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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-18
DIGGING FOR RueIes.


The Rothsehilds 60 Work the 0om-Iade1
Hills Of Burmah.
It is reported from London that thu
Kothschilds are about to organize {
company to work the great ruby mine.
Of Burmah. This little patch Of earth
having an area Of only fifty square
miles. was the only spot in his domin'
ions which King Thebaw would never
permit q white man to approach. Even
under the rude native system of min.
ing Thebaw derived an income Of
800. 900 year from the mines. After
the fall of Mandalay Indian troops
were sent one hundred miles north OF
that capital to take possession Of the
ruby district which has since been
leased to native miners. the income
being used to help defray the cost 81
the British occupancy.
There have been loud complaints
that the government lost . chance to
derive large revenue from the mines
when it declined Lord Dufferin's pro-
posal to lease them to q syndicate. II
the Rothschilds have now got foot
hold there. it is certain that the new
rulers Of Burmah expect to make a
good thing by granting concession to
the great capitalists.
The possibilities of the ruby mines
Of Burmah are yet to be ascertained
We know that the largest ruby ever
found there was escorted from the
Kings palace to the river. on its way
to Europe. by a military guard. and
that it was sold in London for $780,
600. The gems lie in thin stratum from
ten to thirty feet below the sur
face. and when this earth is lifted in
rude buckets and spread on the ground
myriads of small rubies glisten in the
sun. Most of them are too small to be
of value. and are thrust aside in the
eager search for larger stones. Com
paratively few rubies are found that
in color. size and freedom from flaws
answer all the requirements of first
class gem. But when such a stone is
Az Al q ~ C<boukOS anu GA
perts tell us that three-carat ruby of
the best quality is worth eight to ten
times as much a. the finest diamond of
the same weight Most of the mar
ketable Burmese rubies are imperfect.
but they are among the finest in the
world; indeed, We are told by dealers
that large rubies of perfect color and
are almost unknown.
About twelve hundred laborers are
now engaged in the ruby district hired
by the well-to-d0 villagers around
these gem-laden hills to do the heavy
work Of mining. No machinery what
ever is employed. and only the most
primitive methods of mining are seen.
energy. capital and appli-
Inces will soon make q change there.
IN. 7. Sun.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-18
MICROBES CAUSE GROUP.

The Poisonous Agent which Produces the
Terribl" Disease.
Since its inauguration the Pasteur
Institution has not been idle. The pro-
fame call it q mad-dog hospital. Such
Is not its character. 1t prepares pre-
ventive vaccines against hydrophobia
and cattle plaques; persons bitten by
mad dogs come to be inoculated at tho
institution. But the latter's most i'm
portant work consists in the study of
fevers. consumption. cholera, ETC.. to
utilize their microbes a. discovered, a.
In the case Of hydrophobiA The insti-
tuition is fitted up with all the scientific
apparatus for the prosecution of such
vast saving life studies. and txo Of its
professors have just discovered tho
microbe which produces the ter
rible disease Of diphtheris or
Group. Not only have they dis
covered the special microbe. but the
active poisonous agent in the microbe.
Tho professors took the Group virus
from . child. and BY inoculating pro-
'duced diphtheria in pigeons, guinea
pigs, rabbits. etc. They arc now oc-
cupied preparing . vaccine With the
recognized microbe or bacillus that
viii be effectual against Group. a il
the vaccine or rabbits against hydro
phobiA Tho professors add that it II
only when tho throat Il weak, say
from scariatina, cold. etc.. that tho
diphtheris microbe fastens on, and.
finding . genial home. commences tn
deadly work A microbe Of this class
was found in the mouth Of . healthy
child. whose sound throas kept tho
enemy 1t bay; but vhsn . hen vas in
oculated with the ''And" diphtheris
set in. Tho professor recommended
throat washin&s With diluted carboIie
acid - the best antiseptic In case Of
Group eta Upwards Of sixty per cont
Of the infant mortality oe Paris l. due
% croap.-Psris Letter.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-18
Water in Organic Substances.

Few people have any idea of the ex-
tent to which water is "a constituent of
organic substances. Rather more than
q pound of water is exhaled daily by
the breath, about II pounds by the
skin, and p pounds by the kidneys
making the daily emissions of water by
the body about 5! pounds-or just un.
der 8 quarts. DR.. Whitelaw tells us
that water forms three-fourths of the
weight of living animals and plants,
and covers about three-fourths of
the earth's surface. The body of q
man dried by Prof. Chaussler in an
oven. like a brick in kiln. weighed
after desiccation only IL pounds. The
percentage of water in well-known ar
ticles is surprising to those who have
not looked into the subject. The
mushroom and cucumber each contain
96 per cent. of water; fungi and the
vinegar plant. IS; watermelon. "a;
cabbage leaves. 81; beer. 80; turnips.
50, milk. 81; mangel-wurzel. IS; car
rots. So; blood. ~ to SO; apples. goose
berries and trout. each 80; flesh. n;
zeal. potatoes. plums and peaches. IS;
beef and eggs. "a; skin. So; brandy.
s.; rye bread. A to 40; wheat bread.
II to 4S; whisky. Al: cheese. 40; rum.
30; kidney beans. %; figs. 81; oats. is;
wheat -four. IS to Is; wheat. barley
md field beans. Is; oat neal. rye -four.
barley flour, Indian corn meal and
peas. IA; rice. Is; rye and coffee. II;
mamma and linseed cake. 10. and tea,
COCOA and cane sugar, each 5.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-18

"A resident Of Santa Cruz, Cal. 10.
Gently found . two-headed snake sbou,
. foot long. The heads Were distinctly
separate and both were perfect. The
heads were little over IN inch In length
When aroused tho snake would throw
. iorked tongue out Of each. head aim
ulfano0ualy, q Il the1 woeo onA
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-18
ELECTRIC MOTORS

what They are Doing for the Working
Women Of Our Large Cities.
To the student of social science the
electric motor is full of suggestions for
the future. If power can be subdivid-
ed and conveyed to q distance, why
may not our present factory system OF
labor be ultimately completely
changed? People are huddled togeth.
er under one roof because belts and
shafts are SO pitiably short. If power
may traverse wire. why not take the
power to the peoples homes. or to
smaller and more hoalthful shops in
pleasanter placese To-day we find
sewing women crowded into a hot,
stuf1y room. close to the noise, smell,
dust and the terrible heat of some lit
tie steam engine at one end of the
room. The place must be on lower
floor because Of the weight of the en-.
CINE and the cost of carrying coal up
stairs. Let US see how the work may
be done with motora We may take
the elevator In q wholesale clothing
warehouse on Blocker street and pass
through the salesrooms to the top door.
The building is lofty and of light con-
struction, and yet we find in the bright
and pleasant attic above the house tops
. hundred girls. each using power.
They are seated at long tables, each
one having . sewing-machine, and
secured to the under side of the
tabls is a small electric motor, Que
to each machine. The operator has
only to touch a foot-pedal and the
motor starts. giving about one-tenth of
q horsepower. at very high speed. II
the speed is too fast It can be regulated
at will by the pressure of the foot on
the treadle. There is no heat, no dust
or ill-smelling oil. and only q slight
humming sound. the sewing-machine
itself making more noise than the
motor. The room Is sweet, clean and
light and it is in every respect q
healthful workroom. II we look out
OF the window We see two insulated
wires passing under the sash down to
the electric-light wires on the poles
below. There arc people who cry out
against the overhead wires. and would
pull them all down. Some day they
will be buried underground. Mean
while, Is It not IN immense gain for
these working-girls to DO placed in .
quiet, sunny room. far from the mad
dening engine? In another shop o.
Broadway We may SEQ different ar
A two-horse-power motto.
lakes its current from IN. electric-lighi
wire in tho street. and redistributes il.
power to shafting placed under the
Sork-tables. Each operator with ,
Iouch Of the foot throws her machine
into gear. and takes her share Of ths |
tvo-horse-powes.-Charles Barnard, II
Century.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-18
THE USEFUL TELEPHONE

: >
Ths Part It IL Destined 70 Play in the
Dsvslopment Of the Country.
It IL certain that the telephone is to
play . much more important part in
human affairs in the near future than
It Is now doing, and the immense
utility to the general public years
hence = now only very imperfectly
comprehended by the most sanguine
man among US. In 1893 the telephone
viii become public property. and the
only restrictions upon its utility after
that date will be those involved in the
apparatus for its use; and the more
general its employment the cheaper
VIII its operations and benefits become.
For obvious reasons the telephone ID
capable Of meeting the wants of the
people much better than the telegraph
Is, especially in the sparsely settled
districts of the country, and for short
distances. and its adaptation to the ne
ccessit'es Of the farmers will be appre-
ciatec At once.
One OF the first innovations to be
carried forward with the use of the
telephone is in connection with the
weather service. which has already
been made to play a most important
and useful part in the shipping busi-
ness. and which. like the telephone,
has q usefulness for future generations
not dreamed of by those of the present
time. The State of Iowa has already
made a movement to establish q State
weather service and make it and the
telephone subservient to the necessi-
ties of the farming population. It is
proposed to establish a signal service
at each county seat, and from thence
extend daily information to the local
inhabitants by means of the telephone
or the telegraph. or both. Next to the
sailor, the farmer is more interested in
the weather than any body, especially
in harvest, and the benefit that would
be derived from daily knowledge of
this kind would be immense. A COM
petent State weather service, with sig.
nal stations at every county seat and
at all the principal cities, and a COM
plete and cheap telephone connection
Herewith, would not only keep the
farmer advised of the approach Of
storms. but post him on the state of
the markets and give him useful in
in regard to his business.
The tins will come. and it Is not far
when the telephone will be
used as extensively in the country as
it is now in the large cities. and the
farmer will call the village doctor. or
the undertaken. or give an order to
the butcher or the groceryman by the
use of the most wonderful of modern
Every farmhouse will be
brought into communication with every
other house in the neighborhood as
we'll as with the nearest village; the
isolation Of country life in winter will
be destroyed; there will be wire from
The home to the country school-house.
and neighbors will exchange news and
gossip, though the midwinter blizzard ,
-ages outside in all its fury.-Milwau-
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-18

was paid within forty-eight hours,
headed the subscription list with the
sum of 81. 100. 900. II give" said he.
$500. 900 as q thank Offering for the
business prosperity have had. give
$10O. 900 as q testimony of the fidelity
of my son. And $500. 600 as q mark of
the affection which bear my wife !"
This man Hou Qua. though dead. is
still greatly honored in Canton. His
gardens there are among the sights of
the city and his name is synonymous
with business honor.
A few Of the rich men among the
Chinese are Christians. and l visited
one of the most noted of sucn at Foo
Chow the other day. It is q city big
ger than Chicago. and it is one of the
chief tea centers of China. It lies in
the mountains about four hundred
miles south of here. and it is in what
Il called the Switzerland of China. It
has bridge Of solid granite running
across the river which flows by the
city. twelve hundred feet long and
containing fift: arches II IL called
the bridge Of teA thousand ages. Its
pathway is twelve feet wide. Il Is
more than ono thousand years old,
and is IS solid to-day as the granite
of which il h built The city has .
wall six miles ia circumference, and
its Wholesale fish market Is equaled
BY no place. not even Billingsgats in
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-05
VIVID WRITING.

A little descriptive piece entitled " Over
the Guns, from the Detroit Free freSs, of
which we give a paragraph, reminds us
that great advertisers, like II. H. Warner Il
Co., proprietors of Warmers celebrated Safe
Cure might get a hint from it,
Here is the paragraph:
Shoot to the right or left, over the guns
or under them. Strike where you will,
but strike TO destroy Now the hell surges
down, even to the windows of the old farm
house now back under the apple trees
and beyond them. Dead men are under
the ponderous wheels of the guns. mad
devils are slashing and shooting across the
barrels. No one seems TO know friend
from foe. Shoot, slash. kill and
But the hell is dissolved. The smoke
is lifting, shrieks and screams grow fainter,
and twenty or thirty living men pull the
dead bodies away from the guns. Three
hundred dead and wounded on the single
acre. They tell of war and glory. Look
over this hell's acre ard find the latter"
And in just as dead y strife. though
noiseless. are men falling at our right and
left to-day. Is it war? Yes, war of the
blood. Blood loaded with poison through
imperfect kidney action. And is there no
power to stop this awful slaughter? Yes.
Warmers Safe Cure, tried specific, pana-
cea that has brought life and hope to hun
dreds of thousands of dying men and
women.
Be enlisted therefore in the great army of
living men and women who have been res
cued from disease and premature death.
and be eternally grateful that the means of
life can so easily be yours.
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WHOLE NO. II, SIG.

than $4,000 insurance. Two farmers near
Ollvet were completely burned out and an
other east OF Scotland. 1t destroyed every
thing on the farms of A. O. Fansky, Gus
Evanson and W. Shock. On the stock
farm of f. s. Sweet three barns We're
burned. Loss $1,000. Twelve miles west
OF Scotland the prairie fire ragged fiercely
and twenty farmers are known TO have
lost everything.
ABERDEEN (Dak.), April 4th.-A terrible
story OF destruction comes from Leola. the
county seat of Mcpherson county. noted in
last nights dispatches, has been brought in
oy courers. Leola was town Of 500 in
habuants, and the country for miles around
was well settled with an industrious and
thrifty people. They said the surrounding
country was nearly devastated. hundreds
OF tsrm-houses in ashes. and carcasses of
nurnt stock lying along the roadways. 1t
Is prooaole that one.tenth OF the damage
IS not yet reported. The injured men.
Old and Wardell, at last accounts were
very low. Nothing definite is known about
rebuilding. The citizens here will hold
meeting this afternoon to take measures for
the relief OF scores of farmers who are
without seed wheat, stock or implements
to commence work with.
Sr PAUL [Miun.1, April 4th.-Reports of
the destruction BY prairie fires continue TO
come IN. At Blunt, ID. T., SEQ cattle were
burned 10 death. Many farmers are home
less: Leols, county seat Of Mcpherson.
u. T., having population of $50. was
burned last night, sixty business houses
and residences being DESTROYED. Two men
were fatally burned. The country is burned
over for miles.
At Miller, d. T., the fires DESTROYED about
ioriy houses, many barns, u large number
OF horses and cattle and left about forty
families destitute in the southern part of
this county. A terrible gale of wind added
TO the terrorS of the situation. The loss is
estimated at $4,000.
Gllletts sawmill and 500 cords of wood
&C Nermillionville, ID. T., were entirely de-
stroyed also several other buildings. A
number OF narrow escapes are reported.
The prairie fires prove more general than
was AT first believed. Additional losses are
reported from all directions. and messen-
gers bring news of stubborn fights TO save
endangered property. Fires were raging in
every direction and each seemed to pursue
distinct course of its own.
CHAMBERLAIN tDak.) J. April 4th--Prairie
hres have been raging fearfully in this
county for the past two days. So far two
llVes are reported lost, and fully one hun
dred families have been deprived of obso-
lutely everything.
HARTFORD, (Dak.). April 4th.-A raging
prairie flre swept down on the town this
afternoon, and would no doubt have swept
it out of existence but for the forethoueht
and energy OF the town people Yesterday in
firing around town wherever il was uppro-
tected. Heavy losses are reported from
every direction.
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A PLEA FOR PATRONAGE.
The COlored Ran Asks for Pro Rata of
the Loaves and Fishes,

WASHINGTON, April 4th.-A delegation IN
which Ex-Governor Pinchback of Louisiana
is the head called on the President yester-
day and presented a paper for the recogni-
ton of the colored men in the South in the
distribution of patronage. Says the argu-
ment:
Under our form of government, numbers are
the basis OF political power If we are an ele-
tmen composing the majority Of the party we
ask, by what rule of equity the same is denied
to us We protest against the continuance of
this policy. 1t is un-American, un-Republican
and unjust, and can proceed upon only one as
sumption, that oi race prejudice. There may
have been some excuse for this unjust discrimin-
alton when the race was first enfranchised but
there can be none now. quarter of century
OF freedom has enabled them to secure men Of
sufl1cient Intelligence, experience and capacity
to discharge the duties of citizenship in any po-
sition to which they may be called. Our ad-
vancement in all the essential elements of civ
llzat1on since our emancipation and enfran-
chisement is admitted on all sides to have been
remarkable, and we are persuaded to believe
that as great as 1t has been, it would have been
still greater but for the unfortunate disaster of
the Freedmans Bank failure, and inadequacy
of means for the education of our people through
the failure of this bank. We solicit your infiu-
ence i'll favor of proper legislation to reimburse
the depositors in said bank.
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cRocKER. IVES NUPrIALs.
A Brilliant Wedding in High Life in Sal
Hraneiscn

"A DfillAnt ueuufnS IN dDSh Lie In San
Francisco.
The Altd gives a long account of the
Crocker-Ives wedding, which took place in
the First Congregational Church, in San
Francisco, on Wednesday evening After
describing the elaborate decorations of the
church, it says:
The high social standing of the families of
the bride and groom, and the popularity and
worth OF the young couple who stood at
Hymen's altar. made the event q very in
teresting and happy one, and on its celebra-
ton wealth and culture lavished all that
could appropriately adorn and add to the
Joy and charm of glad wedding day.
The groom was Henry j. Crocker, one of
the best-known society young men of the
city. He is son of Clark Crocker. ESQ.,.
and is connected with the firm of II. s.
Crocker & Company. The bride, Miss Mary
V. Ives, is the daughter Of Mrs. Eunice ].
Ives, and was the adopted daughter of the
late Mrs. Charles Mclaughlin.
Among those present were very large
number of the best known society people
of the city, and many were the elaborate
evening toilets which added to the splendor
of the scene. Diamonds flashed their light
everywhere from coiffures and snowy
necks, and costly robes swept the crowded
aisles in constant succession.
At few minutes before 9 the bridal
party appeared and the great organ awak-
ened in louder harmonies. The grooms-
men, who led the march down the aisle TO
the altar, were Charles H. Crocker, George
Croker. NJ. s. Wilson, George A Newhall.
William r. Sherwood, t. I. Dargie and
John Scott. The bridesmaids, all of whom
wore tasteful and beautiful pink costumes,
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Two Little Bows Cured.

am truly thankful there is such medicine
as the CuTIcuRA REMEDIES. 1 have two little
boys who have been afflicted with eczema and
scall head, which finally settled in their eyes.
tried several good doctors and plenty of medi-
cines, without relief. I procured bottle of
your CUTICURA REsoLyENT and box of CUTI-
cURA and commenced using them, and am
happy to say that before the first bottle was
used their eyes were nearly well, and when the
second bottle was half used they were entirely
cured. Mrs. SUSAN NJ. DOBSON, Milford, Mo.
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CALIFORNIA PATRONAGE.
\ Split on the San Francisco Internal
Revenue Collector

4 Split on the San Francisco Internal
Revenue Collector.
WASHINGTON, April Representatives
FELTON,, Mckenna and Morrow had an in
terview with Secretary Window to-day, for
the purpose Of asking him to make the ap
pointments under his Department as
recommended by the united California
delegation at as early a day as possible.
The Secretary promised to give the matter
his earliest possible consideration, but he
said he was so crowded with work that he
could not say positively when the appoint
ments would be made
There is split in the delegation over the
selection of successor to Ellis, Collector of
Internal Revenue, whose term expires very
soon. General John F. Sheehan of San
Francisco and I. c. Franck of San Jose are
the leading candidates. and the delegation
is divided IN their support
William B. Hester of California has been
promoted to s., GOO clerkship in the Post
office Department.
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Eczema or Salt Rheum

Baby bad with Eczema. Hair gone. Scalp
covered with Eruptions. Physicians
fail. Cured by the Cuticura Remedies
Hair restored. Not pimple on him now
l cannot say enough in praise of the CUTI-
cURA REMEDIES. Ny boy, when one year of age
was so bad with eczema that he lost all of his
hair. His scalp was covered with eruptions,
which the doctor said was scald head, and that
his hair would never grow again. Despairing
of cure from physicians, 1 began the use of
the CUTIcURA REMEDIES, and, 1 am happy to
say, with the most perfect success. His hsir is
now splendid, and there is not pimple on him.
1 recommend the CUTICURA REMEDIES to moth
ers as the most speedy, economical and sure
cure for all skin diseases of infants and child
rem, and feel that every mother who has an
afflicted child will thank me for so doing.
MRS. N. E. WOODSUM, Norway, Me.
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Eczema 81 Years Cured.

l am farmer, sixty-one years of age, and
have suffered from babyhood with what heard
commonly called "honeycomb eczema" on my
hands. A few months ago purchased from
my druggists. Messrs. Sanders & Lesesne, your
CUTIcuRA REMEDIES, and used them according
to directions cure was speedily and thor
oughly effected, and make this statement that
Others likewise affected may be benefited
JOSEPH JACKSON, Georgetown Tex.
Reference: Messrs. SANDERS & LEsEsNE, Drug