Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-12-22
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President Arthur writes a large,
careless, heavy hand.
Geo. Bancroft. the historian celebrat-
ed his 61st birthday recently.
Paul Boyton is about to write a
story on "Roughing 1t in Rubber"
The total assessed value of railroad
property in Virginia is $26, 6,94O,17S.
There is difficulty in getting anyone
to bury those who die from smallpox
at Pittston, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Algernon Sartoris, and
two little Sartorises, are in New York
visititing Gen. Grant.
Some parts of Oswego county, New
York, are enjoying, (or otherwise) a
foot of snow at the present time.
In the last letter that Charles Dick
ems wrote ION the day that he died) he
said: 81 will have leisure tomorrow"
Frank Hatton, First Assistant Post
master General, was born at Cadiz, in
1845, and enlisted at the age of sven
teen.
Hon. Roscoe Conkling has opened a
law Office over the Bank of Commerce.
corner of Nassau and Cedar streets,
New York city.
Hackensack Republican,: "Having
a few moments to spare, now take
my pen in hand" said farmer Fresh, as
he began to mend his pig stye.
Cincinnati Saturday Night: A
drinking man was told by his physi-
clan to hold his breath while he count
ed his pulse, but he couldn't do it.
His breath was too strong for him.
Miss Lotta, and Mr.. Edwin Booth
are said to be the richest representa-
tives of the dramatic profession. The
former is worth half a million and the
latter estimates his wealth at $3.50, 900
Charles Dudley Warner: Although
there are scattered throughout the
land many persons, I am sorry to say,
unable to buy a newspaper, 1 have
not yet heard of anybody unable to edit
one.
Hartford Times: A lady write
that no man will stare long at a wo-
man who does not stare back. That
sounds well; but if she does not stare
back, how is she to know whether the
man has stopped staring or not?
Charles Baxton: The essential diff
ference between a good and bad edu-
cation is this, that the former draws
on the child to learn by making it
sweet to him; the latter drives the
child to learn, by making it sour to him
if he does not.
Sydney Smith: Education gives fe-
cundity of thought, copiousness of illus
tration, quickness, vigor, fancy words,
images and Illustrations; it decorates
every common thing; and gives tho
power of Hifing ws,dout being lndig-
nified and absurd
Quite recently an immense lump Of
coal weighing over four thousand
pounds-more than two tons-was
transported down the Lehigh and Sus-
quehannah railroad. The large and
weighty specimen was for Princeton
college, and occupied an entire car.
Dean Stanley: Give us a man, young
or old, high or low, on whom we can
thoroughly depend-who will stand
firm when others fail-the friend faith
full and true, the adviser honest and
fearless, the adversary just and chival-
rous; in such one there is fragment
of the Rock of Ages.
A Lynchburg correspondent says.
"The iron manufacturing industry
about here appears to be, for the first.
time, paralyzed. The James River
Iron and Steel Manufacturing Com
pany, located three miles above Lynch
burg, is said to be in financial distress,
and has suspended operations entirely"
The Salem (Mass.) Gazette says that
some cases of peculiar mental inca
pacity have been discovered in the pub
lie schools of that city, and instances
one boy, now twelve years old. who
has been six years in one loom of
primary school, and another who has
been in single grade for four years
English capitalists are visiting the
Montgomery mining district in A,kan-
sas with a view to developing its
mineral resources. The great draw
back heretofore has been owing to the
fact that the parties operating were
mostly poor miners, who could not OBJ
tain means sufficient to develop their
claims.
Columbus (Ohio) Capital: A minis
ter in this city, in tieing the nuptias
knot, made mistake and asked the
groom if he accepted the lady as his
lawful husband, and would her honor
and obey. A great many married men
think that that is the way it ought to
always be done from their experience
| in matrimonial life.
Texas Siftings: The newspapers that
are always boasting Of having the
largest circulation Of any paper pub
lished in Texas, but are careful never
to give any figures, remind one Of the
poor but proud old lady, who beat
rag with the back of q hatchet every
morning in order to make the neigh
bors believe she had beefsteak for
breakfast,
The pastor of the Congregational
church at Stratford, Conn.,, used the
revised New Testament. The officers
sent him written order to return to
the King James version; 1.-THE ignoF-
ance thus shown by people to whose
|, enlightenment have devoted myself"
says the minister, "so disgusts me that
will no longer read any scripture fcr
their benefit. I have resigned"
William Youmans, a wealthy lawyer
Of Delhi, N. Y, has two horses buried
in his front yard, and magnificent
, granite monument erected to their
memory. It bears the inscription:
"This monument, erected by William
Youmans to the memory of Bob and
Charlie, who died in 1879. aged So and
81 years. In life inseparable, in death
united. Ever trusty and faithful.
Travellers halt; greater travellers than