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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-10-19
THE SAFEST DRINK.
A New York Physician Gives Some Advice
to Consumers of Water.

A New York Physician Gives Some Advice
to Consumers of Water.
"The literature that has been pub
1ished upon the subject of water and
its value in health and disease would
fill a small library" said physician
the other day while the matter writ
ten upon this subject would make
big collection. Some writer's warn
drinkers against the limestone held in
deposit in the carbonated beverages,
claiming that it eventually finds its
way to the kidneys and produces
Bright's disease. Others. recommend
such beverages as a specific for kidney
troubles. Another writer claims that
ice water superinduces to catarrh of
the stomach, and recommends that
cold water, but not iced, into which a
half of a lemon has been squeezed,
should be drank. Then a third author
comes along and, taking the ground
that lemon juice should never be taken
into the stomach, sets about and really
does prove it to be positively
harmful. The seat of thirst, the
physiological action of liquids and the
amount of drink necessary to sustain
life all come in for diversity of opin-
ions, but, after all, there is one thing
in connection with water and its uses
upon which all writer's seem to agree,
and that is its value after being boiled.
No one denies that there is danger in
using drinking water full of organic
impurities. All admit that those mi
croscope denominations baoilli, bacteria,
ETC., which are known to be connected
with blood-pofsoning, all live on these
impurities. But while these pests are
deleterious and harmful in unboiled
water, when cooked they are positive
ly harmless and probably nutritious
In some persons the bacteria are killed
blythe digestive secretions of the blood !;
in others they are luxuriously nour-
ished. AS it is hard to tell to which
of these two classes you belong, l con-
slider it good practice to advise that all
water used in the household be boiled.
Cooked water is undeniably a safer
beverage than rain-water. The Chi.
nese, who are said to be the dirtiest
people in the world, always drink
boiled water. The drink of the people
is tea, and [ have noticed that in all
chimes where the filth of the people is
proverbial, the drink of the country is
boiled water favored with an infusion
of leaves, 1 am glad to see that intel
ngent people are waking up to the i'm
portance of this question. for know
that in no one way can the work of san
itary reform be more generally prose-
cuted, nor the mortality of city or dis
trict be effectually diminished than by
the practice of boiling all water before
1t is taken into the stomach."-M Y.
Mail and Express.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-10-19
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

The man who backs up another
man effectually in an argument with
his wife's mother has it in his power to
borrow money.-SomerUiIl Journal.
do you love mep" with ali my
soul. Iswear it," "Nay, do not swear
Speak it into the photograph and that
will be enough. San Francisco Chro7s-
icle.
-"If women are really angels"
writes an old bachelor, ''why don't
they fly over the fence instead of maxi
ing such fearfully ;D5kward job Of
climbing '-I,sdt019d Farmer.
Magistrate Ito witness)-''Do you
know the nature of an oath, Uncle
RastusP" Uncle Rastus-'I reckon
does, yo' honah. Use owned mule
for foahteen ya'."-M Y. Sun.
The latest "victim of tobacco" is a
sad case, indeed. He is seventy years
old. has smoked for sixty years, and
last week he married woman four
years his senior. Tobacco smoking
affected his brain.--NorristoaO Herald
How is your husband this morn
ing, Mrs. BentleyP" 80, doctor, 1
don't know. He swore at me and
threw teaspoon at the baby because
it cried" "Ah, favorable symptoms!
He is getting better. "--Judge.
An authority says we should never
eat when we are angry or ill-humored
unless we wish Indigestion and dys-
pepsia all in one. And yet we know
lots of men who could hardly digest a
@;.f. r.
grumbling atit.-Burlinqtom Free Press.
.u. -"Mamma, to-day the teacher
praised me-" "Did hep" What did he
say to your" "Well, he didn't exactly
say much to me, but he said to my
seat-mate, You are the greatest good
for-nothing in the whole class. l even
think more of Charles than of you."-
F2iege,ade Blaetter.
-''Kin / git marriage certificate,
mister, with the gals name left blankp"
inquired an agriculturist. 81 guess SO, ;"
was the reply; whats the troubleP''
"None yit; but gals is like everythin'
but death an taxes, mighty unsartin.
There's goin' to be weddin' though,
mister, and don't you forgit it. - It'd
Bits.
q --"Country boys are not such squash
heads as they sometimes look" said a
drummer. ''One day was out riding
with fellow who seemed to think it
his, mission to say or do something
smart every minute. Presently we
overlook barefoot urchin driving a
COW home from pasture, and my COM
pasion refined up the horse and spoke
to him. saying, Say, my little man,
what time will it be at six o'clock this
afternoonP Without moments hest
tation the lad answered: twill be bed
time for hens and fools. You're not a
hen. but twill be your bedtime all the
same. '"-BufaIo Erpress.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-10-19
MARRIED TO A QUEEN.
An American Defaulter Strikes 1t Rich IL
the South Seas.

An American DefauIter Strikes 1t Rich In
the South Seas.
In the divorce case decided by Judge
Lawrence, of the Supreme Court, Mrs.
Fanny A. Banks asks for her maidenly
freedom on the ground that her hus-
band. Charles w. Banks, had been I'M
faithful to her.
Not many years ago Mr. Banks, then
a resident of Albany, wooed and won
the plaintiff, going to San Francisco to
live with his bride after the honeymoon
had passed. Securing employment in
the house OF Wells, Fargo & Co., he
startled the Western metropolis by dis
appearing one day, a defaulter, it was
said, in the sum OF 800, 900. All trace
of him was lost, and it was believed for
time that he had drowned himself in
the Pacific ocean.
In reality he had gone first to the
island OF Tahiti, and thence to Cook 6
Island, in the South Pacific, the King
of whose people had but recently died,
leaving a charming young widow, dusky
in color but not disagreeable of form
or feature. By accident the couple
met, fell in love at first sight u at least
the widow did-and three months after
they were married. Dispatches say
that his dusky bride delegated all her
powers to him, and that he rules with
justice Der the realm. These facts, de-
veloped before the court, warranted
the decree of divorce, which the de-
PENDANT deplored in several atfectionate
letters to his first wife, but agreed not
to hinder.-M Y. Letter.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-10-19
A Chronometer With a History.

Across, the corridor from the roomy
offices of Secretary Whitney is the COM
pass-testing room of the Navy Depart
ment. l strolled in there and saw two
very interesting curios. One was a
quaint, high backed chair which had
been used for years by Gideon Welles,
who was the Secretary of the Navy in
Lincoln's war Cabinet. 'Sit in it,
said Lieutenant Denfeld, land l will
show you the star attraction of the
room" He unlocked glass case and
carefully uncovered an ordinary-look-
ing ships chronometer. But its history
was not all ordinary. 1t had lain for
four years in an Arctic cairn without
receiving the faintest damage. 1t had
been cached in the Arctic wilds in 1872
by members of the Inflated Polaris ex-
petition, and in 1876 it was found there
by Her Majesty's ship Discovery. 1t
was taken to London in due course and
later returned to the Government of the
United States. The report accompany
ing it states that the London testers
discovered that the chronometer lost
but one-tenth of second per day,
which was the loss statement in the
rate paper of the American manufact-
urers. The officers of the. British ship
state that while they were there the
mercury of the thermometer was frozen
for forty-seven days, although on one
day the mercury marked 104 degrees
below freezing. This is considered to
be the severest test ever borne by a
time-marking instrument. flashing
ton Letter.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-10-19

"A Boston expedition in search of
buried treasure found and raised an inn
mense anchor of Anticipated pattern,
having a shank about fifteen feet long
and ring twenty-nine inches in dame
ter. They also raised two iron can
mons OF ancient style and found part of a
vessels bottom with gig-iron ballast,
all OF which have recently been washed
out OF the sand after being covered
perhaps for centuries. The guns were
thickly covered with shells and de-
posit
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-10-19

The ',opsiometer' is new instru-
ment for testing the eyesight. 1t con-
sists of mahogany case with two
front eyeholes, behind which different
lenses are fitted, and the person whose
sight is to be tested looks through the
holes and and lenses at printed matter
behind.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-10-19
BALLOT REFORM.
The System OF Voting Adopted by tn. O..
of MaaSaclusRffs

Oh massachusetts.
Probably not one in a hundred -.
readers ever had an opportunity to oh.
serve an election in which the prossao+
forms Of corruption and fraud arc
practiced. These evils are at the
worst in the slums of great cities.
A voter approaches the polls THROUGH
a throng of rowdy. ballot-distributor
and "ward-heelers." He is beset nv
these men who offer him tickets and
follow him up until his vote has been
deposited. In many cases the ballots
they offer are fraudulent. For wbile
Republican Ticket" or "Democratic
Ticket" is conspicuouSly printed upon
the ballot, one or more names, PERTAINS
all the names, are different from those
of the actual candidates, and person
casting one of these ballots votes for
men whom he does not wish to ba
elected.
This is only one of the several evils
which have led to an agitation in favor
of the Australian system" of voting.
which, with notifications. is that en-
ployed in England and in Canada. At
least two States of the Union have now
adopted the principle, and laws to
change radically the method of voting
will go into effect as soon as the neces-
sary arrangements can be made.
The principle is, after all, a verv
simple one. All the ballots are printed,
not by parties, but by the State, and
they are all alike. Each ballot con-
tains the names of all candidates NOM
mated, and the names are arranged in
alphabetical order. In order to vote
for a candidate, the person puts cross
opposite that candidates name.
For example, in Massachusetts, the
Legislature of which State has passed
law introducing this system, the bal
lot, or part of it, will look something
like this when it is ready to be voted:
FOR GOVERNOR: Vote for one.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-10-19

Papa (of Calvanistic faith, has just
last evening)-"Good morning, daugh-
ter of Satan" Mollie Good morning.
father. Life
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-10-19


pages of folded sheet, so that when
the voter has marked the names as
above indicated the ballot is folded up
and is SO passed in to be deposited in
the ballot-box. There are many pro-
visions of the law to adapt the ma
chinery of voting to this system, but it
is not necessary to mention them here.
What has been said is enough to show
how men will vote, and that is, for the
general public, the important thing
Now what will be gained by this
change of system, in the interest of
purity of elections and good politics.
Many things. First, there can be no
ballot-box stuffing, since each voter
will receive only one ballot, and that
one will be numbered.
Secondly, the ballot will be really
secret, as it ought to be, and every
voter will be free from intimidation.
Again, each voter will be secured
against the fraud of forged and pur-
posely incorrect ballots, and heavy
blow will be dealt to the practice OF
trading off one part of the ticket
against another, which is one of the
worst forms of electoral corruption by
party "workers."
Once more, the corruption of ballot
distributors and workers at the polls
will be destroyed completely, and men
may hope to vote freely and in peace
-YOuth's COMPANION.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08

Chicago News: Kansas is an ad.
vanced and progressive state, peopled
and controlled by highly intelligent
and wondrously active civilization.
Kansas has drawn Tor her population
upon those very sources which have
assured Chicago her pre-eminent
standing before the world. Every
where within her boundary lines are
to be found, schools, churches librar-
les and the best society. Some of the
best literature in the west has come
out of Kansas, and the weekly news
paper press of Kansas has always
maintained the highest standard. We
will venture the assertion that, max
ing just allowances for its age and
its population, there are more costly
private libraries in Kansas than any
other western state.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08

Farmers forget that ninety per cent
of our merchants fail in business; that
the learned professions are overcrowd-
ed, and not tenth of those entering
their ranks ever attain wealth or emf
hence; and that in large business Gen.
tiers mechanics and operatives in times
of commercial depression are often on
the verge of starvation. They forget
that a large fortune is not assured
happiness, and that a moderate CON-
potency, almost always to be secured
upon a farm, is one of heavens best
material gifts.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08

Prof. Blake, who has had much ex-
perience as the prophet of Kansas
wind and weather, predicts a boom
for Kansas in 1889. 1t will be an
agricultural boom, and not a corner
lot boom, which the professor defines
to be "a crowd of simpletons mesmer-
izing each other with more zeal than
wit" In 1889, the professor assures
us, Kansas will raise 65, 600, 900 bush
els of wheat, worth $1OO,OOO,OOO.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08

The new line of the Union Pacific
known as the Salina, Lincoln & West.
ern Ry., will be formally opened on
Tuesday next by an excursion run
ming over it from Lincoln Center to
Colby. This is grand event for our
city. A little over one year ago Col
by was without railroad, and the
Union Pacific came to the rescue and
gave us the Oakley & Colby branch,
which was of vast consequence to our
city and county. and this without ask
ing cent of tribute other than bust
ness. In the spring of 1883, this same
line decided to extend its Salina
& Lincoln branch westward to Colby,
and came into our midst and without
soliciting one cent of aid livened up
our business and began making our
city grand supply depot for the con-
struction of its road eastward. Be
sides spending great deal of money
in our city and county, this road has
favored Colby in every way, giving
our citizens fine service and at a. low
rates as any competitor offers US. In
the event of a continuation. of this
line westward to Denver, as now seems
extremely probable Colby will be
placed on the trunk line of the short
est and quickest route between Kansas
City and that point. To our citizens
we would urge that steps be taken
looking toward securing the division
OF this road at Colby. 1t means a
great deal for the future of our town
whether we secure or lose this divis-
ion. A liberal spirit towards road
that has had nothing at our hands,
comparatively, from our citizens, will
secure US great prize. Let as get
together and act promptly, literally,
and with wisdom and foresight in this
matter.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08
INTERESTING STATISTICS.

The report of the Kansas State
Board of Agriculture, just issued,
shows that the total acreage eown in
winter wheat in 1887 was LOTS, 943
acres harvested in 1888, 936, 1863;
bushels, 16, 1876, l2O. Total acreage of
spring wheat, 41.176; bushels har-
vested, 595, 500. The total product
of winter and spring wheat this year
was 16,72O,719 bushels. There were
planted this year in corn 6,993, 2O4
acres, of which 5,574,765 acres we're
harvested, yielding 168,754,OS7 BUSH
els. The acreage sown in oats in 1888
was 1.656, S14, and the yield 1861
O55 bushels.
According to the assessors returns
Kansas has this year 700, 1913 head of
horses, 92.435 mules and asses, and
742, 639 mich cows, a large increase
in each class over the number report
ed in 1887. She has also 1,619,849
head of other cattle; 402,744 sheep,
and l. ABB, 245 swine.
The report also gives the population
of cities on March 1. 1888, there be-
ing twenty cities in the state with
more than 5000 inhabitants, as fol-
lows: Leavenworth, IS, 227; Topeka,
34,199; Wichita, 1899; Kansas
City, 1910; Atchison, 1903; Fort
Scott, 1859; Hutchinson, 1851;
Lawrence, II, O55; Salina, $3.50; New
ton, 8,341; Emporia, 1851; Arkansas
City, 1856; Winfield, 1871; Ottawa,
7.O47; Wellington, 6,367; Parsons,
600; Pittsburgh. 5,4O7; Ell Dorado,
5,241; Clay Center, 5,2l4; Abil eae,
5,187.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08

reople OF exquisite sens,DnIty, VINO
can not bear to see an animal put to
death, showing the utmost attention
to the variety and abundance of their
tables.
To buy a horse from near relation
and believe every word he says in
praise of the animal he is DESTROYS to
dispose Of
The perpetual struggle Of affecta-
ton to pass for an oddity.
To send your son to travel into for
eign countries ignorant of the history.
constitution and manners and Ian.
guage of his own.
To tell a person from whom yon So
licit loan of money that you are in
want Of it.
That any man should despair of sue
cess in q world so overstocked with
fools.
That when man is indebted toyou
for large sum of money. and has no
means in his possession. or in pros
pect of paying you. it being utterly
impossible for him to earn it by his
own industry, you immune him in
prison.
To be passionate in your family and
expect them to be placid.
To take offense at the address or
carriage of any man with whose mind
and conduct we are unacquainted.
To laugh at the appearance and
manners Il foreigners. to whom we
must appear equally ridiculous
To occupy the attention of large
company by the recital Of an occur
rance interesting to yourself alone -
Labor World
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08

i. Because it is sectional wheel
mill, the only true principle upon
which to construct a windmill.
2. 1t was the first self-regulatins
windmill ever made.
3. The Halliday windmill is the
safest in storms, because being gov
erned by centrifugal force, is the best
regulated windmill made.
4. It's the cheapest wind mill on
the market when power, workmanship
and material are considered.
For sale by
Ramsey e Ramsey,
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08
AesuRo,Tles OF LIFE.

Person Would Bs Guilty.
It is absurd
Mt to 60 to bed when you arc
sleepy because it 10 not certain hour.
To stand in wafer up to your knees
fishing for trout when you can buy
them in . clean. dry market
Men committing suicide to get rid
Of . short life and its evilS which
must necessarily terminate in few
years and thus entering upon ono
which is to last forever and the evils
Of which they do not seem to take the
~sesss s~stAs>1 ~ aveilSn@
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08
offic,a, County Directory.

Gerk-James N. Summers.
Treasurer-C. NJ. Hovey.
Register of Deeds-James C. passed..
Sheriff.. W. Witham.
Surveyor-T. p. Chambers.
Coroner-Dr. 8. B. Lutgen.
First Dist.-W. II. Smith.
Com'rs-3 Second Frank Pingree, Chm.
Third w. NJ Baldwin.
Probate Judge-M. L. Lacey,
superintendent Public Ins't-W. ". Walker
Attorney-W. 8. Willcoxon.
Representatives.. W. GOOdsOe.
Clerk District Court-E J. Paine.
District Judge-L. X. Pratt
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08
PlTH AND POINT.

Among the books that have helped
them, pugilis,s always enumerate the
scrap-book. -Puck.
The man who has worked himself
up in this world is always the hardes:
on those beneath him. -Judge.
All men are born free and equal.
according to law; but all of them do
not stay that way.-M O. Rcayune
"A good many of the people who
are settling in Ca lada are those who
have neglected to do any settling over
here. = onkers Statesman.
Nothing will make healthy man
tired quicker than reading q long list
OF rues for good health. -Martha' .
Vineyard Herald
r .ticence, concentration and con.
tinuity are characteristics which can
not influence one part of q mans life
without influencing the rest as we'll
III the world were willing to accept
most men at their own valuation il
would have to 60 into voluntary bank
ruptcy in fortnight-Somerville
Journal
We sleep. but the loom of life
never stops; and the pattern which
was weaving when the sun went
down. is weaving when it comes up
tomorrow.
The woman who shows her love
OF admiration has not been spoiled by
dattery: Oily the spoiled girls take
it as matter Of course. -PhiLadeIphio
Call
Tho man who borrows one dollar
from you and neglec,s to return it is
often thought 10 have poor memory.
when. In fact, the man is poor; and
not the memory.
- There once WAS lover named BoRg.
With . voice like that Of froRg.
Meath her window he'd ling
Er Of ev'nings and sing
TIL his trousers Wore chSWed BY the do9R.
IN T. Star.
The habit Of studying before pro.
ceeding Is co-existent with the neces-
sity OF considering before acting; and
- s>sssse '" NV - AOSAVOAt (VuV0A LUX VuOe
half of his thoughts is not communi.
cative about the other half
Tho men who get through the
most work are those who never seem
to be busy. while those who have .
morbid habit Of being busy and never
have a moments leisure are the
worst of iime-wasters.
Take care of the truth. and the
errors will take care Of themselves
You may destroy a hundred heresies.
and yet not establish single truth.
But you may. by esta blishing single
truth. put to fight with one blow Q
hundred heresiea Stantew.
In civilized society, external ad.
vantages make us more respected A
man with q good coat upon his back
meets with better reception than he
who has = bad one. You may analvzs
this and say. what is there in it? But
that will vail YOU nothing. for it Is . ,
part Of the general system.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
m. e. Church.

Preaching each Sabbath morning and even.
ing at II a. m. and p. IN. Sunday School 10
a. m. Prayer meeting Thursday. Z p. m. Meet
ing of official board first Monday in each
month, p. m. Choir meeting every Friday,
D. m. S. r. FERGUSON, Pastor.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08

City Directory
MavOr-J. B. Morrison,
CIerk-C. B. Dakin.
Treasurer-J. r. Meglemre,
MarShal-S. S Burling.
Police JUDGE. B. Irwin,
Attorney-JOs. A. Gill.
J. A. McKillip.
L. l.. Mccormick,
Councilmen ( II. NJ. EcGOnigal,
f. VanMetre,
J. Alcott.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08
Treasures Statement.

The following is a statement of the amounts
in the hands of the County Treasurer belong
ing to the various funds:
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08

/, Chas. n Hovey, treasurer Thomas coun'
ty. hereby certify that the foregoing stafe'
ment is correct, as verify believe.
CHAs. y. HOvEY.
Subscribed I'm my presence and sworn to DC.
fore me this Sth November, 1855.
Jos. A. GILL,
Notary Public.
Commission expires April .. 1891.
lSBAL.]
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08
The chicago, KANSAS g NEBRASKA R'1

These points and the vast area
0pportu iitleS to the farmer. sto<
laborer and those " o wish TO 9
Connects at Kansas CRY an
South and Southeast: with n.
ROCK ISLAND ROUTE" Ior
Moines, Peoria. Chic igo. and i
BERT LEA ROUTE for Spirit
town, Minneapolis, st. Paul an
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08
Baptist.

month at 2 p. m. Baptists who have not yet
identified themselves with us are especially
requested to be present. CLERK.