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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-02-16
SQUIRE AND JUDGE.
How q Cn'Or-d Ma.i.trate Was Cheated
by His Superior !" Authority.

How q CO'Or-d Ma:i.trat- Was Cheated
by His Superior i" Authority.
A negro justice Of the peace called
on a circuit judge.
Come in. squire" sail the jsdSc.
..Wlat can do for you?'
The squire sat down and twirled
his thumbs. Il say what can do for
you. squirrel"
"Oh. know whit yer sail. giving
to his eyes that slow and trcmu' Ous
squirt which. with negro. is express
i've of disgust. Il know what yer
say. an also know what yer's done.
Whit male yer aciS dat"r way in dat
hauy case?'
''What hog ca-e?'
IVY. dat case twixt Simons an
Boyle. I'sided it in lie f. Dor Of Boyle.
bat wen it wuz fotch up ycre wy
ycrsc'f' verses de c.sion ar gins it ter
SiinonA"
The jury did so because the law AMI
the facts were On his side"
ID. jury! wy man. amt You got
no f,r,ler erDbns Wit den ter fool wild
er Jury? I'd like ter see err jury take
err case way from me- Come er let.
tin dat jury run erwav will dat case
an gin il ter dat man Simons wen he
already owes me err dollar fur some
fraish meat let him hab las fall.
wy yo' foolishness. jelge. hab flung
ail ms calculations Ober de fence.
Airter l 'cidcd in de Tabor o. Mr..
Boyle he gin me cr dollar an sebcnty-
fl cents. and dis mawnin' he come en-
-ouu'. he did, and to:e me dat L d halter
rim him back de money all on ercpunt
o'yo' foolishness. Isiocs think dat ds.
does put some o de oncd " cateslest
men on de bencl, cher seed. j DE-.
is yer Swine ter let me b. beat outen,
dat money? Gwinc ter set on 20"
bcncl, an let CIR jury beat yo' bru';dei-
in de 'disl,erwary 'Hten or dollar an.
sebenty fl cents? Anti erbout time.
dat dc Iaw-gibers o dis greet lam wu7'
err siandin' shoulder fer sl,oulder?'
Get out. you old rascal"
H. cast an indignant look uron the
iulce. moved to The door. stopped and
said: ..Er law 'vidcsl ergin i,se'f KANT
STAN. and de fust thing you know you
ewine tumble often dat bench. Go
erhead an git yo' jur;es ter beat folks
outcn dar money. Go OF. an when
yer hears su.hin' drap look roui,' an
you'll find It wuz ycrse'lf sall "-Ar.
Eansas0 1raucier.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-02-16
SEARCHING FOR GOLD.
Almost All Great Finds the Result .
Peculiar Accidents.

AI"OSC All uFcHU CtuUS Cu0 Result u
Peculiar Accidents.
Gold, as rule, is the last thing you
will see in gold-bearing soil. You
may have it under your feet at the rate
of 500 to the bucketful of dirt, and
not grain will you see unless that soil
happens to be furrowed by recent
rain. Then, if stream of water has
cut it away. washing it clean to the
ledge, You may see lying thereon the
dull yellow bits. and you may take
them for bits of brass or brass filings.
Gold in its native state is not snowy
metal. not near as snowy as the gilt
tering yellowish pyrites Of iron, which
so often. by the inexperienced, has
been mistaken for the genuine ore.
Aman. long out of luck, strolled one
morning in an aimles> mood of mind
out of the town of Columbia, Tuolumne
County. He sat down under tree
and with his stick commenced pOking
and prying at a rusty-iooking bowlder
in the soil before him. As he con-
tinued to poke and pry dull yellowish
bit of color appeared beneath the coat
ing of reddish rust with which the
lump was covercd--rust accumulated
during its long rest from the iron per-
meated soil. He exam: ned more closely,
and found himself in possession of Il
nugget. nearly all gold and worth
about $4,000.
The big strikes which came under
my observation were all the result of
similar accidents-as at Chambers Bar
on the Tuolumne. where the seeming
misfort une of breaking reservoir led
to a rush of water over ground where
no gold was supposed to be. and in
the deep furrow cut by the water. there
on the ledge lay coarse gold; as on the
Mariposa trail. where one day luck
less man, packing grub and blankets,
sat on bit of white, jagged rock to
eat his dinner. and after eating and
while smoking he idly pricd with his
jack-knife bits from the rotten ledge
and found one of the richest quartz
veins in the State; as at the Rawhitle
Ranch claim in TuOlumnc, where the
long-continued winter rains of 1862
(fifty-nine consecutive days of drizxle
and hard showers. all the level country
under water. landslips everywhere.
communication cut off with Stockton.
and flour at 500 per barreD-well.
this caused cave of drift in bank
claim supposed to be worked out. and
revealed thousands and thousands of
dollars in coarse. ragged Jumps. just
as it had fallen out of the rotten quartz
matrix. a famous professor came q
few months afterward. made survey
of some ground adjoining. pronounced
1t rich, pocketed his 81. 500 fee. and on
that ground and ON the strength of that
survey certain capitalists built expen-
sive mining works. and when passed
bv them years af,erward the squirrels
and woodpeckers only held possession.
for the professor could not see under
the ground any better than any one
else. and l have always noticed that it
is the unlearaed. unsc;entiiic, ragged.
often reckless .'prospe.tor. who finds
the ..lead'' first. aud the professor
comes along and tells why it sho,.ld
he found there afterwards.-Sa:ro-
zen:0 Bee
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-02-16
CUTTING orr NOSES


Strange Bappeminxs In the Land - he
Nawab Of Janagsah.
The Nawab of Junayadh is a Mus
SULLIVAN. and is the premier chief. in
Kathiawar. The capital town is also
called Junagadh, and is consi tered by
many to be one If the qnaintest cities
in ,dia. while it yields to none in An.
ti9uity and historical interest The
'uparkot." or citadel. is of great age.
ard is known to have been strong
holl three hundred years before the
Christian era The city is ,st on the
borders of the Cir which is 10 ic
strip OF country. dcnse!y covered by
priEeval forests. which. apart from
other things. are renowned ~ afford
ing nearly the last retreat I" the lion
in Northwestern Indi:,. From the
nature of the country side it is hardly
surprising that from tho earliest
times the district has been . nlacs
of refuge for lawlcss men. Quite
recently the MekraniS al outlawcd
class. have given much trouble. They
rob, assault and kill peaceful travellers
VIII never they can. and one OF their
favOrite amnscmcnts il to deprive their
victims oil their noses. aust thus stamp
them forever with the mark Of the
Mekranis' power. ''Wh n we were in
Janagadh." writes Surgeon NJ ajor
Lewis A. Irving. .rhere were quite y
dozen nOseless patients in the hospit-
nj there. and the P,rsee doctor was
hard at work fitting them with nasal
arpendascs derived from their own
cheeks and foreheals. Great preca,l-
tious were taken during His Ex ELLEN
cy's visit, to prevent any unpleasant
surprise Guards were posted at every
turn while we were exploring the
nciShborhood.
Outside the city the Girnar hill
rises out of the Cir forest Il is up
ward Of three thousand feet in height.
Life ult TO climb. AMI WAS place Of
pilgrimage centuries before Christ. A
number of Jain temples crown its
S, mint. while beyond them rears into
the sky II great rocky crest. callel tho
hairava Jap. or Alteration Of the
Terrific One,' from which. in days
gone by. multitutlcs of people have
cast themselves down in the hope OF
realizing eternal happiness. Should Il
man survive. however. it was assured
that he would rule the world. The
drop is sheer for fully one thousand
feet Not more than twenty years
ago three persons took the leap. and
a short time since an ascetic was bent
on following their example, but
was stopped = by the au.
thori,ies. The temples. like all
Jain temples. are spotlessly clean; the
Jain may not enter them without
first bathing. and are not allowed in
any way to detilc them. At every
point of vantage along the road up
the hill we came on posts of Wild
locking men. variOusly armed. and
on the lookout for possible Mekranis.
The Jain never take the life of any
animal if thew can avoid it; place
cloths over their mouths in case they
should swallow ny. and before they
sit down brush The seat carefully in
order to remove car, less crawlcrs. In
their towns also they establish bird
refugees where grain and water are al.
ways provided for any feathcred Wis
iiorS At Ahmedabad the streets are
full of these shelters. and birds and
squirrels find no lack of entertain
ment. thanks TO the offerings Of piOus
Jains. London Spectator.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-02-16
"oH. COME AND HELP NE oUTI'

There are some folks who Of advice
Will never take q bit,
Though age and ripe experience
May often offer it.
And yet VIII N they in trouble get
For aid they loudly cry,
And aid exp ct from any friend
Who chances to be nigh.
.Tske care" you say, this road is full
OF hollows hereabout:"
But on they go unheedinR till
You hear them splash. and shout:
stOh, dear! I've fallen into one;
spray, come and help mo out:'
Now it's my firm opinion that
II they we're let TO stay
Awhile where they had placed themselves
'Twould be the better way.
And then, perchance, while struggling hard
They re iched dry ground once more,
They'd listen to the voice Of those
Who'd gone that way before.
But just as long as some good SOUL
Forgetting sneer and fout.
Runs to their rescue, just so long,
Haven't any doubt
Such folks as these will fall in holes,
And cry: Come help me out:
-Harper's Basar.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-02-16

would do we'll to consult native.
Should he receive a missive making an
announcement like this:
"Mikel Strokor sends his compliments,
and hopes you may live long"
the recipient must not take it for grant
ed that call is desired. or that dinner
or theater-party is on hand. for it
means that .'Mikel Strokoff' is dead,
and that this is the Russian way of an.
nouncing it The proper thing is to d,
rect a note to the deceased at his
late residence. expressing regret at the
death. and wishing that the Kingdom
of Heaven may be the home of the de-
parted.
Every church in Russia hes an army
of monks. who have renowned all
physical effort to make livelihood.
and when a death occurs they go out
and announce to the immediate n,igh-
borhood the sad event They prepare
the body for burial. get the unt.er-
taker. keep the candles burning for
three days and nights. read the pray
ers almost continually over the corpse
and see that the flowers-generally of
porcelain. wax or paper-are placed
just SO on the catafalque. The corpse
is never left alone, and thus the
monks are serviceabie as watchers.
Many of the monks are professional
mourners. and If the deceased is with
ont f,.iouslS tho v>,,,,,~u;nD ~s,:l1 bo -
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-02-16

Five sisters in Terrell County. Ga
have eight children apicce--all LeS.
ska1 QUE
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-07-13

Early in July the good houSekeeper be-
gins to think of her ieies and JAMS" af-
firms an expert in Good Housekeeping, who
adds, with other timely advice, that it is a
great mistake to put off making currant
jelly till the end of the season, for the best
jelly is made of currants not perfectly ripe
To keep light color in jelly care should be
taken not to cook the sugar long, as this will
darken the fruit and cause it to candy
Some persons are very successful in making
currant jelly by merely heating the sugar in
the oven and after the juice has boiled
twenty minutes, adding the sugar and leav-
ing it over the fire only until the sugar is
thoroughly dissolved. This makes the iellv
of beautiful color and delicate flavor, but it
is not usually so firm that made by the
common method of boiling twenty minutes
before, and ten after, the sugar is added Do
not 'shimp' your sugar; pound to IA pint is
the only safe rule.
The best jelly bag is made of new flannel
Take "A square of flannel and fold it to make
double three cornered piece; sew up one
side; this leaves large opening 10y which to
put in the fruit, and the juice Will all run to
the point, the weight Of the fruit pressing it
out. Do not squeeze the bag. Very little
juice can be gained in that way and what is
will be of an inferior quality. 1t will not
pay for the labor.
Currant and apple jellies are the easiest to
make, as they are surest to be firm. Apple
juice will help to harden jelles that incline
to be thin. Much Of the jelly in the market
is made from apple stock with favoring Of
various kinds to justify the labels attached
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-07-13
The Coronation Stone.

The history of the coronation Tor destiny
stone is a little curious and perhaps MYTH
cal. Taylor, in his 'Glories of Regality,n
gives this legend concerning it: 1t is said to
be the very stone on which the patriarch
Jacob laid his head on the plains of Luz: that
1t was brought from Egypt into Spain by
Gathelus the supposed founder Of the Scot
tish nation; that it was thence transported
into Ireland by Simon Brech, who was
crowned upon it about 700 years b. c.: that
1t was thence carried into Scotland by King
Fergus $50 b, c." The real history is that #
was transferred from Ireland to Scotland at
an early period, and placed in the abbey
church of Scone in so. The Scottish kings
were crowned here in 1896, when Edward T
carried it to England. 1t was agreed by the
treaty of Northampton, in 1928, that the
stone should be returned to Scotland, but
this was not done. 1t is called the stone of
destiny, and is fixed under the seat of the
coronation chair, which is made of oak. and
10 now kept in the Abbey of Westminster
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-07-13
ALL AROUND THE HOUSE,
Flowers In Profuslon ut Fashionable Din
and Teas.


ners and Teas.
Flowers are almost more important fea-
ture of fashionable dinners and teas than the
food itself. They are used in bewildering
abundance and the effect is something de-
lightful. Anything like set designs in natural
flowers for decorating the dining room is en-
trely out of vogue Contrasts in flowers
and grouping of several varieties are also
avoided. Orchids and FERNS or one kind of
roses, as Marechal Neil rose with mignonette,
or Jacqueminot rose with myrtle, represent
favorte fashions
1t is usual, however, to choose some one
color for the decoration, which gives its
name to the dinner or tea. In instance Of
this may be described very elaborate pink
dinner" which recently occurred:
The centerpiece of the table was composed
of an elongated square of ferns, the four cor
ners formed of great clusters of odorous car
nations, while from the middle rose long
stemmed La France and American beauty
roses. At each of the four corners were
fairy lamps under pink shades The silver
candelabra were filed with candles under
shades of the same color The menu was
printed on a broad piece of pink satin ribbon,
fringed at either end, and bearing on the left
hand corner at the top tho name of the guest
for whom it was intended The rolls Mt each
plate, cheese sticks and waters were tied up
III small bundles with a tiny pink ribbon,
while the icing of the small cakes, confec-
tons and ice cream were all of the same
color, The individual salt cellars and punch
glasses were also pink. \ boutonniere of "A
carnation or pink rosebud lay ut each plate.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-07-13
THE CURIOSITY SHOP.
Royal Avoidance of Poison-Dishcs Marked
with the COok's NRmc.

WIN the COOKS Name.
Many have been the plans adopted by roy
atty to avoid treachery in the use of poison
in the meals brought to table, such as having
tasters of the dishes as they were offered to
the apprehensive persons but the marking of
dishes with the names of the cooks who made
Them is accounted for in another way. King
George ILL., it is stated, was accustomed every
alternate year to visit his German dominions
with the greater part of the officers of his
household, and especially those belonging to
the kitchen. Once his first cook was so sea
sick that he could not dress his ma iesty's din
ner This being told to the king he was
exceedingly sorry for it, as the cook was
famous for making Rhenish soup, of which
the king was very fond. He therefore
ordered inquiry to be made among the
assistant cooks if any of them could make
khenish soup. One named Weston the
father of Tom Weston, the ENGLISH actor,
undertook, it, and it so pleased the king that
he declared it was as good as that made by
the first cook Soon after the kin.'s return
to England the first cook died When the
king heard of it lie a..l That. although the
steward OF the household always nppoiutcd
the cooks, he would now name one for hIln-
self, and therefore tr.;cl IL one Weston was
still i'll the Kitchen, and h..n. answered that
he was, THAT man. SAID he. ",aI hc my
lIrst COOK, for he makes most excellent Rhrn-
lsh soup This cuu.cd envy uAuu. the
servants, so that when any d!,h wa, found
lault with they used to say it wa, Noston's
dressing. The king took notice Of this. and
said to the servants it was very cxtllordi-
nary that every dish he u.siikcd should hap
pen to be NestOn's. In futurc," said the
king, let every dish he marked vita the
name OF the cook that nate, it, By this
the KING detected their acts, and from that
time Weston's dishes pleased him most.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-07-13

On leaving Cambria university. Harvov.
the diScoverer of the circulation Of t,ni lool
went to Padua to attend the lectures Of a
professor of anatomy who taught the cx-
lstence OF valves III all the veins Of the body
IL was III trying to discover the use of such
valves that Harvey discovered the circula-
ton of the blood. He found that hy placing
hgature upon an artery it became dis
tended with blood on the side nearest the
heart. but by placing one upon a vein il be-
came distended on the side furthest from the
heart, whence he proved the course of the
blood from the heart through the arteries,
and Its return to the heart by the veins.
Harvey's work cost him twenty-six years to
bring to maturity; his discovery was coldlv
received; most persons opposed it; Others said
1t was old, while very few agreed with him.
10 an intimate friend Harvey complained.
after his book on the circulation was nub
llshed, he fell considerably in his practice.
and it was believed by the vulgar that he
was crack Drained, or what in these times
we would call a crank. Twenty-Five wears
elapsed after the publication of the book
setting forth his system before it was re-
ceived in all the colleges and universities Of
the world
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-07-13

A new word, addresses, has been manu-
featured in the postofiice department. Tho
poStoihce clerks have constantly to refer to
persons to whom letters, papers, etc, are adj
dressed, and 1t being altogether too tedious
to keep writing, The person TO whom the
letter Is addressed The person to whom
the paper Is addressedH and SO on, they
coined the word 'addressee.' 1t is such a
convenient word that it is coming into gem
eral use and the dictionary makers will lie
Obliged to recognize it and insert it in future
editions of their works.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-07-13
The Civil Service Act.

The civil service act, otherWS Use known as
the Iehcleton bill, was passed on Jan 3,
1888, and introduced the principle of com
plIsory competitive examination into the
civil service Of the United States The civil
service commission at Washington names
the dates at which examinations of candidates
Tor positions III the postoflice shall be held.
Applicants for examination must be citizens
OF the United States and able to pass an ex-
animation IN arithmetic, spelling, geography,
dlctatlon and writing. Bonds to the amount
of . 900 or 81 900 must be given.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-07-13

When the mOnaSterIes We're dissolved and
their property seized by Henry VIII, in
1889, Abbot Whiting, of Glastonbury, re
fused to surrender his monastery, SO he was
ordered to send all his title deeds to the royal
commissioners in London. After some de-
lay the abbot resolved to send them, but he
was at a loss how to do SO without the risk of
their being seized on the way, At length he
hit upon the novel idea of putting them in
pie and sending it us a present to the COM
missioners. He chose for his messenger
boy named Jack Horner, the son Of poor
parents living in the neighborhood, thinking
that no one would interfere with poor lad
carrying pie tied up in a cloth
So Jack set out with his pie on his Journey
to London, which was a long distance from
Glastonbury. He grew tired and sat down
10y the wayside to rest. and worse still, he
grew hungry. He opened his parcel and
looked lougingly at the pie with its high
raised crust There must be something very
nice inside, he thought-perhaps plumsl
Could he not get one out without the pie be-
ing any the worse! He would try. So he
put in his thumb and pulled out-a musty,
old, folded up piece of parchment Such was
Jacks astonishment and disappointment
he peeped into the pie, and found beneath
iE> upper crust mounting Duu parCninentS.
Now Jack could not read, but thinking that
the parchment he had pulled out might be
worth money he put it in his pocket tied up
the parcel and made his way to London,
where he delivered up the pie.
When the commissioners opened the pie
they found that the most valuable deed-the
one relating to the abbey-was missing. 1t
was believed that the abbot had purposely
withheld it, so he was hanged without a
trial An old parchment was afterwards
found in the possession Of the Horner family,
which proved to be the missing title deed
and the circumstances of its preservation are
believed to have suggested the rhvme:
Little Jack IIorner
Sat in corner
Eating his Christmas pie;
He put in his thumb
And pulled out plum,
And said, What good boy am l."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-07-13
The White Cross.

The White Cross army, which is reported
to have membership of 2,0OO in New York
city, has for its principles; To treat all
women with respect, and to endeavor to pro-
tect them from wrong and degradation; to
endeavor to frown down indecent language
and coarse jest; 70 me b ain that the law Of
purity Is equally binding on men and women,
and to spread these principles among com
panlons and younger Lrothers. William
Blake, the noted athlete is an active sol
der in the White Cross army
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-07-13
Items for the Coo,s.

SwectbreadS and peas is the proper combi-
nation, but sweetbreads are suitable with to-
matoeS, caullliower, asparagus or succotash.
In broiling meat it should be exposed to
clear quick fire, close enough to scar the
surface without burning, in order to confine
all its juice. II cooked slowly over a poor
fire, or seasoned before it is cooked, it will
be- comparatively dry and tastcess
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-07-13

John ,i.-.pl, H4en w.itius "Parod,s ca
Lost" t-.-s C-t.4-d his day-secoli-ct. be
was thcn L.Ai. Wh-l he Toe L. herd
read u claI--t in tho Hebrew IDLE, and
then ne studied until II. After an hours e-.
erciSe L. liled. After dinner he devoted
hliASe-t to -.+s.', laying tao or@c..A OF sing
ing and tAcn studying until . o'clock. Visi-
tois he received from G t5S, then L. sapped,
ana having lad his pipe and glass Of water,
he retired ioc 10 .sLt
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-07-13
c zSs CONSUMPTION

Is now admitted by the medical authorities to
be deficiency or undue waste OF Oxy dizlbie
Phosphorus normally existing in the human
ecof omy. The remedy cons SITS in he adm n d.
lstratlon of n preparation of Pm sphorus be
itg at o 'ce assimalanlc and OXydlzabic.
w lNCHE"TEk'S HYPOPHOSPHT1ES is the
only preparation OF Phosphorus which com
bine these charact ristiCs in the highest de.
gree Tor consumption, Bronchitis, Coughs,
Night Sweats and Nervous Diseases it is I'M
equalled. Recommended by Physicians. Sold
by Druggists, - per bottle Send or circular.
VIM ESTER ~ CO., CHEMISTS, 1872 " iliams
It.. n. Y. 12s eod&wly