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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-18
LITTLE MISS PRIM.
The Story Of Her Life-Happy Re-
turn Of Her Lover.

1ray, angry-looking clouds obscured
the blue sky, a cold east wind blew
tiny particles OF snow into the faces of
those persons who were so unfortunate
as to be exposed to the cutting blast.
= warm fire and comfortable easy
chair Were things to be appreciated,
and so thought the Laurence family
as they stood or sat around the great
blazing logs of hickory in the open
fireplace of the luxurious sitting
room at Pleasant Park, the old home
stead of the Laurences.
Harry. the eldest boy. tall. bright
eyed lad of fourteen. went to the win
dow that looked out upon the high
way. 1t was nearly school-time, and
troops OF boys and girls were passing
swiftly along in the direction of the
huge brick edifce, the pride of Fair
mount.
Lizzie, Johnny, come here" cried
Harry. and his handsome countenance
beamed with merriment as he gazed
upon the scene without. A lady not
much taller than Lizzie, the twelve
year-old sister of the merry youth at
the window. was walking. or rather
trying 10, for the slight figure swayed
from one side of the road to the other,
beaten and blown by the high winds:
and the umbrella she carried was
turned inside out. while her long gray
hair was floating like a banner in the
wintry breeze. The girl and boy ran
to the pretty alcove. with its snowy
lace curtains looped back, showing the
stand of plants bright with bloom, and
joining in the laughter caused Mr.. and
Mrs. Laurence to look up from their
reading TO inquire the cause of so
much mirth.
'Oh, mother, you ought to see the
capers little Miss Prim is cutting: old
Boreas makes her move lively" said
Master Harry. and even his parents
could hardly suppress smile as they
saw the ludicrous figure the poor
dressmaker made in her vain en-
deavors to keep her feet and avoid the
rude embrace of the northeast gale.
Jimmy, but she is a scarecrow," said
little Johnny. Wonder what she goes
out such stormy days for?"
why. my son. Miss Prim is poor and
is obliged to earn her own living. She
has no kind papa to give her nice warm
clothes, or provide her with food. as
you have. 1t is not right to laugh at
the little woman. for she has a hard
life of it. and is SO patient and kind in
every trial." and Mrs. Laurence
patted the soft curls of her six-year-
old boy. mentally thanking God that
she and her dear ones were free from
the curse Of poverty.
at is nearly nine O'clock" cried
Lizzie, glancing at the huge, old
fashioned time-piece that licked away
so unsteady in the corner of the room.
81 viii take Johnny with me, mother,
and then one umbrella will shelter US;
Harry is large enough to take care of
himself" So saying Lizzie arrayed
herself in her warm cloak. hood and
furs, looking like the pictures of Little
Red Ridinghood. with brown eyes
shining and cheeks rosy with health.
just as the three children descended
the steps to the garden. the huge iron
gate changed to, and Miss Prim met
them on the broad graveled walk.
mamma At home, Blossom!' said
the little lady in = cheerful tone to
Lizzie, and at the same time laughing.
- she saw the half-concealed smile On
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-18
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

-Carlyle's present popularity IL
England Is estimated BY tho fact that
during six months $1,000 volumes Of
= cheap shilling edition Of his works
have been sold.
John Tod, q Scotchman who has
just published in Edinburg q book en-
titled bits About America" says
that American women have great pow
er Of expressing what they mean.
The most expert stenographer in
the country is said to be Mrs. Barrows.
wife of the editor of the CAristion Reg
lister. She is able to take" Carl
Schurz's speeches without difficulty.
Alexandra Dumas is one Of the
few wealthy authors in the world. He
has q magnificent house in Paris filed
with art treasures Near Dieppe he
owns beautiful chalet covered with
ivy and decorated on the inside with
handsome furniture and rare paint
ings Dumas is sixty-four years Of
age. but strong and vigorous
Mrs. DR.. B. H Badley's Life of
Queen Victoria has already had three
thousand copies sold, and another edi-
ton is ordered. The author has re-
ceived the thanks of Queen Victoria
for a copy Of the work. and it has
been adopted as a textbook in the
vernacular schools of the American
Methodist mission in Oudh and Rohil-
cund.
Prof. Edward A. Freeman SAYS:
.Anglo-Saxon' is such very foolish
word that / never use it. / see no
reason why the two branches Of the
English folk should be called in tho
nineteenth century by an Anticipated
description used-for particular rea-
son-in characters of the tenth and
eleventh centuries and hardly any.
where else"
Miss Agnata Ramsey. who recent
~ married the master of Trinity and
received as a wedding present from the
learned bridegroom elegantly-bound
volumes Of plato. Sophocles and Dante.
was not above exhibiting worthy fem
inlne desire to have pretty wedding.
She wore lace said to have been Car
dinal Wolsey's. and also diamonds and
pearls. She had a page and eight
bridesmaids. and these fair ones wore
Cambridge-blue sashes and carried
bouquets Of pink roses and mignon-
cite. Each one also received two
books of poetry from the bridegroom.
james Trimble. lineal descendant
of Daniel Defoe, the author Of Robin
son Crusoe," died at his country place
in Cecil County. Md. He possessed.
among other mementoes of the great
traveller, two chairs used by Daniel
Defoe in his study when he was writ
ing the story OF "Crusoe." One Of
them he gave to the Delaware Histori-
cal Society many years ago. The 9TH
.er he bequeathed to the Pennsylvania
Historical Society. Mr.. Trimble was
born in Pennsylvania He was a lead
ing member of the Society of Friends.
a noted bOtanist and an astronomer.
having large private observatory and
telescopes at his country home.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-18
UNDER THE APPLE-TREES.

This is the orchard, here they grow,
The apple-trees in triple row,
All. we'll mind the years ago,
When We were young together.
Now were in middle life. We say.
They show the moss, and the gray,
We both have borne. this many day,
The wear Of tine and weather.
They stand il well, this Baldwin. no*,
The red fruit fairly loads the bough,
Has il forgot. wonder. how
fused TO dig around il!
Hard work, thought, and never done,
And life was made for naught but fun
A sad mistake, as I. for one.
Long, long ago have found it.
This pippin, standing next they sag
Bears apples good the following May!
Bite one, you think 'twould last for aye,
Though all SO fair and yellow.
Such Esen I've known. pray who has not
That hardened as they older got,
Would shrivel shrivel Jes, and rot
But never once grow mellow.
Our sweeting's lonesome, as II were;
The planter knew, what all aver.
l1al sOuret sOlIS are .ulclef,
One sweet" quoth he, lis plenty"
like 10 feel-it comforts me,
Who am. at best a Grabbed tree
That sweet and sour we're meant TO be
About as one in twenty.
There's not branch the orchard through,
But, green or ripe, full well knew
The taste o: all that on il grew
IT'S u my mouth this minute.
And all IS nectar. Well. who knows
But life itself. with all its woes.
VIII turn 70 sweetness AT the close,
No drop Of bitter in IL:
So soft the air. A butterfly
On wavering wing goes zigzag by;
How pleasant on the grass to lie.
And dream the old dreams over.
And when an apple drops anon,
Half sad, half glad. my thought runs on
Yes, yes, too shall soon be gone,
And lie beneath the clover.
But you. my trees. will flourish still,
And other schoolboys' pockets fill.
And bees will hum, and sparrows till,
And king-b; call and hover.
Oh, well il we're IL then we're mine
\ grave within your shade benign,
A simple slab. q single line
'Ot birds and trees a lover"
-Bradford zorrey. in Iowh's Companion.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-18

The encyclopedia published by the
academy at Pekin, as far as bulk Is
concerned at least, is the largest in the
world, it being composed Of 10000
volumes. We are not informed how
long it takes to find given topic. or
how long to read it when found We
have been accustomed to look upon
the "BritannicA" as . stup endous
work. but here is IN enterprise which
appears Tar more colossal in It's pro-
portions.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-18

Howard Seeley. tho Texas writer.
malIee use Of . human skull for N Ink
Sand
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-18

shutting up the entertaining fairy
book, and coming forward to the easy
chair wherein sat the tiny lady. her
small hands busy with some tatting she
wished to finish for Mrs Laurence.
Il never told story in all my life.
my dears. Then I am afraid, even
if could tell you any thing that
would interest you, l should disturb
your father and mother in their read
ing"
mot at all" they both cried. with
all the courtesy they could have shown
a lady of wealth. and putting away
the paper and book. they begged her.
if she felt so disposed. to entertain the
children.
Il will 60 to the smoking-room for
an hour or So" said Mr.. Laurence. and
putting on his silk-embroidered jacket
and cap left the room. Il viii finish
this piece of rufling," Mrs Laurence
smilingly answered. as she turned the
gas higher. and soon her white jewell
led ringers were plying the shining
needle. while Miss Prim with a thought
full countenance commenced the story
of her life.
"A true story, Blossom. and hope
it will interest you, but it il the first
timeaI have ever spoken Of my past.
SO you win forgive me."-turning to
the lady of the mansion-'if I shed .
few tears over pa. joys and sorrows. !"
Indeed, Miss Chat*y, I certainly
would overlook any thing in ono -
amiable - yeu are. but do not bring
up memories that Win cause you grid
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-18

can not heal"
'.You are right and l am very fool
ish to weep and mourn, when God has
been so good to me all these years, "
and trying to smile Miss Chatty con-
tinued her story.
I'm six months after William sailed
father died. He was never well after
the fearful night of the storm. / gave
up the lighthouse. and with the few
hundred dollars my parents had saved.
and my small stock of furniture, l
came to Paramount. having known
Widow Green when she lived on the
island with her husband. I left word
with the fishermen where / had gone,
SO that my letters from Willie could be
sent. but alas! no messenger ever came.
and probably my lover sleeps beneath
the waves"
June. with her sunny skies and
wealth of buds and blossoms. had come.
The Laurence family had gone to Long
Branch to their summer cottage. Miss
Prim was with them. for NrA Lau-
renee, going into . great deal Of so
ciety, had TO have much sewing done.
One day Harry. who had . pretty boat
named tn Starlight wanted Johnny
and Lizzie to 60 with him sailing.
Mrs. laurence gave her consent. but
said Miss Prim must accompany them
They had merry tina and. crossing
% . small island, ate their luncA q
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-18
Rosa Bonhaur as She Is.

Atlanta Constitution Letter.
That Rosa Bonheur dresses in male attire has
often been commented upon by her biographers.
The idea commonly obtains that il is her usual
costume. But If you should meet her in the
streets of Paris, you would a large elderly
lady, dressed in black. her gray hair tucked
under a close bonnet; and unless you were at
tract ed by the peculiar strength of her face and
by her piercing, attentive eyes, You would not
notice that she differed from any lady in the
passing crowd, except that she wears the red
ribbon of the Legion of Honor. But Rosa Bon
hour at work in her home does wear male cos
tune. Years ago when she was Young wom-
an and a student, she adopted it, because it gave
her more freedom in her studies at the menageries
and cattle-yard Dressed a boy. she attracted
less comment and attention from the hangers-on
of the stables than if she had gone among them
in petticoafS Rosa Bonheur aopre-
ciates the good qualities of the blouse; and at
work now she still keeps to this easy garment
having added to it the ordinary mans trousers,
which make her feet appear small, and also a
wide brimmed felt or straw hat In this dress
she appears of much lower stature than in
woman's apparel and looks like remarkably
welI-preserved middle-aeed man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-18
Unpublished Letter from Abraham Lincoln

Unpublished Letter from Abraham Lincoln
70 tn. Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal
send you herewith a copy of an unpu blished
letter Of President Lincoln The person to
whom it was written my grandfather, Elisha
Embree. who was at one time prominent Whig,
residing at this place. He and Lincoln boarded
at the same house and were close friends while
serving together in Congress at the session next
prior to the election of General Taylor Co the
presidency. Mr. Embree once had the Whlg
nomination for Governor of Indiana. but de-
clined it run for Congress in the First district
He was offered some very good appointments by
General TAYLOR. but declined them also. He
was circuit judge here from 1885 to 1s45. give
these facts in order that you may be reminded
of the person addressed in the letter.
LUCIUs G. EzfBREE.
PRINCETON, Ind, March -.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-18
MANU- RERS'
Mutual Fire Insurance COMPANY,
Vance Block,

The only company organized under the State law
which carries large lines of insurance 6rst.cass
rnanufact,Yins and business property
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-18

AYERS Sarsaparilla is just what you want for
q spring neutrality-suspicious. TO all.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-18
[Confdsntial.l
srR1SerIxLD. Ill, May 25, 184e.

Hon. E. Embree:
which I hope will not cost yotf much. understand
the General Land Office is about TO be given Ili-
uois and that Mr. Ewing desires Justin Buster6eld
of Chicago to be the man give you my word, the
appointment of Mr. b. will be agregious political
blunder Ii will give offense the whole Wing
party here and be than a dad loss the a<s
ninistrarion of much of ITS patronage Now. if
you conscientiouslv do So. I wish you write
General Taylor - once saying that either the
man | recommend should. IL your opinion be APP
pointed to that office If anyone from Illinois shall be.
restrict my request Illinois because you may have
a Of your yonr State and | do not
ask to interfere with that. Yoar friend ever.
A. LINCOLN.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-18
READING FOR THE SABBATH.

F~OS
REVIEW 70 THE FIRST QUARTEE.
Note-For a temperance lesson Galatians
Y, 10 &c; and for a missionary lesson Psalms
ii. LIZ ara suggested.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-22

almost mobbed by enthusiasts, and twenty
I'VE years ago the Berliners threatened to
stone him to deaths
When Vassar had preparatory school
under her own management in the college
buildings there were many girls from all
over the country who attended the school
fora year or two, and then left to pose as
Vassar College students and graduates.
They may not have intended any wrong,
but somehow or other the people with whom
they came in contact got the idea that the
erudition of the Vassar alumnse must be
rather limited If these slips of womanhood
were specimens. This and other reasons in-
duced the trustees TO abolish the prepara-
tory school in the college, and have there
only the regular college students in the
academic, scientific and special courses
A great many United States Senators have
different ways of pronouncing the same
words. Some of them smiled day or two
ago when Senator Riddleberger asked the
Chair if there was any precedent for certain
action that had been taken, and Mr.. Ingalls,
promptly replied that h. knew of no such
precedent. These Senators were no wider
apart regarding the pronunciation of this
word than other Senators are on many 9TH
er words. For instance, there are four dis
tnct Senatorial ways of pronouncing the
word finance. Mr.. Sherman says finance,
Joe Brown calls it feenance, Senator Morrill,
prononnces it finance, and President In
gals comes out emphatically with finance
putting the accent upon both syllables. Mr..
ingalls, is quite an authority upon such mat
tiers, and perhaps his pronunciation is, after
all, the correct one At any rate, when he
uses the word he does it with no uncertain
sound
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-22
Gen. Dow,s Candidacy.

Gen. Neal BOWS supporters naturally ar
range themselves into three classes: The
Third Party Prohibltionists, who selected
him in the first place simply as convenient
rallying point without any reference to his
fitness for the Office for which he was nom
mated; the opponents of prohibition who
believe that Neal Dow regime win do much
to discredit that principle with the people
and advance the movement already on foot
to overthrow it; and the men Of unknown
number who feel a strong curiosity to see
what the "old man" will do. Over this un-
holy alliance is spread the broad mantle Of
the Democratic party, justas not many years
ago 1t was spread over fat money men, mod
ihed greenbackers, silver lunatics and hard
money advocates. On the first of these
classes 1t is not worth while to spend any
breath. The chief consideration that holds
them together is the belief that they are the
pioneers, the nucleus so to speak, of a conn
ing party that is to sweep the country.
While the present spell is upon them they
are not amenable to reason or argument.
To the second class we have only to say that
they scent the situation correctly, and that
their motive in voting for Neal Dow has the
sanction of probability and precedent. The
Dow regime of 1856 in this city was followed
the next fall by the overthrow of prohibition
in this State, and there is no doubt that the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-22

Any comment the PRESS might offer in re-
gard to the new love of the Democracy, the
Hon. Neal Dow, would. of course. be wasted
on our Democratic fellow citizens. They
have bible commonly known AS the East
en Argus. and anything that comes from
any other source is generally curtly dis
missed as Republican lie. So we shall re-
fran from saying anything ourselves. But
we wish to direct attention to their scripture,
which, we regret to say, they appear not to
have searched so thoroughly as they should
have done before making their excursion of
Monday night. In the Argus of April 8,
1856, we find, in small capitals, this legend:
PORTLAND is REDEEMED THE MEMORY
OF THE MURDERED ROBBINS Is VINDIcAT-
ED AND MIsRULE is ENDED! On examina-
tion, we find that the vindicaton of the muir
dered Robbins and the end of misrule was
accomplished by the defeat of the Hon. Neal
Dow for Mayor. Any insinuations that
this legend convey we are not responsible
for, nor do we intend to endorse them; we
are only making citation from the Demo-
cratic scriptures. Again, under date of July
%, 1855, we find this recorded: "When pill
ant tools can be forced to commit to man
of no more prudence and discretion than
Neal Dow, absolute control OF city treas
ury to any extent it is time for cit
liens to bestir themselves" We have no
comment to make; we simply call attention
to the fact that the scripture contains the
above record. Again, under date of Sept.
10, 1855, we find this: 1T is for them 1.-THE
people of Portland to say whether the crazy
headed zealot of viperous tongue is to rule
them;" and when we seek the name of this
crazy-headed zealot we ind, from the connec-
ton, that it Is Neal Dow. Again we have no
comment to offer; we are simply quoting
scriptRre We cannot forbear one sugges-
zion, however, and that is that the Hon. M.
p. Frank had not, when he rose in the Dem
ocratic convention on Monday night, searched
the scriptures so thoroughly as he ought to
have done.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-22

Bulgaria and Prince Ferdinand have now
reyolve around into sight again as the dis
turbing elements in the European muddle.
The Treaty of Berlin STIMULATES that "The
Prince of Bulgaria shall be freely selected by
the population, and confirmed by the Sub
lime Porte, with the assent of the Powers"
Prince Ferdinand was freely selected by the
people, but slipped into his throne without
waiting for the assent of the Powers. Some
of them were willing and some were not.
Russia was one Of the unwilling ones, hence
the trouble. As Russia had the power to
turn out a prince so popular with the Bull
garians as Alexander of Battenburg, there
must be great possibilities of mischief in
Bulgaria until the Gar is satisfied or
whipped
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-22
FOR ntAYOR,
Charles ]. Chapman
A REPUBLICAN, STATE CONVENTION
Ewill be held in
N0R0MBEGA HALL, Bangor,
Thursday, April 90, 1858, at Ii O'Clock
a.

For the purpose of selecting two candidates for
Electors Of President and Vice President of the
United States, and four delegates at large, and
four aiternates to attend the National Convention,
10 be held at Chicago, Illinois ON Tuesday, June
18th, 1888, Al d transaciing any other business
that may properly come before IT,
The basis of rep esentation will be as follows:
Each city. town and plantation viii be entitled to
one d, legate, ami for each seventyfve votes cast
for { Republican candidate for Governor in
1884. an additional delegate, and Tor fraction Of
forty votes in excess Of seyenty-hye votes, an adj
diiional delegate.
The State Committee will lie in session in the
reception room of the Han at nine o'clock on the
morning OF the Convention for the purpose of re-
ceiving the credentials of delegates.
All electors of Maine, without regard to PAST
political differences, who are in sympathy with
the sentiments expressed In the call of the Re.
publican National Committee for the Republican
National Convention, are cordially invited to
uulte with the Republicans Of the State in select
ing delegates &c this Convention.
Per order Republican State Committee.
JOSEPH II. MANLEY, Chairman.
WILLIS H. WING, Secretary.
AUGUSTA, MAINE, February II, 1888.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-22
SCALY, ITCHY SKIN.
And All scaIy and Itching Skin
aud Scalp Diseases Cured
by Cuticura.

DsORIASIS, Eczema, letter, Ringworm, Ii
il chen, Pruritus, Scald Head, Milk Crust,
Dandruff BARRIERS Bakers, Grocers and Wash
erwoman's Itch, and every species Of Itching,
Burning, Scaly, Pimply Hulnors OF the Skin and
Scalp, with Loss of Hair, are instantly relieved
and speedily cured by CUTICCRA, the great Skin
Cure and CUTICURA SOAP, an exquisite Skin
Beaitifer externally, and CUTICURA REsOLvENT,
lie new Blood Purifier internally when physi
clans and all other remedies fail.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-22

1t cannot be said that the Argus hugs
Gen. Dow with great vehemence 1t says
the delegated wisdom" Of the Democratic
party has nominated him and it seems in
clined to commit to delegated wisdom" the
task Of electing him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-22

Carry the news to Grover Cleveland. The
first response TO his revenue reform message
that comes from the Democracy Of Portland
is their endorsement for Mayor CT one Of
the 6ercest protectlonists in the country.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-22

WEDNEsDAY MORNlNG. FEB. ss.

We do not read anonymous letters and comnn
aicaii0ns. The name and address of the writer
Sic m al eases Indispensable, not necessarily Tor
publication but as a guarantee Of good faith.
We eannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that afe not used.