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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-06-21

The motto of the faithful book-keepe
woo sticks to his work should be: 81 ad
here"
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-06-21

SPRING poets should be pitied rather
than berated; "mercury" and "therm0m-
eter" are two Of the hardest words in the
English language to find rhymes for.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-06-21

NEVER expect straight tip from a
crooked man.-PicdWine.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-06-21

THERE is no such word as fail" anon,
the fruit Preservers. Their motto is :"
can. Puck.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-06-21
CURES ALL HuU0RS.

from q common Blotch. or Eruption. to tho
worst Scrofula. Salt-rheum, "Fever-sores,"
Scaly or Rough Skin, in short, all diseases
powerful, purifying, and invigorating medi-
cine. Great Eating Ulcers rapidly heal under
its benign influence. Especially has il mani
Tested its potency in curing letter, Eczema,
Erysipelas, Boils, Carbuncles, Sore Eyes. Scroll
ulous Sores and Swellings. Hip-joint Disease,
"White Swellings," Goitre, or Thick Neck,
and Enlarged Glands. Send ten cents in
stamps for large Treatise, with colored
plates, on Skin Diseases. or the same amount
for a Treatise on Scrofulols Affections
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-06-21

THE saving claws-a miser's.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-06-21

SIGN for ey-lender-lucre herel
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-06-21

"FOR THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE"
Thoroughly cleanse it by using DIR. PicrceaD
Golden Medical Discovery, and good
strength and bodily health will be established.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-06-21
CONSUMPTION,

which is ScrOfula or the LumGs, is arrested
and cured by this remedy, il taken in the
earlier stages of the disease. From its mar
velous power over this terribly fatal disease.
edy to the public, DR.. Pierce thought seriously
of calling it his CONSUMPTION CURE" but
abandoned that name as too restrictive for
medicine which, from its wonderful COM
bination of tonic, or strengthening. alternative,
or blOod-cleansng, anti-bilious, pectoral and
nutritive properties, is unequaled. not only
as a remedy for Consumption, but for all
Chronic Diseases Of the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-26
How to Cure color Blindness.

That the origin of color blindress lies
10 the brain and not in the eye has been
suggested by Professor Ramsay. While
engaged In teaching in Brooklyn Some
years ago she principal OF q school in
sisted on trestipg Every case OF the sort
as dependent on the will OF the pupil
His remedy was the rod. This Certainly
seemed tyrannical and unwarrantt treat
.nent, but the results YVES favorable TO his
theory II is possible that thorough
examination will ultimately demonstrate
that the fsuit lies very largely Ia the
ehiftless methots Of observation which
have grown up under the old classical
methods of education, and which hEVn 10
= large extent become hereditary. Pro-
lessor 2 imsay's suggestion and his ar
gumenJ deserve careful attention, and, II
found correct, we have another aud OVor.
Hhelmlng reason for the newer educa-
ton. At ftst sight It Is not perfectly
clear, on the sbcVe theory, why it is thai
color blindness should be more common
among-men than among women; YET 1t is
possible tha. this will be found TO bear
ont the suggestion made above, for,
with the discontinuence of wearing
Of colors by the men, their Interest
In colors to large extent must have
ceased; and II our old methods OF educs-
ton were to be continued much longer 1t
may be that, with the less use Of DIOR BY
women In their dresses, sn i"crease OF
color blindness may result among them
as we'll II Is doub.ed, however, whether
the introduction Of the rod as quick
corrective will fad many advocates.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-26
Apother B z Snow Storm.

ST. PAUL, MINI March rs Coming
as 1t did just when the people were look
ing for signs Of spring, the severe snow
and wind storm which roged to-day in
Northern Wisconsin, Minnesota and d.
kots, seemed especially unpleasant. Ii
approached from the southwes!erly
direction, being driven along at
The snow whic very heavy and packed
closely has fallen to the depth OF from
three to i've inches. In S.. Paul 1t begau
falling ct 10 O'Clock this morning and
continued until dark. Street car travel
WAS abandoned and the pedestrians e1-
perienced great din Guilty in making their
way about tho streets. The temper
AZURE remained comparatively mild.
Trains on most Of the railroads centering
here are from one to seven hours late,
while troiic on the Hastings aud Dakota
and the S.. Paul and Kansas City has been
wholly abandoned. The storm1 sppesrs
70 have been especially severe In S3uthsrn
Minnesota. In places the railrosd track
are covered from ten to fifteen feet and
country roads are well nigh impsssable.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-26
LsnE Tnp of "A mou.s on a wire,
San Francisco Examiner.


A queer mid-air spectacle WAS wit
messed at noon yesterday By a whole
boarding house fall Of People and
throrgs OF exeised echool children. A
mouse wss walking on one Of me bieh
wires Of the Pacific Postal TIL graph
Company opposite the Rossmore Houre,
on Stockton street. When hs had
got thirty feet away from the
telegraph pole the mouse grew
very timid AMI scarcely advanced at all
Al length he grew boider, aud finally
NJ SIDE the perilouS distance OF over 300
fset to the next pole. The wire must
have been at least twenty feet from the
ground, and how the nouts got so
bisa the sir on the wire sad was
ensbled to wa Ii at all wss cause
of much wonder Ito ever body. A
chlld q length explained the mystery Of
the nouse's queer journey BY nsrrsting
how black aud tan dog lad pursued IL,
nsktug Il tsk4 to the pole. Wnen tAe
mouse had completed his dangerous mid
air trip he climbed down the pole and
stepped on the hard Of looEer-oR, who
esEried him away IN triumph.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-26

ways been plenty OF rain during the sum
mer to make crop II It can be started CT
all right.
The ploughing should he done east snd
west. Some will say, Whist is the differ
ence which direction you plough your
lsnd2 ButI can show you there is big
difference II you bed your land up in
those ridges east and west. All the
snow In the country is followed By q
heavy north wind and IL your land is
plougned level 1t will sill blow awsy,
wnere II It is ridged u esst
al west It will AL the water burrows
level full and will remsIn there till 1t sll
melts away, which will wet the ground
down very deep right beneath where you
want to plant your Germ, snd leave plenty
Of moisture TO bring It up and support 1t
till the rsipy season sets in, and BY thst
time you can have your land worked dow
level so there will be no danger Of the
wet season ip1uripg 1t.
| About fruit have an orchard put cut
| four years sgo this spji1g that will defy
California or Michigan or any other sta Q
to beat. nave peach trees six inches in
dismeter, aud apple trees four inches In
diameter, sud have had peaches to eat
| WV ooocOh5s LUCY UCLC 40 ieh 30 6hN
foe favored as ever saw. List spripg
q year ago put Gus loco straw
berry plsnts snd last summer Igathered
eighteen gallons Of fioe Strawberries
from them. hsVs tried buckwheai
here to see If Il would DO suvthipg. Last
year sowed one qusrt Of buckWheat arc
raised about three bushels / .ried cot
TON, and It grew IS well as In the state o.
Mississippi, and matured well and opened
before frost.
About the school land, there are thou
sands OF acres yet, but it ia being taker
up very fast, and l think within two
years. time there will not be section
left unsettled. But the are millious o.
acres OF railroad lands that csn re pur'
chased at from So to IS 30 per sore. Al
we have two railroads now coming to ou
center, and one more will be here soon
this railroad land will soon be sold Il
settlers.
will be pleased to have any home
seeker cs and see me, and at any tim
sn willing to snswer sny questions yo'
nav ask concerning this country, as ia
as kooW. Very respectfully,
WILSON HARRAE.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-26
WEATHER AND CROPS.
The Season Frsm the First OF January
to Date, UBasRslly Geld
Throughout tho North.
Ihs Rainf+lI Throughout the Gotten
K-gtoH, Terss RxcsPssd, Mueh lass
than Usual An Excess IN Tsx
weekly Bull~fin.


WARRINGTON, March % FOLLOWING IL
the weather and crop bulletin for the
week ending Saturday, March "a:
Signal ONCE, War Department, wash
ipgton.-Tempersture The week hiss
been colder than usual, except the Lower
Ohio Valley, Southern Missouri, North
err Arkansas, and thence westward to
Colorado, where the temperature has Diff
fered but slightly from the normal.
The daily Temperature Of the week
has ranged from l. 20 5 below
the normal 10 the southern states and
districts on the Atlantic coast, while from
New York westward to Nebraska 1t was
much colder, the daily average tempsr.-
ture ranging from Il to g. below normal,
The season from January to March "a
has been unususlly cold In the northern
states. the sversge daily tenn
perature rargIng from s to )
below norm,l in all the states
north Of the Ohio river and the entire
northwest The southern states dsilv
average If the sesson has been f.om /
to e below normal, except In southern
portions of Al3hsms and Georgia, where
q sI'g I rise OF temperature is reported.
The rainfall OF the week has been In
excess 10 the Ohio, Mississippi and Low
or Missouri valleys, and generally IN the
states on the Atlantic coast, heavy rains
having occurred in Ohio, Tennessee, ILL.,
nois, iowa sud Eastern Kansas, where
the excess exceeds one-hsf ipch. In
Texas and Southern Louisiana the rain
fall wss decidedly greater thsn usual
Generosity throughout the cotton region,
including Alabama, Mississinpi. Tennessee
and the north portion of Louisiana and
Georgia, the rainfall was much less than
ususl. The rainfall for the SESSION has
been more than ususl generally through
out the states.esst of the Mississippi, ex-
cspt New England and northern portions
Of the middle Atlantic states where the
rain all has been slightly IN excess In
the states west OF Mississippi
iue udipg lows, Klnsss, Fetraska. n orih-
ern Missouri, Texss, Southern Louisisns
and Dakota the rainfall for the season
has been greater than usual. In the win
ter wheat rs gops Of the Oslo and Central
Mississippi valleys the rainfall for the
psst four weeks has ranged from 10 to 30
per cent OF the usual amount aud In Ten
nessee, Alabama and Northern Georeis
about 80 PEI cent OF the usual rainfall is
reported.
General remsrks-The weather has
been generally unfsvorab'e for growing
crops during the week. Alternste thsw-
ing. freezing and great range Of tempsrs-
ture Ia the winter wheat sections have
probably 3 d c'ed that crop irinriously.
Freezing weather in the southern ststes
has checked vegetation, which Was
already reports d as late, and has
doubtless II jured sm'll grain and frui
spd vegetables In the northern portion Of
the Gulf states, Tennessee and N2rtb
Carolina. Reports from Michigan irdi
cate that the ground is generally covered
With snow which afforded protection for
wheat ard grain.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-26
EDNA.
A Militia Company Organised o1s Of Six
Fo0ters.

A Militia Company OrGAnfs:d oHt Of Six
Fo0Ters.
Correspondence Of the Gazette.
EDNA, Tex, March 20 The young
men of Rdns met yesterday evening at
the opera house and organized a militia
Company, which they named 1.-THE Edna
Rides" Ga temporary organization, the
following officers were elected: Chair.
man, S. P. CVckrell; secretary, Walter
Caldwell; treasurer, Harry j. LaBauVe.
Ga drills snd m4nual-CsptGiu H LIZ
Bsuve, FIRST Lieuzepsnt Tom H4ynes,
First Sergeant, Frank c Pierce; Second
Scream, D G. Blanchsrd; FrsS Cor
norsI, Homer LsBauVa; Quarter Master,
z. ". Slmons
These Ulcers, however, were only
elected to serve one month, or until
such time as practical orillipg will enable
: b stter cnoics for permanent orgsn,L.-
ton.
Most # the thirty-six members are
solid SIX footers, God 1t is safe to say, IS
far IS physical stature is concerned, She
new company will make about as good
show IS any.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-26
II rage In Dakota.
Aberdeen Republican.

Those who witnessed the mirage yes.
terdsy morning pronounced it the most
wonderful sight seen since the fall OF 1882.
The air was znususlly clear and the sky
almost cloudless, Waile tue sun shons
down upon the snow-covtred prsiriss
with 6 warmth and brigh ness which
could only add spleEdor to the occasloa.
From until nearly IL O'Clock
Warner, Mellet:s and E>rlhville on
the south. o dwly ana Columbia on the
north, ard B-tr, G on a1d B.iiton -
the east were plainly dlscernible from the
orth western depot. Britton IL all Of
forty miles northeast of this city, yet the
elevators, hotels and general outline OF
the city were readily pointed Cur, and not
with the aid Of = glass, either. II was
wonderfully interesting, to say the least
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-26
THK RAILROADS.
The List About Msds Up for the Fort
Worth and Denver Excur.
sion This Morning.
Full List OF Stations on the Road-Ths 3D.
Louie, ATkSBSns and Texas.
Homo Notes,
Aens Notes.

Aens Notes.
l., s, Thorne, superintendent Of the
Texss ard Pacific, WAS in Fort Worth
yesterday.
The Santa Fe Will bring up sleeper
full of passengers this morning who are
bound for Denver.
Colonel L. D. VOaE, general live stock
sgent Of the Missouri PGc A., leaves for
Denver this morning.
President PGddocs II the Fort Worth
and RIO Grsode Will return from New
York during the week.
-.
Frank Lescb, Gssls,ant chief engineer
Of the Cuff, Colorado snd Santa Fe, WAS
In Fort Worth YESTERDAY.
Volney Hsll, gen. r,l right Of way agent
OF the Missouri Plci6c, was In Fort
Worth last night on fying visit.
C.psaiu S. F. Juey, superintendent of
the 3 o Grande division of the Texas and
Pec.rc, was in Fort Worth last night.
80
No annual passes or other passes issued
BY the Fort Worth and D nVer Company
will be honored on the excursion trains
to-day.
With no more rAln falling the Fort
Worth people can visit the bluB on Fri
day and see toe nrst s.. LouiF, Arkansas
and Texas loo 1molive steam into Fort
Worth. Great is the Cotton Belt.
-
Assistant Chiet Rueineer Rsmsdell Of
the S. Louis, Arkansas and Texas WAS tp
Fort Worth last night, snd says tnaSte;
driving gang has only 100 more pigs to
drive, when their work will be de4s.
-. ~
Assistant General Passenger Agent
Newliu, Travelling Passenger AgeHfs
Thomas and Burrows of the Fort W1T4h
and Denver, and Colonel r E As1dox
were ss busy as bees last pig issniug
tickets for The grand excursion which
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-26
Lucy Parsons a. Boston

Boston, MASS March Is Mrs. Lucy
r Parsons, the Chicago anarchist, ar
rived in Boston yesterday, and spoke to-
dsy in Ccdmsu bail on the fubisc.: 1.-THE
Law L yes, out Where Is Justlceff In
r ply 10 g question as to the Effect Of the
Chicago tragedy upon the anarchist
cause, she said that In her opinion it had
acted as very p otent agent for the dis
seminstion Of anarchist theories. 'Tn
FACT" she continued, az believe that had
il not been for this event & period Of City
years hence would not have found the
people 50 Interested 10 these principles
IS they are at present"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-26

A young man who died in Fresno, Csl
recently, owed his death TO excessive
cigarette smoking BE wss emily seven
teen years old, and fne specimen Of
physical manhood, hut bis system be-
came sstura' cd with the poison, paralysis
ensued, and all the forts OF bis physi-
clan were power!ess 70 help him.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-26
At BeEi,min
Correspondence Of the Gazette.

BENJAMIN, TEX March 81 After the
hard wio,er we have had spring is Tow
beginning to show itself, and with the
good seasons in the ground which we
have, prospects for rood crops this yesr
are very tsttering indeed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-26

A plausible rascal so imposed upon
tbs mes bers OF church In Troy, n. T.,
that they fitted him on. with supply Ct
comfortable garments, whereupon he
went and got married, the clothing far
nished by the charitable people serving
as wedding wardrobe.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-26
at Dallas.
special to the GaEei

epeciRl 70 the Gazette. s.
DALLAS, TEX, March 9S.-Tne after
noon has been bright aud clear, and
hundreds txcurted to Oak CLIFF TO spend
the evening.
The Trinity is barely within It's banks.
The rains OF mis- morning is still increas.
ing the volume Of water. Numbers OF
cattle, sheep and trees are aJasing DOWN
stream.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-26

Correspondence OF The Gazette
STEPHENvILLE, TEX March 2S.-Win-
ter lirgers with US and the spring Is very
backward, the gruurd is still cold and the
farm interest ts beoinf.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-26
Batavia Canned Goods.

& No one sesds to be told that tAssskfe
the faesb brand Of canned goofH in
Americas The ebisG OF ,hb hot to
tell ths eople mere theyc,Rzess lhem
in rets4 or whSesale qE4ntssfes, which
is at he Fort worts GrocsSGo's. e.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-26
AE sSest.
Special 10 the Gazette.

SPECIAL . the GhfeIIt'
WEST, TEX, March a5.-A warm light
rain fell here this morning. Onisg to
fire. euent rains farmers are delayed with
their corn planting.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-26
StPt cos CITY,

special to the Gasstie-
FzaoseIII, TEX March 35.-Rsin has
fallen this month more than ever heard Of
here In The spring before.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-26

speciL to the GaEstte.

JOSHUA, TEX March rs AT an early
hour this morning dark clouds began to
gather in the south and west and at
O'Clock rain commenced falling in tor
rents. with Considerable wind, but as yet
NO damage ia reported. II is row fair
with q prospect t remain SO.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-26
AMERICAN MARES.

over II mares, bEf' nee geldings and one
and ,wo- yea ,oldss We viii E.ep good supply
on hand atIs ssoD- We can rnlsh any amount
and O. sesof'horees on BLcrt EoIic can also
fHInish'any numbes Of steers or stock cattle.
PrieSs given on application.
= HATCHER 4 WOODS,
ort ~ orth. Tex.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-26
In sasox, .t~ru County.

Correspondence OF the Gazette.
ALBANY, lex, March 9s-Corn 10
coming up, and the rye, wheat and oats
are just booming.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-26
osssase and p;ssr Vegetable.

oeseege and p Der Vegetables
Fresh 3som the esfdens every moyrfar
are foaad on the Vegetable sou tsfs II
the Fort Worth Gseesre eoHpapy,s. ID:
ciude . bill Of these In your next order,
for everything Is choice and desirable.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-26

Leaves for Denver this morning. At 8
lste hour ne6rly 400 tickets had been
issued The four 81 ctions, four sleepers
in each, will leave ss, announced yester-
dGy, at 1880, 8, $3.50 anc i. N.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-05-02

Keep forever in view the moment
ous value Of life; aim at its Worthiest
use, its sublimest end; spurn with dis
dain those foolish trif1es and frivolous
yanities which 80 often consume life as
the locusts did Egypt; and devote
Yourself, with the ardor of passion, to
attain the most divine improvements
of the human soul. In short, hold
yourself in preparation to make the
transition to another life whenever
you shall be claimed by the Lord OF
the world.
A lie increases mans peril, ~
whatever danger he finds himself. 80
long as q child of God speaks the truth,
he can leave the responsibility of his
truth-tslling with God, but when he
departs from the truth, he becomes re-
sponsible for all the consequences OF
his unauthorized course. His only
hone then is in the "father of lies"
and the Devil is not to be trusted in an
emergency.
It is strong count in the indict.
ment against Romanism as unsplr1tual
that family prayer should be las the
Quarterly Review, for January, eA-
presses it) $50 nearly unknown
throughout the Roman Catholic
world" Can that be the true system
of faith which does not secure the re-
sult-homs worship tothe God OF the
home?
Another one of the absurdities of the
hygienic Juror so prevalent few years
AGO is about to be exploded. A writer
er in the american Magazine advo-
GATES hot rolls, beefsteak or chops and
coffse for break fast instead of oatmeal
end other such substances. II ne
would be nearer right, but we shall
not quarrel about that.
He that hath never known adversely
ia but half acquainted with others anu
with himself. Constant success shows
us but one side of the world for as it
surrounds US with friends who tell us
only of our merits, so it silences those
enemies from whom only we can learn
our defects.
Thou must be true thyself,
II thou the truth would teach;
Thy sopi must saH, SyeraG1Sg nn1S raasb IL s6ou
1t needs the overflow Of heart
osive the 55gs Be true. ru.l speech
The great temptation to Whlch we
are more or less exposed is that of los
ing sight of God in the ordinary &C.
tions Of the day. 1t is hard to feel
that every action of every day is capa-
BILE of being so done as to advance or
hinder our growth in grace.
It Is an excellent exchange to part
with outward comforts for inward
graces. Fiery trials are nothing, II
you gain patience; sickness with pa
tience is better than health, loss with
patience is better than gain.
Here Is a sentence from Douglas Jer-
rold, worth the attention of young
men who want to take 'short cut''
into the ministry: ''Do not take down
the shutters until you have something
to put in the windows"
Character in preacher is the very
force in the bow that launches the ar
row. 1t is the latent heart behind the
words that gives them direction and
the projectile force.
To expect q young tree to produce
abundance Of fruit, before the branches
are come forth, and spread with
strength to bear it, is not reasonable.
OF all earthly music, that which
reaches farthest into heaven is the
music of loving heart.-Beecher.
No man is free that is not master OF
himself.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-05-02
SALE OF
REAL ESTATE UNDER POWER

DY virtue Of the Power of Attorney confer.
Youngblood. dated 4th day Of February. 1887,
recorded in Mortgage Book ~" ," page 10S, Reg;
listers of1ice for Abbeville county. we Will sell
at public auction at Abbevtlle g. H, on
|SALESDAY IN MAY next, 0thl, that Lot or
parcel Of land in the town Of Bradley, con.
veyed by 2. H. Bradley to A. @. Youngblood,
containing FIVE-EIGHTHS % ACRE, more
Of j. M. Jordan, D. W. Jay, Main street and
others.
TERMS-Cash. Purchaser to pay taxes and
for necessary papers.
CRANSTON & ALEXANDER,
Mortgages.
April 10, 1883, St