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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-31
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

as
George r Sims. the author a.
"Ostler Joe" and number Of sue
cessful plays. makes upward of $40. 900
year by his pen. He is ffty-one
years old and was unheard of ten
years ago.
"A monthly publication called the
Cornell Magazine, Of which Edward
Everett Hale. Jr.. is editor. has been
started at Cornell University. It is to
be conducted by the faculty and stu
dents jointly.
Roscoe Conkling was great lover
OF poetry. and could repeat many
verses from memory. not fragmentary
lines or stanzas. but whole epics. page
by page. His favorite poems were
"Lalla Rookh" and LADY Of the
Lake"
lin the San Francisco free library
Is one of the most remarkable works
ever given to the world. 1t is the
Lords Prayer in no less than 814 diff
ferent dialects The work was COM
piled by A. Amer. and published in
Vienna in 1874.
IF. C. Burnand. of London Punch,
possesses remarkable skill as VEN
triloquist He was educated for
Jesuit priest. but his inclination to
play practical jokes with the ventrilo-
quial power under his control brought
him into disfavor with his superiors.
An advertisement from a Prague
(Hungary) newspaper is translated as
follows: "A literary lady would like
to meet literary gentleman with
view to matrimony. Prose preferred.
as the lady is a poet. and contrasts
generally harmonic best-matrimo-
nialIy."
William D. Howells. the novelist,
was type-setter. and 80 was Bret
Hartc, and so was Mark Twain. R. H.
Stoddard, the poet was blacksmith.
Frank Stockton was an engrayer. and
John G. Whittier was q farmer with
slight interruption until he was nearly
thirty years old.
There are two old gentlemen en-
ployed on the Tribune who are make
ups of the great Horace Greeley; their
hair. face, dress, actions are suggestive
of the great newspaper editor of the
past and this likeness is made notice.
able and striking by the presence Of
life-size portrait of Mr.. Greeley hang
ing against the wall.
The late A S. Abel. of the Balti-
more Sun. was personally associated
with Inventor Morse in the promotion
of the magnetic telegraph. The Sam
published the first message sent over
the wires, then an experiment. be-
tween Washington and Baltimore.
and also published on May II, 1848.
the first Presidential message ever re-
ceived in that way.
james Gordon Bennett may well
be called a citizen of the world. He
has house in New York. one at New
port, one in Paris, cottage at Bourgi-
val, chateau and farm thirty miles
out of Paris, villa at Nice. and q
steam-yacht to take him across the
ocean or anywhere he wants to 60.
Mr.. Bennett is well on to fifty years of
age, but he does not look it. His tall
form is as straight as an arrow, his
blue eyes as bright as an eagles. and
his mustache golden brown. His
HAIR. however. is very gray, and sets
off his florid complexion to the best
advantage. Mr.. Bennett dresses quiet
ly but handsomely.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-31

The greater part Of George Ban
croft's. the historian. mail is made up
OF letters requesting his autograph.
Where the letters seem to come from
people who really want the signature
for its sake he replies graciously. but
where he suspects IN autograph
iend" he losses the letter in the
waste basket.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-31

-Extremes are bound to meet The
only really happy people are fools and
philosophers.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-31
COSTLY cLdsoSExo,nc.

A Householdsr's ExpIs, tos with . Peri.
p.tstie Cio. No hksr.
MY wife is always B bling me tina,
am not economical enough; 50 the
other day thought 1would try to be-
gin the practice of economy. Idon't
intend to try any more.
You remember that heavy iron
cased clock that used to stand on the
mantel-piece in the back room there?
Well, it got out Of order little while
ago and stopped just after that one
of those peripatetic clock-menders
passed the house. changing his bell
called him in and gave him the clock
to mend. thinking l would get the job
done cheaper by him than if I were to
take it to q regular matchmaker
shop.
"Now. as the shelf is not quite level.
two little pieces of wood had been
placed under the front edge of the
clock to keep it in position. After the
man finished the job he put the clock
back upon the mantelpiece. neglect
ing to put these pieces of wood under
it again. The consequence was that q
few minutes after he left we heard a
tremendous crash in the back room.
Running in we found that the clock
had fallen upon the stove. smashing it
and scattering the fire over The carpet.
With difficulty we succeeded in extin-
gushing the flames. and when we had
recovered from our fright / sat down
and figured up the cost Of this attempt
at cheap clock-mending. The result
was about - follows:
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-31


''Oh. Wis. the waste fat bits, ye
NAME" was the cool response II
never allow them things round No
fust families does"
..But what did you do with them?" /
asked.
"Jist whisked 'em into the beggar-
boys basket. neck and heels. along
with some other ravin's;" and Mira
De hammers hummed little Iounde-
lay with serenity of impudence
which l never saw approached.
Margaret see your month is up
to-day" remarked. after swallowing
my wrath for moment; land here is
your money" counting it out deliber-
ately; land there is no more work for
you to do in this house."
once took part in . Western
cyclone. and was in imminent danger
Of being bombarded out of existence
by flying corn-cribs. pig-penA and the
like; but that was mild compared to
the blizzard that ragged in my cousins
kitchen Mrs De Planners cast about
her with will Pie plates pot covers.
tureens.. pokers, shovelA and every
thing that she could lay her hands on.
went flying through the air. Mary.
frightened almost ont Of her vita ran
to the door for policeman. and found
one. His arrival only added fuel to
the lire, but . firm grasp On her arm
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-06-14
Ayers SarsapariIIa,
BATTENKILL.
Record Z ~.
Dspple gray horse, Is hands 2 inches high
weighing $50 pounds, foaled 1877.
ANNA nv ny AaucaanNr


Dspple gray horse, i6 hands q inches high
weig hing $50 pounds, fosled 1877.
SIRED BY BLACKSTONE.
fsire Of Daley Hamilton, record 2 as; Walter o
. soi Hiram II; pacing record 22s triA, 2l2l
BY kysdyke's Hambletontan Dam OF Batten
hin BY GRAY Norman, record 2 81 trial 2 IS. 2ns
dam Morgan mare that could both trot and
pace fatt.
GRAY Norman the sire OF the dam Of Batten
kill, was magnificent horse--a perfect pictur,
OF equine beauty, standing II hands high, ant
weighing 800 pounds. Mr.. Nichols OF Lock
port, N. Y, Gays OF him; "He could pull l00t
pounds faster At trot than any horse living,
Gray Norman by Bathgate's Norman (sire oi
Prince John, record 30). he by Morse horse
fsire OF Alexsnders Nomenr, sire Of Leulu 10
May Queen 2 20, Blackwood 2 81, sire OF Proleir
2 Is and the sire OF the dam OF horval, sire OF
Noflaine yearling record 1874, the tsstest
record ever made by ayearling.
The Norman family are ANAL in numbers bu'
are producers OF high rate OF speed, and .
Norman cross Is eagerly sought by many OF our
most noted breeders.
BattenkilI is 4 lofty moving bsrse with q
beautiful lnse action and elegant style, oil OF
which he impsrts to his offspring with great
uniformity. His stock 10 uniformly large, up.
headed, with bold knee action, making them
very desirable for gentlemens road horses.
BstteDkill will make the season OF 1888 at my
stable. until further notice, at ten dollars BY
the season, cash at time of service or fifteen
dollars to insure foal, payable March LIST. 1859
: '- s. s. OLEMoNs,
Manchester Centre, VT, April 9th, Ss, 50
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-06-14
Agriculture.


The cauant wprm il good thing
These who neglect thsir hushrs get nc
entrants worth picking. and il gives those
ubo eros Tor market chance TO get lair
prices. Thousands Of farmers either buy
eurran,s or dispense with that healihiest
Of lnxnrics -currsui Jelly. Properly cal-
tivated currani bushes grow 80 luxuriantly
and produce such mass OF large leaves
that II is 40 easy mst,sr to prevent the
carrant caierpillars from doing any serious
damage. The true remedy is powdered
white hellebore to be bad from druggists
On about 10000 bushels last year We
used forty pounds Of hellebore. This is
At the rate Of about al ounce to 20 bushes.
Every bush had little heliebore. hut II
there WAS no sign OF worms only the slight.
est shake Of The box was giving in passing,
Some Of the bushes where the caterpillars
had commenced their work OF destruction
we're carefully busted all over. This takes
more time aud more hellebore. but the
cost is nothing rs compared with the BEN
eft For busting on the helleboro We use
an old baking powder tin box. Punch
holes in the top large enough to let the
powder come through freely SAY about
the size Of pins head. One Of our neigh
bors. who has, 1000 bushes. mixes two
pounds Of -four with pound OF hellebore,
and be kept his bushes last year free from
caterpillsrs with less than pound Of hell
ebore. II is better to dust the bushes on
still morning. while the dew Is on the
leaves. But the point OF greatest import
snce is TO dust the bushes the first moment
there are any signs OF the worms. And
the next thing is to keep close watch,
and il any worms have escaped or new
ones hatched out, go over the bushes
again. and stick to it till they are absolute.
ly free from the pest.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-06-14
Burton Geo..

Would respectfully invite the attention of the public the fact that
offering addition their usual large varied
Dry Goods and Groceries Cng Hats, Caps and Gents Furnsh
Goods, the complete stock Of
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-06-14

Manchester Centre, VT, April 27lh. 'ss
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-06-14
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resiF rsiy hass NJ tr " sesiics
tye olsgAsAAsnoa raiA visa lis hlln -
susEucss tasuiy disvastnr Ga biist
nses sa9 whai fsairmst ~ aser's
piils. ihsi hsfe lsfA vsi called Z iassi.
Nsls8 saEaf gssnN : she paiiy fear hg-
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eif@slsns are paia ava sAaai9 he
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n. st.. expresses rKa g Nilai baalfrcls
have eriieh a. nfs'e length 10
pYs AysFt CAihaNc fiNs aye lgshls
appreciated. Taey az reFieei ID fona
and ooailug. aBd slstr effects sre all
thas ihr masi csniia fgllflan coaiA
desire. They have NggiauftS All ne
Pulls formerly pagalsf hpr, aui ihiuh
Il mass BE- long before aay o'icr can
~ made that VIII ~ ali compare wila
them Those vito by guur pills 81
fan raise ior their ineity."
@safe, pleasant, aud certain ia
their action" IL ihc concise testimony
a Dr. George r, walaar. q Martins.
vile. NifgiAia.
Ayers Pills ouissll 81 similar prep
araiions Thr public having once usod
them, will have no others = - Berry,
ycnabie a. Collier. Atlanta. Ga
Ayers Pills,
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We have received for the trade q supply Of 6sh
that are Of splendid quality. add In case yop 70.
quirs any cisooes, herring, salmon, msckersl or
cod would say We can furnish you In any guam
tty you desire.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-18

ouy unnecessarily. Let US also suppose
that the managers of the corruption
tund stole half the money outright,
spending only $500, COO for votes. Hav-
ing made all reasonable allowances,
placing the purchased at the highest
possible number, and cutting down
the fund one.half, we find the
average rate paid for votes was about
1913. Now, does anybody believe that
any such sum was paid anybody. 1t
has been published that as high as $50
was paid in some instances, but no
greater price has been mentioned. At
$50 head the million dollars would
buy over $1,000 votes. The million dol
lars divided among all the Harrison vot.
ers would be about 81 piece. The man
who is so depraVed that he will sell his
vote, is low enough morally and
financially to accept dollar or two
for it.
We believet that votes are bought
and sold, but that the evil is anything
like as general as charged it is ridicu-
lous to assert. It should be the duty
OF Judicial officers to inquire into these
open allegations of corruption, and to
force their authors to supply the proof.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-18
A TRADES FEDERATION.
The Preliminary Steps Toward Or
ganizatiOn Taken.

A preliminary meeting of delegates
from the Typographical, Plumbers and
Gas Filters Tailors', Oigarmakers' and
Stone Cutters Unions, was held at the
A. o. e. W. Hall on Sunday to con-
slider the advisability OF organizing q
Trades Federation in this city to com
bine the interests of the various labor
unions of the Territory.
President Sleater, of the Typogra phical
Union, was elected president of the
meeting and Mr.. Stevens, Of the Stone
cutters, was elected recording secretary.
After considerable debate, il was de-
cided to appoint committee on per
manent organization. A meeting will
be called in two weeks time when dele
gates from unions outside of Salt Lake
will be invited to cooperate with their
metropolitan brethren.
Much interest was manifested in the
proceedings, and it is expected but a
short time will elapse before Salt Lake
and Utah generally will be placed on a
footing with eastern cities and States in
labor matters. A movement of this
kind at this time is an assured indica-
ton that our laborers' business mat
tiers are looking up in this Territory.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-18
Services at the Tabernacle.

Elder Seymour B. Young preached in
the Tabernacle on Sunday afternoon
He spoke upon the divine mission nj
Jesus Christ. The unbelieving Jews did
not recognize N the humble Nazarene
the promised Messiah. During Hi,
earthly probation He was made the
subject of their contempt and exnoseS
to cruel persecution, and they were not
content until they made Him suffer and
die as mslefactor. But He bnrst
asunder the bands of death and beoon -
the first fruits of them that slept. He
appeared unto many in His resnrreot, \
body, and afterwards. assembled 'nnto
heaven: Soon He will come again to
INC EARN ia Dn6 prior to this event, the
tons. Judgment will follow the unhes
lieylng; while the hoDest In heart are
gathering to Zion and are pre- pairing the ab q
way for the coming Of tbs Son of Ss On.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-18

able only in one way, and that would
be by the voluntary act of the great
majority of the people in that
Dominion. In spite of Mr.. Wiman we
believe there is widespread and fast
growing sentiment On the other side OF
the border in favor of becoming part Of
the American Uni on of States. Cana
dams are intelligent beings, and they
must see that it would be to their
advantage to have the boundary line
abolished.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-18
A RUNIOR.

A rumor is being circulated to the
effect that the Senate will confirm none
of the appointment made by President
Cleveland during the Congressional
recess, nor any of the nominations be
may make hereafter. Of course, if the
rumor is correct the only object is to
increase the patronage which will fall
to President Harrison. There have
been Presidents, and we believe Oleve-
land is one of them, who if such parti-
san meanness were! practiced on their
predecessors would have been non
partisan enough to renominate the IN
confirmed appointees. Before Presi-
dent Arthur went out of Office he filled
every position to which he could ap-
point, sitting up nights to search the
lists; the Senate was prompt to con.
firm as fast as he sent in names. There
are scores of four year officials to-day
holding Arthur's commissions, and yet
it is within less than three months of
the expiration of Mr.. Cleveland's term.
One of the Arthur midnight
appointees is here in Utah,
a prominent Republican, hoping that
Cleveland will overlook the date of the
expiration of his term.
The Senate has shown itself capable
of the meanness imputed to it in the
rumor above noted. 1t has held up
nominations weeks and months, to the
detriment of the public business in the
hope of finding some excuse for reject
ing them. If the Republican Senators
had known that the election would re-
suit as it did, Judge Fuller would not
to-day be chief justice, for excuse would
have been found to either reject his
nomination or delay action Cd it until
the 4th of March. .....-
Unless there shall be some confirma-
tons before long, the public viii regard
the rumor as being true, and Pres
idential appointses will begin to display
nneasiness.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-18
CANADIAN ANNEXATION.

If what the learned Erastus Wiman
gays is true it is hardly worth
the while of Americans to talk about
the annexation of Canada. One even
ing last week Mr.. Wiman lectured to
workingmen's club in New York, on
Canada's relations to this country, and
among other things said; Here are
5 100000 of people, whose only hope of
successful development and perfect
growth lies in union between them
selves and the nation alongside #
them-the. greatest nation that the
world has ever seen. Yet SO pro-
nounced is the sentiment in Canada
against annexation, that tomorrow it
would be utterly impo ssible to elect q
constable to Office, much less mem
Der of Parliament who openly advo-
Gated this measure. He further ex-
planned that this sentiment of loyalty
to the imperial government was as firm
as that which attaches Americans to
the republic.
1t has been understood that among
Canadians there is a quite general
ieanlng toward annexation, many of
tne colonists reasoning that it would
% preferable to have the Dominion
part OF the United States, with local
seh-soVsrnment. to continuing under
the present system. If this is not the
case, or If any considerable number
of the people like government
by Great Britain better than
they would government by themselves.
there will be no DISPUTE as to the
proposition that America does not
desire annexation. The United States
DO not want to conquer by force any
country in order to make citizens of
subjects; citizens thus made are un-
desirable, as well as dangerous. The
annexation of Canada would be toler-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-18
INTEMPERATE TEMPERANCE
LAWS,

The case of Stewart, the Kansas drug.
gist, is again before the courts. This
case has before been mentiore ed in THE
HERALD. 1t is a striking instance of the
intemperance of the Kansas temperance
legislation and temperance people.
Stewart, druggist, was arrested on the
charge of selling intoxicants in viola
tion of the prohibitory law, number OF
cases having been made against him
He was informed that by pleading
guilty the punishment would be
mdae lighter, the object of the
prosecution being to merely make
an example of him and by
his fine and Imprisonment, impress
it uponiothers that the law would be en-
forcsd. Stewart pleaded guilty to all
the charges, and the court gave him the
full benefit on each. the sentences ag-
gregating seventeen years imprison-
ment and $4,000 fine. The "miIdness"
of the court astonished the poor fellow
as might have been expected, but he
was told that the punishment would
not be severe. He was taken
10 prison, however, and it now
began to look as if he were
in for it, no leniency being shown him,
and efforts to get him out of Jail failing.
The case aroused good deal of indig-
nation both in and out of Kansas, and
finally the Governor, at the solicitation
of many influential persons, took it
upon himself to order the release OF
StewsTt tfter the latter had be en- con-
fined six months. 1t seems the Gov
ernor could not or did not
pardon the man. After Stewards
release the Acknowledgement under
took to collect the fines and
costs by selling the building in which
the liquor had been sold, but which did
not belong to Stewart. and failing in
this Stewart was recently re-arrested
and thrown into jail on the old SEN
fences. The poor fellow is without
money, and the prospect seems fair for
long term of imprisonment. The
courts are being appealed to in his be-
half, but as the punishment is in strict
harmony with the law they do not see
their way clear to act; besides, they are
fearful Of Offending the tenn perance
e sment.
The cold water people are said to re-
gard the Stewart case with great de
light, and they oppose with vindic-
tiveness that is unworthy of Christians
every effort to secure the release of the
unfortunate prisoner. They do not
seem to realize that there is another
kind of intemperanee than that which
relates to- intoxicating liquors, and
which is little less sinful.
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RECKLESS ACCUSATIONS.

Undoubtedly there is some vote
buying in our elections, some men
being low enough to sell their votes for
cash and others mean enough to pay
the cash for them; but that the evil is
anywhere as extensive as party
managers and newspaper organs assert
is highly improbable. These charges
are made with a recklessness which is
bordering onto crimipaiity. If the
men or newspapers were called upon
for the proof of their allegations, they
would not only fail. but would have to
confess that they had gotten IL cir facts
from their imagination entirely. 1t
would have good effect if the poll
ticians and newspapers that are openly
charging corruption and vote-buying
were made to establish the truth of the
charges;or admit that they willfulIy lie,
as most of them do. So common are
these ACCUSE ions, and they are
put forth with such positiveness
by reputable men and respectable
journals, that one would be warranted
in the belief that the Americans were
the most corrupt people on earth,
utterly devoid OF shame, and always
ready to- buy and sell political prin-
cipIes. The voters are coming to think
that to sell their ballots to the highest
bidder is the thing to do, and that the
rule is to hold votes ntil the highest
bidder for cash comes along.
As matter of fact, there is very little
buying of votes, thu political IS to the
contrary ro5witt landing. The very
best proof Of this is the fact that it is
rare occurrence indeed, that the pur-
chaserof, votes is caught and punished,
enough there are strict laws in every
State for the punishment of such fell
lows, and alert partisans make up ex-
cellent detective forces for watching
escl other. If there were a business
in buying votes. the purchasers would
occasionally approach the wrong man.
or be given away" by the bought.
1t has been published by very nearly
all the Democratic papers in
the land that the Republicans
spent one million dollars in Indiana
during the week before the election,
much of the money being used for buy
ing votes. Does the fellow who makes
this statement ever consider what his
charge means? II he were to think
moment he would know that the accu-
sation was ridiculous in the extreme.
At the late election in Indiana 263 361
votes were cast for General Harrison
and 261, OLD for Mr.. Cleveland, the plu-
rality of the former being 2.348. Let us
assume-and the assumption will be
liberal enough to satisfy those who
charge corruption-that the 2,34S men
comprising the plurality sold their
votes; there were certainly no more
who sold, for the Republicans do not