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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20
William Marwood,
Public ExecCtiOner. Horn Castle.

Which is the way M. advertises himself
and his cheerful occupation.
Marwood is described as short and
heavy-set. about fifty years of age, with
dark, stubby beard, and a bad, british
looking face. When not engaged in
hanging her Majesty's criminals he
works at the shoemaking trade at Horn
Castle, in Lincolnshire. He does dash
ing business in selling .leather laces"
to people who have a morbid curiosity
to see the han9man, and who visit his
shoe-shop for that purpose. Marwood
thinks he is great man, and is proud
of the fact that he hangs all the crimi-
nails. He is always willing that the
public should know who he is, and
he jokes and laughs with strangers
aOout his different executions. Once
he met fellow with bad cold who
asked him if he knew of anything
that would cure it. "Yes," said
Marwood. lone of the drops is sure
cure" He is devoted to his profession,
and loves to talk of the artistic manner
in which he shutfies off his victims.
He has frequently been heard to say:
:" Hi never makes u botch of my work.
When hi lets the chap drop 'ees done
for and don't make no fuss by kickin'
and strugglin'. Use always civil with
the poor devils as can't help their
selves. and the neater the job the bet
ter HIS satisfied"
Marwood has been the public execu-
toner for about twelve years. He was
an assistant to Calcraft. and succeeded
that worthy as chief hangman. When
on his way to hang any one Marwood
always carries alittle leather handbag,
in which are the rope, black cap, and
other paraphernalia of an execution.
Many stories are told about Marwood
in the North of England, and so great
is the dread Of him that he is often re-
fused admission to no els by supersti-
tious proprietors. When hangings are
numerous the professional hangman
makes good deal of money. He gets
$50 for every man and $75 for every
woman he swings into eternity. 1t is
estimated that Marwood has stretched
at ropes end between $50 and 400
persons since he took charge of this de-
partment of her Majesty's service
London Letter.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20
Dominic StimSOn's Wit.

Yesterdays meeting of the Baptist
ministers was opened with prayer by
Father Stimson, of Kansas. Father
StimsOn is eighty years old, and has
preached for fifty years. Stories are
told of him in winch those who expect
ed to raise laugh at the old Dominic
found the tables turned against them
selves in the most unexpected manner.
One runs as follows:
Father Stimson owned a good horse,
but the keeping of the beast was some
what of drain on the Dominie's pock-
ct. and he was in the habit of dropping
a hint to his parishioners once in a
while that little hay would be accept
able. One day church member asked
him to bring Mrs. Stimson to dinner.
Certainly" said Father Stimson,
"and, as it's haying time, guess I'll
put some hay on the wagon when 1 60
back home"
"All right, Father" replied the
church member, "but bring one
horse wagon"
Father Stimson took his wife to sup
per in a wagon with an ample hay-rick
that would hold hay stack.
"See here" said she parishioner, as
he helped Mrs. Stimson out of the hay
rick, "you said you were going to
bring a one-horse wagon, and now
you've appeared with the most capa-
cious hay apparatus ever saw"
"Oh, I've brought the one-horse
wagon" said Father Stimson. but the
hay-rick-that's two-horse hay-rick. -
He drove away after supper with
twenty-five hundred pounds of hay.
Father Stimson was the first to use
Gospel tents in the West. He put them
up himself A fellow who passed him
one morning as he was hard at work on
his tent called to him in loud voice:
"Hullo there! Are you going to have
a circusP"
YES" said the preacher, continuing
his work without looking up, and L m
looking for a baboon. Don't you want
to hire yourself for one?"
The preacher was Chaplain in the
Ninth New York Cavalry in the war.
The Colonel was fond of leading the
soldiers through deep puddles at the
regular drill. ana the Chaplain one day
rode around the puddle, and thereby
fell out of the regular order. The Col
onel noticed it, and at the close OF the
drill, when the officers came together,
said. with sneer:
"If Captain Stimson is afraid to ride
through muddy water for fear OF soil
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20
WIT AND WISDOM.

The man who worships the fortune
he has made is no more intelligent than
the heather who prays to the little
wooden god he has whitfield into shape.
"A good man who went to Washing
ton to see whether his representative
had retained his political innocence,
felt insulted when he was invited to take
seat on 1.-THE floor of the house."
1t is an old and true SAYING that
opportunity has hair in front, but is bald
behind. If you catch her by the fore
lock you can hold her, but if you wait
till she gets by your hand slips and she
is gone.
"A queen bee lays in the height of
the season from 1000 to 5000 eggs in
twenty-four hours. The man who will
discover how to graft a queen bee on
hen will make money enough to buy out
the whole continent in six months
Philadelphia NeWS.
In village near Cork, physician
was disturbed one night by repeated
tappings at his door, and on getting up
he found a laboring man. ssHave you
been here long?" asked the doctor
Indeed have" answered the caller
"Why didn't you ring the bellP" ''Och,
because was afraid of disturbing your
honor!'-N. Y. Herald.
"A smart young man asked a gen.
tleman from Cape Cod: whats the
difference between you and a CLAMP
thinking that the Cape Codger would
say he didn't know, and then the Young
ms ifu h L., -
to see any difference between himself
and a clam, but the thing didn't work.
The Codger took the young man and
swept path across the street with him,
and then, after crowding him into an
empty tish-barrel, and yanking linn out
again, said: "A clam wouldn't be play
ing with you in this way. That's the
difference between me and a clam. {"
The young man had no more questions
to ask.-Ne10 HaUen Register.
The Ass and the Cat: An ASS one
day Observed a Cat ascend Tree to
Escape from Dog, and a Bright Idea
entered his head. "When my Master
comes to set me to Work 1 shall run up
the Tree and Remain for the Day. -
And when the Master came, 10 and be-
hold. the ASS Started for the Nearest
Tree at Full Speed, and Assembled about
four Feet when he fell back to the Ground,
and was so Completely Knocked Out OF
Shape that his Master found it Impossi-
BILE to Adjust his harness on him, and
was obliged to Destroy him There and
Then. Moral-Never Attempt to be
too Versatile, and don't Endeavor to
Dodge Honest Work when you have to
Work for Living, lest Peradventure
you get Left.-R. x. D., tn Puck.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20
FACTS AND FIGURES

1T is estimated that there are about
25. 600. 900, 600 feet of. lumber in the
nine States comprising the Southern
pine belt.
-Tailors are being exported from
New York to Cuba. They receive sixty
per cent. more wages than in this coun-
try.-N y Herald.
According to the assessment roll Of
California, there has been a deprecia
ton of values in that State the past wear
of 500, III, 696..
During last year 9, 242 head of cattle
were either thrown overheard or dice
from injuries received in the passage
across the Atlantic. Y. Sun.
About 100000 young cattle, the
handling of which requires 1000 men,
and the selling value of which is over
S5, O0O,O 900, have been driven North
from Texas this year.
The population of Manitoba, by re.
cent census, is 65,954. divided among
nationalities as follows: 1868 Scotch,
1853 English, 1918 Irish. 9,94e
French. and 1862 Germans.
The number of acres of rice in the
United States in 1880 was ia, 173, and
from these 0,131, 179 pounds were
produced. In 1881 the number of acres
was nearly 10000 less than the year be.
fore. but the product was 1900, 900
greater.
"A summary method of unloading
coal boats by the Aire & Calder Navi
CATION Company, at Goole, Scotland, is
to hoist the coal-boat weighing thirty
tons bodily out of the water with a by.
draulic crane, and literally turn it Over
into larger vessel, just as a coal hoo
is emptied on fire. Mechanical Enqi.
neer.
The fortunes of four leading West
ern railroad men were estimated
eighteen years ago as follows: Stanford
$4,000; Croker, S25, 900; Huntington
500, 900; Hopkins, 100000; total
1926, 900. They are now rather stint
ingly recorded as follows: Stanford
$50, 100000; Croker, $4,000, 600
Huntington, $50. 1000, 900; Hopkins es
tate, $50, 900; total. 5000, 900, 600
These gentlemen formed syndicate tt
build railroad to California and made
immense personal fortunes from thu
venture.--M Y. Graphic.
Some thieves recently perpe trated {
curious theft upon Lee & Shepard, tn,
well-known publishers. of Boston. They
had with their printers. w. F. Brown
q Co., set of stereotype plates O
Dickens works. The edition printed
from these plates proved very popular
and the other day, desiring to get out {
new edition, they discovered that nine
volumes of plates had been stolen
Their weight is over 5000 pounds anC
value about $4,000. To thieves the,
could be of little value except as ole
lead, which would bring only 5000. How
they got away with the property with
out discovery is the mystery.-M Y
World.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20
The Fork.

In the ancient world the fork for eat
ing was unknown, and the well-bred
sought to display as much delicacy as
possible in the operation of conveying
food to the mouth with the fingers. 1t
was thousand years ago when the first
mention of the forchettG was made in
Italian literature, and it was then spoken
of as introduced into Venice by Byzan-
tine princess. 1t was at first not favora-
bly, received, and for two centuries came
little into use, either in Italy or the rest
of Europe. No mention of fork was
made in the catalogue of the table fur
nishings at the wedding of Maria Sforza-
Visconti as late as 1893. Still, the 18th
century saw its use spreading in France.
and the 10th in Germany. 1t was not
until the 18th that it was introduced in
England.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20
An Interesting Incident.

An interesting incident, says the New
York Commercial Advertiser, occurred
the other day in the Western Union
Telegraph Office. A number of gentle
men interested in stock operations were
'clustered around the tape, Glowing each
other anxiOusly to read the quotations.
A little man with black beard entered
and approached the tape, which he could
barely reach; A big, burly, good-natured
fellow In the crowd took him by the
sleeve, and Patronizingly saying, "You
are little fellow, and well let Won IN %
showed him into position. The little man
smiled and looked at him through the
corner of one eye, glanced at the tape,
thanked his new-found friend and retired
An amused bystander stepped up and
said, "Do you know who that is?'' teNo."
said the other carelessly. "Well, that
WIS Jay Gould"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20

"A maker of Cheshire cheese-the
genuine article-tells the London Times
that in England " limited" quantity
of cheese is made that is finer than any
that could possibly be produced in
America He AYERS that in this country
May, June, July and August, VIII oh are
the best cheese making months in En-
gland. are so warm that fine quality
and condit on of the article cannot be
assured. Americans who have eaten
cheese in England say that the imported
American staple is far finer than that
which is native.-M y Graphic.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20

Two Chinese were arrested in Phil
adelphia for gambling. They explained,
through witness, that they were deal
ers in Chinese products. Certain sus
picious-looking cards were records oil
money deposited. perforated slips oil
paper were lists of goods sold. watches
were on the table so that the proprie.
tors might know when to send their Gus.
toners home, and dominos were PLAYED
just for fun. This story was rather eiab.
crate, but the police magistrate accept.
ed tn y sam.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20
An Internal Machine.

A rather sad affair took place on one
of our streets the other day A young
lady with her arms full of bundles
emerged from dry-goods store, when
one OF them fell on the sidewalk with
out her noticing it. Just behind her
was young man, and Belfast young
man who if not polite is not anything,
and he quickly stepped forward to pick
it up. Now bundle done up in piece
of paper with a dry goods advertise
ment on it is apparently as harmless as
mothers spanking, and there it lay as
guileless as an angleworm on a sidewalk
after rain. Just as he stopped to pick
it up there was a rustling of the paper,
the twist began to come out of the ends,
and in another instant a bright red
thing, a sort of cross between a
balloon and devil-fsh, flew into the
air before his eyes, and number ten,
thirty-siX-inch, double-j ointed, elliptic,
steelbowed, bustle-attachment, dollar
and-a-half, red-headed hoop-skirt,
waltzed around and gyrated and opened
and shut up and fell on the walk as flat
and thin as a restaurant pie; and the
young man Strengthened himself up and
looked as if he wished the tail of
comet No. 2 would sweep him from
this fair land; and the young lady came
back with face that resembled SUM-
set on fifty-cent chrome; and she
picked up the wire continuance, and
then she went toward the east and he
went toward the west, and the sun
ducked his head behind cloud to hide
a smile, and three or four looked on,
laid down and laughed and doubled
themselves up in a manner that would
have made mess of green apples hang
their heads in shame. Belfast Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20
ABOARD THE TALLAPOosA


I sail the salty seas,
And 90 where'e I please,
Borne onward nc my ease
BY Robberson's pet cruiser.
In state affairs l mix,
And delegations tix.
And shape our politics
Aboard the TallapoOsa.
Let Arthur 40 his ways,
Enjoying nights and days,
M he believes IL pays
know he T. loser
While 4 count mp my gain,
Fire a salut to Maine.
And start n boom for Blaine.
Aboard the Tallapoosa.
i fear not any day
To lose my place and pay,
Though gu lty as they say
OF what they call nofl-uSer.
The President has gone
Direct To- Washington,
But work can vet b. done
Aboard the Tallapoosa.
IT'S little that care
For Arthur's cOurtly air
And lovely head of hair,
or all the Stalwart crew, SIR;
For one VINO still aspires,
A hand that never tires
Will ably work the wires d.
Aboard the TallapOOsa-
True 20 my former fame,
j boldly now proclaim
My entrance IN the game
As Brother Blaine's chief bruiser.
Imean To- show my might,
No matter whom / spite,
And have begun the fight
Aboard the Tallapoosa.
". r.. Ch-ndl-T, ia ". Y. Sun.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20

The second annual report OF the
California Board of Viticultural Com
missioners shows that fully 10000 acres
have been turned into vineyards in the
past two years. 1t is said that these
40, 900 acres of vines will be worth &c.
600, 900 four years hence, while the ac-
cessory improvements resulting there
from will be worth $5, 900 more.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20

ing his clothing, viii carry him across
the puddle myself"
"Thank you," the Chaplain said;
sbut as the Government provides
horses, don't see any reason why l
should ride on a jackass. ~. T. Sun.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20

A day or two since I met gentleman
who knows Marwood. the hangman. in
timately. and from him ] CLEANED some
interesting facts concerning the unenvi-
able career of the professional execu-
toner. was shown white card bear
ing the inscriptions:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20

During the recent trim Of tho
steamer Servia slight leak occurred
IN one OF the steam-cylinders, causing
a peculiar whistle, rising and failinS
WITH the pressure of the steam. Mr..
Thomas Bailey Aldrich inquired of a
tellow-paSsenger what was the cause of
the mournful sound. and beinc in
formed replied: els that aIi? /
thought they were killing the donkey
engine"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20

"A Pittsburgh father. whose two lit
tie lost girls had been found by the po-
lice, was so glad that be danced a break
down in the Mayors office.-Pi PITTSBURGH
Post.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20

No man can possibly improve in
any company for which he has not re-
spect enough to be under some degree
of restraint Chesterfield
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20

An advertisement for husband
appears in the Fulton (Ky.) FWLtonion.
ana the editor vouches for the advertiser
rs modest sincere. pretty and only sew
enteen- But sho is pennilcss.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20

The true antidote 20
the effects of miasms
ts Hostetter's Stom.
ach Bitters. Thii
medicine Is one Of the
most popular RENE.
dies of an age Of sue.
cessful proprietary
specifics. and Is in
immense de m and
wherever on this Con.
tinent fever and ague
exists. A wineglass.
ful three times a day
Is the best possible
preparative for en-
countering q malari-
GUS atmosphere, reg
ulating the liver, and
fnvigoratiDg the stom.
ach. For sale by al
Druggists and Dealers
generally.
Smyrna times., 1882-10-04
The Breakfast Table.

The Philadelphia Times in speaking
Of the blunders great many people
make by being gloomy and disconsolatc
at breakfast, says, ''to large proper
ton of the civilized human family
breakfast is anything but success.
There are millions of people who,
instead of enjoying Il hearty meal at
the beginning Of the day, make martyrs
of themselves on Il little toast and
some coffee or pick at chicken bone
and Il morscl of steak They do this
with langUid air Of dissatisfaction.
generally accompanied with the Iamcn-
tation that they do not enjoy their
breakfast and that it does them no
good. Much of this unsatisfactory
way Of eating arises from habit, and
most Of the habit proceeds from dyspep-
sia, which is acquired in a way so
easy that almost anybody can get it
who desires to have it.
Dyspepsia is commonly supposed to
have its origin in physical derangc-
ments. This supposition is largely
correct yet mental deliberations have
more to do with it than most people
think. The conversation which pre-
walls at many breakfast tables is such
as to direct the thoughts of the caters
into such channels as to disturb the
digestive system and to render that
muchabused organ, the stomach in
capable of performing its proper func-
tions. This may be especially noticed
at sanitariums and places where the
better class Of invalids congregate
When these people appear at the
breakfast table it is to salute each
other with questions as to the miseric,
Of the night and the woes of the morn
ing. They discuss their symptoms ant
tell their experience about their all
ments until they have eGectually takel
away each others appetite. The sam,
evil IS seen, only not to such an cXag
gcrated extent, in many boarding
houses and private families.
The breakfast table is not dissect
ing room where peoples interiors cal
be laid out for mutual examination anC
comparison. 1t is not a field for med
ical discussions or lectures on catarrh
consumption or indigestion. Nor is i
the place for conversation on the hor
rors of the night or the anticipated
miseries of the day. Those who wan
to make the most of their breakfas
and have others enjoy it with then
will make no allusiOn to the stomach
or its functions or to the processes O
digestion in the human system, or t.
bad dreams, or decayed teeth. The,
will talk cheerfully, lightly, joyfully
And thus every breakfast will be (,
them bonanza"
Smyrna times., 1882-10-04

Two Tons OF THREE CENT COINs.-
The United States Mint in Philadelphia
has just received over two tons Of three
cent silver pieces, which by act of Con-
gress have been abolished from the
National coinage. This is, however,
only about One-fifth of the quantity of
these small coins which are to be
brought there from the various sub
treasures in the country, there having
already been redeemed more than ten
tons. These three-cent pieces now i'll
the Mint would fill three large wagons.
They are to be recOined into ten cent
pieces, as the three cent nickel pieces
are to take the place of the old silver
three threc-ccnt coins. The Treasury
Department is redeeming the small
coins as fast as possible, and in few
years they will entirely disappear and
only the nickel will be in circulation.
The coins have lost very considerable
per cent. of their intrinsic value by
usage, in some cases amounting to as
much as 25 per cent. in fact, they
were rapidly wearing out. This is one
reason why they were abolished and
the harder and more convenient nicke
substituted.
Smyrna times., 1882-10-04
Tbe Smprua Times.
SnaY2'nn, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, Oct. A, 1882
TEN LITTLE PEAS.

Ten little peas in pod
Wanted to see the world
But the vine said No!
You must wait and grow,
Here in your snug nest Curled.
You must drink the rain and the dew.
And warm yourselves in the sun,
Then fall asleep
In Il slumber deep,
When the Summer days are done.
Rut in Spring you shall open your eyes.
And tender fingers spread,
And dance in the breeze
From the orchard trees
And wear a crown on your head!
But the ten little peas in the pod
Would not heed the sweet vine mother.
We cannot wait
For the spring so latc!'
Said each to his fretful brother.
Cook Margery down the path
Came dressed in her apron white.
The peas said, " lIark :"
In the pleasant dark
But the pea vine shook with fright.
Into her basket slipped
The ten little peas together,
And they cried in glee,
At last we shall see
The sun and the sky and the weather"
But the pod crashed over their heads.
And the fire in the range was hot
And willing or nay,
They must dance away
Their lives in the boiling pot
-lOHtHS Companion
Smyrna times., 1882-10-04
Women and Tobacco.

A fierce demand for protection
against smokers" is made by lady in
a communication in one Of our ex-
changes, and she quotes the declara-
ton of New York judge that "cigar
smoke pufled into Il mans face by
another man is an assault and battery"
OF course. making sl.'h Il vigorous pro-
test against tobacco smoke, her denun-
citation of tobacco ..uice is extreme in
its tensity. 1t would be interesting to
know what proportion of women share
her dislike of tobacco. 1t is very rare
ly that u respectable woman pufIs even
the secret cigarette, as Mary Anderson,
the actress, is alleged by the gossips to
do, but it is certain that not a few such
wOmen enjoy the fragrance of good
tobacco when smoked by COM
panion. What this ardent reformer
should undertake is to prohibit dis
gusting uses Of tobacco and not to
abolish it altogether. Much as man
kind would be benefited, physically
and pecuniarily, by the expulsion OF
tobacco from use, that, achievement is
hopeless. But it ought to be possible
to secure conformity to the rule not to
use tobacco in such way as to be
disagreeable to others. The managers
of railways should compel the Doors
who expectorate upon the car floors to
ride in smoking cars, and regulations
should be adopted to prevent annoy.
ance in public places by persons who
lack the refinement to restrain them
from the improper use of tobacco
The establishment of right social
custom will deter most users of tobacco
from practices which will annoy
women, either at home or in public
places.
Smyrna times., 1882-10-04

On Sunday the oath inst, 107 per-
sons were received into full connection
by Rev. C. w. Prettyman, pastor OF
Lewes M. L. Church. Out of 175 pro-
bationers, $50 were recommended for
full membership by their leaders.
Nearly all the members of this church
attend class, and contribute to the
support of the church, and the family
altar is erected in almost every family.
Conference Worker.