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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-10
FUMES OF TOBACCO.

The Degree to Which They Are Disin-
sfecting In Their Action.
It has long been a cherished theory,
at least of smokers, that the fumes OF
tobacco were . certain degree dis
injecting in their action. To put this
theory to a test, Dr. Vincenzo Tessa-
rini, of the University of Pisa, has re-
Gently conducted an investigation into
the action of tobacco smoke upon
heterogeneous. He devised an ap-
paratus consisting of two tunnels
placed with their mouths opposed. and
sealed with paraffine. To each small
end of the tunnels tubes were attached.
suitably arranged so that a cigar could
be placed in one end, while the bac-
THEOLOGICAL smok inspired at the
other. The smoke was thus drawn
into the large space made by the fun
nels, in which was plate with various
cultures of heterogeneous; control
cultures were also used. The microbes
were subjected to the smoke for from
thirty to thirty-five minutes, during
which time from three and a half to
four and q half grams of tobacco were
used. The heterogeneous tested
were the spirillum cholera Asiatice.
spirillum Finkler and Prior, bacillus
anthracis. bacillus typhi abdominalis,
bacillus pneumonia, staphylococcus
pyogeneus aureus. and bacillus pro-
digiosus. The kinds of tobacco used
were the large Virginia cigars. the
large Cavour cigars, the small Cavour
cigars, the best cigarette tobacco.
The results show that tobacco-smoke
has the effect of preventing the de-
velopment of some micro-organisms
entirely, and of retarding that of
others. The Virginia cigars seemed
to have the most powerful effect, while
cigarette-smoke had only a retarding
influence. and did not entirely check
the growth of any form. By first
drawing the tobacco-smoke through
water, it was found to have lost its
germicidal properties-Science.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-10

"What do you want to-daye just say
what it is, and If I can afford it you
you shall have it" She win thank you
afterwards, and methinks the gratitude
which you do not deserve (for does she
not earn her board and clothesC will
be the sweeter to your heart, inasmuch
as she did not accomplish her wish by
cajolery. If q woman was independent,
do you suppose she would ask you for
money? 1t is not pleasant task even
when the man needs but to be reminded
of the empty pocket-book. but when
continual asking is necessary, then life
becomes burden that none but slave
could endure. The beginning of re-
form must be in the beginning. and
where is the beginning save in the fam
lily? When the man is just to the wo-
man he has sworn to love and protect,
think you he will Cypress the young
girl in his employ? He would
rather do her more than justice. for he
has his own at home, and none may
say when they too will be seeking
position. Then, too, having first done
justly at home, he will know what is
right through the knowledge gained
there, for we do wrong through igno-
rance or want of thought, rather than
intention. If l did not believe this
what would be the use of attempting to
draw attention to the facts above. II
the spirit of man is naturally impure,
then God is impure, for did he not
breathe into man the breath of life,
therefore if we are corrupt there can
be no purity, for from corrupt stream
impurity is impossible. Will you
charge God with impurity? May we
first be just to Colour Father, then
just to ourselves and families, then we
will be just to man, our brother, and
woman, our sister.-Institid, in The
Soccer.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-10
wow TIGERS EAT.

A Couple Of Them Usually Finish Cow
ut One Sitting.
A Hindoo expert on tigers gives the
following interesting information
about the appetites of tigers and their
manner of devouring their prey:
IAN ordinary-sized tiger and tigress
will finish COW or such animal at one
sitting. leaving only the head. The
tigress begins at the shoulders and
eats downward When their heads
come together in the middle of the
animal, they know that there is no
more left, and quit eating.
Before eating the tiger always
drags its prey short distance. After
the meal. the tiger sometimes lies
down by the skeleton. but If there are
hills in the neighb0rhood. it will prob
ably 60 of and find cool spot for its
nap.
IF any thing has been left, the tiger
will return the next night to eat it, but
it never makes the second meal on the
same spot al the first, always dragging
the body short distance away.
1.-The tiger can eat half bullock in
two hours. Tigers will also eat each
other if it is more convenient than to
hunt up other provisions. They are
supposed to kill only once in five
or six days. and in fact, do prob
ably sleep and doze for several days
after they have gorged themselves, but
they will kill whenever they get q
chance, and it Is on record that one
tiger killed for fourteen consecutive
nights.
''They will wander immense dis
tances at night, always taking the easi-
est paths and frequently travelled roads
on that account The move about lit.
tlein daytime because the hot ground
burns their feet. Golden Days.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-10
AMUSING ENCOUNTER.
Muskrats and WOOdchucks Engage In q
Series Of Fatal Duels.

BIuskrats and woodchucks Engage in q
Series Of Fatal Duels.
An amusing encounter between
muskrats and woodchucks was wit
messed along the ROndout creek in the
town of Rochester day or two ago.
These little animals are bitterly antag-
Onistic to each other, but it is not often
that fifty of the wOodchucks array
themselves in battle against an even
number of the rats. The enemies met
on a narrow neck Of land, the musk
rats occupying the position nearest the
water. while the wOOdchucks formed
in half-circle some eighteen or twen-
ty feet away.
The attack was begun by an unusual
ly large woodchuck, who darted out
from its fellows and ran in front of the
solid mass of rats as though inviting
an encounter. The challenge was
finally accepted by a big muskrat, the
battle between them lasting several
minutes. The strangest feature OF the
fight was that the rest of the animals
were mere spectators of the fight
Neither the rats nor wOOdchucks
changed their position till the first
battle was ended and the woodchuck
lay dead. Then two more sailed forth
from each side and engaged in battle.
these being followed by others until
the ground was strewn with the dead
bodies of chucks and rats. At no time
did the fight become general, nor was
there cessation of hostilities till at
least three-fOurths of the entire num-
Der originally engaged on both sides
lay dead or dying.
Perhaps the oldest part of this
unique spectacle was the burying of
the dead. The chucks carefully gath
cred their dead comrades and con-
signed them, one by one, to the waters
of the Rondout creek. The muskrats
did the same thing. though in slower
and more dignified manner. The rats
stood on the bank and watched the
scene, while the woodchucks retired
in confusion to their hberally-provided
winter nests.-M T. Times.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-10
NOTES FOR SUFFRAGISTS.

AT an annual school meeting recently
held in Fairport, N. Y, forty women
voted.
TwENTY-FOUR women have gradu-
ated as lawyers in Michigan during the
last year.
Two women have recently been reg
ularly licensed as captains of vessels:
one in New York harbor, the other on
the Mississippi
WHEN women vote, we shall probably
have to put ballots through the parlor
windows instead of through cigar and
liquor-store windows. Politics will be
synonymous with all that is aesthetic,
when women vote.-PAiladelphia In
Quirer.
The dear sisters of the South are be-
ginning to feel the need of the fran
chise. They find it is no less dignifed
to walk up to the polls and deposite
their ballot, than it is to stand in the
mud all day and buttonhole men. and
ask them to vote for God and Home
and Native Land. with the chance of
nine times in ten of their voting against
it. We find it easier to do thing our
selves than it is to beg all day for
somebody else to do it, and then not
have it done after all.-ReU. 4Aasnie II.
Shasc.
81 AM glad you are pressing the
question of women's right to a proper
voice in the government. It seems to
me that all the soldiers in our late war,
if appealed to, would be ready to help
in securing them that right. that the
country which has been saved by their
efforts and sacrifices, as well as by those
of men, may belong to the women as
we'll as the men. 1t can not be truly
theirs until they have the same right
with men to say who shall be its rulers
and what shall be its laws"-Qara
Barton.
Mrs. c. B. WHEELER writes to the
Wonan's Nescs that the Woman's Ex-
change. of Los Angeles, Cal, of which
she is business manager. has greatly in
creased in numbers and usefulness
since it was started less than year
ago. 1t has more than one hundred
and fifty consignors. women who wholly
or partly support themselves. It has
also opened registry. at very low
price, for persons who want help and
others who want employment It as
sists from ninety to one hundred wo-
men every month.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
owes much to its women friends. With
in the past two years Catherine Wolfe
left it her collection Of paintings with
enough money to house it Recently
Miss Arabella Allen has presented il
with q complete collection Of American
coins and medals, and Miss Sarah Laza-
rus, of New York, has loaned . rare
collection Of snuh-boxes and miniatures.
Mrs Astor's laces are another priceless
donation. and Il IL rumored that Mrs
Hicks-Lord purposes at no distant day
giving her gallery q works q at
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-10
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Philadelphia has 675 churches;
New York, 1872; Chicago, ST; Brook
lyn. 500.
The General Missionary Commit
tee Of the Methodist Church has de-
cided to ask the churches for 81, 1OO.-
600 for missionary purposes next year.
The total receipts for the year 1888 are
stated to be 81. 900. 581.
Brown University. of Providence,
K l.. has received the Wilson legacy
of 500. 900, the Lyman legacy Of $50
600. and Alexander Duncan, of En-
gland. lately added $4,000 to tho
general fund of the institution.
-Twenty-one schools in Syria which
had been closed by order of the Turk
ish officials have been reopened- This
result is to be credited to the efforts OF
Mr.. Strauss. the American Minister.
who is jew. but was educated at
Princeton College.
Bishop Vladimer. of the Greek
Church in America, has the largest
diocese in the world. 1t includes all
Of North America to Buenos Ayres in
South America. The Bishop lives in
Sitka. but spends good deal of his
time in San Francisco.
Being asked to announce from his
pulpit lecture by an escaped num-"
Rev. w. H. Thomas, a Methods; min
lister of Worcester. Mass, thus replied:
~ in, vrs<
Christian. un-American, discourteous
assault upon the Roman Catholic
church, now so popular about Boston.
l am endeavoring to educate my peo-
pie to higher things. and must decline
to read your notice"
I'm the course of the past year tho
British and Foreign Bible Society has
issued portions of the Bible in six new
languages. Five are for different parts
OF Africa, and among the more impor-
tant of these is the issue of the entire
New Testament in Sepedi. to be pub
lished for the use of the Berlin Mis-
sion to the North Transvaal. Tribes
numbering 10000 speak this tongue.
and already more than 1000 can read
in it.
OF the LIZA students in Cornell,
University according to the new regis
ter. New York contributes 70S.
Thirty-eight other States and
Territories are represented. Canada
sends sixteen students. Other
foreign countries represented are
Japan. Brazil, France. Nicaragua.
Porto Rico. Cuba, England. Sandwich
Islands, Turkey and United States OF
Colombia. A student from Honduras
entered too late to be listed in this
edition.
The House of the Good Shepherd
in Denver. a school for Chippewa
girls. conducted by Roman Catholic
nuns, is doing a good work for the lit
tie squaws. Twenty-Five have recent
~ gone to their homes in Northern
Dakota after finishing three-years'
course, and thirty more have come to
take their places. 1t is said that the
parents of the girls are very proud
when their daughters come home able
to read and write and versed in many
of the ways of the pale faces. And the
influence of the girls is considerable in
changing the habits of the old folks
and bringing about an era of cleanli-
ness hitherto unknown in IN Indian
tepee.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-10
Will Make Them Dance.

II can only be a sister to you,
George; nothing more"
I'm afraid that won't do. Miss
Clara Ihave i've grown sisters ale
ready, and. TO tell you the truth, they
are not very favorably disposed toward
you; they think q match with you
would be the mistake Of my life."
':In that case, George" said tho
girl. drawing herself up With naughty
grace. ''you may name the day.
n u 6wa.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-10
RENDERING LARD.

How to Obtain . Prime, Odofless and
Sweet Article.
A prominent Chicago packer gives
the following directions for rendering
lard so it will be nice and white. He
says he has lard on hand rendered by
this method six years ago. which IL
still sweet and good His directions are:
Grind the fat or chop it ~ you would
sausage meat where you have but .
small quantity. using the chopping
howl and potato masher. The object
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-10
TIME WAS PRECIOUS.


4 Poss.n Ridge courtship and Its Hap
py Termination.
Old HobsOn's fourth wife had been
dead a month. when one morning he
caught up his horse, saddled him with
an old sheepskin furnished with rope
stirrups. and mounting rode of down
the "hog oath" leading to Squire
Beeson's in the interior of Missouri.
Hobson was in a hurry, but the old
horse wasn't and went on at leisure
gait
'.Drat SIGH er jokin' critter." old
Sim unused as he kicked and thumped
his heels against the old plugs bony
sides. IF er feller's in er Murray he'd
best walk"
He thumped and kicked till at last
the "critter" broke into a jogging
trot, which he held for dozen yards,
then relapsed again into his natural
gait, sort of q cross between q walk
and a crawl.
Riding up to Beeson's front gate Sim
Hcbson ''helloed' two or three times,
and then grizzled, gray, unshorn
head was thrust out at the slightly
opened door and a voice exclaimed:
''How'dy, Hobson! Git down. git
down."
"Hain't time, reckon, Squire"
''Summat OF err hurry, eh?"
yas, I'm goin' ter git married. an
"ant yer ter go long an jine u.s.
''WhO yer goin' ter marry, Sim?"
"Dunno fer shore yit. but l ruther
'spect I'll jine onter old Miss Skaggs."
Spoke to 'er erbout it, 1 reckon?"
No, not yit 1 amt, but reckon
it'll be all right with her. If it hain't
we'll 60 on down to Miss Thompson's.
l know she'll be willin'. Thought I'd
take yer long SOS to make one trip do
an hev it over. 'Tain't no use ter be
foolin' erway two days err gettin' mar
ried. when Their crop is in Their grass,
an asides. marryin' er wife hain't no
more'n buyin' of er hoss."
Eyer sensible thar. Sin," the
Squire said as he led forth his horse,
and he and Hobson rode away to Widow
Skaggs' domicile.
When they rode up the widow was
out in the back yard boiling soap. She
knew old HObson's GRAND as quick as
she noted the fact that he was wearing
a white shirt and that his shoes had
been freshly dressed with a coat of
cold tallow.
"Gevenin', Miss Skaggs," Sim said.
"Howdy, Hobson," she replied.
"Tve tuck er notion ter marry
ergin," Hobson went on, '.an' me an
the Squirrels come ter see eff yer
willin' ter jine me-"
"When?'
fright now. O. case. l fotch Their
Squire erlong for that purpose"
oval, hain't thought much of it,
but bein' as you've gone ter the trouble
O. bringin' ther Squire, I reckon l
mout as we'll marry yer"
"Drive ahead then, SQUIRE" Hob
son said; "we're ready"
Hitch yer fists" the Squire COM
manded, IAN less git through, fer l
gotter tote err turn O. corn ter mill"
"rm ready" the widow said taking
cid Hobson's hand, ''but hurry up,
fer that fetched soaps goin' ter bile
over.'
The Squire went through the cere-
mony in short order, while the widow
kept her eye on the soap kettle to
see that it did not bile over.-Detr0it
Free Press.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-10
, CLEANING GLASS


ne Most Coaveaisat and ssssss IisusA.
That Csa He Used.
The finest kinds Of glass, including
plate glass for windows a. we'll as that
used for tableware. are comparatively
soft and easily scratched. French mir.
rors and other highly polished glass
surfaces are often dimmed and
scratched by the use of harsh cloths
and newspapers in combination with
polishing and cleaning powders and
soaps especially recommended for
glass cleaning.
Both potash and soda attack glass
and are capable of removing or greatly
injuring the polish. Even common
soap and water dim the surface per-
ceptibly after frequent applications.
Photographers have long known thatif
glass is soaked in potash or soda water
to remove the dirt, the surfaces will be
greatly injured and that the glass can
not be made chemically clean.
For windows. mirrors. glassware
and polished glass generally. it is best
not to use soap in cleaning. and to en-
ploy only the softest and finest OF
cloths. Polishing powders. polishing
soaps and in fact any thing harder
than prepared chalk should not be
tolerated. A polish once given.
whether the substance be glass or
metal. can not, as rule be improved
by any ordinary rubbing. For bottles
or other articles where the appear
ance is of no consequence. pearline or
soap may be used in combination with
sand, etc.
Strong solutions of soap. potash
and soda are often recommended. One
author goes so far as to suggest hy-
drofuoric acid. greatly diluted. This
acid eats the glass and is most danger
Gus to handle, as it not only attacks
animal and vegetable matter with
great violence. but produces dangerous
sores, which are difficult to heal. 1t
is one of the most powerful of the
acids, and can only be kept in rubber
or zylOnite bottles.
For fine glassware. mirrors, ETC.,
alcohol and water is probably the most
convenient and safest liquid that can
be used. No'polishing powder to be
found in the market is fine enough to
improve or preserve the polish of the
better kinds of glass. In some cases
little acetic acid or lemon juice may
be added with advantage. Upon win
dows, whiting or prepared chalk is
frequently recommended. but the pol
ish obtained in this way is inferior to
that given in manufacture.
In cleaning common glassware lit
tie attention need be paid to the
preservation of the surface. This
glass, because of its hardness, is less
easily injured than the finer kinds.
1t is, therefore, possible to use tho
more powerful agents safely. For q
strong, corrosive I've for cleaning
dirty bottles, etc., dissolve one ounce
of carbonate of soda Common sal
soda) in three quarts of water, and
bring to boil. Slack an ounce of
quicklime in a covered basin, and
when thoroughly Stacked, add. little
by little, to the boiling solution of
soda, stirring frequently. This is
very effectual in removing grease, but
is 80 strong that the hands must be
kept from coming in contact with it.
Sand soap answers very we'll for
cleaning chemical vessels when the
dirt does not adhere tenaciously. and
when the slight abrasion of the sur
face is not of much importance.-Cor.
Mechanical NeUs.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-10

Vegetable Hash.-After ''boiled
dinner" there often remains a dish of
cold vegetables. like potatoes, cabbage,
turnips. carrots, etc. This may b
nicely prepared for another meal.
Chop the vegetables together and
place them in q spider with little
butter. salt and pepper. Chopped
meat may be added il desired. When
warmed through it IL ready to serve,
and makes q savory dish.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-10

Judge" Prisoner at the bar. have
you any thing to say why sentence of
death should not be passed upon your
Prisoner am q member of the
Society for the Abolition of Capital
Punishment"
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-10

One Of the saddest sights in this
world of ups and downs Is to see an
II Know My Redeemer Liveth'' motto
exposed for sale in . pawnbroker'
Window.-Tesre Hdmte E1press.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-10

All the speeches and addresses de-
liyered during the past twenty years
or 80 BY Albert Edward are to be pub.
lished. They win Be known - the
Prints Of Walea-Rails6slphio Ledger.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-10

Carpet dealers use . competition
called camphorine for keeping rugs
free from vermin. Good Howsekeepiag.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-10

you with q good dinner and the one
dish you like so much and in an UNI
guarded moment you promised, per-
haps too. you dare not recall your hasty
words. for you are not always saying,
'.just like woman" to your compan-
ion who endeavors to get out of bad
bargain. just as if a woman treated as
above, could really possess q sense of
commercial honor.
There were found in Israel, six hum
dred who had not bowed the knee to
Baal." SO even after the generations of
injustice. we find women with Just as
strict sense of honor rs any man, not
many, it's true. but what can you ex-
pect! Can men SOW tares and gather
wheate Slaves, white or black, can
not have real self respect Arc you
aware of the rather notorious fact that
in the South there were many slaves to
whom it was constant source of pride
that they never took (stole) any thing
save from their masters. Women posi-
bly, believe the same that as they be-
long to the men. that all they can get
for themselves is but their right and
the smartest wife gets the most by
using the best management. In other
words, she learns your weaknesses, my
friend, and they form her stock in
trade
See If your wife does not blush IL you
meet her half way next time, and when
she begins her preamble, ask her: