolela. The discovery
of the Sekoli has added about 600 kilome-
tiers to the navigable network of the upper
Congo waters.-Zeit,tng.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-18
HEALTH HINTS.

Avoid passion, excitement and luxury.
For burns, apply flour wet with cold wa
ter, as it quickly gives relief.
A cheerful mind is better than all the
drugs in the materia medica.
Cider vinegar is a good medicament, in
dram doses, for simple diarrhea.
To prevent mustard plasters from blister
ing mix with the white of an egg.
Inflammations are more safely and far
more agreeably subdue6 by the application
of warm water than of cold.
Mannaca is a very sure remedy in mus
cular rheumatism, in doses of ten to forty
drops of the fluid extract, repeated every
hour
Don't neglect to give the baby drink of
water once or twice day. The nursing
baby cries oftener from thirst than from
hunger.
In cases OF acute infiammations of the
eve, hot water-even of temperature of
l40o F.-is sovereign remedy, most
readily applied by cloths dipped in the
water.
A case was shown recently in a patient
where, under the internal administration of
phosphorized cod-liver OIL the hair, which
was prematurely gray, returned TO its orig
inal color.
Sir James Clark's diarrhea and cholera
mixture: Tincture of opium tincture of
camphor and spirits of turpentine; of each
three drains; oil of peppermint, thirty drops.
Dose, one teaspoonful.
Commissions may frequently be cut short
like magic by turning the patient on his
left side The nausea as an after effect of
chloroform or ether narcosis, may be gen.
orally be controlled in the same manner.
An excellent tooth powder is made with
suds of CASTLE soap and spirits of camphor,
of an equal quantity. Thicker with equal
quantities of pulverized chalk and charcoal
to thick paste apply with the finger or
brush
Salicylic suet is used in the German army
as remedy for foot-sores, etc., instead of
the salicylic powder formerly employed.
1t is composed of two parts of pure sail
cylic acid and ninety-eight parts of the best
mutton suet.
Mustard, according to DR.. Richardson, is
best applied by soaking a sponge with it;
Tie the sponge up in handkerchief and
apply the convex side. This mustard
sponge can be remoistened several times
for reapplication.
1t has been shown by actual experiment
that the water which streams down the in
side of the window of closed sleeping
room is so impregnated with the noxious
exhalations of the sleepers that one drop
is sufficient to poison a rabbit.-Hedth
and Home
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-18
SACRAMENTO
THE I" HOME SEEKER. "

The Immigration Association of North.
ern California is now preparing to issue
the December number of the "HOME
SEEKER 1t is to be enlarged, and
fully illustrated with photographic views
of Northern California. twill contain
practical information of the resources
and advantages of the Northern COun.
ties. ALI the proceeds 0fthis publication
will be devoted to the carrying on OF
immigration work. We appeal to the
business men of the Northern part Ofthe
State to give it their advertising sup.
port. BY so doing, the work of bring.
ing an increase of population to the
State will be carried on. At Ogden a
copy will be put in the hands of each
incoming passenger. In addition to tbs,
several Thousand copies will be dis.
tributed on the trains leaving Chicago,
in order to attract the settler intending
to settle in other States and Territories.
Give the "HOME SEEKER" your sup.
port. Central and Northern California
immigration Association, S29 Second
street. sp7-u
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-18
INTELLECT OF FISHES.
The Language of the Lower Animals and
Its Intelligent Use.

Its Intelligent Use.
We speak of the lower order of animals
as dumb, because they cannot com NUM-
cate their thoughts TO US by speech but if
it could suddenly be given us to under
stand their language, we might be even as
much amazed as was Elisha servant when
the Lord opened his eyes to see 1.-THE noun
tain was full of chariots and horses around
about Elisha" Not being capable our
selves of receiving communication from
the inferior animals through the gift of
speech, man has inclined to the belief that
they did not possess much intelligence, be-
ing wholly covered by instinct in their
movements. But close observation by
naturalists is revealing in some animals
wonderful degree of intelligence, and that
they possess decidedly strong reasoning
faculties. Instances of this power in birds,
dogs, and even some fishes, etc., have been
given in the Instructor and now, late ex-
change furnishes an article that would
seem convincing proof that some fishes
possess the power to reason. 1t reads as
follows:
- DR.. Charles G. Abbott, in recent num-
Der of Science, tells the following story of
some pike which avoided their cunning
enemy. He said: These pike had gone
into a rivulet in search of minnows, but
were cut off by gilling net. The first
pike was caught in the meshes of the net.
Straightway the others stopped as sud-
denly as they had started, and recognized
their fellow in trouble, took in the situa-
ton at once. Each pike evidently real
lied the true condition of affairs, and rea-
soned thus " That pike tried to go through
this obstacle in the water, and is in trouble;
it is necessary for me to avoid 1t by some
other means There were five Of these
t,1l,o kIo& oil n 40 nj
each acted, / believe, as he thought best.
One of them came to the surface, and, after
a moments pause, turned upon one side
and leaped over the cork-line. Seeing the
success of this effort on the part of one,
second did the same. a third came to the
shore near where stood, and discovering
q narrow space between the brazil and
the net, passed very slowly through, as
though feeling its way, although the
water was so shallow that its body was
fully one-third out of the water as it did So
The others were either more timid or less
cunning. They turned to go up stream
but being met by my companion, who was
making great noise by whipping the wa
ter, they rushed again toward the nut, but
checked their course when their noses
touched the fatal net. Prompt action was
necessary. They had not confidence in
their leaping powers, and both, as though
struck with the same thought at the same
moment, sank suddenly to the bottom of
the stream and burrowed into the sand and
beneath the lead line, which was in full
view. In q moment they reappeared on
the other side of the net and were gone.
The author gives also a touching story of
parental love in catfish, ascribes vocal
powers to the eel, and asserts that fsh
have cunning, fear, grief, ingenuity and
anger like other creatures Exchange.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-18

MRS RUTH Brown, Coldwater, Mich, if
you write, inclosing stamp, will tell you
it is true that in July, 1885, she was sud
denly paralyzed and became entirely blind,
as her doctors claimed, from an enlarge
ment and Inflammation Of the kidneys
and liver. She was in an unconscious state
for two weeks; face and body bloated, with
agonizing pain; could not keep anything
on her stomach; irregular action of the
heart. Physicians pronounced her case in
durable. Within few weeks the paralysis
left her, bloaI went down, enlargement c.
the liver 81 bsided, action of the heart be-
came regular, and she became well in three
months, and has felt in good condition
ever since" Warmers safe cure did this
amazing work for her and she will tell you
so.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-18

CAPTAIN GEORGE B. WILTBARK, 91S
Spruce street, Philadelphia, Pa, if now or
land, will, if you write and inclose stamp
for reply, tell you that three years ago
when in Central America, he was pros
trated with kidney and liver trouble of a
very serious nature. He was delirious
skin very dark, liver enlarged one third
stomach too sensitive for the simplest food.
Seven bottles of Warmers safe cure COM
pletely cured him and saved his life.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-18

or three ranchers report having ripe ber-
ries, and R. n. Scott has a chestnut tree in
full blossom at Newcastle. Mr.. Beecher
has tomato vines in blossom at Millerton,
and H. B. Gaylord has sent down to the
Citrus Fair ripe tomatoes, picked from his
vines last week. Mr.. Gaylord has also sent
down to the fair fine peach tree only six
months old from the pit, which measures
nearly six feet in hight and was of CORE
spending breadth oflimbs VIII Crutcher
sent down olives, oranges and three yari-
cites of Japanese Placer Re
11,ibIic1l
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-18

A SHOWER OF QUAIL.-The papers have
been publishing the latest in the shape of
showers of rain from clear sky, showers
of shot, etc, and the Evening Neius now fol-
lows the shot with a shower of birds For
the benefit of the disappointed Thanksgiv-
ing Day hunters and to show the plenitude
of birds hereabout, we relate the facts as
given US by a reliable gentleman this morn
ing. On Thanksgiving Day the road hands
on the Georgia Railroad were at work a few
miles out of town, when they ran upon
and flushed covey of partridges. The
birds were so numerous that in the rise a
number of them struck the telegraph wires
along the track and fell dead at the feet of
the workmen One partridge head was cut
entirely of by the electric wire, and the
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-18

The underground wire problem is being
speedily solved in Chicago. The wires are
being fast buried, and will all be down by
winter; and, more significant still, the
various electric companies confess that the
service is greatly improved by the change.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-18

PROPRIETOR H. B. KINNEY, Weldon
House, Earlville, n. Y, was run down by
overwork and threatened with Brights
disease, followed by stone in the kidney
and bladder, which produced intense pain
and spasms A council of physicians did
him no good. He passed fresh blood from
the urinary organs. Everything else fail
ing, he was finally fully restored to health
by Warmers safe cure as hundreds of thou
sands of other acute sufferers have been
Don't take Warmers word for it. Write
Mr.. Kinney Enclosing stamp and ask
your friends and neighbors about Warmers
safe cure.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-18

II is stated that French surgeons have
succeeded in replacing glass eyes with the
front part of rabbits eyes. The coat is
stitched fast to the ball of sightless hu-
man eye and made to adhere so that it
causes no further trouble and looks as well
as the natural eye. 1t is, Of course, sight
less, but it is far less bother than glass
one
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-18
IF YOU WISH
CENTRAL PACIFIC LAND BONDS.

A LII HOLDERS OF THE BONDS OF THE
~ Central Pacific Railroad Company of Cali
fornia, bearing date on the first day of October,
1870, and secured by mortgage on the lands
granted said Company by the United States, are
hereby notified that the undersigned, Trustees
under said mortgage, have in hand the sum of
five hundred thousand dollars $500 600, which
amount under the terms of said mortgage. may
be used by them in the purchase and cancella-
ton of said Bonds.
The undersigned, therefore, acting under the
powers conferred upon them by said mortgage,
do hereby invite proposals for the sale of said
Bonds. Said proposals viii be received by the IN
designed at their office, on the cornerof Fourth
and Townsend streets, San Francisco, Cal. up
TO and including the twenty-second day Of De
cember, 1856. The lowest bids viii be accepted;
provided, the undersigned reserve the right to
reject all bids. J. OBJ. GUM,
W. E. BROWN,
Trustees
San Francisco, Cal, November 20, 1856.
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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-18

The Vacaville Junction says that, in ad-
dition to the 5000 acres of bearing fruit
trees in that vicinity, $4,000 young trees
will be planted this winter
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-18

Paul Charpentier has communicated to
the Academy of Science of Paris an account
of specimen of pine found imbedded in a
glacier at an altitude of 2, ATS metres This
is considerably above the present zone of
the pine in this region.