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The Red Cloud chief., 1883-12-28

The poor will many a care forget;
The debtor think not OF his debts,
Hut as they each enjoy their cheer,
Wish u 1t were Christmas all the year.
Thomas Miller.
Christ mas is the only holiday Of the
year that brings the whole human fam
lily into common communion. - Charles
Dickens.
Some say, that ever 'painst the season comes
wherein our Savlors birth Is celebrated,
Lne hlri OF dawning singeth nll night long,
30 halloNed and gracious is tho time.
shakespeare.
1t il good to be children sometimes,
and never better than at Christmas,
when its mighty Founder was n child
dimsclf. Dickens.
-Rise happy mOrn! rise holy morn!
Draw forth the cheerful day from night.
n Father, foilch the East, and light
INC light that shone when Hope WAS born.
-~1ennyson.
IT'S the season for kindling the fire
NJ hospitality In the hall, the
genial flame Of charity in the heart
Warrington FSeA
The belfries D khristcndom
Now roll
Tho unbroE Rng
" pesce on Garth, ; WI 70 men;
The Red Cloud chief., 1883-12-28

''Hcllo. what's that?" said Slorgam,
''sounds like an infant afflicted with
pms, or "Cc;s, only cats replied
Pinkerton Puckerpursc, in n sepulchral
voice, ''it's a famous neighborhood for
eats
The Red Cloud chief., 1883-12-28
THE BACHELORS CHRISTMAS PRESENT.

THANK Heaven" said old Pinkcrton
P~uckcrpursc, "that l have no brats TO
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-05-18
Selfish Daughters.

When the daughter has grown up
selfish and domineering it is primarily
the mothers own fault The fond
mother, especially if she has few of The
good things of this world, is too likely
to say: Il will sacrifice everything for
my child. / will do without, that she
may possess; l will drudge, that she
may be a lady. will stay out of socie-
ty and wear old clothes, that she NAV
GO out as well dressed as her compan-
ions and enjoy herself
That is the first misstep. ANY mother
who follows that plan will be the slave
of her daughter before she is out of
pinafores; and the daughter is sure to
grow up selfish. exacting. silly and UNI
reasonable. By and by the mother
looks for some reward. She doesn t
ask for fine clothes and relief from
dryIdgery-she has got use to her hard
lot; but she Graves a little sympathy
and commentator from the worshipetl
daughter for whom she ''has done SO
much"
Aye. altogether too much; so much SO
that it has spoilt the girls naturally
sweet and unselfsh disposition. Mary
is a little uneasy once in while, but
she has no real sympathy for her toll
worn mother. She is ashamed of her
mothers old-fashioned clothes, though
she takes as her right all the new ones
herself, and the aesthetic young lady is
impatient and mortified because her
mother can't talk about anything but
common domestic subjects, YOU
know" tat
This is all wrong. As long as a
woman has home she should be the
undisputed mistress of it, the superior
officer. As long as daughter remains
in her fathers house she is the natural
and proper subordinate of her mother.
Daughters brought up to understand
this and to shape their actions accord
ingly receive discipline which best fits
them to be, in their turn, mistresses of
their own homes and judicious mothers.
A mother is right in desiring the best
welfare of her child: but il is better for
the child that her mother should main
tain her own dignified position, and that
she should make the most of herself in
tellectually and socially. Minnc.
drolts Tribune.
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Making Paper Money.

My DEAR YOUNG FRIEND:-I have
said to myself, over and over again, to-
day, that must write you snd tell you
about something which has interested
me very much, and which / am sure
will interest you. You will open your
eyes little, perhaps, when / tell you
it is about how money is made; but /
don't mean by that quite what your
papa and business men when they
talk about making money. What /
really want to tell you is about the
place where the handsome dollar and five
dollar and ten-doIlar bills are printed,
and something about how it is done.
Yesterday went through the inn
mense building, which is block in
length, and is called the Treasury De-
partment. 1t is owned by the United
States Here all the paper money is
made for all the banks in the country
every dollar of United States money.
A guide showed me through the i'm
mense building, and had an oppor-
tunity Of seeing pretty much the whole
process of making paper money. How
much do you suppose is made thus in a
day? won't bother you with any fig-
ures, but if YOU could have as much as
Is made there in half an hour, you
could live comfortably on it all your
life, venture to say. Almost million
of dollars of old, worn-out money is
counted and destroyed there daily.
Count a thousand, see how long that
takes; then count eight hundred
times as many. apd you viii get at
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-05-18
The MOuse's Last Dance.

Did you know that the little creatures
were fond of music? Jennie Smith, a
Ednsy correspondent from Washington,
tells of q mouse that made Il perfect
nuisance of itself in a friends house.
Various ways were tried to get rid of
mousie; but she was too smart for them
all, and nibblcd around in her small
world in high glee over the fact that
neither trap nor cat could catch her.
But alas for mousie! 1t happened
with her, as with so many Others in this
world, pride got the better of prudence
One fine evening the lady whom she
nightly tormented with her sharp teeth
had company gentleman who played
the violin beautifully. As the friends
sat enjoying the music, who should
steal out of her room but small
mouse dressed in gray velvet. i"e'a a-
She had sat with her bit of tail
curled up about her, for some time.
thinking the matter over. 'Ah, but
that is too lovely for anythingr' she
said to herself, as the soft, sweet strains
from the violin stole in to her. "Why
couldn't slip out there where could
see as well as hear? I'd risk my being
caught; I'm too quick motioned for
anybody to hurt me. Now he is play
ing that lovely tune I've danced to so
many times. Dear me! can't stand
that; just know can dance charm
iDgly, and I'm so tired of hopping
around in this dark room with nobody
to see me, I'm going out this minute.
I'm not in the least afraid of being
caught" And out she went.
For time all went merrily. Miss
Mousie in her gray velvet under the
shadow of a friendly rocking. chair
skipped about to the sound of music in
way that she imagined was perfectly
charming.
At last to her great delight she was
discovered and exclaimed over. She
came ont from the shadow of the rock
ing-chair in order to give them all a
better view. How should she know
they were plotting her ruin? Too late
she discovered it. Dizzy with dancing.
and grown reckless with pride, she
actually whirled herself between the
feet of a man with a poker. And that
WAS her last dance PdusU
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-05-18
Women Doctors.

Why" said Miss Chapman, of Pitts
burgh, ''we don't differ from the sterner
members of our profession in our meth
DDS of practice. We Just prescribe for
people and cure them rs they do, = with
significant nod toward passing pro-
cession, following the result of some
brothers practice II have been here
over eight wears and consider myself
successful. The gentlemen of the pro-
fession could not be more courteous to
their own, sisters. I am member of
the Anatomical Society of this city as
well as the County and State Medical
Societies. have held elective positions
in all of them, which is, think, an
dication of pretty fair treatment, for a
woman at least. % a
Il had hard time getting start,
perhaps not harder than the ordinary
beginners in this and other professions,
but it was discouraging. College and
the dissecting room are the worst feat
ures to be encountered. The first four
nights was in the dissecting room
cried. The gentlemen laughed so much
at, our timidity.. Then 1 heard one of
them remark how becoming tears were
TO the profession, and l left them off.
Ladies are not treated well in many in
situations whose charters. compel their
admission. The faculty take that course
to discourage their attendance, since
many gentlemen will not attend what
they call feminine Institution.
.'Any lady with good education and
a mature mind, above feathers and lace,
can succeed in the profession in this
city if she perseFeres. / prescribe some
times for gentlemen, but my practice is
largely among the ladies and children
Half of my practice is among poor peo-
pie who can not pay. Many physicians
send patients, to me whom they can not
treat from the fact that proper dag
nosis of the disease can not be obtained.
Woman can understand woman, and 1t
often does patient more good TO talk
to her of spring bonnets and wraps than
is effected by the medicine. y Pits
burgh Dispatch. .''
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"Duty Before Pleasure"

Clinton Mills went into hiss mothers
room with a light heart and bright
face.
Mother" he said, lis it not a splen-
did day for drive. am going to tell
John to get out my pony. and then
am going to take my cousin down to
the beach. 1t will be great fun"
Mrs. Mills dearly loved her merry
boy, and could not bear to say ANYTHING
to mar his Joy; yet she answered in a
very different way from what he ex-
pected:
"Have you learned your lesson. Gin
tonP"
80 no; forgot" said Clinton. ..But
what if l do not learn that stupid lesson
just for once?'
Your teacher complained of You
yesterday, Clinton"
well, what if he did?" said Clinton,
hastily. This charming weather is
too tempting. ! can not stay in the
house and fix my mind upon my book.
But it was just the same in the win
ter" tl
Il know it. But then there was the
coasting and skating; could not re-
sist them. 1t is no great matter if do
not get on very fast in my studies; my
father is rich, and I shall have plenty
Of time to 60 to school. p"
"And so, because your father is rich
you choose to be an idle, ignorant, USE
less manP' said his mother, sadly
Clinton looked both grieved and
vexed
"Why, mother" he said, show you
do talk to me! You know that / do not
choose TO be such man as that; mean
| TO be like my father, and to have every
one respect me"
Then you must begin % form, sucl,
q character now" said his mother.
'When your father was boy he made
this maxim rule of his life: DUTY
before pleasure And however rich
YOU may be you will never succeed in
any useful pursuit unless you do the
same thing. A baby can not learn tc
walk unless he uses his limbs. and 9
boy can not grow wise unless he uses
his mimi. 49, $780,. .;' a
Clinton was lad of sense; he saw
that his mother was right He took
his book, threw himself face downward
upon the carpet, and SO applied himself
to his task that he soon sprang to his
feet. crying out:
81 know it now, every word of it.''
"And there is plenty of time left for
your drive responded his mother, a:
joyfully. You can now take YOU
pleasure with clear conscience.
$50 | can" said Clinton. am SC
glad that l did not go right off. Father,
rule works pretty well, find at
Take it for yours. them" said Mrs
Mills. wherever YOU are, in whatever
circumstances of life you maybe placed
attend to. duty before pleasure. Thus
duties will not seem half so irksom,
and pleasure will be doubly sweet. ~
! Bd1tiI UceEIU. N
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-05-18
Shakespeare's " Macbeth" Taken -.hm
the Bible. "if


You will find the principal characters
of Macbeth - in the Book of Kings.
Jezebel in the Bible is "Lady Macbeth
in the play. She II was that stirred mp
her husband to do all the deviltry he did.
Then take Hazael, servant to the King.
Under the influence of his wife, Jezebel,
he plots to kill his master, and become
King of Syria in his stead. This plot is
successful, and Hazael is crowned King.
This character exactly suits that of
Macbeth. The minor characters can
also be found i'm the Bible. OF course
Shakespeare has altered the words, but
the plot and characters are to be found
there. DR.. Halsey, in his lectures on
Shakespeare in Princeton College,
stated that Shakespeare regular prac-
tice was to study the Bible seven hours
day. There were not so many Bibles
in his time as there are now, but al
though very costly, he had one, and
made a daily practice of studying It,
Where DIR. Halsey got his information II
do not know, but presume'he is. correct.
Though Shakespeare was undoubtedly
a great man, think he is considerably
overrated, so far as his originality IS
concerned. Think he was not endowed
with the genius of originality, but rather
with the genius of arranging the writ
ings of those gone before. and re-
writing them in an attractive style.i-
ReU. Ritst0rd Lee, ID. d.. "a s'i 1885, -
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-05-18
How Iiauers are Adalterated.


A fresh barrel of raw whisky is taken
in hand by the expert, who converts it
in few hours into old, rye or bourbon
by a judicious admixture of oak shay
ings, burned sugar and glycerine.
Sometimes he takes away the crude
taste. by passing an electric current
through it. Much of the hiShest-priced
whisky sold in the best places is made
in this artistic fashion. Bourbon is
generally. supposed to contain more
fuSil- oil than rye, but this is. not necess77
sarily TIE case.
Brandy is made by the distillation of
fermcnted grapes sometimes from the
juice alone. and sometimes from the
skins, seeds and juice together. when
made from the juice alone it is nearly
colorless, has very agreeable odor.
and slightly acid. aromatic taste. 1t
contains from thirty-five to fifty. per
cent. of alcohol. There is probably no
liquor so much initiated aad adulterated
as brandy The commonest method of
initiating it is by adding to plain grain
whisky certain proportions of various
others, which are sold in mixture rs
"brandy essence" burned sugar, spices,
tannic acid and acetic acid. Nine-tenths
of the brandy that is drank never saw a
grape-skin Gin is made by ;distillinc
alcohol with juniper berries, its distinct
i've taste and odor being due to the
presence of a small amount of oil OF
juniper. The amount of alcohol varies
from thirty to forty per cent, the resi-
due being water with less than one pei
cent. of the juniper oil. The gin COM
monty sold as the real article is, how
ever, made by simply adding n small
quantity of this oil. or more frequently
oil of turpentine, to common whisky,
together with sufficient water to reduce
the strength of the spirit to about thirty
per cent. of alcohol. None but the
most expensive brands of gin are made
in any other way Different brands
contain slight additions which give them
their peculiar flavor.
The best rum is made by the distilla-
ton of ferInented molasses. Often pine
apples and other fruits are sliced and
thrown into the still to give flavor THE
molasses used consists of the washings
and refuse from the sugar houses. Ii
contains thirty to thirty-five per cent.
| of alcohol, and is not much adultcratcd
except with certain flavoring others
designed to initiate "real jamaica OF
other brands. The main constituent o.
! absinthe is oil of NORWOOD. 1t i.
made by the distillation of alcohol will
water, absinthium (wormwood), anC
various spices, such as fennel, anis,
and coriander. The resulting liquor j.
| diluted more or less, the various brands
| differing greatly in the amounts of wa
! ter and other substance Drespnt In
each. 1t is most frequently made b,
! the simple mixture of oil of wormwoot
with alcohol and water, various essen
tial oils being added to give pungency
Distilled absinthe well prepared from
| fresh materials should be of brigh
green color Its effects are well known
to be of the most dangerous character
and result in nervous exhaustion an,
partial or complete paralysis of tn,
heart. (N. " Times.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-05-18
The Cork Oak.

At present we depend for cork upon
the countries bordering the Mediter-
ranean. In these countries the actual
market value of cork is ten times what
il was at the beginning of the century.
and it is likely TO 90 still higher. In
Sardinia, Sicily and Naples extensive
cork plantations are being destroyed for
the purpose of obtaining the tannin of
superior quslity yielded by the bark and
carbonate of soda from the ashes of the
wood. This destruction has been going
on for years, while planting has not
even replaced the trees destroyed, ex-
cept in France and its African depend
cncy. As long ago as 1922 the French
Government appropriated $500 francs,
which were to be divided among those
who, planting in 1928, should possess at
the expiration of ten years plantations
of 10000 vigorous saplings. In 1884
only three persons had been entitled to
the reward. But France has now over
100000 acres of cork plantations in
Algiers, yielding considerable revenue
to the State. About fifty years ago the
Spanish began to encourage the plant
ing of the cork oak, and the number of
trees in that country has increased.
This increase would have been greater
but for the fact that, while in some
provinces cork has become the chief
source of wealth, in others many pro-
prietors destroyed their trees in order
to clear their ground for more valuable
productions.
The cork oak grows to the height of
about fifty feet. In Algeria and in the
Spanish Province of Estramadura the
development of the tree is. somewhat
greater. The tree reaches great
age. 1t continues to grow for $50 or
2OO years, and after its growth it stiri
yields cork, though of an inferior quail
ity. In some parts Of Spain it is Gus
tOmary TO destroy the tree when the
quality of its cork begins to deteriorate.
In Europe the tree is met with as high
as forty-five degrees N, but 1T
needs a warm climate. In France and
in Spain il is found 1000 feet above the
level of the sea, while in Algeria it
occurs at double that altitude. The
tree can bear a minimum average an
nual temperature OF fifty-five degrees
Fahrenheit 1t prefers land sloping to
the southwark and near the sea. Gran
lite lands and slaty, sandy and silicious
soils are very unsuitable, and it does
not take kindly to damp soils. 1t
grows spontaneously in virgin soils
where silica or silico-argillaeeous com
pounds abound. Lands suitable for the
vine are suitable for the cork also.
The blossoms appear in April or May
and the acorns ripen from September to
January. As rule these are bitter and
are not good nutritive mast for swine.
The tree bears acorns Mt the age of from
Twelve to fifteen years, but they are not
fertile until the tree is thirty or forty
years old and bearing cork fit for bot
tie shoppers: 1t IS found generally that
the tree which produces the largest and
vweetest acorns viii also yield the finest
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-05-18
Our Young Readers.
WHOSE lB0Y I'M n

weIl-whose boy am 4. aIyways+-. =.
fell down cellar yesterday - s7iss,
And gave my head an awful bump
6f YOU had only seen the lumpD; -
And Mamma called me when cried,
And hugeed me close up to her side,
And saidi I'll kiss and make il we'll.
Mammals own Boy. How hard he fellp IS
When Papa took me out TO play
Where all the men were making hay, ~ +
He nut me on old Dobbin's back;
And when they gave the whip crack,
And Off he threw me, Papa said Z,
when got up and rubbed my head
And shut my lips and winked my eyes:
Papa's brave Boy. He never cries.
sand when go to Grandma swell
You'd bessurprised,if Icould tell ~,
OF all the pies and ginger-cakes
And doughnutS that she always makes.
And all the jam and tarts and such,
And neper says: Don't take too much
Because she says, he must enjoy $50 ( 5
His visit, for he's Grandma's Boyr
/" And Grandpa says: sTll give him soon
little pony for his own. fss
Hen learn to ride IL well. know, r4sts-t
Because he's Grandpa's Boy Ho! no!
= And plenty other people say: .,;r.sf a,
Wen, how are you, my Boy, to-dayY 'ft'
Now, eau you tell me, IL you try, fsi
How many little boys dm II
Sydney Dayrs, IN ". L. fndepcnf lent.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-05-18

The story is being whispered around
that some time ago-months. not years
IAN eminent Boston philosopher felt
the need of wife, presumably to COM
fort his declining years. ~ Choosing
among his lady acquaintanccs q rather
bright woman, possessed of consider
able property, and the one who tells
this story, he offered himself to her.
The lady was presumably surprised; at
any rate she refused him decidedly
and, as she thought, finally. He. how
ever. persisted in his woojng so ,mapful-,
ly and so vigorously that in despera-
ton she told him that IL he would
'scease TO press his suit she would give
him 81, 900, y and--he took itl+--Rosfon
Post. r -..,.t-a,s. 80, a..
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-05-18

"A clever Yankee in Paris recently
opened d booth on one Of The bctile-
wards and invited che public TO enter &C
an admission fee Of, three sous and in-
speet the fashions of the times. One OF
the conditions of admission was that
visitors were to say nothing outside
as to what they had seen. What they
saw was their own images in large
mirror,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-05-18

MIR. Brinkerhoff was rich, and gave
his property to his wife. That lady
divided il among her relatives and cut
Mr.. Brinkerhoff off without a shilling.
Mr.. Brinkerhoff sued to recover and
won the suit,-M Y Tribune.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-05-18

When it goes out of use next fall
the green three-cent stamp will have
been in use thirteen years. That n,r-
Der is still fatal--N y. Graphic.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-05-18

-"Unspotted from the world is the
title of new book. 1t Is evidently the
history of the career of a defaulting
cashier who has never been caught
~ =. J0urRaI
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-06-06
a terrible calamity q,

A terrible calamity occurred on
the new East River bridge at New
7 ork last Wednesday by which a
large number of people lost their
lives. The narrowness of the foot.
way for passengers is the cause of
the horror. A large crowd of
people were passing over the bridge,
going to and coming from New
York. They became wedged to.
gether at the stairs leading up from
the concrete roadway to the bridge
proper. Those on the stairway
could not hold back the throng and
IN an instant three or four persons
were carried off their feet and fell.
Those on the promenade above the
stairway, knowing nothing of the
fearful crush on the steps, surged
ahead with irresistible force, and IN
moment the stairway was packed
with dead and dying men, women
and children, piled one upon anoth-
er in a writing and Struggling
mass. Cries, shrieks, groans filled
the air at the stairway, while those
OF the promenade above yelled and
shouted as they were pushed for
ward and rolled and tumbled over.
the poor unfortunates who were
being crushed and trampled to
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-06-06

A cablegram to the New York
Herald says there is considerable
excitement in Berlin over the con.
test Of the Kaiser and the Pope
The Vatican's refusal of the Prus-
sian note, in chess language, is a
check to your king, and revives the
old feuds Of the Guelphs and the
Ghibe e, The only concession
that the Prussian note contained
was a promise not to punish priests
who should violate the May laws
by officiating without the permis-
sion of State authority. The note
does not say about striking the OBJ
noxious laws from the statute book.
Hence the note is regarded by the
Holy See as milk-and-water offer
for a temporary truce and not an
honest effort to secure lasting
peace. Anything less than the lat.
ter the Pope cannot discuss. Well
may the most neutral German pa
pers exclaim:-"O fenbar stehen
wiz jetzt vor einem entscheidenden
Wendepunckt in der kirchen. poll
tischen Frage.'