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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-04-13
The Great Glacier in Alaska.

Thirty miles distant from Fort
Wrangle, on the Stickeen river, is the
great glacier, which the Indians regard
as a personifcation of a mighty ice
god, who has issued from his mountain
home, invested with power before
which all nature bows in submission.
Its first appearance is that of a
mountain instead of a stream of ice /;
and yet it is between two mountains
about three thousand feet high. The
face of it at the base is five miles in
extent, and from five hundred to a
thousand feet in almost perpendicular
height, while the length of it is at
least forty miles. After one has
tramped through the wet bushes, and
over the millions of tons of rocks and
gravel which it has pressed down, he
is ready to believe all he has heard of
this wonderful curiosity.
One can hear the deep, swift current
Of water flowing through it. It is
described as a sight of most imposing
grandeur, to be witnessed rather than
described. Into the river from the
opposite side flows a stream of hot
water from an immense boiling spring.
The legend runs that while pushing
his way through the canyon, the ice
god looked upon the domains of the
river god, and after a conflict with
that deity, conquered him and spanned
the rivers breadth so completely that
the river god was forced to crawl
underneath. The Indians then sent
their medicine-man to learn how this
could be avoided. The answer came
that if noble chief and fair maiden
would offer themselves as a sacrifice
by taking passage under the long
winding icearch, his anger would bt
sppeased and the river be allowed t.
60 on its way undisturbed. The two
were found, the fatal journey wa!
made, and the ice has never AGAR
: attempted to cross the river.
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Folly of Presidency Seeking.

The whole business of seeking the
Office of president as selfish thing is
mistake, says Gath. The last five
presidents of the United States have
been men who did not lay pipe for
their own nomination. Arthur did
not do so, and he had very faint hope
OF becoming vice-president. Provi-
dence gave him the place, and not
pipe laying. The same was the case
with Hayes, who would not let del
egations go to Cincinnati in his favor;
and told me at Columbus, two or three
days after the nomination, that he had
refused to let his friends abuse the
hospitality of the state in which the
convention was held by physical DEM
onstatiOns in his favor. He received
the nomination because the self
seekers were all beaten; while Mr..
Tilden, who at that time, was self
seeker, lost the presidency after all
his pains, and by the concessions of
his own party. Grant was net drum
ming up delegates to nominate him in
1868 when he was elected, nor yet in
1872 Lincoln never wrote a letter
outside of Illiaois to work UP his case
for the presidency, although the
Western people, warm in his support,
did make a great deal of noise at the
convention; but he was not a self
seeker in the way dozen 0en are
now trying to get the presidency
laying the pipe in every direction for
it. 1t is therefore plain that zone of
these men who are candidates for the
presidency three years in advance are
going to come anywhere near it. The
first step to lose the presidency is to
get it ON the brain.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-04-13
Unseen influence.

IndustrAllst.
Influence is one of the strong forces
of this world. All persons have in
some period Of their lives been con-
scious of its magic power, and have
yielded to its teachings. Some seem
to possess the will that is easily guided
and directed by others. They SEEM to
be guided, while in reality they guide.
This unseen influence is the most pow
erful and its subjects are the most
forcibly impressed. How much un-
seen influence is connected with asso.
ciationl How much the purer memo
ries and associations of childhood affect
our after lifei One word, kept sacred
hidden spring in the memory and bring
to the lips the petition, lead us not
into temptation" The word "mother,"
around which cluster the sweetest,
hottest memories, has fallen upon the
ear Of the youth who is fast loosing his
honor and reputation by the many
downward steps he has taken, leading
directly from gambling and slight dis.
sipation to hard drinking and ruin and
by its sweet influence has turned him
from the broad path to the straight
and narrow walks which finally lead
to an honest name and noble life. It
has fallen upon the ear of the states
man and caused him to search the
pages of time long past, and to behold
again the sweet visions that hover
around the morning of his life. He
hears the loving, gentle tones, as she
called him mothers boy" and told him
he was all she had and she hoped his
life would be pure and untarnished.
The voice OF conscience asks him if
that loving prayer has been answered,
and if, during the many years she has
been at rest, her precepts have been
his motto and his guide, and if he
could look up to heaven and honestly
say: "My life has been honest, and
noble, and true"
These influences tend to our improve.
ment, but there are others, dark and
mysterious, that are just the reverse.
There are evil thoughts, evil tempta-
tons and evil actions, which creep in
all unbidden and strive just as hard to
root out the good and SOW in the place
wicked deeds. Yes, how powerful is
the influence which these messengers
of evil exert upon our destiny. Des-
Pite ourselves, they shape in some de-
gree our beliefs and, through these, our
conduct. We can not travel heaven
ward with the same speed as if this
did nor draw us back. Are we re.
sponsible that it is SOP IT'S hard to
say. We know there is difference in
children.
"From the same cradle side,
From the same mothers knee"
one shall 60 forth to proclaim Gods
holy word, the other to be dark page
in the history of an otherwise happy
family.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-04-13
Tea Can be Raised in eeergia.


In demonstI alton of the fact that
tea can be successfully raised in
Georgia, the Hinesville Gazette, Liber.
ty county. says that among the first
experiments in this country in the cul-
tivation of tea, was made by Capt.
VIM. Hughes, Sr. Twenty years ago
Capt. Hughes procured two plants
from Mr.. Jones, who had begun the
experiment with few plants brought
by returned missionary from China,
and set them out and demonstrated
that an excellent article of tea could
be produced in this country. His son,
Capt. W. Hughes, Jr., has kept up the
little tea farm started by his father,
and he has now over two hundred
plants of very vigorous growth. He
has besides furnished any quantity Of
seeds and plants to friends in all parts
of the country. IT takes but very few
plants to furnish leaves enough to
make all the tea a family will need fol
home consumption. There is no aues
ton but that this tea of home psOduc
ton, is not only equal, bat superior te
any of the imported article. This lati
tude is idenucally the same with thaI
portion of China where the best tea i.
made. Such is the testimony of Rev
Young J. Allen, and others
To 60 below the frost-hne for tea
farming, is mistake. Experience dc
monstates that the Leaves are pure
and better after frost which instea,
Of retarding the growth of the shrul
only partially obviates the necessity q
pruning. 1t was q great mistake /
abandon tea culture here.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-04-13
A Little Teo Bal.
Chicago Inter OCEAN


1t is related of an absent minded
young lady that, having been dulymar-
ried, she stauted off on Ter bridal tour.
The party stopped at Western City.
So far so good. Some tine in the night
there came q succession of terrifsd
shrieks from the room occupied by the
bride and groom, and the clerks, port
CTS and employees generally rushed up
stairs, only TO meet frantic fenAle
figure, clad In white fleeing in desper-
ate haste from her apartment, crying:
"Oh there's man in nay roomss
The clerk rushed in and found the
groom half disroAed standing In the
middle OF the floor, ons boot on and
the ether in his hand, the picture OF
amazement. He explained that he had
just come up stairs, and was in the acI
Of undressing this vile had previously
resired) when she suddenly awoke with
q shrek and fed.
~What was the matterr' asked tn,
clerk.
| "Damfino," said the husband.
Just then the bride, enveloped in
huge bed-spread, procured for her b,
the chambermaid, came back, loOkin,
very red and foolish, and In half min
ut, she explained the mystery by say
i,lg.
i ooh, Fred, forgot i was married
and when awoke, I was SO fright
ened."
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sunder to part with you" said the girl.
Tonight 1 tell you this-tell you how
fondly 1 love you: but in a few hours
it will be a sin. Go, go, and God bless
your
She waved him from Ler as If she
would Danish him while she had power
to do so. And he. How was it with
him? He rose to leave her, then came
back, held her to his heart in one long
embrace, and with half smothered
farewell, left her.
The next morning daVned in cloud
less splendOr, and at an early hour the
cathedral was thrown open, and the
sexton began to prepare for the brilliant
wedding.
Flame-colored flowers waved by the
wayside; fame-colored leaves came
rushing down from the trees and lay
in light heaps upon the ground; and
the ripe wheat waved like golden
sea, and the berries dropped in red and
yellow clusters over the rocks and
along the Rhine.
At length the palace gates were OPEN
ed, and the royal party appeared, es-
corting the Princess Elizabeth to
the cathedral, where her marriage
was to be solemnized. 1t was a
bright pageant; far brighter than the
entwined foliage and blossoms were
the tufts of plumes which hoated from
the stately heads, and the festal robes
that streamed down over the housings
Of the superb steeds. But the prin-
cess, mounted on snow-white palfrey,
and clad in snow-white velvet, looked
pale and sad; and, when, on nearing
the church, she heard a gust of organ
music, which, though very brilliant in
sound, struck on her ear like a funeral
knell, she trembled and would have
fallen had not a page supported her.
A few moments afterwards she entered
the cathedral. There, with his letinue,
stood the bridegroom, whom she had
never before seen. But her glance
roved from him to the organ loft,
where she had expected to see the
mysterious organist. He was gone;
and she was obliged to return the
graceful bow of the king to whom she
had been betrothed from motives of
policy. Mechanically she knelt at the
altar-stone; mechanically listened to
the service, and made the responses.
Then her husband drew her to him in
a convulsive embrace and whispered:
Z. Elizabeth my queenl my wifel
look upr'
Trembling in every limb size obeyed.
Why did those dark eyes thrill her so p
Why did the smile bring glow on her
cheekp All, though the king wore the
purple and many jeweled order gilt
tered on his breast, he seemed the same
humble person who had been employed
TO teach music, and had taught her the
ore of love.
"Elizabethp murmured the mon
arch. "BertIam Hoffman, the myster-
Gus organist, and King Oscar are one
Forgive my stratagem. 1 wished to
marry you, but 1 would not drag you
20 the altar an unwilling bride. Your
father was in the secret"
While tears of JOY rushed from her
blue eyes, the new-made queen returned
her husbands fond kiss, and once two
hearts were made happy by a royal
marriage
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-04-13
THE cURFEW.

Solemnly, mournfully,
Dealing its dole,
The Curfew bell
Is beginning to toll.
Ne voice in the chambers,
No sound in the hall!
Sleep and oblivion
Reign over all
Song sinks into silence,
The story Is told,
The windows are darkened,
The hearth Is cold.
The book Is completed,
And closed like the day.;
And the hand that has written II
Lays IL away.
Henry WddstcOT'th Lon0eLlotD.
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Beautiful to Contemplate.
Robert g. InseuOll.

noOcrt " AnbcteOiL
And do you know it is a splendid
thing to think that the woman you
really love will never grow old to you?
Through the wrinkles Of time, through
the mask of years, if you really love
her, you will always see the face you
loved and won. And a woman who
really loves a man does not see that he
grows old; he is not decrepit to her;
he does not tremble; he is not old; she
sees the same gallant gentleman who
won her hand and heart. like to
think of it in that way; 1 like to think
that love is eternal. And to love IN
that way, and then 60 down the hill OF
life together, and as you go down. hear,
perhaps the laughter Of grandchildren
while the birds Of joy and love sins
once more in the leafless branches Of
the tree Of age.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-04-13
oATHs OF ALL NATIONS.
The Forms of Oaths in Foreign Leg
islative Assemblies.

The Forms OF OathS IN Foreign Leg
islative Assemblies.
The following summary of the forms
of oath used in foreign legislative
assemblies is extracted from the re-
ports received at the British foreign
Office in New York.
Bavaria-I swear So help
me God and his holy gospel.
Denmark promise and swear = =
So help me God and his holy word.
Greece swear in the name of the
holy and consubstantial and indivisible
trinity.
Hesse-D armstadt- =
So help me God.
xe-Coburg and Baden-I swear
So help nae Cos.
Holland-I swear, so help me God.
Portugal swear on the holy Cos
pels.
Prussia-I swear by God, the al
mighty and omniscient. So
help me God.
Saxony-I swear by almighty God.
Servia-I swear by one God and
with all that is according to law most
sacred and in this world dearest. y =
So help me God in this and that other
world.
Spain-After swearing the deputy
on the gospel, the president says:
"Then may God repay you; but if you
fail may he claim it from you"
Sweden and Norway president
or vice-president only swear before
God and his holy gospel 1
will be faithful to this oath as sure as
God shall save my body and soul.
SwitZerland-In the presence of AL
mighty God I swear So help
me God.
United States-I do solemnly swear
= So help me God.
In Bavaria non-Christians omit the
reference to the gospel. In Holland
and the United States affirmation is
optional. In Prussia and in Switzer-
land affirmation is permitted to these
who object on religious grounds to the
oath. In Austria promise is IN every
case substituted for an oath. In Bel
GUM and Italy, the adjuration is used
without any theistic reference, and in
France and Roumania, the German
reichstag and for deputies in Sweden
and Norway, neither oath nor affirma-
ton is demanded.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-04-13
New System Of Arithmetic,

Detroit F1of Frcss-
A woman arrived at the depot three
minutes ahead Of train time. She had
to kiss seven persons, say 'goOd-by" TO
thirteen others, send love 10 twenty
two relatives. and see to four parcels.
She accomplishes it all, and has forty
one seconds to spare to tell dear friend
how to mix seven different ingredients
into a mince pie. How long did it take
the train to reach Chicagof
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Madame Lopez. Widow OF the Die
tator of Paraguay.

One of the most beautiful and cele-
brated women in Paris is Madame
Lopez, widow of the Dictator of Para
quay. Few women have such a
strange and eventful career, and spring
from obscurity to position of almost
absolute power. When in Paraguay
her rule was undisputed. She lived in
a palace and reigned a queen. She is
very tall, has a fair complexion, large
blue eyes, an abundance of light brown
hair and commanding figure. Mad
anne Lopez has a striking resemblance
to Eugene, and, indeed, has often been
mistaken for the ex-empress. She en-
tertains beautifully, with great dignity
and grace. making each guest believe
he is favored one. She speaks many
languages, all without accent. Madame.
Lopez is very brave, and during the
war in Paraguay followed the fortunes
of the soldiers, sharing their food and
walking as they did, with bare feet,
thinking the troops would be Drawer
and surer of success if the wife OF
their commander shared their hard
ships. She went through the war, and
when her husband fell dead at her feeJ
she was covered with his blood. There
was no time for tears. She took com.
mand, and turning to the soldiers, babe
them fire on the enemy. With hen
husband fell an old eomrade of his,
and on the battlefield Madame Lopez
promised the dying man to be mother
to his orphan girl, promise she has
nnh1u Don't Tho aoyrco xuac Loot on6
with her sons and adopted daughter
the brave woman fled, to Paris. She
is a devoted mother, and lives only
for the future of her sons. She
feels confident that the eldest will
occupy high position in Para
quay, and it is the, dream of her
life to see him dictator as his
father was At mass fer the Iepose
of the Generals soul, few years after
his DEATH. she was one day at the chap
ell. After all were seated, Madame
Lopez came sweeping up the church,
dressed in black velvet, her fair hair
completely covered with long black
vail, and as she knelt her sobs were the
only sounds that broke the silence.
Taking her eldest con, Madame Lopez
returned to Paraguay two years ago.
thinking. that when it was known that
the son of the General was in his IA
tive country, the people wouldi call
him to the Dictatorship. In this she
was disappointed. They were received
with Kisses, and followed from the
steamer to the hotel by a crowd of ex-
cited people, who only remembered the
cruel acts of ''the tyrant," as the Cen
eral was called, and forgot all the good
the Generals wife had done. Fearing
violence, not for herself but for her
son. Madame Lopez became q British
subject, claimed the protection of an
English ship, then in the kaubor. and
at night was taken through the streets,
with pistol ia her hand, determined
to sell her life dearly. Since Madame
Lopez returned from her unfortunate
| trip she has resided in Paris Amore
her friends aEe many who knew her II
her day of power, and who are nsw
proud to show their regard and adni
| ration for enc Of the most heroic wo
men and devoted mothers Of the age
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-04-13

because he's all glued up > but if he
could only mOEes you'd seer
/ Rochester Express. A certain news
paper man in the city was called Gpon
recently by telephone by q man whose
wife had but just died, AID given the
particulars from which, he was to
write an obituary. Amsng the ques-
tons asked the sorrowing widower
| was this: 1Was she well up to the time
she was ta2zep sick% 1t was enough
to make the corpse Itself smile
Steuben Republicans: Noah, Web
ster was a celebrated author. He was
a quick and ready writer, and in one
Of his Inspired moments he dashed on
a dictionary. He took il to several
publishers, but they SHE'D at it, saying
the style was duh, turgid, dry. hard
and uninteresting, and besides that he
used too many big words. But at last
Noah succeeded, and the immortal
work is in daily use, propping up babies
} at the dinner table.
| A pair of venerable twins held q
family reception in Nashua, N. n, last
| week. 1t vas their eightieth birthday !:
: they have both been married twice.
! both are now widowers. both are in
: vigorous health, and both enter upon
: another decade in the cheerful expecta-
tion of living to the end of it. Among
the friends who called to congratulate
: them was their brother, Samuel Ritchie.
iof Nashua, who is 81 years old.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-04-13

1t does not always follow that man
morally a coward because he has a re
treating nose.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-10-11
REGISTRATION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the books OF Reg.
istration for the General Election to lie neld
November Z, 1882, for the election of State,
County and Township Officers, are now open.
and will remain open daily on all legal days
from 10 o'clock A. NJ. to o'clock P. NJ, until
October TO- 1882, and from October 10, 1882, to
October 20, 1852, from to 8 O'Clock P. NJ. in
addition to the hours heretofore mentioned, at
which time the books for Registration will close
at o'clock p NJ. Naturalized citizens will be
required to produce their papers at the time
they present themselves for registration
CHAS. BOWLING,
Registry Agent of Precinct No. IL, Humboldt
county, Nevada
Quinn River, August %, 1882.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-10-11
Registration NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the books Of Reg
istration Ter the General Election TO be held
November z, 1ss2, for the election If state.
County and Township Officers, are now open.
and will remain open daily on all legal aays
from 10 o'clock A. NJ. 10 o'clock p. NJ, unlil
October 10, 1852. and from October 10, 1852. 10
October 20, 1ss2, iron 10 o O'Clock ?. NJ in
addition TO the hours heretofore mentioned, at
which time the books for Registration will be
closed at o'clock z. N. Naturalized citizens
will be required 10 produce their papers at the
time they present themselves for registration.
4. 5. OSBORN,
Registry Agent Of Precinct No. IL, Humboldt
county, Nevada
winnemucca, July 81, 1892 I'd
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REGISTRATION NOTICE.

Notice IL hereby given that the books OF Reg.
istration for the General Election 10 he he'd
November 7, lss2, for the election Of state,
County and Township Officers, are now open,
ana WIN remain open daily on all legal DAYS
from 10 o'clock A. to q o'clock r. NJ, until
October 10, 1882, and from October 10, 1882 to
October 20, 1882 from 7 TO 8 o'clock p. M. In
addltion to the hours heretofore mentioned. al
which time the books OF registration will be
closed at Q o'clock p. NJ Haturalized citizens
will be required 70 produce their papers at the
time they present themselves for registration.
NJ 4. BUSHEE,
Registry Agent OF Precinct No o, Humboldt
county, Nevada
Pleasant Valley, August 2l, 1852
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REGISTRATION Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the books Of Reg
istration for the General Election 70 be held
November 7, 1ss2, for the election of State,
County and Township Officers, are now open,
and will remain open daily on all legal days
from TO o'clock A. NJ TO O'Clock ?. NJ, until
October 10, 1852, and from October 10, 1882, to
octobe 20, 1852, from to 0 o'clock p NJ, in
addition to the hours heretofore mentioned, at
which time the books Of registration will close
at O'Clock NJ. Naturalzed citizens will be
required to produce their papers at the time
they present themselves for registration
A. d. WILCOX,
Registry Agent of Precinct No. %, Humboldt
county. Nevada
Stone House, August u. 1882
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-10-11
REGEsTRlTEON NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the books Of Reg
istration for the General Election % he held
November 7, 1882, for the election Of State,
County and Township Ohicers, are now open,
and will remain open daily on all legal days
from 10 o'clock A. NJ to q O'Clock ?. NJ, u4tii
October 10, lsS2, and from October 10, 1852, -
October 20, lss2, from to . O'Clock, p NJ. In
addition t. the hours heretofore mentioned, az
which time the books for Registration will
close at o'clock r. NJ Naturalized citizens
Will be required to produce their papers al the
time they present tn amselves for Registration.
HENRY FELLON-,
Registry Agent for Precinct NO. 8, Humboldt
county, Nevada.
UniOnville. September 90 1852 E25