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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-04
Don't Lose Your Vote.

Thousands of votes are lost every
election by inconsiderate removals,
which by little forethought on the
part of the mover might be prevent
ed. 1t would be strained condition
indeed, under which any voter could
not remain where he now lives until
after the election. The law positive
ly declares that a voter must have
resided thirty days in his precinct be-
fore voting, and it also declares with
equal emphasis that none but regis
tered voters can vote. Therefore
any voter moving after Oct. 5 will
lose his vote, for he will not have
been in his new precinct the necessary
thirty da VS., and moving he practical
" DISTINGUISHES himself. Stop NOV
ing until after election.-Newton Re
publican.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-04
Significant Statistics.

a tchison Champion.
Edward Atkinson, the distinguish.
ed statistician, in the September For
um, shows most conclusively that for
the past ten years wages have steadily
increased in this country-wages of
f arm hands, mechanics and laborers;
and that they are on an average from
30 to 40 per cent higher than they
were in 1860, and in some industries
still increasing; and that while wages
have thus increased, the cost of living
has steadily decreased during the
same period, AID that from 1860 to
1888 it has decreased on q average of
about "a per cent.
Not only has the wage rate increas-
ed and the cost of living decreased,
but that from 1860 to 1888 the earn.
ing power of capital, the rate of inter.
est on investments, particularly on
western farm mortgages, has decreas.
ed from Is, II and 25 per cent in
1860, to Z, s and 9 per cent in 1888.
These statistics prove two things:
first, the groundlessness of that sense
less howl about the erich growing
richer and the poor growing poorer"
and second, that under . protective
tariff wages are kept at higher fig
ure, while the cost of living steadily
decreases.
These facts, supported by incontro
vertible statistics. are all the more
forcible when it is remembered that
Mr.. Atkinson, who furnishes them, is
q theoretical free trader, who had no
motive whatever to bias facts and fig-
ures in favor of protection.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-04

Again, attention is directed to the
Lecessity of breaking the buffalo sod.
If nonresident land owners in Thorn.
as county could be brought to thor
oughly realize how great is the neces-
sity, much breaking would be done in
Thomas county yet this fall. Besides
giving the settlers here labor, the act
of breaking the buffalo sod is highly
beneficial in all other ways. This sod
is so tough and SO general that it op
crates as water shed, and until We
get rid of it, nine-tenths of what rain
falls fails to get into the ground, but
runs off In Thomas county during
the past three years, the rainfall has
averaged nearly % inches-this is
sufficient for our purposes here, pro-
vided the soil were allowed to absorb
it-and this is prevented in large
measure BY the buffalo sod. The
turning under of this sod Is an Also
lutte necessity to the country. Non
resident land owners shold see that,
IN all ways, it is to their great advan-
tage to aid in SO desirable an end
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-04

Republicans of Thomas county. or
the 2ed ult. you sent fifty of your
most respectable citizens into conven
ton at Colby. The Democrat desig
mates your convention As little shor,
of Observation-Disclosures in its
abuse OF convention and candidates
nominated all former occasions. The
republican convention was made ur
entirely Of farmers and business men
nearly MI of whom were entirely un
acquainted with technical parliamen
tary rules. At this the Democra,
says it grins, and turns its whole issue
into a sheet Of ridicule of you and
your nominees. Republicans Of
Thomas county, it remains for you ia
show whether You meant business in
your convention or not If you did
You viii support to man the tickle,
nominated. Republican farmers. the
ticket was nominated by you, there
was not politician in the convention
as delegate and the nominees are the
choice of the people and not those of
the politicians. By united effort the
republicans can and must elect this
ticket by a large majority over last
year.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-04

Several weeks ago, the democrats
of this congressional district got TO-
gether and nominated a candidate for
congressman. The jubilee lasted
some thing over two days, during
which time free beer was served to
all comers-a scene which disguised
respectable democrats and republicans
alike ensued, and which has drawn
unfavorable comment from all over
this district on our city. Week before
last the county republican convention
was held in Colby. 1t was composed
of forty three farmers and seven bust
ness men, all sober, intelligent and
respectable, and the Colby Democrat
took the opportunity to abuse every
man who took part in that convention
and the gentlemen whom it saw fit to
nominate. This was done in the alb
sence of its editor, and we do not
charge him with hayiEg taken part in
the altogether uncalled for assault up
on the convention and its proceedings.
But it is to be hoped that the time
may come, when democratic papers in
western Kansas will be conducted
with decency and regard to truth. and
the eternal fitness of the occasion. If
the Democrat proposes to carry on
this campaign by continuation of its
personalities and abuse rather than
on the issues of the campaign, 50 far
from its conduct hurting the republi-
can party, it will simply serve to
strengthen it.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-04

Wishes to inform you that he has in his fall
in every line to be found anywhere in the W
manufacturers | am able to sell you the be-
look through our stock will convince the cl,
bargains. Having TWO MAMMOTH
Colby, we buy more goods at one time tina,
get better prices.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-04

The Colby Democrat did itself
proud last week in its abuse of the
republican convention and the candi-
dates nominated by it. The Demo.
crat is never in it proper element un.
less it is villifying some republican.
j. n. F. during II. C's. absence is a
fair substitute as democratic editor
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-04

Cleveland's cabinet contribute to
the democratic campaign fund &c.
900 cach-they follow their leader
very close He also gave $4,000.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-04

State Senator 10th District,
HILL p. WILSON.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-04

As an organ of personal abuse, of
misrepresentation, of falsehood, the
Colby Democrat takes the cake. 1t
seems the democratic party lives on
falsehood, and its organs live by it.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-04
Joseph A. GILL, Editor.
Republican Ticket.

For Congressman,
e. J. TURNER.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-04

NJ. A. Duff received his nomination
fairly, is competent attorney, and
will be elected county attorney, and
this Notwithstanding the personal
abuse and Misrepresentation heaped
on him by the Democrat.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-04
WENDELL REPUBLICANS.

A township primary win be held in
Wendell township Saturday, Oct. 18th,
for the purpose of nominating township
republican ticket. Place of election at
franklin school house. Nominations will
be made for the following Offices: Trus-
tee, Clerk, Treasurer, One Justice of the
Peace, Two Constables and Road Over
seem. L. n. HITCHCOCK,
Committee.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-04
Cool weather has caused the yellow
scourge of the south to abate.

The price of wheat reached $500
per bushel on the Chicago exchange
last Saturday.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-04
OUR NEXT STATE OFFICIALS

THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
For Governor,
LYMAN U. HUMPHREY,
of independence.
For Lieutenant Governor,
ANDREW J. FELT.
For Secretary of State,
WILLIAM HIGGINS,
nf Topeka.
For State Treasurer,
JAMES W. HAMILTON,
of wellington.
For State Auditor,
TIMOTHY MCCARTHY,
of Larned.
For Attorney General.
LIB KELLOGG,
of Emporia.
For State Superintendent,
GEORGE W. wINANs,
of Junction City.
COUNTY REPUBLICAN TICKET
For Representative,
j.. STEwARDSON,
of Randall Township.
For Probate Judge,
J. f. LESH,
of Summers Township.
For District Clerk,
CHARLES ROBBINS,
of ROvohl Township,
For County Attorney,
NJ. A. DUFF,
of Hale Township.
For Superintendent Public Instruction,
W. p. SULLIVAN,
of Morgan Township.
For County Com missioner, I'd District,
A. J. SENTER,
of Morgan Township.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-04

For sale or Gxohongo.
One fire and burglar proof safe. VIII
cell ct . bargain.
96H COLBY LAND AID 4ORT0Ao3 70
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-05-11
RESULTS OF WORRY.
Unaapp,nsss Of P~"ple Who Fret at a
Things and ut All Times.

Unaapy.nsss Of People Who Fret at All
Things and ut All Times.
Worry Is the eause of more trouble
than any other one thing not except
ing alcohol. For it leads men to muir
der, suicide. embeZzle:nent. insanity,
drink. family arrangements. quarrel.
and business difficulties. Worried pee.
pie ca. no: make good bargains; theiI
judgments become so warped VI
twisted. through dwelling too long on
the same subject; with those subjects
they are no clearer ut the end of theil
thinking than they were at the Begin
ming. There are multitu!es Of deaths
every year attributed to regular spe-
cific diseases rs typhoid fever. dyspep.
sia. consumption and heart disease
which have for their cause worry.
Worry induces such a condition Of
body that 1t readily recei:es the germ:
of disease.
Occasionally we meet people wnt
can be called born fretters; they fret
at every thing, seven days and sever
nights scarcely give them time enough
to do all the worrying they are capable
of doing; as for any one living with
them. it is their worst punishment
that they have to endure themselves.
We daily meet faces that show the
results of Worry; they are scanned. and
wrinkled. and full of lines. They
should be warning to us. If the tim.
and strength spent in worry ould be
spent in self-imprOvement and benefit
ing those near us, there would b
many changes in every community
Good Housekeeping.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-05-11
BILLIONS OF EGGS.
Whrre the Large Cities Of the Country OBJ
tain Their Supplies.

tain Their supplies.
Eggs begin To come in from the
Sou:; in January" said Il Dey street
dealer to Il reporter. land they run up
Just like shad or Strawberries. A few
come from Texas. There is hi. money
in thu business there ii it is only de-
veIore,i; but that's the trouble. North
Carolina starts in first. In about four
weeks after that we get some from
Washing ton which come from the
Shenandoah Valley. in Virginia. Then
GENE the Eastern Shore eggs. PENN
sylvania eggs are next. and then come
Ohio. West Virginia and Kentucky.
Ohio usually drops in month after
North Carolina. but this year she was
even with her. The far West and
Southwest. by way Of Kansas and ST.
Louis. are next in the procession; after
that Iowa and Illinois. Then come
Northern Indiana. Minnesota. Dakota
Northern Iowa and Michigan. We
ret some eggs. though not many, from
Dakota"
..How abo1t New York;
..Tnis State has 50 many large towns
that most OF her eggs are consumed in
the interior markets. After they get
through rickliny. however. New York
State deal Is send lis some fresh eggs
in tie summer. Canada comes next to
the far West Foreign eggs have been
barred out this season because prices
have .,een better in England. They
took very well whore they could be
sold for enough less to make it Al 90
jcct COR people tn Use them"
Why are Southern eggs 80 much
smaller than others
because they raise game fowls
down there. The difference is not only
in :hc size bu: in the quality OF the
meat. The Cochins. Plymouth Rocks
or any other Northern breeds afford
altogether more nu.riment in their
eyg, than the Southern fowl.
1.-The best way to ship is infree cases
with patent dividing pas:eboards. un-
less the shipper is very skillful. when
the best way to send them is in barrels
packed iii cut straw. There are firms
in this State that pickle from 100 to
loo barrels. $40 eggs to the barrel.
Iowa has single picklers that put away
from 800 to 5000 barrels and so has
Minnesota. Chicago has refrigerators
that can hold $4,000 cases. In this
city the refrigerators are only used in
cases of emergency.
But talk about picking eggs. Ger
many takes tie lead. There are some
vats in this country that hold p. 900
eggs. but one German picker has
vat that holds 500 barrels. or 40. UcO
eggs. He pickles yearly from 5000 to
1OO. 900 barrels of eggs. OF from 6S.-
900. 900 to $4,000 900 eggs ~ T.
Telegram
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-05-11

BERLIN, May The Emperor passed =
sleepless night and his fever has increased.
The North German Gazette this morning
says: 1.-The Emperor passed less salts
factory night. His fever has slightly in.
creased, but otherwise there is no material
change in his condition.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-05-11
The pecree Denopnced.

LONDON, May LA meeting composed Of
Irishmen and Englishmen, held at Alder,
shot, condemned the Pope's decree and re-
solved to found branch Of the Home Rule
organization and to cease contributions =
Peters pence
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-05-11

His allusion last Wednesday to tbs Senator
from Kansas had been merely incidental-Nhy
should he assa;l that Senator! Men mistools
themselves. and the Senator from Kansas did so
more than any one ne knew. That Senator had
not been alive, politically. since March 4 last.
when the Senator from Kentucky tBlack0urnl
disposed Of him. Laughter and q yell OF ap-
prevail from one OF the saileries.l He Had been
walking the streets and posing before the world
like an old frien OF his in Indianapolis in bad
health. who had said to him that he had been
dead . year and was only walking around
to save funeral expenses. The only criticism
OF his tVoorhees) speech which he had seen in
the press was tina: he had galvanized corpse.
He disclaimed any purpose OF that kind. He
had made no AZ; ack upon him but upon the Re-
publican party. He pro 'eeded to compare Mr..
Ingalls, to peacock on . barnyard fence,
posing OF . summer morning. looking At his
own feathers as they glanced in the sun.
and vocal;zing the whole neighborhood with
his harsh, unmusical and unmearing cry, un-
mindful Of the fact tina. there were more use
ful fowls In the barnyard. how useless 1t had
been for that Senator to arraigu him, He TN
galls) had read to the Senate the old. STALE put
rid. rotten SANDERS Of years gone by on which
he Voorhees, had tranpie- in forty campaigns
1t had seemed to him like the voices OF spa
vired. broken-winded. hackneyed political cam
paign liars OF the last thirty years. That he
uttered one word against Union soldiers Or
talked OF their having collars around their
necks was SO base faisehood, so infamous that
the black walls OF perditlon could not redupl-
cate it. And he said 20 the Senator from Kan
sastwithOuf meaning. perhsps. the full extent
Of what his words conveyed.) that it was not in
his power TO fish up from the sewers Of
infamy the old campaign lies and make
them respectable n the Senate OF the United
C<os ,,,<s sssf, fov inn hv eh<>f
STEP to put himself on an equality with them.
Mr.. Voorhees, alluded in sarcastic and
amusing manner to III. ingalls, war record and
said he would stand with the Senator before the
soldiers of Indiana or Kansas and quit the
Senate il he was not approved BY them over
Mr.. Ingalls,.
Mr.. Ingalls, rerhs6 that - the Senator from
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-05-11


night Judges. Senators, Governors. gospel
ing one Of the Presidents OF the United
States. At Flushing, near this city, q m Il
became absorbed with it, forsook his fam
ily, took his only fifteen thousand dollars,
surrendered them to spiritua. medium in
an end to his own life, and then was incar-
c.ratej in the State lunatic asylum, where
he is to-day q raving maniac. Pu. yoIr
hand in the hand OF Thu, witch of En.ior
and she will Leaf you to DO tomless perd!-
ton, where she holds her everlasting
seance Many years ago the s:eniner Al :
lantic startel from Europe for the United
States. Getting to mid-ocean the machinery
broke and she floundsred arount day after
day, and week after week. an / for u whole
month after she was due people wondered
and finally gave her up. There was great
anguish in the cities, for there we've many
who had friends aboard that vessel. Some
Of the women in their distress went to the
spiritual mediu as and inquired as to the
fate Of that vessel. The mediums called
up the spirits, and the rappings on the ia
bic indicated the steamship lost with all on
board. Women went raving mad and were
carried to the iunatic ays!un.
After awhile one day a gun was heard
on quarantine. The flags went up On the
shipping. and the bells o! the churches
were runy. The boys ran through the
streets crying: Extra! The Atlantic is
safer' There was the embracing as from
the dead, when friends came again to
friends; but some Of those passengers
went up to find their wives in the luna,ic
ASYLUM, where this cheat Of internal spirit
ualism had put them Parents have
straugled their children. and when asked
why they did it, replied: ''Spiritualism
demanded it." 1t IS the patronizer and
forager for the madhouse. Judge Ed
mouds, in Broadway Tabernacle. New
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-29
FOREIGN.

The centenary Of the emancipation of the
Danish peasants was celebrated at COpcn-
hagen June -, one feature being process
sion of 10000 persons
Stated that the German Emperor will
take personal command of the autumn
mannuvcrs.
Advices from Zanzibar state that the re-
ported death Of Henry NJ. Stanley is dis
credited there
Memorial services will be held in all uni.
versities, colleges ard schools throughout
Germany June 80.
The German Emperor in declaring am
nesty will, like his father, remit sentences
in force at the date of his accession.
A rebellion has broken out among the
flood sufferers in Honan and Hantung. Ii
is reported that the troops have Joined the
rebels and murdered the officials
Two Paris correspondents who had criti.
cised the present Emperor OF Germany,
have been expelled from Berlin.
Emin Bey relief committee OF London
does not credit tho alarming rumors con.
corning Stanley.
Russian press censor orders editors "a
cease writing alarming articles on European
situation.
Beethoven's remains were on the Goth
inst. transferred 20 the central cemetery Of
Vienna amidst considerable pomp. The
by Won Weilwer
with imposing ceremonies similar 10 those
of 1871.
The coronation Of the Emperor and En-
press as King and Queen OF Prussia will
take plaoo It koenisburg in the early au'
tumn.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-29

1t is difficult matter 10 frame a law
regulat nc hours Of labor that can be
satisfactorily applied 10 all classes OF
laborers. This is clearly shown in the
following remarks of the Amerjc1u
CNlttrator on the hours OF labor Tor
farm hands.
In our Northern ATTITUDES The ten
hour or any other fixed limit of the
hours of labor. can not well be
applied 10 work on the farm.
A. an employc, who had years OF eX-
porience in farm work. well remarked;
"lf the ten-hOur rule is >trictl, cnforc-
cd. il VIII be at the disadvantage OF the
Workingman. That this is strictly
true J. evident to any one who in these
short winter days. looks In any country
nclghbOrhOod TO see how long work
lasts, how early it is begun. and how
early t closes at night. in this season
it j. doubtful whether active out-ot-
door work average, much more than
nine hours aud often less. TO do this
the noon meal must Toe hurriedly eaten.
and the breakfast and supper taken by
lamplight. Not long ago we heard OF
-
when hiring his help. gave them their
choice to work SO long as poss bic in
emergencies during the busy season.
or TO take the ten hour plan aud con
tinue il through the entire year. losing
time when ever they did not make the
full ten hours Nearly all the men
took the employers advice TO adopt
the flexible standard adapted TO the
farm. Those who stuck Tor the ten
hour system soon repcnted of their bar
gain.
There j. paratively short sea-
son when farm work is excessively hur-
rying rs IN seeding and harvesting.
while these jobs are suffering for atten~
tons men and teams may for a little
time work much more than ten hours
per day, without any injury. But even
then there are rainy days when little
work can be done excepting chores,
and these afford time for rest. so that
even in the summer the farm laborer
does not average much if any more
hours of work per day than does the
employe in the city work shop And
there is in farm labor much
greater variety of occupation aud of
thought than is common. where the
workings duties are mainly running
machinery. 1t is this variety that
makes farm life more attractive. Ma
ture Is never monotonous. Each sue
cessive season brings new duties. and
calls forth different class Of faculties
in thought as well a. in muscle. Even
the tension Of the busy season has It's
advantages. 1t IS better that men oc-
casionly test their powers of endurance
for short time, than to plod on in y
monotonous round OF labor that onls
partially develops their ability.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-29
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a LAY OF LABOR.

give TO song, with willing heart,
A theme that spans the ages.
That stands abreast OF all Times ait
On wide historic pages
Lator the King, the royal King,
In honor crowned, OF him | sing,
Raise the banner 20 his name
Master of all endeavor--
Foremost on the scroll Of fame,
l ne arm that moves the lever
The nOhlcst engine mankind Yields
The Iress-St his commanding.
Touches the esrth's remotest fields
Aud keeps he old word standing,
Science, behold rs at thy shrine;
But there's grander name than thine
speak I'll Fear not, for the end,
IT'S writ to stand forever
Natures lruesi, closest friend
The arm that moves the lever.
The forge the loom, the castle high,
The field with ripe gra waving,
With living voices testify
What LabOr's soul keeps Drawing.
Stamped upon all is royal seal
Stands sgnet for the races veal.
Strike the cyInhall Hear great
Sing, mountain, wind "a river
To The chief IN mans estate
The arm that moves the ievcrl
- W,Htdm Lyle, M aiet 4 a cat
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-29
THE STATE.
Danced at His Fathers Funeral.

Allen McLinn, an old and respected
farmer, died The other day IN Texas town
ship, Kalamazoo county, aged - years. lie
was spiritualst and oft-timcs had saie he
would dance al his own funeral Before
dying lac asked that ne ceremonies take
place az the funeral in keeping with the
orthodox or other theories which he had
denounced
The obscluics occurred in a grove I'm the
presezce of a large number Of people. 4
cornet band discOursed lively music, an
operate singer sang and children took part
in the ceremonies. Mr. Andras OF Grand
Rapids spoke His remarks 30 cnthuscd
the deceased son that he caught the pow
er and IN time "a music danced ji.,s, the
steps Of which We're only Known 20 himself
and father. After the occurrence the
Young man knew nothing of his strange
actions, or those OF his fathers spirit in
him The people in Texas are much
excited, and spiritualisn -here is having a
boom.