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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-06-28
Never Roll a Manuscript

Mere appearances are not sure
test of value, but appearances go a
great way in the matter of winning
or repelling confidence. This is as
true of inanimate as of animate
things Thus, for example. a manu-
script which is rolled may have its
value; but to the average editor it ap-
pears to be worthless, and it must have
extraordinary merits to win his favor
in spite of the form in which it comes
to him-if, indeed, he consents to at
tempt its opening. So. also, a PAM
phlet of any sort which is rolled for
mailing is put at a disadvantage with
every one who receives it From the
days of the Apocalypse to the present
time. a sealed roll seems a hopeless
secret to the most interested observer.
II, therefore. you would avoid the ap-
pearance of evil, never. never roll
manuscript or pamphlet which you
would have examined by an intelligent
fe.Iow-mortal- S. Times.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-06-28
The NoiseIess Workers.

We have thousands of missionary
teachers at home who are giving their
lives to those for whom they labor.
They are not supported by large So
cieties. No anniversary celebrates
their self-sacrificing toll. No monu-
ment commentaries their work when
dead, and few appreciate their value
when living. They are found in the
humble private school-house of the
West, or the cabin in the mountains.
Their terms of service average less
man a year in one place, and their
salaries are often a miserable pittance,
doled out in driblets, or paid in de-
preciated bonds. Year after year,
through snow, sleet rain, mud or
heat, facing the fierce billiards. of the
Northwest. or daring the malarious
districts of the South, though sum-
mer's heat and winters cold, often
with poor food and insufficient cloth
ing. they work on bravely, patiently.
heroically. They are those Of whom
the world is not worthy. School Jour
7l1L
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-06-28
Invented in a Dream.

An ice-sled which is to be propelled
by a traction wheel is the invention of
a well-known Pittsburgh lawyer. 1t
was the outgrowth of a dream. He
imagined that he was skating, but I'M
stead of applying the motive power to
his feet was propelling himself by a
rotary motion of his hands and arms.
He at once set about applying the idea
thus gained. and, with an arrangement
of treadles and cranks. attained the
result. He claims that . speed Of
twenty-seven feet per second can be
attained by his model. and by varying
the size of the various wheels it could
be greatly increased. His arrange
ment for guiding his sled and for
checking or stopping it when in mo-
ton is also apparently perfect-Ritts-
bwrgh Commercial
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-06-28
Improving a Good Cow.

A good COW may be gradually inn
proved by a systematic course of feed
ing. 1t will not do to attempt to
crowd the cow with rich food sudden
IL. This will at once cause trouble
with the digestive organs and set the
cow back. The feed should be gradu-
ally increased by steps; that is, at in-
tervals of two or three weeks. so that
the milk organs and their functio n
may be gradually developed. and their
ability to secrete milk and to contain
it be Increased and fixed as this is in
creased. There will then be none OF
that functional arrangement which is
sure to happen by sudden changes
of feeding. The course OF training
may require two or three years or less
a the natural capacity of the COW may
permit. But the most satisfactory
Improvement will be made in the
calves of . COW thus improved. be.
cause the Improvement will become
hereditary.-M 7. Times.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-06-28
Tropical Spider Webs.

DR. Oswald describes in his "Sur-
merland Sketches" some unusually
strong webs which he came across in
the woods of Central America. The
Torreya pines swarmed with small
and short-tailed variety Of the genus
Parus (tomtits). and on the same
trees he noticed several bird-spider
nets. One of these had a diameter
of more than six feet without includ-
ing the long brace-threads that ran
out like forestays to the extremity of
the surrounding branches. To Judge
from the tenacity of their filaments. l
should think that they would make a
good substitute for coarse silk. had
no means OF measuring the strength of
the single threads, but found that
the main body of the web stopped q
number of wild lemons. about the size
OF q pigeon-egg which flung against
the center with all my might and
from distance of hardly fifteen yards.
The animal itself has . peculiar talent
for keeping out of sight I remember
that l once rummaged for half an hour
around q leafess catalpa bush, before
l detected the eight-legged weaver
that had nearly covered the tree with
his viscisl tissueA -Youth's Componjon
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-06-28
INTERESTING TO WOMEN.

THERE is large organization with
many branches. in England, called the
Young Woman's improvement Society.
Mr. HENRY SIIIRK. Of Baltimore. has
given real estate to the value of $685.
900 for the use of the new woman s
college in that city.
The will of Mrs. J. Waterman, of
Sycamore, H., leaves her residence
and sixty acres of land for school for
girls. with fund amounting to $780,
600 for its maintenance.
In the Isle of Man, women have ex-
ercised the parliamentary franchise
since 1880. and the governor. who was
opposed to the change, has acknowl-
edged the baseless nature of his former
misgivings.
One of the most succe sful of orchid
growers is a young New Jersey woman.
who. finding herself in Strengthened
circumstances few years ago, began
Horticulture in small way on lit
tie piece of pine land. Now she
has taken her younger sisters into
partnership and is doing a big business.
A BROOKLYN woman is an undertaken
and embalmer. It was her husband s
business. and she took it up after his
death, and is making money at it.
She says that many families like better
to have her around than a man, espec-
tally if the person to be buried is q wo-
man or child.
1T is in the last degree unlikely that
all men would ever vote one way and
all women the other. AS Prof Stuart,
of England. said. it is like asking what
would happen if everybody in London
should want to take the one o'clock
train for York on the same day. No
railroad could stand such strain; but
no railroad would ever be required to
stand it. 1t is one of those things
which simply do not happen.
THE position that woman can not
properly vote because she can not fight
for her vote efficiently. is precisely like
the position offeudalism, that she could
not properly hold real estate because
she could not fight for it Whom
any community is civilized up to the
point of enfranchising women. it will
be civilized up to the point of sustain.
ing their vote. as it now sustains their
property rights COL T. " Hggis-
con.
A FEW years ago, when the Legisla-
ture of Connecticut was discussing a
woman suffrage bill, member arose
and denounced the bill. and added: 81
don't propose to make man out d
my wife" Mr.. Cleveland. another
member. replied: ''The gentleman
doesn't propose to make . man out Of
his wife 1t would be blessing fol-
the country if his wife could make Z
man out of himr' Tho shot was "a
well deserved that the House went wild
over it and for a long time business
Was suspended. -Iopo ZEjbGse
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-06-28
AUSTRALIANS GROWTH
The First Settlement Of EnsIand's Ric
AntipOdean Colonies.

The First Settlement Of Englaad,s Rich
Antipodean Colonies.
The only object aimed at by tho
British Government in setting Aus
tralia was to get ride of the convicts.
One can scarcely believe even that it
was expected the convicts should do
more than drag out brief and miser-
able existence under the rigors of .
rule designed rather to hasten than to
prolong their end The arrangement
under which Governor Phillip was dis
patched did not contain a single ele-
ment of permanence. Not the least
startling part in connection with this
point is that of the total number of
1.030 persons who landed from the
vessel of the expedition only 1875 were
women. The other "live stock" con-
sisted of five horses, eleven cows. one
bull and twelve sheep while the ex-
petition was so badly provisioned that
from the very moment of landing
starvation began to stare the settlers in
the face. To redress the balance of the
sexes. the British Government. in q
dispatch. of which copy may be seen
to this day in the record office. author
lied the Governor to send transports
to one of the ne;ghboring Friendly
Islands and kidnap 200 native women
as wives for the unprOvided males in
the colony. This gives good idea of
the views which the British Govern
ment of that day held as to the fut-
ure of Australia. But badly off as
the settlers were at the first, their
condition speedily became worse. One
characteristic misfortune and its Sc
quel may be mentioned. To the dis
tress of the little community it was
found one day that the bull and four
of the cows had escaped from the in
closure. Search parties were sent out,
but in vain. Several years passed by.
and then rumors reached the settle
ment that herd of cattle had been
seen about forty miles in the interior.
Again parties were sent out in search,
and, to the joy of the people. they dis
covered the lost cattle, now increased
to several hundred. The place where
the herd were grazing is now called
the Cow Pastures. This story is en-
shrined in the most cherished tradi-
tions of the colony; it is not for me to
cast doubt on its authenticity. Here,
then, was the ugly ducking out of
which the swan of the Southern seas
was to grow. Branded from the first
with stain of convictism; settled by the
scum of the criminal classes OF En-
gland. who would seem to have been
equipped rather with the hope that
they would fail than that they would
succeed; regarded by the home govern
ment rs an almost uninhabltable and
useless country. save as
hole into which to throw
human refuse-Australia has risen to
a commanding height of prosperity
and influence, thanks to her natural
resources, to the industry of the race
she has so generously nurtured, but
mainly to the extraordinary genius,
energy and forethought of an unbroken
succession of great unconstitutional Re-
vieW.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-06-28

When the memorial tablet to Rev.
George c. Haddock was unveiled in tho
Sioux City Methodist church the other
day, the pastor said that in August.
1886. when Mr.. Haddock was murdered,
100 saloons were running in the city.
Now there was not . single saloea
open
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-06-28

consideration on account Of tho use Of
the suffrage; and they are fully as in-
telligent and Independent as men in
the exercise of the right Laramie.
Wy. T.)-Ren j. H. Burlison-
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-06-28

Elizabeth, of Roumania, is the most
talented lady of royal rank in the
world. The Queen. known in litera-
ture - Carmen Sylvia" fises ct i've
o'clock in the morning, dresses with
out assistance, and. lighting lamp =
soon busy with her pen
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-06-28
Not Much Of a Reception.

An Austin merchant sent his clerk
for the twentieth time to the residence
of a prominent citizen to collect bill.
Ibid you get any thing?" asked the
merchant on the return of the CLERK.
"Nothing at all They told me to
come into the reception room as usual.
but I didn't receive any thing" -TsSas
Sifting&
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-06-28

Teach sr-Children. there il some.
thing within you that tets You whom
you have done wrong. What is itp
Small Boy (gorged with green an.
Ples)I know. cir. It's tAe cola
OsIroit Free Press.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-01

applied. They must cover every part.
must not crack. and must possess a
certain amount of Elasticity after dry
ing. Coaltar with or without sand or
pitch espec ally f mixed with oil or
turpent ne and applied hot. thus pene-
trating more deeply, answers best.
mixture Of three parts coaltar and one
part clean. unsalted grease. to prevent
tho tar from drying until 1t has time To-
ill the m mute pores. is recommended.
One barrel of coal tar W II cover 800
posts. Wood tar is not sery Iceable be-
cause il does not dry.
Oil pa nts are next in value. Boiled
lnseed oil or any other DIR ing vegeta-
BILE oil, is used with lead or any other
body. like pulverized charcoal. to give
substance. Immersion "a crude petro-
leum is also recommended.
Charring OF those parts which come
into contact with the ground can be
considered only as an imperfect pre-
servative. unless Il considerable layer
of charcoal is formed, and if it is not
carefully done. the effect is often detri-
mental, rs the process both weakens
the timber and produces cracks. thus
exposing the interior to ferments.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-01
JUDAS lSCARIOT.
The Probable origin OF His Name
some Legend, About Him.

The Probable origin OF His NRme-
some Legends About Him.
There is no doubt or ambi guilty with
regard to the earliest part OF Judas
Iscariot s name, says The New Or'eauS
States. Judas is merely the Greek or
HELEN site form of the Hebrew ".Iu-
dab, " familiar to everybody. But Is
CARROT is "a il has always been. a puz-
zle. At least half dozen interpreta-
tons of the word have been suggested
by philologistS but no one of them is
in all respects satisfactory. The mos
seeming of Their number is that the
word is a condensed or corrupted form
of the two Hebrew words. "lsh ker-
Kerioth being village in Southern
Palestine. where perhaps Judas or his
family had their origin. The name,
however. is OF no consequence for our
present purpose; and we have remark
ed ii only 10 show the mystery attach
ing to the man in every phase of his
surroundings.
With regard to his birth lcgcn and
myth are as copous as is conjecture
with regard to his name. Here are
two Of them. for which we are imme-
diately indebted 10 Moncure ID. Con-
way:
In the apocryphal Gospel of the In
fancy" is related that denomiacal
boy. brought To the child Jesus strikes
him, whereupon Jesus weeps aud
Satan comes out Of the boy i'm the
shape of furious dog. This boy was
Judas.
According 10 another legend. Ju-
das' mother had dream before his
birth that her son would murder his
father and sell his God. To avert this
the child was sunk in the sea, but was
cast on shore. He was adopted by
king and queen. who had son. whom
Judas slew. lie fed to Judea became
the page of Plate. and. after the pre-
destined murder OF his father. learned
from his mother her dream. In terror
and contrition Judas hears of proph-
ct who forg YES sins; when he throws
himself Mt his feet, Jesus recognized
His predcstined betra, CIR. accepts him
as disciple. and intrusts him with the
purse so that Judas avarice might be
excited and the plan of salvation not
fail. Judas thus became heir apparent
to the Internal throne. and in mural
pictures of eastern churches he appcarf
seated on the knees Of majestic
Satan.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-01
Bound to Smoker.

Coming to Detroit on the train from
Port Huron we encountered a common
specimen of the genus boy, who asked
questions in a gh key and was the
torment Of his parants To everything
that was said this youthful monster
would drawl out:
"Well-I--shou
At last his mother forbade him using
the phrase again. declaring she should
whip him If he did But lie was equal
TO the occasion. and climbing up on the
top Of the seat he bawled:
Then shouldn't snicker!' Fire.
Press
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-01
THE MODEST BLACKSMITH.
10y II. =. KELLER.

ny II. 8 KELLER.
son OF Nu'csn--and his right
Good arm IL welded powers might:
lis throne The forge; the anvls note
Kesounded rhythms while he smote
There IN the fires rosy glows,
The brszen thug with sturdy blowA
The damp locks cling above his brow
once white (Do natter, grlmy now;
Ills marry arm and muscles tense;
Ills corrugated face of sense;
Ills bearded lips where sparks have stormed
lie prattling prayers OF babes have formed.
Philosopher Of iron age
nose gems have graeed the equlpage;
40 mould'rlng wreah's decaying bay
Nav crown you hero-for a day;
Your work shall last-though dead your
sparks;
You chain the world, the nation harks;
Ana there against the night gloomed hill
Your spark Of life is glowing stnl.
st Louis Magazine
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-01
An Utter ImnOssibiIitY.

A little child in one of Albany's
public schools was rebuked the other
day for using slang expression and
excused herself bv reply ing; We'll,
my brother said il. ~ The teacher
said: Your brother ought to be more
careful of his language. Oh said
the little one apologeticalIy. won
know you cant stop boys from bring.
ing slang into the house. Can youP"
Albany Express.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-18

. ,ntestant could be established by
satisfactory process. The committee
c,ncede the right Of the House to inves-
t;gate the title Of contestee to q seat,
even il contestant has been guilty Of
such negligence as to preclude him as n
party, but it fails to see anything in the
present case calling for an inquiry by
the House for its own vindication or to
purge itself Of a member unelected in
fact. After thus disposing of the appli-
cation for an extension the committee
takes up the case as shown by the record
and finds that no evidence was had
which supports or tends to support any
one of the fifty-five specifications filed
by the contestant. His witnesses prove
nothing tending to impeach the fairness
of the election. The technical point that
the judges of election i'm Trimble County
were all Democrats the committee dis
missed with statement that it does
not follow that the State law was violated
in that particular, and cites the case of
Barnes Vs. Adams, in the Forty-First
Congress as precedent for its decision.
In conclusion the committee reports
resolutions declaring Carlisle and not
Thoebe elected.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-18
The RiOEN0UR CASE.
The Prisoner Called to the Stand and Mahes .
Statement.

WINCHESTER, VA, January 17.-TO
the great surprise of every one, counsel
for the defense placed the prisoner
Ridenour on the stand this afternoon.
He testified in a cool and unembarrassed
manner. He denied most all of the
statements of the witnesses for the prose-
cution. He said the last time he saw
Brog, the murdered man, was on the
morning of the murder, and he went
part of the way on the road with him.
When they parted Brog told him that he
was going To Hagerstown to work on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and that
he must not tell his parents as they
would have him discharged from the
road, he being under age. The prisoner
did not testify at the last trial, when the
jury returned a verdict of murder i'm the
first degree. Judge ClaiR granted new
trial in consequence of the jury receiving
letters. Ridenour's clear and straight
forward story made a favorable impress
sion. Increasing interest in manifested.
Argument will begin tomorrow.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-18
NUMBER 269.

lance between the places is some five
flights Of stairs-more or less-and the
walking just tolerable fair.
Well, this fellow has been receiving a
salary OF fs2 per month for this work,
Tor which he must, Of necessity, be OF
good, solid health.
lie Is also receiving pension OF good
proportions on the score of total disabil.
ify. His wife also occupies a Govern
ment position at a salary Of s75, and
taken all i'm all. il is business crowd
even II IL has to resort to unlawful
methods in the prosecution of that busi-
ness. Total disability, and 'toting bar-
rels OF silver ''daddiesr
This may not be saying much for our
present pension system. but IL does seem
that total disability should not be al
lowed to exert itself TO such an extent
as To defraud tue Government. This
may be a grand hoax, but II 40, IL should
be credited as being similar 10 many
other frauds perpetrated by those who
have been befriended by the Great
Union. Y
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-18

Anderson and Weaver resumed thei,
filibustering tactics against Mr.. wilkins
bill. After several dilatory motions
were voted down the House determined
to consider the Banking bili-yeas, I45
nays, 100. But this determination was
of little avail, for other filibustering mo.
tions were resorted TO. After some time
Anderson stated that his object in taking
the action he did was to secure an oppor-
tunity for free discussion and amend
ment. That was all he desired.
Mr.. wilkins replied that he had al
ways been willing to grant ample time
for free discussion and amendment.
Mr.. Weaver announced his opposition
TO any compromise which might facili-
tate the passage of the pernicious bill,
and he gave notice that il he could not
succeed in defeating the measure upon a
vote he would endeavor 10 do.so by re-
sorting to the parliamentary rules OF the
House.
THE HOUSE ADJoURss.
1t being evident that no progress could
be made upon the bill to-day. the House,
ON motion of Mr.. wilkins. at 4:i5 ad-
iourned.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-18
FEDERAL POINT.
The Fine weather Oranges Budding Forth-rrsns
portafion Facilities.


portaiion Facilities.
Correspondence ~ the PdldtLd Ne,0s.
FEDERAL POINT, January 10.
While our Northern brothers have
been suffering from cold and snow, we
have had most delightful weather here,
warm and bright, almost too warm in
fact, as the orange trees have been
forced to start out their spring blossom
buds. SO that if we should have a cold
snap by and by, as we are liable to have,
our trees would be in bad condition to
resist its effects. There is no use i'm bor-
rowing trouble, however, and we will be
the wiser To take things as they come,
especially those that we can have no
control over.
The advance i'm the price of oranges
has started our growers To picking
again, and from this ont we will proba-
bly, see large shipments every week.
The loss of our old Charleston line Of
steamers has never been fully made up,
yet the addition of the Kissimmee to the
Beach & Miller Line, with the increased
facilities of the Florida Dispatch Line,
gives us facilities for the transportation
of our fruit that is good enough for all
practical purposes, especially as we have
the service of the steamer Sylvester i'm
addition every day. Therefore. while
we are not perfectly happy, yet we have
no grounds for serious complaint.
One of the great inducements FOR
Florida immigration is her facilities for
the transportation of our products to
market. The seaport towns and cities
are now and always will be the market
places for the surplus products of Amer
lea and Florida with her navigable
streams and extensive sea coast pre-
sents to-day even. all the advantages Of
frontier state with the benefits Of a
market for every possible surplus pro-
duct at renumerative prices. Every
thing of value that the farmer can pro
duce, he can sell at a paying profit and
for cash. No other frontier state can
say that, as the first breakers of the will
derness in the Far West are compelled TO
go SO far beyond a market that their
surplus productions are of no cash value
to the producer, the cost of transpora-
ton to the sea port towns being SO great
as to leave the producer nothing for his
labor. Florida to-day can offer the inn.
migrant cheap lands, and transporta-
tion facilities that will put his most per-
ishable products in good market at
paying prices. These are facts we'll
known to all our older citizens, who are
luxuriating i'm this beautiful climate, con-
tent that their lot is cast in pleasant
places, and while we may desire to still
further improve our condition yet we
can have no serious charges to lay
against old Florida which is still new.