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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-15
THE GERMAN SOLDIER.
The Outfit He Is Required to Carry d,
Times of War.

The Outfit He Is Required to Carry h,
Times of War.
A new outfit is being rapidly intro
duced throughout the whole German
army. One, indeed, of the alterations,
as it does not involve any new equip
ment. has been already taken up by all
the regiments-thati is, the strapping
of the overcoat round the knapsack,
instead of over the shoulders and across
the body. This has the great advan-
tage of allowing the man to breathe
more freely and to open his coat if he
wishes. The knapsack itself has been
changed and is of longer shape than
before. 1t consists of two parts. the
knapsack proper and the pocket; tho
former containing the soldiers linen.
the latter the famous 'pease-sausage"
and bacon. The belt is, in the new
outfit, all-important, and serves to
make the whole equipment fast. From
it. on the left. hangs the bayonet.
which has been so shortened that it is
now merely a light dagger not foot
long; while in front two pouches are
attached, each containing thirty cart
ridges (the non-commissioned officers
have smaller pouches holding only
fifteen each). Behind is third pouch.
which contains forty cartridges made
up in two pasteboard cases. These
are a reserve and were formerly kept
in the knapsack. BY this change the
soldier carries twenty cartridges moro
than formerly. On the right hangs
the bread-wallet, viii oh is larger than
the old pattern. It has no longer q
belt of its own. but hangs directly from
the sword-belt, thus relieving the chest.
The water-flask is hooked ON the
bread-wallet. The pannikin used to
be fastened in the middle of the KNAPP
sack, but is now laid nat on the top.
with the forage-cap. which was for
merly under the flap of the knapsack,
below it. The combined result is that
the soldiers chest is almost quite free
and that the air can circulate between
the knapsack and his back. He can
also, by merely undoing his belt, take
of the whole of his accouterments.
The trenching-tool is not carried on
the soldiers back. but hangs at his left
side with the bayonet-& James Ga
zekke
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-15
FARM Apnoa,s,esL

! AssezA Wlsaea Cooasnsea Ihto
may Faragr.DAs.
| A straw shed ID . cheaper stock
shelter than 10 board fence
1t 10 not what We produce. but what
We utilize that makes the profit.
A weed has no better right to life in
the fall than it has in the spring.
On the farm. as elsewhere. missort-
une IS the shadow of carelessness.
A good picture Of folly, would be- q
man burning the straw his land had
grown.
1t is noticeable that the large ma
jority OF vicious horses are handled by
bad-tempered men.
Don't allow the threshers' engine in
your yard unless there is q good screen
over the smoke stack.
Ranching has become gambling on
the chances that thousands of animals
will not starve or freeze.
Many men wear out dimes worth
of shOe-leather to obtain from q neigh
Dor the gift Of five cents of grindstone.
Many boy has been driven from
the farm by being compelled to do
chores while the men were incoming
under the trees.
Some way the few days the boys
went fishing are found at the end of
the year not to have lessened the
amount of work done.
Make your farm such that poor ami
mails would disgrace it; make your an
finals such that poor farm would be
unfit for them.
Rather than drive your cattle half
mile through heat and dust to drink
at pools or the creek, sell enough to
sink a strong well.
The water that goes to the ocean
will float back in clouds and fall in
drops; but the substance carried from
the manure heap by the water will
not come back.
The monotOny Of work tires about
as much as the exercise. For a real
restful diversion commend us to the
turning up Of a bumblebees' nest un-
xpectedly.-Americdn -4griculturist.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-15
ITEMS FOR WOMEN.

THE Philadelphia statistics show that
there is not a trade or profession pur-
sued m that city which is not more or
less followed by women.
THE Government needs woman be-
cause she is different from man, and
views things from a different stand
point, and only by the combined coun-
sci of the two can tho best results be at
tanned. -Ncbraska Farmer.
No REASON can be shown why a wo-
mans vote in the State should not be
received with as much respect as in the
family. A State is but an association
of families, and laws relate to the rights
and immunities which touch woman's
most private and immediate wants and
dearest hopes.-HarTiet Beecher StoCe.
A LONDON jeweler recommends dia-
mond cutting and polishing rs an ex-
cellent employment for women, saying
that he believes any woman or girl
with quick intelligence could learn to
polish diamond Every fairly in six
months" He says the qualities neces-
sary in this art are ''great honesty.
good education, quick intelligence,
great patience. and good eyesight."
II THANK God" said Mr.. Horace
Davis, in his inaugural address as pres
ident of the California State University,
THAT the time has come when the treas
ures of the highest education are laid
open to women equally with men, and
believe that this leaven will silently
work through the whole community,
giving higher tone to society and ex-
ercising benign influence even upon
public affairs"
THE generation that has come on the
stage since the war can hardly now re-
alize, in view of the fundamental prin-
ciples of American government, that
slavery ever existed here, that the pull
pit and press, that the church and the
State ever defended it. So. when this
battle for woman suffrage shall have
been fought and the victory won. men
will marvel at the injustice and stupid
ity which so long deprived American
women of the ballot.-Frederick DouQ.
lass.
THE Woman's Federal Labor Union
Of Chicago is endeavoring to form a
committee of delegates from all the wo-
mems associations of that city, to i'm
prove the condition of women and chill
dren employed in the factories. by So
curing the enforcement of factory ordi-
nances now habitually neglected, the
enforcement of the school laws, and the
appointment Of women. responsible tc
wOmen's organizations, as inspectors Of
workshops where women and children
are employed.
| The experience of the last twenty
five years has proved that better laws
for women and for the protection Of
the home may be procured without
woman suffrage, but only after long de.
lays and very hard fighting. Those
who have been instrumental in securing
the improved laws referred to. gener.
ally declare in emphatic terms that
they would have been carried far mors
easily and quickly, and would remain
on the statute books moro securely, 4
women had the right Of suffrage.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-15
Farewell Tour Costumes.

"These dresses" explained the
prima donna, are for my farewell
tour in America.
Certainly, madam" said Mr..
Worth, these are exceptionally dur
able fabrics. have them made espo-
cially for farewell tours, and ] guar
sutee to make them over for 1t least
three successive seasons % the Ameri-
cans viii never recognize them.
Oics9o 1tibwSs.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-15
Chicken for Dinner.

Visitor Ito convict)-Why. what
brought you here. Uncle Rastus?
Uncle Rastus-'Cessive hospitality,
sab.
visitor-Excessive hospitality?
Uncle Rastus-Yes, sab. Yr see, sab,
/ invited the minister to Sunday
dinner. an when l got home last Sat-
urday night de ole CONAN 'fo'med me
dat dar warn't q chicken in de house
an de sto's was all clos'd IN T. Sun.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-15
SCHOOL AND ,cnuRcn.

-Presbyterianism IN New Enslanl
has steadily increased during the la
6ve years. Since 1883 the number q
churches has increased from eighties
to thirty-one, and the membership
from 2,S75 to 1858.
The Romanists have less thar
1000 church edifices in the Unitei
States; the Baptists nearly 4l.0OO; thu
Congregationalists, 1000; Presbyter
ians. $4,000; the Protestant Episco.
pals, $500; and the Methodists, A..
600
1t is reported that the English
church establishment receives yearly
in tithes about $4,000. 600. OF this,
SIS, 900, 900 goes for salaries of clergy
men, and the remainder goes to hos
pitfalls, schools, church buildings and
the like.
Canon Wilberforce is reported as
saying of Dubiin's two cathedrals.
which have been restored by the lib
erality of brewer and a distiller,
that they are memorials of drink. ("
St. Patrick's Of Guinness's stout and
Christ's Church of whisky.
In many towns in Germany and
Switzerland are found hotels owned by
shareholders, which are entirely under
the management of the Evangelical
Union" In some of them there is
evening prayer at half-past nine every
evening, conducted by the house
father.
The Mccall Mission is doing fine
work in France-the Gospel in its
simplicity. Invested of all the intricate
and trifling ceremonies of the Romish
ritual. This is new thing to French
men. most of whom have no respect
for Romanism, without knowing that
there is another Christianity.-Chris-
ti0n Aduocate.
If only more scholars would como
to our Sunday-school, how much more
good we could dor is frequently on
the lips and in the hearts Of Sunday
school workers. IF only we took bet
ter care of the scholars who come,
how much more faithful servants we
should be!'' is a sentiment that is
neither heard nor acted upon so often
as it ought to be.-S. s. Times.
Warden Hatch. of Michigan State
prison, said at recent meeting of tho
National Prison Association: moth
ing can really be done for the inn
provement of prisoners unless the
Christian religion is taken into the
prisons If Christ is good for any
thing in the world, He is good in a
prison. He does more in the Michi-
gan prison than all the discipline"
An International Bureau of Mis-
sions has been organized, having for
its object the collecting, sitting, con-
densing and wide distribution Of fresh
missionary intelligence; the establish
ment of a common medium for free
interchange of views and comparison
of methods in missionary work; the
preparation and distribution of tracts,
leaflets, diagrams, maps, charts, etc. ;
the promotion of fraternal relations,
and. wherever practicable, unity of
effort among all mission workers 1t
will be under Methodist auspices.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-15

Colonel A. L. Rives. the father o,
the young Virginia authoress. Is q civil
engineer now employed on the Pam
anna Ship canal
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-15

Mrs. Ada Langworthy Collier
ventured upon her first novel At the
age of twelve.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-15

Yale was organised In 1901. Il has
12S instructors. 1.100 students, and
5000 volumes In IL library.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-25
Forest Flres In CnlIfornia.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25.-Forest fires are
raging in Santa Cruz, Alameda and San Joa
quin counties, and great damage has beer
done to the fruit ranches and wheat. In the
Santa Cruz mountains some of the largest
red woods have been burned in the last few
days. In San Joaquin the fire spreads so fast
through the long tules that stock frequently
cannot escape and the flames sweep across
wide sloughs. Wheat worth $4,000 was de
stroyed at State Senator Reuters ranch OF
Sunday. Several hundred men are fighting
the fire in the hills back Of Haywards, across
the bay from this city. The flames leaped
across canyon 500 feet wide The weather
has made the grass and brush as dry as tinder
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-25
WARLKE INDIANS.
Crows Said to be Advancing on the
Sioux Agency.
A FIGHT is EXPECTED.
Taking Advantage OF the Absence OF All
the Sioux Leaders at Washington.
Gen. williams Places Little
Faith I'm the Report.

STANDING Rock AGENCY, ID. T., Oct. b.
This agency is in turmoil A dispatch mas
been received conveying information that SW
Crow Indians were coming III this dlrection
to wage war with the Sioux. They are OK
pected to lrive at Cannon Ball river, twenty
miles below the agency, within twenty-foui
hours, and a fight is expected.
The Crows have taken advantage of the
Sioux while the leaders have been comforting
at Washington. There is not one Influential
Indian at the agency at present, aud It Is
feared the Sioux will become demoralized
and scatter.
One company of the Eighth cavalry, with
a large force of Indian police, has already
been dispatched to meet the attacking Crows.
1t was thought at first that the Crows were
probably coming on n peace mission, but
hitherto whenever Crow has set his foot or
Sioux ground "A fight has resulted.
The Indians left at the agency are excited
and uneasy Major Mclaughlin, who tooh
the fifteen Standing Rock chiefs to Washing
ton. viii arrive at the agency today.
CHICAGO, Oct. M-Gen. Williams, adju'
tant general Of the division Of the Missouri,
was shown the dispatches from standing
Rock agency regarding the threatened con
iiicf between the Crows and Sioux. He said
"In my in lgnent fhe information did nos
come from the military authorities at The
agency, bat from the people there who I've
Amopg the Indians snd whose Interests are
theirs Ny view j. that they have heard ths
talk II thas, Sioux AMI have hecoue alarmed
with them over what they eouslier 81 - iu.
pending danger. The almence - their chief
no doubt hfighfeus their fears
The Crow Indians have never sought
fight with tAa Sipax They are naturally
afraid q the Sioux. and / a. not believe
they have any hostile Intentions now Per
haps tlscv have started cut On hoTse steal
ing expeiition
'.The rsason that ! di@ersslit the report 4
that have rpeeived M intlmation ~ Il from
the military authorities at 81 Paul They
would hear from Fort Custer. which II only
twenty-five miles from the Standing Rock
agency. 81 from Fort Yates. and il would be
telesyraphed q me at once.
1T is clear Co me- that the military dc
not SHARE the fears of the leaderless Sioux oi
a descent 81 Crow warriors l believe that It
Is extremely improbable that there has been
any movement II the Crows without the
military authorities here receiving some noti-
hcatiOu
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-25
ANNAPOLIS, THURSDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 25. 1883.
A PAIR OF HEROES.
An Awful wreck on the Old Colony
Road Ayerted by the bravery
OF Two Engineers.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Oct. GA collision
occurred at Howland's station ON the Ok
Colony railroad, about twelve miles from
this city, between the T:ss5 train from thi
city for Boston, and the New York train
which is due here about o'clock
The New York train reached Howland's OF
time and was sidetracked to await the pass
ing of the other train. A baggage master oi
the New York train, whose duty it is to SCI
the switch after the New Bedford train hG
passed, lost his head and set the switch be
fore tho New Bedford train had reached it
and the New Bedford train ran on to tn,
siding where the New York train stood.
Engineer Foulkner of the New BE dforc
train, saw the danger and reversed his engine
before reaching the switch, and Engineer
Sheehan, of the New York train, also seeing
it, reversed his engine so that when the train
came together on the siding speed had beer
greatly. diminished.
Both engineers stuck to their posts in tn,
face of what seemed almcat certain death
Had they jumped the trains must have com,
together with such force as to cause loss O
lie
The wreck is bad one, both engines being
badly damaged and the baggage car of the
New Bedford telescoping the smoking car
liz jttSStilScIS were tlIohI lIOttl lilelT SeStiS
but were not much injured Engineer Shee
han had one knee somewhat injured and
few of the passengers received bruises a
wrecking train was sent to the scene from
Taunton. The main track was left clear foi
traffic.
The passengers on the two trains drew M
a testimonial to tho two engineers fol
bravery and raised handsome sum fol
them. Firemen Palmer and Shaw also re
mained at their posts and receive commenda
tion in the testimonial
Mrs. w. V. Reed, of Fall River, had mar
row escape from death She was ON ths
steamboat train, and jumped from the car
falling letween two moving ears, but Mr.
Hoagland, of Brooklyn, another passenger
CAUGHT her and threw her down an embank
ment. Her face was scratched By briars
Baggagemaster Sanborn. Of the New N0rl
train, who is said 10 have caused the accident
Immediately left the scene Of the collision
declaring that he could not face its results
When last seen he was running up the track
baI-eheaded, In the direction of Taunton.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-25

CHICAGO, Oct. 25.-Gen. Williams, adiu
tant general of the division of the Missouri
was shown the dispatch from Standing Rock
agency regarding the threatened conflict be
tween the Crows and the Sioux. He said
"In my judgment the information did not
come from the military authorities at the
agency, but from the people there who live
among the Indians and whose interests ars
theirs. Ny view is that they have heard the
talk of these Sioux and have become alarmed
with them over what they consider to be i'm.
pending danger"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-25

RIO GRANDE CRY, Tex, Oct. 25-Ths
recent threatened rise Of the Mexican ele
ment, which caused 50 much anxiety and led
to the sending hither of state rangers, has
resolved itself into the arrest of twenty-oue
members of the turbulent crowd, who virtu
ally held the town. They were arrested by
the rangers on charge of conspiracy witt
intent to murder, and bailed for trial. Editor
Garcia, who was shot by Customs Inspector
ssebee in the difficulty which was the occa,
idon Of the trouble, is believed to be near
death
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-25
The wInnipec Railroad war.

WINNIPEG, Man, Oct 25.-Until the de-
cision of the chief justice in the injunction
case is given, the crossing difficulty will re-
main quiet, as the government is not inclined
to move for day or two. kilograms have
been sent out to the country, and the feeling
has been worked up to such pitch that sew
eral thousand men can be brought in on
short notice to assist Winnipeggers in forcing
a crossing The Canadian Pacific has put
another dead engine on another side track
and erected massive plank fence across the
government grade.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-25
A disaster in New York Bay.

NEW YORK, Oct 25.-Shortly before
o'clock in the afternoon a full rugged three
masted ship was capsized by the wind in But
termilk channel, off the mouth Of the Atlantic
basin. The vessel overturned on tugboat.
which was passing at the time, and the tug
and vessel sank together. The smokestack of
the tug was broken off, and she appeared
from the Battery to be ON fire. The ship
carried no ballast, which caused her to cap
size. 1t is not known at present whether or
not any lives were lost.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-25
Death of am Ex-coneressmnn.

BosToN. Oct 25.-Timothy Davis, of Glou-
cester, died in this city after prolonged i'll
ness, AGED Ga years Mr.. Davis served in the
Thirty-fourih and Thirty fifth congresses as a
representative from Massachusetts,, being
elected in 1855 on the American ticket, and
at the next session on the Republican ticket.
President Lincoln appointed him an appraiser
in the Boston custom house, and later q
special treasury agent. He afterwards be-
came an attorney for the prosecution Of
claims against tho government, and retired
from that practice about two years ago.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-25
an ANARcHIsr ANNIvERsARY.
Nov. n to DE Observed ia Chicago and
Other Large Cities.

Nov. II to De Observed Ia Chicago and
Other Large Cities.
CHICAGO, Oct % The Chicago Anarch
lists are quietly making preparations Tor e
public demonstration az the graves Of thf
five dead men Nov. IN, the anniversary of the
hanging In this city the celebration viii be
of modest proportions and there win b. nC
parade. But in New York. Pittsburg, Gin
cinnati, San Francisco and other large cities
there will be great celebrations
The idea here is 10 take the singing socie
ties out to Waldheim, where some songs viii
be sung Speeches also viii be made, among
others two by S. Schevitch editor OF a paper
in New York city, and Mr.. Drury, a wei
known Knight of Labor. There win also bt
local speeches.
Mrs. Parsons will not be present, as she has
started for London and the continent, where
she will speak next month.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-25
A Rival for Monmouth park.

NEW YORK, Oct 25-The Sun says thai
Phil DAILY, the celebrated sportsman, and 9
party of prominent gentlemen have secured
ground for race track one mile nearer Lons
Branch than the Monmouth park ,track. L
is intended to hold long summer meeting
and race on alternate days of. the old associa
ffoy,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-25
Supposed Drurderers Caught.

MARION, Ind, Oct 25,-After nearly &
twelve hour chase three men, supposed to b.
the perpetrators of the Brinlxer Hill robbery
Friday night and the murdererz of Andrew
Morgan at Xenia Sunday morning, wer,
captured in Delaware county, not far from
Muncie, Their appearance tallies with tn,
description given. They were taken to PERT
for examination.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-25
charged with Mail ROBBERY.

ST. PAUL, Oct Z5.-AIilton c. Wright, OF
this city, clerk in the railway mail service
on the st. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba
railway, running from st. Paul to Neche
D. T., has been arrested, charged with steal
ing a registered letter containing large sun
of money. The complaint is made by A. NJ
O'Connor, postmaster at st. Thomas, ID. 7
Wright was taken to Fargo last evening.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-25

P1TTsBURG, Oct. 25 William Weihe. presi
lent of the Amalgamated Association of Iron
and Steel Workers, when asked for his
opinion in regard to Mr.. Powderly's state
lnent that he hoped to see all the labor or.
carnations Of the United States united. said;
II do not want to say anything about it ex.
cept this: We belong to the Federation Of
american Labor already now Draw your
OWN conclusiops.r
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-25
Gen. sheridan,s Monument.

WASHINGTON, Oct. % - The widow of
Gen. Sheridan has selected a design for q
monument for the generals grave. She de-
clined the generous offer of the Loyal Ie-
gion to erect monument, stating that she
preferred to do it herself.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-25
,roaonin MIller 1Yonnlssi.

SAX FRANcIsoo, Oct 24-While Joaquin
Miller was shooting quail his horse jumped
unexpectedly and bullet went Through his
left hand. It missed the bones, and only
made painful flesh wound. The only
danger is from lockjaw
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-25

NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-The annual meeting
of the national board of steam navigation
was resumed. The following officers were
reelected: President, A. c. Cheney, of New
York; first vice president, r. ID. Wood, New
Orleans; second vice president, f. A. Church
man, Philadelphia; treasurer, Addison Lysee,
Pittsburg; secretary, j. w. Bryant, New
Orleans The old executive committee was
also reelected.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-25

PITTsBURG, Oct. 25.-The flint bottle man
ufacturers of this city and vicinity are about
to form big trust, which viii, when the
deal is consummated, take in the greater por-
tion of flint bottle manufacturers in this
rsoalufrv "a
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-25

OTTAWA, Ont, Oct. 25.--Unrestricted re
ciProclty received severe, blow in the re-
election OF Gen Laurie Monday to repre-
sent Sneiburne, n. s, IA the Dominion par
lament by an increased maiority:<
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-10-25
A Railroad Bridge Burned.

STERLING, Ills, Oct 25.-The Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy bridge near here was
burned. The bridge was / 100 feet long, and
was built about five years ago at q cost Of
$4,000. It Is supposed to be the work Of in.
eendiaries.