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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

IL there is one privilege more than
another which alawyer enjoys, it is 10
sass witness. He-himself is entire
ly protected1-by the court against any
.'sassing back" and he has the poor
man or woman at his mercy: No matter
how decent, intelligent or respectable
Itheswitness is. he can, by ;hisfauestiOns,
80 embarrasS. them as 10 make them
seem like idiots or fools, who do not
know enough to hide the fact That they
are desperate liars,s or that their lives
have been'-a prolonged career of vii
ilainy and~vicc which they are vainly
trying to hide from the jury. The Judge
lawyer full play, with about as much
sympathy for the writhing victim as a
medical professor experimenting vivi-
section in the operating room. Natu-
rally, the lawyer highly esteems such
an advantage, and when he is deprived
of it .hoyls with rage. The other day,
In a reference case at New York, Mr..
Joseph HI Choate, the eminent lawyer,
said 10 Lawrence, President Of the Stock
Exchange, a Witness: perhaps if you
had been a company of lawyers you
would have steered clear of doing such
gross piece of fraud as this" To this
Nh. Lawrence replied: TO speak of
Dur action as fraud is lie." The
chances are that thisiis what Lawrence
ought to have said. and that he had as
much right to speak Of Choate S accusa-
| ton rs a lie as Choate had to call his
conduct a fraud. But the lawyer was
helpless, and. he had to take as
good a he gave without pleading the
1 baby act and asking the protection OF
the court. So he got as nearly even as
he knew how by whining: "It's the last
| time I take any such case outside OF the
court" which is only another version OF
the bows Unrest, sWait till ! catch you
up our Detroit Free Press.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27


oRpEEs we're recently issued nv the
Superintendent of The Calcna and NIadi-
'ou Division 81 the Chicago 4 North
western Road that all trainmcn in the
employ Of the Company who arc found
drinking in saloons or are known to be
In the habit Of using liquor as bev-
erage will be summarily discharged.
and that the simple presence Il EN-
ployes In saloons. providing they are
DOT seen TO drink. shall be regarded by
the company rs sufficient evidence that
such men are Incorporate. and they
wlll' N consequence, be relieved from
duty A number Of other Western roads
and large establishments have issued
similar orders and arc rigidly enforcing
them. 1850
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27
. FACTS NDIFIHUREs.

The total estimated supply of red
wood timber in Calif0rhia Is 25.Sa5s--
Doc, 600 feet. -sf-. --rso7-@~s-
There are go periodicals published
in st. Petersburg 10 being daiies.ITSe.
largest circulationof all is n, 0eecopies.
Seems as If they did nothing. b.p
declare semi annual dividends in Boston,
where they announce total Of SS.l44. %.
776 for April. sae-ss >
The March fires represent S7.25oa.
900. The New York COmnierciat B,tIS
,etin says that this. rs S1,OOO,O 900 more
than the March record of last year
j There are 40,,U0U Square miles-ot.
ain, ost unbroken forests in. North. Caro-
lima. comprising pine. chestnut, oaH
maple. beech and hickory timberl | Y
The Ne,y Jersey law prohibiting
the employment OF en ,I,. under four
teen years Of age, wiz n ou,, d IN ,1 noo ois
charge Of between <'ovo anu 4'ooo OF
them at Paterson alone.
1t Is mentioned as an isferesupg
detail Of the recent grand costun,, ball
at Berlin that 10,200 wax candles, or
LOO pounds of wax, were burned in
various chandeliers throughout the cas-
tie.
The counties of iEng1ahd and Wales
spend S15, 1000, 900; third of it for POI
lice, and $1,4G0,b00 for roads. About
half Sfhe entire receipts are from local
taxation. nearly all the rest beng from
the imperial treasury.
"A prize type-setting contest tock-
Nplace reeentlyyiH- Berlin, where the win
ming compositof Yet 9,415 letters in the
course of three hours, an average OF
about fifty three words peg I,inAe, in
ordinary newsRaper type. IL
Buffalo is rapidly becoming one Of
the most Efpportant coal-dstributine
points in the country. More than
1000, 900 tons were received there last
year, and the receipts Of anthracite
were fifty pei; cent. greater than for the
previous year. 49,.
Antwerp, asclty of 10000 had no
water supply butwelfs and canals, and
in 1879, works were built to Otter the
water OF the Nethe by passing them
through filters of sand and spongy iron
and gravel. The plan has proved sue
cessful. but the supply is very small
according to American ideas. being re-
ceived in n tank of only $40, 900 gallons.
No fewer than thirty-seven British
peerages, or noteSery short of one-tentb
of the entire number, became extinct or
.dormant4in the fifteen Years 1862.
The number of deaths of peers during
the same period was 800; of peeresses,l
234. These figures are exclusive of two
Archbishops and eleven Bishops. Alto.
gether. the Baronetcies which became
extinct or dormant during the fifteen
years amount to sixty.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27
WIT AND WISDOM.

49, One soweth and another reapeth,"
is verify that applies to evil as well as
good.-z-George Eliot.
The agnostic is one who knows
nothing certain, and doesn't care
whether he does or not.-N. q. Plea
yu1e. =ri ot }s&4
A man is known by the company
he keeps, but q woman is known by the
company her neighbors entertains.-
Boston Transcript I
1t is the favor of man which gives
the beauty and loneliness to women,
as the stream glitters no slonger when
the sun ceaseth to shine. 7dttSndn.~
"A young man, about to marry, asks
priest for absolution of his youthful
errors. When he has finished his story,
he retires perfectly absolyed. An in
slant after he returns and says TO the
priest: .sYou have forgotten to give me
penance. That is useless, - replied
the priest, ''since you are about to
marry" -
The hair of girl employed in an
Eastern cotton mill was caught In the
machinery, torn off her head, and
ground into bits. But the girl didn't
mind it much. She kept right on al
her work, simply remarking that it only
cost four dollars. anyhow. This is one
of the advantages of art over Nature
Norristown Herald.
Tragic: Was it small, white
curly dorg with blue ribbin round his
neck, yer wa ,lookin' for, miss?"
Yes gasped the young lady, in
anxious suspense "Well, Jack
Adams Newfoundland purp, he's
gone AN zswaIIered him." They car.
ried her into the nearest drug store
Chicago Eye. TTL-'F 9 *
"A witty .floblenian once asked o
clerical gentleman at the bottom of the
table why the goose, when there was
one, was always placed next to the
parson. "Rea1ly, my lord said the
clergyman, ''yOur question is some
what. difficult to answer and is so re-
markably odd. that VOW | shall never
see "a godse1Again without bdihg re.
minded of your lordship.@ m
Use Of the corset: ats a lonely
road you haHeit TO take eoniingi honie to.
night, John" said his wife, with ar
anxious expression. ayes, . he replied,
Every loncfv."2 asAndcoy You might { be
attacked by-ssssssin - she added, clasp
| ing her arms around his neck AS If she
were loath I'd let him go II rnighS1'
said John. s..'Then. she CONTINUED
lyon hadbetter puton one Of my cor
sets before VI on starr = RooklyR EdgF.
nWhatthsy do bd.say: HE "Yopr
father must be worth at least d million
and you would enable me to gothrougb
life in style never could hope for with
out you.i 1dp not love you, it is true,
but-one can not expect everything. Sc
let us marry. If your father fails i can
: crawl out of il somehow. She Very
well! You will never amount To any.
thing, but you are good enough as far
as you go. have trifed yfth SO MANY
men that most of them hate me and
may not get a better offer. If L doIcar
break the engagement. Life, . az
- =
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

WHEN the prisoners charged with
conspiracy were recently taken into the
London Police Court for trial = large
crowd followed them TO the Court
House. The whole route was lined with
policemen. The prisoners appeared
perfectly calm. They were arraigned
and Poland IN opening for the
prosecution declared there was
no doubt IN view Of the evil
daence obtained BY tho authorities.
mat conspiracy MAS ia existence in
America the purpose o. which was the
destruction OF public buildings in
England; that thu factor evoked by the
oonspirators was dynamite; that some
OF the men now on trial came from the
United States for the purpose Of putting
their diabolical schemes In operation
and that they had furnished means and
men 10 establish the recently discovered
dynamite mandatory At Birmingham. y
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27
Looked Like a. -Beggar, Bot He Had
,C$9,OO0. -

Recently James Guyder, an old
man hailing from Columbia County, applied
to an Albany hospital for treatment. He
was refused admittance. Guyder, who ap-
peared penniless, cameto Troy, and died IN a
hospital from the effects of blood-poisoning.
The day before his death ne called the head
physician TO his bedside and
to his surprise, made will be
queathing $4,000 to the hospital. The
Treasurer of Columbia County now contests
the will in behalf of that county. Gnydcr
stated he had no relatives, but several al
legged heirs residing In Ireland have filed
claims.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

TIN people Of Dakota south Of the
torty-stNth parallel have called a con
'cntion % meet at Huron on June 10Th.
to arrange for a Constitutional Conyen-
lion. They propose to define their
boundaries, select State name. elect
senators aud Representatives. and then
demand admittancc To- the Union. Gov.
,rnor Ordway refused TO sign the bill
passed. 10y the Legislature last winter
providing for Constitutional Convcn.
lion, and the people 1T Dakota residing
within IA" limit. mentioned have fallen
back upon their reserved rights" de-
'pice the action Of the Governor.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27
The New Money.Order Law.
WAsH1SGroN. Apri

1N1t ~ s,eta WASHINGTON, April II.
The notifications made in the postal
money-order system authorized by Congress
at its last session are to go into effect about
September /. The act left itdiscretionary
with the Postmaster General as to the time
when the new rates should begin, but speci-
fed that it should be Within ix months from
the approval of the measure by the Presi-
dent, which was given March g. The sir
months limit will expire September 8,
though 1t Is found impracticable to make the
proposed changes before the first of that
month. The new law provides for postal
notes" for sums less than five dollars, which
are to cost three cents. The fees for money
orders Of greater amounts are also reduced
quite largely.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

RtcENr dispatches from our Consuls
Indicate that there Is a growing appre-
hcnsiou IN several European countries
II rctaliatory legislation ON the part Of
the United States ON account If the
opposition % American pork. IL is the
impression nj The State Department
that the President will recommend retail
iatory measures TO Congress The State
Department officials are said TO be- now
engaged in considering whether any
thing could be done. in the absence Of
legislation. to rcbukc countries which
are making determinations against the
United States. but doubtless nothing
will be done until Congress meets.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

REV. CuAs. SrWEK. pastor Of the
Messiah Evangelical Church Of Pitts
burg. Pa. is reported u. having in con-
temptation the vacation Of the pulpit for
he stage. and win probably make his
first appearance at that city some time
N May. for the benefit Of the Newsboys'
Relief. Rev. Slrrk is fine scholar and
agood elocutioni,t and is said 10 possess
considerable histriouic ability.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

WHgN the President started on his
southern trip he signed some blanks for
postal appointments. An appointment
made ON one Of the blanks during his
absence. Il Is said. may create trouble.
u was that If Mrs Mary II. Mahon 10
be rostmisiress Of Holly Springs. Miss.
vice her. husband, John T.. Mahon. who
vas appointed by the President but not
confirmed by the senate. The same in
nuencc was cVcrtcd To secure the posi-
ion FOR the wife that there was for the
husband. and the Senate may refuse to
confirm for the same reason.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

TIM seed department Of the Agricul-
'urId Bureau is reported to be at low
lib. During the past two or three
months the drain has been 80 great and
constant for seeds. from all sections If
he country, that bat light supply of
garden and flower seeds remains on
hand. New elections and n new store
viii DC made in the fell. I'D
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

, A CONTACT was recently closed At
Fort Worth, Texas. for the shipment Of
1900 bead OF cattle from thc grazing
regions south Of that city, ON the Gulf.
Colorado q Santa Re Railroad TO
Wichita Balls, ~ miles north. II will
require 500 ears. or 2lj trains. four
teen cars each, at total expense II
100000. Tho shipment j. rendered
necessary by large amount Of fencing
eecontly put mp in the southern purC Of
NE Statc. 49,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

PLANTERS in Arkansas and Nlissis-
sissippi complain Of the dcpredations Of
buffalo guats. In one county in the
latter State over one hundred mules and
other stock died in a fcwdays from the
attacks Of these pests. ..
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

y The newspapers have been search
ing for years for an ideally mean man,
but without success. A comparatively
mean man has been discovered every
once in while, and he has been held
up to the properexecration of mankind.
But we need search no further for we
are at last permitted to sit down by the
roadside and cry :. Eurekar' There is
a man in the far West-possibly he was
one of the jurymen in the Dukes case
who is so mean, so much more than
mean, that he has acquired the habit of
speaking through his nose in order to
save the wear and tear on his false
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

TuE Irish members 81 the Commons
on the Ministerial Benches will make n
united representation to the English Gov
rrnment, setting forth the most urgent
necessity Of meeting the distress in Ire
land. owing to an inadequate supply of
Ii
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

FEArnERsrONE. under arrest in Ire
land. charged with conspiracy TO muir
Ter. has written 10 the American Min
ister. Lowell. asserting his innocence.
Tie says he u an American, and claims
he protection Of the American Govern
,,.,.f
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27
LIN Georgia an old custom is still il

lin Georgia an old custom is still in
vogue of carrying dogs to church. In
the Presbyterian Church in Macon, a
ferocious bulldog entered and curled
himself at his mistress feet. ,Aftef a
while, as the preacher began, to warm
up and his voice rose to an unusually
high pitch, the dog started for the min
lister. but his mistress coaxed him back.
. In the. Methodist Church in Albany,
Ga. pointer. dog lay eurled up for a
nap near the pull pitt. As the preacher
became emphatic he struck the Bible a
resoundihS whack. The dog jumped
up with a yelp that startled the congre-
cation. and went galloping away
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

CUNDITroN OF LIVE -SToCK.-.The abundant
crops of 1852 almost insured the good eou1f
The usual isolated Instances Of ''pink7eye,"
"biack leg and ''scab' are again reported
this spring.: but correspondents are unani-
mously of the opinion that the general condi-
ton of the farm animals in the State is as
good as could be desired. All classes Of farm
animals have increased steadily IN numbers
andquaity from yearito year. and IL is conf
dently predicted that the increase during the
past year will be very satisfactory III
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27
Numismaficai.
NEW YonK. April n

- y NEW fUHk, Apf1I 10
A numismatical collection from Philadet
phia, which included q fine set-of ,Unitec
States dimes and halfdimes, some rare pat
tern pieces and a collection, almost com.
plete, of Confederate notes, was sold IT auc-
ton in this city recently for very good
prices. The highest price. was. paid for q
half-dime- of 1904, which brought $500. Coins
of this date areiso rare. that even Che cabinel
of the United States mint is without speci.
neil ~. /. r..tn 81
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

A HEAVY storm last week passed over the
portion of the State west of Topeka. A few
miles west of that city boy named Nc
Gonigle was Struck by lightning and in
stantly killed. In an adjoining county a
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

I'm the town of Cameron, Steuben
County. o., there reside ten farmers
whose farms join each other They
have ten babies, and there is only three
weeks difference in their ages No
body else can think of moving into that
neighborhood without feeling thrill of
horror.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27
a Meteor Story from Texas.

DALLAS, Texas, April 10.
A Fort Worth special to The Gazette
from Williams Ranch z says: About two
O'Clock yesterday morning q pendefous me-
teor fell at the outskirts of the town,
killing several head of cattle and complete
ly destroying the dwelling house of Martinez
Garcia, Mexican herdsman, who, with his
family, consisting of wife and FIVE chill.
dren, were buried beneath the meteor.
The greatest CONSERVATION prevails over
this phenomenon. In its descent the meteor
resembled massive bali of fire, and the
shock was similar to that of an earthquake.
1t is still hot and steaming. 1t is imbedded
in the earth probably two hundred feet and
towers above the surface of the earth about
seventy feet, and will cover about
one acre of ground. The conclusion
was terrific. Nearly every window in
the town was shattered to pieces.
People were hurled violently from their beds
onto the floor; geedsi in the stOrehonses were
precipitated from the shelves, and every.
thing was thrown into state Of chaos and
confusion. No lives were lost, as far as
known, except the Mexican herdsman and
his family although several buildings fell to
the ground, ana the cattle fed IN terror in
every direction. The air was filled with
a sulphurous gas, and the widest
confusion prevailed twas, "a long time
before any one could conjecture even what il
was. y This is the largest meteor that has
ever fallen in Texas, and it has. already been
visited by many peoples. and will doubtless
continue to attract great attention for months
to come Great excitement prevails, no,
only here, but all over the surrounding coun.
try, in consequence of this singular phenom
enOn
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

"A primary school teacher in Law
renee. Mass, on Good Friday asked a
parent of pupil the age of her dargh-
ter. The mother informed the teacher
that the girl was five years old that day,
her birthday coming earlier this year
than usual, as she was born when Good
Friday fell on the 9Th of April
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

Rev. GEORGE HOWE, D.. D., L. L. D.,
President Of the Southern Presbyterian
Theological Seminary at Columbia, s. c., Is
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

Miss Stella Agard and Master Henry Calk.
-ins. both aged about sixteen, ran away from
their homes IN Rockford, ILL.,. and were mar
ried in Beli0t. Wis.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27
THE WORLD'SDOINGS
4 Summary or the Daily News.


a CORRESPONDENT Of the Manchester
(Eng) Guardian says: The Pope has de-
cided that no priest who participated in
the agitation in Ireland shall become a
bishop .l
NIcE-PREsIDENT EDNUNDs and party ar
rived at Kansas City one day last week.
The party only stopped about one hour,
and then took the west-bound Santa lie
train for California.
The Mayor Of ST. Louis appointed
Chauncey I. Finley 10 be Assessor and Col
lector Of Water Rents. His appointment
was a great surprise and created much
talk.
The New York Senate defeated tho
proposition 20 pay Mrs. Martha Washing
ton, Of DenisoI, Texas, SI5,DOO for certain
relies Of George Washington.
I'm Of twonty-six members Of the South
Russian Workmen's Federation, sentenced
10 imprisonment for Nihilism, have petit
TONED the Gar for a mitigation of their
sentences.
National Republican., 1883-01-11
Pay For Postal subcontrocts.

The first comptroller of the treasury has
been called upon to decide an interesting
question relating to mail contracts. The act
of 1873 authorizes mail contractors to sublet
their contracts, and requires payment to be
made by the government TO the subcontractor
for his compensation. The statute also re-
quires the subContractor to file hissubcOntract
with the third assistant postmaster general in
order to secure payment. The postmaster
general has make a regulation that n subcon-
tractor can only be paid for the services of the
quarter, when he filed his subcOntraQt before
the end of the quarter The act of May 4,
1852, provides that when n contractor has sew
eral contracts and fOrfeitures are assessed
against him for failure to comply with any
one or more of his contracts, that the pay shall
be withheld from him ON sufficient number
of them to meet the assessments for delinquin-
cies. On several hundred cases the subCOn-
tractors did not file their subCOntracts until
after the expiration of the quarter for which
they had rendered services The sixth audi
tor in one case has withheld from subCon-
tractor compensation for his service for
quarter for the reason that while he hadtully
performed the service, the original contractor
had failed to perform the service under
another contract. The ubcOntraCtOrappealed
from the decision on the ground that mas
much as he had filed his subcontract before
payment had been made to the original con-
tractor, although it was after the expiration of
the quarter, he was clearly entitled to the
subcontract price. The first comptroller will
give decision on the question in few days.
National Republican., 1883-01-11
rl,n Cn,,rt OF C1nims.

In the court of claims yesterday the chief
justice rendered an opinion oyerruling the
motion that Capt. r. w. Tyler U, s. A., re-
tired, be permitted to act as associate counsel
in the suit Of Henry Mason and other eases
involving questions Of longevity pay allow.
ancG in the navy, The court held thu, retired
officers Of the army were not exempt IRON the
provisions of that section of the Revised
Statutes prohibiting an officer of the govern
ment from prosecuting claims against the
United States,
William Z, Earle, of Washington, d. c.,
was admitted TO practice as an attorney,
The opening arguments were made in the
case of swift q Courtney and Beecher COM
pany.