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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

The bilious are its certain prey. In inter
mittent and remittent fever, dumb ague and
asue CAKE, the liver Is always seriously at
fected, and the blood contaminated with bile.
One of the chief reasons why Hostetter' 8
Stomach Bitters is such sure defense
against chills and fever and every form of
malarlal disease, is, that it does away with
liability to the disease by reforming irregu-
larlty of the hillary organ in advance of the
arrival of the season when the disease is
prevalent. There is no finer fortifying pre-
parative for those about visiting or emigrat-
ing to locality where the miasna-taint ex-
lists. There is no certain immunity from a
disease In an endemic or epidemic form. to
be secured by the use of the average tonics
and antl-spasmodics. But where quinine
fails the Bitters succeeds both in preventing
and curing. Moreover it removes every YES
hge OF dyspepsia, and overcomes constipa-
ton, rheumatism, inactivity of the kidneys
ana bladder and tranquilizes and strengthens
the nervous system.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

of the riders. Pat Cleburne, on the
right, had been pegging away at the
Union army all day long, CALAMITY
repelling every attack made on his
line. Bragg had needlessly weakened
his center by sending requirements
to Cleburne, and had still further
minimized the strength of what he had
left by imprudently deploying them
above and below the hill, instead of
concentrating his men at the top.
An immense mass of Union troops
had gathered behind the little strip of
woods in front of Bragg's position, and
the nervousness and excitement of the
Confederate General and his staff was
doubtless occasioned by fears as to the
direction they would take, now that it
was too late to rectify their lines.
Major Blank, of General Bragg's staff,
was in an extremely happy mood, hav-
ing taken q little more to drink than
was necessary or advisable, and his
hilarity somewhat shocked the nerves
of those who did not have access to
his means of supply. To quiet him
and get rid of him at the same time,
General Bragg directed him to take q
couple of couriers and 60 to position
on the ridge, where there was a rude
breastwork of logs, and reconnoiter.
Major Blank called two of the Cen
erals body-guard and rode to the point
designated, and UP to which the outer
line of the Union skirmishers had PEN
etrated. "Dismount, couriers, and adj
vance as skirmishers," said Major
Blank. The couriers obeyed and con-
cealed themselves behind the logs. One
of them saw q skirmisher on the other
side, and beckoned to him to come
over. Thinking that the courier was
his officer he did SO, and was captured.
That's right, courier: call another
one over" said Major Blank, at the
same time questioning the prisoner.
Marvellous as it may seem, the courier
practiced the ruse second time with
success.
Major Blank said to the courier:
Take these prisoners to General
Bragg; tell him have met the advance
of General Van Cloves Corps, and
checked it. Go to General Breckin-
ridge and tell him to send me ten men
with long-range guns. and I'll whip
the whole army" The courier was
glad to get away from such a fire-eat-
ing officer, but he never got to General
Bragg. The men massed behind the
piece of woods opened out in the mean
time, just as Q person would unfold his
arms, and, with Wild rush. made for
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

he had been outwitted; but he never
knew how badly. The calf had been
dressed, cut up, cooked, and divided
among the soldiers, the two culprits
taking their share away with them.
All night bright watch had been
kept for Captain L, his habits be-
ing well known. and whenever his
voice was heard in stern inquiry, a
soldier would walk about the fire with
the calf-skin, filed out with sticks,
over his shoulder. The two prisoners
had enjoyed quite as much sleep as had
the Provost Marshal.
1t was one of the headquarters COM
pany @who was there" sober looking
veteran who could never be suspected
of such conduct, who gave me all the
particulars of the occurrence last sum-
mer.
A sergeant of my own company (who
shall be otherwise nameless) was Sc
verely wounded at the battle of Cedar
Greek, and for some months was under
treatment at one of the Philadelphia
general hospitals. In the following
spring he was not sufficiently recovered
to be discharged, but was able to travel.
A letter came from home, telling of the
severe sickness of his father. The
sergeant put in an application for q
ten days furlough, which the surgeon
in charge approved and forwarded.
Three days passed and nothing was
heard from the application. The sur
geon was a kind-hearted man, and our
soldier felt perfectly free to go to him
and state his case.
you'll get your furlough within q
week." was the reply. "They are q
little slow at military headquarters"
But my father may die in the mean
time"
The surgeon was thoughtful.
Il have no advice to give you, SER
geant," he replied; @but 1 may say
that if you should be reported to me
absent without leave for the next few
days would be too busy to do any
thing about it till that furlough comes. :"
To that intelligent soldier a hint
was quite as good as kick. He let
the man in charge of his ward into the
secret, and was reported as usual
among the present sick" How he
evaded the guard-inspection on the
trains l don't know: he did, some way.
He passed the next ten days at home,
enjoyed the visit immensely, and was
promptly back at the Philadelphia
hospital at the end of the time.
Two days later his application for a
furlough was returned, duly approved.
And now, does the reader think that
the sergeant carried the order for the
furlough into the Office and returned it
with thanks, saying that he had al
ready enjoyed its benefit?
All. no; he knew trick worth two
of that. He went to the surgeon and
gravely remarked that now, since he
had received his furlough, there could
be no objection to his taking it in the
regular way. And the kind-hearted
surgeon laughed and said he saw no
objection. And do not think that the
United States of America are q bit
worse off to-day because Sergeant
A made ten-days' furlough cover
a twenty-days' absence near the end
of the war.-Chicago Ledger.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

Sweet grasses clothe the valley where they fell
OF that dark time, Nature has naught to tell;
The lender flowers nod where breatked their
last
thousand soldiers in the bloody past
You would not dream that once this tranquil
spot
Had felt the burning hail of rifle shot;
Or heard the screaming of the deadly shell,
Or the wild triumph OF the rebel yell
Hark! Is not that the marshalling of men?
Does not q warlike bugle wake the glen?
Is not the trampling OF ten thousand feet
Heard, keeping rhythm to the drummer's beat?
No; not al infant in its mothers arms
Breathes freer than this scene from war alarms !;
The record of that awful day is writ
In human hearts. Here is no trace Of it.
1t should be haunted. Phantom hosts should
rise
And cloud with battle-smoke the smiling skies !;
The clash of meeting bayonets we should hear,
And booming cannon shock the listening ear.
We stand in awe and list with bated breath :
To cal Oh some echo of their tragic death.
1t does not Seem that time could Danish QUIT,
The pain, the horror, or the dread alright -a
But earth is not in sympathy with war.
How speedily she covers every scar!
Is not the screen she weaves DER graves forgot
A mute denial of the battle fought?
NEW YORK CITY.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12
CoLFAx, Wis

-. ~ IlOuutdlueeT WIFI
q large family of children, and was al
ways pining for home. Hewa utterly
worthless as soldier. After DESERVING
and being brought back two or three
times, he finally desperately wounded
a guard who endeavored to balk still
another attempt to desert. He was
captured, court-martialed, and SEN
fenced to be shot, although the court
for long time hesitated to pass SEN
tence, as some of the members believed
the man to be half-witted. Had not
Radcliffe nearly killed the guard he
would have only been confined, as he
did not attempt to desert to the enemy,
but TO 60 home; but the assault deter
mined the minds of the court On
being brought brought out for execu-
ton the poor devil blasphemed and
howled and struggled in a heartrend
ing manner, and it was not until he
saw that his prayers for mercy were
useless that he braced up like man,
and. quietly kneeling upon his coffin,
received in his bosom the fatal bullets.
I have ever thought, and think still,
that the execution of this man was
stain on the court that tried him, I'M
der the circumstances He was q
monomaniac on the subject of home.
His Captain deemed him irresponsible,
and the majority of the officers of the
battalion were of the same opinion.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12
He Got His $4,000.
Adelphi (Ohio) News, May Il.

MIR. William H. Shupe, the gentleman
who recently won $1,000 in the drawing of
The Louisiana State Lottery Company. was
a visitor to our sanctum Tuesday. Mr.. Shupe
informed us that he received the money last
Saturday, draft for the amount having been
sent him through Adams Express agency in
Circleville and the Second National Bank of
that place received and cashed the draft. Mr..
Shupe stated that the Lottery Company was
very prompt in sending the money and
looked after its transportation With as keen
an interest as he would himself. For all of
which he feels thankful
He has been investing in the Louisiana
State Lottery Company for twenty-five
months past, and previous to drawing the
$1,000 he was nearly a hundred dollars
ahead of that institution. He held the one
twentieth of ticket No. p 1903. which drew
the first capital prize of $4,000.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

schoolgirl. Among her school-mates
were couple of girls whose polit-
ical faith differed from her own, and
who showed their true colors and ad-
herence to the Southern cause by
wearing aprons resembling the Con-
federate flag.
Grace could not bear the sight of the
flags, and declared the girls should not
wear them. Having pugnacious dis
position, she pitched into these fair
representatives of rebellion, tore their
aprons from off them and into shreds.
Public sentiment condemned this act.
Grace was looked upon as disturber
of the peace. guilty of breaking the
laws of the land. 4 warrant for her
arrest was issued, and in due course of
time she found herself in the custody
of an officer awaiting trial before the
Circuit Court at the county seat. It
was a clear case of assault, and the
poor girl was likely to suffer the full
penalty of the law with no prospect of
being favored with its delay.
The day of trial came, the prisoner
was arraigned at the bar, the Judge
took his seat, and the jury were pre-
pared to listen to the testimony. How
far the trial had proceeded we know
not, when the smooth course Of justice
suddenly met unexpected obstacles.
A Union regiment from West Virginia
happened to be passing through town
that day. Hearing of the trial, SOL
diers visited the Court House, dis
missed the case, adjourned the court,
sent the girl home, and gave the Judge
some sound advice, which he saw fit to
follow.
CoLFAx, Wis.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

If he be stranger, he enters the little
city of the dead with exalted ideas of
q towering monument or imposing
mausoleum erected over the dead SOL
dier's remains. He will carry away q
picture of a deserted and neglected
vault in q solitary corner of q grave
yard, without a word. or a token or q
bit of marble to tell that national
hero lies entombed within.
Only q few months before his death
General Hancock chose his own rest
ing-place. It was in the eastern cor
ner Of the cemetery, far removed from
all other graves, and directly beside
the grim and gloomy receiving vault.
When he died he was laid to rest amid
great pomp and ceremony. A monu-
ment was Immediately proposed. and
the subscription-lst started the rounds.
The mound surrounding the vault was
we'll sodded, and the surroundings
made neat and attractive. Now, how
ever, the place presents q shabby
appearance. The grassy mound that
was once smooth and even is punctured
with deep holes. The grass has ceased
to grow within foot of the roadbed,
thus exposing long strip of bare
earth. above which the sod is ragged
and unkempt. The general air of
neglect makes the hero's grave . piot-
ure Of desolati0n.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

the ridge, sweeping the center as COM
pletely as though a terrible tornado
had struck it. The courier dropped
his prisoners and made for the cordu-
roy road across the Chickamauga,
while Major Blank turned up in de-
moralized condition some days later
after the battle.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12
Soldiers Tricks.
BY JAMES FRANKLIN Fits,

E r n A P S it
m i G h t not be
thought just the
correct thing for
one who in the
old days wore
shoulder-str a p IS
and had consid-
cradle authority
over the soldier,
to tell of the SOL
dier's escapades
and tricks with a
laugh. But, as
our great master,
William Shaks-
peare, said, One
touch of nature
makaS the whole
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12
CONFIRMED,

The favorable impression produced on the
first appearance of the agreeable liquid fruit
remedy Syrup of Figs few years ago has
been more than confirmed by the pleasant
experience of all who have used it, and the
success of the proprietors and manufacturers
the California Fig Syrup Company.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12
Bold Major Blank.
A CoNFEDERATE's STORY.

7 the battle
ofMissionary
Ridge, about
2 o'clock in
the aft err
noon, Gener-
al Bragg and
his staff oc-
cupied a CEN
trail position
on the ridge.
TIL e group
was excited
and nervous,
t h e very
horses SEEM
ed to partake
of the spirit
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

"Yes, was awfully fond of that girl, and
believed her to be perfect, but l saw some
thing about her tina: made me sick" "Wha
was that?" another fellows arm"
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

Holworthy {entering late): How long ha
DR.. Voz been preaching?
Sexton: Twenty-Five years, sir.
Holworthy: guess l won't 60 in then
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

BAD FOR THE BURGLAR. Goodfellow
(nearing Jollyfellow's house very late at
night after slime" at the club)-''I shay.
JollyfellOw, zhe there There's burglar get
ting into your house by zhe window"
JollyfellOw-"Shoh he is. Shay, wait a (hicl
wait little. My wife IL think he's me and
(hic) she'll half kill him.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12
BLOODY BATTLE-FIELDS
ENTERTAINING "REMINISCENCES OF
THE REBELLION.

Graphic Accounts of the Stirring Scenes
Witnessed on the Battlefield ana in
Camp-Old Comrades Recite Experiences
Of Thrilling Nature.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

An American fnancier has recently pub
lished a 400 page volume on the currency.
Who shall say that in this country the vol
ume of currency is too small?
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

Minnie: And she had the impudence to
refer to me as a retailer of scandal.
Mamie: Well, you are no such thing.
Everyone knows you are a wholesaler.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

Extracts from Brides letter of thanks.
''Your beautiful clock was received and Is
now in the parlor On our mantel piece, and
is where We hope to see you often.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

Many a man who objects TO carry bun
die from the provision store goes home from
the bar-room loaded.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

The trouble in having your latchstring al.
ways hanging out is that the wrong people
get hold of it.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

The silent partner is one who keeps hi
mouth shut while his active partner is spend
ing his money.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

Dilenback (starting another story at 11:55
p. m.): You know how hate to walk! Well
Miss Eugenia: How forgetful of us! Well
have Thomas call the carriage at once.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

''I've changed my mind since l saw yol
last" said c. Hey. .'Ihope the new one il
better Il an the last" put in Cyncius an.
Galley LOT mad.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

Sic Norels Free, will be sent by Cragin Il
Co., Philada.. Pa. to any one in the U. S. or
Canada, upon receipt of 25 Dobbins' Electric
Soap wrappers. See list of novels on circu-
lar around each bar. Soap for sale by all
CrOcerS.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

There is nothing so persistent as the watch
It may be wound up and have its case closed
and yet it will keep right ON going time on
of mind.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

That's great picture of yours Pigment.
It's way up" "Yes-they've hung it little
too far up, think
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

II IL presumed that the Lawrence
American man was speaking of 6shially
when he said the bar-maid was mo relative
Of the ale wife"
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

''What is there besides luck that amount;
to anything in cards?" "A good DEAL"
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

ALawyer in a case in court cried out Il OBJ
Jet" so often that young lawyer said the
spectacle was valuable to him as an object
lesson.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

The height of folly-fve feet three niche:
without her bonnet on.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

| A Woman might just as well lie about her
age as to have everybody think she does.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

1t is not so great wonder, come to think,
that so many people are illiterate. Every
body was born that way.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

Minnie: The idea of getting married in a
balloon. Isn't it ridiculous. Mamie: Very.
And besides, should be afraid of falling out
before the honeymoon had fairly started.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

Bring up child in the way he should &C
and when he is old just hear him take all the
credit to himself for his virtuous youth.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

The best man in the world is bore if ht
comes In at the wrong time.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

He: suppose you will give Miss Jones a
handsome wedding present? She: No. what's
the use? / have concluded never to marry.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

This is the season wh>l one pants leg is
checkmated by the other.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

Father: Weren't you out very late last
night? Son: No: was in very late.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

Mark Twain says he quit smoking when he
began to write "Roughing It." Perhaps
that is how he came to get the title for the
book.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

Few of us care how a man made his money
so long as he spends it literally.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

When girl is too cold to talk fast she let:
her teeth chatter.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

''Now, them" inquiries a Canadian paper
''what is crank" Why, the other fellow
of course.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

Policemen ought to be very successful in
speculation. The servant girls always let
them in on the ground floor.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

Why is reformed rake like pan of skim
milk. Probably you'll say because both
have heen scum
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

The dude has his greatest swing in society
when the hammock season arrives.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

Awritter says There are some things wom-
an dosent know" There maybe, but no man
can tell her what they are. IL
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

The tennis outfit is called racket because
the game makes no noise.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

Sewing circles are sometimes gatherings
where dresses are sewed and characters ripped.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

In Boston there is no standing objection to
the serving liquor, yet there is seated dislike.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

1oEmb Sczool. Sloas-mace in om
largo sboe factoey. at Omaha, Nebraska.
Ask your dealer for them. Refuse to take
any Others. If no. kept in your town write
us asking where TO get them. They wear
longer and ct better than any other shoes.
Shoes have always been made too narrow.
We make them wide. A reward of Fifty
Dollars in gold paid for . pair Of our own
make of shoes that contain q particle Of
shoddy, or anything but sol,d leather. We
make one hundred and City styles Of We
mems, Misses and Children's Sswed and
Standard Screw, Grain, Glove Kid and Don
COLA. Elegant styles, wide and COED fitting.
We also carry one hundred and City styles
Of Meas Goods, Rubbers, etc.
W. v. MORSE L Co,
Shoe Manufacturers, Omaha NebraskA
Wales Goodyear Rubbers are the best
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

To keep your head above water put moth
ing but water in Your stomach.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

A bill for beverages ought to be iquidat-
cd
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

A Pocket Cigar Case and five of ''Tansill'
Punch" all for 25c.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

Dancers might keep better time WIKI the
music if they were clicked stockings.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

A title::often sells book, but not so Quickl!
as pretty girl book agent does.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

For ''that tired feeling" it might be good
to take rest from patent medicines.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

Tansle: What pretty little carriage Miss
Tin has!
Mrs. Tangle: Yes; that must be the Icarte
Blanch she told me her papa had given her:
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

The unsuccessful recruiting sergeant lead:
a lstless life.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

The report of lawsuit is trying news even
for disinterested parties to hear.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12
He Pined for Home.

n ex-Confederate,
writing in a Wash
ington paper, gives
an account of the
execution of a Con-
federate Older
named Radcliffe, q
C o n SC ript from
Southwest Virgins,
who had. been as
signed to the First
Virginia Battalion
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

BY A. J. CUSHING, NINTH MASSACHUSETTS
URING the

Z u II e Oh d
Union girl
TO live in a
settlen g n t
q Southern
sym pathiz-
,ers, In the
s ia t e Of
Ohio. Grace.
as lWul call
her, m u S t
have be e n
of en- d er
years, as she
" q S still q
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12
A Grass-Grown Battlefield.

By MRS. NAPOLEON B. MoRANGE.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12

Shoe Manufacturer, Omaha. Nebraska
Wales Goodyear Rubbers are the best
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-12
A Hero's Grave Neglected.

HE pilgrim who jour
neys to the Montgom-
cry Cemetery, at Nor
ristown, Pa, to do
reverence to the tomb
of General Hancock, is
not apt to bear away
with him the most