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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-06-20
BE OF GOOD CHEER.

The Steady, Provideut Farmer Never
Comes to Actual Want.
"a farmer never crossed the thresh-
old of our almshouse." So said Mr..
King, the superintendent of Massa-
chusetts almshouse. in the farmers
meeting at Boston recently. The
statement is significant, full OF mean
ing. It can not be said of all the aims
houses of the country. perhaps. but
the exceptions are not numerous
enough to disprove the rule. If
farmer goes to the poor-hOuse it is be-
cause he has been imprOvident. lazy.
incorporate, or Tin one case in
thousand) peculiarly unfortunate. The
steady, Industrious. provident farmer
never comes to actual want This is
a fact, and it Is one that ought TO give
comfort and comparative content to
thousands of husbandmen who to-day
are disheartened and almost ready tc
give up the weary struggle of years.
You may have a heavy load to carry:
bear it bravely. 1t will tighten. The
energy born of determination and
sustained by manly pluck will alone
make it easier to carry. and in good
time will enable you to throw it of.
It is the final charge that wins the
battle No one ever yet succeeded by
losing heart in the conflict The
weak succumb at the first appearance
Of trouble. and all is then lost; what
worse could possibly result if you
struggle bravely until overcome? You
may b apparently hemmed in by
towering difficulties. but there is
way out and It Is your duty to find it.
Do not sit down in despair and unre-
sistingly let your burdens crush you.
Such course Is weak. unmanly and
surely disastrous Stand up like
man. made in the image Of God. and
bravely face your troubles Attack
them with all the force and will OF
your being. It Il the only way to suc-
coed. and the only one worthy OF maur
tood. Ohio Taxmee
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-06-20

ing tackle When they 20 10 - the1
never use the language that u em-
ployed on shore. but . jargon sacred
to the occasion. A woman they call
'-cloven foode" or ..hemelta" A par
son Is Al ''upstander, = and the church
Is q ''bone house." and 90 On. To use
q land word In : boat Is certain to
frighten away the fish A copper coin
is nailed on every keel to prevent
the ''brigdy" (Which is the Dam
ish name for the basking
shark) from sucking the boat to
the bottom. A worsted thread having
nine knots on it is tied around joint
when it is sprained. Sick cows are
cured by drawing q tom cat by the
tail over their backs. II minister
or a person with fat feet crosses the
path of the man going out fishing. no
fish will be got To accidentally wet
the foot when stepping into the boat
is favorable sign. A cat should
never be mentioned when a man is
batting his line A rusty nail from q
coffin will cure the toothache if used
as a toothpick. and a sip of water from
an old kneepan is a sovereign remedy
for some disorders To catch hall
but for bait the fishermen put nine
pieces of peat into kettle above the
fire before proceeding to sea. A hen
should be set when the tide is flowing.
and an egg must be placed among the
seed corn before it is sown. When q
sheep is being slaughtered indoors no
woman should pass between it and the
fire. Stacks should be built and the
ground dug according to the apparent
course of the sun. Boats always take
a turn sunward before going to sea-
London World.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-06-20
HIT BY A COINCIDENCE.

A Man with . Wooden Log Meets thu
Head Of Sympathetic Family.
The owner of a place on Second
avenue stood in his barn door on the
alley the other day when a man with {
wooden leg and a crutch came along
and passed the time o. day and 6nall,
said:
'Say, I want you to do me favor
l want to leave my leg with you for .
few minutes"
..Why?"
II want to 60 around on Second ave
nue. and work a house for half dolla-
in money. I've got pointer that thu
folks are very sympathetic. If e
with one leg I'm sure Of it"
Very well; just leave your leg herr
and II take care Of it !"
The wooden substitute was un
strapped and handed over. and the
cripple used the crutch to help himself
down the alley. Five minutes later he
rang the door-bell of a house around
the avenue, to have it opened by the
man he had seen at the barn.
"W-wha-whatr' he gasped In as
Constituent.
Very sympathetic family lives
herer quietly replied the other. '.Yos
seem to have met with q sad loss, amt
I'm anxious to help you Here is .
wooden leg which may st you.
The leg was handed over. the mas
sat down on the steps and strsppet
It on. and A. he got up and stulnpee
through the gate. he said to himself:
1--WE heard of condolences eve
SINCE was knee-high to hop-toad
but this IL the first one that ever hi
mo With both feet at oncer'-Detroi
Free Press.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-06-20
AROUND THE APIARX.

O090Yv0t10n0 O8OO " - W1u0>AWoAO o0O
Progressive Bes-keeper.
We recently made q visit to the
apiary of an old-fashioned bee-keeper.
Some would call him an old fogy. but
in this instance we hardly believe the
term will apply, because he does not
insist that his way is best and that So
called Improvements are sham. We
will tell our readers some things that
we saw. hoping that some may learn
how not to keep bees. The bees were
kept on long bench under low shed.
Such building furnishes an excellent
wind-break for winter, but for sum.
mer use is very unhandy. because the
hives are crowded close together.
which is confusing to the bees and
often causes the loss of young queens
by their getting into the wrong hives
when returning from their wedding
flight To be compelled to work in a
STOPPING position when handling bees
is serious objection to shed. Having
several hives on one bench is objection
able, because while handling one colo
nv others are liable to be shaken
and disturbed. The bees were all kept
in ordinary box hives. and looking
into several of these revealed the fact
that quite number had died during
the winter, not having secured honey
enough to carry them through. These
were all swarms from last season, and
consequently the comb was clean and
bright This, of course, will be torn
out and made into wax, when II it
had been in the frame hives it could
have been used to an excellent ad-
vantage in building up new colonies
this season. Had the bee-keeper been
q careful one, these late weak swarms
would have been united. and, if neces-
sary. fed sufficiently to insure their
wintering. If the best combs were
now transferred to frame hives the
holes caused by the cross sticks would
frequently be so large as to be objec-
tionable- This bee-keeper. although
getting good many pounds of honey in
. year. never realizes any cash prof.
from it because it is made in large box
es, the very way in which it can be
sold to the poorest advantage. I'm
proved appliances for the apiary arc
sold at such reasonable prices that
there seems to be little reason in such
method Reader, there is not Just
such an apiary in your back yard. =
there?-Indiana Farmer.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-06-20
THE GREEK ACTORS.
How They Dressed and How They We
Paid In Old Athens.


Paid In Old Athens.
It was customary to increase the
stature of the actors by the use OF
cothurnus or buskin-a kind of high
boot, ornamented in front. and having
a layer of sole some three inches thick.
The cothurnus was painted the same
color as the robe worn. In addition
to this, masks covering the whole head
and face were used. On the top, over
the forehead, was a lofty frOntlet OF
conical form, which must have added
considerably to the stature and dignity
of the actor; inside the mask there
seems to have been some contrivance
for strengthening the power OF the
voice to enable it to fill the immense
space of the auditorium. Bell-shaped
vessels of bronze are said to have been
placed in various parts of the theater
to reflect the sound, and the actors
were subjected to a severe course OF
training both as to power and modu-
lation OF voice. Many of the actors
were men of position and in
fuence in Attic society, and
more than one had been intrusted
with diplomatic and other missions.
Sometimes the poet himself played in
his own compositions. as Aeschylus is
said to have done. 1t may interest
some of the craft of the present day to
learn that as nuch as q talent '(nearly
25O pounds) has been paid to an actor
of note for two performances. There
were only three performers in speak
ing parts. the others were silent; in
deed, they could not have spoken had
they tried. for their masks had the
orifce of the mouth closed, while
those worn by the principal actor and
his two subordinates were constructed
with the mouth open in the shape of
an o. No women were allowed TO act,
the female parts being taken, as in
Shakespearean times with US. by boys
or young men, not only on the stage
itself, but in the chorus. Sophocles,
when youth, was selected for his
grace and beauty to lead the choral
dance at the festival given in honor of
the victors at Salamis. The dresses
worn on the stage bore no resemblance
to the ordinary Athenian costume. but
were probably a modification of the
festal robes worn in the old Dionysiac
procession, and consisted of flowing
robes of purple and yellow and other
brilliant hues. crowns or chapletc. and
embroidered girdles. These robes were
so lengthy as to cover the feet and
were common to all characters. male
as we'll as female. Journal.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-06-20
PICTURESQUE FoULA.

A Pretty Island with Clever Inhabitants
and Curious perstitions.
The Island OF Birds. for such it has
been conjectured is the meaning of the
word "Foula," is not so frequently
visited by the tourists as it deserves to
be- Situated at distance of fifteen
miles from the nearest point of the
mainland of Shetland, its cloud-like
form, which seems to float on the hor-
lion. is visible from every hilltop of
any importance in the archipelago
The eye of the observer of the pictur-
esque, a. it glides along the distant
prospect is caught by the fine, bold
peaks Of Foula. and returns again and
again from the general survey to gaze
fondly on that island as the finest feat
ure of the scene. Nor is it only at a
distance that it looks grand. The cliffs
on the west side. which are beaten by
waves which have rolled without
check all the way from Greenland,
are the Hottest in the British
Isles. The highest hill is the Snuek,
which has an altitude of thirteen hum
dred feet above the sea. Another
peak, almost as high. confronts the
ocean as a stupendous precipice from
summit to base. These crags are the
homes of innumerable sea fowl, the
norie sea parrot and kittywake being
most abundant. On the east side the
rocks are comparatively low, but not
uninteresting. On the north side there
are some remarkable stacks. or iso-
lated rocks, one of them being pierced
by q lofty Gothic archway and another
surmounted by q ruin. The hollow
center of the island affords peat, and
the grassy slopes at the back Of the
cliffs affords good pasturage for cattle
and sheep and number of handsome
ponies. The population numbers two
hundred and seventy, and with the ex-
ception of three families is engaged
in crofting and fishing. The FOulese
are masters of many trades. They make
their own turning-lathes and spinning
wheels. Some can repair clocks
and watches; all can make and
cobtle shoea A few are weavers and
tailors. as well IS dyerA Every man
is mason. The women clip. and. /
am afraid. sometimes roo or pluck
the sheep They spin the wool and
knit excellent stockings and sailors
frocks or jerseys I believe if Foula-
man were to be placed naked on des-
ert coast, with nothing in his posses
sion but q clasp knife. he would not
only contrive to find food for his sup
mort but Ia . short time would. BY his
unaided efforts. be provided with
clothes. With, : house, having clock
On the wsll, and with = boat and nsh-
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-06-20

well, ] felt heartbroken for nttle
while; but a. / was working very hard
I soon forgot all about Alice.
and declared that l would have noth-
ing more to do with the fairer Sex
every one who gets Tilted says that
self-sathe thing and forgets it In less
than year afterward-isn't it soP"
nodded my conviction that he was
correct, and he resumed.
s.At the end of three months repaid
Lilley Heynum and called several
times to show my gratitude for her
kindness, but after all cause for CALI
ing was removed still continued 20
call once q month. or oftener. until 1t
last had a regular Tuesday night en-
gagement, and before long found my
self in love more deeply than ever. but
I was too poor to pop the question and
had to adore in silence.
when l was twenty-one years old
my father gave me fourth interest in
his business as starter, and after that
l began regular courtship and pretty
soon I married the present Mrs.
Melton"
'.But why do you call it the Shake
spearean Marriage?'" 1 interposed,
fearing that he would leave his story
in a very unsatisfactory condition.
"Oh. yes. you want to hear about
that, expect While we were engaged
in a conversation one night in june
we naturally enough thought about
the events of our school days. and
commencement had made up my
mind to get an answer that night and
when it came to the AS You Like It
part, nerved myself for the question
and said very abruptly: Will you be
my Rosalind?' She thought moment
and said: To you I give myself for l
am yours
Then 1 asked if she would marry
me and she said: III have no hus-
band if you be not he;' that is what
Rosalind tells Orlando, you remember.
Do you see the point nowP"
WELL" said I, ''that was strange!
..Dr. Graynor had in the meantime
been given the pastorate of the
Methodist church in Pittsville, and he
married us! On the day Of the we'd
ding l received a letter postmarked
Denver, Col. 1 opened it and
found a check for two hum
dred dollars and letter from larson!
He said that he was compelled to
cheat me, as Dilford had him under
his thumb on account of some fraud
they had committed together, but that
he had settled down to an honest lite.
and the two hundred dollars was for
saving his sons life and in payment
Of the overdue note!
''DilfOrd was arrested afterwards
and served term in Sing Sing for
similar sharp game; that's all. Now.
isn't that little real life romance?"
''Yes," I answered, "but how did
Dilford make any thing out OF your"
Don't you see? He was getting q
commission on the number of policies
he issued, and if 1 did the work for
nothing he made his money clear; he
paid me some and larson, his confed-
crate, borrowed it all. so l was a cats
paw"
The orchestra ceased playing. the
bell rang. the curtain rose and We
were suddenly transported to a dreary
Scottish heath where the witches con-
versed mid thunder. lightning and
tumult, for it was Macbeth. I
never saw the narrator of this story
after that night, and if this comes to
his notice let him judge whether his
story has suffered by the re-telling.-
L. A. Lamb, in Yankee Blade.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-06-20

Il -
4 UnSque Ornansnt nat ths WiSs e IL
DeaA stntesnaA Possesses.
Mrs. Conkling. widow Of the late
Roscoe Conklihg. has one Of the most
unique ornaments in the country.
It is . lOcket Of exquisite design and
rare workmanship. the delicate
enameling nearly - lustrous as the
brilliant that encrusts its surface.
Aside from its intrinsic value it has an
authentic historical one, and is in
vested with q sacred sentiment to its
gracious owner as the last souvenir
bestowed upon her by her gifted hus-
band
The ornament was executed from an
original design and under the imperial
suggestion and supervision of Napo-
leon L Though the mind of the EN-
peror was engrossed with mighty
projects. he took lively interest in
its manufacture. and on its compile
ton was greatly gratified with the re-
suit He held it in especial regard.
After his death it was found among
his effects, and in their sale, by some
chance. fell into the hands of q New
York gentleman of fortune. who on
one occasion exhibited it to Mr.. Conk-
ling. who was an extravagant admirer
of rare jewels.
He asked many questions about it,
and. though he had not too much
money, he was filed with an ardent
desire and determination to possess
the locket.
II must have it for Mrs. Conkling."
he said. imperiously; ''she has such a
delicate fancy in such trifles. Her
judgment is wonderfully discriminate
ing; she will be delighted with it; you
must let me have it for her!''
His friend generously presented him
with the locket he coveted, but he de-
clined to receive so valuable gift
For Mr.. Conkling to desire thing,
however, was to sooner or later ac-
quire it, and after much persuasion he
succeeded in purchasing the jewel. A
few weeks before his death the locket
reached Mrs. Conkling. Not long
after he met an intimate friend from
Utica.
HAS Mrs. Conkling shown you her
wonderful locket?" he asked, eagerly.
mo. I have been too busy to go
around to the house." The great
statesman looked disappointed.
go around as soon as you get
home" he said. Il want you to see
it." As the last gift of her husband,
and the evidence of his affectionate de-
sire to give her pleasure, the locket of
the Emperor is the most cherished
among Mrs. Conkling's many jewels.
Mrs. John Lawrence has. perhaps,
one of the most unique ornaments in
this country, a Sultana necklace of
rubies The dozen rubies that COM
prise it are large and fine, and are set
in a delicate Etruscan design that is
fast crumbling away. and its owner
wears it attached to a band of velvet
rather than have it reset and forfeit it's
historical value. This supurb neck
lace was made in Paris more than a
hundred years ago at the command Of
the last but one of the Sultans of Alge-
ria for a favorite Sultana. 1t has,
however, an inferior duplicate, which
may be found in the Louvre among
the treasured jewels of the republic of
France. Y. Mail and Express.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-06-20

to me with or without interest for any
length of time; she promised to keep
the matter quiet, and said that her offer
would save ne the embarrassment of
asking my relatives for money and tell
ing my dismal story.
'Of course / refused to take money
from her, but she was persistent and
at last gave her my note, at ninety
days and ten per cent, for forty
dollars l paid my debts at Penfeld
and went home. Ny father received
me like the prodigal son, torgave me
for running away and gave me q
clerkship in his store at ten dollars q
week. instead of twenty and expenses!
"Well. as soon as l got settled.
went to see Alice Cassel She re-
ceived me very coldly. saying that she
wished to have nothing to do with
one who had deserted his home and
treated his father SO disgracefully;
that her father had forbidden my COM
ing to the house, and that she had
another gentleman who was more
congenial to her. She returned nv
letters and tokens and said that she
wished to have the acquaintance dis
continued. Well. that was my first
love affair. and am glad it ended
just as IL did Don't ever commit
suicide because girl rejects you--it
is always better for you in the end
though it is hard to bear at the time;
you can always find q woman just as
good or better than the one who re-
jectsd you.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-04-20
.E@ase5
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Consnlss :oners.

We the an isrsigne / Blnks anil Bank
ess will pay all pr::a: drawn in the
I.oui>iaa. State Lotteries wl.ic;i may be
presented at our cJuut-rs.
r. n w.Lus.eY. Pres. La. Nat. Rank.
+. LANAux. Pres. state Ma Bank.
4. BALUv,N. Pres. y. y. Nat. Bsnk.
Cant Ko1S. Pres. Union Nat. Back.
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CamMAaa farmer.
.s.cl.I Jnnrnnl al ~. Ta,nmany
Ss1N0TON. La. April 20. lsS9.
It RE0B0ENrED ATTRACTION!
soFEk A MILLION DIS
a TRtBU FED!
ASH

AsiAiana State Lottery Company.
,..:saeetposated ny ths Legislature in
ia for Educational aud Charitable
yssreses. and it, franchise Iaads . part
the peceen: sta = constitution. in
SO. ~ an ovaawaeLxxx0 PoACLA8
vcra.
lA Grand Extraordinary Dravings
~~ks place seiai-an'. naliy tJnas and
;ssoembsTl and its Grand Single Num-
f's Orswings take place in cash Of
fas other ten months Of the year. and
a.e Gil drawn in t.abii: 1t the Academy
u Nasic. New Orie-xRs.
I'VE 4 hereby certify that We super
vtss toe arrAa yensnts ~ all the Month.
Is aul Mi.Annaal Drawings OF the
leeisiana State Lottery Co.. ani in per-
ACE manage AMI c0utcol the drawings
them selves. and that tbs same are con-
sisessd ~ita honesty. fsirnoss and 10
vcot fai.h toxari ali parties, and we
authorize the Soinpany to use this esr-
ei6sAts. with fss-siaiiiss Of oar sigma
tHSss attached in its alvsrsiaeM ents:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-04-20
Aa.,reas Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NAT. BANK.
New Orlsaus, La.

REMEMBER Tar OxE DoLLaa is the
price OF the smallcst number or fraction
q . ticket issnsi ia any dra wing. ANY.
thios In our U .me oaersl 1t less price
10 sisher a coantsrfeit of . swinils.
s.HEMEMBER. also. that the paw.
nsnt os the prizes il oUAaANrsED ~
youa NATIONAL DASHs ct New Orlea NJ,
aud the tlsksts are siynsl 6y tho Presi.
dent IT An institatiou whose chartered
rights are recognized Ia the highest
Courts; therefore. beware Of all imita-
tious and all aas1ymoas schemes"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-04-20
Land Omce, New Orleans. La.
March 8, 1859.
Land Office. New Orleans. La,
March %. 1899.

A1uO OuSC0s NcW OTlcNuSs AH.s
March %, 1889.
Notice 10 hereby given that the fol.
lowing named settler hss fled notice OF
his intention to make Anal proof in
| support Of his claim, and that sai proof
will be made before the judge. CT in his
absence the clerk Of the District Court.
at CovingtcD. La. on Tuesday. May 7th.
1859. Wig:
Claiborne w. 81 ,ck we'll,
who made homestead entry 80. 652O.
for the northwest quarter Of the north
west quarter. south half Of the north
west quarter. and northeast quarter OF
the seuthweat quarter. OF section q.
township I. south range 10 east. st.
Helena meridian.
He names the following witnesses tn
prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation Of said land viz:
Thomas Andiford. Asa StrAhau. Vim
can't ropulas. John Brown. all Of st.
TammaIy parish. La.
Any person Who desires n protes {
against the allowance Of such proof. or
vho knows OF any substantial reason.
under the law and The regulations OF
she Interior Department. Why such
proof should not he allowed. will be
gi"sn An opportunity At the above men.
Ioned time and place to cross.exxmine
the witnesses Of said clAiiuant. and ia
offer evidence In robuttsl Of that sub.
mtttsd by claimant.
mh3O Ct rHns ]. BcrLxR Rs2ist-r
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-04-20

GRAND MONTHLY DRAWING.
At the Academy OF Music New
Orleans.
TUESDAY, MAY l4rH. 1889.
Capital Prize, S3OO,NO.
lOO, 800 Tickets At Twsnsy dollars each:
Halves. clu; Quarters. 8: Csnths.
q: Tweutisths 81.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-04-20
Liant Office, New Oris,siin, La. I
March l3. 1889.

Notice il hereby given that the fol.
lowing uamHl settler has dleJ potico OF
his intention to make Anal proof il
support Of lie claim. and that said
proof will he made before the i.exister
and Recsiver. At New Orleans. La. on
WsdAssjex May Is. 1881. viz:
Emil Fnhrmann,
Who saade Homestead Entry No. 1000
for the ssst half Of the northeast quarter
OF section 3. and w.~s halfo i northwest
quarter Of section 81 toxn<hip 6. south
.anas 20 east. ST. Helena meridian.
Ne nance the fnl!owins witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation al sAia land. viz:
6. periloax. @. Edwards. q. Bush. A.
Eager. all II 81. TaMMsny Parish. La.
u.k23 S. Taos J. Burlsa. Register.