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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-12
Ercct. OF blood Drinking.

As To its medicinal value the reporter
spoke 10 several physicians. They were al
most unanimous in saying that the whole
practice was based on superstition and
Ignorance Said DR. j NJ Macauley
There has been an unreasonable belief
since time immom9rial that the blood Of
freshly slaughtered cattle possessed oc-
cult virtues in curing consumption and
general exhaustion. This belief obtains
to much larger extent in Europe than
here. | myself have seen, IN tho large
abattoirs in Paris, rows on rows Of sick
people, taken from every rank and sta
ton in life. from the blOated or enact.
ated voluptuary down to the thin
seamstress with hectic flush in her
cheeks, all intent on their morn
ings rations OF blood. But IT'S all
sheer nonsense. In cases where tho blood
was said 10 have effected a euro IL was
something else. generally the more ra-
tional mode OF living. which was really
responsible for it. Consumption can Ger
tainly not be cured with blood II the
stomach has strong digestive power
to assimilatesuch blood lis strong enough
to assimiiate milk snd bread and meat,
things which contain as much or moro
nourishing power than blood Aud 10 a
really dobili,ated system blood as a diet
may prove seriously injurious a case
which is likely to be benefited by diet OF
OK blood will bo more surely benefited by
a more rational and appetizing diet, but
the great panacea Is st..i-as u always
has been-pure air. simple living plenty Of
overcise regular hOUrs. That 3 tho whole
thing in a nutshell Chicago Herald.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-12

the foli.c, # dress. He ygc5 urging the
men to be moro simple in their ways and
the women 20 tear the flowers from their
bounets. to sell their golden jcwelry and
give the proceeds to the Lord At last he
said Tho primitive Christians have
passed away; we have now no moro saints
on earth. Where, ny hearers, will you
now find the barcfootcd Christian travel
ing on his road to heaven
AT this a loud voice was heard. The
eyes Of the crowd turned. and. lying I'M
der tree in the beck of the square in his
coffee sack shirt and with his bare feet
held high up in the air Johnny Appleseed
yelled out: Here, parson. hero is your
primitive Christianr"
During tn. talk Dr. Bushnell showed
inc q sketch of Johnny Appleseed, which
was drawn for a local novel Of this
region, entitled phillip Seymour" and it
is from this that the drawings in the pres
ent letter are made The doctor SAYS it is
a good representation of this strangest of
characters. HENRY STEPHENS.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-12

.an,c. until he stopped coming. for tbero
was no moro need for his services. Then
tho undertaken came and laid italo's body
in n Inexpensive coffin, ard the coighboT5
ca,no in to look at tho face from which
all tho bronze had fed. and his neither s
heart was like lead in her bosom. But
there was no lack OF flowers and all those
tender Offices which rob death of its sting.
The expenses Of the funeral caused Mrs.
Pressa to draw 500 out of tho bank,
leaving a balance of $500 While these
events were taking place handsome
Young Italian named Amelio De Johannes
had started bank across the street from
where Mrs. Pressia lived. He was in the
habit Of patronizng the stand of the
Italian woman, and so she became quite
well acquainted with hiw. ll0 lo9~lcd
that she had some money in the Cham
bcrs street bank. AMI by speciOus promises
Of larger rate of interest he persuaded
her to draw her money and deposit itwi;h
his bank "a
There is a shocmascrs shop now in the
place where the bank was located little
over two months ago. The bank was de-
serted by its proprietor, who went 10
Canada with many dollars, among which
was the widow mite. But the stauG is
still at the old place at the corner of
Blocker and Thompson streets The Gus
toners. however, bave noticed that the
invitation to buy, which formerly saluted
them accompanied with smile is now
perfunc.or;ly uttered Still, even Italian
widows must live, and she repeats these
words at least five hundred times day:
"Banan'; tree for a.
EpyTsT JAVROLD.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-12
The cuesE OF OveRWoRk.
How Americans Abuse rhcns lives In the
Wear and Tear of Life.


We have hcari great deal about the
nervous wear ant tear Of American life.
and every one is 'amiliar with The warn
ing that we are living too fast and must
pay serious peralty Yet we continue
to go the pace. and tAc visiting foreign
er continues 20 bold mp bis hands in
amazement NJ the brcathless rapidi,y Of
American life Scientists lay the blame
largely TO our dry. bracing atmosphere
Illustrating their theses by the more
powerful effects OF alcohol here than IN
England. SOcOiogists talk OF our material
conditions, Of the development OF now
CO-l.ry. a.l ;he necessity 0l confronting
pressing material problems which ,timu
late the race for fortune race Offering
such free competition and So many i'm
monso prizes not restricted hy class or
caste. that participation ia almost an
avoidable. Although every American is
las good a." any other, yet every Amer.
can is stimulated by buruiuc desire 10
show himself little better to win special
success in his chosen field The result is
a hand 90 hand competition Gercer. prob.
ably. than in any other country In the
world Americans have NOT set learned
how 20 rest. and the effect Is noted as mon
drop out exhausted from the professions
or from business whiio yc. boz the primo Of
life Often this attracts no attention
But we have recently had some concrete
illustrations of the evils Of the terrible
tension of American life In certain phases
which ought not 20 pass unno..ct
These are examples OF soif abuse Boo .
field of work whore excess Is peculiarly
characteristic Of Americans This coun.
try, with Us great natural opportunities.
aud It's sudden changes and dove 3pments.
offers peculiar invitations to speculation.
and tine colossal fortunes maio within the
last twenty Years are ever h0ior. tlcoy
of men as q stimulus There is spoeua
tion everywhere. but Americans have
been called. not without reason. % nation
of spectators New York and Chicago
are the ceutcrs and in intensity the hot
fcvcrish life OF their exchange Is not
cqual.i i'm the bour,cs OF Paris berlin
or Nieu"a. orr the Stock Exchange az Ion.
don Now aud then fortunes collapse
and the public wonder. but Of tip mon
who fall exhausted i'm the race tine public
rs a rrlr hear little
Yet it is worth whilo 90 consider tho
moral of three roc,nt cse,t In tbie,.o
n wealthy speculotor bo,,n fo .bo,, s,g3s
of cvcsssiyo rnpt,I Trim An HE
t5oncb,. dro,rs and s,oocb ,yoro'o ~ fla
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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-12
JOHNNY APpLESEED.
A CHAT WITH A MAN WHO KNEW
TIE PIONEER PROPHET.

His Adventure with the Yellow Jacket
and His Comic Drcss-i..s Care FOR sore
Legs and His Queer Ph,iosophy-Hi, Or
chards and How they Were Planted.
MANSFIELD, O.. Aug. 9.-"Yes," said
Dr. Bushnell, Il knew johnny hppleseed
well, and he was one of the most remark
able characters | have ever met.
These werc the words of one Of the old
est physicians in the state Of Ohio. DR..
Bushnell has long since passed tho tine
which the Bible allots as the NEUTRAL life
of man. His hair is as white as the driven
snow, but his step Il steady and his mind
Is clear. Tie has been for years well known
through northern Ohio, and had the honor
of being entertained by the king during
the international congress Of doctors al
Sweden some years ago. The king asked
the doctor TO visit him at his country
seat, and he wanted him to prescribe Cor
his wife He was surprised to find that so
old man would dare to cross the water,
and he asked the doctor many questions
about this country. had been chat
ting with DR.. Bushnell about carly days
In Ohio, and the conversation turned to
Jonathan Chapman, that strange charac-
Ter who Was so well noted in western
Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana during
the early days. lie brought bags of
apple seeds with him AID planted
orchards all over the west, doing the
whole rather as an act of charity than
with q view of making money out of bis
work. lIc was n philosopher and a
preacher. as well as q nurscryman and
be was one of the queercst cranls of pic-
necr history. Said DR.. Bushnell:
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-12

The Vicomte de Lorgeril. whose death
is announced in Paris, IS the French par
Humanitarian who chare,d Theirs with
protesting 'perverse doctrines" and, in
the Bordeaux assembly, told Victor Hugo
that he was not speaking French.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-12

Lord Leveson swallowed u half crown
piece at Christmas while engaged in an
amateur conjuring performance, and 10 IS
still in his stomach. When his father
told an inquirer about his sons health
that he had gained eleven pounds since
tho accident. All" said the othec, that
makes Gil IS. Cd"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-12
Take-a bananl Tree for fi'?'


For four years prosperity smiled upon
the wanderers in a strange land. Anna,
by frugality and simple living was ablc
to lag away il the vaults Of a Chambers
street italian bank 500. The dingy room
took on the dignity Of a new carpet and
the bed was dccorateds with a most
gorgeous spread. For two years longer
this serenity end prosperity continued,
and the lines in Anna's face became
sOitcncd, and tic thought of her dead
husband ca~'o - lor ti0-cd oulv With the
tcuGc.est 70! sad rc-rc.5. ~: Oac uay -
little cloud arose. italo had become =
stout lad OF II now, and he began staying
out late az night; and at these times lis
footsteps were lacking in steadiEcs5 and
his breath was freighted with the oder OF
hops and malt. lie also developed a
hitherto unsupported yiriOusIesi If tenn
per, 50 that his mother stood il dread Of
him. Then there cnsucd q quarrel, and
Che next morning ltalo was missing
For two more long, weary, heartbroak-
ing years Anna stood behind her stand
and waited for some tdings If her boy.
Every night and morning she knelt be-
fore the crucifx and prayed to the Virgin
that be might be restored to her. And
during all this time, in summers sun
shine and in winters chill, there was
never an hour but what she said to her
self:
Why | speak-a cross to-a Italog"
And wistfully did she look at the faces
of passers by the stand with her soul in
her eyes, and when the days work was
done she strolled through the neighboring
streets. peering into unfamiliar faces with
the hopes of greeting the familiar Inca
ments. But the result was always hope
less, and she went home with grief and
anxiety Juggling at her heart strings.
Grief had channeled deep lines in her
face and was whitening the hair about
her temples when one day last May tho
wanderer returned. IL was at noon, and
ltalo appeared before his mother attired
in sailors clothing and bronzed like o
coffee image by wind and sun. He had
grown so much that Anna did not recog
nize him at first, but when he spoke her
face lii up like meadow after shower.
The stand was locked up for the day, and
they went home with their arms around
each other Then ensued week of IN
alleged bliss for the lonely mother. Dur
ing his absence the bank account had
grown TO 500.
"All fora you.a, Italo. ALA fora you"
~.
1t seemed, however, THAI the hand Of
fate was bent on squeezing all the Joy out
of this mothers heart, for ere another
week had gone By ltalo sickened with
hasty consumption. He lay beneath TIE
gorgeous counterpane and grew winter
and whittier as the days went by, and the
doctor looked more grave each time he
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-12

In 1910, Henry Mogel, father of County
Treasurer Mogcl. of Reading, Pa, caught
turtle on his farm and cut into its back
the initials H. NJ. 1910" 1t was not
seen again until few days ago, when the
country treasurer discovered it alive and
well and not more than forty feet from
where his father had found it seventy
eight years before
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-12

Japan hal $50 newspapers, 1000 miles
Of railways, and more than 1900 miles Of
telegraph.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-12
LIFE IN LITTLE ITALY.
A LEAF FLOM THE PERSONAL HIS
TORY or A FRUIT VGNDER.
The Wild Cat Banking System By Which
Ignorant Foreigners Arc Swindic,l by
Their Own Country People Tho story OF
Anna and Her Son.
Special Correspondence J

Anna and Her Son.
Special Correspondence
NEW York, Aug. Eight years ago
On a cold November day Anna Maria Pres.
STA landed at Castle Garden. She led By
the hand her only child. ltalo. who was 3
years old. Anna ct that timo was u
comely Italian woman of - years. AIRED
silk handkerchief was tied around her
head, and IL her ears were hoops Of gold
Anna had her little savings safely hidden
away in the bosom of her dress, which
amounted TO about 500. The mother and
son looked around at the scene Of hustle
ard activity at Castle Garden with
surprise. They Lad been unaccus-
toned to such sights in somno-
lent Naples. where Italo's father
was buried, and from which city Mrs Pres
STA had come a. much to drown her grief as
for any prospect of gain, although the
stories of the golden FL Dorado across the
seas had also had their effect upon her
susceptible nature. Up Broadway these
two aliens came. All OF her effects were
carried upon Mrs Pressias head. She
steadird her bundle With ore hand and
clasped her boys hand with The other
and rs they went along there wer, those
natives who alluded to the lonely pair as
some more Of those greasy macar0ni
eaters" But little ltaio and his mother
were unaware OF these uukind remarks.
and the boys attention was wholly taken
up with the wonderful big bindings on
either side which seemed To- hi, childish
fancy TO reach the sky. The roar of The
elevated trains and the rush and hurry Of
the thronG which iostied them made
Anna grasp the hand of her boy with a
tighter grip for fear she should lose him
and be entirely bereft Of kin.
Surprise. grief and anxiety alternately
buiTeted the heart Of this brouzed woman
as she gazod upon all the evidences Of '
new civilization Her black eyes glis-
tened at the remembrance Of her dead
husband. g1l willie size wa" f.crcltIy
wishing herself back IN sunny Naples. u
big Wall street broker ran Up against .
her, and her bundle few into the street. 7
where passing truck ran over it and
crushed the crucifx which had stood at
the head of her husband coffin Her cry
Of grief was drowned in the laugh Of the
bystanlcrs. who knew not that an idol
had been shattered
What weary walk that was from
Castle Garden to Il Thompson street 10
one ever knew. because Anna regarded it .
simply as one OF the adiuncts Of her now
enterprise. and little l;alo was TO cold
and hungry TO be cogtizant OF anything
but the mos ACHE physical impressions.
4e
Tho apartment which the wanderers se-
cured vas a b.ck room ontaa ,eco". ioor
of ric.-etE OH nert hons ST ~
lhouI. D.. street. a.. stair, lt..il- %
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-12

Mrs. Matthew Arnold has been refused
the pension enjoyed by her late husband
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-12


crossed in love. He used TO refer
indirectly TO this at times. and he was not
particularly fond Of the society Of women,
though be was always respectful TO them.
II was after he had been jiltc A,y the girl
to whom il was said be was engaged that
he took to walking about and reading
Swedenborgian books. and later on he
came westward on his mission This mis-
sion was to circulate the doctrines of
Swedenborg and 10 plant apple trees. He
carried his books IN pocket, made By
pulling his shirt half way out OF his pan
falcons. and be stuck these bGcl, into this
place through the open bosom Of his shirt
when he was through. He would tear
book to pieces. leaving fragment ct one
cabin. ano'h at another and 50 on. and
be called his books news fresh FROM
heaven lie would often read them aloud,
lying down on the floor Of the cabin as he
did 30. and he always slept on the floor
with his feet towards the fire. | have
often offered him bed when he was here.
but he always refused IT, He was good
talker, too. and he was nobOdy's fool.
WAS lie a man of culture!
well, hardly that. but he Lad good
common sense as TO many things, and he
undoubtedly did great good He was
something of doctor in bis way, and he
had one cure for sores and bruises which
he considered infallible Ii he bruised or
wounded his foot he would apply q red
hot iron to the afflicted part, and thus
made burn which be could heal. re
member q man here who had very sore
leg the shin of which was broken ont in
boiis. and which he bad tried for Yeas 20
cure. lie told Johnny Appleseed of K,
and johnny ssid he could cure him. lie
asked TO see the sores and the man rested
bis leg upon a chair and laid them bare.
1t was in front % the fireplace. and
johnny snatched up a burning cmber and
before the man knew what he was about
he had graspeI lis leg by the ankle and
rapidly rolled the rcGhot coal over the
sores The man squiTmed aud yelled.
but johnny held on until hc had com
pleted his work. Whether il cured the
man am unable 10 say
johnny Applesec1, DR. Bushnell went
on did not seem To feel pain have
seen lin tnrnst pins into his legs and
arms without quivcring. He was q crank
on the subject of dog fennel as an
acne c1re, and he planted the seeds of
ffi3 v.o,I o.. ,ycV c..,.,lc.,."
"Io,y [.l he plant his frees"
"Hc usually chose ,bc most fg.~ i,c
spots ocd mo sometimes cleared the land .
and nj ofbnr ,incs used clcarinrs which
the Indians lad used. He saved the seeds
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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-12

In the minds Of men entirely great there
isn't very much o, themselves Washing
ton Critic
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-12

Where did Johnny Appleseed como
sroml' Iaslied
Il talked with him about his career g"
replied tho white haired doctor. "Ho
vas born, | think, in Massachusetts,,
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-04-12
SAVED HIS LIFE.

Mr.. D. I. WilcOxson, of Horse Cave,
KY, says he was for many years badly
afflicted with phtisic, also diabetes; the
pains were almost uncomfortable. and
would sometimes almost throw him into
commissions. He tried Electric Bitters,
and got relief from the first bottle, and
after taking six bottles was entirely cured,
and had gained in flesh eighteen pounds.
Says he positively believes he would
have died, had it not been for the relief
afforded by Electric bitters. Sold at fifty
ents bottle by C. H. Martin & Bro.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-04-12
EIGHT CAPITAL PRIZES,

block the business valued $45O0O block
valued s3O000 half blocks valued $4,000 eac four
valued s35OO9 will good business lot 'front.'
There will well windmill
the business day drawing Tove those
will liberal possibly
will house material costing $780,
will good business lot and for additional 500 worth of
a building will lot will good lot
good business and keeping this place for six months
The by the
ickethoes that all be fair and The drawing will
Saturday. second day of Jnne a. D. 1888
ckethods will have Colby Tickets
will be for sale at Gem and Colby Ka
wv. ELLSWORTH,
GEN. KANSAS
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-04-12

Ex-Gov. Furnas tells of a good place
to get forest trees for planting. which il
will be well for our readers to note:
BROWNSVILLE, NEBR., Nov. 5, 1885,
Geo. Pinney, ESQ.,, Wis: Ny Dear Sir
It affords me pleasure to say l have deal,
with you off and on for the past 12 or Is
years. have been pleased with our
deals. i have ever found you straight.
forward and honorable in all your deal.
ings with me. The stock have obtained
from you has been far better than other
| have had from the forests. Any way
can aid You in your business. command
me. Send me your catalogue and price
list. may want something in the spring
Trnly, RoB1RT ". FURxAs.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-04-12

One might as well try to stem the rap
ids of Niagara as to expect perfect health
while sCrofulous faint exists in the
blood. Through its Alternative and puri-
flying properties, Ayers Sarsaparilla re-
moves every vestige of scrofulous poison
from the blood.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-04-12
II. 3. STOUT. ID. Is. AKARD
STOUT & AKARD,
CONTRACTORS & BUILDERS,

We are prepared to make estimates on all
kinds of buildings. Satisfaction guaranteed
with Carpenter shop. Best Of references One
block south of Chicago Lumber Yard.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-04-12

Shimp. the clothier, has just received
the finest line of Summer Flannel Shirts.
Underwear Hosiery, &c. ever brought
to the city.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-04-12
BOO
AGE1 M (
B 90 M /!
Thomas Co., Kas.

Gem in Kansas and the boom 1t is of
Depot the 4th July and has fine location for there in
There fine country surrounding and good
afforded all the ten miles east of Colby on the
r. settled and industrious
W. Ellsworth has added his eighty
selling tickets GRAND DRAWING of lots
There will be
hundred sold at each, and there will be