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The National tribune., 1889-12-26
Relieved from Jury Duty.

tAitcarhce Ercnin0 Uisconsin.l
Once when Wisconsin Circuit Judge was
empnneling jury, he said that if anyone
wished TO be excused from service reasons
should be given at once, and their sufHcency
would be duly considered. One man had a sick
child and another sick cow. Presently, after
considerable ruminaton an Irishman arose.
His face and attitude bespoke a heavy sorrow
and n reverent humiliation to Divine Provi-
dence. His words were few and simple:
Jedge. mo woife's did," with a stomachie
emphasis on the did"
The judges heart was touched, and he said
well, my good man, ] guess we'll have to
let you go"
The lrshman slowly took his hat and went.
When he had gotten his body we'll outside of
the room he pokod his face back through the
nearly closed door, with triumphant grin,
and said
"Yis, sor; an she's been did fhorty year"
The Sheriff was told to let him go, for the
Judge WAS Irish himself
The National tribune., 1889-12-26
How Folks Acted Darlng the War.

During the civil war man, great in his own
eyes. was, by some influence, appointed Brig
adler General lis sense of his own impor-
tance was greatly increased. He could hardly
speak of anything else but his new dignity.
Meeting a homespun" Yankee one day he ac-
costed him thus
Well. jim, suppose you know have been
appointed Brigadier- Geueral?"
YES" said jim. ." heerd So"
Well, what do folks say about it?"
"They don't say nothin'," replied truthful
James; they jest laugh"
The National tribune., 1889-12-26
What She Lost by Impaticncc.


Old Mr.. Widower had been sitting silently
alone with Miss Autumn for about 10 minutes.
Finally he spoke:
Miss Autumn. You are pretty"
ooh. Mr.. Widower"
You are prct"
How can you, Mr. Widower?"
" started to say that you are pretty"
Oh, you horrid man. stop!"
Condemn it ALL wotnau!" shouted Mr.
Widower, rising aud breaking for the door, L
wanted TO say that you were pretty near as
old as | am. Now, damme, l think you are
twice rs old !"
The National tribune., 1889-12-26
TO be eoniinued.l
Xmas Presents.

Do not buy yonr Xmas presents till you
have consulted the mammoth illustrated pre-.
minm list issued by The NATIONAL TRIBUNE
Sent free TO any address. IL gives "a selection
from hundreds Of articles, embracing all musi-
cal instruments, watches, iewelry, guns. sew
ing machines, household utensils, such as
china, silver plate, Stoves etc. All these
things can be obtained free Of cost, or, if one
chooses TO buy outright, at loss than half the
retail price We also furnish gold watches ON
credit.
The National tribune., 1889-12-26
HUMoR.
The Monkeys Eyes.
fNgtr yo,.I If-n~ld I

"Why is It," said man -about-town, address
ing the organ grinder. why is it that the
monkeys eyes are nlwavs sore9"
Garibaldi touched his hat and replied:
"Da monk hasa TO look soa hard before gooda
man give upa da pen dat it maka hees eyes
vor-c-r weak and wate.r-r. Deesa monk play
in biga luck or poor cilssa been blind lika da
bat"
The National tribune., 1889-12-26
Look Here. Friend, Are You Sick,

DO you suffer from Dyspepsia, Indigestion Sour stom
aeh Liver Complaint, Nervousness. Lost Appetite Bii
Ousness, Exhaustion or Tired Feeling. Pains IN Chest
or Lungs Dry Cough Rightsweats any form of Cam
snmptlong lfS0 send To Prof Hart IS Warren 81 New
YORK. who viii send you free, by mail bottle of Ff0ra
pfe1ioh, which ID q sure cure seid to-day.
The National tribune., 1889-12-26
Totally Helpless
From SciatIo Rheumatism.

Prom Sciatc KheumRtism.
"In May. 1855. taken with sciac rheumatism In
my legs and arms, and confined my bed entirely
helpless. Ia August was just able TO move around.
was reduced 20 ansre skeleton, my appetite entirely
gone aud nay friends thought could not live. / took
almost everything could hear or but with no good
results, during that winter one day reading about
taking Hoods Sarsaparilla in March, April and May
concluded TO try L. One bottle much relief
that took four bottles and since then have not been
troubled with Rheumatism and my general health has
never been better. Ny appetite Is good and have
gained in flesh. l attribute my whole improvement to
taking Hoods Sarsaparilla" VA. +. TAYLOR, En-
porium. Cameron Co. Penn.
Hoods SarsaparilIa
Sold by all druggists 81; six for - Prepared only
by Q. /. HOOD s. CO.. Apothecaries, Lowell. Mass
100 Doses One Dollar
The National tribune., 1889-12-26

G6 0O0 pAID for IA certain coin of ISls We
'PosOOV Aib huy all kinds of old coins and
pay high prices. Among those that especially want
dolags dated before 1857 half dollars dated before
1852; quarters of 1855 aud nearly all earlier dates 70
cent pieces nickels of 1885, silver dimes aud half ue
all dated before iS51, also IS5 and hundreds o
others Write ut FOR full particulars which will be
worth hundreds II do lars you. InCIose stamp for our
reply. II. r. sIMONIS Il CO.. Box 30l6. Boston, Mass
Mention The Nati0nal Tribune
The National tribune., 1889-12-26

Sidney Johnston offered s31 auiece for abandoned
horses and mules branded q. 3" ~ hich shnuid
be returned to camp. I was AT the tent Of Mai.
Fitz-John Porter one morning when two Indians
came in with "a couple Of horses. one Of which I
recognized as Tartar. They said they had found
him the Fail hcfOre on Green River and they had
used him all Winter to haul tent poles / had him
taken over to the battery where Cant Pbslfs4 then
commanding remarked that he had Jared better
with the Indians than tine other horses had with
the battery"
In the Summer of 1860 the guns were left at Camp
Floyd and the personnel OF the battery formed into
n provisional company OF cavalry, doing duty i'm
Keeping open the mail, emigrant and pony ez-
press routes between Salt Lake CITY and Carson
City, Nevada. We were engaged in this duty from
May 10 October, during which time Tartar average
work from 10 To 50 miles dHy Early in
1861 the battery marched from Camp Floyd, Utah
to Lcaveuwortb, Kan, whence were shipped
by rail to Washington to join the Army of the
Potomac. At the second Bull Run Tartar was
struck by shell, carrying away his TAIL and
wounding both hips or lmms, stated in the " Cau-
noneer." At first thought could not use him
any more, mud turned him into "a small field or
farmyard. The next morning however he iuunpcd
the fence and followed the battery
Some time after this President Lincoln reviewed
the army in front of Fredericksburg, the First
Corps being then in camp the Belle Plaine road
After had passed in review, riding Tartar was
sent for to allow the President to look at the
horses wound. As soOn as Mr. Lincoln saw IL
he said TO the General officers about him
This reminds mo of 81 tale - which he proceeded
to relate, to their great amusement but was not
near enough TO hear what II was. But his little
insisted trading horses ! told him / could not
do that; but lie persisted in telling that his papa
wRs the President and would give me any horse
wanted in trade for Tartar. had a hard time to
get away from the little fellow.
Tartar WAS again wounded at fredericksburg
and after that it was difficult To get him to stand
under muskeiry fire. The day before we reached
Gettysburg he was lamed by running "a nail into
one OF his forefeet aud did not go into the battle
In tie pursuit OF Lee after the battle he could not
keep up with the battery, and | left him with
farmer on the road. with note stating what COM
mand he belonged to- etc. About n months after
ward friend OF mine informed me that he had
seen him over iu kilpatFick' Cavalry Division tied
up. went over and got him. This was ia August
1863. He had no further Inishaps. but served
through the war, and was. 1 understand at Apo
mattoK Courthouse. When / was promoted and
transferred To the 18th Inf In 1856 left Tartar still
with the battery, in the lOth year Of his honorable
and distingu uislicd service.
M = A
The National tribune., 1889-12-26
CARrHAar q Dec G 1890

DEAR CoMRAnE; Yours of Nov. - at hand 1
would have replied sooner but have not been we'll
You ask for larar's biography" His military
record Is az follows lie entered the service nj Fort
Lehvenworth Kan, in July, 1857, just before Bat
terry Is started on the Utah expedition aud was
then four years of age.
Before renehing Green River, Utah, he was taken
SICK with distemper of a malignant type 80 we had
10 abandon him when we left Green River Camp
Salt Lake. The following Spring Gen. Albert
The National tribune., 1889-12-26

lAorE-Noticing recently "A description of an
old war-horse up somewhere In Orange connty
n. y, II occurred To me that biography of the
famous old Tartar" of Stewart battery might
DE interesting. But as he veteran of the most
pronounced type when was u raw ruit-beipg
IN fact one of the oldest of the old Regulars I'm
the battery.-l WAS not familiar 18th his earlier his
tory. III should be explained that Tartar" was
the horse mentioned in No. . of the "Cannoneer's
story as having had his tail shot III at the second
Buli Run ana then serving on through the warl
So, by request Capt Stewart himself furnishes the
following biography of this remarkable old equine
Hnrriuf.
The National tribune., 1889-12-26

N IND lor free Catalogue Of Books OF Araussusut
- slfaEerS Dialogues. Gymnastics Cal.stheBics For-
iHle Ie!lers, Dream Books Debate Letter Writer'S
- Etiqaette, etc Dick & Fitzgerald Is Ann St NY
Mention the National Tribune
The National tribune., 1889-12-26

Ito Be coRiiaued1
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-07

Provision was made in the last
hours of congress appropriating money
to purchase Oklahoma from the In
dams for the purpose of opening it up
for settlement. The bill authorizes
the appointment of a committee to
treat for the purchase of all lands in
Indian territory lying west of the Goth
meridian of longitude, and when pur-
chased from the Indians to be opened
up by proclamation of the president
to settlement under the homestead
laws. Any person entering or occu-
plying such territory prior to proclama-
ton forfeits all right to enter land in
the territory acquired. Sections Is
and 36 are reserved for school pdfpos-
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-07
Farmers and Proteotion.

Since the election in November last
the Free Traders haye been consoling
themselves with the hope that when the
farmers of this country become better
educated on the tariff question they will
become Free Traders. This source of
consolation. however: as time passes, is
gradually failing In every instance
where the farmer has been heard from
since the victory of protection we find
him cOngratulating himself and his
friends upon the fact that the home mar
ket, which he has come to fully appre-
ciate, is to be strengthened and fully
maintained. AT a recent meeting of the
State Board of Agriculture of New Jer-
sey. composed of practical farmers, the
president, in his address. said the farmers
of the state should urge by memorials,
and through their Representatives, the
need for further legislative protection to
their interests. He would have the I'M
ports of the foreign products which COM
pete with those of home farms restricted
and he expressed the hope that farmers
would not let legislators forget the prom
Uses of protection made to them by the
politicians during the last campaign
American Economist.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-07

The democratic party has the vital
ity of the Thomas Cat, and as many
lives, but in the matter of proceeding
to proceed reminds us of the miserly
old rich fellow who kept his money as
long as he could, and when his hour
had come to die, got awful liberal and
commenced giving his stuff away. So
with our democratic friends, as long
as they were in good health and death
afar of, they were ugly and kicked at
every good measure that came up for
consideration, ever blocking the wheels
OF the wagon of progress. But Just
as soon as their physician pronounced
their case hopeless, and that they must
die, they have done wonderfully well.
They have agreed that four territories
long waiting admission into the Union
shall be made states, they have tack
led Bismarck and have not been
worsted, and now we will have four
days more for display Of gushing
and magnanimity that win
astonish the nations. Kansas City
Gazette.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-07
The Fiftleth Congress.

The Fiftieth congress ended March 4th
at noon by limitation. The senate will
meet in extra session to form a new or
ganizatiOn and to confirm or reject such
nominations as the president may submit
for action.
The Fiftieth congress will be noted in
history for four things: First. the admis-
sion into the Union of four new states
North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana
and Washington territory; second, for
the tariff discussion which consumed so
much time in both house and senate;
third. for the creation of new executive
department, and fourth, for the amount
of filibustering that took place in the
house.
Undoubtedly the most important piece
of business congress disposed of was the
admission of four new states into the
union. This action would have been al
most an impOssibility before the election
which settled the question of the presi
dency.
The tariff discussion consumed = great
deal of the time of the house and senate.
and although no legislation resulted to
reduce the revenue and eimplify its col
lection. the debate served to outline with
distinctness the policy Of either party in
the election contest, and probably open
ed the way to legislation in the next con-
gress.
The abuse of the rules Of the house BY
the minority has been among the most
striking features Of the bushes Of that
body.
The congress has been in nav respects
: remarkable one and h its Ind has
preceded that Of any preyious coaGTsss.
Tho mt session Wa6 made NM ally
I1teFeseing By To tact TIT : no13oasl
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-07
Aarrison's Cabinet.

WASHINGTON, March. 5.
President Harrison to-day sent to
the senate the following nominations:
Secretary of State-James G..
Blaine, of Maine.
Secretary of Treasury-William
Window, of Minnesota.
Secretary of War-Redfeld Proc
tor, of Vermont.
Secretary of Mayhem. F. Tracy,
of New York.
Secretary of Interior-John w.
Noble, of Missouri.
Post Master General Wanna
maker, of Pennsylvania.
Attorney General-W. H. H. Miller,
of New York.
Secretary of Agriculture Jeremiah
Rusk, of Wisconsin.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-07
JOSEPH a. GILL, Editor.
GREAT BARGAIN.

We offer the Thomas County CA
and the Philadelphia Weekly Pres.
zone year for si.75 in advance, to al
subscribers old or new
The Press is a large, frstclass re
publican journal, second to none in
the United States, giving in detail all
the general and political news of the
day.
The Thomas County Car will give
the news of the town, county and
neighborhood as fully as possible.
With both these papers no reader need
be ignorant of passing events. They
ought to be in the hands of every fam
ily in Thomas county.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-07

The grand jury law has been amen
law provides that a grand jury shall
be summoned only on petition of 100
taxpayers, unless the Judge of the dis
trict court shall find that no necessity
exists for the summoning of a grand
jury, in which case he must so declare
at least one month before the begin
ming of the term.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-07

them if necessary, 90 that our children
shall be educated; but while doing
that, at the same time, we say, do not
build q school house when there is no
use for it. Do not create any debt
unless you are gaining direct, imme-
date, positive benefit by reason of it
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-07
WORTH KNOWING.

Mr.. w. II. Morgan. merchant, Lake
City, Fla, was taken with severe cold,
attended with q distressing cough and
running into consumption in its first
stages. He tried many so called popular
cough remedies and steadily grew worse
Was reduced in flesh, had difficulty in
breathing and was unable to sleep. Fin
ally he tried Dr. Kings New Remedy for
Consumption, and found immediate re-
lief, and after using about . half dozen
bottles found himself well and has had
no return of the disease. No other rem
edy can show SO grand . record Of cures
as DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption. Guaranteed to do just what
is claimed for it. Trial bottle free 1t
Martin & HamptOn's drug store. 4
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-07

The Inauguration of Benjamin Har-
rison as president, on March 4, came
off according to law and attended by
imposing ceremonies, at'Washington.
The crowd in attendance was simply
immense. The day was rainy, but the
order CT ceremonies was carried out.
President Harrison's inaugural ad-
dress does not in any way fall below
his numerous other gems. 1t is COM
paratively short and contains the out
lines of his policy of government in
clear, unambiguous tones.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-07

Grover Cleveland's last veto was of
the Direct Tax bill, refunding to the
loyal states the amounts they advanc-
ed to the aid of the general govern
ment during the war He does it
because he says it is unconstitutional.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-07

The New York Sun says that evil
dence exists 10 show that Cleveland
carried New York City in 1884 by
fraudulent counting. What boots it
now? tie ragned four years, and
while certain proposed policies of his
and his party were vicious and I'M
American, they did not prevail.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-07

Senator Riddleberger, of Virginia,
succeeded in making himself so OBJ
noxious during the closing hours of
the senate that he had to be led out
by the sergeant ut arms.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-07

One of the peculiarities of the man.
ner in which England governs Ireland
is that certain things which are legal
in England are illegal in Ireland.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-07

Mrs Frances J Kelley edits the
Edmond Times since her husband 8
disappearance some weeks since.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-07
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.

WASHINGTON, March The public
debt statement shows the following:
Total debt less available cash
items Observation-Disclosures. 81, III, 81, 476
Net cash i'm the treasury. .......... 4S,096, l5S
Debt less cash in the treasury,
March i, 1889. ................. LIZ, $780, ls
Debt less cash in the treasury,
February 1889. 49,. ..... LII, S45, s75
Increase of debt during the month 6,443,345
Decrease of debt since June 30. 1883 8, 295 ,38S
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-07

FOrty-two stars will deck the Amer.
lean flag hereafter.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-07

Pigott, the arch forger, shielded at
Madrid, Spain.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-07
New York Graphic
A New and Influential Factor in
Republican Politics.
Complete Reorganization. New
Management.

As vigorously Republican newspaper the
GRAPHIC appeal to Republicans all over the
country for support The new ownership Is
daily making better paper in news and illus
trations and proposes to aid sound Republican
principles with prOgressice pen and pencil.
The GRAPHIC Is the only illustrated daily
paper in the world, and offers the best reed 4
Of passing events for out Of town readeH
through its pictures and news columns.
stan OF writer's unsurpassed by any other eve
ming paper In New York.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-07

portion OF the burden. But we are
gravely informed that it is proposed
to build three school houses in one
school district which now has 10
scholars, and bond the district for that
purpose. Is not this project reduc-
ito ad absurdum-will the people of
that district vote such tax on them
selves, and if SO, how are they to reap
any benefit from such action? School
furniture men, men interested in float
ing bonds might get benefit but at
the expense of the taxpayers. 1t is
said that the men living in the district
will not have to pay the tax nor bonds
but that it will fall ON the non-resi-
dents and on the railroad. Is this
good reason for building . school
house which otherwise Is of little or
no present use? Do the voters of that
district and other districts proposing
70 bond, realize that they, If they have.
not now win probably have property
to be taxed some day, and the burden
viii fall on themselves? We urge
upon eur citizens to build school hons
= Whenever necessary, bod 70 ST.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-17
UnhaDpy Persia.

The shah himself is not a Persian, but
Turk, the hereditary chief Of n Turconan
tribe; the language OF his private and domes-
tic life is not Persian, but Turkish. With
the instruments of oppression ready to his
hand, he is all powerful for evil, provided he
is content with the lions share of plundered
province or the wealth of a subject convicted
of being too rich he Is poweriess for good
or for single reform so long as the Mujta-
bids, the priestky order n Persia. with their
enormous influence over supersatious peo-
pie. dread and dislike ''infidel" and western
innovations likely to weaken their own
power.
The great mass of the people are as apa-
thetic in political matters as they are fanati-
cal in religion. AS for their capacity to
rouse themselves to thehope or the conception
of better things in store for their unhappy
country, those who indulge the dream must
take them as they are, and not be led astray
by anslogies of free and Christian popuia-
tons that have no BEARING on the question.
Superstition and vice have debaSed and en-
feebled the national life OF Persia to an extent
that the ordinary English mind finds difficult
TO conceive The incredible toll and squalid
misery of the ordinary PEASANTS life Is en-
dured with one object. which is TO arnass
sufficient savings to enable him 10 go on pill
krinage TO the Shah shrines once IN his life
az least, which done, he becomes g beggar
again. London Spectator.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-17

In the month of April bamboo raft. 10 to
10 feet long and about half as broad, is pre-
pared The poles are dashed together with
intersticeS of an inch between each. Over
this layer of straw an inch thick is spread,
and then coating two inches thick of adhe-
sive mud, taken from the bottom of a canal
Or pond, which receives the seed The raft
is moored to the bank in still water, and re-
quires no further attention. The straw soon
gives way and the soil also, the roots draw
ing support from the water alone. In about
twenty days the raft becomes covered with
the creeper Gpompa reptams), and its stems
and roots are gathered for cooking. In
autumn its small white petals and yellow
stamens, nesting among the round leaves,
present a very pretty appearance. In some
places marshy land is profitably cultivated
IN this manner.
Besides these floating vegetable gardens
there are also floating rice fields. Upon RATS
constructed as above weeds and adherent
mud were placed as flooring, and when the
rice shoots were ready for transplanting they
Were placed in the floating soil, which being
adhesive and held in place by weed roots, the
plants were maintained in position through
ont the season. The rice thus planted ripened
in from sixty to seventy in place of one hun
dred days. The RATS are cabled to the shore,
floating on lakes, pools or sluggish streams.
These floating fields served TO avert famines,
whether by drought or food. When other
fields were submerged and their crops sodden
or rotten, these foated and fourished, and
when a drought prevailed they subsidized with
the falling water and while the soil around
was arid advanced to maturity. Agricultural
treatises contain plates representing rows of
extensive rice fields moored to sturdy trees
on the banks of rivers or lakes which existed
formerly in the lacustrine regions OF the
lower Yangtse and Yellow river.-China
Review,