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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-07-04

But have no commissina yekp
Ne'sher have L" answered Csetaiu
Of us."
There was soon to b . regimental organ
nA'lon, ct which only the regimenta ON
0efS were to vote, and Luke was made to
ue1stand that Captain Smart expected .
FAVOR IN return, for the Captain WA . caudi.
date for the Colonelcy.
Inc newly elected Captain set about COM
PieuA9 the organization Of his company. He
nlmse1 attended to drilling them. using al
toe miitary knowledge he possessed, which
was very little
In military knowledge the dull never suo.
ceeo- Some men served three years il the
army who never learned to keep step, while
the manual OF arms was . continual Chinese
puzzle. At the end Of tho first hours drill,
which was by moonlight, Luke's patience
was almost worn threadbare. That night
their bed was the earth, and their covering
the trees, and beyond the confusion Of
changing guards the night passed quietly;
out they were all recruits, and at each time
the guard was relieved sufficient noise was
made to rouse the entire camp
Next morning, by liberal foraging, they
&
Lukes company was sent in the advance
when the march began, and he selected .
sergeant with dozen men to 60 ahead, Civ
ing him particular instructions to recon-
hotter well and report the first sign of an
enemy that was seen.
They had not gone q mile before he
heard shot, followed by two more in quick
succession. He hurried forward with all
possible speed, and when he had reached
the top Of the hill he came in full view Of q
large, elegant farmhouse, in front Of which
waved Confederate flag.
His advance guard stood huddled to
gether about hundred PAGES from the
gate, at which was beautiful young girl Of
eighteen, clad in spotless white, waving q
revolver in the air.
whats the matter" Captain Mason
asked.
THAT ar secesh gals been q shootir' at
US, an we 'uns war a-talkin' o. shootin'
back," the sergeant answered.
"Have you seen any men sroundr
"No.''
''Then don't fire. We are not making war
on ladies'"
"No, but that secesh flags got ter come
down."
$50 it shah, will ask the young lady to
lower it."
''She won't do It. know that ar gal n
she's meaner than pizen."
''That is the reason you failed to compro-
mise matters with her." said Luke. and
ordering his men to remain where they
were, he went toward the house.
"What do you want here!' the pretty
girl demanded, her bright blue eyes fash
ing fire. There was something about her
heroic and grand to Luke, even though she
was an enemy to his country. He felt
strangely moved in her presence, and had
he not known that his heart was true to
Lille, he would have half believed that he
had fallen in love with the pretty rebel ct
first sight
He answered: "Nothing."
''Then 60 on" she cried.
81 have come to give you some advice"
lrO BE Continued
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OUR coUNTRY'S HOPE.
The Marvellous Intelligence Of Billiart
Hall Young Men.

The Marvellous Intelligence Of Bllllar0
Hall Young Men.
'.Man told me 8 morning." said ene
of our best young men. THAT Harri-
son. Indians man. been elected judge"
Don't elect judges" said the we'll
informed best young man, who sucked
Information daily from two kinds OF
canes. morning cane and afternoon
cane. President appoints EN-"
whats PRESIDENT" asked the best
young man whose mother is his sole
support, and she widow.
President Harrison; same fellow
man told you was 'lected judge"
Harrison PRESIDENT" echoed the
first best young man. in feeble aston
ishment. ''Why-where's Cleveland?
Thought all time Cleveland President"
Discharged. reckon" said the WE'LL
informed best young man, and the con-
vention was thrown into q very mael-
strom Of doubt. perplexity and uneasi-
ness as this appalling mystery con-
fronted them 80 suddenly, when the
best young man, who wears his watch
chain outside of his coat. cleared up
the matter by explaining:
''Why. Cleveland, he's Vice-Pres
dent now; that's the way it's fixed.
Harrison and Cleveland take it turn
about"
The best-informed young man turned
green with envy. Harrison" he
said. FUSED to be Judge once before.
Long ago. when he was Governor Of
New York"
He regained. by this clever stroke,
his former reputation Of being a walk
ing encyclopedia of universal knowl-
edge.
Presidents place worth muchr'
asked the best young man. who clerked
in billiard store and was believed to
have vast ideas upon the subject Of
values.
The best young man. who wears his
watch chain outside his coat. was in-
clined to think that it was 90 . month
and meals. but he was scornfully
sneered down by the well-iniormed
best young man. who said It didn't pay
. cent under 500 year and sleep in
the store. J. Burdette. IN
Eagle.
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FARMING IN CHINA.

The Primitive Implements Used b. O..
lostial Agriculturists.
The Chinese are good farmers, though
they use the rudest of Implements. They
have the plow, the hoe, the harrow and the
rake. The plow is broad blade Of iron
fitted into q handle such as was used by the
Egyptians thousands Of years ago. The
teams in South China are usually Of water
buffalo. The animals are the ugliest species
Of the cow genus, are drab in color and
have . sparse covering Of hairs which
stand straight out all over their angular
bodies. The horns are fat, and they do not
stand up like those Of COW, but cone
around back just over the eyes. They ara
harnessed by q wooden yoke, which rests
upon the shoulders, and which is fastened
to the plow by ropes. Men are often
harnessed up with these buffalo, and
the plows are always held by men
or boys. These plows cost about
q apiece. They merely scratch the earth
instead of turning it over. and in the vicin-
ity Of Canton much of the land 10 spaded
and hoed. 1t is arranged in terraces, one
patch rising above the other, 50 that the
whole can be irrigated. Standing upon the
White Cloud Hills, q chain Of low mountains
which extends through this part Of China,
one can sec gardens Of this kind spread out
below him for q radius Of 10 miles. It il .
patchwork Of silvery water, green fields
and plowed ground. Hundreds Of villages,
Of from 800 to 5000 aud upward each, dot
the plain on every side, and through it all
runs . network Of waterways, some Of
which are covered with great Chinese
junks with bat-wing sails of cloth and bau-
boo poles, which stand out against the
sky. Away OF in the distance you zee the
pagoda towers Of Canton, and to
the southeast lies Whampoo, where
tho ocean steamers anchor to do their
trading with Canton. These hills are to me
the wonder Of China, and one Of the won.
ders of the world. They contain the graves
Of Q hundred generations, and their sides,
sloping several miles from Top 70 plain, are
covered with great tombs, each made In
the shape of four horseshoes, rising one
above another, receding and growing
smaller as they rise, and forming great
seats, where one can rest and look on thS
wonderful panorama below. There an
thousands of these tombs on every hill
side, and we rode. I doubt not, through mill.
IONS Of dead in going from Canton twelve !!
miles into the country. Here the Chinese |
for generations have burned their dead, and |
tho ghosts Of Chinese ancestors who inhabit |
these hills must be moro in number than
the teeming thousands which work on In |
Canton and the surrounding country, and |
which 1t certain times during every year |!
come here to worship at The tombs Of their |
g. Carpeater, in National |
Tribune.
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BIZ THE HAND.
sign master roll and 90 in. I've made up
my mind to have you their Captain"
THIS was an honor Of which Luke had not
yet dreamed. He thought the recruits
might prefer TO choose Captain from their
own numbers. But Captain Smart assured
him that such would not Be the case. They
were without any organization and strangers
10 each other.
"Come with me, wen get 'em in line,
take their names, and see 4 don't pull
70 through"
The uporganized men were got together
and Captain Smart made them . short
speech, and then called upon 1r. Mason,
whom he represented - ono Of their num-
Der, to deliver another; after which thoir
names were placed on IN extemporemustex
roll and al sworn In.
ats your duty next 10 elect officers. Gid
Captain Smart. CHOOSE first . Captain,
and select the most competent man in your
company. It's not for me- 70 suggest, hut
Mr.. Luke Mason Il q the timber o1t e
which good Captains are made. Jehn Harms,
81 Smith, Phil Daniels and ioes Of othsgs
amonG you would MAIN excellent o0ceEs."
The result Was the electioa of LnkoMaaoo
1@ CAptaiD, 81 Smith, Irsa, a1dP0 UaA-
ieh, Secood Lieutenank
al told ~ would AZ - IN Iighk" 90
Captain Smart A2sar + WaoO0oE
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AS YEARS PASS BY.

~ years pass BY and time grows old,
What shifting scenes salute the eye;
Youth's dream becomes story told,
As years pass BY.
We mend our chart, new paths rursues
To other fields our fancieS fly;
Some fair horizon sweeps In view,
Az years pass BY.
Hope never leaves tho Steadfast soul,
In winters storm or summers sky.
II high ambition be tho goal
As years pass BY.
What II some hoped-for triumphs fadsi
The sun still compssses the sky;
Courage that wins 10 not afraid.
AZ years pass BY.
Defeats are but the fate Of all,
Compelling US to do or die,
They oftenest rise who bravely fall,
As years pass by.
Let beauty be dream, or not,
Though wealth and fame far from - ~.
Our struggles will not be forgot,
AS years pass by.
II We but keep our purpose pure,
Make truth the apple of our eye;
We can not fail, success is sure,
AS years pass by.
Joel Benton, in N. Y. Ledger.
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would eat the earth, when Luke resolutely
but coolly assured him that he would get q
taste of it if he attempted to enter the gate.
"Hain't ye comm ter help mel" lack
roared.
"Taint no use," said an old farmer look
ing recruit seating himself on the wood
pile. ''There's only i've on 'em, and ye say
We kin clean out a dozen any time. Yedon't
need us-no, We'll stay here and watch ye."
For a moment lack hesitated between
pride as q bully and fear Of the musket.
Pride at last got the better Of his fears, and,
with volley Of oaths, he took step toward
the gate. Instantly Luke's gun covered his
heart
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-07-04
POiSONS IN MILK.

Simple Measures to Prevent tho Forma-
ton Of TyrOtoxicon.
According to Prof Vaughan, tyro-
toxicon does not develop below sixty
degrees Fahr., and is anaerobic-
grows when air is excluded. Some
very simple measures, then, are pre-.
ventive:
!. Scrupulous cleanliness. A little
dry milk on the rim of q can or vessel
may breed the germ which will find
culture-grOund in fresh milk.
2. A low temperature-below sixty
degrees Fair.
8. Ventilation in an untainted at
mOsphere.
1t is but just to say that these pre-
cautions are generally observed by
careful dairymen and cream manu-
facturers. There is grave reason to
fear. however, that they are not gem
orally observed after the milk reaches
the consumers haads. Also, the
slightest carelessness may affect seri.
ously that class of the community
which does not speak for itself-the
very youngest.
Statistics prove with increasing
testimony that all artificial feeding is
not only unnatural but hazardous, and
to be successful requires the most in
telligent attention. However. If all
mothers and nurses could learn that
milk exposed to foul or warm air for
any length of time may not only sour,
but become the vehicle Of virulent
poison. perhaps the summer months
would bear q better health record
One word of warning may not be
amiss. Whenever young child IL fed
upon cows milk, and this causes
symptoms Of disagreement. the diet
should be changed at once either tc
meat or rice; for. If tho chief mis-
chief-maker be at work. the best milk
will only furnish 1t with the medium
in which It dourishes. and. deprived Of
this. it will inevitably perish.
b Tweedy. in Popular Science Month
w.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-07-04
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Cornell University has put &400e
600 in new buildings the past year.
Absorbing to the Methodist Re.
oorder there are 42l. 784 members q
the Wesleyan body in Great Britain.
the last year showing an increase Of
5000.
Tho last Congress appropriated
over $500, 900 for twelve now school
buildings tins year in the District Ct
Columbia That will make twenty
nine school-houses erected in three
years.
AT the late meeting Of the Pres.
bytery Of the Cherokee Nation an in-
crease of 81 per cent In the church
membership was reported for the year
past Nine new churches have been
organized.
in the quaint old Anglican church
of Capel-le-Ferne. near Dover. there
Is no provision for lighting it at night
and at the evening service those who
attend are in the habit of bringing
candles and lamps along with them.
Students. before being admitted to
the University of Mississippi. are re-
quired to appear before board Of
professors and answer whether they
have any firearms about them or
whether some person or persons had
any in keeping for them. II so they
must be delivered up Before the APP
plicants are declared full students
Pierre University. at East Pierre.
South Dokata, is under the control Of
the Presbyterian Synod of Dakota. The
citizens of Pierre contributed toward
the foundation of the university six
teen acres of land and so. 900 In
money. An equal amount was con-
tributed by the Mccormick family, Of
Chicago. Rev. William NJ. Black
burn. d. ID. has been president Of the
university since 1885
The Conversion Of England"
an ecclesiastical drama, is to be per-
formed in Croydon by forty church
men, who give their services as .
labor Of love. believing that such q
performance is we'll adapted for the
teaching Of church history. The
play deals with the arrival of Angus
tine in England and the conversion of
the King of Kent and it has already
been performed In London parishes.
The gymnasium work at Bryn
Mawr College was finished for the
year with the end of the winter term,
and the teacher. who has just taken
her degree Of NJ D.. started directly
for Europe to study during the sum-
mer. The work closed with an exhi-
bitiou, at which good results were
shown of the years training. The
highest vault was four feet ten inches
A record of her gymnasium work 10
kept in each students course book.
During the warm spring months out
of-door exercise takes the place Of the
gymnasium drill.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-07-04

What under the sun arc you com.
ing around this way asking people al
these questions about their ages. and
such things that amt nobody's busi-
ness?' inquired the woman with .
baby in her arms Of the census taker.
Madam" said that Official. politely.
you remember, NO doubt. last election
time. and the consequent inaugura-
ton"
ITO Be sure"
You know how the whole country
was topsy-turvy. and seemed to have
Lost al nationality"
s.Yea"
''Wsll. madam. I an helping -
country % right eeasuA "-NerehanA
Tsays1se. -
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The COUNTRY ROAD.


j WY It Should he m Coed co.Aitssa .
An seasess - she Year.
! There is nothing Of great interest 70
The farmer to which he pays so little
attention as roads The large proper
ton of farmers act If they do not think
- the Arkansan did about the roof OF
his house: when it rained he couldn't
ok it and when it didn't rain the roof
1idn't need fixing" So with the roads,
when the deep mud comes and it il Inn
possible to haul load over the roads
they can't be fixed. and when the good
weather comes they do not seem to
need fixing except to fill up hole here
and there. pillow out q ditch or haul
some loose dirt in the center Of the
road where there may be already too
much of it
1t would seem to be almost needless
TO say q thing about the necessity for
roads over which a load may be-
hauled at any time of the year. The
difference in time. to say nothing of
the advantage in labor. gained by
taking a load from the farm to
market three or four or more miles
on a road where the team can DO
kept moving at their best pace. over
using road where the team wastes
its labor in pulling the load out of
holes or around puddles and the
driver endangers his reputation for
morality by the blessings he calls
down on the highway, is easily ap-
preciated.
In bright summer weather the road
may be good, usually is, but the
spring and fall rains make it a terror
to every one who has to go over it
The soft places in the dirt are washed
out or cut into by the wheels of
heavily loaded wagons; the low places
by the roadside become filed with
water which is absorbed by the dirt Of
the roadbed and makes it a bed of
mud, impossible, sometimes even for
a footman. Sometimes, as in the
winter of '76-'77, such condition will
exist on the roads of the entire coun-
try. and a mud embargo results which
shuts the farmer out of the market by
preventing his hauling produce of
any kind and while prices of grain 60
steadily up no advantage can be taken
of them.
There is no good reason why the
roads in every part of the country
that is fairly we'll settled should not
be good at all seasons and under all
circumstances. While there may not
be as good material in some places to
make the road as there might be.
while stones or gravel may be almost
or quite unobtainable. still it is not
impossible to make a good road with
nothing but dirt 1t is not the inten-
ton of this article to tell how such
roads may be made. the details would
be too long for it; but it may be said
as a general rule. applicable to all
roads of whatever kind. that the first
requisite of perfect road bed is dry
This being secured,
either by natural or artificial drainage,
the rest is comparatively easy. The
better the material that is put on this
the better the road; but no kind OF
material, no matter what kind it is,
will make a good road unless this first |
requisite is secured.-Western Plow.
man.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-07-04

II ever enc Il to pray, il ever one y =
feel grave and anxious, II ever ono u =
shrink from vain show and vain babbls,
surely It is just on the occasion Of two hu-
man beings binding themselves 70 ono an
other, for better and for worse, till death
part them. The two people mostconoeFued.
especially the bridegroom, are on such .
day willing enough to shrink from vain
show and vain babble, but their friends and
relatives insist on trotting them out and
making them show their psces. Indeed. fos
. man VI shy or nervous temperament 70 b
married without ehloroform 10 b painful
operation. He may be . strong man, but
he feels lihe Samson when, for the sake of
Q woman whom he loved, he allowed his
eyes - b put out and heard tie Philistineo
calling upon him u mako snort for them
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-07-04

Should cheese pun up during cur.
ing it shows that tho gas Il generating
too fast and the room has boon too
warm. Tho cheese thus pulled up
should b removed to . cooler place.
and. as . last resort should be pricked
to allow tho gas to escape A good
cheese may b spoiled b. not receiv.
ing good attention while curing.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-07-04
LUKE MASON.
A Thrilling and Romantic Story
OF the Late Civil War.
By JOHN Il. MUSICK

By JOHN Il. MUSICK,
AUTHOR OF "BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER"
"HELEN LAKEMAN," "WALTER BROwN.
FIELD" BANKER OF BEDFORD"
AND OTHER STORIES
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-07-04

You never know how sure-A footed . dog =
until you attempt 70 put him On his back b
. tub Of water. he II thea IN fest and eye2
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8 S Clsv

Laycnwerth Ct Atch'son. Correspond avss
pLnlon Pacific d Atai2ison e. Pat
Gibson. Topeka Is SAINTS Fs.
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~Incorporee sous PAD
torlGe Dc IL -ol
do / 4

Bau'iue Il Gpargnes m.itueIes, GdlAjDjs-
tree alllvHnt les meliEenEs princlpee recon
uua SOUS IL 9sraulle das luls ies p.ua stric~
tes Ct ,Gs pi;Is Conservatives
La EANQUL IS! uugerte &c 9 h. An.
Il 5 h. r. VI. ct Il 4o&nledi depuls y b. a VI.
j $ h. On SOLE.
Gets osDuue pale I'm lnteret su q
de cling p;r coat. L'arge2t ,lepoae dans les
trois nrrGlle.s joufs du luu1s porte ln-Gr6t
du psennier .u nlois. Les dGpe4s talts
apres lie tloialemc jours I>oTtent inttrGt
du premier jour uu mois sulyant.
tangent I,eat ere retirt en- out temps,
mails uoIt deiaell2cr tIols mois / Ia Ban4Ge
pour perle3 Iutaret. j ia hn uu troisia-
me aois, vDus avez tro,s muis d'interet,
i ia tln uu lua1rleiue suols, quat-e mp,s
d'int1rel; 4 la in au ciaQuiczns mois,
cinu luois, & ainsi &c suite, e),ysl tong
temps vue votre argent Gesn.tir daAs la
RanQue.
Vous n'asez pas a r%enouveler vos de-
pots tous iGa trols oil six s1sois, CONNIE
dams les Ausres tl;uguea. Les preGa;ers
d e chaIue j~&nyier CT juliet, Gous Woes
faisons uu etat &c yos iat&s5ls, soit que
Gus venice Il ia tanque Oh non, ct ces
inter4ts yv1l3nl inteTet lie meme Qu'un
depot. Nous YUns continuous &C priYi-
lage pentisnt 7lngt ans, 81 lie compile nest
PISS IetlrG,
CeIts sanque ne transige aucnne afai-
re cotnD,ercl.ie, M prGte aucun argent
sur billet sans garantiu, ct ne pGend au-
Guns gis4Gcs Qnels Qulls soient.
Vous n'atcs pas tenu de dcnner avis
uuani vous GGsirez retlrer notre argent.
La loi dome a Ia Ransue Ie privilege
d'exiger soixante jours davis, mais de-
puts pres de DIX Ans, ellie ma ~lanais de-
mandG me minute lie dGlai.
T'outcs vos atIa,res agac Ia hanGue sont
/ privees ct ccn~ident3elles. Personne au-
ire que vous 10 peatTetirer yotfe argent,
4 moins qu'el2a ne SOFT autorisGe j lie
falre.
La conaance du public dams cette Ban
que est @%yitentc, nla;nement etablie par
e fat que les d1pots qu'on Jul g comics
Sc chltfrent aujoiri'hui i la somfne @e
uN MlLLION QUATRE CENT MILE
PIAsINI1S. Eilc est Il. hanque d'epar-
gnes Ia plus con"id&-ahie i l'O4est &c
E.;ovnlansi.
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ganFwn frc:s the diary Of tour
ksS ~ lists, commercial travel
9 ers, business men and
bnrc hoo rcvca1ef.
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anTwn frc@ the diary Of u
EN ~ lists, commercial travel
NV - ers, business men and
others has revealed:
Thst the WISCONSIN CENTRAL has
tn unqualified endorsement OF all;
That the WISCONSIN CENTRAL has
to day the most popular line between
MINNEAPOLIS, ST PAUL and MIL.
WAUKEE, and CHICAGO;
That the WISCONSIN CENTRAL is
daily adding to its admirers as the rec
ognized PULLMAN line between
MINNEAPOLIS, ST. PAUL ard Mil
WAUKEE and CHICAGO;
That the WISCONSIN CENTRAL tou.
ches the most promlne 1t points in WIS
consln, and that it has more important
Business centcrs on ITS through line
than any other railway in The NORTH
WEST;
That the WISCONSIN CENTRAL has
made an eneiable reputation with It's
peerless DINING CAR SERVICE;
That the WISCONSIN CENTRAL runs
fa- trains on which all classes of pas
sengers are carried with c~ommodlous
and distinct accommodation for all;
That the WISCONSIN CENTRAL has
representatives distributed throughout
the country, who will cheerfully give
any information that may be desired
and that it's terminal Agents are sc
clal]y instructed to look after the com
fort of passengers who may be routed
via its line.
\ For detailed information, apply to your
nearest Ticket Agent or to representa-.
tives Of the road.
WIN. s. MELLEN, JAMES BARKEz,
Gen'l Manager. Genl. Pass. q lktAgt.
LOUIS EcKsTE1N,
Asst Genl. Passr. s. Tkt. 8gt.
MILWAUKEE,, WIS.
T. 3. AltsoN,
Northwestern Passenger Agent,
10 Nieellet House Block, /.
Minneapolis, Mimi.