Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-29

serpents and fish; but heavy penalties
and reduced tariffs Of duty render this
Illicit traffic far less profitable than IT
used TO be. During the civil war in the
States the suffers were forbidden to in
trOduce spirits into some Of the camps,
but preserved fruits were allowed,
until these delicacies assumed the form
Of one small peach in n quart bottle OF
whisky, when all such luNuries were
prohibited Looking nearer home. per-
haps chcrry-brandy does not always
contain so large n proportion of garden
produce rs the harmless reputation
which that liquor popularity enjoys
would imply
An artful dodge came to the knOwl-
edge of the assay authorities short
time ago. and has caused them to mod
ify to great extent the indulgence
hitherto shown To manufacturing jewell
ers in a~saying the quality of and stamp
ing unfinished articles. Chains with
hollow links. and brooches or bracelets
consisting Of n mere shell If gold-such
n are often honestly sold for what they
are would be sent in, the purity of the
metal ascertained. and the component
parts If the ornament hall-markcd ac-
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for sale. the worthy makers hit upon
the plan Of filling these golden cases
| with lead, thereby increasing their
weight a hundrcd-fold. and the profit re-
allied upon them proportionatcly. max
ing due deduction for the value of Nle
workmanship, which Of course remains
unaltcred. Though this is just u in
defensihlc as any other form Of adultcr-
alton or impOsturc. il is attended with
the unusual feature, that in all probal IL
/ ity the victim will never discover the
fraud or be mentally the worse for it,
some of the eNpedients which profess
siOnal thieves adopt compel something
very nearly akin To admiration by the
mixture Uf cunning. daring and close
Observance Of human nature which they
manifest-at all events. they appear alb
solutely respectable beside the brutal
robbeTigs with violence which so fire.
qucntly occur. a gentleman with n
valuable watch or wcll-fllcd purse or
pocket-bOok i marked and followed.
Very likely he has himself bespoken
the attention Of the light-iingcred fra
ternity TO the fact Of his possession by
the nervous care with which his hand
protects il a ne hurries along. He stops
tO look into shOp-window; n persist
cnt fly attached To a loop Of silk
seems to tickle his ear; he raises his
hand once or twice to brush it away.
and watch, purse or pOckct-bOOk is
gone, even though the coat be slit TO OBJ
tain IT, "Stop. thicfr' ne shrieks. Sc
does that quiet young man who hap
pencd To be- gazing into the same shop,
giving energetic chase TO some wholly
unconscious individual quarter of q
mile Oif-very likely holding him until
the bcrelt one arrives, ''to see if he can
identify him. and perhaps getting q
small reward for his trouble! Should
ne be collared ON suspicion by some
ruthless policeman who chances tC
have enjoyed the honor of his acquaint
ance previously. he stands i'm but little
danger, unless any bystander has actu.
ally seen him do the deed. for no trace
of the stolen property Is found upon
him. What has become of il. then? II
was dropped, three seconds after its alb
struction, into the umbrella Of a guile
loss-loOking individual with the aspect
and attire of country person. up in
town for n weeks Sightseeing ant
roaming in an unaccustumcd manner
through the crowded streets. But thieves
when pursued, have before now escaped
with their booty upon them by the cool
adroitncss with which they themsclve.
joined in the chase
That laudanum and other sopOriii,
drugs should be- administered for IN,
purposes Of robbery. one can understand
readily enough. though. in all probable
ity, the frequency and facility will
which this is done have been greatly ex.
aggeratcd. The quantity which i nee.
es>ary To- produce the complete and inn
med ate inscnsibilty we read about
would render cup or glass of an,
liquid with the natural flavor Of which
the imhibcr was familiar extremely
nauscous; while the only substance.
which can really represent the whit,
taStclcss powders" which figure :,
prominently in these tales. are intensely
powerful alkalCids. used with great
caution even by physicians. and not
likely tO be within the reach Of ordinary
pickpOckets. OF course il sounds much
better for the man who has had the mis-.
fortune To lose his watch and chain I,
say that his liquor was druggcd. than
to be- obliged tO recount the fact of hi,
having casually met two or three iovia1
fellows, who piled him until he lapSet
into alcoholic sOmnolcnce, pure and
simple. Granting. however. that opium
or choral may sometimes be employed
in this way. what are we tC
say To those cases where tho
victim smells some queer odor emanatinc
from pocket-handkerchief ant
remembers nothing more? Medical
men do not find the administration OF
b chlOrOfOrm, ether, bichloridc IF mcthv.
, lenc, or any other an1sthctic nv any
means So easy. where all the condition.
are favorable and the patient voluntar.
lily submits to the inhalation; violent de
llrium and excitement very frequently
precedc unconsciouSncss. rendering Il
necessary to restrain the limbs by ply.
steal force. Those instances i'm which
= mcSmeric influence is alleged 10 hav,
been brought To bear on unwilling sub
iects by thieves are still less compre
hensible.
There are certain churches in Londor
where the body Of the cdilicc is allotted
; To the pew-hOlders who constitute Tn,
regular congregation; while the CALLER
les are free, and are generally occupied
by chance corners. attracted 10y particu
lar services or preachers. The collec
ton bag or plate is passed around in
the usual manner among the sitters be
low; but n church-warden stands n
each exit to the gallery, rs the peOpl,
are leaving. to receive such offerings a,
the occasional worshipers may b,
pleased To give. In one of theS,
churches-situated at no great distanc,
from the three railway termini which
communicate with the North-an awk
ward man stumbled in descending the
stairs. and falling against the plate
holder. scattered the collection already
reccived-for the clumsy individual wa,
one Of the last'to depart-over the floor
He was profuse in his apologies, trustee
that he had not hurt the church-warden
explained show il was" that he hap.
pcned Ito slip. jumped about with 4
great show of alacrity in a.
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