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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-19
The Scilly Isles.

The Scilly Isles, which for some
twenty years have been sending Lon
don her earliest supplies of spring vege-
tables, have OF late gone in for very
successful flower farms and the raising
of valuable bulbs. The islands are
leased from the Duchy of Cornwall by
MIR. Smith Dorrien, to whose prudence
it is entirely due that they have become
SO valuable a property. The story goes
that Mr.. Dorrien retired there after
disappointment in love. Tresco Abbey,
MIR. Dorrien's seat. is an exquisite
marine residence where under the
fostering breezes of the gulf stream
myrtles and geraniums flourish the year
through. When the lease expires the
value Of the Settles will be tenfold what
it was. The Duchy revenue has su lered
of late from bad times, but the chances
are that the next Prince of Wales will
receive at least $3.50, 600 a year more
than his father. In the time of George
LII. it had been SO shamefully neglected
that it returned only about SIC, 900
year against $3.50, 900 now. Out of the
money accumulations the Prince Of
Wales bought Sandringham.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-19
A Boys PerilOus Ride.

When the wheeel-sounder of the New
York Central Il Hudson River Railroad
trains at the Grand Central depot began
an examination of the trucks of the
first sleeping-car of the first Atlantic
express, due at a quarter to seven
o'clock yesterday morning, he stepped
back in surprise and alarm. Upon the
forward truck was apparently the dead
body of boy about fourteen years old,
wedged in between the floor of the car
and the top frame of the truck. The
wheel-sounder summoned two porters.
who viewed the body with feeling OF
horror. Relieving the boy dead, one
of the porters called Policeman Gun
ningham, and after pronouncing it Q
case for the Coroner and undertaken
the policeman procured a stretcher
from the Nineteenth sub station, and
with the aid of the porters proceeded
to remove the dead body. They took
hold of the boys head and shoulders
and began pulling him out gently. Al
the first movement of the body the DO
liceman and pOrters jumped back in
amazement The boy was not dead.
but sleeping. He had been suddenly
awakened by the interference of the
policeman and the porters and had be-
gun to- crawl out. AS he rubbed his
ewes and caught glimpse of his sur
roundings he jumped down from his
dangerous roost, and fastening his eve
upon the structure, So d, ''Oh. Lordr'
and started to run like deer. He spun
through the depot, out into Forty-sec-
ond street and down toward Third ave-
nue. at rate of speed that was really
astonishing. When the policeman and
the porters recovered from their aston
ishment the boy was gone. having neg
lected TO leave his address. Conductor
Ward sad his train made only one
stop between Poughkeepsie and New
York. and that was at Montrose, forty
miles from the city. where he took wa
ter. The lad, therefore, must belong
in one or the other places If any boy
is missing in either place his friends
now have clew to his whereabouts.
How boy could ride in that position
the distance he must have ridden and
enjoy the ride well enough to 90 to
sleep is marvel. And howhe escaped
a shocking death is puzzle which rail-
road men can not solve.-N Y. Herald.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-19
Youths Department.
WHAT LET

What il the sober bossy cows
should say: wen go into the house-
Ano a. the table take a seat,
40 Jake our share of bread and meat?
!. nat II old Dob. the horse, should saw:
IN sick or muDching oats and hay.
tnlnk I'd better try and see
IL soup and stew will not suit me-?
=. what If the geese aloud should hiss:
we II live no more q life like this,
but take taste of tarts and pies,
ana cakes instead Of grass and flies?
:. w What II the chicks should peep forlorn,
we ne re tired TO death OF crumbs and corn
OlVe us some sugar now to eat
hasins and candy nice and sweet?
what II the lambs should bleat: "Alss,
1nat we must always n bible grass:
why not have oysters, CLANS and fish,
win pudding for a dainty dishr'
What If little boy know
should p ut his lips and grumble SO
ana whine; Il won't have this or that
lwish were q dog or cat?
What if my little girl should cry:
10 eat this mess, i will not try,
FOR bread and butter is such stun,
O1lt I'm sure I've had enough"I
What if they both should go without
The food they take with such pout?
For there are many hungry poor,
Who sadly pass from door TO door,
whose hearts would thankful be to-day
For food these grumblers throw away.
Golden Ddus
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-19
Il MoTHEFs LOVE.

Some dsy,
when Others braid your thick brown hair,
ana drape your form I'm silk and lace,
Wnen others call you dear" and fair.
- And hold your hands and kiss your face
You'll not forget that far above
All other r. a mothers love. -
some day.
'Mong strangers i'm far distant lands,
In your new home beyond the sea,
when at your lips are baby hands,
And children playing at YOUR knee
Oh, then, rs, at YOUR side they grow.
How have loved you you will know.
Somc day,
When you must feel loves heavy loss,
You will remember other years.
When ]. too, bent beneath the cross,
And mix my memory with your tears.
IN such dark hours be not afraid;
Within Their shadow have prayed.
Some day.
Your daughters voice, or smile. or eyes-
My face will suddenly recall:
Then you will pause I'm sweet surprise,
And your soul unto mine will call
IN that dear unforgotten prayer,
Which we NJ evening used To- share.
Some day,
A Hover, song, word, may be
link between us strong aud sweet;
All. then, dear child. remember me!
And let your heart to mother beat
My love - with YOU everywhere
You cannot get beyond my prayer.
someday,
At iuuIest, 10 cannot b. long,
shall with rad Impotence wait.
Amid the glory and the song.
For you before the COLLEEN Gate.
After earth's parting and carth's pain,
Never 10 partl Never again!
Lille h. burr, IN ". Y. Ledoer.
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A Witch Doctor in Trouble.

The days of superstition and witch
craft are not yet over, at least in the
Cape Colony, where the readiness of the
native races to believe in things Supernat-
ural is occasionally brought under no.
tice. Acase of this kind recently came
on for hearing at the Queenstown Cir
cult Court, in which a Kaiir named
Aamlasha, described as a ''doctor," was
charged with having obtained money
from several natives by false pretenses,
in so far that he made them believe that
he could cure their cattle of the disease
which they were suffering from, which
he attributed to witchcraft. Like ev-
cry other dabbler in the black art, the
plan he adopted to bring about the cure
was an eAtraord nary one, and could
not fa'l to suggest to the mind of the
most illiterate that its exponent was an
impostor. Apparently. however, no
such thoughts occurred to the owners
of the ''bewitched cattle" Perhaps they
were only too glad to embrace every
means likely to check the disease. At
any rate, Xamlasha was allowed to pro-
coed. This worthy, it seems, had dis.
covered-whether after communion with
unknown spirits or not is uncertain
that the withcraft proceeded from
poison contained in the earth
beneath the kraals of his pa
irons. Accordingly he set 10 work,
and with some substance man
aged to dig some pretty large holes
in the ground. After a certain depth
had been reached the knowing one {"
de Jared that he had found the poison,
which he Immediately spir ted away to
somewhere else. no doubt Nv some
secret incantat on or other For this
bit of magic the doctor" demande
high fees. which were paid to him un-
CRU lgingly. n some cases few head
Of cattle being given in lieu of money.
Naturally enough the result was looked
forward to with considerable interest
on the part of the uninit ated occupants
Of the kraals. but, strange as it NAV
appear, the cattle still continued to be
attacked with the disease. This OF
course. caused dissat sfaction among
. he owners, and united ton was
take against the destroyer of poison "
who hal thus failed to AIRY out the
targain in effecting perfect cure y.
after he had rece we'd Ii eral payment.
In dealing with the case, the Jury re-
turned YER let of gu lty OF fraud hut
his lordship deferred passing sen ence.
simply bin ing the accuse over in his
own reco1 nizances to appear and re-
ceive sentence any time when Gale |
upon within the rext five years. The
Judge, no doubt took nto account the
fact that the proprietors OF the cattle
were greatly t. blame themselves for
heing lei away hy the story tol them
by the doctor" = GrdhdDlsto yn
(South Atiicd) Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-19

AT Macon. Ca. a large hawk
swooped down on cage containing
three canary birds. fought away the
woman who went TO their rescue, and
then carried Of one of the birds.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-19

Vermont is said to produce more
marble than any other Stale in the
union or than any country except this.
rne business has expanded with mar
velous rapidity since 1870, when COM
parative little Vermont marble was TO
De found in the market The aggregate
amount of the States production the
present year is 1,00o. 900 cubic feet
valued at over $4,000, COO. The num-
Der of men employed in the quarries
and mills exceeds 2. 30o, and it required
10000 cars to carry the marble away.
Nearly 81. coo, 000 was paid for the labor
II workingmen by the quarry owners.
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SLIPPERY FRITZ.

Last June, p fellow % years of age,
named Fritz Schwartz, who had been
workman of G.. Lade, left surreptitiously
taking with him many valuable articles
from the shop. Sheriff Bibinger kept
an ear open to learn of the whereabouts
of Fritz and locating him at Stevens
Point started out there this week and
bagged his game. He got him as far as
Ledyard, when Schwartz signifed need
of retiring to the water closet. The
train was going at brisk pace and the
sheriff naturally gave his permission
After few minutes he went to the door
and found it locked. Quickly effecting
an entrance, he found that Fritz had
made his exit through the window while
the train was going at the rate of Is
miles an hour. Schwartz has had con-
siderable acquaintance with officers and
has managed to elude capture and make
his escape on various occasions before.
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DILLON drew his accustomed house in
this city on Monday night. His support
was not exactly of the best but he was
in the best of spirits himself, and exceed
ed expectation. Dillon's humor is gro
tesque when he strikes that querulous
tone and it is then he allows his fancy
to run into originality. His soliloqny
when sitting upon the stump was side
splitting and when he left the ssstump'
with the half whining half pathetic
"change cars for Kewaunee" there was
roar of laughter equal to the drollery
of the occasion.
Dillon evidently has been behaving
himself for some time and it seemed to
many when in his mimetic sorrow he
said, II shall smile no more, the double
esstendre had in it the dignity of reso-
luton. He certainly has lost none of
his capacity as an actor and has the old
power of captivating an audience.
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FROM the annual report of the Mil,
L. s. & W. Ry. Co. for the year ending
June 80, 1888, the following figures are
CLEANED: Total mileage, all in Wiscon-
sin, 337 miles; total income during the
year, 1868, 367; operating expenses, $780,
946; excess of income over operating ex-
penses, 1852, 421; taxes, 1851; interest
accrued, $685. BIT; dividends declared
on income bonds, $4,000; net income,
$87, 272. Total capital stock, Sc. 600, 900;
total earnings of the passenger depart
ment, $317,542; freight department,
1927, 1882; earnings per mile of road op-
Grated, 1904. The salaries amounted
to S4o, 634; repairs to track, $125, TO;
fuel, $9,7S7; taxes paid, $S,S11; total ex-
penditures for construction, improve
ment and equipment to date, 81, 070, 270;
cost per mile, $34, 091. During the year
81 miles of new road were built. Dur
ing the year one employe was killed and
six others injured, and eighty three farm
animals killed, the company paying
So, 594 therefor.
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Dress Silks

That the quality of our bleck
as well as our colored Silks is
of a very superior kind, and
that the prices are right, IS
clearly shown by the extraor-
binary success we have had
in this line during the last
year.
Every lady who used our
silks for dresses, and there are
many, advises her friends to
get some of the same kind she
had, and that IS always the
safest for the would-be pur-
chaser to go by and the best
recommendation we could wish
for. There is a report that the
silk crop in Japan is a failure,
and that silks will go up, but
we don't believe it and will
not advance prices for some
time at least.
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(First publication August IS, 1881 No. IS
IN PRoBATE,-MANIT0W0C COUNTY COURT
i In the matter of the estate of Robert Roberts,
deceased.
On reading and fling the petition Of Jesse H.
Roberts, administrator, with will annexed, of the
estate of said deceased, representing among other
things that he has fully administered said estate
and praying that time and place be liked for ex-
aiming and allowing his account of his admins
tration fled in this court and tor the assignment
of the residue of said estate t. the persons en-
titled thereto it is ordered that said account be
examined and said petition heard by this court on
Tuesday, the 18th day of September, A. D. 1888 at
10 O'Clock A. M, at my Office in said county.
Ordered further, that notice thereof be given to
the heirs of said deceased, and to all persons in
terested, by publishing a copy of this order for
three weeks successfully prior to said day OF hear
ing, in the Manitowoc Pilot, weekly newspaper
published at Manitowoc in said county.
Dated at the city and county of Manitowoc, the
18th day of August, A. D., 1888
By the court,
r. d. SMART, County Judge
II. G. Turner, Attorney aug30-6
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First publication August 50, 1881 No. 10
I'm NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. COUNTY COURT.
i In the matter OF the estate of John Meineke,
deceased.
On reading and fling the petition of Katharine
Meineke, Administrative of the estate of said de-
ceased, representing among other things that she
has fully administered said estate, and prayinc
that a time and place be fixed for examining and
allowing her account Of her administrator fled in
this court and for the assignment of tie resdue Of
SAID estate 10 the persons entitled thereto 1t is
ordered that said account be examined and said
18th day of September A. D.. 1889. at 10 O'CLOCK a.
NJ, at nay office in said county
ordered further, that notice thereof be given TO
the heirs oil said deceased and to all persons in
terested, oy publishing copy of this order for
three weeks successfully prior to said day of hear
ing, In the Manitowoc Pilot, a weekly newspaper
published at Manitowoc, in said county.
Dated at the city aud county of Manitowoc. the
18th day OF August A. D.. 1885,
BY the court,
K. d. SMART County Judge.
Schmitz u kirwan, Attorneys. septl320
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81 C81 e. N SALT*
TRUMAN &COOPER, MANITOWOC.
First publication July 26, 1881
SHERIPFS SALE.

IN CIRCUIT CoURT-MANITowoo Country
L Rudolph Wiese, plaintiff, against Henry r.
belltz and John Hoyer, defendants
State OF Wisconsin, Manitowoc County SIS
BY virtue of an execution issued OUT cf he
circuit court OF tho county of Manitowoc State
OF Wisconsin, in the above entitled action a ainst
the goods and chaItels, lands and tenaments OF
said defendants, Henry +. Belitz and john Hover
have seized and levied upon all the rights title
and interest which the said defendants. Henry
T. Beht1 and John Hoyer, or either of them had
on the 18th day of January, 1876, or have since
acquired IN and to the following described prem
ises, which shall expose for sale and sell 10 the
highest and best bidder for cash. on the Sti, fiav
Oh september 1888, at my Office in the court house
IN the city and county of Manitowoc Wisconsin.
at ~ O'Clock in the forenoon ofthat day pursuant
TO law said premises are lying and are situated
IN the town OF Schleswig, ManitoWoc county Wis
ana are more particularly described as follows
to-wlt; Lots No. one a. and six 90 in block No
hye (5l, and lot No. six 90 in block No. four az
hlel, In said Manitowoc county. and also the east
= OF north "a of NES of SW4 of Section No.
thlrty (50h township No. seventeen 90 Range
No twenty-one (2D east, in said county, which
said last described premises contain four acres of
land more or less.
JOHN BIBINGER,
Sheriff of Manitowoc Co., Wis.
Dated Nav Ord. au,,
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YOU'VE men with limited or 3rd grade
certificates may sneer at institutes. The
trouble is they have not yet grown to
that degree of intelligence which will
enable them to see how little they know.
People competent to teach these brag-
CARTS years to come, find much to learn
at institutes. These young men do not
hesitate to apply for schools, but do
nothing to fit themselves to properly
discharge their duties. The possession
of a limited certificate is the only war
ranty of qualification teacher of this
character can show. When he has reach
ed that he is competent to manage any
school.
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A NoURIsHING WINE FOR HoT Wealth
ER.-Old and infirm persons need some
mild tonic or gentle stimulant especially
at this season. The wine made at Speer's
Mount Prospect vineyards, in New Jer-
sey, called Speer's Port Grape Wine, is
used at Dresden, Vienna, and other parts
of Europe, as the best wine known for
benefting The human system, and is
regarded as pure, and very popular
among physicians. 1t is especially bene-
fetal for females and old people.-.St.
Louis Republican. For sale by Oscar
A. Alter.
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OF ANOTHER AGE.
Gradually Supplanted by a Better
Article Certain Old Things are
Done Away.

In the general reception room of the Western
Union Telegraph building on Broadway, New
York. are exhibited the coarse, crude and clI ~
sy Instruments of the infancy of the telegraph.
They are only relics now. More perfect ma
chinery has superseded them.
Years ago what is now styled the old fashion,
ed porous plaster did some good service. There
was then nothing better of the kind Now all
that is changed. Science and study have gone
deeper into the secrets OF medicine and pro-
duced BENS0N'S CAPCINE POROUS PLAS-
TER. which embodieS all the eXcelencies thus
far possible in an external remedy. The old
plasters We're slow-the Capcine is rapid; they
were uncertain-the Capcine is sure Cheaper
articles bear similar names Be careful there
fore. that some thrifty druggist does not de-
ceiye you. In the centre of the genuine is cut
the word "Capcine." Price Is cents
Seabury and johnson, Chemists, New York.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-09-06

THOSE who indulge in social game
of ''freeze out" at Toms may be inter-
ested to know that no less a parsonage
than Richard A. Proctor has given a
mathematical exposition of theg game. The
number of fushes, sequences, fulls, tours,
triplets, etc. is amazing. But Proctor
says blufing is not moral, ''as it is
simply lying with straight face" Per-
haps when one sits down to 'sfreeze" q
fellow out or "ante" to the extent of
penny with ten cent limit, he is not
just in the proper frame of mind to con-
slider the immortality of bluff. A bluff
fetches in the chips.
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A NEW stock very elegant and cheap
Carpets at o. Torrison's consisting OF
Tapestries, Body Brussels, Velvet Brus-
GELS, Moquetts three Phys, and Ingrains;
also all kinds of Stair Carpets, Mattings,
Oil Cloths and Rugs, and splendid line
of Nottingham Lace Curtains by the
yard or pair, and all kinds of upholstery
goods, all of which will be sold at very
low prices.
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SUPT. G. L. HAYDEN has resigned his
posi- lion on the L. S. & W. and will pro-
baby accept position as train dispatch
er on the Northern Pacific. He has for
years been an officer of the Lake Shore
and no one could be more popular. The
position of assistant superintendent will
be abolished, and enc known as train
master created. This latter position will
be filed by Conductor Jos. Langlois,
who in this secures a very desirable
promotion.
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TIE complicated diseases brought on by in
tense study, thought, care, anxiety. etc.. are
often of the most serious nature. Heed such
symptoms as loss of memory. universal LASH
tude, heart disease. kidney complaints, liver
troubles and general breaking down of health
and strength. When thus afflicted, when the
least exertion causes great fatigue, when life
seems burden. use the reliable strengthening
tonic, Browns Iron Bitters. 1t will afford you
sure relief.
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MANITowoo county sends its usual
number of persons to the Oshkosh Nor
NAL school this year. A number of those
who were in attendance last year will
teach in this county the coming winter.
Among them are M. Mcmahon, J. W.
Fitzmaurice, o. F. HUM, Charles Walk,
Walter Long, Misses Anna jenkins,
Clara Tostensen, and Mary Hayes
Those who 60 to the Normal school this
year for the first time are Misses Mary
Davis, Maggie Grove, Julia Densmore,
and J. Cornell, o. T. Hougen and Miss
Cora Bean return to the school this year.
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JUST received at Fleming & Fechter's
Popular Bookstore.
Teachers Daily Registers. Red Line
Series.)
Glass Records. (Red Line Series.)
Pupils Annual Records.
School Order Books.
School District Records.
School Treasurers Cash Books.
Catalogues of the above and other
Books are given gratis on application.
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The Board of Health of New York
city have under consolidation the ques-
ton of ringing of church bells in season
and out of season. The1e can be no
doubt that church bells are abused and
become downright, positive infection.
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The Prussian Heaves Powders cure
the Heaves, also coughs, colds, distem-
per and pink eye, and all troubles from
which the heaves arise. Try them. Sold
by Robinson & Hinrichs and F. G. Buer-
static
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In view of the fact that we are daily
expecting our new line of tPeninsular
Stoves" the latest and best, we will
close out our old line of cook stoves,
which is still quite complete, at cost.
BECKER & TETTGEN.
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We have purchased at a great bargain
a line of large No. coal and wood cook
stoves, which we guarantee as one of the
best and handsomest stoves in the mar.
ket, and will sell at an astonishing low
figure. BECKER & TETTGEN.