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Thomas County cat., 1886-12-02
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

james A. Car6eia, Jr.. and his
brother Henry are studyi..e law IN
the Columbis Law School! r.
Tribune.
William Page, of Newburyport.
Mass, sends out little periodical
known as the Card, written in his own
hand.
The oldest boatman ON the Hud-
son river is said to be Captain W. w.
Wood, of the Alida, which piles be-
TIVE Rondout and Troy. He has
nayigated the waters or the Upper
Hudson for sixty-three years-1roy
Times.
When Victor Hugo carried his first
manuscript of poetry to publisher it
was handed back to him unread, ''be-
cause poetry was drug on the mar
ket-" 1t proved to be q sorry blunder
for the publisher.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton viii
pass the winter with her daughter.
She will continue her work on the
.'Woman's Version of the Bible" in
which she has been engaged for some
time.
Mrs. F. Groton c.Ida Glenwood''),
the lecturer and serial writer, though
bind and sixty years of age. uses .
typewriter for much of her work.
equaliing an ordinary person in neat
ness and accuracy of the writing
Chicago hster Ocean.
Glendower Evans Brown, of
Campobello, N. B., has not only fine
name, but a fine lot of living ancestors.
His fathers father and mother and
grandfather and grandmother arc
alive. and SO are his mothers father
and mother and grandmother and her
father and mother.
-Senor Don Jose Manuel Balccmeda,
the new President of Chill, was born
in 1910 and belongs to one of the
highest and wealthiest families of the
republic. He has been for fifteen
years a member of the Chamber of
Deputies and enjoys high reputation
as an orator and debater.
-Hawthorne's home was shifting
one. He lived some years in Salem
and Boston. and then wandered away
to LenoN among the Berkshire hills,
then lifted TO Concord near Emerson
and Alcott, then to Europe. and then
back again 10 his pleasant dwelling,
1.-The Waysidc. .''-Boston B1dget.
The fnainumber of the Siam Weekly
44drertiser was published on the 7th of
August. the issue OF the paper being
stopped for the usual cause of news
paper suspension-it didn't pay. The
-1dcertiser has been published for
seventeen years. 1t was established
by the American Board of Foreign
Missions. but for the last ten years it
has been the private enterprise of an
American missionary. Mr.. S. j. Smith,
a native of New Hampshire. Mr..
Smith and his wife have been hard
working and earnest missionaries and
educators in Siam for nearly thirty
Y. Tribune.
Thomas County cat., 1886-12-02
THE MORMON BIBLE.

The Belief and Teachings of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day saints.
The Book of Mormon describes the
flight from Jerusalem about 600 b. c.,
or before the destruction, of Lehi, with
his wife and sons, Ishmael. with his
sons and daughters, and Zoram, many
OF whom subsequently intermarried.
Lehi believed in the coming of a
Messiah and was reviled by his coun-
trymen and so he set out under God S
guidance to escape from them. After
eight years wandering in south
southeasterly direction, amid hardships
and privations, they arrived on the sea-
shore. Here there were constructed.
under command, vessels which bore
them across the great sea, finally
reaching this continent, and according
to late Mormon revelation, the coast
of Chill. Early in their wanderings a
schism occurred in Lehi's family. be-
tween NepLi, representing the believ-
ing faction. and the Lamar. represent
ing the ungodly. Lehi. who was a
descendant of Joseph. the son of Jacob.
assumed the prophetic role and
predicted the coming of Messiah
within six hundred years. Upon his
death Nephi and Larlan became ar
Iayed in deadly emnity to each other,
and this was entaiied upon their pos
terity. The conflict between the Neph-
lies and Lamanites, as they werc
called, endured until the extinc-
ton Of the former. The .Nephltes
titled the soil. built cities. temples and
synagogues. and established a line of
Kings and judges, and code of laws
upon this continent They were the
Mound Builders. The Lamarites, how
ever, were so wicked that God changed
the color of their skins to black. and
''they became wild and furious and a
bloodthirsty people, full of idolatry
and filshiness. feeding upon beasts Of
prev. dwelling in tents and wandering
about in the wilderness with a short
skin girdie about their loins." The
Mormons consider the Lamanites the
Thomas County cat., 1886-12-02
The United States Govt, Dr.. to
Watson PREGNANT:
TIC the use of 5 rails at 10 cents. :. Sc.a0
Rec d payt.

The bill was sent to Washington as
approved by the officer in charge of
the survey, and went through the cir
cumlocution Office, until it was dis
covered that it was informal in that it
lacked date. and it was sent back to
Freeman to have the omission sup
piled. All this involved Il great deal
of correspondence and red tape, but
in the course of year or SO Watson
Freeman got his thirty cents.
Now, it happened that there lived
on the cape another Watson Freeman.
public man. with a reputation for
free-handedness as decided as his
namesake's for the other thing. This
Watson Freeman was candidate for
United States marshal, and had excel
lent assurance of getting the appoint
ment. when some political enemy ut
Washington turned up the bill for
thirty cents for rails used by the Gov
ernment. 1t was great discovery, Of
course. for the joke against a man
that had reputation for generosity
was so good that it might be depended
upon to make him the lau aughng-stock
of the country. Before two weeks
were over the bill had been scattered
broadcast over Cape Cod and every
body was laughing at it. 1t took
Freeman all the rest of his time up to
the end OF his canvass to explain the
story, but he managed to pull through
and get the mars haiship.
And when he got through it was a
question which of the Watson Free
mans was the most famous On Cape
Cod. .-Bosion Record
Thomas County cat., 1886-12-02
FOR OUR YOUNG READERS.
LEARNED TO BAKE

"Oh, I've learned to bake!"
Cried little Marie;
~Fve learned TO bake,
Don't you see-don't you SEQ?
I've bread-.Oaves two.
And little pies three,
And :iny cake,
Don't you see-dOn't you see!
I've learned to bake to day.!
"Did make the dough- s~e@
Oh nO-Oh no!
Mamma made the dough-
Don't you knOw-dOn't you know!
And made the CAKE and little pies three.
And marked the edge with u tiny key.
So I've learned to bake,
Don't you see-dOn't you see:
I've learned 10 bake tO-day!
"Oh. won't you please come
To nly five O'Clock tea:
We will have my cake and little pies three;
And when papa comes,
How s'pr sed he ipta be
To find his own little daughter Marie
Has learned to bake,
Don't you see-dont you see:
Has learned to bake today:
II. T.. Branch. IN Coed Housekeeping.
Thomas County cat., 1886-12-02
HARMONY Restored.

Mrs. Simpcrton. recently married
New York lady. rebuked her maid for
her slowness.
"You are the most trifling scrvan.
girl l ever had. Are you ever going
to get through with your work? You
can 60 on the first. I have no more
use tor you. You have not got one re-
deeming quality"
'.No wonder 1 never get through
with my work." replied the shrewd
menial. "You sing and play at the
piano so beautiful, and have to stop
my work to listen to you. can't help
loving good music"
Il was only joking about your leav-
ing. If you keep on being such good
girl. I'll get you new dress nm the first
of the month. .''-1eras Sitti;,gs.
Thomas County cat., 1886-12-02

progenitors of the American Indians,
Who, according 20 their theory, am
consequently of Jewish extraction.
Repeated engagements occurred be.
tween the Nephites and the Lamanites
and many minor episodes are intro.
duccd. The moral of the story is that
as long as the Nephites were obedient
10 Gods commandments. like the
Israeiites of old, they were successful al
arms. but when they got astray. as fire.
quently happened. defeat and punish
ment were visited upon them. The
rule Of Kings at first instituted gave
way to judges whose duties were to
administer the established laws and
customs of the people.
Although the Book of Mormon is in
general commonplace record of the
supe rstitions, experiences and conten-
tions OF the Ncphites and Lamanit.s.
one episide is extremely bold and sem
sational This is the description OF
Christ's visits to the Nephites on this
continent. This event and the phys
ical phenomena which were to precede
it are foretold in the earlier pages.
Intense darkness fell upon the land
before the supreme moment of Christ s
appearance here and after his resur-
rection in Judea. A terrible tempest
arose. accompanied by vivid lightning,
and the cities were destroyed by earth
quake, fire and inundation.
Heralded by 4 voice from out the
Heavens. Christ descended before the
assembled multitudes clothed in a
white robe. He selected twelve apos-
ties, upon whom he conferred the pow
CT to preach anu baptize by immersion,
and was borne away-to reappear
twice thereafter.
Temporarily peace was restored be-
tween the warning Nephites and La
NANTES, and they adopted communal
rig hts to property. This finally gave
way to private ownership, and the old
feuds were revived. leading finally,
about APO A. d., to a desperate engage
ment near the hill Cumorah, where
13O,00 Nephites were slain, only
twenty-four escaping. Two of these
survivors were Mormon and his son Mo-
roni. The gold plates which bore this
record were deposited by Aioroni. in the
hill Cumorah, where Joseph Smith, Jr.,
found them | 400 year later.
The latter portion Of the Book of
Mormon describes the settlement of
this continent by colony Of Jews,
headed by Jared, who MIGRATED hither
at the time of the confounding OF the
tongues at Babel. Remains of their
occupation OF this country were found
by the Nephites, and plates that were
found and translated hy them furnish
material for this valuable historical
contribution.
The doctrines taught by the Book of
Mormon are the natural depravity of
man, the doctrine of the Trinity,
atonement and salvation through
Christ, the laying on of hands and
baptism by immersion. 1t pErports to
0e strickly American revelations; not
contradictory to the Bible nor a substi-
tute for it, but merely a supplementary
record not known to the authors of the
books of the Bible.-N. Y. World.
Thomas County cat., 1886-12-02
clearinghouse MaximS.
Never order eggs

Never order eggs
Never ask to be served twice if you
owe any back board.
The iand;ady is generally a widow.
and flirts accordingly.
Steer clear of the young widows who
are boarding in the house.
See what kind of a game the board.
ers play before you buy any chips.
Never appear to be deeply interested
in the man who is full of schemes
Beware of the boarder who never has
any change when the wash-woman
calls.
When you go off on q racket have
the girl leave pitcher of ice water at
the head of your bed
If you want to be happy make Your
self solid with the table girl AID ths
chamber-maid-Judge.
Thomas County cat., 1886-12-02
HOME, FARM AND. GARDEN.

Never give . horse which Is usual
" fed oats . full feed of corn or corn
meal in place of the oats. Better le
it go without-Son francisco Cnron
-Soft-wooded plants should bt
placed nearest the light in the window
garden, and the hard or smooth-leaved
plants occupy the back -ground.-De.
troi: Tribune
The fat tom chickens is delicate.
and may be used for any cooking pur.
pose where butter is required, fo1
moistening croquettes. or even in cake
or pastry. A little added to the stuffine
of fowls enriches Chicago Journal.
An accommodating cake without
butter or milk: Beat six eggs very light
with a Dover. add cup and a half OF
sugar and beat again; then lightly stil
in cup and half of sifted flour. A
teaspoon baking powder in the -four.
and tablespoon vinegar may be used.
but neither are essential. .-Ercaange.
Picked Onions: After pouring
boiling water on them. peel; put them
in weak brine, changing it every day
for five days; then dram dry. Take
vinegar to cover. add pepper. cinna-
mon, a few cloves. some pieces horse
radish; boil all in the vinegar; pour on
when cold. Toledo Blade.
One of the first plants to change
from green to scarlet is the poison ivy.
Beware of it. Remember, the poison
vine has three leaves in a cluster; the
leaves of the harmless woodbine are in
clusters OF five. Another gray-hued
plant Of the early autumn is the poison
sumac or tine poison oak.-M Y. Tel
eJrGna.
When piece of meat is boiled the
kettle should always be set aside for
the liquor to cool, then the fat can be
removed from the top in solid cake.
Remnants of fat beef, steak or roast
with the pot skimmings should be
tried out'' in an iron kettle or spidOr,
skinned carefully, strained through a
fine strainer. and it will then be excel
lent shortening for bread or biscuit, or
with part lard answers we'll for COM
mon pastry.-Boston Post.
"A carpet can be frightened and
cleaned by scattering corr-meal or
salt over it and giving a second sweep
ing. 1t should be thoroughly swept
first. however. 1t will also look clean
much longer if tablespoonful of
pearline be dissolved in pail of warm
water, and the carpet be wiped with a
flannel cloth wrung out of this. Change
the water as often as it gets much
soiled. If oiicloth be occasionally
rubbed with mixture of beeswax and
turpentine. it will last longer. The
household.
"A writer in Gardeners Magazine
says: 1t is admitted that in the act OF
growing bird stands up. and then
stretches his neck to its full extent. A
small lath. loosely suspended about
eighteen inches above the perch. Will
obyiate this. 1t in no way inter
fercs with the birds roost,ng, but the
moment chanticleer contemplates a
nuisance the swinging lath comes gent
ly into contact with his comb anu eff
fcctually stops him. l have dozen
birds, and none of them presume to
crow till the hour that l let them out.
Thomas County cat., 1886-12-02
WHO KNOWS BEST7
ignorant ElacksmithS Who Attempt to
Improve the Work of Nature.

ignorant lslacksnithS Who Attempt ts
Improve the Work of Nature.
1t is, and long has been. our beliel
that horses are too much and too con
stantly shod. Much of the lameness in
horses is due to their wearing an in.
flexible bar of iron or steel on the feet,
which prevents the parts of the foot SC
admirably formed and adapted for use
from performing their functions.
A study of the structure and material
of hOrse's foot can but fill one with
admiration at its adaptabllity for use
under varied conditions; but when we
see how conlidingly the horse owner
will turn over his faithful servant to
the manipulations of the bungling
blacksmith who knows nothing OF
what horse needs in the way
of foot, who sees no use in the
frog or any other part, excepting SO
much of the hoof as is necessary to
nail the shoe to, who would laugh at
the idea of studying the anatomy of a
horses foot for the purpose of better
understanding how best to shoe. it
would seem as though the average
horse owner thought that the average
blacksmith knew more about what
kind of feet horse needs than does
the Creator of the horse.
Man. with arrogance born of ignor-
ance, adds to the hoof that has been
made as light as possible. consistent
with strength and durability. Il pound
or so OF iron to each foot for the horse
to lift up each time he lifts his foot
The amount of strength and vitality
used in lifting and carrying this dead
weight of four pounds through jour
ney of one hundred miles is certainly
worth considering.
In other ways does man manifest
that he thinks he knows more how a
horses foot should be than does the
Designer and Maker of that foot. The
wall of the hoof was made very strong,
but the horse sheer knows that it does
not need to be so strong, SO he cuts
away a part to weaken it. This wall is
made very hard, but the man. wiser
than God, softens it by making the
horse stand in a mixture of cow dung
and clay.
The Maker having provided for the
foot an elastic cushion or pad in the
frog" for the purpose of removing
the jar and keeping the horse from
slipping. man shows his super lority by
cutting away this pad and putting on
an infexible ring OF iron to catch the
horses weight solidly.
And thus does man. in his wisdom,
continue to improve on the work of the
Creator of the Universe by cutting
away the material out Of which Nature
has fashioned the hoof, and put
ting in its stead other material
fashioned into shape according to
his notion; to pare, rasp and
burn the hoof into form which
conforms to his idea of what horses
hoof should look like; to improve the
texture by soaking, stopping" tar
ring, etc. And yet with al his wisdom
and skill he sees that ordinarily lone
horse can wear out four sets Of legs, !"
and is more thoroughly convinced than
ever that had he had the job IN the
first place he would have done better
than did the Creator. C0lensG,1s RurGi
World
Thomas County cat., 1886-12-02

An English paper makes the ex-
cuse for loss OF fame on the water by
the craze for bicycling. 1t says:
Those who would under the old con-
ditions have sought reputation on the
water now follow after fame on
wheels
Thomas County cat., 1886-12-02

"A cavern of considerable magni-
tude has been partially explored near
Newville, Pa. So far as examined, the
openings, though obstructed with
stumps and mud, have revealed very
interesting stalactites and other forma-
ns.-fhiiade!phia Press.
Thomas County cat., 1886-12-02
HUMOROUS.


newspaper generally contains. some
racy reading matter Merchan. 4rdc-
eler.
Mrs. Gubbins says she never al
! lows her boy. Jim, to eat any jam, for
her husband died OF the jim-jams. and
she don't propose to run any chances
with the boy.
Eyes yet they see not-potatOcs.
Ears yet they hear nct-cOrn. Mouths
yet they speak nOt-rivcrs. Handsyet
thev feel notebooks. Brains yet they
think not-dudes. HaUeH NetCS.
The Old Mans Shoes
All. AnGeline.
Your smile serene
Is dcarer far than life to me,
But unto you
j bid ad eli
Your dad wears number tens. you sec.
-'.You know something about music,
don't YOU. Joggins?'' "A little, Snoop-
er" Then what does this paper mean
when it speaks of the higher kinds of
music?' - Must mean upper-attic, I
think. Pittsburgh Telegram.
Brown IL thought You hated
Jones'" Smith-''So l do. Why do
you ask?' Brown-''I heard you gave
lin fve-hundred-dollar piano the
other day. That don't look as though
YOU hated him much" Smith-.sThat
shows what you know about it. His
wife thinks she can sing" ~ Y
Graohic.
-"Oh. lions don't trouble me much"
remarked a courageous Frenchman.
81 met one once in the desert, n splcn-
did fellow. and what do YOU think I
did? Simply whipped out my PEN
knife and cut off his tail"' "And why
not his head?'' '-Oh! hunter had
saved me that trouble by doing it the
day before. ."-Freneh Fam.
-Grandma-''Clara. do YOU think
your mother would approve of your
sitting up so late?'' Clara-..Why,
grandma, it was only half-past ten
when Frank left last evening"" Grand
ma-''Clara, your grandma happened
to be awake Just as Frank was leav-
ing, and didn't she hear him say:
Now, Clara, Just ohe?' '"-Boston Bea-
con.
How are you coming on, old boy?"
'.I'm not coming on at all. I'm going
on" "Hold up! I've got a fearful
headache, and an awful taste in my
mouth. Don't you know some remedy
for the misery I'm suffering from this
morningP" .'Yes. l know good
cure for it Don't get drunk last
night Goodbye. 1ezas Sittngs.
AT second-class restaurant a gen.
tleman was hastily called out of tho
room, as an acquaintance wished to
speak to him. To keep off intruders
he placed scrap of paper over his
plate ard glass of beer, with the
words: Il have touched all this with
my fingers" On returning he found
every thing as he had left it, only the
paper had these words added in pencil:
$50 have Ii"-N r. Telegram.
-"Ah, those autumn leaves, Farmer
Robinson" sighed the city guest
''What lovely tints of color, and what
an addition they are to the charming
scenery you must SO enjoy ..Yes,
miss The leaves are gettin' good
deal of yaller and red onto 'em, that's
fact It's about time to gather''-
Than you really find time to gather
autumn leaves?" 30. yes, indeed.
We rake up few carloads every
year for beddiD' for the hosses." An
other aesthetic dream smashed. HART
ford Post.
Thomas County cat., 1886-12-02

Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain)
goes to different hotel each time he
visits New York He says that by do
ing this he finds that he receives better
treatment
Thomas County cat., 1886-12-02

Miss Ada Sweet Is spoken Of ~ ''the
leading poetess of America" by forcig1
papers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-28
Unworthy of Charity.

The Charity Organization Society asks the
public to refuse aid to an elderly woman who
gives her name as Catharine kinley, and her ad-
dress as No. 135 Patterson street. A careful in
vestigation fails to find any such person known
In that neighborhood, though she says she has
lived there two years. TIE request is also made
that aid should not be given to little girl seven
or eight years old who gives her name as Emma
CSare and says she lives on South Tennessee
street. She sometimes asks for "a nickel to buy
some bread for mamma" and sometimes goes
from house to house with basket A brother
year or two older goes with her and directs her
operations from the sidewalk, telling her which
houses to 60 to. Sometimes sister twelve or
fourteen years old goes along near enough to
keep them In sight There is man in the
family at work, the mother could DO some work
if disposed and the older cir. could earn her own
living.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-28
AM[CABLY ADJUSTED.
Kingan & Co. Make Concessions to Their EN-.
ployes and the Trouble Is Settled.

The employees Of Kingan's pork packing es-
Enlistment held another meeting yesterday at
ternoon and decided to demand % cents per day
advance for all employees who receive less than
81 per day, and, in addition. ten hours pay for
nine hours work for all the employees. This
was presented to the company. The latter, in
response, presented to the employees the follow
ing proposition:
In fulflment of our promise to you over three
weeks ago to consider the present question of the
hours of labor and to do what we considered fair and
right In this matter,
Now. final settlement of the questions which
have arisen have decided to reduce the hours of
labor from ten to nine hours per day without making
reduction In wages and. in addition, the company
will pay the worknen receiving $1.25 per day,
advance of 12l cents per day.
And, in consideration that the night work In the
the company will pay % cents advance per night to
the working at night IN that departm en without
any reduction in hours
Natchmen, fremen, etc., whose hours of labor can
not be reduced will receive one hours additional
pay, in place OF one hours reduction in time
We may add that the trade does not justify any ad.
In wages reduction of hours of work, but
are willing to make the foregoing concessions In the
expectation that the good feeling which has existed be-
tween during the past twenty years, may not now
be broken, but continued in the future.
This proposal Is however. necessarily subject to
your acceptance this evening, to guide the company
action in the hog market to morrow.
SAML KINGAN,
INDIANAPOLIS, May 27. For Kingan s. Co.. Ltd.
A meeting Of the employees was held last night
to hear the proposition. and it was accepted.