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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-03-02
Jimmy Brown Gets Up a Private Cir
Gus.

lOuns
We had private circus at our house
last night-at least that's what father
called it, and he seemed to enjoy it.
1t happened in this way. went into
the back parlor one evening, because
wanted to see Mr.. Travers. He and
Sue always sit there. 1t was growing
quite dark when 1 went in, and going
toward the sofa, 1 happened to walk
against rooking-chair that was rock
ing all by itself, which, come to think
of it, was an awfully curious thing, and
I'm going to ask somebody about it.
don't mind walking into the chair, for
1t didn't hurt me much, only knocked
1t over, and it hit Sue, and she said,
''Oh, myl get me something, quick p
and then tainted away. Mr.. Travers
was dreadfully frightened, and said,
"Run. Jimmy, and get the cologne, OF
bay rum, or something" So ran up
to Sues room, and felt round in the
dark for her bottle of cologne that she
always keeps on her bureau. / found
bottle after a minute or two, and ran
down and gave it to Mr.. Travers, and
he bathed Sues face as well as he could
in the dark, and she came to and said.
Gracious goodnessl do you want to put
my eyes out?"
Just then the front door bell rang, and
Mr.. Bradford four new ministerl and
his wife and three daughters and his
son came in. Sue jumped up and ran
into the front parlor to light the gas.
and Mr.. Travers came to help him.
They just got it lit when the visitors
came in, and father and mother came
down stairs to meet them Mr.. Brad
ford looked as If he had seen a ghost.
and his wife and daughters said, "Oh,
myP and father said, What on earth p
and mother just burst out laughing.
and said, Susan, you and Mr.. Travers
seem to have had an accident with the
ink-stand."
You never saw such a sight as those
poor young people were. had made
mistake, and brought down bottle
Of liquid blacking-the same that 1
blacked the baby with that time. Mr..
Travers had put it all over Sues face,
so that she was jet black, all but lit
tie of one cheek and the end of her
nose. and then he had rubbed his hands
on his own face until he was like an
Athiopianleopard, only he could change
his spots If he used soap enough.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-03-02
though Animals

Indians are tough animals, says The
Winnemucca Silver State. In midsum-
mer, under the scorching heat of a
July sun, a savage viii trivel around
with as many shirts as he may be the
owner of on his back, and perhaps his
blanket, If he has one, wrapped around
him, while in midwinter, if he has been
unlucky at gambling. the same savage
will walk around clad in q cotton shirt
and an old cast-off coat, apparently
comfortable. At night he retires to
his wickiup, which too often is nothing
more than a winrow of sage-brush
shaped in the form of a circle, inside of
which he huddles to shelter himself
from the chilling wind, which sweeps
down from the north and penetrates to
the marrow. A few nights ago a
squaw gave birth to pappoose in one
Of these open wickiups, with the mer-
curry at zero. The next day she was
around, and the babe, wrapped In q
rabbit-skin robe, is apparently as con-
tented and comfortable IS If born in q
mansion. s-
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You couldn't have any idea how an.

You couldn't have any idea how an
CRY Sue was with me-just as if it was
my fault, when all l did was to go up
stairs for her, and get bottle to bring
her to with; and it would have been
all right if she hadn't left the blacking
bottle on her bureau; and don't call
that tidy, if size is girl. Mr.. Travers
wasn't bit angry: but he came up to
my room and washed his face, and
laughed all the time. And Sue got
awfully angry with him, and said she
would never speak to him again after
d1sgracing her in that heartless way.
SO he went home, and could hear him
laughing all the way down the street,
and Mr.. Bradford and his folks
thought that he and Sue had been hav-
ing minstrel show, and mother thinks
they'll never come to the house again.
AS for father, he was almost as much
amused as Mr.. Travers, and he said it
served Sue right, and he wasn't going
to punish the boy to please her. I'm
going to try to have another circus
some day, though this one was all an
accident, and of course 1 was dread
fully sorry about it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-03-02
Willy Wisp's Temperance Lecture

why WiSp temperance Lecture.
Father and mother went off to a flu.
neral one cold day last spring, and left
me at home alone.
L went out to the hen-house for some
eggs, and there saw Speckle sitting
all bumped up, and looking very
dumpish. thought she was going to
die
picked her up and carried her into
the house. She seemed to tremble and
shiver. thought she was cold.
hardly knew what to do for her,
but 1 remembered what mother does
for young lambs when they are chilled,
so warmed a little milk, and put in a
few drops of the whisky that she
keeps on purpose for the lambs. ]
would nave you know we don't keep il
for anybody else. Nobody drinks at
our house, we are all temperance folks,
father, mother and /.
tried to feed Speckle some of the
stuff with teaspoon, but she wouldn't
eat it. She shook her bill and spattered
it all over my velveteen suit. 1 tried
it over and over again, till 1 was about
as speckled as she was; then 1 gave il
up, and carried her back to the hen.
house; and she went to eating corn, as
much as to say. 81 won't make believe
sick any longer, if I've got to take that
horrid stuffr
1 went back to the house, and tried
to make my kitty eat the rest of the
milk and whisky.
She tasted of it, and then went be
hind the stove and washed herself al
over. L wonder if she thought that
one taste made her so dirty.
thought I'd call Bose and have
him eat it. Dogs know something
But Bose only smelled it, and ther
wouldn't taste it at all.
"Well," thought, eff hens and cat:
and dogs know enough not to drinl
whisky, it's a pity a boy shouldn't
know as much"
made up my mind then and there
that I'd never drink, and give folks {
chance to say that 1 was not as wise a.
a hen, cat, or dog.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-03-02
Why The Chinese Were Recalled.

Why The Chinese Were Recalled.
Shanghai Courier
1t is said that the recall of the Chi.
nese students was due to an incident
that occurred in an interview which a
young and learned Chinese had with
LII Hung Chang. The Chinese in ques.
tlon had spent some time in America,
and the result of the technical educa-
ton he had received there was that he
was as skillful as any foreigner IN a
certain department of mining engineer
ing. lie spoke English perfectly, and
had good knowledge of French; but
unfortunately this proficiency was OBJ
tanned at the cost of the vernacular.
winch ne could neither speak, read,
nor write with fluency or correctness.
On arriving in China the young fellow
found himself in what appeared to him
to be strange land, so unaccustomed
was he to the language and manners
of his people, and furthermore, despite
his advanced professional knowledge,
he discovered that he could not obtain
employment commensurate with his
training and attainments. Some influ-
ential friends bestirred themselves in
his behalf, and his case was brought
under the notice of Ii Hung Chang,
who summoned the young man to his
presence. The young Chinese felt
abashed when he found himself before
the viceroy. and in reply to the brusque
question of the latter, "What can YOU
do% he could only stammer out few
words of sbockingly bad Chinese ex
pressive of his respect to the questioner.
His power of expressing himself in the
vernacular, which was limited
at the best of times, completely for
sock him on this occasion, and he stoed
trembling before Lii. The viceroy was
outraged at this instance of man for
getting the language of his fathers,
and forcibly told the youth that he was
nothing better than foreigner, adding:
"Why, you were sent abroad to study
and gain knowledge, not to loose your
nationalt y and you return here
complete foreigner" Changing from
this severe tone and addressing the
Chinese in playfully threatening
manner, Ii intimated to him that he
would give him an opportunity of dis
playing and exerting his professional
knowledge by sending him to assist in
working one of the mines, but, added
the viceroy, eff you do not relearn
your language by the time your pro-
baton is finished, beware" and he
made motion significant of the act
decollation. The student left the pres
ence of the dispenser of life and death
with firm detsrmination to return to
the speech of his fathers, and to merit
the favor bestowed on him by Ii in
exploiting" this mine. He shortly af-
terward left for the scene of operations,
and is now acquiting himself with sat-
isfaction in discharging his duties.
Not long after this incident Ii had sew
eral interviews with other Chinese who
had studied in foreign lands, and the
suspicious engendered in his mind by
the first named student with respect to
the effect of foreign education became
confirmed to such a degree that he ap-
proved of, if not originated, the action
of recalling all Chinese studying in
America.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-03-02
Salutations.

The ceremonies employed by men in
saluting each other are as various as
the nation in using them; and every
nation imagines it employees the most
reasonable ones. A Frenchman will
raise his hat in entering an omnibus,
while Turk would think it very ir-
reverent to uncover his head even in a
mosque; and one of the distinctions
of Spanish grandee was the right to
appear in the presence of the king, on
all public occasions, with his hat on.
The ancient Franks tore the hair from
the head, and presented it to the one
they saluted. In New Granada, ac-
cording to an old voyager, the inhabit-
ants, in saluting, put on their heads
the leaves of trees. Some tribes rub
noses; among others they open a vein,
and present the flowing blood as bev-
craze to a friend whom they wish to
honor.
The ceremonial between officials in
Japan, according to a description of it
given by Prof. Pumpelly, in his "Jour-
ney around the World" is sometimes
quite complicated. Where the Japan
ese had been in the habit of meeting
foreigners, there was a kind of COM
promise between the foreign and JAP
anese etiquette. But finally our trav-
eler reached part of Yesso where the
ceremony of shaking hands was un.
known, and had to meet the magistrate
of a district with all his retinue. The
magistrate entered the apartment of
the Americans with two or three off,
GERS.
we ranged ourselves and the officers
of our escort" says the narrator, ain a
row, squatting upon our marrow-bones,
while our visitor and his attendants
faced US in another row, exactly five
feet distant. This done, using our feet
as pivots, every man threw his body
forward, with the palms of his hands
resting on the mat, and, regarding for
an instant the man placed in front of
him, lowered the head till the forehead
rested on the floor. In this position
each side murmured, in low tone, the
customary formula, and then raised
the head just far enough to see that
the other side was being equally po-
lite. Another lowering of the head,
and another formula, and the ceremony
was ended. Returning again to the
usual sitting position, not without a
strong tendency to vertigo, on my part
at least, we began an informal conver-
sation, assisted by the fragrant tea and
tobacco of Japan"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-03-02
Fall of a Lofty Mountain.

Knoxville Tribune.
Buffalo mountain, running north and
south, ends abruptly five miles south
east of johnson city, Washington
county, Tenn. Immediately on the
end of this mountain, several hundred
feet above the surrounding country, is
tremendous, massive rock, known as
"White Rock summit" 1t is noted for
its lofty height and picturesque gram
deur, and on its top many traveller,
toward the North Carolina ranges, has
ascended to view the valleys and
streams below. In years gone by the
Rev. Henry Anderson, colOred, preached
to the colored people of the neighbor-
hood, who gathered there on the Sab
bath day. But "White Rock" peak is
no more.
On Wednesday morning, the 18th
ult.. a powerful crash and fearful
rumbling noise startled the inhabit-
ants of the entire vicinity around the
terminus of the mountain, and many
of them ran in wild excitement, panic
stricken, crying and praying as though
they were in the midst Of an earth
quake. A glance toward where this
lofty monument of nature has stood,
unmoved and apparently immovable,
for centuries past, proved it had sunk
down into one huge mass OF earth, logs,
trees and rocks. The whole end of the
mountain has melted or rather slid of,
and the summit around which the
clouds love to gather of their own &C
cord no more holds aloft, toward the
sky, its white-capped peak.
Even at this writing, we are in
formed that the people who live in thu
country around this fallen mountain
are greatly excited about the UNLOCKED
for and strange occurrence. 1t is sup
posed to have been caused by the lonl
and almost incessant rains that hav
descended on the country for severa
weeks
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-03-02
An Owl Story.

Lgsy (Nal News
A short time since boy who lives
with Mr.. Isaac KoontZ, near Alma,
had been setting a steel trap for opos-
sums. On going to where he had his
trap one morning he found the broken
chain, but the trap was nowhere to be
seen. On the following Monday he
and Mr.. KeontZ had occasion to go to
the mountain. some distance of, and
seeing a number of crows lighting
another bird in tree. they approached
the tree, and found large owl with a
steel trap attached TO his foot being at
tackled by crows. After capturing the
owl the trap Was found TO be the one
lost week before. The owl measured
a little over four feet from tip to tip
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-03-02
AT HOME IN HEAVEN

Here In the body pent,
Absent from film 4 Toam.
Yet nightly pitch my morning tent.
"A days march nsarer home.
My Fathers hodse on bigb.
home OF ny sOul-how near
~ sr, ,,iiss 20 Faiths fOrsseeing eye
Inc go.den gates appear?
An Ten my spirit faints
sr o reach that land love:
.he bright inheritarcs OF saints,
Jerusalem above.
Yet clouds will intervene.
Ana all my prospect flies:
Like Noah's dove, hit between
Rough seas and stormy skies.
Anon the clouds dieperse,
The winds and waters cease,
while sweetly DER my gladdened heart.
Expends the bow OF peace
- MDu fU0Tu frff
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-03-02

Fishermen at Astrakhan were oyertaken
with shocking calamity during recent
storm that passed over several parts of
Russia. They are wont to 60 out in large
parties to fish on the ice at the mouth of
the Volga, and six hundred Of them were
thus engaged when fearful gale swept
over the place, breaking up the ice, and
apparently taking the life of every one of
them. Much damage was done by the
storm at Moscow, trees being uprooted,
and the roof of the new exhibition build.
ing blown OF.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-03-02

The Young Mems Christian association
OF Buffalo has slowly accumulated a suffi-
cient fund to warrant its beginning this
spring the erection Of $4,000 building
for Its use. The site was purchased year
ago.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-03-02
Irnon snlittinp a white oak tree recentl

Upon splitting Wnite OAK Tree Ieceniiy
cut down in Nevada county, California,
there was found imbedded in the heart of
the trunk, sixty feet above the roots, a
granite bowlder weighing about two
pounds. Years ago, when the forest giant
was sapling, some aborgine must have
placed the rock between the main shoot
and one of its small branches.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-03-02

"All through advertising" remarked
ex-Mayor Gregory, to us as he went
homeward with bottle OF st. JACOBS
Oil. "that / bought this. Your paper
contains so many wonderful cures
of course they are facts-and so 1
thought I'd try a bottle for the rheu-
matism. Madison WIS., Daily Demo-
crnf
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-03-02
Natures Remedy,

It is evident that large portion Of our
city people suffer from diseases Of the liv-
e., UoMers, dv od kansys, 1or t, AaneyMorl = Is
cannot prepare the dry can now procure
It In liquid form Of any druggist.-GI lobe
Democrat.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-03-02

New Hampshire has already had seven.
~ inches of snow this winter, and Is ex.
pscting more.
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WHEELER 6 wilson
$ T. w / N @
M ACHH IN &

FVNIif. Undersigned desires to inform ,he
\ citizens nf Anderson and surrounding
country that he is Agent for the Hm-
proved Wheeler tG WILSON sew
ing Machine. This Machine has been
STYLED the .'SOuthern FRv0Fite''
and Justly should ii be-for il is the light
est running most noise :s most durable
and easiest Machine To manage now in use.
1t uses the straigh: selfadjusting needle,
and the work passes straight FROM the ope-
rator 1t does away with the noisy shuttle,
but uacs bobhin that holds one hundred
wards Of thread on the undersiic, thereby
saving great annoyance in stopping so
often TO ill the shuttle II sews from the
liehtest TO the very heaviest fabric without
change Of tcution. I, will do all the work
that any other Machine will do, and great
| deal tha, no other can ,lO. Each Machine
| warranted for five years. and furnished
with all the latest attachments
Parties in want Of q first class Machine
| will plense call and see the New No. 9
for family use, the No. g for shoe makers,
and the No. 10 for tailors and dress
| makers They are beyond doubt the best
| Machine on the market.
f. l.. CLARK, AGENT,
Anderson, s. c.
john II. CLARK, Gen'l Travelling Agent
State South Carolina.
+. S.--Tr Phwic:1ns recommend This Ma
chine as He sartA!for Ladies' to use.
! Sept II. 1Ss2 5nl
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Public Sale.
TOWNDSEND'S MILL

INFANTS more work. Farmers, when
w you come to Town throw on your
wagon five or six or more bushels Of corn,
and have it ground into fine, round, sweet
meal while you are doing your trading, and
don't you forget" day saved is day made.
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday are
grinding days.
J. II. TOWNSEND.
Nov %, 1882 10
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| "You write beautiful hand.
wish that had sush hand" said Mr.
Flasher to lady clerk at the hotel. cam
I to consider this as proposal ?" asked
the bright lady. "Well-sir-yes- II
my wife is willing to let me off," replied
the accomplish, d Flasher.
= If the who'd il in large piece, the
convex or hollow aide should be steamed
or nnistened little, and then laid on a
dry floor, holding it down with smooth
flat board, upon which weights are placed
When quite dry 1t will be found to have
regained its original shape. 1t the wood
in in small pieces, it can be easily
straightened by gently steaming the con.
! vex side over ten. kettle, and then hold.
ing the other side toward the heat until
it becomes etraight, when it can be left in
press or under weights for few hours.
Almost a. : warped woods will yield un.
der this treatment.
Old Goodman went to somo English
opera, when he was in Chicago, Of the
Alice Oates variety. He came home a
very wrathiul man. Don't talk to me
sny more about givin' woman the 5allo'," }"
te roared. "If ever catch wife or
daughter Of mine dancin in n necklace
and pair of slippers. somebod'll have
to read the riot act before the ballot is
half over. don't care who tries TO stop
me-" And the Goodman girls havn't
dared to say "Woman Suffrage" or wear
bangs from that day to this.
- One of the veterans of Wall street
was the other dny giving some fatherly
advice to one of his clerks, about to be
married, and in closing his sermon he
said: Directly after the ceremony there
vii, be banquet, of course. When
your wife turns over her plate she will
find check for $4,000 under it," "Do
you really think so?" ooh, L know it.
That's the prevailing style nowadays.
The check will be passed around, and
finally given to you to pocket" "And
next day will draw the money on IT,"
"Oh, no: you won't" "Why not7"
Because there won't be any to draw.
Don't make dolt of yourself by rushing
tD the bank" "But I thought" mo
matter what you thought. Save the
check 20 frame and hang up. When
was married thirty years ago my wife
found enc under her plate. I've got 1t
yet. I thought too much Of her father
l., mortify his feelings, snd know he
always respected me for it. That's all,
my son.. If you run short on your bri.
dnl tour, Telegraph me-" :.
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JOKE ON THE DOCToR.-There was
an eager and excited, as we'll as anxious,
throng Of heirs gathered in the mansion
Of an old French lady recently deceased
She had left to her physician. Whose en-.
lightened care and wise prescriptions had
made her live 30 long," the contents OF
the old oaken chest The heirs were
naturally indignant; the doctor much
elated at the Thought of the treasures
contained in the quantity carved old
chest. They gathered about it, waiting
for the lawyer to come with the key. AT
last he arrived and handed the key to
the doctor. He unlocked the chest and
opened it. The sunlight fell upon it's
ylistening contents. consisting Of the un.
opened bottleo Of medicine which he
had prescribed for her the previous TWEEN.
ty years.
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Ginning Notice.
Pendleton High School,

THNIIE Pendeton High School is now in
IL successful operation under the charge
and supervision of ID. {. Lake. The course
OF study is thorough, and students are pre-
pared for the higher classes in College.
Tuition payable quarterly. For terms, &c,
apply to
-. c. LAKE. A. NJ.
Principal.
Ort 10 IySo "a Ir,
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the STATE OF SOUTH CAROlIu
COUNTY OF ANDERSON.
COURT OF ('OSgSfOE pIpt

Frederick w. Wagner and George A. Sr
partners IN trade under the firm mn. MI
Of +. W. Wagener & Co., PLAINTIFF, ,n.st
liam Turner, Defendant.-Ssnnoa, n r.
Demdnd-Cbmpidiui not Served. /
To William Turner, Defendant In this rsa !
VOU are hereby summoned and r,aaira,i
IL swer the complaint In this action, vtH
filed in the Office OF the Clerk Of the Coasdl R
mon Pleas for the County Of Andt1., q
serve copy of your answer on the iuhrir'
their Office, at Anderson c. H., s. C.. uitkt,h,
davs after the service Of this SUMMON I
exclusive Of the day of service.
If you fall 10 answer this complaint viz!
time aforesaid, the plaintiff will ipply att.s,
Tor Judgment against you for the sum of II, !
dred and eighteen dollars, with interest Ii thi
OF seven per cent. per annun from the t'tt
November, one thousand eight hundrviisiSs
one; on seven and ST-lO0 dollars, and li!ssa
the rate OF seven per cert. per ann1a irss
day November, 1882 on two hundred ilih
100 Dollars aud costs.
Dated November 9Th, 1852.
BROWN, TRIBBLE 4 BR0Ty
Plaintiff Ai!srgl
AndsMiS Il
[sEALl JOHN W. DANIELS, c.CP.
To William Turner, Defendant In this t:t,i;
You will take notice that this sunnonSa an
the foregoing Is copy. together With ".
plant, was filed in the Office Of John ". W
c. c. F., November 8, 1882.
BROWN, TRIBBLE 4 BRONS
Plaintiff; Al!'rS
Nov l6, 1882 IS