Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-08-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A round of pleasure-A promenade
concert.
1t requires man of considera BILE
push to earn his living with wheel
barrow.
An umbrella is different from a man,
in that it is only good for something
when it is used up.
"Will the coming man fly?" asks an
exchange. He probably will when the
coming woman gets after him.
The papers have u deal to say about
the means of egress from our theaters.
We are more troubled about the means
of entranre.
About four Thousand seals were
taken at Cape Flattery this season.
All the schoOners are leaving the
grounds. There were thirteen engaged
in the trade. None made money.
A Galveston man who has mule
for sale, hearing that friend in Hous-
ton desired to buy a mule, telegraphed
him: "Dear friend, if you are looking
for number one mule, don't forget
me-"
Eugene, Eugene, will you still per-
sist in wearing the hair of another
woman upon your headp" "Alphonse,
Alphonse, do you still persist in
wearing the skin of another calf upon
your feet?
The population of Victoria City, B.
c., exclusive of Indians, has been as
certained by the census enumerators to
be 6,364. The population Of the pro-
vince, exclusive of Indians, will be
found to be about $4,000.
The will of the late Catherine N.
Quackenbush, of Albany, bequeathing
property to the value of $500, 900, MAIN
ly in money and bonds. is being con-
tested. 1t is claimed that she was O
recluse of very eccentric character.
Hostess Whispering to distinguished
amateur): II want you to sing next"
ID. A. (whose voice is not quite what IL
used to be): II thought / was not to
sing till quite at the end" Hostess;
Eyes, but there are not ices enough,
and want some Gf the people to 60
away"
Cbautauqua lake has many new at
fractions. A "childrep's temple" has
been built for their especial benefit;
"bsll of philosophy" in the Greek style
OF architecture will be used for the
morning lectures, and new museum
will contain large number of curiosi-
ties and antiquities.
After four marriages of conven-
tional sort, and after arriving at the
age of 80, Kentuckian eloped at night
on horseback with the youthful belle
of Buckner, fastened romantically to
clergyman twenty miles away, was
chased by the angry father and is now
enjoying honeymoon tour.
A lecturer was once in dilemma
which he will probably never forget
While talking about art he ventured
the assertion, "Art can never improve
nature" At that moment voice In
the audience cried out in a gruf voice,
"Can't eh? Well, then, how do you
think you would look without your
wig?"
A fight between a cat and snake on
Puntine street, Jamaica, L. l., recently
attracted much attention. The snake
would curl itself up, and with open
mouth spring at the cat, which would
seize it and give it lively shaking.
After the fight had lasted for some
time it became evident that the cat
was getting worsted, and the snake
was killed.
Mr.. John Bell, of Glasgow, had COL
lected great gallery of fine paintings
which he designed to leave to his na-
tive town, bit died without signing
his will. The pictures were sold re-
Gently, and it was discovered that Mr..
Bell had been deceived as to the value
of many of them. The great majority
were poor copies. 1t is said that they
originally cost Mr.. Bell 81, 100000.
Leonardo Aretino, an Italian author
of the fourteenth century, predicted
that the end of the world would take
place in 1881. lie was 80 definite that
he fixed upon the 18th of November as
the date when the destruction would
come. Fifteen days would be Occu-
pied, commencing with the uprising Of
the waters, and the human race, before
perishing, would lose the power of
speech.
Myriads of mackerel are in Boston
bay in pursuit of the shoals Of blue
backs and other small fish, and thou
sands are caught of Revere beach, and
even from the sands themselves. In
their voracity hundreds of mackerel
ran themselves ashore, and were
eagerly snatched up by the bathers
, and loungers, some fine strings OF
, handsome fish being obtained in this
, manner.
J. S. Potter, United States consul at
u Crefeld, Prussia, writes to the Boston
: Journal that worlds fair in Boston
3 in 1885 would undoubtedly enlist the
5 Germans to large extent. He has
= talked with the heads of several Of
e the great manufacturing establish
a ments in Germany and also with some
D of the professors in the great academy
2 and art schools in Dusseldorf, and has
9 received encouraging responses.
Cincinnati Gazette: The proof OF
3 the pudding is in the chewing of the
q bag. The proof of the wheat crop Is
I to be looked for in the barn after the
I thrashing-machine has done its work.
q A note from Samuel Gray, Riley, But
8 Ter county. O., informs us hat he had
s thrashed the product of ten acres Of
q Fultz wheat, which yielded four hun
dred ard ten bushels, being forty-ont
bushels to the acre. This won't pasl
for a short crop.
' The boys of Detroit seem to be going
/ down hill In their morals Of late. Or
s Sunday one Of the legion, who has al
: ways been noted for his respectful de
e meanor toward the great public, OBJ.
j served an old citizen yawning and gap
9 ing eu street corner, and said to him
( ssBetter not open your mouth too wide. .
eUUbv2s waa tha sIfrnriaed Emery