The Voorhees Vindicator from Voorhees, Kansas • 1

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ukiu'ujjii i Jim i ii i ii i r.1 tti nfiimj- THE VINDICATOR. SPEAK THE TRUTH. liditor. C. R.

WKIG1IT, 1 if hi ii Jl ii LOCAL AND GEJJEliAL NEWS. T. B. Pyles was in our City Friday. C.

R. Wright was in the Strip Sunday. Lon Hyatt returned to Topeka Tuesday. The County Board of Commis Stevens County, Kansas. oe TliirtywfWr, Riawe TMrtymin.

A ffistanoo Ifcwe r.ni! a half miJos rcrth of ti-ti for'j-h" Tiilw. 'HFt of tho Colorado Btato lino, and eighty-five nu'ei routhwott of Oanlen CUj. Tho Wsu is luji'wi Ms Ltnd, therefore no clond rorta ou tho title, ami ttaze-auioo Dijcdu nra uivna tad U-ka wiiiimrt foar aa to the validity of the same. Iha Charter of tho Company wan tbUaiI ia IVUreory, 1SS7, aad baildlus on Uio town-nito commcacod iii ouca. SITE OF THE TOWIT COXnTTHSTS sioners is in session this week.

C. R-. Wright made a business trip to Liberal Tuesday. Warren Farmer made a trip to the road the fore part of this week Mrs. Cann, of Ilugoton, is visit ing with her many friends in this place.

TOWN POMP ANY I 11 id Jl A. JV M- jL JV. a. Quite a number of young folks from the Strip attended the ball -13 A- last night. Mr.

Mathews, liveryman of Woodsdale, was on our streets i I STOM Ml If wis ii i Sunday. The publishers of the HOMESTEAD, the weekly twenty-page agricultural paper of Dcs Moines, Iowa, inform us that they will send composed of tlie best element of tho world-renoT7iied Town- Builders oi Southwestern Kansas, the members of which have not only gained local distinction. But a number are of national celebrity. their paper for four consecutive weeks, free of charge, to every farmer in this county who will send his name and address, plain Xhe Most Elloctivo Way or Strcugllimihi Uiu Aluuiury. There, is no better way to strengthen tho memory than by the habit of spoakiug tho exact truth.

In some minds there is a strong tendency to exaggerate or diminish. To magnify or minify. Various operate to encourage this tendency, Aside from its moral bearings, ilie habit of exaggeration is injurious as affecting the memory. It is liutciiDiiirli that one is able to recall facts in a general way. Too much minuteness, indeed, may not bo desirable.

But whenever it is important that delails should bo given, exactness is absolutely essential; not the least color-' ing of a fact is justifiable. You raay dravf upon your imagirlioivto any reasonablo extent to illustraio a princlplo or a sentiment, for tho eases are not supposed to havo necessary ex-iBtenco, save In the imagination; and if tho princlplo or sentiment Is ihtia brought more distinctly to view; the 'prociso objection sought is gained, tho principal and not tho imaginary or illustrative facts being tho central point of observation. But it is otherwise with the relation of events that havo transpired or objects seen; the imagination has nothing to do with the relation and should bo utterly excluded, and tho naked facts only presented. Christian Advocate. ARTISTS' OIL COLORS.

Combinations Tlmt Am Uneil the 1'ra fluotioii of I'iHntinKn. From tho cochineal insect is obtained the gorgeous carmine, as as the crimson, scarlet and purple lake Sepia is the inky fluid discharged by the cuUle-luih, to render tho water opaque for its own concealment attacked. Indian yellow is from tin) luhio'of tho camel, ivory black and Lone black are made out of ivory chip The exquisite PrusMau blue is got by fusing hoot's ami other refuse animal matter with impure potassium carbonate. It was discovered by an ao cident. In the vegetable kingdom are included the lakes, derived from ro'ofn barks and gums.

Blue-Mack is from the-cliarcoal of tho vine stalk. Lamp' black is soot from certain resinous sub' stances. From the madder plant, which grows in Hindustan, is maun, factured turkey red. Gamboge comci from the yellow sap of a tree, which the natives of Siam catch in ooeoauul shells. Raw sienna is tlie natural earth from the neighborhood of Sienna, Italy.

When burned, it is burned sien nn. Raw ninhv.r is an earth from uuv bria, and is also burned. To these vegetable pigments maj probably be added India ink; which said to lie made from burnt camphor, Tho Chinese, who alone can produce if, will not reveal the secret of its coimw sition. Mastic the base of the varnish so called is from the gUtn of the mas tic tree, indigenous to the Grecian' archipelago. Bistro is the soot of wood ashes.

Of real ultramarine but little is found in tho market. It is obtained from precious lapis lazuli, and commands a fabulous price. Chinese white is zinc. Scarlet is iodides oi mercury, and cinnabar, or native Vermillion, is from quick-silver ore. A O.

Fkayune. Wanted Smuggled Goo ds. She askvl for lace of a certain kind, nnd the clerk took down a box and excused tho small quantity in it by payintr: "Wo sold great quantity of this the ether day at, wliolcsalo." "This is exactly like my sample, isn't it?" "Yes'm. You must havo bought that, here." no, sir I bought it of a peddler." "Ah!" "And I paid him fourf cents per ly written on a postal card, to the Homestead Dcs Moines, Iowa. The copies for four weeks will be.

absolutely free, and will be sent to any farmer to enable Immediately after the mwy, fh erecton of how commanoed, the housf being of a substantial unrl fr.r raptrinr to to jjaaarel clasa of bmldiittfa erectod in western towns. 'Jlia emallewt buxjuens or rositleaca boiuso is frota thirty foot doep, end ths buiiliu'8 range from that sLitj to him to judge for himself of the merits of the HOMESTEAD as a paper devoted to his special in terests. At the end of the four affirm MHMMAfpn qm IWTJATSQ An editor died and slowly wended his way down to where he supposed a warm reception awaited him. The devil met him and said: "For many years thou hast borne the blame of the errors which the printers made in the paper. The papers have gone, alas! for one dollar.

Alas! the dollar has failed to come in. You were bedeviled by the printers for wages when thou hast not a cent to pay them. Men have taken thy paper without paying for it, and cursed thee for not getting up a better paper. Thou hast been called a dead beat ar a fraud by men who were both. All these things thou hast borne in silence, and thou canst not come in here." And Satan murmured to himself: "Heaven is his home, and beside, if we had let him in, he would haAc been continually dunning his delinquent subscribers, and thus creating discord in my kingdom." X.

AMERICAN WEAPONS. How Our Government Hag DIsponr Hfei Inventor! of Klileg and Gang. A fow days ago I was talking with an old gun merchant in New York. He commenced as an ironmakcr not far from tho seat of war, and when tho commotion broke out ho hatt on his hands certain tools and urniicca and ore-beds. Our old Ironmaker now turned into an arms manufacturer, and he had a large market as long as tho Americans were killing each other on the hairsplitting points of the forefathers.

Wc acquired during the war much of our superiority as inventors and makers oi arras, and havo since supplied the world with weapons. I am told that Amo9 In Massachusetts makes better sabers and swords than t'leydoat Soligcn, Germany, whero they have been making them for centuries. Tho Turkish army is supplied with Winchester rifles, tho Russir.n army with JJurdan rilles, tho Spanish army and the South American licpub-lics with Remington rifles, and tho Italians with tho Gardiner and Stanley's expedition to Africa, with the Maxim machine-guns, etc. But our old friend thus discoursed concerning the American Government: "This is the most buroaucratic Government in tho world. You can not get any invention adopted by it because of tho backwardness of its ordnance officers.

There was llotchkiss, who went to Washington witii his inventions and he wiis put off and disappointed until ho started for Franco with hardly more than tho clothes to his back. In Franco he has made millions of money and left behind him a great corporation. It was the sumo way with Spencer when he invented the magazine rifle, which carried its cartridges in tlie stock, lie was rejected everywhere, and was leaving tho War Department one day broken-hearted, when a messenger said to him: 'I can take you to a man who will look at your gun, as these army fellows will So ho took him to Abraham Lincoln, whom the messenger knew from having been with him almost daily. Lincoln had 011 a queer old office suit, which ho apologized for as ho took Spencer's hand and went out somewhere nearby, and, taking up tho gun, fired at a shingle, and made several excellent shots, and put all tho balls on tho sll ingle, for ho had been a rifleman in his youth. Tlie inventor then took liU own gun and put all the balls within a circle a shinglo.

This shinglo is preserved in tho Illinois Historic Society. Which has ncveracknowlcdged tho noimcfl it among their trophies. 'Lincoln told Spencer to go on and make all the guns ho could, as that arm was needed, and henco magazine rifle for tho first time came into use. Now the Government ordnance officer are rising tlie SpringGcld rifle, which is a very inferior weapon. They are doing it on the ploa of economy, since they possess certain arms to be altered and certain machinery to bo run.

Look hero at this Springfield rifle. When you' pnt the cartridge in and bring down tho pieco which holds it forward you risk a premature discharge every time und an explosion, because this lock part docs not admit moisture and gives no chance for the expansion cf the gases when the powder ia bhiwn off. Hut they have used this djficthi the gun to destroy almost every f.ther gun presented at Washington. Tiiey have invented tlie ruttt test. Tii' ir gun can not rust Xiom this nrilter spoken cf.

Better gun, iiiev are dipped in powerful mid put out in sea water all ri will show a little of the ruois-t ire. Ib-nca the rust test has driven all American ntms abroad, to bo put in tlie hand 3 of foreigners." Goth, in (lifitin'tn'i Enquirer. weeks the paper will be discontinued unless subscribed for in due-form. P. Castaing, who lately moved 70x70 feet, two stories high, erectod by tho Yoorlieos Town Corapsiny at a cx)Rt of 67,000 to Richfield, to take charge of the hotel at that placC, arrived in MhM chaltooa evarytliiusr in thnt Van conth of tho Arkansas rivor for comfort, bonnfy, nnd nrohitootnrp.

Th ontir rccira of SUio lias to the Panhaudla of Texas id tributary to tke advaucouvtuit tf Voorhcwo. Voorhccs last evening and lias taken up his old stand in tlie St. Nicholas. Mrs. L.

A. Hyatt Visited in Hugoton Monday the guest of The Rich and Famous Neutral Strip 'T la aUraoliDg a groa daol- of aitantioa on aeooant of ita many natnral aclvantasoa. TMs wondorfal' ecwclt is ifa ia loitb, 85 milaa in width, and ooatains noarly 000,000 ACRES Mrs. Cann. The Oklahoma bubble has burs-ted, and it is now reasonably certain that the Neutral Strip will be opened up for settlement and either attached to New Mexico or Kansas.

Thc.Eastcrn part of the county was well represented at our ball last evening, there being six couple from the Bell Neighborhood. Their waltzing and dancing could not be excelled and the music was simply grand. )f is Finest igrlcsltel Laiii ln the Great Mlwest T0O2IIE2S USD ani TOWN C051PA5Y Consists of tho fcteing Promfccst Hca: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE GARDEN CITY: .1 R. HOLMES, Fresideut, A. EUETIS, Secretary.

Eon II. P. MYTON, Treaouror. Y7. I HAIiWOOD.

General Manager. D. T. EP.IDGE3. Look Here! Do you want coal? If so, go to the Kimball Lumber Liberal Kan.

They have greatly reduced the price of coal, and keep three or four grades; selling from $7.00 to $8.40 per ton. The latter guaranteed to be better than Cannon City, and $2.00 less per ton. Don't forget the place. The first lumber yard you pass, going into town from the west. An item is going the rounds of the press of the state which says DIRECTOnG: 1 ,,.1 ,1 "I sec.

He told you "That it was smuggled over from Canada" "Exactly. We soli to a number who go about telling the same story, but vf course wo are not responsible." I-I-I" "Just so, ma'am. I know just how you feel about it, but being a woman, you can neither swear at yourself nor kick the man for a liar. Will you sit down in the back end oi the store until your emotion subsides? No! Ah, well, call ngain. Nothing ekso today?" Detroit Free Fress.

morning, Mr. Hill Whal'i the matter with your eye?" Mr. Hill one of those idiot editors put an ia my nama instead of an and I wont uj tj haveit out with him." Friend "WoM did you find him in his sanctum-sanctorum?" Mr. Hill "Yes, I did, ami bo i les having an i knocked out of mj name, I had eys knocked out of rny person. Ibid Hull Uioio Frt.e Frus.

The lime of (ho ocer.n passage has been red nets) by more than one half fdnco'1810, and by more thasi (urty per cent, since luJt T7. Kansas; Hon. T7. E-J wards, L'trned, Knnses Hod. A'oi Pavza Covin Rton, Ktafuckj Ocpt iM.

A. Kentucky Col. A. 8. Johnson, Topka, KanBas Hon.

G. 11 Took, Topeka, Cub iiok Walker, Wichita, Kansas Hon. W. J. BucLan, Wyaoduti-u, Kansas.

that Kansas farmers have discovered that to plant alternate rows of sorghum cane with 'their corn will protect the latter crop from the hot winds and afilh crop result when.it would have failed entirely the old way. Some or our farmers might profit by giving this plan a trial. HARWOOD, General Manager and lioftfdftnt Asc at Voorheos..