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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-24
HUMOROUS.

Hogs are killed by electricity in
St. Petersburg. Their bristles are en-
ployed in the manufacture of electric.
brushes. we suppose.-Sytings.
-"You are a jewel" said the gush--
ing young man to his girl; "and I'm
going to have you set" And then he
quietly took her in his lap.-lonEers=
Statesman.
This thing is getting conta-
giousr' said boy who had several
times been told to go to bed. "What.
do you mean?' asked his father. Il
mean that 1 shall catch it if don't
move on:"-The Teacher
-"Clara," said the old man from the
head of the stairs, "hasn't that young
man gone yet?" mo, SIR" came
back an exceedingly prompt reply. and
it wasn't in Clara's voice either. "but
he is going at once. sir. THE Epoch.
Cousin Arabella-"Well. Kitty.
what did you think of .Lohengrin
last night?" Kitty (from Oshkosh)-
II don't like to give any opinion. as
the only operas I've seen at home
were Uncle Toms Cabin > and Ten
Nights in a Bar-room.' and they're so
different, you know. "-Harrard Lam
poOn.
Strange, isn't it," remarked
Eaggles. show even the greatest men.
pass out of the minds of people? As
soon as dignitary dies he is straight-
way forgotten. and ell the interest
centers in his successor. Eyes"
murmured Snaggles, nothing src--
ceeds like successor = Merchant.
Traveller.
IL hear they are going 20 have a
donkey party at BIS" said Par
sonville man to his neighbor. "SoI
understand" was the reply; "are you
going? "Of course 1 am" said the
ParsOnville man. "they couldn't have.
the party without met And he
couldn't make out what the other fell
low was laughing at-Sl. Adams Hes
sengr.
Husband Ito wife)-"Tve been out
half the day trying to collect money.
and I'm mad enough to break the fur
niture. 1t beats all how some meL.
will put of and put of A man whc
owes money and won't pay it isn't fl
to associate" Servant (opening the
dOOr)-..The butcher. sorr. is down.
stairs with his bill" Husband -.Teu
him to call again. Life.
Loves Hyperbolc- She. Here i.
my new Photograph He-"Beauti.
ful. thrice beautiful! Showing yon an
angel. but the thinner an earth-borp
clod." She-.'Why do you say that
'wect?" He" Because" She-.Bs.
cause what. foolish?'' Ho-.Becausc.
Why. became darling. with you Is
subject I could take better pictra
han that with m accordion. ''-Rkck
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-24
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.


Prot J. Stuart Blackie has written
Life of Burns"
Senator Ingalls, will rewrite his
novel. the manuscript of which was
recently burned with lis house at
Atchison.
-Wilkie Collins says that he has
written some of his most entertaining
passages while suffering intensely with
the govt
General Lew Wallace has received
$S7. 600 as royalties ON ben Hur." the
sales of which have reached nearly
zoo. 600 copies.
MIR. Herbert Spencer works three
hours a day debating all his writings
His favorite recreation is found in
playing billiards
The father of Amelia Rives, the
Virginia authoress. is chief engineer
of the Panama Railroad Company,
with an Office in Colon.
-"Octave Thanet." who has be-
come known as the writer of very
bright and original short stories. is
Miss Alice French. of Davenport, Ia
james Whitcomb Riley, the In
diana dialect poet, is said by West
ern newspaper to have made $50 600
during the past year by his pen and
by lecturing.
General Albert Pike never uses any
but quill pens. and carefully preserves
them when they are worn out. He has
probably ten thousand old pens stored
away in his cupboards.
Jefferson Davis daughter Varina.
has written long article on "A Ger
man Watering Place. for Tennessee
paper. 1t is said that she will make
literature her profession.
George B. Mcclellan. son of the
late General Mcclellan. has been
added to the New York Tor,d editorial
staff. He is a bright and travelled
young man of twenty-three.
George r. Sims. the author of
"Ostler Joe" and "Harbor Lights"
is just fifty-one years of age. He makes
upward of $4,000 year by his pen.
and was unheard of ten years ago.
Oliver Optic (William T. Adams),
the writer of boys stories. has written
us volumns. He began writing in
1854. when thirty -four years of age,
apd has kept it up ever since. His
first story in book form brought him
$3.50.
The literary man who writes only
a dozen or SO books in a lifetime ought
to be ashamed of himself. Look at.
the Trollope family. Anthony wrote
one hundred books. Adolphus fifty.
their mother one hundred and fifteen.
and Mrs. Theodosa Trollope ten.
"A collection of over two hundred
original drawings by Hablot X. Brown.
the I" Phiz'' who illustrated the Pick
wick papers. and others of Dickens
works. was recently sold at auction in
London. They included "Mrs. Bar
dell fainting in the arms of Mr.. Pick
wick" 1.-The fat boy discovering Mr..
Tupman kissing Rachael" Nicholas,
Nickleby instructing Smike in the art
of acting" and II make myself known
to my aunt" from David Copperfeld-
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-24
YOUNG MEN, READ THIS.
Don't Measure Your Work I:y Your Pay;
Always DO Your Best.

Don't Mca sure Your W,r. I:y Your Pay;
Always Do Your Best.
1t is very common FIR young mon,
l think. to determine the quality of
their work by tho price which they
are paid for it. only get. says such
a one, five dollars week. and / am
sure that am giving five dollars
worth of service; if my employer
wants more. let him pay more; if he
wants better let him give better
wages. This is spacious reasoning.
but it is false; and it is destructive to
the best work. anil therefore to the
best manhood. NJ man can affor.l to
do any thing less we'll than his best.
H, who always strives to TO his
best work. in the very process of
Striving will grow better and better
Not only will he grow more
skiliful in that particular workman
ship, but he will be better equipped
for other workmanship This is an
absolutely universal law. l. is the
absolutely universal road to promo.
ton.
The man who is careful to gvc
nothing more than he gets rarely gets
more than he gives. The man who
works for his own sake. who puts the
best part Of himself into every blow
that he rikes. who mixes all his work
with brain and conscience. who studies
to render the largest possible service
regardless Of the compensation which
it brings sooner or later will f nd his
way on and up. The world learns
his worth. and calls him to higher
service. Nor is this all. 3, stirring
himself up to do always the best he
can. he grows into power.to do b +
ter and ever bitter. -Ciautaugyan.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-24
Didn't Show It a Bit.

Kansas Tramp-What towns this.
JUST alieal?
Kansas Farmer-Oskaloosa.
1ramp-Whcre they've elected q lot
women to the Offices?
Farmcr-The same
Tramp (-lsoul.lering his bundle and
preparing 10 take the back track) =
That's all / want to know. ] won't
have nothin' to do with no such burned
town. was raised in country where
men was capable of runnin' things
themselves.
Farmer (relsfivc Of member Of City
Council -Gp!l you don't show il .
bill Chicago zrits ~
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-24

with lmpunliy
They open and shut the gates to
their abode with the utmost care. The
barricade tQtheir home is composed
If little heaps of dried leaves and sand.
About dusk. very small ants appear.
creeping ont of minute holes
and bearing away one grain of sand.
Next larger ants carry off its OF
leaves or sticks. which they drop n
couple Of inches from the gate. After
slow procession like this. lasting for
some time. there comes final rush.
with the large soldier ants in the lead.
the rubbish is all cleared away. and
during the whole night a constant
line is passing in and out. some to cut
the leaves and some to gather them.
But when morning comes The minors
again begin shutting up their house
by drawing the refuse once more to
he hole. and the last touches are care.
fully made by the smallest ants with
tiny grains Of sand. and al day the
mound looks like an accidental heap
of dry earth and leaves
They often carry their subtcrranean
roads for seycsa. !.za,lred yards IL
grassy districts that woll',l prove an
impeachment to their progress yet vii.
make a perfectly direct course 70 the
tree theY wish to attack. Thou 81
'.iitsle upon the earth. J" surely these
ants care excs.aing visa ''-Cs.';sss1a
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-10
ALBERT LEAFS BONANZA.
Experts Examine and Report
Favorably Upon the Natural
Gas Wells.

Experts Examine and Report
Favorably Upon the Natural
Gas Wells.
Special TO the Globe
ALBERT LEA, Mimi, June 9.-Upon
the invitation of several leading citizens
of this city, comprising the company
organized to prosecute investigations
for natural gas, Prof. Winchell, late
geolOgist, and few other guests visited
last night the gas wells at Freedom,
northwest of this city. There are four
wells of depth of about seventy-six
feet. to two CT which have been at
tached patent gas burners. These
burned with much force and brillancy,
and the gas was intensely hot. The
flame from the burners was adjusted to
six inches in diameter to about one foot
high. With the burners off the flames
rOared from the twO-inch casing to
height of six feet or more. One we'll
has been burning steadily for the past
when the sand and water is
pumped from them, which, unless kept
burning to clear the passage. clog at the
bottoms, a difficulty that can easily be
remedied. A farmer on whose land
three wells are located will light and
heat his house with the gas. The gas
company have secured machinery to
thoroughly prosecute operations for
deeper wells, which, they are assured
by Prof. Winchell, the evidences all
tend to prove will furnish immense
quantities of merchantable gas, and
they expect to be able to proceed in
short time. An analysis of the gas by
Prof. Dodge, chemist of the state uni
versity, proves it to be pure rock gas
and of quality s per cent better than
that at Fidlay, o. 1t is question yet
to be determined whether it is formed
in the Trenton, Galena or cretaceous
GUS oTr sections sections Of the country. The visit
ors were all greatly surprised and
pleased with the display, and agreed
that the prospects afford assurances of
rich developments of interest and great
value to the entire state.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-10
Roswell P. Flower and P. H.
Kelly Talk Politics
at Duluth.
Several Hundred Democrats
Ratify the Nominations
Made at St. Louis.
Non-Partisans Of the Fiji
teenth Judicial District
Call a Convention.
Wilkin County Republicans
Go to st. Cloud Instructed
For Comstock.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi, June 9.-Hon. r. P.
Flower and Hon. P. II. Kelly reached
here this afternoon direct from st.
Louis, and the occasion was taken adj
vantage of by local Democrats to get up
an impromptu ratification meeting this
evening. A band was secured, and
after serenade in the lobby of the
Hotel st. Louis, Mr.. Flower was intro
duced by Hon. c. M. Parkhurst. After
thanking the citizens for their courtesy,
and complimenting Duluth upon past
achievements and future prospects, the
speaker referred to the st. Louis con-
vention and its nominees. He declared
that the issue was not to be lost sight
of through nthe Interpretation of Re-
publican speakers or the Republican
press. The issue was reduction of
taxation to the absolute needs of gov
eminent, a protection of American in
duStries and American labor to the ex-
tent of compelling manufacturers to
sustain national debt was national
curse, but the debt which was the
greatest curse was the debt
which bore the greatest interest.
and that city, county and
state debts to the amount of
over 81, 100000, bearing interest from 5
to Is per cent, should be paid first, in
stead of paying a per cent debt, not
due until 1907, at premium of 81 per
cent. The constant piling up of the
peoples money into the treasury vaults
must cease. He arraigned the Republi-
can party for sticking spokes into every
proposed measure of Democratic reform,
and closed by prediction of
DEMOCRATIC TRIUMPH
and an appeal to every business
man to look the issue squrely in
the face. At the conclusion
of Mr.. Flowers speech, a shout
went up for Mr.. Kelly. Stepping for
ward, Mr.. Kelly rightly asserted that
he needed no introduction. After pay
ing a high tribute to Mr.. Hudson,
Duluth's Representative at st. Louis, Mr..
Kelly stated that he was tout of poll
tics, but had to take hand OCCASION
ally to help out a goood fellow" He
declared himself ready and willing
to do all in his power to promote har-
mony in the party till November, and
abjured his hearers to pay no attention
to the cry of "boss." He would be
found with a musket on his shoulder
fighting for party success, and not for
Office. After the speeches MeSsrS.
Flower and Kelly had an informal re-
ception in the hotel parlorS, and shook
hands with several hundred representa-
tiveS, Democrats and citizens of Du-
luth.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-10
MITES FOR THE WIDOWS.
Some Female Pensioners Will Re
ceive an Addition to Their Sti-
nandG

some r emale PENSIONERS VIII he
ceive an Addition to Their Sti-
ponds.
WASHINGTON June 9.-The presi-
dent has approved the act of congress
providing that pensions heretofore OF
hereafter granted to widows of soldiers
OF the war of the rebellion shall COM
mence at the date of the death of their
husbands. This legislation favorably
affects all classes of widows of the late
war which have been filed in the pen
sion office on or after July l, 1880, and
which have been allowed to commence
from the date of the filing of the claims,
but will not favorably affect the cases
OF such widows as were filed before
July l, 1880, and which have been al
lowed, pension having already been
granted in those cases from the date of
their husbands death. The commits
sloner of pensions gives notice that in
the settlement under this law of claims
already allowed no formal application
will be required, and that the services of
attorneys will not be necessary. Wild
ows entitled under said law need only
write letter giving name, poStOffice adj
dress and certificate number, and the
claims will be allowed with as little de-
lay as possible.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-10
THE GROOM MISSING.
Why a Wedding Did Not Come Off
at Eau Claire.


Special to the Globe.
EAU CLAIRE, June 9.-George Nc
Grath, farmers son, and Louisa Null
doom, farmers daughter, both young
people of the town of Seymour, this
county, and both about twenty-one, re-
Gently became engaged to be married
after a long courtship. The young man
came to the city and arranged with
Father Collins, the priest of st. Patrick's
church, to hold the wedding in the
church one day early this week, the
bride having named the date. The banns
were published subsequently in church
three times, and the young man
furnished money with which the pros
pective bride bought wedding outfit.
On the day set, the young lady and a
large party of relatives of both con-
tracing parties came from the country
and proceeded to the church, expecting
the groom by another route. All was
ready for the ceremony, but the groom
did not appear. Dlligent search was
Immediately made in city and country,
but without result, and no trace of the
young man has since been discovered.
His disappearance is complete mystery
to all concerned, but some of them hint
that the young man had been meditat-
Ing on matrimOny and was scared.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-10
COMSTOOK'S METHOD.
He Favors Contraction Works and
Revetment to Improve Nayiga-
ton on the Mississippi.

ne FaVOrS SOntraCClOn w OrkS ana
Revetment to Improve Naviga-
ton on the Mississippi.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-Gen. Cyrus
b. Comstock, .. S. A, president of the
Mississippi river commission was ex-
amined to-day upon the Lake Borgne
outlet bill, to which measure he is OPP
posed.
chickering's to the plans of the commits
sion, witness said he did not concur
with the majority as to the value of the
levee plan for improving low water nav
igation. The majority, he said, think
that the more flood water is kept in the
Mississippi river, the better will be the
low water navigation. Witness did not
think that was necessarily the case.
The high water was that which does
the larger work in moving sediment,
and he thought it possible, by largely
increasing the amount of flood water, to
increase the amount of sediment to
such degree as to be injurious to nav
lgatiOn. For instance, take a place
where the river is 1900 feet wide at
high tide, deep channel would
be found there at low water, while i'm
medlately below where the width is say
two miles, the water would move with
less velocity, and as a consequence, the
bed of the river would rise. Witness
favored the plan of trying to reduce the
low water river to width of som ething
like $500 feet by contraction works and
by revetmenr. Witness did not think
the valley could be protected except by
leveeS, but with the limitation in the
law that no money may be spent, ex-
cept to improve the low water naviga-
ton, he did not think the levees cheap
method of improvement. For this pur-
pose alone he thought the contraction
works cheapest. Witness attributed
the losses and damages to revetment
work, which have taken place from
time to time, largely to the method of
making appropriation; san appropria-
ton every year" He favored continu-
ance of the levee system with the pro-
hibition regarding the use of the money
GO protect the valley removed, but he
believed that with that provision re-
naming, the commission had no right
to build leyeeS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-10
INSPECTION OF POLITICS.

LIE Sueur's Citizens Turn Out to
Welcome Home Hon. Michael
Doran.
Special to the Globe.
LIE SUEUR, Mlnn., June 9.-Hon.
Michael Doran returned from st. Louis
on the o'clock tram this evening. He
was met at the depot by the LIE Sueur
Cornet band, and about 1000 citizens,
regardless of party. gave him hearty
welcome. The band preceded Mr..
Doran and other members of his family,
playing President Cleveland's quick
step on the way to his residence. Upon
arrival of the party at the house, Mr..
Doran made few appropriate remarks,
thanking the citizens for the greeting
they manifested in his behalf.
This was followed by vigor-
Gus ''three cheers for Doran by
request large number of friends filled
the spacious parlors, where refresh
ments were served to all. After a So
cial visit, Mr.. Doran was hidden good
night, and his many friends felt that
they had done little enough to show
their esteem for a fellow townsman.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-10
OBITUARY..

AUSTIN, Mimi, June 9.-Charles H.
Carter, an extensive farmer and promi-
nent citizen of this place, died this
morning at his residence few miles
west of the city. Mr.. Carter enjoyed
the best of health until about three years
ago he was attacked with a nervous
disease which baffled the skill of the
best physicians in the country. He
sought relief in change of climate and
visited the Hot Springs and California,
but to no purpose. Deceased was about
forty years of age.
New YORK, June 9.-Jockey Alexap-
der Seward, who sustained injuries at
the Clifton race track by being thrown
with his mount, Windsail. ON Friday.
died this morning in st. Joseph's hos
pital, Paterson, N. j. Seward was only
seventeen years old, and his home was
at Willimantic, Conn.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-10

more than the president, no more than
Mr.. Carlisle, no more than my friends
German and Scott, would l proceed in
the work OF reform with any rash pre-
cipitation. 1 am the friend, not the
enemy, of manufacturers; on mining
and industrial developments of labor in
the sense of honest work for honest
wages, and if the Democrats of New
York, New Jersey and Connecticut
would take what think from my own
lips, and not at second hand from lips
puckered to
LIE FOR A CONSIDERATION,
they would hear nothing to brighten or
to injure them. I want to reduce the
war taxes, and my objective point is
revenue tariff; but, in the nature of the
case, we are bound to go slow. Rome
was not built in day. The protective
system can not be got rid of for years to
come. The Mills bill, which support,
is protection, not free trade meas
ure. AS for free trade, it is nowise
at stake and never will be realized, if
it be ever realized, until the manufactu-
rers put themselves at the head of the
movement and put it through. The
menace, like the chimera of the rebel
brigadiers. is Pigment of sectional and
partisan malevolence, got up by the Re-
publlcanS for campaign purposes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-10
MORE MONEY WANTED.
1t Costs Considerable to Keep
Uncle Sans Legal Mills Grind

ing
WASHINGTON, June 9.-The acting
encouragement to-day sent to the
house revised estimates aggregating
$1,760,000 for certain expenses of the
United States courts for the fiscal year
1889. In explanation of this revision
the acting encouragement says that
the department, in estimating the ex-
penSes of the United States courts for
1889, followed the custom formerly in
practice without being aware that the
estimates which had been made for the
fiscal year 1888 would prove to be far
below actual necessities. He says the
Increased expenses for the present
fiscal year grew out of an increased
activity in the prosecution of timber
trespaSsers, of increased business from
the Indian territory and of the execu-
ton of the laws against polygamy and
its kindred crimes. Judging from ex-
perience, he says, it is believed that
during the coming fiscal year there will
be recurrence of similar causes,
creating similar expenses, that are not
within control of the attorney-general.
For this reason the acting attorney
general asks that the revised estimates
be considered.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-10
MITCHELL MEN GOT MAD.
Some Dissatisfaction Regarding
the Awards at the Huron Tour

Some Dissatisfaction Regarding
the Awards at the Huron Tour
nament.
Special to the Globe
HURON, OAK, June 9.-The depart
ments which attended the fifth annual
tournament of the South Dakota Fire
mems association returned home this
afternoon. Except for the dissatisfac-
ton occasioned by the decision of the
board of control awarding the first prize
of 5000 and the championship hose cart
to Yankton, under protest from Mitchell,
everything was pleasant and harmoni-
Gus. When the decision was announced
this morning half-a-dozen Mitchell men
cursed and blasphemed like pirates to
the utter disgust of everybody. Their
conduct was disgraceful in the extreme
and their fellow fremen blushed with
shame.
II. L. Loucks, president of the Farm
ers' alliance, will address a farmers
meeting here Monday, and j. S. Conck-
ling will hold another meeting here on
the 21St inst.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-10
AgricuIturists on a loot.

bpCCIaI 20 Int GIODe.
ST. VINCENT, Mimi, June "a
special train arrived here this afternoon
on which were United States Commits
sioner of Agriculture Coleman and secre-
tary, and a number of influential farm
journalists from different states,
among whom were Mr.. Hill, of the st.
Paul Farmer and Col. j. II. Stevens, of
Minneapolis. The train stopped and
gave the visitors a view of the Red river
and Fort Pembina. The excursionists
expressed themselves under obligations
to Passenger Agent c. I'll. Warren and
Mr.. McGinnis for their delightful trip.
The party left for Winnipeg and will
return through Dakota and Montana.