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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-03-22
NO DISTINCTION.

Josiah Aliens Vito Gives Her Views ON
Equality of the Sexes.
That quaint parsonage. Josiah Al
lens wife. offers the following sensible
thoughts respecting an equal standard
of right for both sexes:
Josiah Aliens children have been
brought up to think that sin is jest as
bad in a man rs it is in woman; and
any place of amusement that was bad
for a woman to go to was bad for a
man.
Now, when Thomas Jefferson was a
little teller. he was bewitched to 60 to
circuses. and Josiah said: Better let
him 60. Samantha; it hain't no place
for women or girls, but it won't hurt a
boy" SaysI: Josiah Allen. the Lord
made Thomas jefferson with jest as
pure heart as Tirzah Ann. and no
bigger eyes and ears. and if Thomas j.
goes to the circus. Tirzah Ann goes,
too"
That stopped that. And then he was
bewitched to &c: with other boys that
smoked and chewed tobacco, and Jo-
siah was jest that easy turn that he
would have let him 60 with 'em. But
says L:
"Josiah Allen, if Thomas Jefferson
goes with those boys. and gets to
chewin' and smokin' tobacco. I shall
buy Tirzah Ann Pine"
Toc:oh orOroN ,v;<I, rv,n. .>v. ho. a. -
don't look SO bad for q boy as it does
for girl"
Says l: "Custom makes the differ
ence; we are more used to seein' men.
But" says I. when liquor goes to
make fool and brute Of any body.
it don't stop to ask about sect; it
makes wild beast and idiot Of man
or woman; and to look down from
Heaven. l guess . man looks - bad
layin' dead drunk in q gutter - q
woman does Things look differently
up there than what they do to Us. Il
Is more slightly place.
! "And you talk about looks, Josiah
Allen don't 60 on clear looks
60 on to principle. Will the Lord say
to me in the last day: Josiah Aliens
wife. how is it with the sole of Tir1ah
Ann-as for Thomas Jefferson's sole,
he bein' boy it haint of no account?'
No. shall have to give an account ia
Him for my dealings with both of these
scles. male and female. And should
feel guilty if I brought him up to think
that what was impure for q woman
was pure for . man. II man has Z
greater desire to do wrong-which
won't dispute" ssys L lookin' keenly
IN to Josiah-"hs has . greateE
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-03-22

nation never laid such a tribute at the
feet of its manhood. II yon want to
find out what boy Is worth. 60 and
| ask his mother. By the time she goes
into the jaws of death to give him
birth, and then puts into him her days
of love and her nights of care. and he
stands before her strong and clean and
tall at twenty-one, she can tell you
what he is worth from the crown
of his head to the soles of his feet; and
when the legalized dram-shop takes
hold of him, and tears him down fiber
by fiber, and puts Oaths on the lips that
she used to kiss, and brushes out his
mothers hopes, it is no wonder she
makes outcry.
If you want to know what home is
worth, 60 and ask loving woman
who has kept herself as pure as Gods
lilies for her marriage day, when. with
great shine in her eyes. she puts her.
self over into the hands of one man,
for better or for worse. for richer or
for poorer, until life end. And when
the dram-shop with its fearful curse
crosses the threshold of the home they
built together, and takes down her
strong tower of hope. stone by stone.
and degrades the father of her chill
dren. it is no wonder woman makes
outcry.
What was the woman's crusade? 1t
was long-smothered sob breaking in
to a cry; it was a midnight prayer
coming abroad at MONDAY. You
men sometimes say to us. as we stand
in places like this: '.Home is your
kingdom" We do not dispute it.
We know it better than you know it
But it was our kingdom that was OUT
ragged. You say to us. standing ball
lotless and defenseless before this
vampire of our civilization: "You do
not need the ballot; we defend you
by love and by law" Do you. when
for eighty-five years, by we!l-de-
fined license legislation, mother
hood has been uncrowned and
her children slain by law, and
you have made no protest against it?
You have prayed about it in prayer
meeting; but when it came to the
sweep of empire in the ballot-box and
in political organizations. you have
made no protest o men, do not be-
lieve civilization is worth much that
can not protect its women and its
babies. And. grand rs you are, and
strong as you are. and true as you are.
you will never be able to protect your
women and your children and the
dram-shop at the same time. Oh, In
shame. in very shame, either get up
and strike down this enemy of the
home and of wifehood and of child
hood, or else put tine ballot into the
hands of your women for their own pro-
fcctiOni
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-03-22
MAKING A COMPOST.

The Best Fsrtlll1inE Material Tor ~
Kinds Of Veg stables.
I always use compost because eN-
perience has taught me that manure.
previous to fermentation, is often ruin
Gus to vegetables. As soor in the sea-
son as any green stuff tina. is not
wanted for other purposes can be gath
cred. it IS carried. with all other suita-
BILE refuse matter. to q convenient
place. and mixed with what stable
manure have. the pile being increased
from time to time Ms materials are
found. Into this heap throw wash
water. liquid manure and slOps Of any
kind. the object being to keep the
manure from becoming iire-fangea-
Green weeds Of any kind can be used
to better advantage than dry straw.
stalks. ETC.. because they decay faster and
with less labor. Il has been mystery
to me why 50 many thousands Of tons
Of ragweed are allowed to go to waste
on the farms. whom they can 50 easily
be turned TO good advantage In the
fall of the year the pile is hauled ont
into the field where it il to be used the
following spring. There it is thrown
into heaps and covered with soil. One
turning il sufficient. but all Jumps
must be broken up. 50 that it will han
die likesaw-dust II have not enough
compost for the purpose wanted. I add
commercial fertilizers enough to sup
ply the deficiency. As . rule. use
al manures not much less than a year
old in this way. and since have
adopted this plan ] have seldom failed
Of . crop. Tho manure il worked in
with . harrow or cultivator after plow-
ing the ground Iwork the heap until
fine. / think manure worked in this
way worth double as much As that APP
piled in the usual manner; that's. from
the barnyard, and spread ON the field.
For . bed Of early beets or onions.
howeveT. I prefer to take the compost
altar fermentation has ceased in Octo-
Der. and spread it broadcast and piow
it under Immediately. letting it remain
until planting time next spring. Then
plow again. and the ground works up
like . new feather bed.-Jdnses Peyk:ns,
q Rsrk Nsw Yorker.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-03-22
n Selfish Colored Man.

dat ar Sam Johnsing am de mean
est black cuss in Austin"
s.What has he donc?"
He has done got married. and he
aeber invited me to the weidin'."
why did you want to 60 to his
wedding 50 bad?"
Il wanted to get ebcn wild him. he
came to my weddin' and he eat noah
den any two niggahs dar. an all ]
wanted was . chance to get eban wild
him. and now ESQ been left. Some
nigeahs ain't lit to live. nohow. -
Texas Eiftings.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-03-22
WOMAN'S DEPART.
A0ELeERT COLLEGE.
An Institution WhSeh Has Shut Its Doc
Against Women.

An Institution Whieh Has Shut Its Doors
Against Women.
It is definitely decided that Adelbert
College shall no longer admit girls,
and Cleveland, O.. il in ferment OF
excitement The decision Is unpopular
with the mass of the citizens, as we'll a.
with the young women now in the col
lege. But the alumni, most OF whom
graduated before Adelbert admitted
women. are opposed to co-education.
DR.. Haydn, the new president.is also OPP
posed; above all. few rich men are
understood to be willing to give large
sums to the college on condition that
the young women are excluded Ac-
cordingly, the deed is done. The girls
now in college will be allowed to finish
their course, but will not recite with
the young men; and no more girls will
be admitted. There is some talk about
providing an annex for women in the
future; but the college has not money
enough at present to establish one.
Young women have been admitted
to Adelbert since 1884. and it is adj
United that they have taken more than
their share of the honors. The two
scholars who stand highest in this
years class are girls Judge Epson.
yice-president of the board of trustees,
said in his speech at the Inauguration
of the new president:
.'For those young women who have
npforad am. 1oo,.o In dovo nocf op6
with us row. we have nothing but
words of commendation. Their course
through these untroubled years has
been characterized by fitting decorum.
studIousness and fidelity, crowned with
success
Judge Epson defended the exclusion
of the girls ut great length. He said
that Ohio abOunded in coeducational
colleges. some of them SO large and
successful that Adelbert could not COM
pete with them. There was no de-
mand for another coeducational col
lege. but a separate college-or rather,
two separate colleges, one for men and
one for women-would meet real
want on the part of parents who did
not believe in coeducation.
Judge Epson favors the union of the
two medical colleges that now exist in
Cleveland, and enlarged upon the folly
and needless expense of keeping up
two colleges for the same purpose in
the city. when one strong institution
would do as well and better. He went
on to advocate the establishment,
wherever possible, of two colleges side
by side, one for boys and the other for
girls, and did not seem to perceive the
Inconsistency of his argument. More
over. the proposed annex for girls is
as yet "all in the air." and may never
become an accomplished fact Mean
while. Cleveland girls who want col
legiate education will nave to 60 away
from home to get it, and much dissat-
isfaction prevails.
1t remains to be seen whether Adel-
bert's new departure will be success
financially. 1t will attract gifts from
the opponents of coeducation; but the
norey of the friends Of coeducation
will so elsewhere. The latter class 10
growing. the former steadily diminish
ing: Justice and liberality are princi-
Piles to be followed, whether they pay
or not; but in the long run they gen.
orally do Woman's Journal
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-03-22

which is the base of the albuminoids O,
heterogeneous foods. constitute about
four-fifths of our atmosphere. and
serves to dilute the oxygen which we
draw into our lungs to purify our
blood by uniting with the carbon to
form carbonic acid gas. which is
thrown off with our breath. Nitrogen
goes to build up the musclar system
OF the animal body, when taken in the
form of food, and to make the Gaseous
portion of milk as it passes through
the mammary glands Among nitro.
genous foods arc red clover. before
blossoming. young pasture clover.
lucerne. peas. beans. linseed cake.
malt sprouts, cotton-seed cake, skim.
med milk. etc.
Carbonaceous foods are such as con-
tain a large proportion of carbon.
They are also known as carbo-hy-
drates. or compounds of carbon and
hydrogen. Carbonic acid gas consti-
tutes about one-twenty-five-hu ndredtll
of our atmosphere. and is readily taken
up by the vegetable kingdom. which
appropriates the carbon and sets free
the oxygen. The carbonaceous ele-
ments of food are woody fiber. starch.
sugar, gum, oil, etc. OF course. there
is nitrogen in all carbonaceOus foods.
but in too small proportion to prop.
erly nOurish the animal sy stcm. which
demands. under ordinary circum-
stances, proportion of about one part
of nitrogen TO five or six parts Of car
bon. Hence the necessity for combin-
ing the two classes of foods in the
proper proportion when feeding.
Whichever class is in excess. the ex-
cess goes TO waste; and the animal is
not properly nourished and warmed
if there is lack of either. Vital as
well as physical chemistry. deals in
equivalents. and insists on right pro-
portions. The carbonaceous foods in.
Guide corn, corn-meal. corn stalks.
ensilage and corn in all its forms;
straw. chat, sugar beets. potatoes.
pumpkins. apples, pears, medium
meadow hay, timothy. ruta- bagas. etc.
The other elements of food arc usual.
~ present in sufficient quantity. when
the nitrogenous and carbonaceous Gle.
ments are properly balanced Hence.
fortunately for the dairyman, he has
10 concern himself mainly. if not
wholly. about these two clements and
to provide food for his dairy accord.
ingly. He should grow on his farm.
as far as possible. not only a variety
of cattle foods, but such as may be fed
in combination and furnish the re-
quired elements of nutrition-nitro-
gen and carbon-in the right
proportion. 1t is not necessary that
every foddering should DO exactly
balanced in itself; but if one fodder-
ing contains al excess of heterogeneous
material. the rest should contain ex-
cess enough of carbonaccous material
to balance it. and vice versa. Each
should be fed more or less freely rs
the appetitcs of the cows may de-
mand. Their appetites are better
guide than the judgment of theii
owner. who may misjudge the quality
of his cattle foods.
The nearly balanced foods are bar
lev middlings. wheat meal coarse
wheat bran, buckwheat bran. millet,
wheat turnips, common clover hay.
quack grass. red clover in bloom, fod.
der cabbage, wheat middlings. oats.
barley. rye. sorghum, fodder oats.
orchard grass. Hungarian grasa etc.
-frairie Farmer.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-03-22

Smoke was discovered issuing from
the ground on the farm Of Simon Bane
1t Zollarsyille. Pa. several days ago.
and to discover its origin an attempt
was made to dig 1t out When only
. few feet down the ground became 60
hot that the men ha6 to quit digging.
Wednesday hot pieces Of clay were
thrown up and The smoke has beeone
very dense
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-03-22

"A young woman up in Redwood
C.nyo Col. not long ago was walk.
ing through . pasture when bad
ball ran believing at her She flung
herself face down on the ground.
feigning death. hoping that tho brute
would not touch her BIT he charged
all the same. and. thrusting his horns
into her new hustle. tore it from its
anchorage and cantered away with II
on his head. while the young woman
made fast time for the fence.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-03-22
COURTS

How Erench Judges !
and Anger
a judge presiding
Paris courts was !
from his Office for tt
lenses 1t appears !
ing a witnecs for r
court, no inxite6n
nth him 3lied
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-03-22
I Is aame and address, .

- aame and address,"
n"ns' Ms inside. -
THE woN,seaee. I must
A Brief but Eloquent
lido not know Will
of the woman's crusad
Lathrop. in the Won'oH ,,.
le: me say. as a woman
-, % - <Ln xuNvrn n N IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-28
The Dram-ShOp i'm Western Politics.

FROM tne 81. LOUIS Republic
Against this evil the Republic has made a
determined stand, and it appeals for support
At the lowest estimate the Stun influence
controls 10000 votes in the city OF St. Louis
alone. 1t has men. 1t has money. II has a
close and thorough organization. For every
man it has we have the right and the duty Of
appealing for the support of 1OO We call for
3OO, 0GO men i'll Missouri for 800, 900 in Illinois,
to make head against slum domination and
to Rescue the cities and towns which exercise q
decisive influence in the politics of both states
from the control of their worst elements
Nothing is needed but an organization of half
a dozen men in each city ward and in each
county. The scratch of a pen signing voters
name to petition for a high regulative license
law that will really regulate viii do the rest
The fight will he hard. and possibly bitter, but
it must be made. The political dram-shops
will whip in every element that can be bought
or brought to their support to preserve their
balance of power and maintain themselves in
the usurped prerogatives of the people. On
the side of the people it is fight for the right
of self-government and for all the liberties
which self-gOvernment guarantees. 1t will
win. The political dram-shOp must go. The
balance of power must be wrested from the
Sums
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-28
Reason to be Thankful.

FROM the Boston Courier.
1t was a revival meeting and the brothers and
sisters were relating their experience. Among
them lady got up; said she:
Brothers and sisters, 1 have great reason
to be thankful"
amen, SISTER,. was the response from a
dozen of voices.
Yes" she continued, mo one has more to
be thankful
''Halleiujahl" chorussed the brothers and
sisters
''Yes, my husbands baseball umpire and
the baseball seasons over"
Then there was a cold and icy silence which
lasted until brother with a rare presence of
mind started a souls-tirring hymn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-28
How Boston Girls Get an Education

How Boston Girls Get an Education.
There are many Woodworking young women
in New York who would like to get alheduca-
ton but have not the necessary bonanza" to
pay the bills. This is the way they do it in
Boston, described in the Advertiser of that
city:
"A large-eyed brunette" says the latter.
mot sturdy, but fragile-looking, graduated
from Boston university by finding a situation
as waitress in a restaurant, wearing the apron
during the rush hours at morning and night,
and in vacation season the day through. One
group of four girls two from Boston university
and two at the Harvard annex, engaged two ad-
joining rooms in quiet house in Boston. and
boarded themselves on an average of So. 20 per
week. Their rooms cost IS. or S1.25 each.
They took breakfast at small restaurant,
where oatmeal and steak cost twenty cents
They ate an apple and a slice of bread for lunch
napkins on the top of trunk, and feasting on
bread and milk or bread and a taste of canned
meats. Once neighbor surreptitiously in
serted into the bureau drawer six glasses Of
jelly, which served a commissary depart
ment, and then they dined royllay for days.
The food cost them each IS cents per day, and
not one Of them suffered in health by the exper-
iment. Their expenses for clothing were no
greater in proportion. One member of the
quartet possessed single gown, a well-worn
black cashmere. Being invited to I1ofessor's
reception one evening. she remained away from
a days recitations while she sat in a cloak and
and petticoat, cleaning and pressing and re-
freshing with ribbons her only apparel. At
night she enjoyed herself quite as thoroughly
as the rest Of the company"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-28
A Spendthrfft Rebuked.

From the Detroit Free Press
He stood with one foot on the hub of his
wagon wheel. talking to his wife, who sat in
the wagon holding the lines
How much did you say, Mary?" he asked.
"A dollar
What! hull dollar fur two pairs of
stockingsr
Yes"
less"
But want EN-"
''Yes, l suppose so. but you can't have 'em.
LoOk-a-here. I've got to have a necktie. a
new hat, pair of suspenders, pair OF buck
skin gloves, some socks. a plug of tobacco and
a jack knife. and thatll take all the money we
can spare"
Cant get one pair?"
We'll, mebbe. but you'd better look fur cot
ton, and sunthin' at about 20 cents. Wen
never git rich in the world il we don't Keen
expenses down."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-28
Has Everything Charged.

From the Detroit Journal
Mrs. Almont, are you taking any interest in
the discussion, Is marriage failure?'"
''Yes, indeed, and have decided opinions in
the matter. too"
PRO comp"
Well, l would hardly like to go that far;
though l am firm believer i'll marriage"
Has it been so much of blessing in your
case?'
Has it. Why. before marriage l actually
suffered for the necessaries of life-never hav-
ing penny unless asked papa for it."
And noW?'
Now if see anything want buy it and
have it charged"
But isn't your husband something of all in
cumbrance?"
Not so much as before our marriage. Then
he was hanging around me constantly swear
ing his undying love and all that sort of thing
NOW l rarely see him, except at table and in
stead of swearing about his love, he swears be-
cause OF the weak coffee and overdone steak.
Indeed. marriage has done much for me-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-28
Some Little Ones.

The largest expenses of married life are fire.
qnently caused by the little Ones.-Bostoa
Courier
Give the boy good old scripture name if
a President. There is no discount on Daniel
or Elijah Chicago Inter- Ocean,
Prof. Deadpill-"In a case of aggravated pro-
gressive paralysis, Mr.. Sawyer, what course of
treatment would you adopt" Mr.. Sawyer
(promptly)-'I would make the patient taper
off. professor. "-Lo,ceu Citizen.
good old colored brother thus sent word
to the bishop to send minister out to preach
to his church in Alexandria valley last Sunday:
''Send us bishop to preach. II you can't send
us bishop send a sliding elder; if you can't
send a sliding elder send us a stationary
preacher; if You can't send him send us a circus
rider; il you can't spare him send us locus
preacher; if you can't spare locus preacher
send us an exhauster." That settled ii, and he
got preacher.-AnsistOn (Ad,) Watchn,an.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-28
A Curious Story From Berlin.

FROM the London World.
A curious story comes from Berlin of the
truth of which, believe, there is little doubt.
with regard TO the much-vexed question of the
Batsenburg marriage. 1t is said that OH his
death-bed the Emperor Frederick intrusted a
message to the empress for his son, asking, as
his dying request. that he would not oppose
the marriage OF Princess Victoria to Prince AL
exander of Battenberg; and shortly after her
husbands death the Empress Frederick, dur
ing an interview with her son, delivered his
fathers message, and was met with stern re-
fusal. The Emperor William is said TO have
told his mother that the last request made to
him, very few hours before his death. by the
Old emperor, his grandfather, was to extort a
promise from him that on no consideration
whatsoever would he consent to the union; and
under those solemn circumstances the promise
had been given. and that he felt himself bound
absolutely to fulfil the dying promise made to
his grandfather. in preference to a request
made only secondhand by his father
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-28
MEANT TO KILL THE PRESIDENT.
Hronek Wanted to Throw q Bomb at
Mr.. Cleveland's Carriage.

A German named Schneider, witness in the
trial Of dynamiter Hronek, at Chicago, yester-
day, caused sensation in court by declaring
that President Cleveland had narrow escape
when on his visit to Chicago. At that time
Hronek had a bomb ready TO throw at the pres
idential carriage, but was dissuaded by schnei-
der and Nikeland. Hronek's plans we're to kill
Bonfieid first, but on talking it over with Capek
decided to put an end to Judge Grinnell first.
He said that if no better opportunity offered he
would go into the courtroom and throw bomb
at the judge. Then II the police tried to cap
ture him he would use bomb on the man. II
1t failed. he had a revolver, and would shoot
the officers and then himself. If he got a
chance at Grinnell or Gary on the street he
would use knife
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-28
A Suspicious Circumstance.


Now that cold weather is coming and men
commence to grow winter beard they ought
not to lose sight of the fact that often new
beard is stiff and bristly. The other evening
two young ladies had couple of gentlemen
callers. but just before going into the room
the eldest sister was suddenly taken with a
most severe toothache. What to do she did
not know. but, anxious to see the young men,
and rather than be excused, she bandaged her
face with raw cotton saturated in lauGanum.
and SO made her appearance. Before long she
had occasion to go into another room with one
of the young men. and on their return were
greeted with: Why, viii, what is that on
your face?" And he. much confused, took the
cotton from his beard