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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-17
A Stampede Of Sheep.

A correspondent of the London
Times relates a remarkable occurrence
which took place on the night of Sat-
urday, November 3, 1888. He says:
''At time as near eight o'clock as
possible the tens of thousands of sheep
folded in the large sheep-breeding dis
tricts north. east and west Of Reading
were taken with a sudden fright,
jumping their hurdles, escaping from
the fields. and running hither and
thither; in fact, there must for some
time have been a perfect stampede.
Early on Sunday morning the shep-
herds found the animals under hedges
and in the roads, painting and fright
ened as if they had been terror-strick-
en-. The extent of this remarkable oc-
currence may be judged when we mem
ton that every large farmer from
Wallingford on the one hand to ivy
ford on the other seems to have had
his sheep thus frightened. aud it is al
so noteworthy that with only two or
three exceptions the hill country north
of the Thames seems to have been
principally affected" 1t is suggested
that there may have been a slight
shock OF earthquake.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-17
How to Live a Successful Life.

In order to be of practical service In
this world. q man must have love for
some truth, or cause, or party, or per-
sonal leader, and must be loyal to the
object of his devotion. No man can
compass any real good merely by b.
ing q hater. q scoffer or sneerer. A
man may do harm to one side. or to
both sides, in any great contest, by his
hostility to one or both of the
contestants; but he would be of little
worth to either side through simply
disliking the other side. You may
think it shows your superiority for you
to cay that you care little who suc-
ceeds in q conflict which arouses the
deepest feelings of your fellows On
every side Of you; but the history Of
the race shows that men who are worth
Initiating have never had that spirit
- observers Of the struggles Of human
ity in their day. s. Times.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-17
RESTAURANT HOGS.

Bow One a Then spelled Foar LaAyas
and Bspsrtse's Appetite.
Speaking of restaurants. how they
hold the mirror up to tho nature Of
ones breeding! Let q man be lifted
never 90 high by the most skillful and
artistic Of tailors, he will find his level
ut the table. The failure of our res
taurant keepers to provide q number
Of small tables for two compels the
doubling. and frequently the quadru-
ping up process, SO that one has an ex-
cellent though Outlines uncomfortable
opportunity Of studying his dining
neighbor. l sat in such q position last
night Being in haste to reach the
theater, my lady and I entered tho
first restaurant we came to-and it il
called . good one-for supper. There
were no vacant tables, 90 selected .
table ut which was seated very nice
appearing mortal, well dressed, and
who gave the impression of being gen
tleman Of taste His order was served
as We took our seats, and as we wait
ed for ours we were RECALLED by as WON
derful an exhibition of gastronomio
gymnastics as had ever seen. This
gentleman of taste began with soup.
He evidently is fond of soup. With one
hand clasping the plate, to tilt
it as the compound grew less, and
the other the spoon as Arson holds his
bat when two men are out and three
on bases, he got on the outside of that
soup in five breaths, and with such .
noise as comes from the waste-pipe Of
a nearly emptied bath-tub. He then
gave his attention to his fish, and but
for his opportune coughing would have
certainly proved the worth of our fears
that some of the bones would be the
death of him. The fish dispatched, he
devoted his energies to nice-looking
sirloin, some potatoes and turnips. I
am sure he likes hash, especially when
prepared by himself; for. after care
fully cutting the meat from the bone.
he cut it in small pieces, dumped the
potatoes and turnip on top, and, by
deft manipulation, had in the twinkling
of an eye the three ingredients mixed
with a thoroughness worthy of better
cause. He has little use for q fork
when he eats hash. He prefers, as he
showed last evening, to get his knife
nicely heaped. using crust of bread
for pusher. How he got through the
dessert I don't know. My companion
complained of sudden faintness, and
l took her out in the air and we went
to the theater without supper.-Cbi-
cdQO Journal
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-17
Social Farm Gatherings.

Let not winter 60 by without reap
ing as much benefit as possible from
associating with your neighbors. Do
not let yourself depend solely upon the
public gatherings, but make an effort
to induce your personal friends to join
you in hospitable gatherings. Get the
young people interested. This can
often be done by requiring each one to
do something at each meeting to amuse
or entertain the company. taking turns
make out list of questions to be an
swered or agreed upon concerning the
dairy, the farm and the market A
little fun will help things amazingly.
Let, for instance, the question come up
which Is the most useful on the farm.
the dog or the cat Make the boys
take the side Of the cat and the girls
the dog 90 as to teach them to argue
against their own sentiments. There
are many other and far more impor-
tant subjects that can be reasoned
about at these gatherings, but be care
full not to get the matter too heavy or
the members viii be inclined to 60 to
sleep over them.-Americas Dairy
Np00.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-17
A SALT MOUNTAIN.
1he Remarkable Saline Dopoeit q Soue
oPn Pnlootlna.


The Remarkable sallne Dspesit q South.
era Palestine.
Palestine possesses . remarkable
salt mountain situated at the south
end OF the Dead Sea The length Of
this ridge IS six miles, with an aver
age width of three-quarters Of mile.
and the height IL not far from six
hundred feet There are places where
the OVERLAPPING earthly deposits are
many feet in thickness, but the mass Of
the mountain is composed of solid rock
salt, some of which is as clear as crys-
tai How far this deposit of salt ex-
tends below the surface of the ground
no one at present knows At some
points this ridge. which is on the shore
OF the Dead Sea, approaches very close
to the water. and at others it recedes
until 1t Is fifty or more yards from il.
just here the water of the Dead Sea
Is much more salt than it is at the
north end, where the Jordan en-
ters the lake. This salt is Govern
ment monopoly. The same is true Of
the salt that is contained in solu-
ton in the Dead Sea itself
II Arabs or the natives of the
country were found getting salt from
the shores of the Dead Sea. or from
this salt mountain, they would be ar
rested at once. Most of the salt used
in Hebron, Jerusalem and elsewhere
in this part of Palestine comes from
these sources, but it is gathered
under the direction of Govern.
ment officers, and the revenue is
supposed to go to the Government In
this salt mountain, to say nothing of
the salt of the Dead Sea, there is a
mine of wealth; and if capitalists
were allowed to come in and work it
the prosperity Of this part of the coun-
try would thereby greatly increase. I
have examined personally this salt
mountain, and talked with the Pasha
of Jerusalem, who is also the Govern
or of Palestine, as to the desirability
of companies being formed which
should prepare this salt for use and
ship it to the markets of the world;
but at present the Turkish Govern
ment is hostile to any such subject.
Specimens of salt from this salt mount
ain were sent by me to the care of the
Department of State, designed for the
Exposition at New Orleans in 1856
Jerusalem Letter.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-17
SOME RICH TOILETS.

Gorgeous Gowns Worn by the Ladies' Of
the Vanderbilt Family.
Here are two of Mrs. Fred Wander
bilt's new gowns. The first is dress
to be worn at one of the Delmonico
balls, and is beauty. It is pale,
silvery-green satin with q very long
court train, lined with old rose satin.
All the edges of it is bordered by the
richest Alaska sable, and above these
deep arabesques of needle-work in
gold, silver and white. The front OF
the skirt is very nearly solid with this
rich gold and silver needle-work
wrought patterns on white satin.
The long-pointed corsage is of white
satin. stiff with the same needle-work,
and draped about the shoulders and
down the front with a scarf of old rose
crepe, which is embroidered in colo
and silver and cashmere colors An
other one of these lovely toilets is q
tea gown of dull old rose crepe (Mrs.
Vanderbilt's favorite COLOR, the whole
embroidered with exquisite garland:
of roses and leaves in natural colors.
This opens over a petticoat Of plain
rose-colored crepe, and from the open.
ing at the waist to the bottom there
are loops and ends of green and rose
MORE ribbon.
The back is fitted tightly and the
fronts hang half loosely. The sleeves
are flowing with lace under-sleeves.
The maker of these is a new discov.
cry of Mrs. Vanderbilt, he having
built up his fame on his ravishing
combinations of rose and green. He
has just made another of these comb.
nations for Sarah Bernhardt, which is
dress of salmon-colored satin.
trimmed with silver passementerie.
There is a plain skirt front, with
three half circles of the passementerie.
then long redingote opening to show
the fronts of the same material, with
orname nts of the same passementerie
on each side. A tight-fitting peak
bodice with plastrons. trimmed with
rows of pale green satin, tight sleeves
with small puffings on the shoulder.
and similar bows and loops of the
green ribbon to be worn in the hair
~ T. World.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-17
TIMELY FARM TALK.

Feeding for Aanure-The Value Of Bras
. Food for Stock.
The feeding of cattle for manure IS q
subject for profitable study through
the winter. Manure is the most val
liable crop that farmers can produce.
It can not be purchased except in tho
shape Of costly fertilizers, or at ex.
orbitant prices that farmers can no,
afford. At its usual market value Oh
$3.50 to g per ton it is largely used
by thousands OF farmers. But it can
be made for much less than this price.
Milking cows use up 20 per cent Of
the manurial elements of their food.
young stock 10 per cent and fatten-
ing cattle only per cent. A ton Of
straw and ton of hay fed with 500
pounds of cottonseed meal will make 8
tons Of manure, and will be fully re-
turned in the form of flesh or
fat. or milk and butter. So that the
farmer who buys these feeding sub
stances will have at the above men,
toned market prices fully go worth
of manure, clear profit from the food,
If he doesn't make any thing from the
stock.
Bran Is one of the most profitable
as well as wholesome foods for all
kinds Of stock. It contains Is per
cent Of nitrogenous matter and 81 per
cent of fat with about 50 per cent Of
carbonaceous substances Hence. for
feeding young animals and milking
COWS. it is one Of the very best Of
foods. II is above the normal standard
Of nutritive ratio. having 1 Of nitrog-
enous substance TO Of carbonaceous.
against the normal ratio Of ! to
81. Hence it Il Of all the more value
for making manure rich in nitrogen
and Ia consequently most desirable
food when stock II kept for the i'm
provement Of land. At the ordinary
value Of the food elements IL Il worth
g. 10 per 100 pounds for feeding. and
when it can be bought at that price r
- good purchase - II one procured
q. Is for . dollar; that b. the pur.
chaser may make Is psr cent profit
on every dollar expended For feed
ing store pigs. calves and colts II =
the cheapest food Inst can b pur-
chased And the purchase Of food =
N Indispensable part q pro1tab1e
fhrm businsss.-- 4 1yIseA
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-17
PAST CIVILIZATIONS.
The Rise and Fall Of Vast and Mighty
States and Empires.

The Rise and Fall Of Vast and Mighty
States and Empires.
There have been some half dozen
great civilizations within the memory
of man. There have been the Roman, the
Persian, the Greek, the Assyrian and the
Egyptian, and each and all of them have
ceased to exist under the same cir
cumstances. The Roman Empire at
tanned a stability and organization
which well might promise to be eter-
nal. Even in the time of Caracalla it
seemed sound in every part of its inn
mense frame, and likely to compete
with the solid fabrics of nature. Yet
within a century or two afterwards
hordes of Goths and Huns, whom q
few years before no one knew even by
name, were trampling on the tombs of
Caesar and the Antonines. The Persian
Empire, for Oriental vastness and awe
which such splendor creates, seemed
once so permanent that folly
alone could predict its ruin. Yet
down swept an unexpected cata-
clysm of semi-barbarous Macedonians
and Persia was no more. The
Assyriaps. in the decline of their
power. were yet the undisputed princes
of Asia. Who would have thought
that Babylon could become a desert
that night when the barbarian Cyrus
knocked at its gates? Egypt with all
its wealth, all its learning and all it,
commerce. was in a moment overrun
by wild marauders. with Cambyses at
their head, and not a vestige of its
power was left The great Greek EN-
pire of Byzantium, after lasting .
thousand years. and, regarding it as .
continuation of elder civilization, en-.
during for nearly double that time,
seemed, indeed. to have its dissolution
indefinitely delayed, in order that the
event might come about in the strictly
orthodox form of the human drama.
1t had outlived the furies which beset
the Empire of the West Even the
Saracens hurled themselves at it in
vain. It was like to be an imperial
prodigy, as man who lives on, en-
powered with an immunity from death,
q monster, q portent an unnatural
being whom death has forgotten and
all men point at with horror. But the
end came-the death of q civilization;
its only way to leave the world-in the
inroad and overwhelming by the bar.
barian Turks.-GentlenGn's Magazine.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-17
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Suggestions Which Should Find Place In
the Domestic scrsp-Book.
Dark carpets do not need to be swept
oftener than light ones If you give
them q good busting say twice a week
with flannel cloth tied around an Or
binary broom.
When one has been 50 unfortunate as
to get machine oil stains on white sew
ing. saturate the piece of work in cold
water Immediately. soak for two hours,
dry in the sun, then wash in the usual
way.
If you are building put the hooks in
children's bedroom closets low enough
to be easily reached by them 1t is
also q good idea to have closet 80
arranged that sleds, rocking-horse and
all large playthings can have q place.
Dust has such q sad way Of insinuat-
ing itself wherever there is place for
It 70 lodge or work through. that
housekeepers are almost distracted to
find brooms and busters that will 1T In
every nook and crevice. A long
handled feather duster, q short-handled
feather duster, toy broom, whisk
broom. . nat bristle brush. . paint
brush and the ordinary cheese cloth
busters seem to do all the busting that
Il required. II vigorously welded
KaGkvyns Maker. ~ Good HoHseseeps@g'
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-17
THE COMSTOCK RAVENS.
Two Birds That lowered Over Virginia
City Many Years Ago.

Two Birds That lowered Over Virginia
City Many Years Ago.
In the early days the Comstock
boasted pair of ravens, but for over
twenty years they have not been seen.
They could not endure the advent of
the arts of civilization. The raven is
a cliff-dweller. One pair of Comstock
ravens inhabited cliff of basaltic
rock that stands to the west of the
peak of Mount Davidson. Almost
daily when the town was building the
birds would come over to the east side
of the mountain. Circling above it,
at height of q thousand feet, they
would inspect the progress that was
being made, and after croaking out
their disapprobation for half an hour
would return to their eyrie in the
cliffs.
The raven is as much a bird Of
mountain solitude as is the eagle. Al
though he closely resembles the crow
in outward appearance, there is moth
ing of the crow nature in him. He is
not mischievous, and never approaches
the home of the farmer to pull up his
corn and play other pranks of SINH
lar annoying nature. He is not gar
rulous. neither is he gregarious. His
voice is wholly unlike that of the
crow. and he Is rather chary in using
it. The crow is an unmeaning, friv-
olous chatterer; but the voice of the
raven compels attention and seems
ominous of evil. In all ages the ra-
ven has been looked upon as an uncan-
ny bird.
Whether Poe ever saw q raven
may be doubted. He certainly never
saw one near any city. or near the
haunts of civilization. Whittier our
Comstock ravens fed, no one knows.
There are said to be q few
pairs about the cliffs that buttress
the eastern slopes of the Sierras, also
about some of the higher mountain
peaks in the interior of the State, but
the croak of the bird of evil omen is
no longer heard on tho Comstock.
Nerada Ente.prise.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-17

Tho first school census taken In
Georgia since 1882 has just been COM
pleted. It gives tho total number Of
children Of school ego a. $50. 281. -
against 500. 722 In 1889. and shows
that in the country districts the boys
outnumber the girls. While IN the dtiaG
ana towns the girls predomina'
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-17
THE COW srAsLE.

Eesp Il warn ana cemsereasls a.a Pr,.
vide IagAt and veatilatioa.
Too many fail tc realize the import
ance OF light and good air in the stable
where cows are to be kept To be
sure there are holes and cracks enough
In many stables to give plenty Of air,
and too much for the comfort Of the
cows. but when the stable Is made
warm some kind-hearted men think
they have done enough. 1t is not 30.
Make the stable warm and comfort
able, but have light and air, too. At
night shutters may be placed at the
windows If desired, but have some VEN
tilation. especially at night, when
every thing is shut up.
Whatever contributes to the health
and comfort of farm stock adds to the
profit of the owner. It is especially
important to secure good ventilation
for dairy cattle, for the milk is con-
taminated by foul odors both before
and after it is taken from the COW.
Unless the cows have pure air to
breathe. it may be expected that the
butter made from their milk will show
the i'll effects of impure air.
Not only is milk contaminated, but
the health of the COWS is affected by
badly ventilated quarters. In proof of
this we give the following Instance:
"A farmer was complaining of the
severe losses he had experienced year
after year among his mich cattle. On
visiting his farm it was found that the
stable was a veritable Black Hole.
1t was SO low that one could not stand
upright in it. As the hay-loft was
above the cow-house had been made
low in order that more storage for hay
could be provided The only light was
from one pane of glass, about foot
square. and the milking night and
morning, both summer and winter, had
to be done by candle-light- The only
ventilation was by the door when
open, but Of course this gives no dis
tribution Of air. Year after year he
had lost one or more COWS, and on
opening them the stomachs presented
the appearance of being pitted.
as though the COWS had suf-
fered from smallpox There was no
hesitation in attributing the losses to
the condition of the stable. The ten
ant then made representation to his
landlord, who saw the force of it.
Light was broken in, ventilation given,
the ceiling raised and the deaths
ceased. Several years have now
elapsed, and there has been no recur-
renee of the former mortality; and this
proves c0nclusively that animals re-
quire the same attention as to matters
of hygiene, if they are to do we'll, as do
the human family. If the management
of animals but Appropriated the rules
of health we lay down for ourselves. a
vast annual sum would be saved to the
farmers of the United States"
As the season for stabling cattle is
here, it behooves the dairymen to see
that all needed changes to give light
and air to his COWS be made at once.
It will not cost much, and the pro-
NOTED comfort and health of the cows
will more than repay for the outlay of
time and money. Give the cows warm.
light and airy quarters-you will not
regret Chicago Journal.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-17
HOME. FARM AND oAaoE,a

Onions for long keeping must be
stored where they win be dry and cool
For snow-dakes. simply serve the
grated cocoanut alone in . aish Of
whipped cream and powdered sugar.
Rwrol Nesc Yorker.
Mock Fruit Calne.-One cup sour
milk. ono cup brown sugar, oue-half
cup molasses, one-half cup Of butter.
one cup raisins. three cups sifted -four,
one egg. ono teaspoon soda--Albasy
Journal
TO prepare cider 80 that Il win re-
main sweet. the Sciestife Amerieos
recommends to dip stick in melted
sulphur. set it on fire, and hold in .
half-flled barrel, then agitate It and
complete the filling.
Cut out the old canes Of blackber-
ries and raspberries a. soon as the
ground freezes and burn them. which
will aid in destroying insects It Is not
advisable to postpone such work until
spring. as it can not then be done a
well as now.
-Cranberries may be kept till sum-
mer by placing in q stone jar in the
cellar. and cover with water. 1t Is bet
ter to change the water in the spring,
after warm weather, occasionally.
They may also be canned in glass jars.
Form. Field and Stockmas.
Potatoes and Eggs-Put q lump Of
butter into frying-pan; when it boils.
brown it in fnely-chopped small
onion. Cut some cold boiled potatoes
into slices. put them in the pan, pour
over them the well-beaten yelks of two
eggs. seasoned with pepper and salt;
fry to nice brown on both sides.
1t is an old practice, too little
known. to freeze onions and then cover
them with hay or straw so that they
may be kept frozen until ready for use.
They may be preserved in this way
for an indefinite period. Onions may
also be kept without freezing BY bury
ing them in NOW of hay or straw
american Garden.
"A cheap fence, and one that will
last for some years, can be made Of
plastering laths, and it will just as ef-
fectively cOnfine fowls as one of great
er cost One hundred laths, costing
twenty-five cents. will give three pan
els of fence eight feet long. The posts
and boards to which it is necessary to
nail them can be of the cheapest ma
terial They answer for yard divi-
sions and for making compartments in
the fowl-house.
Candied Popcorn. into an iron
kettle one tablespoonful butter, three
tablespOonfuls water, one teacupful
white pulverized sugar. Boil until
ready to candy. then throw in eight
quarts of nicely popped corn. Stir
briskly until the candy is evenly dis
tributed over the corn. Take care
that the corn does not burn. Take
the kettle from the fire and stir until
it is cooled little. Nuts of any kind
may be prepared the same way.-To-
ledo Blade.
1t is a certainty that the raising
Of eggs is paying business. The few
fowls that the farmer keeps in his
and on which he spends lit
tie, pay best OF all the live stock; but
when attention is paid to fowls. when
they are housed and fed and properly
attended. after deducting the cost of
keeping, care, interest, etc.. from the
amount for which their eggs sell, there
IS, in nine cases out of ten, q larger
balance to be found on the credit side
Of the ledger than is found in connec-
ion with any single department Of
arm industry. Poultry