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Thomas County cat., 1889-12-12
The Kind of . Dollar We All Wan

Somebody is trying to devise an interna-
tional dollar. The kind of dollar humanity
needs is dollar that can be had by putting
q nickel in the eslot.-Raftsman's Journal
Thomas County cat., 1889-12-12
City Directory

C'ty CIFeCtofy
Mnvor-T. p. FaehHp.
r!nrk-C. r Dakin.
Treasurer-J f Meglemre.
Attornav-JOs 4 Gill.
Police Judcn-J. A. McKillip.
farsaaiI-Wm. podds.
"A. u. Garfield.
" q Shimp.
.GoOdsOc.
:. Weld.
10 Irwin.
Thomas County cat., 1889-12-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
M

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION-19
Land Office ut Oberlin, Kans..
Nov II. 1889.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of his intention
to make final homestead proof in support of
his claim. and that said proof will be made be-
fore the judge of the Dist. court or in his alb
sence the clerk thereof, at Colby. Kansas. on
Jan I'd, 1880. viz:
W. l.. YARGER,
H E No 1876 for the swha sec q Is 31w.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
ton of. said land. viz: Noah NJ. Thompson.
T. K. Harper. G. NJ. Schwab &. NJ. Harper all
of RexfOrd, Kans.
1l-14-6w CYRUS ANDERSON, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.-19,O7 ,O73
Land Office at Oberlin. Kans.
Nov 18th 1885,
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has Hed notice of his intention
TO make final preenptOn proof in support OF
his claim, and that said proof will be made be-
fore the clerk of the district Court of Thomas
comfy, Kans., at Colby, Kansas on Jan.
1880, viz:
WILLIAM N. SHARP,
ID $3.50 fer the nwi4 sec ;3 town Gs range 32w.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence on and cultivation of,
said land. viz: William H. Black of Otter
bourne. Kas.: William A. Chapman, of Gem.
Kas. Edward Bourquin. of OtferbOUrne, Kas.;
William J. Dowdail. of Deland. KS.
1l-l46w CYRUS ANDERSON, Register.
Thomas County cat., 1889-12-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION OF
Land Office at Oberlin, Kans.
NOTICE EFORPUBLlCATION-19.O11.
Land Office ut Oberlin, Kans..

Nov. 4th. 1889.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his
claim. and that said proof will be made
before clerk of the district court of Thomas
county, Kas., at Colby. Kansas, on Dec. I'D.
1889, viz:
WILLIAM H. SMITH.
H. E. No. 1929 for the sell secs township 9s
range 2w.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
ton of said land, viz: Emery Bond. Charles
A. Carst0n. all of colby, Kansas: Chris ia
cObson, Albert Spurgin, all of ThurfOrk, Kan
sas.
FRANK BACON. Register.
Thomas County cat., 1889-12-12
- i2cia DIRECTORY.
" !: Church

;o.:'. e;,,.l Sabbarh morning and even,
j,,.- If " u. " ard D. M Sunday SchsOl IL
e. IN. PRAYER meeting Thursday, p. IN. Meet
Sng of official board first Monday in each
vr"nth n. IN. Choir meeting every Friday,
Up. m. l.. 4. T.SHACkELFORD, Pastor.
Thomas County cat., 1889-12-12
V. c. EDDY, NJ D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON

Umcc in the Palace Drug Store. Night
Saiis answered from residsnce on Mission
Ridge Avenue between Fourth and Fifth SITS.
Thomas County cat., 1889-12-12

Time
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-12-12
my wtFE.s BRIDGE.

The Romance of One OF Japan's Finest
Specimens of Mechanical skill.
At Toxic is bridge as broad as the
Maloo and twice as long as the White
bridge North Szechuen road). The
people crowd over it like ants in an
ant run; there is continual oa-et-
vient which reminds one of a weaver's
shuttle. Horse carriages pass in the.
middle. and at separate sides pass foot
passengers and jinrickshas. This fine
bridge bears the extraordinary name
of Adzuma- Bashi, my Wife's Bridge"
and the following touching account is
given of its origin: A brave General
babe farewell 10 his dearly beloved
wife in Yeddo, and went at the head
of an army to quell rebellion. With
one roll Of the drum the rebel bandittf.
were scattered and fed. but when the
General was preparing to lead back
his victorious army the, hour of tri-'
umph was embittered by the Carnival
of messenger from Yedae aHneune-
ing the grievous illness Of his<wife
and urging him to hasten back ere 1t
should be too late. He hurried home
ward by forced marches, but on the
last day he found his impetuous course
barred by bridgeless river. and
when. after long and anxious waiting.
he managed to find boat to cross in.
he was met by messengers bearing the
sad tidings that his dearly loved wife
had just died. before he'could arrive
to press her hand for the last time and
saw adieu.s my wife could not wait
for me-" was all that the stoical war
rior would trust himself to say. as he
stood there as If frozen by the shock.
His sovereign, touched by compassion
for the blow that had fallen upon him
while away fighting for his country,
ordered a bridge to be.built at the spot
and named it Adzuma-Bashi. Now the
people tell the traveller with pride
that the cost Of building the bridge
was $24, for the Government paid the
large sums employed in It's construc-
ton in paper money, made and stamped
for that special purpose. and the cost
of the production OF this Government
paper money was exactly $2A-Shen
P0a-
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"A LITTLE NONSENSE"

I'm all worn out " remarked the pants,
I've been SO roughly treated.
wish some one would come along,
And ask me to be seated
DE j.. Tired, deah boy?" De B.
s-"Aw. beastlylna De J.-"Been out
late, ehp" De B.-"Naw. been think
ing!"-Yale Record.
"A Violent End -Wibble-"I hear
that your cousin out West met with a
violent end That's right,
he did," Wibble-"What was itPn
Wabble-"T rear end of mule. ~
Terre Haate Express.
Professor (making himself agrees
able)-"Aluminum is a wonderful
metal, Mr.. Struckoyle. Struckoyle
Yes, it is. My son James belongs
to the aluminium association OF the
college he graduated from. and Eve
heard him speak of it. y
Cheerful friend-"Well, you're
all ready to start-baggage checked.
insurance ticket bought, and all that
II you're killed, old boy, you'll get
FIVE thousand dollars. you know. y
Traveller (gloomily)-"St Stuff and nom
sense! No such luck for me. I'll go
through all right. Puck.
The governor OF Harvard Uniyer.
sity. who always comes to the Eagle
when he is stuck on a rocky one. to
use his own expression, wants to know
why the lovers in VirgiIs pastorals
were shepherdsP Because, governor.
the lover and the shepherd are alike
devoted to she-praising. Well take
degree for that. Say about sixty
two In the shade. Brooklyn Eagle.
First boy--''So your uncle is not
dead after alp" Second boy-..No.
he was supposed to have died. and
they confined him in the back parlor
to be buried tomorrow. Grandpa and
pa got drunk and played freeze out
over the corpse, and banged so on the
lid that it woke uncle up, who was in
a trance, and he ral1ed in the pot be-
fore they could get their hair to sit
down a7ain. Epoch.
-Paterfamilias (serenely) -"T
was young gentleman with you in
the parlor last nightPn Sweet girl
gently ~ Yes. pa ~ Mr.. Slayer
.sAnd it was after eleven before he
went home, Miss. I'd like to. know
what kept him SO late well. pa.
you looked SO angrily at me when you
came In and saw him that l guess he
thought I needed "a protector. and 50
he stayed until he thought you were
asleep
els there anybody from Vermont 10
the carp asked the conductor. opening
the door and letting in about forty
two rods Of Western blizzard II be. ?
responded o tall, lank Individual,
rising up In the seat next to she stove.
well II you will be kind enough to
come forward in the Pullman car" re-
piled the conductor. there Is lady
there who has got her spruce gum
mixed up with paper Of rosin. and
che wants "A expert 70 lepefnts 'smI =
nurlinftou ffee Prose 81
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EASTERN MARRIAGES.
Elaborate Ceremonies That Usually La
la HINT n Weak.

elaborate Ceremonies That Usually Last
About Week.
The wedding ceremonies usually
last about a week. and the maiden
comes to the house of her husband to
be married. She is supposed to bring
a trousseau with her. and this con-
sists of good lot of clothes and I'M
sderclothes, OF linen and bedding, OF
copper kitchen utensils, and OF the
Turkish furniture for a couple Of
rooms. The furniture Of a Turkish
house is not very elaborate. The fam
lily usually sleeps upon the floor, and
set of bedding consists of two mat
tresses, two quilts and three cotton
holsters. The family eat largely upon
trays, and the Turks believe that fin
gers are a good deal cleaner than
knives and forks. Weddings are very
expensive. Large amounts OF money
are given away TO beggars, and we'd
ding gowns cost three hundred dollars
and upwards. The feasting goes on
at the, houses of both bridegroom and
bride. and the wedding feast usually
begins on Monday. On Tuesday the
bride is taken to- the bath. and the
bridegroom pays the expenses OF this
operation. On Wednesday the BRIDE
groom's lady friends go to the house
OF the bride, where they have a con-
cert and feast. At this time the hands
of the bride are stained with henna,
ond fhav hanr;r ~ daalx ha,. o,,f TO- ~ q
wedding. On Thursday the bride is
taken to the groom's house in great
procession. She is met by the groom,
and the two eat candy together after
the manner of the exchange OF gum
or wax Of girls in the primary schools.
The idea is that nothing but sweetness
is hereafter to pass from the lips Of
one to the other. The bridegroom has
not seen the bride until this time. At
the time of the betrothal the mother
Of the groom takes present Of candy
to the bride. The blushing maiden
bites one of the choicest bits in two.
eats half of it. and sends the other
half back to her prospective husband.
He is supposed to receive it with Joy
as a love offerings and to eat it, smack
ing his lips, and saying. Yum. yum. !"
Weddings usually take place in the
afternoon. The bridegroom says a
prayer in the presence Of the bride,
and he kneels on her bridal vail as he
does so. The groom <has to get the
bride to speak before supper will be
served, and it is matter of pride
with her to keep silent as long as pos
sible.-F. G. Carpenter. in National
Tribune.
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LUNG DISEASES.


beneficial Effects Of Vocal Culture in Pre-
venting Consumption.
A means OF preventing consumption
is the cultivation of vocal music in
schools, and is recognized as impor-
tant. AS DR.. Busey aptly says. If an
hour day were devoted to it in our
public schools there would not be the
sad spectacle Of the dropping, with
cred, hollow-chested. round-shoul-
dered children. Vocal music is gym
nastic exercise of the lungs by deyel-
opment OF the lung tissue itself. The
lungs in improved breeds OF cattle,
which naturally take little exercise
and are housed much OF the time, are
considerably reduced in size when
compared with those animals running
at liberty. And so it is with the human
race who lead inactive lives caused by
civilization. Consumption generally
hagins at the tops Of the lungs. be-
cause these parts are more inactive
and because the bronchial tubes are so
arranged that they carry the inspired
air with greater facility to the bases
than at the tops. During inactivity d
person will ordinarily breathe about
480 cubic inches of air per minute. II
he will walk at the rate Of six miles an
hour he will breathe 1920 cubic
inches. In singing this increases more
than III walking. as to sing we'll re-
quires all the capacity Of the lungs.
Besides vocal music exercise there are
wind instruments which all with. Rol-
low chests can use with infinite adj
Give q young person a corr
net, clarionet or some such instru-
ment and BY the time be has learned
10 play upon II bis deiormity will long
bsiors have sntissly dissppeaxed. -
o@.x~., xT&.~ "A # sa7 NJ IN "
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AUNT nANcY.s ROMANCE.

Go along, you silly creatures,
And don't you talk such stun:
IT'S IKE to make your poor old aunt
Get cranky, sure enough;
Asaa4HH SOW KNOW In nearly forty
Do you think I've lost my headi
And as for Deacon Tomlinson
You knoW his hair is red.
You know he's got nine children,
As wild as they can be-
ssoodsland. tell you faint . bit
or use TO talk to me.
Besides, I'm nearly forty,
And haven't lost my head,
And as for Deacon Tomlinson,
His hair is aacful red.
You say he's coming over here
To tea tonight oh my
III have to fry some doughnuts
And bake a cherry pie:
: And Dolly, honey. you must make
"A loaf OF SallyLunn,
Withiet OF eggs to make it light,,4
And bake tt good md done. ss4.-
What, something Of importance
To tell me, did you say2
wish you'd plat my muslin run,
And do it right away;
! know I'm nearly forty,
And haven't lost my head,
And as for Deacon Tomlinson,
His hair is kind OF red.
But then, IT'S just as well to look
As decent as you can;
And the Deacon always was q most
Observing kind OF man;
We knew each other long ago.
When we were young and green;
We had a falling out, and so
H lie married Tidy Bean.
It's only just about year
Since Tidy quit this life
HesaYs he's lonesome, does he,
And he's bound to have wifei
Dear me, I'm nearly forty,
But b'lieve I've lost my head;
And as for Deacon Tomlinson,
His hair amt pery red.
Hattie Whitney, in Good Housekeeping
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Ben Butler. when asked to advise
a young man how to become rich, said
thatsthe best thing to do was to run in
debt for house and lot and then pay
on the mortgage. He said he had
tried it. The first money worth mem
tioning that he had saved was when
he was . young lawyer in Lowell,
Mass. He ran in debt for . house and
lot and paid on the mortgagew the
rent he got for It and 4 little more
that he saved out Of his fses. That
M done, Seo, b6icro ~ ~ n,nrrisla
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BRER .woLF.s MISTAKE.

1t Is Not Always Wise to Judge by APP
wen you get leetle bit older dan
wat you is, honey" said Uncle Remus
to the little boy you'll know lots mo-
dan you does now"
The old man had pile OF white
oak splits by his side and these he was
weaving into chair-bottom. He was
an expert in the art OF ''bottoming
chairs" and he earned many a silver
quarter in this way. The little boy
seemed to be much interested in the
process.
Hits des like tell you.n tho old
man went on. II done had de speunc Q
eun it done got so now dat don't
b'lieve wat see, much less wat |
year. 1t got ter be whar kin put my
han on it en- tumble wild it Folks kin
fool deyse'f lots wuss dan vuther folks
kin fool UNI. en- ef you don't b'lieve
wat I'm a-tellin' un you, you kin des
ak Brcr Wolf de mex time you meet
i'm in de big road.
What about Brother Wolf. Uncle
RemusP' the little boy asked. as the
old man paused to refill his pipe.
well. honey, faint no great long
rigamarole; hits des one err deze yer
tales wat goes in eallop twel it gifts
ter de jumpin' -off place.
One time Brer Wolf wuz gwine
long de big road feelin mighty proud
en- high-strung. He wuz mighty
high-up man in dem days, Brer Wolf
wuz, en- mos all de yuther creeturs
wuz feard un i'm. Well. he was gwine
long lickin' his chops en- wallin'
sorter stiff-kneed, wen he happen ter
look down pom de groun' en- dar he
seed track in deesan' Brer Wolf
stop, he did, en- look at it, en- den he
low:
.Heyo! wat kind err cfeetur dish
yerP Brer Dog amt make dat track.
en- needer is Brer Fox. Hits one err
deze yer kind err creeturs wat amt got
no claws FL des bout foller i'm up,
en- ef ! ketch i'm he'll sholy be my
meat
Dat de way Brer Wolf talk. He
followed long after dc track, he did.
en- he look at 1t close. but he ain't see
no print er no claw. Bimeby de track
tuck n tu'n out ode, road en- go up a
dreen whar de rain done wash out
De track wuz plain dar in de wet SAN,
but Brer Wolf amt see no sign er no
claws.
!. He foller en- foller, Brer Wolf
did, en- de track git fresher en- fresher,
but still he amt see no print er no
claw. Bimeby he come in sight or de
creetur. en- Brer Wolf stop, he did. en-
look at i'm. He stop stock still and
look. De creetur wuz mighty quare-
lookin', en- he wuz cuttin' up some
mighty quare capers He had big
head, sharp nose. en- bob tail; en- he
wuz wallxin' roun' en- roun' big dog
wood tree, rubin his sides ag'in- it.
Brer Wolf watch i'm a right, smart
while, he acts so qaare. on den he
low:
!" Shoe! dat creetur done bin In a
fight en- los de bes' part er he tail; en-
wat make he scratch hisse'f dat awnyP
LAY I'll let Inn know who he fooIin'
long wild
sAtter while. Brer Wolf went Up 4
leetle higher de creetur, en- holler
out;
= .Heyo. dAri w'at you doin' SCRATCH
a. 70 scsly hidp on my trse. 81 trYin'
- ~ breek ~ downl
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DE creetur amt make no answer.
He des walk 'roun en- 'roan' dc tree
seratchin' no sides en- back. Brer
Wolf heller out:
81 lay I'll make Won year me Of !
thatter come iar wliar syou III as-=s-
DE creetur des walk 'roun' en- rom
de treee. en- aint't make no answer.
Den Brer Volt hail i'm sg' In, en- talk
like ne mighty mad;
Amt you gwine ter min me, YOU
| imperdent scoundulP Amt you gwine
ter money outer my woods en- let my
tree 'lonep'
..Wid dat. Brer Wolf march todes de
.creetur des like no gwine ter squ'sh
i'm in de groun'. De creetur rub
hisse'f ag4n do tree, en- look like he
feel mighty good. Brer Wolf keep ON
gwine todcs i'm, en- birneby wen he
git sorter close de creetnr tuck N sot
up on his behime legs DIES like you see
squir'ls do. Den Brer Wolf, he low.
he did:
'Ah-pil you beggin'. Is your But
faint gwine ter do you no good !
mout err let you off Of yau'd a-minded
me wen Ivfus' holler after YOU but
amt gwine ter let you of now. I'm
a-gwine ter rarn you Il lesson fat'il9
stick by you
Den de creeter sorter wrinkle mp
he face en- mouf. en- Brer Wolf low;
".Oh, you nee'n'ter swell up en- cry.
yoa,eeitfal yilyan. | m a-ewine Lori.
gil you frailin' dat boun' you won't
forgit
..Rrer Wolf make like he gwine tor
hit dc creetur, en- dem
Here Uncle Remus paused and
looked all around tho room and up at
tho rafters. When he began again his
voice was very solemn, NJ
well, sub, dat crcetur des fotch
one swipe dis away, en- 'n'er swipe dat
away, en- mos 10 you Gun wink 70.
eye-balls. Brer Wolf hide wuz mighty
nigh teetotally tor'd off n i'm. After
dat de- creetur sa'ntered, of iD do
woods, en- gun ter rub hissef on iner
tree
What kind OF a creature was 1t,
Uncle Remuspn asked the little boy.
"Well, honey" replied the old man,
In a confidential whisper. "hit want
nobody on de top-side -er dc yeth but
ole Brer Wildcat. Joel Chandler
Harris, in ST. Nicholas.
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PERSONAL AND lMPERsoNAL.


AN Augusta. Me-, lady started out
10 collect LOCO. 600 postage stamps.
She has accumulated 200, 900, and ID
ready to suil out sss=-
Coroner Levy, OF New York, sits
in inquests in seven languages. Cor
oner MESSENGER in six But the latter
is liked by the Irish and catches their
trade
jay Gould is broken-down old
man at the age Of fifty-three, when he
should be in the prime of life. Wall
street is not conducive to good health
or long life.
General Malone reads his polit-
ical speeches from printed copies. He
speaks slowly and his enunciation is
wonderfully clear. Though a small
man physically. he is quite impressive
as an orator.
-Haggin, the borseman, has two
great California troublesome near
Sacramento OF "A 500. and one5in Kern
County OF 400. 600 acres. They are
stocked with something like $4,000
horses, brood mares, colts, FLIES and
yearlings.
Mrs. Amanda Nedson Williams,
tho last OF the Pequot race, died late
ly. She had been living on the reser-
walton set apart by the State OF Con-
necticut for the Mohegap and Pequot
Indians for many years, and was the
only full-blooded one on it.
-Balfour, who is called "the best
hated man in England. is still young.
He was born in 1S4S and went to Par
lament in 1874. He does not look like
a strong man, either physically or
mentally. but he has shown in an un-
popular way that he is both.
-Stoddard County, Mo-, has boy
preacher only six years Of age. He
never went to school day in his life
and can neither read nor write 1t is
said that his sermons are very able;
he is a sound reasoner and deep
thinker, and he breaches like a
veteran. He quotes from the Bible
from memory.
Lewis Purdy. postmaster at Shrub
Oak, Westchester County. N. Y. was
appointed by President William Henry
Harrison in March, 1841, and has
served continuously from that time.
Though now in his eighty-fifth year
he is vigorous, his memory and vision
are clear, and he still receives and dis
tributes the mail twice day, as he
has for long years.
-Generat Albert Pike, the head Of
all the Masonic orders and rites in
this country. is in his eightieth year.
He was born in Boston and was grad
uated at Harvard, went West in 1881,
served in the Mexican war, and was a
Confederate Brigadier in command of
the Cherokee Indians. He is an old
newspaper man. but has been practic-
ing law in Washington for many years.
The man who built the first roll
ing mill in the United States is in At
lanta, Ga. In 1926 Major Walton built
at Bunton, N. j.. the first rolling mill
in operation in this country. He was
then a young man, having been born
on the Isle OF Man in 1903, and had
just finished his apprenticeship in
New York. In the same year he built
at Plumpteu, N. j., the first blast fur
mace, which is still there. In 1927
Major Walton also built at Luckige,
N. T., the first mill for manufacturing
ftv,r nj &c al al
ware stores. Tho Major has been in
the iron business ever since he was
fourteen. except such times as he was
fighting Indians, Mexicans and the
Federal soldiers.