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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-10-19
Timber and Houses I'm Skye.

Throughout the isles timber is rare
and precious article, most frequently
the gift of ocean. The man who sc.
cures good log of driftwood has OBJ
tain6d prize worth having. 1t may
have been brave old tree, tempest
torn from it's home in some distant for
est, carried to the sea by rushing tor
rents, and pcrchance tossed by the
waves and waited to and fro by many
current, ere it drifted to its rest on these
far isles. Or 1t may be the mast OF
| sbars, or perchauce tho cargo of some
| wrecked vesscl--whateyer its story il is
| treasufetr6ve. and most deeply valued.
| Though incrusted with barnacles OF
riddled by pholades il can all be turned
20 good account; the smallest piece vii.
make stool or Il settle, or box, OF
part Of a door; while large timbers be-
come rafters-preciors heirlooms, for g
voting couple can not we'd till they have
accumulated enough rafters to- support
their thatch. and shodld they have oc.
casion to "ilit,' the only part of theiI
bothy that commands any peeuniary
compensation is the roof, not the woOc
work only, but also the heavy that j
saturated with thick greasy peat-reck
Gin other wdrds with thick coating %
SCOTT. This, when broken up, forms Q
valuable manure for the unfertile crofts
Poor, indeed, are many cf these ISL
and homes. generally consisting only oj
| two rooms: an outer byre for the cattle
and an inner room for the family; anc
until recent wears oil such bothies haC
a fire place in tie middle OF the floor,
round which the whole family might
gather and equally share IFS comfort
| But now most houses have the Fireplace
at one end of the house, and though the
smoke generally contrives to wonder al
will among the rafters forming blue
haze stingiH9 to the unaccustomec
eyes, and at last Resolving itself into the
rich browns so dear ~ the artistic
mind), it does sometimes find wide,
open chimney prepared for its escape
But more frequently n hole in the thatct
is the only means of egress, a hole per-
haps crowned with an old herriDg-bar.
rel in lieu of chimney-can;r this, how
ever, is an elegant supertluity, TO which
few aspire. All, however, must take
the precaution of tying on their roof:
with network Of ropes, and weight
them with large stones, in order 10 re
sist the wild gttsts of wind, which woulo
carry off any ordinary cottage roof.
AS general rule these bothies are
too wretched to be even picturesque,
yet here and there ] recall one, which,
happily rendered on canvas, might
yield to the artist more gold than the
| inmates of the hut could hope to earn
in all their lives. Temple Bar.
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How He Was Caught.

"Whcn | was boy" said an old
man, 1--WE had a school-master who had
an odd way of catching the idle boys.
One day he called out to us: Boys, i
must have closer attention to your
books The first one that sees another
idle want you to inform me and / will
attend to the case.
"Ah." thought l to myself, there is
Joe Simmons that l don't like. I'll
watch him, and if see him look Of his
book. I'll tell. 1t was not long before
| saw Joe look off his book, and imme.
diately informed the master.
Indeed" said he, how did you
know he was idle?''
II saw him." said I.
You did? And were your eyes On
your book when you saw himp"
Il was caught, and l never watched
for idle boys again"
If we are sufficiently watchful over
our own conduct, we shall have nc
time to find fault with the conduct OF
nj hnT9
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Couldn't stand II.

The Mulberton and the Ginsley iami.
lies are near neighbors. They live in
the suburbs of Austin. There is. O,
should be. bond of unity between
them. for they are both very slow and
deliberate in spending money. Both OF
the families mentioned keep very fruga
tables. Mrs. Mulberton thought il
would be fine stroke of policy to sen
her children over To the Ginsiey man.
sion just about supper time. The re.
suit was entirely satisfactory, for the
next time the ladies met, Mrs. Mulber.
ton asked:
why don't YOU send your little dears
over TO my house every evening"
Il couldn't think Of IL. They come
home hungry rs wolves. and would cal
me out Of house and home IL they were
to keep itup."
There is now a glacial epoch existing
between the two families. -Teras SIT.
ingS.
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to be put back into their places bv force
till Mt last n rough assortment has bsen
made. Those who have no glarino cor
poral defect and who have not succeed
ed in privately conciliating the author-
tiles are then marched off to prison. to
be kept there until the arrival Of the
train or steamer which is to TRANSPORT
them TO Cairo. When the moment OF
departure arrives the most extraordi-
nary heartrending scenes are 10 be wit
messed. Here it is not the eonscrints.
who appear now resigned to their fate
but the women, young and old. tbnt
play the chief part. Each conscript has
an iron collar round his neck, and nv
means of long chain, which passes
through ring in the collar, they are
bound together in groups of ten or n
dozen. Around them stand their fe
male relatives. weeping and waiIinp.
AS the moment of separation approach
es the excitement of the women in
crcaSes. their means become louder and
their shrieks more shrill, until, as the
train or steamer moves off, there Is a
terrible moment of climax. The wives,
mothers and sisters sit down on the
ground, throw dust upon their heads,
calculate, shrek and gcsticulate like
maniacs, while the more eXcitable. il
not restrained, literally rend their gar.
mcnts and show all the symptoms OF
the widest despair. a spectator igno.
rant of the cause of all this excitement
and grief would naturally suppose that
the men in chains had been condemned
to death and were being taken to Cairo
to be executed. Cairo (EgypO Cor.
London Times.
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Our Young Readers.
THE CAT AND THE ROBIN


Miss Pussy sat on the lowest bough
OF waving hickory tree,
whispering softly: " I'll have you now,
You gay little robin, you'll see!
The old hen watches her chicks thirteen.
And has such fearful way
OF flying at one, that haven't seen
y bit of fresh meat to-day"
But Master Robin twitters away,
As she stealthily creeps along,
Joining in as the thrush and jay
Chirrup morning song,
CHANGING sidewise once and again
Out of his saucy eye.
As il to say: You will catch me. then?
Well, madam, suppose you try".
al have four legs" said Pussy Cat,
And you, sir, have only two;
Ihave sharp claws, depend on that,
And they'll get the better of you;
Tn stronger, too, than dozen birds
Look now!'-and she quickly springs:
But the robin laughed as he scared away
"Ha! ha! but you have no wings"
Youths Companion.
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Death Of a Baby Orang- Outang.

Kittic, the seven-months' old orang,
outang of the museum in Arch street,
died at an early hour yesterday morn.
ing. She had been ai1ing almost sine.
she arrived in the city, a week ago,
Her maternal parent, seeing that sh.
was sick, tried TO cure her by beating
her about the head and swinging heI
around the cage to such an extent thai
they had to be separated. She ano
Tommy" were therefore put in
compartment by themselves, but the
devoted brother, with almost human
sagacity, discovered very soon that shs
was defenseless, and spent his vacation
slapping her face and hitting her with
stick that he wrenched from board.
When he tired of this he would stand
her on her head and hold her by the
heels, proceeding that did not con.
duce to her good health. Finally she
was placed in small box by herself,
where she lay in little bed looking
very miserable. A physician visited
her daily. administering nauseous
drugs, which she swallowed with an.
gelic composure. Her diet consisted
almost entirely of beef tea. Orang.
outangs in this country usually die
sooner or later of consumption. ano
signs Of that disease were looked for,
but not found.
When Kittie had breathed her last,
the remains were taken to the jefferson
Medical College and handed over to
Professor Henry c. Chapman for post.
ruortem examination. He discovered
quite deep abscess on the side and
under the surface of the tongue, which
had caused death. The heart and lungs
were perfectly healthy, resembling
those of child, as did the brain,
which was large and well developed.
IL is said that Kitty got the abscess on
FER tongue through trying to talk
Philadelphia Press.
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THE TRUE KNIGHT.

we rirh above historic rags.
urn,o with the dco'is &c gallant mon,
Aud wish those peers ~ earlier arcs
In our duil duv could Tive HHuin.
Aud yet no knirht OF ancient days hcgan
~ chivalry with the American.
90 docs not frequent inust or tourney,
And Haunt lady 2 colur~ thcrv,
Uut iu tho trtllum uf n Journey
De shows that drfcrcutinl earn.
rhut th1uuttful kiudncss to tho -CN ~ large.
Which mBkgs each woman feel herself his
charge.
Ur dos not challenge foes a. duel
TO win his lutiY's cus'-on glove.
Nuf prtuts iu wuvs lrss rash and cruel
The truth uud fcrvOr uf bic love.
Not by bold deeds. hut ~ his rDvcrcnt micu.
o. ptys he public homage to his queen.
nc mny not shine with cuurtly rraCcs,
Hut Nuf his Mind. respectful air
To- woman, Whatever hor plnrU IL.
N might bv veil " kinrs should share.
eu for thr Chitulrir. true gentleman.
Give me- I Soy. our uw " AwCftrun
ALI Hhesisr, Zee ". 4 SuL
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"A correspondent of the Philadelph' a
PresS, noting the sudden rise and rapid
growth of towns along the lire of the
Northern Pacific Railroad, says: Ten
years ago there was hardly hut on the
long line through Dakota. The great
majority of settlers came on the rail-
road, not as the first pioneers. The
pioneers of to-day cross the Alleghanies
and the Valley of the Mississippi with
all their Eastern civilization as thor
oughly developed as at home. The Ia
dies dress in the fashion of the day.
Their ehinaware and glassware are fine.
and they eat with silver forks. Some
piano-fortes have already arrived. and
others are coLaing."
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"That's just like you mamma" said
Harry. g You always leave something
for us to find out for ourselves, aud
like it. Rob and I will have good
time tomorrow hunting up that place"
Very well,'' said mamma. Now
scamper to bed, little men. Mrs.
Cdr6ee, in Christian Union.
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them. They will look down upon them
as we look, read the story as we have
read il. and ride away with n feeling
that tits but another dark secret Of the
wonderful prairie Detroit Free Press.
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Justice Gray. Of the United States
supreme Court. has ridden over three
hundred miles on horseback on consec.
utive days this summer WITHOUT "A.
tigue. AS the Judge weighs three hun.
dred pounds. his horse has not come
out so WE'LL Chicago Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-10-19

The Germantown Telegraph DO
iieves early autumn TO be the proper
time 10 trim fruit trees,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-10-19

IL bicycle rider wants to be very
aslnetc ne wears an olive green SUIT
ana attaches . music-box to bis wheel.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-10-19

Inc gray OF morning-the sunlight of
loonday-the stars of evening will lot
Town upon grinning skull and WHITENING
bones. and tho wolf will return ~
Tunch them again. Men win not bury
Daily Republican., 1883-09-25
ElktOn Fair.

In addition to the many attractions
to be witnessed at the exhibition to be
held at Elkton on Tuesday, Wednes'
day, Thursday and Friday, October 2
3 4 and 8, the Comanche Indians thai
have cen on exhibition at COLCHESTER
this summer have been positively en-.
gagged to exhibit all the time of the
fair. They have thirty ponies and will
give exhibitions Of their war dances
and other customs. Each brave has q
tent of his own which will be erected or
the ground, titus giving the visitors tt
the Fair an opportunity Of observing
the domestic economy and peculiarites
of these strange beings that is rare.
ly to be met with in this part of the
world.
The exhibit OF poultry will be un-
usually large, embracing q thousand
pairs of fowls from soms of the best
breeders in Maryland and the adjoin-
ing States.
Another very interesting feature viii
he the apiary in charge OF Charles H
Lake of Baltimore, who will have on
exhibition q lot of Italian bees al
w rk and the movements of the queer
bees, which are very curious and in
teresting. He will also exhibit hive
Of bees which are allowed the free use
of the grounds and which he is said tc
handle with all the freedom of pet cana
ries.
The pony races will also he unusual
ly interesting, and altogether he Fail
will he the most attractive that has vel
been held.
Daily Republican., 1883-09-25
what The Liberals Want.

The National Liberal Congress in ses
sion at Milwaukee, on Saturday, adopt
ed resolutions declaring against estate
rights conflicting against the insepara
BILE rotality Of of the Union )" for " uni.
fOrmity OF the civil AMI criminal Courts
Throughout, the United States;" for
equality Of citizens without regard to
sex or creed !" for the abolishment OF
the Presidency and the substit tion of
an Executive Council therefor; against
" so-called temperance (not prOhibi-
tom laws" for the designation of Sum
day AZ the legal day for holding elec.
tionS; for the abolition Of all mono
plies for "publir control" of railroads
and telegraphs; for national legislation
to regulate the hours Of labor, the right
association among laborcrs and the re.
sponsibiliy of employers for accidents
to employees not caused by the fault of
the latter and also for the discOntinu-
anCe of public land grants.
Daily Republican., 1883-09-25

VIyANT NTED.-BOARDERS AT NO. 1O2l
w Tatnall st. Good accommodations -
Also, table board. au7-lm0
Daily Republican., 1883-09-25

-oR RSALE-PERSONS DESIRING TO
buy hosses or building lots In tbs city
4 ,,,d nrocure the monthly catalogue Of pro-
av,v fdr sale. Issued for free distrtbetton by
RH GREGG, Clayton House Building:
=. H. ~ spl6.u
Daily Republican., 1883-09-25
Unluck Test Man i'm Georgia.

Theunluckiest man in Georgia lives In
White County. In attempting to cross
the river in batteau it capsized and
threw him into the water. Trying to
reach the boat again, his foot caught in
snag and wrenched it, losing at the
same time $40 watch, his hat, ashoe
and the boat. He finally reached the
shore, and was hobbling across field
when large ferocious bull started for
him. Reaching tree, he climbed it
lively enough to escape the bull, but
also lively enough to get into a hornets
nest. The hornets objected, and he
sprang to another limb, which broke,
letting him fall to the ground, fracturing
his wrist. With the broken branch he
kept the bull at bay and managed to
escape. All this happened on Friday.
Daily Republican., 1883-09-25
Lehigh County Rair.

The fair at Allentown, Lehigh Coun
ty, Pa, will take place on the 25th, 26th
9th and 28th instants. One of our cit.
izens who attended it year ago, repre-
sents that the exhibition ofstock cereals,
vegetables, machinery, etc., was very
superior, and the courtesy and hospital
ity of the citizens TO visitors could not
be surpassed.
He was delighted with his visit, and
IL desirOus that others should have a
similar experience. The ride by the
W. q N. r. r. to Reading and thence
up the lebanon Valley Is through a
beautiful country, dotted with towns,
furnaces, mines and picturesque
scenery, is exceedingly pleasant and
enjoyable and will we'll repay any one
for the required expenditure of time
and money. Any one wishing to en-
Joy recreation aid witness evidence of
improved and successful agriculture
would do we'll to make visit to this
fair, as much may be learned there
from.
Daily Republican., 1883-09-25

VXIANTED--A GOOD, SOBER AMI IN
w dustriOub white man for h0stler. J
h. HYA IT, Stanton, del. sp2-N
Daily Republican., 1883-09-25

LTYANTEU.-bJAkbE AT 00l TAT.
w nall st. Pleasant rooms and gO0d 90
,,mmodati0ns. Also. table board. inl-ti
Daily Republican., 1883-09-25
Media M ties.
For the RHPuBLIcAN.

Media, Pa, the County seat OF Della
ware County, hiss, during the past lhre'
years. taken quite step forward In tn
building line. Numerous new ant
handsome residences and stores adorr
this attractive place. II is indeed b.
coming quite q Sscond West Chester
being inhabited by many retired and
wealthy men, who came here to spend
the remainder Of their days in quiet.
The streets are broad, the sidewalks
paved, and the residences mostly sur.
rounded by beautiful lawns, adorned
with mounds and pleasing plants, the
green grass always kept cut short, ard
not leaf or stick 10 allowed to lay
around. The two papers, the American
and Record, both do thriving business,
the American leading in circulation and
patronage. IL Is owned by Mr.. ID. A.
Vernon, familiarly called doctor, and
Thos. v. Cooper, State Senator. The
business il c'osely looked after by Mr..
Vernon, and Its careful and well select
I'd reading matter gives 1t the prOmi.
nence which 1t has in the household.
Its editorials are rich and pungent, and
are from the pen Of Mr.. Cooper, who IL
quoted extensively In the New York and
Philadelphia papers as the views of
lealine politician.
Mr.. Vernon. although giving great
deal of his time to the paper, looks also
personally after his farm, about two
miles from Media, which contains 1876
acres, and is now considered one of the
best paying farms In Delaware County,
made so by plenty of fertilizers and
hari work. Over 85 head of cows, and
numerous calves, Craze on Its sloping
hills, beside ten head of horses, fifty
pigs, Ave hundred chickens, and many
other inhabitants Of well stocked farm
are fed from the bOunteOus crops.
Mr.. Vernon takes pride In showing
his mammoth corn, some of the ears of
which are nearly 20 inches in length
His cows are the common native, and
are selected with care by Mr.. Vernon
himself, who pays the best prices. He
10 now making over 200 pounds of
butter, that finds q ready sale the whole
Summer through at from 45 to 80
cents per pound. Frequently during
the Spring and Summer months he
makes nearly 800 pounds week. A
competent hand looks after the dairy
and attends to all it's mysteries in the
butter making art.
A handsome new tenant house of
Swiss architecture is now about finish
I'd, within stones throw Of the spring
house. 1t contains six rooms. The
farm Is stocked with all the necessary
out-buildings, having now three tene
nlent hou es on 1t beside the residence
where Mr.. v. and his family reside.
1t has required money and hard work
to bring this farm up to it's present
standard, and it IL now without q doubt
on good paying basis.
Beside numerous other dwellings
now in the course of erection is a
handsome residence for Mr.. Thos. K.
Vernon, who by the way has built two
rev houses in the last iwo years,
the one now being erected making the
third. Mr.. V. has no trouble in dis
posing of his houses. He superintends
the building of them personally.
Mr.. Charles Martel, the genial and
good natured collector of theAmerican,
is also building new residence in
South Media.
Daily Republican., 1883-09-25
WA1TED.

IVXvANTED-A WOMAN To 90 TO THE
w country for general honse x0rk;no OBJ
isctions TO one with q child Also man
and wife to take charge OF q dairy and two
women for genera, housework In tho city. Ap
plyCat 504 Orange street. sp25-lr
Daily Republican., 1883-09-25

XXTANTED-A WHITE WOMAN FOR
w general hOusework. Apply to DR.
SCOTr, 109 Market street. 1a.tff
Daily Republican., 1883-09-25
A Handsome WOInnu"s Sad Death.

Early Wednesday morning the body
of Mrs. Anna j. Reynolds was found
at the foot of the third-story stairway
at her residence, in Philadelphia AL
though she had fallen down stairs there
was nothing to show That the fall had
killed her, and it is believed that she
committed suicide by taking poison.
She was seen On Thursday very much
intoxicated. Mrs. Reynolds was very
handsome and well Z ucated, and when
sober her conversation was bright and
pleasing. 1t is supposed that poverty
and neglect of her friends drove her to
suicide. Her apartments were in great
confusion. On the bureau was a piece
of brown paper addressed 10 her daugh-
ter, and with the following words writ
ten on it: CELIA, goodbye, can wait
no longer" Some drugs with peculiar
smell were found in whisky glass
on the mantel piece.
Daily Republican., 1883-09-25
I

hive known and watched the use Of
Swift's Specific for over fifty years, and have
never known or heard of failure to cure
Blood Poison when properly taken. In all
my life have never known remedy that
would 20 fully accomplish what 1t is recon
mended to do. H. L. DENNARD, Perry, Gas
We have sold Switt's Specific Is. s. 81
with most astonishing results One gentle
man who used half a dozen bottles says that
1t has done him more good than treatment
which cost him 1000. Another who has used
1t for Scr0fulous affection reports perma-
nent cure from its use.
VAN SHAACK, STEVENSON & CO.,
Chicago.
$1,000 Reward!
Will be paid to any Chemist who will tnd,
on Analysis of 100 bottles S. S. s., one parti-
ole Of Mercury, Iodide Potassium, or any
mineral substance.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC 90.
Proprietors, ATLANTA, GA.
Our treatise on Blood and Skin Disease
mailed free to applicants.
Daily Republican., 1883-09-25
OPENED! OPENED!!
Fall Campaign Opened at
--RUSSELL'S BEE HIVE

New goods receiving every day
from the New York markets. The
entire stock bought for cash, and
we nean that the Bee Hive shall
be the place for good, reliable
goods, ,at low cash prices. Our Mr..
Russell is spending almost his
entire time in the New York mar
kets, which places us in a position
to get the bargains of the market.
Extra value in Black Silks, good
reliable makes, warrante not to
cut. Some extra bargains in Lu-
pins Black Cashmere, in all
grades. Don't fail to see them /;
never before so low. Several
cases of Dress Cloths, all-wool,
double-width, from SOC. up to the
finest French goods. Our Fall
and Winter Underwear and Hosi-
iery now in. Stop and see our
stock; goods freely shown. Trade
dollars taken at 100 cts. RUS
Sells Bee Hive, 800 Market st.
Daily Republican., 1883-09-25

Cs NAREWARD-AB BAY MARE, WITH
DDO 4white teft, blazed face, years
old, Ib1a hands high, left hind-toOt crooked,
and little sway back, was stolen from the
farm of Geo. q. LObdell, on Thursday night
sept. 20 A reward Of $25 will be paid for her
return. and $2b for the arrest and conviction Of
the thief sp21 .4t* +. \. MORGAN.
Daily Republican., 1883-09-25

CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE,
- ceivcd In the box In the Council Cham
Der until o'clock on Thursday evening, Sep.
tember II. 1853, for building about 3S ,eet Of
sewer on the northeast side of delaware ave.,
to connect with sewer now under the course
of constructio Plans and specifications can
be seen at the office Of +. H. Robinson. City
Engineer. or at my Office.
The usual bonds will be re luired, the work
to be done under the supervision of theS
Comm issiOner. The committee will reserve
the right to reject any or nll bids.
LEWIS ZEBLEY. Street Com'r.
A. A. EASTBURN, Chairman Street Com.
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