Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-07

Mr.. Henry and General Marble arrived
home this week.
Recipe Book.
The Lands Court drug store keep the
best gasoline at the lowest price.
Twenty Books offered free by the
Thomas County CAT. See our great club
offer.
Kansas legislature has adjourned-the
closing hours were spent in voting them
! selves jolly, good, smart fellows.
REMovAL.-Barber shop of Joe Lamont
has been removed to west side of Frank
lin Avenue, two doors south of Colby
drug store.
Andrews Dramatic Company, first
class theatrical troupe, will play at the
G. A. r. Armory on the nights of March
It'll 9Th and 9th. This troupe comes high
| ~ recommended.
A. B. Garfield, of Colby, Kansas, ar
rived in this city last Thursday afternoon.
The Post acknowledges a pleasant call,
and the cash for one years subscription.
Mr.. Garfield speaks highly of Kansas and
Colby in particular, though he says that
times are rather dull.-Edgar (Neb. Post.
Mcdonald Times: "a few nights ago
man came post-haste from Colby and
took the midnight freight going east.
Since then we hear it rumored that the
man was banker, and his sudden leave
| taking was simultaneous, as the verbal
lists say, with the closing of the bank"
Who was it?
o! merchant, in thine hour of e,
If on this paper you should &C,
And look for something to apppp,
Your yearning for greenback WV,
Take our advice and now be wy,
Go straight ahead and advert ii,
! You II find the project of some uu,
Neglect can offer no eXqqq.
Be wise at once, prOlOng your d a a,
A silent business soon de k.
Buffalo News.
The old saying, 'if thou faintest in the
day of thy adve rsity thy strength is
SMALL" is very timely in its application to
the people of Western Kansas now, es-
pecially to those engaged in the tilling of
the soil. In many ways they have been
severely and grievously disappointed in
the past two years. Take it all around,
and it has required great deal of cour-
age and hope to make life seem reasona-
BILE. The business man has had his hopes
blasted with the whitening of our fine
prospects of our farmers. But we believe
there is now reason to take new courage
and put forth new effort the coming sea-
son. The soil is now wet to greater
depth than it has been for number of
years at this time of the year. Give us
water on our soil and we can raise as big
grain and as abundantly as any land un-
der the sun.-Walnut Valley Sentinel.
Speaking of the troubles of eastern far
mers, the American Economist says:
Men fail in the business of farming as
they do in all other branches of industry, !
and for the same reasons. 1t has been |
said by persons supposed to be well in
formed that w per cent OF the people |
who engage in business fail. This per-
centage is probably not SO large among |
farmers as in mercantile and manufactur-
ing pursuits, but occasionally a farmer |
fails. 1t has never been held, we believe,
that protection will furnish q business
man or farmer with capacity, industry,
frugality. foresight or sound judgment.
Success in business or farming requires
the exercise.Of all these qualities If suc-
cess Is to be attained Take short run
into the country in any direction. Upon
adjoining farms you will find wealth and
poverty. Under precisely the same ma
tural conditions one farmer has grown
richer year by year, while his neighbor
has grown poorer. Eventually the poor
er farmer is sold out by the sheriff, and
his nearest neighbor buys the farm. II
you discover the true reasons for this
state of affairs. you will answer the ques-
ton and learn what the trouble is.
Cuiick e. Bulkley