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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-26
be said to have been hereditary, his
father and grandfather having been in
the same line.

NEITHER the arizona Houler nor
the arizona Kicker can produce any
thing more characteristic of frontier
journalism and frontier life than the
following bona-fide "ad" of an Arizona
man: "'Ah, therev j. H. Breed is
on deck at the old stand with the
largest and finest stock of goods ever
brought to Arizona, and is prepared to
give the people of Winslow and sur
rounding country the damnedest bar
gains ever heard of in this section OF
the world. carry a h of large as
sortment of goods, which limited space
will not allow me to enumera.e here,
but if you will just hitch up your go
cart and call on the old man, you can
bet your whole outfit he viii treat you
right, and sell you anything you may
want in his line. j. II. Breed, Wins
low, A. T."
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-26

By some singular instinct, q man
who was born blind can tell when he is
opposite an object, and can perceive
whether it is tall or short, slender or
bulky. He can also determine whether
it be a solitary object or continuous
fence; whether a close fence or an
open one, and sometimes whether a
wooden fence, . stone wall or hedge. i
None of the five senses has anything
to do with this perceptive power, but!
the impressions are made on the skin,
of the face. and by it transmitted to the
brain. He, therefore. names this UNI
recognized sense afacial perception. .,
The presence of fog interferes with.
facial perception and makes the i'm.
pressions faint and ENTHUSIASTICALLY, but
darkness is no impediment. A noise.
which distracts the attention interferes
with the impressions. In passing along
the street he can distinguish shops
from private houses, doors from VIM
dows. aud II the windows consist of :.
number Of panes. and not of . single
shsst d glass.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-26

Our in the wild West mail bag was
emptied of valuable contents by parties
unknown and filed with stones. The
loss was not discovered until the bag
reached its destination, and no one had
any notion where the theft was COM
mitted within thousand miles of the
journey. But petrologist was shown
the rocks, and he said at once that
there was only one place in the United
States where such was to found. He
told where the place was, and detec-
tive going there lit was $50 miles away
found two Cinamen at work in an
isolated spot, where it was subsequent
ly remembered, the robbed train had
stopped for water. He promptly
charged them with the crime, and they
were so taken by surprise that they
confessed it. So much for rocks.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-26

WHILE journeying on train ply
stefan gave one Of his children drink
of water by spreading clean handker-
chief over the top of the glass, to pre-
vent the contact of the child's lips with
the tumbler. A still better expedient
with the same object in view has often
been resorted to by the writer, and his
children have been instructed to prac-
tice the same precaution when obliged
to drink from q mug or tumbler on the
cars, steamboats,, or at public drinking
fountains. It consists in bringing the
lower edge of the drinking cup beneath
the lower lip, in place ofletting it come
in contact with the mucous membrane
of the mouth. Teach the children to
put both lips into the cup when they
take drink under such circumstances
for it avoids o real and considerable
danger of infection from certain conf
tagious diseases.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-26

The Chinese are in some respects far
in advance of our boosted civilization.
When house in the Celestial Empire
becomes uncomfortably dirty, instead
of tuning everything upside down for
q week or two. to the destruction of
health, temper and happiness, they
simply burn the house and the old
man goes to his club. his wife to her
mothers, while the contractor is build
ing anew one. Thus the season SO much
dreaded in this country becomes a
genuine holiday.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-26

WILLIAM GALLOWAY, who ran the
first locomotive on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, and was called the old
est railroad engineer in the world, died
recently in Baltimore, at the age of 80
years. He was retired in 1887 by the
Baltimore and Ohio Company, for
whom he had worked for over so years,
never missing trip or meeting with
serious accident. In all, he ran his en-
CINE over /, $40, 900 miles.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-26

THE proof that Marat, the French
revolutionary leader, was really con-
victed of theft has set at rest long
standing controversy. Marat was in
England in 1776, was accused of a theft
of old coins, escaped to Ireland, was
apprehended at an Irish assembly in
the disguise of German count, and
was brought from Dublin by habeas
corpus for trial in England. A con-
temporary letter describing the assizes
of 1776, at which it was thought that
Marat would have been tried, is silent.
The clerk of assize to the Oxford cir
cult has at last supplied the missing
link in the evidence by finding that
Marat was convicted at the assizes
which commenced at Oxford on March
5 and ended on March 7, 1777. The
delay in the proceedings is accounted
for by the absence of the accused in Ire
land.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-26

The State of Michigan, almost alone
in the great sisterhood of States,
doesn't owe dollar, having discharged
its last financial obligation on LIST of
May. It's institutions are all we'll
equipped and cared for, and there is
nothing in sight calling for any expen-
diture that will involve the creation of
any new Indebtedness. So Michigan
ders ought to be happy.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-26

LIEUTENANT Won BARBY, of the
Twelfth Hussar Regiment, Germany,
has taken the most interesting ride of
late. He was riding with the troops in
the neighborhood of Merseburg, when
the horse took fright and bolted. ALI
efforts to restrain him being fruitiess,
he gave him the rein, and waited his
opportunity to Jump off. To his dis
may the animal swerved suddenly in
the direction Of plateau overhanging
a broad expanse of water; a few mo-
ments and both horse and rider would
be over the edge. A bright flash was
seen for moment, the saber of the Off
Ger fell upon the head of his steed, and
they beth came to the ground, the man
safe
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-26
ALLIANCE MATTERS.

! ElDorado Republican: The farm
ers alliance met at Augusta last Friday
and put an entire county ticket in the
field. It Is stated that there is but
one Republican in the list of nominees.
Ness City Times. There was quite a
/ turn out at the alliance meeting and
pic,n at Brownell and royal good
i time was had. The attendance was
estimated at from two hundred and
fifty to three hundred.
The Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union of Greenleaf, at a recent meeting,
decided that the formation of new
political party-which would be secret
political party-would be sure death to
the Alliance: and that their attention
at the primaries would be sufficient for
them to secure the success sought.
After this every member present voted
against the formation of a new party.
Wellington Monitor: The distin-
gushing feature of the eightnannual fair
of the County Fair Association will be
the prizes of 500 and $50 respectively
for the best and second exhibits of farm
and garden products by an alliance in
Sumner county. The remainder of the
programme will be fully up to the
highest standard Of county fairs.
Don't forget the date-August Goth to
29th, inclusive.
Hays City Times: The associated
press correspondent here, in some of
his dispatches, is a trifle inconsistent.
A specimen of his work appeared In the
daily papers, which contained a dispatch
from Hays, reporting the alliance pic
mic, and that the Farmers Alliance of
this county had sent petition to head
quarters requesting the removal of
Webb McNall from the Office of o. s.
receiver Of tho Oberlin land Office, for
the reason that he was going about the
country making political speeches. Such
q petition was never sent or thought
of by the members OF the alliance.
La Crosse Chieftain: That the ALI.
ance has grown at remarkable rate in
this county was fully. demon
strated Saturday. by the large
uusuO0I Vi dillduC5 uloo III SuC oityS AOH
the purpose of attending meeting in
their interests, and listening to an ad-
dress by Lecturer Scott, of Mcpherson.
Early in the morning the farmers began
gathering together in the city and
by noon the streets were almost i'm
passable. It seemed as though all the
farming community for miles and miles
around had flocked to the city. This
shows that the alliance has solid and
substantial growth in this and surround
ing counties. Large delegations from
each county alliance were present and
participated in the work Of the day.
Delegates from all sections OF the sur
rounding country were hero and laid
their views before the meeting. Thers
10 some talk OF the alliance putting q
ticket in the field this fall. but no def.
mite plans has Jet been nadA
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-26
STOCK AND FARM.

NeOeho Falls Post. There was ar
increased acreage of fax sowed in this
vicinity this spring, and it looks nov
as though it would make an excellent
crop.
Belle PLANE News: A. G. Forney
shipped 1856 head of hogs from this
place to Kansas City that averaged 1884
pounds, being the finest bunch Of hogs
that has ever been shipped from Belle
Plaine.
Wellington Mail: Judge McAtee, OF
Caldwell, informs us that from one-t third
to one-half of the wheat crop of the
southern portion of the county has been
cut, and that it is all very good. He
says the prospects for good corn crop
are very flattering.
Concorlia Empire: The dry weather
cut short the strawberry crop in this
section. Notwithstanding the heavy
crop of cherries last year, the trees are
we'll filed this year with the choicest
fruit. Kaspberries, blackberries, and
grapes promise heavy yield.
Ashland Clipper: LATE Beavers has
thirty acres OF wheat few miles above
town, which he expects to cut this week,
that is estimated by good judges to
average thirty bushels per acre. LATE
has substantial reasons for saying: 81
can make better living at farming in
Clark county than I can in Iowa, and
make it easier"
Jewell City Republican: Solly Knarr's
eighty acre field of wheat is filed as
we'll as wheat could be filed. and will
go twenty bushels to the acre. Solly
will SOW 100 acres next fall. He plowed
his wheat ground, narrowed it four
times, and put the gram in with a
press drill He ascribes his success
where others failed to the pains taken
in seeding.
Wellington Mail: A few days ago
our well known farmer friend, George
w. Whaley, experienced for the first
time in eighteen years, the pleasant
sensations incident to a condition Of
unicumbrance. When he proved up
his farm in this county in 1872, he
borrowed sufficient money to do so at
the enormous rate OF interest of 36 per
cent andfor eighteen years he has
never seen day that he was out of
interest paying debt. Notwithstand-
ing all this, he worked hard and earnest
~ with hope that his industry would
some day be rewarded. His hope was
not IN vain for besides being out of
debt he has today three of the best
quarter sections in the county, an e,e-
CANT house, pens full of hogs, pastures
full of cattle, granaries full of grain
and stables full Of horses. Ali this
demonstrates one thing. that in Kansas
industry will accomplish all things.
II also demonstrates that the product
iveness of Sumner county is capable
even of paying an interest bearing
debt of 36 per cent, and then enabling
q man to accumulate thousands OF
dollars worth of property in few
years.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-26

PRINCE AUGUsTIN ITURBIDE, who has
been imprisoned in Mexico for CRITICS
ing the President, is the grandson of
Emperor Iturbide. His mother was
Miss Alice Green, of Washington. The
young prince was adopted by the ILL.,
fated Emperor Macmillan. He was
educated in the United States, and is
at present an officer in the Mexican
army. As he is only twenty-four, it is
not likely that he will be dealt with
harshy.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-26

The efforts of English missionaries
to change the customs and habits of
the Greenlanders have thus far been
unavailing. The old are sent to a pen
to die of starvation and neglect, and
the young get drunk as often as op-
portunity offers. Getting drunk and
dying of consumption are the only two
events of any Importance in Green
lander's life, and he won't innovate to
accommodate anybody.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-26

WHILE Robert Wilson, living near
Columbiana, Ala, was blowing in an
old field he unearthed d tin box con-
tanning $3.50 in gold and .s25 in silver.
The place was formerly owned by an
old gentleman who always buried his
money when he got drunk. It is sup
posed there is more somewhere on the
farm, as he was wealthy, and all his
money has never been accounted for.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-26

A FRENcHMAN named Henri Dubuis-
SON has just been awarded q gold medal
under rather curious circumstances.
he is, it appears, the senior undertak-
er's man in Europe, and for the last
sixty-seven years he has exercised his
calling of croQsse- snort in Paris. This
interesting individual is now in his
eiehty-second year, and taste for the
profess;on he has 20 long followed may
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-26

SILKwcRMs when newly Matched
scarcely weigh one-quarter ofan ounce,
yet in the course of their life, which
only lasts about thirty five days, they
viii consume between {, 200 and 1000
pounds of leaves.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-26

THERE are extensive deposits of pc
troleum in northern Peru, and an Ameri-
can gentleman has purchased tract of
land twelve miles wide and twenty
miles long, covering the site of ancient
oil works, and will develop the proper
ty as en- oil region. He was formerly an
operator in the Pennsylvania oil fields.
He already has half dozen flowing
wells,
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-26

PRIVATE RICHARDSON, the only Man
chester man now surviving of the Gal
liant Six Hundred" served twelve
years, has no pension, is nearly blind,
and drifts from workhouse to work
house. A dozen other survivors of Bal
aklava are paupers either in or out of
warehouses.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-26

An Irish boy in New York City
court recently pleaded guilty to burg
larry to save mis- guilty brother, but the
brother came forward when he saw the
innocent one convicted and insisted on
being sent to prison in his stead.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-26

DIR. WEIsMAN, ponderous pundit
among German biologists, is trying to
show that artificial notifications of iv-
ing forms can be transmitted from one
generation to another. He has cut the
tails off some nine hundred white mice
in the hope that they will breed race
of mice without tails.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-26
Thomas County Cat.
C.R. KlLB, Editsr & Manager.
COLBY. KANSAS.
COLBY.
KANSAS.

The law of divorce in France has
been in operation since 1885, and dur
ing four years there have been Is. 521
divorces, which is at the rate Of % for
10000 marriages.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-26

part Of the country, and was an old
soldier. having served in the 18th Kan
sas, and was about fifty i've years OF
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-26
CAPITAL NOTES.

Colonel N. 8. Goes has mounted some
fine specimens Of Central American
butterflies and beetles and placed them
in q handsome glass case among his
fine collection in his rooms at the capt.
tol building.
Capital: A delegation representing
the Kansas and Nebraska Interstate
Soldiers reunion. which will be held in
Superior, Neb., August 4 to 10, is in
the city to make arrangements for Sc
curing tents from this state for use on
the reunion ground. Twenty counties
in Kansas and like number in Nebras-
Ia take part in the reunion.
The supreme court made an order
commanding the warden Of the peniten-
tiary to turn James NJ. Beatty over to
the sheriff of Harper county. Beatty
was sentenced to be hung for murder,
which amounts to a life sentence in this
state. Pie present law permits q stay
of execution pending final hearing of
the case in the supreme court, and
under this law Beatty will be returned
to the Harper county jail.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-26
Kanxas Fref-hts.

At the first days hearing by the rail-
road commissioners in the matter of pc
tition of the farmers alliance for re-
duced freights on grain from Kansas
points to the Missouri river, the farm
ers were represented by Ralph EasIey,
of the Hutchinson News: President
Clover, of the farmers alliance: ex-
Governor Click, of Atchison, and others.
The railroad c. mpanies were all repre-
sented BY their general managers and
freight agents. The petition read as
follows: "Your petitioners, members
OF the alliance and farmers of Kansas,
do respectfully represent that the local
rates from Kansas points to the Mis-:
souri, river on corn, wheat. oats, hogs,
cattle, and other farm products are ex-
cessively high, and beg your honorable
body to inquire into the matter and
reduce the rates to correspond with the
very low prices the producer is now
compelled to accept for these commod-
tiles"
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-06-26

Lindsborg News: The city council
has contracted with Bengston, Swens-
son & Co. for public water supply. The
firm is to erect large windmill and
tank on the rear of their lot, with capa-
city to furnish sufficient water for the
public and for sprinkling the streets,
and all surplus water for use in case
of fires. This will cost the city only
fifty dollars per annum. Heretofore,
repairs of the town pump have almost
reached that amount, and when the
streets are once kept thoroughly sprin-
kled more than that amount will be
saved annually in the way of re-filling
the streets. The merchants are taking
an active part in this matter. They
pay fiftv-two dollars per month to have
the streets sprinkled.
Troy Chief: A dreadful accident
occurred IN Wolf River township. kill
ing one man and probably fatally in
juring another. John s. Williams, one
Of the oldest citizens o. Wolf River
township went to Severance and bought
pump of Nick Heeney. who sent a
man named McNulty with him to put
up the pump. They were IN Williams'
wagon, and as they drove on the Rock
Island railroad track near the old DR..
Archer place. an east-bound freight
train, which they had failed to hear or
see. ran upon them. striking the wagon.
Williams was killed instantly and Nc
Nulty badly injured. Williams came
to this county the first year OF the war,
having been driven ont OF Missouri for
being . l91 S.n he settled in that
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-05
UNDERTAKES, FUNERAL DIRECTORS
42and ~ Alamo Plaza.

Orders entrusted to us will receive prompt
attention. Special attention given to for
warding bodies to any part of the Unit
States. Telephone connection. Calls attend
day and night. 2-28-tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-05
LIGHT FLASHES
PICKED UP BY OUR REPORTERS ON
THEIR ROUNDS ABOUT TOWN.
TRY the Alamo steam bread.

Try the Alamo steam bread.
Tennis flapnels, wooden and silk,
new goods. John X. BerettP d Cos.
Now then ladies when in want of
dry goods call at Kahn's store and
see for Yourself. 3.22tf
Kahn has returned from New
York with few car loads of good bar
gains. 3-22tf
Go to Kahn's bargain store. 3-22tf
AT A. Kahn's an entire new
stock of dress goods. 3-22-u
AT A. Kahn's an entire new stock
of Ladies' shoes 3-22-tf
AT A. Kahn's an entire new stock
of Children's Caps. 3-22-tf
AT A. Kahn's an entire new stock
of Buttons. 3-22-tf
There is no use paying &c yard
for Lawn when you can buy the same
thing at Kahn's for 1-2 cents.
RSPBear in mind that Frank j.
BeiCel keeps builders hardware and
lumber, at the International and
Great Northern depot. tt
"A Kahn has just opene an entire
new stock of Dry goods. 3 22-tf
Go and price Kahn's new stock.
AT A. Kahn beautiful sash rib
bOns at IS cents yard.
AT A. Kahn beautiful feathered
fans at so cents each.
AT A. Kahn all silk black tlounc.
ing 81 yard.
Alta. Kahn today big drive in
table linen.
Our specialties - Seth Thomas
clocks, Elgln and Watham watches.
Bell Bros, Commerce street. 3-14-tt
just think for moment, A. Kahn
is selling all silk surah at q 1-2 cents
a yard. 3-22-tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-05
PUBLIC OPINION.

A resolve providing for biennial
elections was reported i'll the state
senate yesterday. The least the leg
islature can do is to give the people a
chance to vote on the proposition. If
q POI ular vote were taken, the Oppo-
nents of the measure would be as
founded at the unanimity of senti-
ment in favor of it throughout the
c)mmonwealth.-Bo Journal, rep.
If it is true that Speaker Reed has
ordered the making OF list of the eX-
members of congress in Washington
who are engaged in lobbying in order
that they may be permanently exclu-
ded from the floor of the house
he is to be most heartily
commended for it. The abuse
has grown to such proportions
that some radical steps must be taken
to stop it, aud this promises to be as
etfectual as any. Put 'em on the list,
Mr.. Speaker; put 'em on the list
Cleveland Leader, Rep.
With the defeat of the Blair bill,
the first considered OF those important
Federal measures which were advO-
Gated in the Chicago platform and by
President Harrison comes to grief.
National education has been one OF
the adopted features of Republican
policy since the cohorts assembled in
the Lake City to devise platform
that would make votes and to nomi-
nate a candidate for the Presidency.
Party organs took it up religioUsly,
and have promised that this was one
of the things the Republican party
would do for the country.-PrOvidence
Journal, Ind.
1t Is useless to deny that the repub-
lican party has been steadily losing
ground in Iowa ever since it espOused
prohibition as party measure. The
defeat of last fall was not an accident.
1t was the climax of a gradual process
of democratic gain, at republican ex-
pense. In local way the people had
repeatedly manifested their dissatis-
faction with the prohiDitOry expert
ment; but the warning went unheed-
ed; and So they emphasized it by
electing a democratic governor, not
so much because he was a democrat
as because he was an anti-prOhibi-
tionist.-St. Louis GlObe-DemOcrat,
Rep.
We think Congress will make a
mistake if it repeats or seriously re-
duces the sugar tariff. There is
every prospect now that we shall be-
come a great sugar-producing coun-
try. Beginning with California, all
theirrigable lands of Nevada, L tahCol-
oradO, New Mexico and Arizona may
be made splendid beet-raising tracts
Of country. And in may of the States
we have not doubt that beets may
be produced successfully. In Kan
sas and other parts of the country
sorghum can be abundantly raised
and the process of extracting it's SUI
gar is sure to be developed into
complete success. We believe
that even Indiana will soon be
raising thousands of tons of su.
gar beets. The way to reduce the
price of sugar is to produce it abun-
dainty at home. To reduce the tariff
will not reduce the price more than
fraction of a cent pound, if any
1t will merely be making donation
to wealthy planters and refiners.-
New Albany (Tnd.l Tribune.