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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10

agreed upon. A day or SO after. anotn-i
or real estate man. having the same
property to sell, closed a bargain with
the former prospective buyer. and Sc
cured his commission. The first firm
then claiming that the sale was made
through their Instrumentality, sued for
their commission ard the case came up
for trial: In the course OF the proceed
ings the defense raised the point that
the plaintiffs had not paid their occu-
patton tax, provided for in a city ordli
nance, for transacting a real estate
business. and, therefore could not re-
cover for such services. The failure Of
payment capacitating them from le-
gally carrying on such business. The
point was sustained by the Justices de-
cision. The case created considerable
interest. as the tax commonly called an
occupation tax is required to conduct
all kinds of business.
Special from Abilene: The State
Dairy association met here. In the at
sence of President Morgan, T. II. Hill,
of Kansas City, was made president
pro ten, and j. E. Nissey, OF Abilene,
secretary. Reports and minutes were
read. In the afternoon, e. c. Moies,
of New York. delivered an address out
lining the advances made in late years.
and instructing dairymen how TO prop-
erly prepare and sell butter to the hest
advantage. A paper entitled Care of
Dairy Cows" by FL. NJ. Brandt, Hess
ton, was read, and one on ''Ensilage as
a Food in the Dairy" by J. II. Muir.
ply. of Thayer, Kan. Editor Monrad,
o. Chicago. asserted that Kansas butter
ranked as high as any in the nation, a
view concurred in by other prominent
dealers present. Several diaries and
creameries of Kansas and iowa have
exhipits of butter. In the evening
President George Morgan. of Clay.
Center delivered the presidents annual
address.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10

cede their surplus land to the government.
1t Is said that the commission appointed to
negotiate with the Cherokees and other tribes
owning lands west of the Goth parallel will
leave Washington in short time 10 resume
their duties, hence Chief Mayes' haSty re-
turn. 1t is said that the Indians will strongly
insist upon the government relinquishing the
right to settle friendly tribes on lands east
OF the 96th parallel, as on the event of its
acquiring all the Indian land in the Indian
Territory west of tina. land the remaining
territory will be wholly INADEQUATE for the
maintenance of the tribes which would be
upon each tribe having diminished reserva-
ton set apart for itself within its present
reservation limit.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10
ROYALTY Coming.

San ANTONIO, Tex, April San Antonio
people returning from Monterey, Mexico,
report meeting there the Count and Countess
of Paris. attended by an immense retinue of
servants. Their baggage is so great that it
was found impossible to get it in the hotel
apartments engaged by the French lOyalists.
The Orleans scions are travelling incOgn,tO,
and il is understood that they Will soon cross
the Rio Grande into Texas and proceed on a
tour of the United States after they have
tired of the sights of Mexico. They are the
objects of much curiosity. The countess has
created panic at Monterey by claInbering
over the streets in short skirts that reach only
10 the knee. They entered Mexico by steamer
at Vera Cruz a few weeks ago.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10
ANOTHER CYCLONE.
It Comes Cne Week After the
Big One.
Calena, Illinois. Loses a Furniture
Factory. Many Roofs, Fences. Etc.
-Urbana Loses Three Business
Houses-Monmout Gets a Touch,

GALENA, H., April IA tornano passed
over this city accompanied by deluging
rain and fearful rumbling noise, which
caused great fright among the people. As
far as reported the damage includes the par
tial destruction of furniture factory and
the unroofing of several houses in that local
ity. On the Hills in West and East Galena
fences were levelled and trees uprooted. No
many miraculous escapes are reported.
At Urbana, H., three business houses were
unroofed during the storm, but no other
damage is reported
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10
STOCK AND FARM.

Yates Center News: Farmers are be-
ginning to push their spring work. A
large acreage of fax will be sown this
spring. Farmers begin to realize the
necessity of a variety of farm products.
Bluff City Herald: Geo. r. Fnltz,
the abstractor of Wellington, has been
employed by the Standard to see how
many farms in Sumner county are free
from debt and he shows that one
fourth OF the farms of that splendid
county are free of all and any incum-
brance.
Independence Tribune: A. d. Ber-
~, one of the prosperous Havana farm
ers, recently sold a bunch of cattle. and
the corn fed to them paid him thirty
five cents, and he has lot of hogs
which buyers want at advancing prices.
Abe says that the men who feed all the
corn they can grow aud buy more, are
the ones who are making the money.
Cedar Vale Star: Will Lynch will
try four or five acres O cotton. this
year. on his Otter creek farm, and SO
will Peter Dickinson, on his farm at
Lowe. ice Wineingar, south of Hew-
ms, took seed home, this week, and
will try three acres.
Bluff City Herald: We rode over to
the farm of Joseph Lewis with DR..
Arnold, and if one loves trees. it will do
him good to walk through Mr.. Lewis
forty acres of orchard. His peach trees
are full OF bloom. all they should have
on. He has apples, pears, cherries and
plums. bearing, and any quantity of
small fruit We are indebted for lot
Of nice shru5bery kindly presented by
him.
Jewell City Republican: L. A.
Breed is building new two story
house on his farm in Browns Creek
township. The masons went out from
jewell Wednesday to begin laying the
cellar walls. Mr.. Breed has been care
full to keep himself free from all debts,
and the hard times do not therefore in
| terfere with his business plans or force
him to sell his corn at fifteen cents. He
will have car load of fine steers to
turn off early in May.
independence Tribune: John Fadler
is farming what was once considered
1.-The poor, high upland south of Inde-
pendence. But he ''plowed when the
sluggard slept" and with economy now
has farm OF his own richly worth ST.
/ 600. Like many others, when he came
to Kansas he was too poor to buy even a
poor farm. and he invoked the aid of
an eastern Shylock," who loaned him
$1,000 Mr. Fadler and his good wife
worked hard, and each year saved some
money over and above their living, in
terest, and taxes, but did not suffer for
good living. He fed hogs and cattle
and occasionally sold some corn. He
had as many discouragements as others.
but kept plowing deep and spreading
manure, and recently paid off the last
dollar OF the mortgage, and has stock
and implements of far more value than
the money he had when he came to
Kansas. BY his partnership with
''Shylock mortgage even in hard
times. he has been able to get splen-
did farm OF 100 acres Hundreds OF
other farmers have done as well.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10
Russia in Turmoil.

LONDON, April 7.-Advices received here
from st. Petersburg reatfirm the reports OF
the serious condition of affairs in Russia.
They declare that the car is suffering from
nervous fever. The scheme for the Russlti-
cation of Finland is received with extreme
diSfavor IN that country and trouble Is GER
tain to follow.
The advices further say that all the univer-
sites in Russia have been closed by the gov
eminent The students at the st. Petersburg
university made an attack upon Lieutenant
General dresser, chief of the st. Petersburg
police, who went to the university to queii
The disturbances and treated him i'll very
rough manner. He was thrown on the floor,
and while lying PROSTATE was kicked num-
Der OF times by ms assalants.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10

the most perfect monograph possible.
They worked on the machine for over
two months. Every part of the in
strument capable OF It is plated with
gold and silver, and the parts are fin
ishsd to the utmost possible limit. At
tached to the machine Is Watermelon
OF improved construction that has been
one of the recent triumphs of the great
inventor, and that runs the machine
steadily and neiseIessly with q mini
mum consumption of water. The case
Is of rare inlaid woods, and is amarvel
of painstaking workmanship.
The photograph, if not the most use
full, is certainly the most wonderful of
all the wizards wonderful inventions.
When 1t was first exhibited at the New
York Academy of Sciences, few years
ago, murmur of admiration was
heard, which WAS succeeded by re-
peatcd applause. Some Of the skep-
tical members started the rumor that
the Academy had been mystifed by q
elever ventriloquist, and repeated ex-
periments We're required to convince
these incredulous persons that 10 chi
canery was used, and that the talking
machine" could be readily manipulated
by anyone.
Edison's birthplace is Milan, Ohio.
While yet boy in his teens, telegraphy
took great hold upon him, and having
one day snatched station-master's
child from in front of an approaching
train, the grateful father taught him
telegraphy, and from that time he be-
came systematic student. His ready
ingenuity suggested all sorts of adapt
atoms. One day the ice jam broke the
cable between Port Huron and Sarnia
ION the Canada side): the river at that
point being a mile and half in width,
all communication by telegraph was
cut off Young Edison seized the
valve of al engine that controls the
whistle, which he footed into long and
short notes, like the dots and dashes in
telegraphy. Hello, Sarnia, do Won
get me?" he footed: no answer. Hell
10, Sarnia, do You hear what say?"
A third and fourth time the message
was sent over, and finally came the an
swer from an engine on the other side;
the connection had been made, and
communication easily carried on until
the cable was repaired.
Edison's many inventions are legion,
but his phonograph, megaphone. the
quadruplex and duplex systems of tel
egraphv, his telephone-which alone
melted him over one hundred thousand
dollars-the electric railway and in
candescent electric light, are but few
of the best known of his most wonder
full and valuable inventions.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10
A Babe Three Hours Old.

the forks of Breckenridge county was blown
away, leaving the family that was within I'M
harmed. The unhoused people started for a
neishbor's place, and while passing through
an orchard heard the wailing of an infant.
They found the child, which appeared to have
just been born, in bed. Just across the end
of which were two great logs. They took the
infant with them and sought the neighbor' s
house, but it had been entirely swept away.
Their only place OF refuge was an overkang-
ing cliff near by. Arriving there, they found
a man and woman who proved to be the par
ents of the child. They said that the child
was but three hours old when the tornado
struck the house. The mother jumped out of
bed, when everything was swept away. They
had hunted everywhere for the babe and had
finally given up in despair.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10
The DrOuth Broken.

Fort WORTH, Tex, April 5.-For some
time past portions of Texas range country
have been suffering for want of moisture.
Grass, which had been good all through the
winter, had begun to fail: and, as a result,
cattle were losing flesh. This was the case in
all that country along the Texas Il Pacific
road west of Big Springs, and even east of
that point the lack of rain had been seri-
Ously felt.
From all accounts now the long dry spell
has been broken, and copious rainfall has
blessed large area of Texas north. southeast
and west. The result will be worth thousands
of dollars to cattlemen, who had begun to
view with apprehension the prospect of dry
summer. The earth all over the range is
now saturated with water and the grass will
get a growth that will insure good range all
SIMMER
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10
American Monetary Union.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 5.-The Pan
American conference unanimosly adopted
the following:
Flrst-That an international American mon
etary union be established.
Second-That as a basis for this union, an
international coin or coins be issued which
shall be uniform in weight and fineness. and
which may be used in all the countries repre-
sented in this conference
Ihlrd-That to give full effect to this
recommendation, there shall meet in Wash
lngton commission composed of one or
more delegates from each nation represented
III this conference, which shall consider the
quantity and the kind of currency the Pan
states shall have, and the value of the pro-
portion of the international silver coin or
coins, and their relations to gold.
Fourth-That the president of the United
States invite this commission to con.ene at
Washington in a years time. or less, after
the adjournment of this conference.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10
Investigating Courts in Alabama.

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 1.-The house
committee on judiciary appointed a sub
committee. consisting of Messrs Thompson,
Mccormick and Oates. to visit Alabama and
neighboring southern states TO take testi-
mony and make thorough investigation of
the alleged improper action of court officers
in instituting prosecutions without reason
and for the purpose of collecting fees. 1t Is
also charged that sentences in criminal cases
have been suspended without warrant of law,
and that the officials have been guilty of NAL
administration and corruption.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10
Another Clue.

LEAvENwoRTH, kAN., April Max Gran
field, editor of the Evening Post, received a
letter from a Pole, living in Kansas City.
The Pole claims to know enough about the
Mettman murder to throw some light on the
affair. The letter states that he heard the
shot fired that killed Mrs. Mettman, and saw
enough of the deed as to be positive that he
knows more of the crime than any one ex-
cept the murderer. He gives his name and
cites many points which give color to his
statement
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10
Cutting EreiQhtS.

CHICAGO, April THE Chicago i Alton
road has notified Chairman Midgely, of the
Western Freight association, that it intends
to reduce the rates on packing house pro-
ducts to the basis of II cents hundred
pounds from Kansas City to Chicago. Tho
present rate is Is cents, to which figure it
was reduced a short time ago by the Alton
from the tariff basis of % cents. The Alton
justifes its action upon the ground that
other roads are secretly cutting rstes. Its
notice Will be considered at the next regular
meeting of the association.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10
The Cherokee Land,

WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 5.-Chief Mayes.
Washington for several weeks past, has re-
turned to the Indian Territory for the pur-
pose, it is said, of calling a meeting of the
Cherokee council tn take some action upon
the terms and conditions on which they will
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10
Patch UpOn Patch,

CHICAGO, April 5.-The committee to which
the agreement for the reorganization of the
Interstate Railway Commerce association
was referred, has been in session, but accom-
plshed nothing in the way of decisive action.
The committee will meet daily until some
conclusion is reached, when another meeting
called to take action on the agreement.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10
A Sick Governor.

CONCORD, n. H., April 5.-At a meeting Of
the city council an official communication
was sent to President D. A. Arthur Taggart.
of the senate, reciting that Governor Godell
is incapacitated by i'll health for the dis
charge of his duties AS chief magistrate, and
requesting Senator Taggart to assume the
gubernatorial chair and discharge the duties
of the office during the vacancy.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10
Don't Want More Farmers.

WILMINGTON, DEL, April At the meet
ing of the Kent County grange, held in Dover,
resolutions were adopted declaring that since
there is already an over production of GER
tain agricultural products, the grangers pro-
test agains. congressional appropriations for
irrigation of western lands.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10
Glass Goes Up.

WHEELING, wy Va, April "a secret meet
ing of the western glass manufacturers is in
session here at the Mcclure house. It is I'M
derstood that the present high price of soda
ash and the necessity of an advance in the
price of glass in consequence, is under dis.
cuSSian.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10
Matthews Sentenced.

TOPEKA, KAN, April An. E. Matthews,
the attorney who was convicted in January
of obtaining money under false pretenses,
has been sentenced to serve two years in the
state penitentiary. Matthews has for some
time been out under $500 bond, and he is
now preparing to appeal the case to the su.
Dreme court.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10

In an English theater, recently, the
orchestra between the acts was playing
very loudly, and two ladies In the front
row were endeavoring to converse at the
same time They had to raise their
voices considerably, and as the orches-
ira suddenly reached a low passage me
voice of one of the ladies beesme cruelty
distinct Just as she remarked, Il wear
silk underclothes"
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10
An Amenoment Proposed.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April "A Washing
ton special to the Post says: The house Judi
CARY committee have voted to report an
amendment to the constitution prvoiding for
the election of its senators directly by the
people.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10
THE WIZARD OF MEyLO PARV
An Incident of IhOmas a. Edison,s Eariv
Career-His Birthday Gift.

(HOMAS ADDISON
recently celebrated
his 44th birthday az
his home at AIenlo
Park, n. J. The
employees OF the Ed
ison Phi ono graph
Works, In honor of
the occasion, made
and presented to Kim
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10
Three ChiIdren Perish.

HURoN, S. d., April 5.-The house of Will
helm Brown, near here is burned. Three of
his children, who had been locked up in the
house while the parents went to the city,
were unable to get out and persisted in the
flames. The oldest was less than years old.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10
AT MONMOUTH.

MONMOUTH, ILL.-A small cyclone struck
this city and some damage resulted. but the
storm, fortunately, lifted and passed over
the principal portion of the city. Several
buildings were damaged and rsofs blown
away.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10
PrOnuncIamentO.

CITY OF MEXICO, April 5.-The Daro Hogan
(newspaper) says that revolution has broken
out near Ignala. in the state of Guerrero, the
government of which is unpopular. The
Nineteenth regular infantry and a regiment
of rangers left hurriedly for Ignala.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10
The Wichita Financier Dead.

WICHITA, KAN, April 5.-Samuel Shy is
dead. aged 7S years. He is the father of the
bill on the banking system introduced few
years ago by Senator Sherman.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10
Dom Pedro Seriously iii.

RIO DE JASEIRo, April 5.-News has been
received here that ex-Emperor Dom Pedro is
seriously i'll, and that the eminent physician,
DR.. Charcot, of Paris, has been called.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10
To Ra+,re From Kansa.

ATcHIsoS, KAN, April Sit is ru-nored
here that the B. d NJ. is negotiating to sell its
lines in the northwestern part of the state to
the Rock Island and retire from Kansas.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10

BERLIN, April lit is said that Prince
Bismarck has expressed the intention to send
communications to the press at frequent in
tervals on important political questions OF
the day.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10
Chappaaua Burned.

CHAPPAoUA, n. Y, April 5.-The Horace
Greeley homestead is burned to the ground.
The servants had narrow escape.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10
Strike Ended.

JOLIET, Ill, April 5.-The quarrymen's
strike has been settled, the employers having
conceded the strikers demands.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-04-10

WHEN a man comes to time, does 1t
not prove that time waits for some mens
Mower County transcript., 1890-11-12
Cure Your Seed Corn.


Not enough pains is taken in the
curing Of Indian corn to be used for
seed. From several thousa nds of germ
ination tests I am convinced that the
corn can be cured in any sort of season
so as to insure termination and that
without precaution in curing the corn
good termination can not be expected
with any degree OF assurance. Now
that we have planters that will drop
with the greatest accuracy any mum ber
of kernels from one up and at any dis
tance desired, the necessity of having
every kernel grow is greater than ever.
The old-time method Of pulling back
the husks, tying them and stringing
the ears on pole or wire gives the best
of results. But when large areas are to
be planted, as in the Middle and West
ern States, this is too tedious method.
Wire screws fastened into the butt of
the husked ear and strung upon wires
hung from rafters or overhead beams
make q convenient method of drying
and preserving. But for very large
quantities kiln drying should be resort
ed to. 1t will pay we'll to provide such
method whore much corn is to be plant
ed or sold for seed. The time is at hand
when the planter must be certain as to
the vitality or terminating quality Of
the seed he plants, and the only way to
secure it is to have the excess of moist
ure driven out of the ear In the fall, or
resort at the time of planting to germi-
nation tests of kernels from every ear
to be used.-Home and Farm.
Mower County transcript., 1890-11-12
Fowls vi Water Crop.

Some posltry mon have more or less
trouble with ailing chickens. l would
not, says writer in Farm and Home,
advocate doctoring them, preferring the
hatchet in most cases, but occasionally
case Is met that can; be cured. The
symptom Of bird with water crop is q
poor appetite, but it Graves and drinks
water until its crop is dfstended and be-
comes sour. TO treat take q. bowl of
warm water, In which Is dissolved .
quarter Of q teaspoon of baking soda
and take the fowls head in the left hand
and with the body under the arm. hold
ing the head downward, with the neck
extended. Hold the beak open with the
right hand and manipulate the contents
Of the crop down and out Of Che mouth.
Then give good dose Of soda water; .
spoonful is sufficient. Manipulate as
before, rinsing out the crop we'll and be-
ing careful not to irritate the crop so as
to cause Inflammation. Coop the chick
by itself, feed sparingly few days with
bread and scraps from the table, with q
good sprinkling Of charcoal. Put five
drops Of nitric acid in the drinking
watAs. This VII generally cure II. n