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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-10-10
A RESERVE POWER.

Indications That Woman's Services Arc
Becoming Necessary in Public Places.
Miss Mary H. Krout, in an article in
the "Woman's Kingdom" of the Chicago
lnter-Ocean, gives good reasons for
believing that women will bear a
share in 'the political future" She
says:
In every large city in the United
States there is an cutlery against imper-
feet sewerage. filthy, badly-paved. i'm
perfectly-lighted streets, and to further
proper sanitary measures. and this
where uncounted millions have flowed
into the treasury, more than enough to
sweeten and beautify every thorough
fare whiting their corporate limits.
This does not touch open and fragrant
violation of law. Necessary laws. no
matter how wisely and carefully en-
acted, can not be enforced where a
sentiment favoring morality and So
briefly finds NO sympathy with those
who have been invested with au-
thOrity.
In many departments of public work.
chiefly philanthropic and educational.
women have been called upon to lend
q hand to establish order and discipline
where lawlessness, and INSTRUMENTATION
and ignorance ran riot. Corruption and
vice in infirmaries and hospitals where
female patients have been at the mercy
of brutal attendants, necessitated the
appointment of educated women upon
the board of managers knowledge of
the needs of children. acquired through
motherhood, or in their experience as
teachers, has made it expedient like
wise to give them recognition on school
boards as principals and superinten-
dents. In Indiana almost the only
public institution penal or philanthropy
ic. that has escaped scandal has been
the Woman's Reformatory. the State
Prison for women. This has been man.
aged for years by women exclusively,
and it has been not only well-managed,
but has been self-supporting.
In every department where women
have been given opportunity, their pub
lie duties have been faithfully per-
formed. There have been few reports
OF corruption, incompetence, or fail
ure.
Judging, therefore, from actual re-
suits. there is every reason to believe
that their public responsibilities will be
increased as their services shall con-
tinue to be needed. The clear-sighted
and the liberal-minded perceive. in
their genius for thoroughness, their
abiding sense of right and justice. a
power held in reserve and destined to
be utilized in the fullness of time. What
has been accomplished does not suggest
limitations. 1t is a guarantee of in
herent qualities that may be drawn up
on Indefinitely.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-10-10

loose the intellectual supremacy that he
claims is his by right of sex.
Two girls who had not seen each other
for ian age" met on Denver street-car
recently and their conversation would have
surprised savant One of them said:
'Why, Nell, you dear old chump,
haven't seen you for centuries. When did
you return from school! How long is your
vacation!''
Nell replied: 81 just hit the town yester.
day. The blooming old burg is growing like
a prize potato, amt ita My vacation lasts
six weeks, but I'm studying all the time.
I'm fairly started in Carthagenian history,
and some of it is elegant. Hannibars SOL
diers had regular old picnic when they
were camped before Rome, and old Han
kicked about it, but I'll bet he had lots of
fun himself on the sly. They always do,
these kickers. There is old Prof Mugs,
our literary teacher, who always has such
long face you could fish with it, yet they
say he's regular old sport when he's
away from home; he called me grille
once, but l slapped his hand and told him to
shut his mouth. What a lovely cape you've
got, Bess; where did you get it! Don't you
think ="
ooss bSSos uio you huOW tut1l
George Frike is solid on EN- Sytzer now!
think she looks just like bottle of baby
sirup, te-he. Say, don't you think Hypatia
grand character! But if I'd a-been her
I'd have had great mash on the Sheeny
philosopher, he-he. Ever have Sheeny
stuck on you, Nella"
"No, can't say that I ever did How.
ever, am great admirer of the Hebrew in
fiction. OF course I don't like Dickens
Fagin, and l am not yearning to marry
Shylock, but think Mr.. Benjamin Hur is
a lie from away up the gulch. How would
you like to be Rugged by a man whose
arms reached clear to his anklesT
"Well, that depends" said Bess. "Just
after l read The Quick or the Dead
should like to have been entertained by a
pair of arms as long as telegraph poles. This
is the golden age for women, amt it!-
when all the great novels are written by
women. Yum, yum, but I'd like to be
Amelie Rives. We'll, get of at the mex,
crossing. Come up and see me as soon as
you can and We will translate some Greek
poetry and I'll let you try on my new hat
| Good bye, dear"
Goodbye. Texas Siftings.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-10-10
A JUDlCIOUS EXTRACT.

From the Valedictory OF Mr.. Thrupston.
at tho Yelvard College Commence.
ment.
And to you, our worthy and honored
president and professors, the Class OF 80
renders profound and heartfelt thanks.
You have watched IT Us with Jealous
care, encouraging encouragement
was needed, restraining when, as some
times happened, we were inclined to leave
the path of safety.
Now we pass away from your immediate
personal care, but your influence will be
ever with US; and our success will be the
| success of our Alma Mater.
When we stand in the pitchers box and
! by curved and tortuous delivery of balls
propel the opposing team into the center Of
the approaching hebdomad, the glory will
not be ours alone. 1t will belong in no
small measure to our worthy teachers and
, to the institution where we were taught so
! well.
When we corral the red-hot grounder
| and freeze to it, the plaudits OF the grand
stand will not be for US merely, but also for
the college on whose rolls our names viii
| soon appear as alumni
Some of US will handle the willow, and
| the skill with which we pound three
baggers will elicit enthusiasm of the spon-
taneous variety; yet even then We can
! never forget that the ability to call forth
| torrents of applause was obtained at your
college, and under your guiding care.
When we plentifuily smear with white.
wash the aggregations of misguided bai..
tossers VINO may have the temerity to cross
bats with US, the shut-out and the goose
! egg will be so many marks Of honor on the
record of Yelvard College.
In all our heroic slides to third, and close
scratches TO reach home, through all tae
cheers OF friends and the disappointed.
hopeless yells Of foes, we shall ever 70.
member that we are bearing aioft not only
the banner Of our great National game, but
the honor Of our college also.-WIham 81
Siviter, in Time
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-10-10

people hitherto disfranchised. While !
SO feel the utter futility of all eforts-oy
subject class. l can not get up inter-
est to work for any other reform. lean
only work to get the power to 40. l
rejoice in every movements women 70
better the conditions of society. not be-
cause l think they can do the thing
they start to do. but because by trial
and failure they will learn their need OF
the weapon which in hand makes or un-
makes those conditions. So work on
in all ways, l say to women. and when
you see your need of the ballot go up
higher and join the grand army OF
women who are making the demand Tor
power to be and do for themselves. In
political equality is the key to equality
in all other spheres of action"
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-10-10

Central Park We come for the balmy
breezes and the rest
Didn't YOU say we should hear the notes
of quails and whippoorwllIs!"
Eyes, but don't rush business. They will
come around in due time"
''You spoke of hunting hens eggs in the
meadow grass
$50 we wiii-come on"
He made dash for big patch of bur-
docks near the back door, got tangled up in
the runs OF barrel, and when he got up
he had cut on his shin and his nose was
bleeding He tried to make light of the af-
iair, but it was hard work. When asked
after the horse and vehicle in which we
were TO take our morning jaunts he walked
down to the barn-yard and pointed out a
raw-boned old yellow horse, SO weak that
he could not brush the fiIesaway. and a one
horse wagon, quaint enough to have taken
It's place in museum.
.Youll have orr photographs taken after
we ali get seated in that rig, won't your
asked.
THAT'S lit just as expected! Mrs. Bow
ser, what did you come ont here fora"
because you obliged me to-
81 did. chi Not by long shot! You
came 20 restore your health and to give our
.h.ld chance for his life. 1t will be the
making of him. No more doctor bills for
as"
For dinner we had some salt pork, pota-
.oes, bread and butter and Coffee. When
Mr.. Bowser limited about fresh& gs, the
girl replied that the only heg9 which ever
contributed eggs were now engaged in the
incubator business. When he asked for
cream for his coffee she replied that the
sow hadn't come up that morning. As for
fresh vegetables, the season had been so
3ry that none had matrred.
In the afternoon Mr. Bowser swung his
hammock in the orchard. This is something
ne had dotted on for a week He had scarce
,iy dropped into it when three or four cater.
pillars dropped on him, and he put in the
rest of the afternoon On the HARD boards of
the veran6ah. The cow came sauntering
40 about five clock, covered with flies and
mosquitoes, and the girl limited to Mr. Bow
ser tina, he was expected to milk.
.sOa. certainly he replied. II wouldn',
give a cent for farm life unless could milR
a cow or two. fused to sing ballad while
Twas milking"
The girl and watched him as he took the
pail and stool and approached the cow. The
cow also watched him. Folks generally ST,
down on the right-hand side of a cow tC
milk Mr.. Bowser took the other side. We
saw the cow turn her head and regard hin
with amazement and contempt, and thi.
was increased as he worked away for foul
or five minutes without bringing drop o.
milk
-Wha. are you trying to do!" called {,
him from the gate.
ssMrs. Bowser, when l want to learn an,
thing about cow FL ask you for the infor
xnation. / think know my business"
So did the cow. She had been fooled witt
long enough. and she suddenly planted
hoof against NJ. Bowser with such vigo
chat he tumbicd ove, in . confused heap
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-10-10

Between Us We got him into the house
and the girl finished the milking. Mr.. BOW
ser recovered from the shock after .awnue'
and felt it my duty to inquire:
"Mr. Bowser, don't you think week o!
these pastoral scenes will be enough for usF'
| mo, nor six weeks" he growled. moth
| ing would do but you must get into the
country, and now I'll give you enough ofnP'
s'Why, Mr.. Bowsern'
"You needn't why Mr.. Bowser me. You
gave me no peace until agreed to come,
| and now I'll remain here five stralgnt
yearsr'
When the summer sun went down ana
the stars came out we were not as happy
as we might have been. Mr. Bowser still
| held his hand on his stomach, the baby
cried because the milk tasted Of wild onions,
and the girl lost the old oakcn bucket IN
the thirty foot well while getting pail OF
fresh water. l asked Mr.. Bowser when
the kline would begin to low and the whip
poorwills to sing, and he was so mad no
wouldn't speak. However, il the klne
didn't low, the pinch-bugs and mosquitoes
did. There wasn't q screen at door or
window, and soon after shutdown we were
besieged.
That night seemed never-ending. Not ono
Of US three slept wink. The room was In
vaded with every insect known to country
life, from bat to gnat. The lamp went
out on US at an early hour for the want OF
kerosene, and after that such pastoral scenes
occurred as made my blood run cold. Bats
scared around US, pinch-bugs fell upon the
bed with dull "tunks, - and where one mos
quito let 20 dozen others took hold. Along
about midnight asked Mr.. Bowser how
many pounds he thought he had gained.
but he called me an idiot and would say no
more.
When we got up in the morning the girl
didn't know US. We were blotched and
bitten until one would have suspected US
Of suffering with smallpox. Mr.. Bowser
knew himself, however. but before noon we
were back in the city. He scarcely spoke
to me all the way home, but once in the
house be burst out with:
SNOW, old lady, prepare for settlement
You've nosed me around all you ever will.
This has broken the cancels back. Which
of US applies for divorce"-Detroit Free
Press.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-10-10
A JOLLY GOOD TIME.
Mr.. Higgins Takes His Little Cherubs on
Picnic Excursion.

Mr.. Higgins Takes His Little Cherubs on
a Picnic Excursion.
"Say, Mollie." said Mr.. Higgins,
cheeriiy. to his wife. on the first of
his Saturday half-holidays, 'suppos-
ing we get the children ready and all
60 for boat ride down the harbor
this afternoon. They enjoy it huge
ly and we'd all have a jolly, pleasant
time of it on the boat"
And from the moment they boarded
the boat until they left it six frightful
hours later. Higgins had his Jolly
time of it, racing from the engine
room to the deck after one or more of
the five little Higginses and saying:
Tommy. you Tommy, come herer'
"Watch Matte there. or she IL be
overheard sure as guns!"
where's Sammy"
"Where's Tilly?"
..Where is Harold?"
'.Mattie! You'll go head over heel.
over that railing if you're not care.
ful!'
''For heavens sake! Look at Tom
my-climbing outside the railingr'
"Tom! What do you meant Say!
You'll stay at home next time!''
'.Now, Halls off again. He'll be food
for the fishes before night if he doesn't
look out!''
Here. mamma, you keep your eye
on the others while l look Hal upr'
Sammy, what riu you do nexta"
'.Harold! 1t / catch YOU
''Tilly! You set yourself down on
that stool and stay there until
Tommy! The ne1t time we GO any
place young man of about your size
will stay at home"'
..Look at lilly! Come here! What
in creation do you mean BY
Harold, run and catch Matte and
bring her back here!'
Now Sammy's of. and rll"-
''See here, Hal; you plant yourself
down on that bench and if you nsoUe
again IN
There goes T0mmy's hat! told
| him-now, young man. you can 90
pithoMt any hat the rest of the sum-
meri You needn't thing
lilly and Mattie-back here with
you! If ever ! get you youngsters
homo again we'll all stay there for
awhile. Now ! can tell you thotF-
Time.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-10-10
FARMER BROWN AND HULDA
LEE; OR. SWEETS OF PERSON.
Al LIBERTY.

| Young farmer Brown lived near town
| Where great men wandered up and down,
| And saved their country every day
! BY talking in pompous way
| OF things of high and low degree.
But most of personal liberty.
Young Brown was thrilled by words so grsndS
IT'S true he did not understand
/ All that was said, but Oh ought hef
"Bow grand this personal liberty:'
But mention it: indeed, not he
When he went counting Hulda Lee.
And many envied him his prize,
So modest gentle, true and wise;
A JOYOUS, winsome maid was she,
This blue-eyed, bonny Hulda Lee.
And all rejoiced, and said that day
When the wedding-bel made music gay.
That brighter prospects, fairer bride.
Meier blest that happy country side"
Brown lovedhis "grand prospects" to view,
And gathered with a chosen few.
They'd whistle, whittle, drink and smoke,
With many jest and curious joke
That would have made him blush ere hc
Was pledged to personal liberty"
Poor Hulda, as the years crept on,
Watched her hopes vanish, one by ono,
While, for her tears and pleadingS. he
Would swear and talk of liberty"
Their home was gone, her hopes were dead;
Then bitterly to herself she said
whats good for Jack is good for me;
I'll try this personal liberty"
Then, for his oath why should she care?
She could in answer curse and swear.
1.-The parson made us one" said She,
II, too, like personal liberty"
Jack tried 70 plead with bleary eyes,
And tell her of her children's cries;
They are our children, too" said she,
They shall inherit liberty
Nnxp OIL fhnr IN
For where thou goest will go;
Thy people shall my people be:
Wei! die for personal liberty"
Mrs. L. A. Bennett; in Woman Journal
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-10-10
COUNTRY AND CITY.
Why tho Farming Population Is Entitled
to Every BOdy's Respect.

Why the Farming Population Is Entitled
to Every Body's Respect.
Some city people have acquired a
most unfortunate habit of sneering at
and ridiculing the country and country
people. 1t is not the active, successful
class of people who do this. Such have
| too much sense, and. besides, large
| proportion of them were themselves
country-born and bred. Any one hav-
ing true appreciation of the Importance
of the farming population as the basis
of public prosperity can not fail to treat
it not merely with respect, but with
Difference. Every class has some Pc
culiaritics. Those of country people
are such as adapt them to the nccessi-
ties of their life, and it is upon the
workers in the country, rather than
upon idlers anywhere, that the prog
ress of mankind must always be based.
People from the city can learn much
if they will visit the country with eyes
and ears open to discover what is new,
rather than pursue the opposite policy
Of sneering at every thing. May be.
if. they will not be too superciliOus,
they may find in their unassuming
country friends much of value to be
learned. 1t was a wise man. as well
as thorough gentleman, who once re-
marked that he never found any one,
however unprepossessing in appear
ance, who did not know on some sub
ject more than he did. So. while shall
low pates went through lif" constantly
pOking fun at somebody. he was all
the time learning something.
There is besides another aspect to
modern country life too little appreci-
ated. 1t now requires more thought
and brain power to achieve notable
success on the farm than it does
in almost any other avocation
of life. Mere muscle. fitting
for the toughest kind Of
manual toll, is no longer what is MAIN
~ in demand on the farm. 1t is true,
hard work is yet 20 be done. requiring
much muscular development, but il
must be educated and skilled muscle.
Mind as well as cody must be thor
oughly trained.
Through most of the Northern States
a. least the large majority Of soil til
lers are as diverse as possible from tia
ideal OF the farmer and his life brought
from Europe. never properly fitting
this country. and now more unlike exc
listing farming than ever before. Tho
farmer Of to-day has to work hard,
but he must work with thought a.
well as with hand. He must possess
an amount or current information such
as scarcely any other branch of bust
ness can require And every yeaR
sees. We believe, . large proportion q
American farmers reaching this high
standard CultivatoE.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-10-10

ssYou know Gregg? Well, Gregg owns
little farm out here about twelve miles.
There's good house on it, and he says we
can occupy it for the summer. we Will
have a cow and horse. pigs, poultry ana
other stock, and Well go out there and tan
up and get fat, and have the best time In
she world
81 don think much of the idea, Mr.. Bow
SER"
"You don't! You don't want cool
oreezes-fresh eggs-fresh berries-rich
1nilk-songs of birds-lowinR OF the kline
and rest from care!'
"You will be disappointed If you expect
any such thing"
81 will, eh9 Perhaps don't know what
the country is. You are always ready to
throw cold water on any Of my plans.
shall go, any how"
That was the beginning, and at the end OF
three days yielded, woman-like. knew
we would be back in four or five days, how
ever, and arranged with the cook accord
ingly. One Monday morning we took the
train and started, having engaged farm
er's daughter to take charge Of the kitchen,
and at the nearest railroad station we were
met by farmer and his lumber wagon.
The sun poured dcwn:its hottest, the dust
logged and jolted along the farmer Queried
of Mr.. .Bowser:
"Come out for your health, suppose"
ave did. All! this country air has al
ready refreshed me-"
s'Has, cha Well, there's heaps of it, and
Tn thinking you'll get all you want in
about a week. l think city chap Is
blamed fool to come out here"
"Do you. Why, the doctors recommended
it That boy ought to gain a pound day,
and am sure my wife will brace right up
with these pastoral scenes before her eyes,"
"The doctors and pastoral scenes be
durnedr' growled the farmer as he turned
10 his horses, and those were the last words
he uttered until he landed US at the gate.
1t was comfortable frame house, and
did not observe the surroundings until
after dinner 1t struck me that Mr.. Bowser
tad suddenly lost his enthusiasm, but
didn't know why until got out doors. The
barn had partly fallen in, giving it a weird
and lonely look; most of the fencing was
down, a gust of wind had laid the smoke
he use on its back, and nearly every tree
and bush about the house was dead or dying.
SIS this one of the pastoral scenes you re-
Serrea to:" asked Of Mr. Bowser.
:'There you go!" he snapped. You can't
expect things TO look as nice out here as in
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-10-10
HOME AND FARM.


Never wash jelly bag. strainer.
cloth. pudding-bag or drmpling-net
with soap. The next thing that is put
into or passed through these things
will surely taste of the flavorins of al.
kali.
Cut oats with bran makes one OF
the very best feeds for the work teams
during the summer. There is little
or no waste. while they make good
ration for the growth of bone and mus
Gle.
Sitting hens may be broken up by
tying long red flannel rag two inches
wide tightly around the leg. The eff
feet is magical. At the sight of tho
trailing flannel she will not sit down,
and at last is glad to go to the roost
with the Others.-Farm and Home.
The farmer who strays off habitu-
ally to town or elsewhere for pastime
loses interest in his work. forgets what
sis to be done and goes down to the dogs
by sure degrees. leading pinched and
miserable life on land that might have
supplied him and his with more than
competence.-N. Y. Tribune.
1t entails too much labor and cost
to cook food for poultry unless the hens
are kept in sufficient nun Der to make
1t business For the chicks, howev-
er, a mess of cooked wheat will make
an acceptable mess for them when they
appear unthIifty. 1t is a nourishing
food, and small pan of the mess can
be conveniently cooked on the stove at
meal times.-Farm And Fireside.
old pastures that are overrun with
weeds can be best utilized for sheep,
as they will eat on the young weeds
and keep them down. Many weeds
are valuable, so fer as their use for
food is concerned, but are undesirable
in place of regular salable crops. They
can be utilized when young by pastur-
ing sheep upon them. and If weeds are
not allowed to seed grass will again
take possession Of the field.
--Crab-Apple Shortcake: One pint
sweet cream. two teaspOonfuls baking
powder, one-half teaspoonful of salt.
and flour to make soft dough. Make
into three layers, spreading the two
under ones with butter as you place
them on top of each other. Bake in q
moderately hot oven. Stew the crab
apples sweeten them to taste and let
them stand while the cake is baking.
The Siberian crab-apple is best for this
purpose. When the cake is done,
spread the apples between the layers.
and serve with whipped cream. if de-
sired.
Good oats are clean. hard. dry.
sweet. heavy, plump. full of flour and
rattle like shot. They have clean
and almost metallic luster. Each Oas
in a well-grown sample is nearly of the
same size. There are but few small or
imperfect grains The hard pressure
of the nail on an ost should leave little
or no mark. The kernal, when pressed
between the teeth. should clip rather
than tear. The skin should be thin.
The color of the oat is not very mate
rial, but white oats are generally thin-
ner in the skin than black.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-10-10

HE days of intellect
u al darkness for
women are past and
aim os t forgotten.
The minds of the
sweeter and fairer
half of humanity have
thrown of tn e ir
shackles, and tyrant
man must keep his
ov-aa Y,oa1o6 Op no will