Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-03-02
MISCELLANEOUS.


"A ghost made it, appearance in
EYapsViile the hersnights and ran
against bulldog. A critical and un-
prejqdicedv observer Gays that the Lord
only knows vhichsof fhs two was most
scared BOSTON POST >~--~--4.
I THE Spanish edition oflA medical
almanac, about 140, 900 copies, was lost
by the Wondering 81 b vessel. Now we
suspect contributions will be solicited in
this country for the bepeft Of the Span
ish sufferers. - Chicago Herald.
Fsus.-Asia Georgis man says he can raise
34,500 pounds of ,waterluelons to the
acre, the inference is thai, he has taken
the Herodic precantion' to kin all the
boys within ten miles Oh lbs plant.--M
q. PicGyune. syfW sssis ei'IF
IA severe body-beatings and police
court fine of ten dollars was the price
paid by an inebriated New Yorker for
the pleasure found In holding a lighted
cigar under the nose of asWopan in
street car.-M Y. San.
MIC. Campbell, who died the other
day, was the originator Of 'Campbelrs
Ministries forty years agos and the Boston
Herald remarks as noticeable. that the
out are still in use by minstrel 'troupes
today. hlc1s3sr n3lnl2 al
ri thames Berray. of Randolph; N. Y.
was terribly gored by Helstein bull 3
, few days ago. He was under the bulls
feet, when a young colt came to the
rescue and kicked the furious animal so
severely that Berray managed TO make
his escape. -
One engineer on the Wabash Road
has seen thirty-five Years or active life ON
the engines of that and other roads. He
estimates that he has trayelsdat the rate
OF 40, 600 miles per 'apnum. during that
period, or 1 ,575, 600 miles for the entire
time. 1ti9ASss -
Ills rather embarrassing for n shop.
Keeper to be Obliged tQEhlnf a tax as
SCISSOR on the valuation of his. stock, and
on being burned out that night have to
face the same man as Chairman of the
Underwriters COMMITTEES ON Valuation.
-Sonlerrilte journal, n.it ,u row
1t is stated that paper made from
strong tibers-such as 1inen-can now
be compressed into a substance so hard
that it can not be scratched by anything
but diamond. = In view of this fact it is
ShoO uOAoiC NuIlcty
of house furniture will be made Of paper
instead of wood. psa,Es ssssl9
A hundred and fourteen barrels OF
beer flowed into Brandywine. Greek the
other day. Shich s. Tice, brewers, Of
Lebanon. Pa, did not wish to pay the
tax on the beer to move it to their new
quarters. So. i'm presence of the revenue
collector the bungs were knocked out
Pittsburgh Post. ..,.., 1889
| "A new member of the Connecticut
Legislature was much surprised, after
eating athearty meal in the House res.
tanrant, at being called on to ,pay.for it.
why" said he to the cashier, 81
thought the State furnished us with our
meals when wewere' here! That's what
supposed this place was for. r4- NeU
Hacen Register. ,f nlyr dabtg .siE13
"A young married couple wishing to
exchange some of their duplicate we'd
ding gifts, took a piece Of silver to the
well known firm whose name aioraed
1 the box, and asked for its value insome-
thing else. Imagine their surprisewhen
the clerk told them that the article was
only plated and probably came from the
y dollar store; that they werel often called
upon to sell boxes for just lsueh pur.
poses, and that there was no redress
! Chicago Herald.