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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-11
A Sect Il Les on.

Young Spoonogle never knows wnen
TO leave when he calls on a young lady;
he likes the sound of his uwn vo ce so
well that he talks on and on, while the
poor girl grows lightheaded with the
tax on her strength, and wishes the
mantel-piece of Ell. jah would fail on the
resomc caller,
Thvre is young lady on Lafayette
avenue who m de up her mind to give
Spoonogle a les on. 20. last Sunday
night, when he called, she was as cor
dial "a possible up to eleven O'Clock.
Tn n having had four volume story
of Spoonogle's Ii G. with an extended
account of his in ucn in poiiti aid
business, she began to yet dizzy,
and have ringin- in her ears. At that
MON Mt her young brother rushed into
the room and said liuiriedly: PA wants
the morning papers, sis.
Look the vestlbule, Willie she
answered, gently. Il ,hink heard the
boy leaving them some hours ago"
Spoon gle never took the hint. but
drawled on about the roller skating
rink, and what figure he cut on
skates. The next interruption was from
the head of the house, who entered
briskly, rubbing his hands.
Good morning morn n.y." he
sa d, cheerily.' 'Ha. Spoonogle. you're
out early. Well, ear = bi d. etc. It's
going to be fine day, from present ap-
pearances."
Spoonogle was dazed, but he con-
cluded the old man had been drinkiny,
and sat hack with a ''come one. come
all, tn rock shall y from its firm base
as soon as yours truly ar that was de-
cided and convincing.
A half hour passed. and the mother
hurried in.
LEAR me, I'm late" she said, as
she entered. ''l smell ed the coffee an
hour ago and knew brea <fast was wait
ing, but oh! Good morning, AR.
poonogle!'
Then the sweet youth took the hint,
and draw ng himself together he got
out into the hall and opened the front
door just as the hired irl rung bell
and the small boy yelled breakfast"
ever the banistegs. Detroit Free Press,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-11
''Didn't Know 1t Was Loaded"

The supreme and unutterable IDIOT
who killed Brooklyn girl the other dav
because he "didn know it was loaded"
has been arrested. 1t is question
whether such stupid ty rs he exhibited
is not as bad as deliberate malice. Ger
tainly hanging the wretches guilty of it
would be quite as likely to deter others
as that penalty deters those who kill
from other motives.
He was spending the afternoon with
three cr four young ladies. and after a
pleasant talk asked them if they wished
TO be mesmerised. He said he was a
mesmerist. and they laughingly agreed
to put themselves under his influence.
They were accordingly sea ed, and
after n few passes he drew heavy four
barreled revolver from his hip-pocket.
The young women were frightened,
and prayed him to put up the weapon.
He refused. and said he needed it in or
der 10 mesmerize them. One of them
ran across the room and stopped behind
a chair, remarking that she didn't Ike
that kind of slight of-hand performance
This amused him, and TO their conster-
nation he fOurished his weapon more
than ever, turning it upon Miss Kenny.
She. being frightened, started to run
for the next room. He laughed, cooked
his weapon and pulled the trigger. A
report was heard, and Miss kenny fell
to the floor with bullet in her fore
head. The shock so startled them that
nobody moved. Then Riley exclaimed:
MY God. what have / doDe?" OF
course, he was ''sorry,' and distract
ed" and '.grieved, and didn't know
it was loaded" But it s1as loaded,
and he, like so many of his idiotic kind,
had fooled with it aud taken life.
Ought not n person endowed with so
low an order Of intelligence be put where
he can do no further harmP When q
oct dog or bear or leopard or any other
dangerous animal begins 10 bite and
ear those whom it plays with, even in
sport, it is generally agseed that they
are dangerous and ought to be dis
patched. So long as fools can prov de
themselves with pistols, are they not as
perilous as dogs with teeth, or hears and
leopards with claws?-De.Yoit Free
Press,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-11

wiry fellow, who had been sent thore
from the Boston streets. He quietly
accompanied the gentleman until they
arrived in Boston. While ON the way
to depot, his old impulses to evil re-
turned. and he suddenly darted from
the gentleman's side and ran up a side
street full of tenement houses, the
abodes Of crime and dissipation. The
gentleman, being Get of foot, soon col
Jared the boy and forced him to walk to
the cars.
Unpromising as was the beginning
OF the effort To make a good man of
bad boy, the gentleman determined to
persevere.
After few weeks, his kindness won
the boys heart. Love for good man
took the place of his evil desires. The
expulsive and impulsive power of
new affection caused him to slough OIL
his wild influences and gave him
new purpose. Then he began to show
himself tractable, obliging, steady and
gifted with unusual force of will.
The love of agood person is trans
forming power. 1t creates a desire Tor
good; the desire inspires a right pur-
pose. Ore of the mos, noble things q
good person can do is to often allow q
Weak person to share his sympathy
and society
One day the boy did not surprise his
patron by telling him that he would
like to 60 to school. He had been ex-
pectin it. and had form d his plans.
Instead of sending him to an academy
and paying his expenses there. he
helped aim to obtain work, by which
he paid his own bills.
he took a special course at a neigh
boring academy, and as sv,n as he had
completed it, announced that he in
tended to be lawyer. IL foster
,ather, staggered at this rapid stride.
tr ed TO dissuade I'M rom his purpose,
as he thought him untitled for tn t pro-
fession. But the boy, with tharacteris-
tic determination, persisted.
He entered lawyers Office, earned
little money, and after a years study
went West.
He who few years ago was wild
boy, try ng TO break away rom all good
influences, is to day one o the most sue
ces sful lawyers in Minnesota, and better
than that, a man whose influence in
society is ele ating, Christian and help
Jul to others.
Is it not thus that Christ transforms
life by leading us to love Him who is
hoy, and br ng ng new purpo out OF
our new aiectionP-I YOUTHS Companion.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-11
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

"A little powdered charcoal win
cleanse and sweeten bottles if it is well
shaken about. in them.
Plant ornamental trees and shrubs
early, and cut back the top in proper
ton to the loss of roots.
Roll Jelly Cake: One cup of -four.
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
half cup of sugar, four eggs.-Er-
change.
Two hundred strawberry plants,
well cared for. will yield two bushels
Of berries, as many as a small family
Will require for home consumption.
"A Vermont dairyman saws a Young
calf should be fed three times a day.
Overlooking at long intervals, and
especially with cold food, lis n good
many valuable calves.
jam Tarts: Line a shallow dish
with putt paste, put in the Jam, roll out
some OF the paste; wet il lightly with
the yelk OF an egg beaten with a little
sugar and milk, cut in narrow strips.
then lay them across the tarts. Bake
them In quick oven.-BoSton' Globe.
1t IS not economy to purchase Sec
ond-hand or half-worn implements.
They are continual bill of expense. and
much precious time is lost in repairing
them. Tney can not lie relied on.
Rather have fewer tools, but what you
do have get brand new.-Fdrm and
Home.
"A pretty cover for the table in your
bedroom is made by using one OF the
large lace tides or pillow-covers that
may be bought for a very small sum.
1t Will be improved by lining. 1t costs
less than a nice towel, and will keep
clean longer. as the dust may be shaken
from it.-BoStOn Globe.
As the roots of melons run in the
shade OF the branches, they should new
er be moved, else the sun scorches them
at once, nor should they be in any way
handled or disturbed. Let the cultiva-
ton 60 ahead of the vine and never
alter. A vine once trodden upon is lost
for use. CIecetGnd Leader
Save corner of the garden for a
few aromatic herbs. They thrive nicely
along the sunny side of the garden
fence, and they VII require deep and
fairly rich soil. Thyme, summer savory
and sage are great additions to manv
soups and stews. Cut them just before
hey bloom on n bright, sunny day. Tie
them in punches and hang up to dry
A. y. Hlrd!d
Ginger candy, which may be given
to children with colds, is made by boil
ing one pound of clarified sugar with a
very little water until it is brittle: when
cool, stir in one teaspoonful of powdered
ginger. Or beat the white of an egg
very light and add this TO the sugar
with twenty drops of Jamaica ginger.
Four upon buttered plates and mark
before it is too stiff in the form of blocks:
when cold you have to chip them apart
with cold, sharp knife.--N T. FoSt.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-11
Choice Extracts.

-I' you would not fall into sin, do
not sit by the door of temptation.
The Bible is a window in this prison
of hope, through which we look into
eternity. DWigaL
Never part without loving words to
think of during your absence. 1t may
be that you will not meet again in life.
-Richter.
Kind looks, kind words. kind acts
and warm hand. shakes these are sec
ondary means of grace when men are
in trouble, and are lighting their unseen
troubles.
Let us serve God in the sunshine
while He makes the sun shine. We
shall then serve Him all the better in
the dark when He sends the darkness.
1t is sure to come. Only let our light
be Gods light and our darkness Cod 8
darkness, and we shall he sa at home
when the great nightfall comes. Pre- 10y
teTtdn
Christ says: When We pray-when
We first begin to pray-when the thought
first comes to you. am not happy.
am not at peace, am ia from home
say, ut ono q, without waiting for fitness,
without raising the ue>tion o. a sat.s-
actory repentance, w thout nvestgat-
ing your evidence" whether of hris-
tan faith or dly begin by
saying: Father" be- n by cling
straight home.--C. D. tduJh m.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-11

chosen; nothing remained hut to say
good-by and enter.
And you will let us hear how you
coming up again.
''Oh, i shall often write TO the Bren-
dons and Sally. You will hear Of me
through them"
And | hope so very much that you
will be comfortable and happy"
Miss Bright tried to smile, but her
eyes filled rapidly. and to hide the tears
she half turned away.
81 wish that you were not obliged 10
go away; couldn't anything be man.
aged for you?''
She shook her head sadly mo"
she said; Il tried everything could"
and here n sob would come, " but
nobody seemed TO want me-"
IL want you Mr.. Binney was
stammering out his words eXciledly.
- Miss Bright, can YOU will you stay
for me? Could you consent to become
Mrs. Binney?"
Mrs. Binney, 49, IT, - everything
seemed to swim around her" but, Mr..
Binney. such an idea never once o.
CURED to me-"
am very sure of that" my dear, ="
he SAID, earnestly, land il has taken
some time to come to me. or | should
have mae the offer long ago; however.
better late than never-that i. if YOU
will accept me-"
"Oh, but think il is too good of
you and you feel sure that can make
you happy. What will the Brendons
and Sally say?"
" Say that | am more lucky than
deserve to be for not asking YOU before.
Now. l understand why wouldn't con-
sent To your being my housekeeper; |
was wanting you for my wife, you
know
Mss Bright held up her hands in Dis
may.
Oh. myr' she cried. There .
the train of. gone. l declared
"What of that if it is?-another will
soon follow, and while we are waiting
for il, we can arrange our plans and
fix the day."
And if any one wishes to know how
1t all ended, | can satisfy their curiosity
by telling them that more happy,
CHEEKY couple never were seen than the
pre- cent Mr.. and Mrs. Binney-T Temple
Rar
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-11
Self.Delusion.

The novelist, Mrs. Stowe. has some
where said that ''self imposition is
preliminary to IMPOSING on others
The tai nerves of truth are paralyzed.
Thin are not seen as they are. isaiah's
AWFUL description is veri ed, "A de-
ceived heart hath tuned him aside, he
feedeth on ashes"
1t requ res adroitness on the part of a
TIA her TO convince ca iller of his
self-delusion and to show him the pau
C ty of his materials of unbelief The
trouble is in the heart, so mrch in
the head. Eye will not come unto me-
\ little sagacity W II sometimes reveal
all this 10 the doubt r, ii he be at all
candid. A gentleman once called on
DIR. X. ). StorrS, saying in substance:
''Will you allow stranger to ask adj
vice? l 5elieve nothing. W hat shall /
doP" DIR. Storrs begun by asking if he
would, for purpose # conversation. adj
nit the fact of his existence. He
thought that he mght admit that sim
gle fact. And mine, also? He con-
cluded that he did really believe that
much. well, sir, do you admit any
difference in the act of coming here to
converse with me and in coming to as
sassinate me, were that your purpose"
20, certa My" DIR. Storrs then showed
him how much he really believe.
In the course of one or two hours the
gentleman was thoroughly convinced
that he was wrong in saying he believed
nothing. He said he had a conscience.
He admitted no. only the facts OF con-
sciousness but the distinctions of right
and wrong. In other words he had i'm
rose1 upon himself. The materials of
unbelief were more scanty than he had
'ancied, and those of positive truth
more abundant than his blinded heart
had been willing to recognize. -Bdpttst
HpekIM
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-11
The Transforming Power OF Love.

A man who is upright in heart often
finds it hard to maintain upr ghtness
in lise- 1t is not strange that he, when
asked to contribute to some re.orm
work, should 'co,npa y his gift with
a smile of incredibly. The smile
simply means: If you and /, who are
bent on being good, lind it hard work
to express our intention in life, what
can You expect of those whose bad
lives are the expressions of their cor
rupt hearts?'
The answer to such incredulity-it is
the only reply that convinces-is to
show him a reformed person. one whose
desires and purposes have been chan led.
Such presentation is made in the fol-
lowing anecdote:
Twenty years ago a gentleman Wis
tied the Massachusetts, Reform ehook
and selected boy to take into his
family. The one chosen was o wild,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-11
Religious Reading.
THE BEAUTIFUL,

Scssfsr the germs Of the beautiful,
BY tie wayside let them fall.
That the rose may spring by the cottage-gate,
And the vine on the garden wall;
Cover the rough and the rude Of earth
With vail of leaves and flowers
And mark with the opening bud and cup
The march of summer hours.
Scatter the germs of the beautiful
In the holy shrine of home;
Let the pure and the fair and graceful there
In the loveliest luster come;
Leave not a trace of deformity
In the temple of the heart
But gather about its hearth the gems
or nature and of art.
Scatter the germs of the beautiful
Ia the temple OF our God
The God who starred the uplifted sky,
And Powered the trampled sod.
When He built a tempe for Himself,
Ard home for His priestly race,
He reared each arm in symmetry,
And covered each line in grace.
Scatter the germs of thetbcautiful
In the depths OF the human soul:
They shall bud and blossom and bear the fruit
While the endless ages roll.
Plant with the flowers of charity
The portals of the tomb.
And tho fair and the pure about thy path
In paradise shall bloom.
Mott Christsn, IN Chicago standard.
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Here's hts ragged roundabout"
Turn the pockets inside out;
Soc. his penknifc, lost 90 use,
huEtCd shut with apple Juice,
Here. with marbles, top and string,
II his deadly devil sling"
With its rubber limp az last
a. the sparrOws OF the past!
becswRx, buckles, leather straps
bullets and n box OF caps
Not thing of all. guess.
hut hctr0y- some wRywardness-
" en- those tickets, blue and rod,
For tho Bible verses said
Jesus wept."
Here a fishing hook and line.
Tangled up with wire and twine,
And dead an gle worms. and some
Mugs OF lead and chewing gum,
nlont with scents that can but come
Prom the oil OF rhOdium.
Here soiled. yet dainty note.
That some little sweetheart wrote
DOttinR-"Nino grows round the stump
And-"Ny sweetest sugar lump
Wrapped IN this-a paddock Key
whore he's filed n tOuch-hOlc-scc!
And sono powder In guill
torkod up with liver pill
And spongy little chunk
Of punk"
Here's the little coat-but 20.
Where II he we've Ccusurcd soY
Don't you hear w. calling dcarY
lack Come ha' *. aud never fear:
GA NAV wander where YOU will,
over orchard. HE'LL and hill:
You may Mil the birds. ar DO
ANYTHING that plea .cs YOU,
an, this empty coat of his
Every latter worth nks4,
Every stu n as pure instv.i
~ the WHIT" STARS ovO- tend.
~. Ani thv p3ckot~ DUNES Wcro they
t the little ham, that play
WOW no mofV@ but, absent, thus
B'ckon Va.
-iumfs ~ hifcDtub gUry
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-11

-Buckwheat bran is less digestible
than most of the other brans. and 20 pro-
duces less milk. If one were feeding
good wheat bran, and were TO change
suddenly to buckwheat bran, he would
lind the quantity of milk to dimin SD
somewhat. He then might think that
the buckwheat had "dried" his COW
to some extent. He simply has dimin-
ished the quantity of available. food. -
O. O. W., IA Country Gentleman.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-11

A pipe on locomotive of the Balti-
more a. Potomac Railroad burst the
other night as the train was gong at
full speed. and William E. Hill, the
engineer, to escape the scalding steam,
leaped from the engine. He fell on his
bead, his skull was fractured, and be
died the next day-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-11
International Sunday.SchoOl Lessons.

SECOND QUARTER.
April 6-Paurs Third Mission
AIRY Journey Acts. Is: s32s 10: L.
April lS-Paul at Ephesus. -. Acts 70: s-2s
April 2EPaurs Preaching. II Cor. /: 1881
April 81 Abstinence for the
Sake of Others. .............l Cor s: la
May 4-Christian Love. Il Cor. II: 1-l3
May ll-Victory over Death. Il Cor. 10: 5O-6S
May lS-The Uproar at Ephesus.A Acts ~: %}-4l
g. -: IL
May 25-Liberal Giving. g Cor. 3: lis
June 1-Christ an Liberty. Gal 4: 1-l6
June 15-The Dlessedncss of Be
lieveN -. Observation-Disclosures Rom. s: 2e-sn
June @2-Obedience to Law :. Rom 10: III
June 29-Review; or Missionary. Temperance,
or other Lesson selected by the school
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-11

"A Chinaman WAS fined 500 and
sentenced to imprisonment for six
months at New Westminster. British
Colum6i% recently. for giving whisky
70 Indians and taking pay for the same,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-11

William II. Field shot his brother
at Greenwich. Conn. recently. under
the insane belief that when he was
fourteen years old his brother stole
his spirit and il could only be restored
by his brothers death.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-09-05
A SKlLFuL SURGICAL OPERATION

The American Ambassador M Vienna,
Mr. ka-sou, ha. lately forwarded 10 his
Government ma interesting account of %
remarkable urgiC1l operation lately
performed hy Professor BillrOth of
Vienna which, wonderful to tell, Coz.
sisted 20 the removal Of u portion
Of the human stomach, involving
nearly onC.hird uf the organ-and,
strange TO say, the patient recovered
--ihc only successful operation Of The
kind ever performed. The disease for
which this operation was performed
was cancer of the stomach, attended with
the following symptoms The appetite
is quite poor. There is n peculiar indies.
cribablc distress in the stomach, Il feel
ing that has been described IA II faint
"0U goRCn sensation a sticky slime col.
lcCts about the teeth, especially in the
morning, accompanied by an unpleasant
taste Food fails 10 satisfy this peculiar
faint sensation but, on the contrary, il
appears to aggravate the feeling. The
eyes are sGnkcn, tinged with yellow; the
hands and feet become cold and sticky
cold perspiration. Tire sufferers feel
tired all the time, and sleep docs not
seem TO give rest. After time the pa
ticnt becomes nervous and irritable,
gloomy, his mind filled with evil fore
bodings. When rising suddenly from
rccumbcnt position there is dizziness,
whistling sensation, and he is obliged
to grasp something firm TO keep from
falling. The bowels costivc, the skin
dry and hot at times; the blood bccom.
ing thick and stagnant, and does not
circulate properly. After II time the
patient splits up food soon after eating,
sometimes in Il sour and fcrmented con.
dition, sometimes swedish to the taste.
Oftentimcs there is Il palpitation OF the
heart and the patient fears he may have
heart disease. Towards the last the
patient H. unable to retain any food
whatever, n the opening in the intes-
tines becomes closed, or nearly So Al.
though this disease is indeed alarming,
sufferers with Tie above named symp-
toms should not feel nervous, for nine
hundred and nincty.ninc cases out of n
thousand have no cancer, but simply
| dyspepsia, II disease easily removed If
treated in II proper manner. The safest
and best remedy for the disease is
Scigcl's Curative Syrup, vegetable pre-.
paration sold by all chemists and medi-
| cine vendors throughout the world, and
| by the proprctors, \. j. White Uimt-
ED, II, Farringdon.road, London, Il. c.
This Syrup strikes at the very founda.
ton OF the disease, and drives it, root
| and branch, out of the system.