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Thomas County cat., 1889-10-31
vote for c. w,
Smiths large stock
OF goods at low
prices,
COLONIST SLEEPERS.

The Union Pacific Ry., also known as the
Overland Route. has lately added to it's SER
wee number OF new cars (which by the way
are built by the World famous Pullman com
pany) entitled colonist sleepers and which for
conveniepce and comfort are but little be-
hind the Pullman palace car. The cars arc de-
signed for the use and comfort of the colonist,
who with his family inteud moving west to
grow up with the country.
The only difference between these cars and
the regular flrst-class Pullman Is that the Col.
onist sleeper is not upholstered. There are
fourteen sections in each car. and separate
toilet rooms for ladies and gentlemen. At
night. BY means of sliding head boards and
heavy damask curtains. as much privacy is
secured as il in the regular hrst-class sleeper.
Plenty of fresh, clean towels and q good sup
ply OF water are also to be found. A uniform
ed porter accompanies each car to look after
the comfort and attend to the wants of pas
sengers. and no smoking ia allowed. 1t Ger.
tainly seems that for cheap and commotious
sleeping accommodations, while travelling,
these cars cars cannot he excelled.
Thomas County cat., 1889-10-31
DON'T EXPERIMENT..

You cannot afford to waste time in ex-
perimenting when your lungs are in dan
ger. Consumption always seems at first
only cold. Do not permit any dealer
to impose upon you with some cheap i'm
itation of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds, but be
sure You get the genuine. Because he
can make more profit he may tell you he
has something just as good, or Just the
same. Don't be deceived, but insist on
getting DR.. Kings New Discovery. which
Is guaranteed to give relief in ali Throat.
Lung and Chest affections. Trial bottles
Tree at artin & Hampton's. Large bot
Thomas County cat., 1889-10-31
ANSWER THIS QUESTION.

ANSWER THIS QUESITON.
Why do SO many people we see around
miserable by indigestion, constipation,
the food, yellow skin, when for Is cents
we will sell them Shiloh's system Vital
izer. guaranteed to cure them Sold by
Ryder s. Shanklin.
Thomas County cat., 1889-10-31
PROGRAMME

OF Thomas county teachers' reading
circle to be held at Colby, Saturday af-
ternoon, Nov. SO, 80.
MUSIC.
"Exciting Interest I'm Study'-Mrs. N. e.
Pratt
aRiRht Modes Of Teaching"-Niss Margaret
Doom.
Responsibility of the Teacher'-Grant
Blake
MUSIC.
.sSpirft of the eTeacher"-Miss Nettie Talbert.
''School GOvernment'-H. N. Williams.
"School lArrangement"-NisS Zella Hatcher.
Miscellaneous business.
MUSIC.
At the close of each article, fifteen
minutes will be used in discussions.
Thomas County cat., 1889-10-31
Vote the straight
ticket.
SHILOHS CATARRH REMEDY.

SHILOH'S CATARRH REMEDY.
Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy, a marvellous
cure for catarrh, diptheria. canker mouth
and headache. With each bottle there is
an ingenious nasal injector for the more
successful treatment of these complaints
without extra charge. Price so cents.
Sold by Ryder & Shanklin.
For comfort, ease. elegant equipment. good
connections and quick time. take the Great
Rock Island Route for all points east, west.
north or south.
Final proof notices published hereafter
in the Thomas County CAT. The old
price of 400 will prevail. Contest MOTTO
es 800 each.
Vote the straight
Republican ticket.
For genuine Canon
City coal go to Foster
Lumber Co.
Thomas County cat., 1889-10-31
Colby Market.
A GOOD COUGH SYRUP.

There is nothing parents should be so
careful about as selecting cough syrup.
Beggs Cherry Cough Syrup costs no
trums thrown on the market. The best
it on hand at all times.
MARTIN & HAMPTON, Druggists.
Thomas County cat., 1889-10-31

Pullman sleeping and free reclining chair
cars between Denver and Chicago without
charge via the Great Rock Island Route.
Thomas County cat., 1889-10-31
Notice to Debtors.

o. p. Baugh has purchased the entir,
stock and accounts of the Colby Drul
Store. and all who are indebted to said
store will pay their bills to him only, as
early as possible.
O. P. BAUeH, Prop.
Colby Dru e Store.
Thomas County cat., 1889-10-31

BEGGS' CHERRY COUGH SYRUP.
Il giving splendid satisfaction to the
trade and the sales are positively marvel
Gus, which can be accounted for in ne
other way except that it is without doubt
the best on the market Ask for and be
sure you get the genuine. We keepit.
MARTIN s. HAMPTON, Druggists.
Thomas County cat., 1889-10-31
NOTICE.

Parties who gave notes for seed grain
in the spring OF 1855 will call at store of
J. b Nor rison d Sons and arrangements
satisfactory to all will be made.
j. B. MORRIeON.
Thomas County cat., 1889-10-31

For the best coal at lowest
prices and fullest weights, go
to Meglemre's.
Thomas County cat., 1889-10-31
BIICKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE.

The best salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Few
er Sores, letter, Chapped Hands. Chill.
blains, Corns and all Skin Eruptions, and
positively cures Piles or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton, or money refunded. Price 25 cents
per box. For sale by Ryder s. Shanklin.
Thomas County cat., 1889-10-31
PERSONALS
And Other Items of Interest to
Our Readers.

UuI NtduCIS.
Vote the straight republican ticket.
The roof of the -four mill is being paint
ed.
AW. c.. T. U. has been formed in this
city,
Goodland is making an effort to get a
-four mill.
Go to Shimps and buy goods at your
own price.
There will be no service at the Baptist
church next Sunday.
Nj. Niskern is having splendid furni
ture and undertaking trade.
Every republican should do his duty
and 60 to the polls on election day.
The Pleasant Hour club will probably
give series of dances during the winter.
w. NJ Baldwin talks of going to New
Mexico soon to see the Rio Grande val
ley.
Brother Roberts, of the Brewster Ca
zette, gave us a pleasant visit Monday
evening.
Rowland Hockett, of Hale,is quite sick
but his frinds hope to see him speedily
recover.
The district court of Thomas county
will convene next Monday, Judge Smith
presiding.
Mrs r. McGonigal returned last Sat
urday from a visit with relatives at Alb
ilene, Kansas.
A good ticket and clean field will
give the republicans an increased major
ity next Tuesday.
H. Miller has been buying hogs the
past week and next week will ship fine
lot to Kansas City.
James Kennedy has left the employ of
G. W. Smith and accepted position
with the U. p railway.
The Rock Island noon train was three
hours late on Monday on account of
heavy passenger business.
Miss Lizzie Marsh, of Oberlin. arrived in
the city on tuesday to visit her relatives,
Mr., and Mrs R. NJ McGonigal.
E. P. Hovey, chief clerk in the county
tressurer's Office, was in Topeka the fore
part of the week for few days.
Miss Irene Werner, who has returned
to sunny Thomas, attended the ball on
last Friday night at Armory hall.
L. s. Lovitt is putting up good coal
supply house on the southeast corner of
Third street and Franklin avenue.
The sale of the Hall s. Martin bank
fixtures amounted to about $125. The
safe and real estate were not sold.
c. H. Hoover, of Kingery township,
was in the city on Monday on business
and made the CAT Office pleasant call.
County Commissioner Baldwin was in
the city yesterday, having brought three
choice swine, which averaged SS6 pounds.
Weld & Campbell have rearranged the
furniture in their Office. put down an
other carpet and fixing up in fine shape
The candidates have one more Satur-
day to get in their button -heling and
they will undoubtedly make good use of
their time:
W. S. WillcoXon, the able attorney of
Cslby, returned on tuesday from a visit
with friends at Greeley, Colo, and the
mountains.
The lecture on last Thursday night at
Armory hall by Rev. Vibbert was largely
attended and interesting as each. of his
lecture have been.
A couple of local politicians had a Lit
tie difficulty on Monday in front of the
postoffice which ended in one of them
getting bad looking eye.
Lovitt Brothers have moved their
grain and flour depot to the corner of
Third street and Franklin avenue. They
have also put in a new Standard scales.
o. P. Baugh has purchased the entire
stock of the Colby Drug store and took
Thomas County cat., 1889-10-31
TWO PAPERS FOR THE PRICE OF
ONE.

SPLENDID OFFER.
Having made special arrangements with
the publisher of the Topeka Weekly Cap
ital. splendid SPACE family newspaper,
published at Topeka. and worthy of pat
ronage, we are enabled to offer the
Thomas County CAT and the Topeka
Weekly Capital, both one year, for % 90.
Every Kansas man should have his
county paper for home news and paper
from the capital of the state. Give this
combination trial.
Thomas County cat., 1889-10-31
Vote for Showalter.
Vote for Harms.
Vote for Rowland.
Vote for PasseII.
Vote for THOMPSON.
Vote for EATON. -,
Vote for Showalter.

Vote for HARNER.
This is the only opportunity you may
have in years to buy goods at such prices
as Shimp is selling them.
Thomas County cat., 1889-10-31

l am a candidate
for low prices. Come
in and cast your
votes.
G. w, SMITH.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-25

tons was part Of the case. The hon.
esty and veracity Of the corroborating
witnesses could rot be successfully as
sailed While walking along the coun.
try road in the neighOocnood of his in.
vestigatious one day an old negro hailed
him, saying: Boss. | knows suthin'
about dat case" The old darcy said a
''niggah' from St. Louis had told him
a few weeks before that he met d
woman in this city who knew all about
him, naming little home incidents OF
the agonizing slavery days. Now,
sab, dars but one woman knows dat,
and dat woman is de mother Of dat
child, suah,' persisted the old darby.
The official took this as a cue, and
again reviewing the papers in the case
OF the son, discovered that the supposed
mother died and was buried in Quincy.
Ill. He visited Quincy, and diIigent
search revealed the fact that the
mother, instead of being dead, had re-
moved to Hannibal, Mo. Then Han
nibal was visited, and there it was
learned she had gone to Peoria.
H., after which all trace of her was
lost He came to St Louis; but most
rigid search failed TO discover her.
During all these rambles he had only
a meagre description Of the woman,
and knew that she went by the sur
name. He wrote to the old darby, or
at least TO parties VINO visited him. to
pane some place in 81. Louis he had
heard the ''niggah" speak of. The old
darby did so. The officer visited the
place Only to find she had moved
somewhere in North ST. Louis" Ev-
cry place in North s. Louis likely to
shield the woman was visited, and
finally, after weeks Of labor, she was
found. When the case was explained
to her she proved her identity, visited
her son, and as the widow Of the dead
soldier secured the bounty and back
pay.
Two years before the enlistment of
the soldier he had married the woman
without the knowledge Of his family,
and a year before MS enlistment the
boy was born. The wife and mother
never heard of the father after he en-
tered the army. Long years after the
cruel war was over the mother deserted
the son, and from Quincy. Ill, had &
report OF her death and burial sent TO
the son, upOn which the afidayitS and
cOrrobOrating evidence vas based.
Both claimants We're genuine, and
neither, though so near, knew of the
existence OF the other. and, too. neither
secured the coveted 5000. st Louis
Globe-DemOcrat
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Niagan Falls.

In the summer OF 1855. Mr.. Charles Ora
ham. OF New York. one oftae finest aQuarel-
lists in the country, produced : water-color
OF Niagara Falls, remarkable in its accu-
rScy OF drawing, in Its marvellous cOiOring,
in its mastery handling of tones and eff
fects, all of which have been perfectly
Reproduced. As the point OF view of this
picture IS near the Michigan CentraIs
station at Falls View, and represents its
vesdbuled limited train al that point IN the
foreground, il obtained possession of The
water-color and the copies made therefrcm.
The latter are printed in color. 15'a by y
inches, upon paper PIX, by = inches in size,
and when framed can not be distinguished
from a genuine water-cOlor save by an ex-
pert.
They bear no advertising. save what is
involved in the title. MICHIGAN CENTRAL
TRAIN PASSING NIAGARA Falls i limited
number of them viii be furnished TO the
public Ut Fifty Cents each. which is very
much below their commercial or their
artistic value. They viii be securely sent
ov mail upon a paste-board roll. without
extra charge. but not more than two copies
will be sent TO any one address
Address, with postal note or postal
money order for the amount. o. ". RUG-
GILES, Gen. Pass. ana Ticket Agt., Chicago.
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HOW PENCILS ARE MADE.
a Manufacturer Explains the Processes
Employed in His Factory.


Employed in His Factory.
''Whf IS it." asked the scribe. as he
looked jimidly over the desk side at
the big manufacturer. when you first
begin to sharpen lead pencil that the
lead is so good and it sharpens so
nicely, and as you get nearer the other
end, or the rubber or metal tip, the
lead gets worse and worse?n
You only find that phenomenon in
an ordinary grade. not in the best
pencils" answered the big manufact-
urer, much more suavely than the
scribe had expected he would. ITO
find out how it is. let US see Just how
lead pencils are made. The wood of
pencil. you know. is cedar; the lead.
as il is called. graphite White wood
is sometimes used. but only for in
ferior grades. In general. the quality
of the wood can be determined very
largely by its color. The redder. the
better quality; the more yellow, the
poorer. Our wood comes to us all
from FlOrida-in slabs. each exactly a
pencils length and of six pencils
width. A machine makes six length
wise grooves in each of the slabs. aud
in these grooves is the graphite laid.
On the groOved and graphited slab is
glued another grooved slab, so closely
that the lines of joining can not be
seen. Now comes in the answer to
your question. This combination of
graphite and board must be cut into six
pencil shapes. 1t can be done all at
once or in six separate cuttings. Mark
the difference. If the machine of six
saw blades is used. just after the
middle is passed the tendency is for
the part already out to spring and
bend to either side. Parts of the wood
below are. in consequence, tightly
compressed, and the graphite within
softened or broken. With the single
saw blade all this is avoided. OF
course, using the single saw blade. the
cost is much increased. And so in the
high-priced pencil is the lead the same
all the way through.
The shaping OF the pencil, the
making it round or heXagonal, is done
at the same time the slabs are sawed
into their parts. The better grades of
pencils then go through an immense
amount of smoothing and finishing.
The varnish is then put on. the pencil
being forced by machinery through
fixed brushes wet with it. This par
ticular process is repeated several
times. The polishing thereafter is
done mainly by hand. "
So saying, the big manufacturer re-
turned to his desk and correspondence.
N. Y. Mail and Express.
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NOTES AND COMMENTS.

HThe outburst of applause that
greets the nomination of Foraker is
one of the most remarkable things in
the history of politics in this country.
Cincinnati Commercial
EE-Mr Phelps, as Minister to Ger
many, would be a good appointment
under any conditions. Following his
experience as a Samoan Commits
sioner, it is additionally putting a
man in Berlin who is thoroughly
posted on the one question that the
two countries have in common
Indianapolis News
R6-If it is Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt's
notion that the Civil-Service act Is to
be administered for the sole purpose
of keeping in their places the Demo
Gratis appointed in violation of the act
during Cleveland's administration, he
has evidently derived his inspiration
on the subject from the wrong source.
Chicago Times.
IA Simon Cameron has no success
sor in American politics. As long as
the world moves there viii be leaders,
but none exactly like him. His char
acter ard personality were formed by
conditions of time and events that
have passed away. Nature often
seems to make insignificant men in
the same mold, but great men never.
His striking individuality will always
remain in American history. He
achieved what he most admired, sue
cess, and he stood through life like
Saul-kead and shoulders above his
fellows Boston Advertiser.
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A ROMANTIC STORY.
Curious Facts Concerning a CoIored Sc
dier's Heirs and His Pension.

Curious Facts Concerning a CoIored Sol
dier's Heirs and His Pension.
The old. mUsty. dust-covered records
OF the different departments of the
General Government not infrequently
yield up truth that is stranger than
fiction. Not long since the officials of
the National capital were presented
with all the papers in Il claim for boun-
" and back pay, the claimant being a
cOlOred laGD and the sister of soldier
who enlisted from Marion County, Mo,
in the early days OF 1864 The papers
set forth that the claimant was the
only sister of the dead soldier, that his
father and mother were long since dead.
and that he had no wife living or dead.
These statements were duly sworn to
and corroborated under oath by persons
of repute in the vicinity who had known
Ri the parties in interest for MANY
years, the dead soldier and his sister
having at one time been slaves. The
war records showed the enlistment and
the date and place OF death. Every
good one, and it secured the approval
of the minor officials of the departments
through Which it passed on its long
course of investigation. The amount in
volved was in the neighborhOod of 5000
Before the papers reached the official
having the authority to order payment
or, at least about that time, another
claim was presented TO the department
for this self-sanle money, the claimant
this time alleging that he was the son
and the only living heir of the deceased
soldier. His claim was duly supported
by the customary af4idavits and also
sworn to by reputable citizens, who
professed full knowledge of his birth,
and who personally knew his father
and mother. both of whom were dead.
the date of the latter's death and burial
being specifically stated. This claim
came from an adjoining county.
The department. suspecting an intent
to do something wrong. put the papers
In the hands of a special officer with
instructions to make a thorough inves-
tigation- This official visited Marion
County and after a full investigation,
found the representative of the alleged
sister TO be precisely as stated in the
claim papers Even the son of the
former slave-Owner verified her state
ments to the minutest detail. Satisfied
in his own mind that the sister was the
lawful claimant the official visited the
alleged SON in the adjoining county.
There he found the statement of the
son verified by the citizens Of the high
est repute, most of whom knew the
father and mother. The officer became
completely confused. What was he IN
do? The evidence seemed conclusive
* each case so far as honesty of inteu-
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THE CONTESTED SEATS.
Every Case Will Be Decided on Its Merits
by the Republican Majority.

Every Case Will Be Decided on Its Merits
by the Republican Majority.
1t is reasonably certain that the con-
| tested election cases will take up a
| good deal of the time of the next
House of Representatives Sixteen con-
tests are certain to be brought before
| the House, and several of them have
already been made known to the
people, in a general way, through
the press. In every Congress many
disputes as to seats come before the
House. Some Congresses have had
more of them than the next one will
be called upon to grapple with. In
most instances, however, the House
has allowed many of these controver-
sizes to remain Enacted on, partly for
want of time to deal with them satis-
factorily, but principally for want of
inclination to take them up and dis
pose of them honestly and fairly.
The Republicans, though, who will
control the next House, will. it is un-
derstood, make an effort next winter
to dispose of all the contests before
that body.
An element of interest is impaired
to the contests which will come before
the Fifty-frst Congress by the fact
that almost all of them are IN South.
ern districts and that in nearly every
case it is the Democrat who has OBJ
tanned the certificate of election. OF
course, in all controversies as to seats
large amount of partisan bitterness
is inevitable. But in the present in
stance, in which nearly all of them
are in the South, action upon them
will, for the time being at least, add a
few4xinks to the already tangled and
complicated Southern problem The
Republican majority in the House will
be small when Congress opens, and,
therefore, there will be a strong
temptation for that party to increase
its strength by turning as many Dem.
ocrats out of their seats as it can with
out any scrupulous regard for the
equities. The Democrats, too, will be
tempted to resort to all their old and
approved partisan devices to defeat
the Republican contestants, irrespect-
i've of reason and justice.
1t would perhaps be well. however.
to tell the South that the Republicans
will llake no effort to secure any I'M
fair partisan advantage in the settle
ment of the contests for seats in the
House. They will not follow the bad
precedents established for them in the
past by the Democrats when that party
was in control in that body. Every
case will be decided on its merits. In
several contests, notably the two in /
West Virginia, the evidence is so over !
whelmingly in favor of the Repub- !
licans that no valid reason can be fur !
nished why the two Bourbons from !
that State whose seats are contested !
should retain their places. But in
these instances. as in the offers, the |
Republicans viii act deliberately and |
fairly. But no cry OF ''resurrecting /
the bloody shirt or ''reviving the
passions and prejudices of the war
era" Will be able to deter the Repub-
licans from doing full and exact JUS
tice in every instance - St Louis
Globe-Democrat
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RALEIGH, N. c., Feb. Goth, 1855.

DR.. A. 7. SHALLENBERGER,
Rochester, P:. Dear Sir:-I wish
to say a word in behalf of your wonderful
Chill and Fever Pills. Some months ago a
friend, who knew that my wife had been
afflicted for months, sent me a package of
your pills. / gave them to her and they
cured her at once. A neighbor, Mr.. Perry,
had suffered with chills for more than q
year, and had taken Quinine until his hear
ing was greatly injured. Seeing the cure
wrought in my wife's case. he procured a
bottle of pills and was speedily restored to
perfect health. l feel that this is due to
you. Very truly, Rev. j. ID. DAVIS.
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Enterprises of Great Pith and Moment

Have, ere now, had their currents turned
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pepsia abstain from over indulgence: and
precede the meal by a winegiassful of Hos
letters Stomach Bitters. more effective than
any dietetic in improving the tone Of the
stomach. Liver complaint. chills and fever
and rheumatism are annihllated by the
Bitters
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"FOR seven long years l struggled away
farming, running a MIL. &c. until ! was
fortunately introduced 10 s. F. Johnson &
Co. Richmond, Va, by my brother, and |
went 10 work at once. and il scre months
had made more clear money than had made
in the seven years before. They TOOK me
right by the hand from the start and seemed
to be very glad of the chance TO SHOW me
how 10 DO il " This is at bout what young
man said year or so ago Of the aOove-Teu-
toned firm. Since that time he has been
steadily az WORK for them, and IS now one
Of the happest men in America Ifyou need
employment Ii would be a good thing for you
TO follow this young mans example.