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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-09
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.


OF the 1872 theological and religious
books published in this country last
year. S39 were the work Of American
authors.
George William Curtis never writes
at table except to sign his name. He
writes on a pad in his hand with his
pencil. and has q copy made from this
1t is said that Mrs. Field. of Bos-
ton. author Of 1.-TWO Gentlemen of Bos-
ton." can cook and bake as we'll as
write books and poems, and loves house
keeping.
Two of the most succ essful college
presidents in Kentucky are omen
Miss Lottie A. Campbell. president of
Caldwell College, Danville. and Miss
A. NJ. Hicks, president Of Clinton Col
lege.
Col. w. H Il. Taylor. of ST. Paul.
Mimi. the State Librarian. is Presi-
dent Harrison's uncle. He is seventy
five years old, and knows his work SO
well that he carries the whole library
catalogue in his head.
John Howard Payne, the author
of "Home, Sweet Home" while a
junior at Union College. in 1911. started
college paper, called the Pastime,
which became very popular with the
students
THE Publishers Weekly re-
corded the publication in America last
year of 4.6S1 books Gill of which
were imported). This exceeded the
record for 1887 by 1874, but fell short
of that of 1S86-the heaviest in the
history of American book-publishing
by As. In England in 1888 the out
put was 6.59l as against 1855 in 1887.
in a new book upon american
isms' some of the less familiar are:
Bubbles for drinkables. BOhn for a
crib or translation, balditude for a
state of badness; to deacon, or to
place fine fruit at the top; parquet. or
the pit of a theater from its mosaic
floor; pizarro. for piazza; skulldug-
gerry. wire-pulling; trampoos. to wan
der aimlessly, and daisy, for any thing
first-rate.
"A peculiar fact about American
literary women is that many of them
are domestic in their tastes and have
great ability as housekeepers. Lucy
Stone is a noted hOme-maker. Mrs.
Elizabeth Cady-Stanton's domestic
propensities are we'll known. Mrs.
Annie Jenness Miller. the lecturer and
advocate of dress reform, has a hus-
band who worships her. Mrs. Liver
more, the lecturer. is another good
and in addition to her
public and private duties takes care of
an invalid daughter.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-09
NEVER DESPAIR.

Granted the odds are against rs; granted we
enter the field,
When Fate has fought and conquered, broken
our sword and shield
What then! Shall we ask for quarter, or say
that our work is done:
Say. rather greater glory IS oars II the Geld
be won!
IT'S war with the wrong OF years-with preju-
dice pride and hate:
Against the worlds decree, and the frown OF
an evil fate.
A crown to the one who wins! and the worst II
only grave,
And NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. still, . reward
awaits the brave.
A broken shield without, but q hero's heart
within,
And, held with q hand of steel, the broken
sword may win!
-Youth's Compan,on.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-09

city most vital interest How to %.
cure the regular attendance Of tho
thousands who either 60 irregularly or
stay away altogether. How to make
the schools desirable to our poorest
class of parents. Whether the ''edu-
cation" the children are receiving is the
best investment the city could make with
regard to their usefulness in the future.
Whether they pass their days in clean.
fresh rooms, with beautiful colors
about them. or in dusty, badly ventilated
ones, hideously ugly, and injurious
alike to their health and their taste
Whether they face glare of light at
their writing or blackboard exercises.
or whether consideration is paid to
their eyes Whether each child has its
correct number of cubic feet of space.
or whether from fifty to eighty are
packed in the space that would not be
too much for forty. Whether proper
ventilators are used, or a stream OF
heavy cold air allowed to fall on the
heads of all children who sit near win
OO"Ss w ACGAOA JUL AiCtAOuo oi0 AOpV
abreast with the best known, or wheth-
er we are still wasting time in the ig-
norant fashion of twenty-five years
ago.
What we want woven into the Re-
public must begin with the children in
the public schools. Our constant ex-
aminations. weekly and monthly, are
about as wise as it would be for a gar
dener to pull up by the roots every fort
night to ''see how his garden grew"
1t teaches the children that the one
thing in school life is to make a show
of knowledge.
snow. let the friends of the schools
thoroughly canvass Covington. in the
first place to rouse the interest of all
the widows entitled to vote, and per-
suade them to do their duty in 1890;
next. to persuade all voters to elect at
least two of our most intelligent and
mOtherly women to the Office of school
trustee. and to see that the five new
men, who 60 in at that time, are the
most broadly educated, the wisest and
best that can be induced to give
their services for the welfare of the
CITY,"
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-09
Go to the Foundation.

would have the teachers study the
heart and endeavor to implant right
motives-to go to the very root and
establish sound principle. Outward
goodness is a mere shell. the shadow
of a shade. There must be something
within. or it has no substance. Such
goodness will only follow religion. like
one OF Johk Bunyan's character. while
it wears its silver slippera Such
goodness falls in the hour of temptas
tion. It reminds one of the Oriental
tale Lord Bacon tells of where q cat
was changed to lady. and she be-
haved very lady-like till mouse ran
through the room. when she sprang
down upon her hands and chased it
So with children; if their goodness IL
only an outward thing. when tempta-
ton comes they will down and follow.
Give the right motives. sound prin-
ciples. and they will be firm. In after
life the waves Of anliction may howl
around them, but they will stand
serene amid the tenpest-N. I.
Ledger.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-09
THE HOUSEHOLD KING.

No letter does he know In all
The lengthy alphabet
The simplest word one ever heard
Remains mystery yet;
One single step he can not take
Nor can he even stand,
He can not write-the little mite
Or use his dainty hand.
His daily round of baby-life
Is made of curious things:
To laugh and creep. and play bo-peep
Untiring pleasure brings,
Until with unrelenting hand
The sandman claims his eyes
And then to sing this baby-ktng
Asleep with lullabies!
Imperative In his domain
From morn till close OF day,
To lift hand Is a command
The household must obeyi
A little tyrant in disguise
Who takes you unaware.
Who steals your heart by subtle art
And builds his castle there.
nd yet with all our ready gifts
Oflanguages and pen.
This artful rogue has his own brogue,
Unknown to wisest men.
He gives US lessons still untaught
OF both the heart and head.
While in his eyes a wisdom lies
Not yet interpreted!
Dear baby-heart as yet untried
In life's mysterious way.
God kindly keep your little feet
From paths that go astray;
The prattling lips from speaking guile,
These dear hands indebted.
And make the man upon the plan
And nature of the child.
.rthur d. F. Randolph. in Wide Awake.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-09
CONDENSED cnIAaINALa

xAs Tine Allowed Bseweea TIE Dsash
Sentence and lts Exeestaen.
The rule in England, even cases
whore there Is doubt that the sentences
will be carried out. allows three Sum
days only to intervene between the
trial and the execution-so that II q
man is tried on Saturday he has very
little more than fortnight allowed
him to prepare; but where there II
hope of reprieve. the delay of the am
nouncement that the man is to die till
within a few hours of his execution
not only adds torturing element to
his punishment which he has not
legally incurred. but it limits the time
OF his real preparation to the one last
agitating day when his friends come
to take . final leave of him. The
matter Is not one Of minor Importance,
as was keenly felt, we believe, BY the
sanity Able Croze. the chaplain Of La
Roquette in Paris, who ministered to
all the culprits that during period Of
twenty-five years expiated their
crimes on the guillotine. The French
system Of leaving man in complete
ignorance Of the time when his execu-
ton is to take place until the fatal
hour actually arrives told very heavily
against that good priests efforts to
bring such criminals. as Tropmann.
Avignoin and Billoir to fit state Of
preparation for their entrance on the
dread eternity. The strange laxity Of
French prison discipline allowed some
of these men to be playing cards with
their jailers till within few hours of
their death, but it may be doubted
whether the more decent provisions of
our English custom. which dedicates q
condemned mans last day to farewell
interviews with. his friends, can avail
to render that brief space of time
sufficient for the heavy responsible
ties with which it is weighted
woods Magazine.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-09
WOMAN SUFFRAGE NOTES

The Bostonian Society has voted to
admit women. "a to IA.
THE vote on the municipal woman
suffrage bill in the Ohio House of Rep
resentatives stood So to Sc.
The lower house of the Michigan
Legislature has passed bill comforting
school suffrage upon women.
NOTHING can be more baseless than
the idea that education and patriotism
unfit a woman for the duties of wife
and mother.
A VOTE on woman suffrage was taken
the other day by the employees of the
Cleveland CO., Ship-building Company.
OF 125 mechanics who voted, 112 were
in favor. The thirteen who opposed
1t are foreigners unable to speak Eng
lish.
The argument that women must not
vote unless she can shoulder the
musket has no foundation in reason or
in the facts of the present century.
The person of the clearest head and
purest heart is the best voter, not the
man or person of the most muscle.
The fact that three of the greatest
books of the century have been written
by women-Mrs Harriet Beecher
Stowe. George Eliot and Mrs. Hum
phrey Wards. in the opinion Of an
admirer of the fair sex. good point for
the advocates of woman's emancipation.
WOMEN ask for the right of suffrage
not because they are abused. but be-
cause they are half of the human race
They want equality. not superiority.
Women can never be made men. There
is no danger of woman losing her wo-
manhood. In fact, we do not dream
vet what womanhood can be.-Mary A.
Livermore.
Miss ANNA GARDNER edits q depart
ment for woman suffrage in two Nan
tucket papers Miss Gardner is in her
seventy-third year. and can only walk
with crutchea But she brings to this
work clear intellect and wisdom
gained by long experience in it She
and the cause are to be congratulated
on the post of vantage she occupies
The women's suffrage movement IN
Brooklyn is Endorsed by the leading
ministers of the Congregational. Uni
versalist and Unitarian churches-Rev.
Dr.. STAIRS. DR.. Lyman Abbott John
Chadwick. Mr.. Collier. DR. Lyman. Mr..
Alger. Rev. Mr. Camp. and, in fact. all
a. 1900. - <ho 1Sv,or~1 N0naapehoa
Mr.. Beecher for many years was tho
constant champion Of equal rights d
womsn, ard he was to be depended on
q I'll times for public aid His sdvo.
cacy Influenced other& d.. TalmaG0
= a outspoken woman's sullfakisk
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-09
The Value OF Longevity.

DR.. Felix L. Oswald, in writing of the
value of longevity, says:
"Can there be q doubt that Burns and
Keats foresaw the issue o. their struggle
agains: bigotry, or that Ceramics, in tho
gloom Of his misery could read the signs Of
the dawn presaging q sunburst Of postum
nous famel
''Spinoza and Schiller died at the threshold
Of their goal; Pascal, Harvey, Macauly,
Buckle and Bichat left their inimitable
works half finished; Raphael. Mozart and
Byron died at the verge Of q summit
which perhaps no other foot shall ever ap
proach.
"Who knows how often, since the dawn
Of modern science, the chill Of death has
palsied a hand that had all but lifted the
veil Of Isis temple2 Or In how many thou
sand lives time alone would have solved all
discords into harmoniesl An increase Of
longevity would indeed, solve the vexing
riddles Of existence; it would furnish the
peculiar endorsement Of Mr.. Mallock's con-
clusion. It would give the vicissitudes Of
fortune chance to assert their eQuAlzins
tendencies, It would supply . missing link
in the arguments of that natural religion
that trusts the equipoise Of justice in the
apparent caprices of human fate.
4u0 pAAO0 "a AOuS0SAty WOuiO IC0CS&o JIG
mortgage Of our earthly paradise''-and it
can be prolonged and should be, with care
and the use of proper medicine at the right
time.
Owing to the stress, the worry, and the
annoyance Of everyday life, there Is NO
doubt but that tens Of thousands of men and
women yearly fill premature graves.
Especially after middle hfe should care
full watch be kept over ones physical condi.
ton. The symptoms Of kidney disease, such
as becoming easily tired, headache, neural
gh, feeble heart action, tickle appetite, q
splendid feeling one day and an all gone
one the next, persistent cough, trouble IN
urinating, ETC., should be diligently looked
into and at once stopped through faithful
use of Warmers Safe Cure, which has
cured tens of thousands Of such troubles
and will cure yours.
Experiencing no pain In the region Of the
kidneys il no evidence that they are not
diseased, as those great purifying organs
have very few nerves Of sensation, and
oftentimes the kidneys are positively rot
ting and being passed away through the
urine before the victim is aware he IS
suffering from advance kidney disease,
which is only another name for Bright's
Disease.
To preserve life and to be well while yoa
live are two cardinal virtues, and it is time
well spent to give this vital subject earnest
and careful attention, and TO use the knowl-
edge acquired in . judicious and intelligent
manner
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-09
ANCIENT FOOT.GEAR.
When Mon Wore Boots Weighing About
Ten Pounds Each.


Ton Pounds Each.
Workmen recently engaged in de-
mOlishing an old house IN Hanover,
says a foreign exchange. found be.
hind the castings of one of the rooms
an unused shoe, which. from appear
ances. had lain in its hiding place for
more than hundred years The shoe
was in a perfect state of preservation,
the upper leather being supple and
retentive of its backing. The stock
is what was designated in former
times ''cOwhide," a very thick and
tough material. such as was used in all
heavy shoes and boots. It is double
soled and heeled, all hand work, OF
course. sewed through and through.
with the stitches showing top and bot
tom. The heel is pegged on with
wooden pegs Of irregular shapes, very
large. and evidently cut by hand The
shoe is low-cut and has straps with
one hole each for lacing.
In 1887. while engaged in repairing
an old building near Bagshot Park.
Surrey. the workmen discovered in an
old walled-up cupboard large col
lection Of clothing and armor, includ-
ing pair of boots. The boots are in
the most excellent preservation, and
are made of the thickest hide (lined
and padded). with very thick soles,
aud large rowelIed spurs attached BY
steel chains The upper portions are
OF rounded leather. to cover the feet
and most of the thighs The boots
bear the makers name, and the plaos
Paris" and seem scarcely to have
been worn ct all They are said %
weigh ten pounds each
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-09
HUMOROUS.

We undertook to print Amelie
Rives' last poem this week and failed.
1t melted the type in the stick
Lincoln Journal.
Curiosity is an essentially femi-
nine virtue, but most observant OBJ
servers have observed that a man is
not at all unwilling to listen to the in
formation his inquisitive wife may
have gathered.-Somerville Journal.
-Husband-''What does the paper
say about the big fire of last night?"
Wife-(reading the morning paper)
ut says the boiler burst and then the
scene that followed baffled descrip-
ton" Ills that ALP" w. ''No;
two columns of description follow
that "-Yonkers Blade.
Eastern lady Tin Colorado}-.'It
makes me sick to hear some of your
Western names. The idea of calling a
pretty town like this 'WagonwheeL
Resident-"lt isn't nice name, and
if we ever change it I promise to let
you know at once" Il wish you
would" Where shall address you?"
''Horseheads. N. Y"
"A correspondent of the Writer
asks why pound of manuscript pass
ing between author and publisher
should need more postage than pound
of calico. The answer is simple. 1t
is wise duty imposed by the Govern
ment for the protection of the most
defenseless mortal Is on the face of the
earth-editors. America.
-Rosey Boy-''Why didn't you take
a wedding trip, Bloodgood?' Blood
good-'Well. you see. my wife and 1
came to the conclusion it wouldn't be
much of novelty, for us. We met
first on a steamer on the Atlantic
Ocean; l proposed in Sweden; was ac-
cepted in Russia; obtained her fathers
permission in England; the marriage
settlement was drawn up in this coun-
try. and We were married in Algiers."
Once Week.
First lady (behind tall hat at the
theater)- Rather out of style. isn't
it?" Second lady Tin loud whisper)
Eyes. They were wearing hats like
that in Paris when I was there two
years ago." "Yes. thought it was
about that old. What fimsy material
it is made OFF, Horribly cheap. I |
saw some of that in the window Of q |
secondhand store marked" Lady
in front Ito companion)-"I It's SO
dreadfully warm here I will have to
take of my hat "-Philadelphia |
Record.
Romance vs. Cold Business. -Man-
aging Editor Cat the banquet, replying |
to toast Of 1.-The Press" Extracts
from his remarks)-"That noble en-
CINE of civilization, whose mighty |
throbs pulsate in unison with the on
ward march Of enlightened progress
the guide, the educator Of the masses
whose vast responsibilities" ETC..
etc, etc Managing Editor Tin the
sanctum) upa column and .
half about that dog fight tonight
sepd . man b interview Sullivan about
his last spree. and II that article on
the Dandy Bar-ksepers Of New York
isn't ready BY three o'clock. there'n b
trouble mp there, and don't Jon forget
ite'-Pucl.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-09

Mother-What time did that veunp
man leave last nightp
Miss LAura-kbo1t three O'Clock, I
thinf.
Mothsr-And ysu have the impu.
dence 70 tell mo thiA would be highly
delighted to hear what excuse you can
possibly offer fae such outrageous con-
duot-n you have any to offer.
Miss Laura-We didn't get the last
pig In tho pen until then. mamma
Terre HAnte Express
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-09
+" REFLEX ACTION"
Curious Power of the Nerves Over
the Muscles.

Tho Wonderfully Delicate Systcm Of Te-
Biography Found Existing in All AMI
mai BOdies-Simple Explanation
Of Its Essential Features.
The times., 1889-06-21
A HANDSOME RESIDENCE.

Plans and View OF q Dwelling That II
Out OF the Ordinary.
The plans and view Of the house here given
are taken from The Scientific American
Architects and Builders edition, which speaks
OF it as "A House of Moderate Cost" and
says:
The times., 1889-06-21
Goodness i'm Danger.

Lord William Lennox, in his ''Recol-
lections, !" tells story Of the GOODNESS
of the Duke of Wellington. The
French, with fresh force double that
Of the duke, were closing in upon his
jaded troops, one stormy night in
Spain. Wellington completed his
preparations and then turning to a
scout, said:
How long will it be before they
can reach us?"
"Half an hour" was the reply.
''Then | can go TO Sleep" he said,
and, wrapping his cloak about him,
he dropped where he stood in the
muddy trench and in an instant was
asleep. He woke when the bugles of
the enemy sounded in his cars.
Napoleon, his soldiers were accus-
toned to declare, not only slept sound
ly when under fire, but even when rid
ing on horseback.
Gen. Grant also had the same
faculty of falling instantly asleep even
in the face of danger
This singular physical trait is not
more p?oof of courage than a cause
Of it; tho brain, in these brief moments
IF sleep, finds new vitality, and wallens
ready for the conflict again.
A story is told of famous English
admiral. Sir Sydney Smith, whose
ship, the Antelope, in u terrible storm
in the North sea was driven among
the rocks SirSydney summoned his
officers to the cabin.
Gentlemen, you know our condi-
t,A,, Mo 1,,,x 30 l,, h,oa l.
ers. / acknowledge l can do nothing
more. If any of you can make q sug-
gestion, now is the time.
There was an unbrolSen silence
'Then there is nothing to be done
but to await our fate" He touched
the bell. Pierre. bring up the cof-
fee."
A story came from Switzerland a
year ago, of mountain guide whose
name was not preserved He, with
two others, was leading party over
one of tho most precipitous passes of
the higher Alps. The men, as is usual,
were tied to each other by long
rope.
AS they scaled the wall Of ice they
slipped on the edge of frightful
chasm. This man was at tho end of
the rope. Without his weight there
was chance for the others to regain
their footing; with it, there was none.
He cast q glance down at the dark
abyss, filled with fathomless SHOWS,
then drew his knife from his belt, say
ing quietly to the man next him:
Tell mother how it was, jose"
He cut the rope and fell, never to be
seen of mortal man again.-Youth
Companion.
The times., 1889-06-21
Hidden Perfumes.

Since Mrs. James Brown Potter set
the fashion of having dresses, cloaks,
even hats, heavily scented with some
favorite perfume, the style has receiv-
ed great impetus here. Most of the girls
are extremists in this regard; they
have little fat sachets filled with pow
dered perfume placed about the chest,
in the sleeves and skirts of their dress
es; these are inserted in the lining in
a deft manner; even in the stockings q
tiny sachet is placed 1t is the fashion
to have the hair and eyebrows per-
fumed, too. To accomplish this the
hair is washed Thoroughly, the scalp
perfectly cleansed and some strong
perfume rubbed in the head and
through the hair; the eyebrows are
scented in the same way. The air, OF
course, destroys much of the strength
of the scent, but the faint, delicious
perfume left is enchanting. But the
perfume craze is by no means limited
to the women. In dancing, Ihave often
noticed how strongly the coats of the
men are permeated with the fragrance
of violet or rose. Inquired why this
was, and my cousin, a man who is
authority on such subjects, said that
tailors frequently made the mems
coats with wide sachet, q padding OF
some perfumed powder to be placed
inside the lining. They wear chest
protectors also lined in this manner
very frequently.-St Louis Globe
Democrat.
The times., 1889-06-21
A HiusIoO SettIement.

The relatives are not the only mem
bers of Hindoo family. There is
also the priest, for every well appoint
ed house has its shrine, at which no
one but Brahmin can officiate. All
Brahmins are not priests, but all
priests arc Brahmins. Now, if the
Karta is not a Brahmin himself, he
must support priest out of the COM
mon funds, whose work is to bathe
and anoint the family idol, recite
the ritual, make the offerings of fruit
and flowers and attend all the births,
deaths and marriages in the family.
He must have a room to himself, be-
cause, being of higher caste, he cannot
eat with the others. His perquisites
are the offerings given to the idols,
and presents on the occasion of any
family events. There is also a resident
astrologer in wealthy families; but
more important than both is the guru,
or religious lguide, who initiates the
Hindoo into his religion, and is an
extraordinary institution altogether
All the Year Round.
The times., 1889-06-21

PERSPECTIVE VIEW
reference to the floor plans will show good
arrangement of rooms. The parlor is almost
circular in form, and is connected 10 the din
ing room by a sliding door; open flreplaces
are in both rooms Access from front to rear
is gained without making a thoroughfare of
any of the rooms, and when the passage doors
are closed the kitchen is entirely cut off from
the front portion of tho house.