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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-26
WAKEFIELD & HALL,
DRUG GlsTs.
Corner Prince aud Fairfax street,

Prescriptions speciality. English, French,
German and Domestic Toilet Soaps Genuine
and Florida Water Genuine Lubin's Extracts;
Sponges Hair Brushes and Combs best English
Tooth Brushes; fall assortment Of Patent Medi.
cines, Coxe's Gelatine, Corn Starch Sea Moss Fa.
rine; Spices of sil kinds and select stock Of all
articles sold by druggists at prices as low as the
Same quality can be obtained elsewhere. dec
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-26

DRUGGISTS AND CHEMISTS,
N. ". Corner King and Washington Street
Dealers in Patent Medicines, Drugs, Cigars and
Cigarettes, Fine Tooth Brushes. Nail Brushes,
German and Domestic Cologne, Hair Brushes,
5ponges, Flesh Straps, &c. Especial care given to
prescriptions. jsn28-tf
The sun., 1889-01-31
Kill the First FIv.

"HoW lo tn" flies oct into the
house with screens in HI OF the win
dOwS and doOrS?" is II question ask
pd hT hundreds of housewives wh,,
are annoyed by the pests. 4 natm
alSt who has looked closely INTO the
habits of the fly said: The swarr,,S
OF flies that are so troublesome dur.
ing the latt0F part OF summer and in
the fall hatch out in the house. The
screens shut them in instead of keep
ing them ont and really DO mor>
harm than good. 1t is physically
Impossible to keep every fly uus ~
| the house in summer time, hut hvpN-
erclslng a little care thousands 0t
| them may he eXrludpl
'Nearly al, tho trouble is c;.rlSpd
by aboHt 81 dozen sluggish specimens
thae emerge from their winter re-
treats on the first warm davs OF
spring. They may liz. found on the.
sunny windows 0t any room not in
constant NHe, They should he killed.
at once, as they deposit the eggs
tT~Am which the millions of summer
flies are Matched, They are prolific
insects, and one old 'tN is capable ot
pOpuIatn@ \ whole house thprOu.A-
ny in a siAgle summer. Instead ct
kiliNY the first fly of the S44aSon.
'nnny people make pet Of it. Its
sluggiShness and haItMozrn condi~
ton excite pity Anl it is not NnuSu,
| al tor the NltASt careful hOuSekGel,er
to tGet and warm it cut of pure ten
der -heartcdneSs> \ folded towel
SHOULD be kept handy. and the earsv
flies ktlled as SOOn us they apDesaE,
Then ifcNrr is taken to leave no
| particles of food and sugar S.a tterrd
around the kitchen and ylining-roOm
and to keep all substances on WhwA
flies feed COVeged, there will I've 40
trOuQAsa nom flies. Some iamilies
who take these precautions even dis
pensc with screens in the windows
and doors. If the flies come in tron,
outdoors they find nothing to live
on, and seek more cOngenial quarters.
1t is best to use screens, however, as
damp and rainy weather invariably
drives flies into the house, and taax.
are troublesome until it is clear. and;
| warm outside.
The sun., 1889-01-31

The annual crop report Of the department
of agriculture shows that there is q larger
aggregate product of cereals than has ever
before been recorded 1t will amount to
3,2OO 900 900 bushels. OF fully fifty bushels
per head. This il about three times the
average supply per capita of Europe from
home production, and receipts from other
continents amount to only about one bushel
per head. The aggregate potato production
is about POO. 900 900 bushels, the sweet pO.
tatO crop about 10000, 600 bushels. The
production Of cane sugar is small; sorghum
a medium crop. The hay cr0pwas very large.
ThrcOtt0n crop is OF medium yield with an
increased ncrenge Fruits have been fairly
abundant, though varahly in production
locally. 1t is the even year" Hnd apples
are plenty for domestic use, while
their chPapness has favored expOr-
tatiOn. The wool clip of 1888
was slightly reduced in consequence of the
| reduction Of fiocks in Texas and elsewhere
| The estimated product is 269 900, 900
| pounds. The meat supply has been very
abundant. The area of maize, as estimated
| from the crop of 1893, makes an increase of
| $3.50 043 over thp crop of 1887, and 49,
! 304 .259 acres over the census crop of 1879,
| indicating gain of 21 per cent i'll nine
| years. The estimates ofwheat area makes a
| reduction Of 3O5 ,G45 acres from the breadth
! of 1887. The aggregate is 81 1886, 1873, an
| increase of only ,9O5, ,8O5 on the area Of
| 1879, or little more than 5 per cent. The
Eexports will probably be less than those OF
| 1979-SO by at least 100000, bushels, q
| quantity more than ample for the annual
| supply of all the increase of population since
| 1880 There appears to be fnTtherncrease
| of the area of oats amounting to LOTT, ,376
| acres, and about Al 900 900 bushels increase
| in the quantity produced. The yield per
| acre is 26 bushels, against 25.4 bushels in
! 1897
The sun., 1889-01-31
he told her story withOV& much

she told her story withoVs much
crOss-questioning.
Yes" said she, yes yOn were very
successful. did not think YOU took
very GOOD care OF your things
though ON that first Monday Why.
cam" along and saw my fan lying
Oh top Of Il glass case, just as | had
given it to Emily MirHbeau, the care
less thing, and put it in my pocket
and carried it home. as hav" heard
that aman, and ! suppose woman,
has a right to her own property
whenever she finds it. Although
had loaned it to tn" exposition, it
they did not tax" better care Of it
than that. why, WE'LL HAY" nothing
to say Nobody ever inquired for
the fan afterwards. somebody missed
it, suppose
so long as the fan got back to
you. all right, my dear Mrs Me
EIroy, sand the diplomatic, "oniv
tn" exposition is ii loser. consider
it u very fOrtunHt" fam
The sun., 1889-01-31


>u Indlanarohs reporter snrc"ed"d IN Oh
"IlhE an nterVlpW with Moore VINO Is at
present closely rOntnlng himself to his resi-
Hrn"e IN thut HtE. II" talked with rOnsd"r-
"he freedom. denying the rumors that de
bp9Iior7 IN ms hdILN would suffer IT" stated
tMit Il" Aad turned over TO the OnneCticut
NutH"I property M"rth NZOO,OoO. When
,ENNr'I II he NnP" what rnuFN" the pfnceFS OF
IN" INSURANCE romp1hy would pursue. h"
~'tI nay" no Id"[t oi ih'Ir plans. am
HjlnpiN wanting '"F u"Eci"pmentS anu am en-
jireiy IN their haDd>. want 1t understood
that nave remained here t" tace the conSe-
Hu"E'"~ OF my H''7 o' my own acrord.
non was informed fhat Mr.. Ah-
uOtt. the secretary OF th""Ompany WRs com
ING out here to investigate my affairs. !
had T."nty Of tim" t" leave the country and
save mNSelt lpmp!etNIy. l decided 70 stay
uGht Hore, and when SIR Abbot arrived |
told tam the whole truth about the "Ondl-
t.un OF my business dI! not conceal any
thing. however tmElaI ana then >ld TO hlm
that proposed 10 remain here. told him
That II" rOuld always ind m" II Il" wanted me,
and promised him that would not commit
Sulrld" either 50 mere am waiting for any
tun~ that may CONF" Moor" stated that his
troubles dated hHrE to 1850. In 1870,
h" sand, n law was passed prohibiting foreign
corporations from bringing suit in he federal
court That destroyed my business. FOE
iND ~ tHLGE 4'@I5 'INl H'A I'H- AZ hl anu
b""am" very d"spOndent. Just h"tor" that,
u short time, had gone INTO bankruptcy,
and an intimate friend who had lndOrscd my
paper was heavy loser, | always considered
that | was IN honor bound to repay
him and it was in attempt to do this that
my present troubles really began. | had no
business, and yet had heavy running OK
p"nses, and at the same time was striving to
repay my friend money he had lost by me. ]
had loaned great sums OF money for thc"Om-
panY represented, taking real estate Sc
rurIty. After the panic the borrowers were
unable to pay Oft he mort cages and the
property fell back into our hands. 1t had
d"prccnted greatly in value, and was nntur.
ally run down and in very bad repair. ! felt
myself more or less at fault IN having placed
the loans so badly. though III reality ! done
the best could. ! was extremely sensitive
on his point. | saw the company losing
| thousands OF dollars III investments that had
! things piled upon me, and as time
| passed on grew moro and more burden
| some Many u time felt as though should
| lose my mind. was bPSet on every Side and
| felt bound to do something to relieve myself
and yet there was nothing could do. Al
| this point | went to New Ork and began tC
| speculate in stocks. had fair success, too
| and made some money but whenever | came
| back here ] lost my head and everything
went wrong. Moore declined to say how
! mnch he had lost in stock speculation. II
| company nave existed Tor years, yet
The sun., 1889-01-31

Mrs. Mary II. Latimcr, widow of r. F. Lat,
inner occupies residence alone at JACKSON.
Mich. Her only son, r. Irying Latmer, Il
druggist, sleeps at the store. He went to
Detroit and remained over night. During
the night some one entered the cellar and was
evidently familiar with the house as he took
IL roundabout way to the bed where MIS-
Latimcr nag elGepiug Ito stepped to her
budsido aud shot her through the jaw, the
bali taking an upward course. She sprung
from the bed and evidently started for the
window. when she was shot again in the
head and fell dying i'll II pool of blood with
her head resting on II chair. AS nothing was
taken from the house, robbery was not the
motive All the property, valued at $4,000.
lrverts to Irving. The work was done SO
r0olIy, and every track 30 carefully covered
that no clue has as yet been discovered that
throws the least light upon the mystery.
j. 4. Hill. q we'll known citizen of Mechnn
icsyi(e, Iowa, received b tettet' siehed B%
White Cdps, notifying him to change hfS
ways. He published in Il local paper q reply
saying: My habits viii be rohtinYed QS
heretofore. / fear nothing. There is n9t
enough thugs, roughs or bfpisers in or
arofnd Mechanicsville sufficient to strike
terror to my heart. Furthermore, allow me
to suggest that in your murderous attempt
you make no mismOves; that your calcula-
tions are carried out with matthew aticaI pre-
cisiop, as h3lts and delays may prove dan
gerous, and a White Caps wife may be on
the next morn o widow.
The sun., 1889-01-31
A FORTUNATE FAN.

,
scanned every one VINO departed, ana
demanded name or card.
This official afterwards rrmem-
,.n,l tn.t -, oyo,o,;,,I,. ,,,,.l.oJ
'..1
man "h''r"o' apparently "''h Il"
bundI" about him II" was very
handsome. with black eyes and pre-
uotnrnIv or,v hair which h4 wore
,.
''"1 =.
our name SIT SAM 'l' ponce,
man. stopping him and eyeing him
IlrcnIv.
.,N1, r,,,o oh',, y,id rho .tr,nuo,
...I'',. ' '.',.'..,,. ..I''r,, n.',,,.1.',,-, :,
"''P'l '''S'l'N' en- ' w. ''''''''' ''l''
Vt TINS moment Il lady came down
stairs. She was we'll known to the
policeman M one Of the managers.
.,,I. .l,. ,o+ 49,. ,.,,,+1,,,,,u ,hn
"''', 90 ',.' ''''' '''' ~ y '''''''' ''''
"'d'"r'IlAIiN:
"Oh, lol. Beaurl"rr, | am so Ohappy
to mpc, You, | am tired to death.
Sncn ., .c.r. nf rnnt,.inn nn.toir.
",
ANA we open 'oil'Sll. """'" -"
carry this fan tor me, and Civ" 1t t"
Miss LomaNr 1t iSQuite invaluable.
Arlopo. to Mrs NcEIrov. and hone
:, ,l,,,;,. ,,1o.,o. 1,,+
It "''' '' '''' III q ''''''' t''".'' D"'
lAV" absolutely brought It doWh
with me: how careless, 1t arrived
too late to be iudrod and catalo~uod.
Lur +, ~, d.,nrmipoJ to ,,o+ i in
-. -.
"""I" 20" take 1t up 1"F me.
'l"rtalnlN. Miss Nlrahean: de-
iYItted. 70 whom shall rive it,
..,i,l 1},n colonel restored ~ III.
- ........,al..
''"' '''',,''' = ''''''''''
TO Miss LomaN; ana Tor worlds
DO not fail. for Mrs. M"EIr"y is al
ready dlradiuIIv offended hnrauS,
.n,nn nf hnr axb; ;hits u,oro ,nt,,spJ :,
-, ,,,...} }I},l:.... -,,.'...,..1 ~,
P''''. llI''e'''' '"'''''N' N'lt '''''' WI
Smith have had some words, and
she has loaned such beautiful things
thot vouId NOT hova her r.4Iinos
',,'t ,,' t., .''.. ,.',,l., =.
lurt l"F tue ""Fl"'
hut do not Know Miss L"m"N.
sad the handSome colonel, aImlrln9
the fine tAc" before hnn' and thlnk-
mo that a WorkadaN rIS was rather
becoming to Miss Nllrabeau.
ION, YOU Will easily tlnd Miss i-o-
max, SAID Miss MlTaheNu; amy
one Will tell You. - she passed on
leaving 'ol b"aucI"rr with tn" tan
III charge.
lie assembled the stairs amt was
met by bIg dog at the door "t al
inner room. Ladies were standing
1T the glass cases arranging h!lSStIS
Others were busy banging tana
Others putting away priceless boxes
chatelan's; watches, jeWeIFI OF every
age, from tn" mummy necklace dOWl
to tn" earrings OF Eugenl". TN" az
fists were hanging pictures. Mrs
| " hpnInp Snn1rlDt NnIl1O I Il(
The sun., 1889-01-31

hnrn hnr fIIII Sharn of thu Cruilt
~ Lol mo- r;rLt roIonni tn ,sk Won,
TN t,l,u rh,rrn Of thot vohI,hIn tam
II v,. NOT efnlun from vnu i WA.
ytoInm trnn, mo anL vLn Iool,od ot
him very EinJIy
An electric trInpraph Shot throuoh
thr colonel from Icnd to heel
.,By Jnvu'2 said he to himself ~
wnm,,n with = sense of iusticr and :,
nrrtty womnn toor
+ But aIthou~h they had II very
agreeable half-hour bpwaiIing their
woes Miss \Grahpau turned pale
when shrsuid.
~Who is to tell Mrs. McElrov?"
1--WE musr wait u few davs to see
the result of Mr., Smiths search. ''
said the COLONEL "Then. fit is real
~. irruvn,;,i,lv lost will nav for if if
cam
,.nb vuu c,p.t,' said Mis-. Niira-
I,,,, - !, 49,, 49, hnirIon,,
'% Tho r'lnnoI ~ ,'I' ~ tLn"%ht = t' tbnro ,voro
oo,na L,nrn, D'D nn uh;rI nothinr Inr
"anv JonI' ioU,,,, ,,.., va r,',.n Lr+ No InnI.od -
lI; ILa," 1i;n','n,, "I' ""' '''' '"' ~ ''''>'''
.,Int t,I,n i ,.,l,rI,, and ,rn to
III. r,,o,in'r NJ 'r't>; tn-''ioh1 '''
''' ''''''- :. .,
'n: no, N'"H llle 'artIo0S ,, l'll',iN II =
3iIN'fln@. 81 :, ! can meyer i'''' NrN. We. =,
HII0H ulI'l / T'"IH 'll,. N'IH ""ISt'
| he Face men" was I"''l''I' hu' 'II''
ian was nov; ana 'h' I"loil"I ana
EmlI| wake" ahont HN' '"o Su>
p'rt|I inur''ererS. l hrlr IlS'I : /" IN"
cAlIIoI'lon S:H M''rt' lloue "'.IN'IH' ''I" "
IKE ,iiioe,"l"d 'Flllilll'l9 'Il'N NIl'I5I-
ned MRS. MGEiroE. N'rah@eiF eIl"u2iI.
'ho' lral" I3dE 1id not max" any m
quIrle3 Tor hrr 1ln. ana II was D",
S0rEe9 tll'' Sil" 'il not come |" VlIo
"NIl'"1I'oil' All "I "lll'h WAS "'il'll-
ouS-
Notllh@ Is NOR" sweet 'han q hlo-
1nal 10Y. OF, b'"ucI"f' "o''I' n"E|l =,
nave l"olI' "u' no" 'i1'fin'n@ r'1l''Il
Mira bean could bp h9t II moi tJtItAlI
The sun., 1889-01-31
BATTLE AND BIVOUAC,
Are Lived Over Again in "reminiscences bV the
Assembled q. A. X, Veterans in their
Grand Encampment at 81.

Ia. \. Tx.
rro,, Un..,,,on,atS,
", ""'
'""''
The twenty second annual enrnmpmpnt of
the Grand Army of the Republic concluded in
most satisfactory manner II two days
session at ST. Paul. The following is the
rport on the
suI rps,4n,,E
v.h.,ua,,a ,'., - ,r.,,.,.,,oa ~ ,,
,,. "''','' '''''" VI :" ''''
Minnesota VI nv n soldiers .t E1m' hnHr 1lSrn"rEr4
's'l 'TH WI" singular ana
"'Im'A "al.n '"hnnhIS ,Ir Rru'i'u"' "I
y, my " luz =" , ,,,, '','i ~
's'MrEr OF OF Inrlr In,lrS n InT' We mr%4r+I
'7> ~ " w ~ " " '
''i't Wn,,.o,. ,ho l..,., of tr,,.,o.. ,,,,,r.,;,
,'l ,,' ''''',U Wv .i;,
'"'i I,|n Hnn iS"
@ ,, 600 ~" ~,
'"" II 'I''HT y, '"I '0'''' nor ''' P'l l"'9'
- 'H'',,,''HS !" meet '''N'
n III '''I 1t!
''' ,,'0" 10! '"',l -, 'I'' ,,S'
81 %. ',''' I'i' III n f
,' ''''H ''HN ,l,' ,V ="
j;, r,,,I
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'II
The sun., 1889-01-31

The president approved the following bills,
providing for public buildings and sites:
Eight hundred thousand dollars increased
appropriation far n public building at San
Francisco; 81 ,2OO, 900, public building and
site at Milwaukee, Wis; 81 200. 900 forpnbIic
building and site at Omahn.
The project of securing Mrs Cleveland S
portrait for the walls OF the White House has
been abandoned. In reply to II request to
Mrs. Cleveland that she consent to sittngs
for the portrait, the president wrote letter
stating that fully appreciating the kindness
intended, have to say that both Of us are so
opposed to the project that YOU could not
show us greater consideration than by amen
tire abandonment Of the scheme
The sun., 1889-01-31

The twonty-s"rond annual enrampmPnt of
the Grand Army of the Republic concluded in
most satisfactory manner IL two days
session at 81. Paul. The following is the
The sun., 1889-01-31

| never approached Estes. Saw Estes in my
room. lie told m tnat he had been "}1cre I
and wanted to know II We could do j. tier I
tOld him no. | never FNcw trlv, ;irg aEour 'h.
| pine lands coming before tn" ir-I~ atUrr. y 'vrr
! talked with him about 4 railroad Grant or qfr.ut
his vote Estes evidence Is taI~c-a pure tahri-
! cation. There a bill inlruIucs'i i'll the SCH
| ate changing the route OF the Duluth ~ Winui-
! peg route. | had nothing TO DO with the railroad
| land grant.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17
Buffalo Bills Plucky Daughter.

Miss Aria, the eldest daughter, was
away at Lincoln when the reporter
called, but from a photograph she APP
pears to be tall, handsome girl, very
much resembling her father. She is
also said to possess a number of her
fathers traits of character, and some
very pretty stories of her pluck and
determination are told, one of which
is that while she was yet quite a girl
Cody had very treacherous and dan
gerOus bronco in his stable. This
horse Aria determined to ride. After
having him securely saddled the girl
mounted him, but in a trice she was
thrown to the ground, severely bruis-
ing her face. Enraged at the conduct
of the horse. she jumped up. exclaim-
ing: ''ru ride him now, If he kills
me-" and. jumping into the saddle
again, and by frequent applications OF
the whip she soon had the bronco as
docile as a lamb. Her last exploit
was to travel all alone from North
Platte, Neb., to London. England, to
meet her father, and later travelling
alone through Italy and Spain. She
is said also to be quite scholar in Ger
man and French, as well as being
somewhat .'up" in the arts.-DeaUer
Republican.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17

cd from southern California, do not
praise that state very highly.
Miss Mollie lies has resigned hel
position as teacher at No. q, on ac-
count of i'll health. We have not
learned who has charge Of the school
now.
The fight for trustee of Pawnee
Rock township is ended, and several
applicants got left. Moral-yeu want to
be appointed to Office, change your
politics twice a year, regular.
Clerk Of the Court Bunting will soon
move to Great Bend to ass ume his
official duties there. We regret the
removal Of Mr.. Bunting from our midst,
but what is our loss will be Great
Bends gain.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17
Birth OF an Ostrich.

Wild ostrich eggs are huge affairs,
as large around as quart measure.
says Los Angeles correspondence of
the New Orleans Ignles-Democrat.
They lay out in the open field, and
just as was hanging over a fence,
wickedly waving my jacket to make
the majestic ostrich perform an I'M
dignifed pirouette, one of the eggs
broke open and out popped a little Os-
trich.
Immediately these was great COM
motion and everybody rushed breath
lessly in our direction. The keeper
was told the news and came hurrying
with CALCULATIONS of surprise. He
vaulted the two fences at the furthest
distance from the. mother ostrich and
made in the direction of the newcomer;
but when the mother bird took long
strides in his direction and manifested
lively curiosity as to his purpose, the
keeper vaulted again over the near
est fence and disappeared from the
| scene. 1t was quite comical to see the
old bird with her newborn offspring.
At first she disdained to notice the lit
tie thing, which looked about the size
of a two-months old chicken, and sought
to follow the parental guidance by rum
ming few steps and then quite unex-
pectedly topping over OF turning a
feeble summersault. had quite hate
full feelings against the mother bird,
who by this time stood prancing before
us with her long, beautiful dropping
plumes. think she saw by our ex-
pressions that we did not approve of
such Spartan motherhood. such un-
natural calming of the emotions, for
she Immediately turned upon her heel
and bestowed motherly kiss upon her
solitary scion. There was a thrill of
satisfaction along the whole line of
spectators when she finally sat herself
down upon her nest and drew the ugly
duckling under shelter of her rarely
plumaged wings.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17

We squander money every day in
usel ess personal idulgences that in time
and very short time at that, would
be enough to purchase a home and q
lot or a few choice acres in the country.
It is better, indeed it is far more re-
spectacle, to live in cabin that is
your own, than to pay rent for pal.
ace. We believe it to be true that
many. who now pay rent, could, with
a little wholesome effort, make home
in surprisingly short time. Go at
it as an aim and object in life, think
of it and dream of It, and one day you
will see it standing there materialized
before you; bit of the solid globe will
not run away while you sleep.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17
Pawnee Rock Echoes.

Pawnee Rock Echoes.
From Daisy.
Good rains Monday and Tuesday.
Farmers faces are not near as long
as they were before the recent rains.
J. D. Welch was in town one Gay
last week, shaking hands with the b Joys.
Mr.. Frank Daniels, from Illinois. is
visiting his brother, DR.. M. l.. Daniels.
L. Johns and family left last week
with his stock of drugs, for Kirksyille.
Missouri.
Miss Libbie lies returned home from
Englewood, ILL.,, where she has been
visiting friends.
E. Smith this week moved his billiard
tables to Nickerson, T. P. Nickoles
taking charge of them.
DIR. Daniels was called out south of
the river Tuesday to Mr.. Blakeslee's,
whose family are sick with measles.
Reub Nelson, of Clarence township,
was in town Saturday, but did not
have his London fne twist gum with
him.
Mr.. AID Mrs. j. 81. Daniels enter
tailed q number of friends Friday
evening, who report spending delight
full evening.
j. Lindas this week moved his st0ch
fOf hardware from the Cyphers
Walton building to the room recentl,
vacated by T. j. Grant.
Our Townsmen, W. S. McDouga
and d. 2. Logan, who recently return
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17
A Few Sober Thoughts.

Written for the DENocRAr.
Charity is giving that for which we
do not at any time expect any return
whatever.
when money is given usually there
is not any return anticipated from the
| recipient except gratitude.
When friendship kindness or sympa-
thy is given return of similar acts
and feelings are anticipated upon
similar occasions. Pure christian
charity is very rare.
Life is too short to allow us to stop
to prove our innocence, truthfulness
or virtue. Our own actions, and future
lives will make clear the purity of our
present intentions.
Life is real and earnest, and should
not be trifled with. No human being
can decide for us what we shall do.
what is our duty in life. We must
decide on our life work ourselves for
others cannot see or know what our
Utmost souls are capable of accomplish
ing OR enduring. No two persons have
the same wishes, tastes, desires, inclina-
lions and aspirations. No two persons
think just alike on any subject OF are
constitutionally the same. People
criticise and gossip OF. the lives of others.
If we have the excellent quality of
character we will give little heed to
these criticisms. If we are persons of
character we have independence, natur-
alness, and stamina. The influence of
other people upon our lives should be
negative. The effect of nature posi-
tive. S.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17

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