The Morrill Vindicator from Morrill, Kansas • 1

State The Morrill Vindicator. No. YEAR. MORRILL, BROWN COUNTY, KANSAS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1895 NUMBER 2. THE PESSIMIST'9.

A year is a bubble inflated with trouble; It bursts, but the cause still is there, And a new one is made ere the other can fade, Or give us a rest from our care. In its walls are confined all that's crude and unkind To make our lives dark with despair. You may look up or down, you'll find reasons to frown, Be the clouds amber-colored or fair. Not a song can be found tolighten the round Of daily contention and care; To loosen a fetter or make our lives better That of joys we may each have a share. THE OPTIMIST'S.

A year is a bubble filled with joy, not with trouble; It bursts, but the cause still is there, And out of the wreck we soon see collect Another with beauty more fair. In its walls are confined all that's pleasant and kind To make our lives brighter each day. Look down or above, you'll find something to love, Be the clouds amber-colored or gray. Many songs still abound- -not to lighten the round Of daily contention and careBut to make joys completer; more apparent and sweeter, That each one may have his full share. For your own pleasure's sake which view will you take? The one that's imbedded in gloom, Or the one that is bright with the sweet morning lightThat sees not the branch, but the bloom? JUSTUS S.

STUNZ. Multum in Parvo. He who comes up to his own idea of greatness must always have had a very low standard of it in his ---Ruskin. The influence of custom is incalculable; dress a boy as a man and he will at once change his conception of St. John.

Nothing is rich but the inexhaustile wealth of nature. She shows us ly surfaces, but she is million fath- hs TWO VIEWS. From its very inaction, idleness ultimately becomes the most active cause of evil; as a palsy is more to be dreaded than a fever. -Colton. A large library is apt to distract rather than to instruct the learner; it is much better to be confined to a few authors than to wander at random over many.

-Seneca. Philosophers have done wisely when they have told us to cultivate our reason rather than our feeling, for reason reconciles us to the daily things of existence; our feelings teach us to yearn after the far, the difficult, the unseen. -Bulwer. What a man does with his wealth depends upon his ideas of happiness. Those who draw prizes in life are apt to spend tastelessly, if not viciously; not knowing that it requires as much talent to spend as to make.

P. Whipple. Every man who loves his country, or wishes well to the best interests of society, will show himself a decided friend not only of morality and the laws, but of religious institutions, and honorably bear his part in supporting Hawes. Laughter is a most healthful exertion; it is one of the greatest helps to digestion with which I am acquainted; and the custom prevalent among our forefathers of exciting it at the table. by jesters and buffoons was founded on true medical -Hufeland.

Character is like stock in trade: the more of it a man possesses the greater his facilitic, for making additions to it. Character is power--is influence; it makes friends, creates funds: draws patronage and support, and opens a sure and easy way to wealth: honor land happiness--J. Hawes. Master OFFICIAL STATEMENT Of the Financial Condition of the BANK OF 1 HAMLIN, At Hamlin, State of Kansas, At the Close of Business on the 24th Day of December, 1895. RESOURCES.

LIABILITIES. Loans and discounts on personal and Capital stock paid in. $10,050.00 collateral $22,669.50 Undivided 903.00 Overdrafts 117.10 Individual 10,409.33 Real 1,890.00 Demand certificates. 8,612.30 Furniture and 1,008.75 Bills 3,000.00 Expense 440.50 Overdrafts 117.10 Cash and Sight 6,965.88 $33,091.73 Total. $33,091.73 STATE COUNTY OF OF KANSAS, ss.

H. B. Willard, cashier of said bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, and that said bank has no liabilities of any character whatsoever not set forth in said statement. H. B.

WILLARD, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 31st day of December, 1896. SEAL W. S. WILLARD, Notary Public.

(Commission expires on the 6th day of June, 1898.) CORRECT. Attest: E. BERKLEY, LORIN ARGO, Directors. G. W.

ROBBINS, TO JOHN W. BREIDENTHAL, J. E. WALLACE, Bank Commissioner, Topeka, Kansas. in our climate, during the cold months of winter, should be the retiring food of every woman who feels, as many do, the need of food at night.

-New York Tribune. SOCIAL EVENTS. AT MR. REID'S. On New Year's eve Mr.

and Mrs. L. N. Reid gave a pleasant party in honor of their daughter, Miss Floss, who was at home from Emporia spending the vacation. The large number of invited guests were well supplied with social games which afforded no little aid in the royal entertainment.

About 10:30 refreshments were served, consisting of sandwiches, coffee, pickles and cake, with delicious fruits of different varieties. The last hours of 1895 will long be remembered by those who were there as among the most pleasant of the year. THE JUNIORS ENTERTAIN. Last Wednesday evening the Junior Endeavor Society of Morrill held an entertainment at the Baptist church for the benefit of their organization. The entertainment consisted of recitations, songs by the society, exercise songs, and drills of different kinds, in which all acquitted themselves most creditably.

A new and highly pleasing feature was a vocal solo by Miss Edna Rice who rendered the accompaniment nicely on the autoharp. After the entertainment the visitors were treated to popcorn, apples and cakes as refreshments. In all it was a good entertainment and a neat little sum was realized. MARRIED. At high noon on Christmas day Mr.

Chas. Kregar and Miss Lydia Kimmel were united in marriage by Rev. J. M. Buzzard, at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. John Kimmel, one mile west and one north of Morrill. It was a quiet wedding, only a few of the new relatives being present, and an elegant dinner was served immediately after the ceremony. Many useful and valuable presents were received consisting of silverware, dishes, bed clothes, etc. The happy pair went to housekeeping on New Year's day on the farm recently vacated by James Hart.

May their voyage on the sea of matrimony be a most pleasant one, is the wish of the VINDICATOR. ENOS-BOWERS. At the residence of the bride's parents cast of Sabetha, on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 1895, Mr. Albert Enos, of Myersdale, and Mrs.

Kate Bowers, of Sabetha, Rev. Wm. Davis, of Morrill, The happy couple will move to a farm near Salem in the Herald. EVANS. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Hamlin, Kart C.P.

SHAFFER. PHYSICIAN AND SURGION, Offco: Over Shaffer Davis' drug store. Residence: Third house south of Methodist church. Morrill, Kansas. SAWYER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Office: 2004 South Tenth Street.

St. Joseph, Missouri. L. M. FOSTER, M.

D. CHRONIC WORK A SPECIALTY. Office: At residence. Morrill, Kansas. D.A LICHTY, NOTARY PUBLIC -andREAL ESTATE AGENT.

Morrill, Kansas. D. A. VANDERPOOL, NOTARY PUBLIC. Morrill, Kansas.

JACOB GEIGER, M. D. W.J. BELL, A.M., M. D.

GEIGER BELL, Physicians and Surgeons, Geiger BlockS. E. Cor. 6th Francis Sts. St.

Joseph. Missouri. H. B. NOTARY Real Estate and PUBLIC.

Insurance Agent. Writes Fire, Lightning and Tornado Insurance. Represents the Aetna, the strongest company on earth; Phoenix of Hartford, the old reliable time tried and fire tested; Shawnee Fire of Topeka, a strong western company. Writesdeeds, mortgages, leases, etc. If you want a blank form call and get it.

Sells farms and city property on small commission. Er Office at Bank of Hamlin. HAMLIN, KANSAS. C. G.

McMILLEN, ARTISTIC PAINTER AND USES AND RECOMMENDS ALSTON'S: FINEST QUALITY PAINTS AND COLORS. MORRILL, KANSAS Here's a bargain of a lifetime. We have for sale a splendid town property with all improvements new. House of seven rooms; new fences, walks and out-buildings: 50 barrel cistern; good cellar and well. At reasonable rates.

Located in northeast part of the city. Correspondence. HIGH SCHOOL HASH. Charles post began school in the Intermediate room Tuesday. Albert Moore made the Advanced room a pleasant call Monday.

Milton Conner attended the Bible Normal at Sabetha during vacation. Howard Maxwell made the Advanced room a very pleasant call last Thursday. Misses Floss and Glade Reid and Mollie McKim called on the Advanced room Monday. the A number of the pupils attended the entertainment at the Baptist church last Wednesday night. We hope resolutions have been made by all the pupils to do better work in the future than they have in the past.

Royal Eisenbise, of McPherson college, made the Advanced room a short but pleasant call Monday. He left the same day for McPherson to finish his school work. Quite an excitement occured in the Grammar room at recess last Thursday. It was thought that there was fire between the ceiling of the lower room and floor of the upper one. It was claimed that smoke was seen escaping through the door.

We are glad it proved to be a false alarm. PONY CREEK PICKUPS. D. M. Saylor is in Beatrice on business this week.

Mart Smith has returned from a week's visit in Washington county. Schools have opened on Pony Creek again after several weeks vacation. Mrs. Lee Neiswanger is enjoying a visit from her father, who lives in this week. Perry Barker, of Atchison county, is visiting old friends on Pony Creek this week.

Perry used to live on Pony Creek and his many friends 1 here are glad to see him back again. Marvelous Results. From a letter written by Rev. J. Gunderman, of Dimondale, we are permitted to make this extract: "I have no hesitation in recommending Dr.

King's New Discovery, as the results were almost marvelous in the case of my wife. While I was pastor of the Baptist church at Rives Junction she was brought down with pneumonia succeeding la grippe. Terrible paroxysms of coughing would last hours with little interuption and it seemed as if she could not survive them. A friend recommended Dr. King's New Discovery; it was quick in its work and highly satisfactory in results." Trial bottles free at Shaffer Davis' drug store.

Regular size 50c. and $1. Eating Before Sleeping. The old tradition that to eat anything just before going to bed was sure to produce indigestion and render sleep impossible is now happily exploded. It is not good, as a matter of fact, to go to bed with the stomach so loaded that the undigested food will render one restless, but something of a light, palatable nature in the stomach is one of the best aids to quietude and rest in bed.

The process of digestion goes on in sleep with as much regularity as when one is taking violent exercise to aid it, and so something in the stomach is a very desirable condition for the night's rest. Some physicians have declared, indeed, that a good deal of the prevalent insomnia is the result of an conscious craving of the stomach for food in persons who have been unduly frightened by the opinion that they must not eat before going to bed, or who have, like many nervous women, been keeping themselves in a state of semi-starvation. Nothing is more agreeable on retiring for the night than to take a bowl of hot broth, like oatmeal gruel or clam soup. lt is a positive aid to nervous people; and induces peaceful slumbers. This is especially the case on cold winter nights, when the stomach craves warmth as much as any other part of the body.

Even a glass of hot milk is grateful to the palate on such occasions, but a light well gruel is better, and DIED. MEYERS. Death has again invaded our midst and claimed for its victim one of our most worthy and respected citizens, in the person of George Meyers. After a long struggle with typhoid fever the weary body finally yielded, and left a family fatherless and a wife husbandless. George Meyers died at his home in Morrill on Monday, December 30, 1897.

aged 38 years, 3 months, and 1 day, and the remains were laid to rest in the city cemetery on Wednesday, New Year's day, after the funeral services at the new Brethren church, conducted by Elder J. S. Mohler. He was born in Somerset county. and at the age of five moved to Carroll county, with his parents.

Elder and Mrs. Martin Meyers, where he resided for eighteen years, since which he has been an honored citizen of Brown county, Kan. He was married in 1880, in Illinois, to Miss Emma Burkhartt, who with four children survive him. For the past several years he and his estimable family have made their home in Morrill. During the past year his father and sister passed on before to the shadow land to await his coming.

George was a loving brother to 3. large family of brothers and sisters, a kind and affectionate father, a devoted husband, and above all, a truly worthy and respected citizen, whose death is mourned throughout the community by sorrowing friends and relatives whose heartfelt sympathy is with the bereaved family. It may truthfully be said, he lived and died without an enemy. Two Dollars Ahead. PAINTS A man who looked like a farmer entered a grocery store a day or two ago and said to the proprietor: "Do you remember that I came here about four weeks ago?" "I can't say that I do." "Don't you remember of changing a $10 bill for a 1 man who asked you if you didn't want a barrel of pickles?" "No." "Why, you must.

There was a woman in here at the time who said you cheated her on some butter. She said the weight was short. That was what led me to count my change over after leaving the store, and I found-" "I never saw you before, sir!" interrupted the grocer. "Yes, you did!" "Don't attempt any tricks on me, for they won't work! If I gave you change it was all right!" "No, it wasn't! I found "Go on! You are a swindler!" "Very well; good day. You gave me $2 too much, but if you can stand it I can.

It'll pay for getting the mare shod all around, and I won't have anything on my conscience." Detroit Free Press..