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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-08
A Corner in SMALLPOX.

There is phys; ian in Washington,
ID. C., who, at the moment of penning
these lines, is in a badly demoralized
condition. He has been speculatino in
smallpox and the deal has gone against
him. de has been toying with small
pox options, and has had to put UP too
many margins, so many, in fact, that he
is now pretty thoroughly cleaned out,
financially, and the neighborhood in
which he resides is terror-stricken for
fear that he will go to practicing again.
To stoop from dizzy, high-fiown
metaphor, and come down among the
barnyard fowls of rhetoric, this Wash
ington doctor has lost six thousand dol.
lars in the smallpox business. The
Washington doctor reasoned that for
the past three consecutive years the
United States had been singularly free
from any virulent visitations of small
pox, and after figuring with some Wash
ington weather prophets, who occasional.
ly have time to dabble little with few
extraneous falsehoods outside of their
regular profession, he made up his
mind that this winter would witness a
smallpox epidemic which would bore
pits into the arms of the gnarled oaks
OF the forest like a red-headed wood
pecker.
The Washington doctor resolved to
corner it. So he drew his little six thou.
sand dollars out of the bank, purchased a
small farm up the Potomac. and stocked
the smallpox ranch with COWS and
geese, the cows to breed virus, and the
geese to grow quilts with which to can
1t for family use. All last season the
doctor was as busy as beetapping his
cows for virus, and plucking his geese
for quilts. He filled up his barn with
loaded quilts. and it was only when he
was down to his last one hundred dol
lars that he commenced to look around
tor the visible supply of smallpox.
But 1t was not visible. To any alarm
M extent smallpox had not reared its
horrid front on the horizon of any COM
munity in the United States. On the
contrary, the various answers which he
has invariably received from local
Boards of Health with whom he has
communicated have all been in one
strain: mo smallpox in sight Town
perfectly healthy.'f
Accordingly the Washington small
pox specialist begins to look down in
the mouth, his heart sinks like a plum
met, and hope and his one hundred dol
lars are ebbing fast away. He
finds that he is on the wrong side of the
market, that the smallpox has gone
back on him, and that, so far from be-
ing regular visitor who can be de-
pended on to drop in at stated intervals,
it is inclined to be variable and erratic
in its movements.
If smallpox wave should eventual
ly sweep over the land, and any parties
are axious to 60 prospecting for virus,
we have no doubt that the Washington
doctor will willingly grub-stake them
and let them sink shafts all over his
farm on the Potomac flats. In the
meantime his new sign reads: "Going
out 10 do days work taken in here -
Ieras Settings.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-08
Diplomacy, According to "MOnsieur."

The French Figaro publishes the fol-
lowing amusing incident, which is said
to have taken place during one of the
state dinners at Berlin. and at which the
late Lord Beaconsfield and the Marquis
Of Salisbury were present:
Prince Bismarck, who is well known
TO be n great eater, filled his plate with
cherries; the Marquis of Salisbury OBJ
served it.
Prince" said he, suddenly, what
gOu are doing is very unhealthy
WHAT" said Prince Bismarck, in
establishment.
"You have just swallowed two cher
cy-stones "
"You are mistaken" said the Prince.
With marked GOODNESS.
Never" replied Salisbury, with that
1auteur which characteristics the proud
English aristocracy.
Monsieur lie Marquisr' said Bis
narck, his eyes shooting fire.
1t was at this moment that Lord Bea-
sonsfield came to the rescue
Perhaps" he insinuated. in his soft
sst voice, ''you are both right; YOUR
aighness must be so occupied with Sc
ions thoughts that yoI might mad
Tertently have swallowed tiny stone"
"Twor' interrupted Salisbury, in a
decided tone.
"Or two," continued Lord Beacous-
ield. as calmly as possible; land YOU,
ny dear Lord and colleague, enjoy such
rood sight that nothing escapes YOU.
Now, Prince and Marquis, will YOU
allow me to decide this difficult uues-
ion?''
"How?" murmured Bismarck.
.'Your plate. Highness. if you please
This last was in English, the CORE
s2ondent adding that Lord Beacons-
ED was the only dislomatist at Berlin
Who never talked French. The plate
vas sent to Lord Beaconsfeld, who AT
,nce emptied the contents on the table.
All eyes were now fixed on him. With
lis long. bony, agile fingers. covered
With precious stones, he began to ar
ange what looked more like a child's
yame than an occupation worthy of
mch distinguished Minister He put
Ill the stones in a line, and placed a
item on each stone. Then. in that clear.
piercing voice that has so often mover
:he House of Commons, the English
Prime Minister began to count one. two.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-08
Deacon POdsOn's WOOing.

''How long is it since Sister Podson
passed away?" asked Becky, with quiv-
ering tenderness of tone.
Its nigh on sixteen year now," re-
piled the deacon, with heavy sigh.
which was echoed by Aunt Becky.
SISTER Podson was such dear.
good SOUL" said Aunt Becky, softly;
lit seemed a pity we couldn't a'kept
her always. But Gods will be done"
Eyes. Gods will be DONE" repeated
Deacon Podson, with another deep
drawn sigh.
'.She was SO lovin'-like and goodr'
said the dear old woman, without
shade of that jealousy which shrivels
the heartless compliments of younger
women under such conditions.
Yes, Sister Boggs, she was
Call me Becky, Deacon Poison"
AN you'll call me JOSH"
Eyes, j Joshua" and l know
Aunt Becky put her gingham apron up
to her face. Ten years of courtship.
and doubt not this was the first time
she had addressed him by his Christian
name. l thought surely the deacon
would see his chance and throw both
arms around her neck, fold her to his
big breast and say: MY Becky, nv
own, own Becky" This is about what
L should have done, but Deacon Podson
is older than /, and has passed the
gushing time of life.
81 hev been a-thinkin' about some
thin big. long time, Sister Bo- that
is, Becky. I've been a thinkin'
thet-"
What on earth could the man be
waiting for? Had he tainted? Had
his tongue been paralyzed by the burden
thrown upon it? 1 strained my ear,
but could catch no sound. Long, long,
oh! how provokingly long the silence
dragged. At last 1 heard kiss-yes.
could not be mistaken, it must have
been kiss and then few soft sobs,
and that told of tears of Joy in Aunt
Becky's eyes. Had their souls read
each other in the darkness, and flowed
together in eloquent silence as their
cheeks lay close against each other?
1t must have been so, for after Deacon
Podson had gone away, Aunt Becky
stood and looked ont of the window a
long time; aud when she. turned back
and lighted the lamp to put Bobby to
bed there were tears in her eyes and a
happy smile on her lips that plainly
said blessing from the God of love
had fallen on her heart. Ben Wylde.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-08
Our Young Readers.
THREE YEARS OLD.

!. Oh hush, my baby, hushabyl"
Croons Ethel, in the sunset glow.
Close to her dimpled shoulder pressed,
She soothes her dolly into rest
Soft rocking TO and fro.
The restless little feet are still:
Grave now, and sweet, the laughing eyes;
ALI motherly in look and tone
She sits and rocks and sings alone,
While red the daylight dies.
Oh. hushaby. my baby, hushl"
She draws sleepy little sigh:
On Dolly's cheek of faded red
Low drops the sunny, tired head
''Oh, hush, oh, hushaby!"
The song is ended in dream;
Across her face the sunbeams creep,
While Doly's eyes wide open stare.
The little mother, unaware
Has sung herself 10 sleepi
-GdTudret johnson, in Our Little Ones.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-08
Has a Married Man Any Rights,

II say!' said friend the other day.
"you are an old hand at it. only got
married the other day, and don't under
stand much about the business. But
has married man any rights left when
he once assumes the hymeneal response
bilitiespr
Rights? Yes, lots! He's right {.
pay all the bills, To-
"Stop! mean this. Let me give
you an instance. Every box and drawer,
and portmanteau, and, in fact, every
available receptacle of every descrip-
ton, is stuffed full of my wife's prop
erty, and when want to put away
few cuffs and collars---"
Hold hardi know what YOU mean.
Listen, young man! if your bedroom
were two hundred yards long, and lined
from the floor to the ceiling with draw
ers. and you wanted a place to stow
away couple of shirts, you couldn't
find nook that wasn't full of hair-pins,
tufts of frizzes, pads, scent bottles, old
gloves, powder-puffs, rings and things.
SO just accept the inevitable. Wrap
your personal property in an old news
paper or some brown paper, and hide
the parcel under the bed "
He smiled loudly and ironically, aud
passed on, wiser if not better man.
-Cticogo Tribune.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-08

find it awfully duh. or I would not
have asked. You have always been 90
very kind, that -"
"You want us to call upon her,
suppose? am sure we will do so with
pleasure Emile and 1 will call as
soon as she comes. When do you ex-
pect her?"
To-day is Friday. / expect her TO-
morrow, for think her studies begin Oh
Monday"
"Yes, they do, know; because nv
sister Luise goes TO the Latin and math-
ematics course. Well, we will call Oh
Sunday, on our way home from church.
and you will bring her to spend Sunday
evening with us-yes?"
"Oh, thank YOU very much! II Won
are quite sure that Mrs. Berghaus--."
Mother will be quite agreeable.
Come with me, and will tell her at
once" said the active and decided
Thekla; and Philip was whirled of to
the drawing-room again, and to Mrs.
Berghaus, not quite sure how his coun.
try-bred sister would look upon such
extensive Sunday visiting as was being
planned out for her, but glad thai
Thekla Berghaus displayed so friendly
a spirit.
Mrs. Berghaus confirmed all heI
daughters promises and invitations;
and then, turning 10 Philip, said: Mr..
Massey, is not the junior partner of your
firm going to make very grand mar
Rage, some time soon?"
''Grey-yes. But suppose il Is more
what you would call an alliance than
a marriage, isn't it? Lady Elizabeth
Preston is her name"
"Yes. She has no fortune; but they
say she Is very handsome and sensible.
Are they going to live near Irkford?"
II really don't know. All / have
heard is that there are going to be great
festivities for the work-people, and q
ball--for such as myself, and the aris-
tocracy in general, SUPPOSED"
"Mr. Grey is very pice, isn't he?'
"Nice?' returned Philip, with his I'm.
frequent smile. II don't think we men
are given TO speaking Of one another as
nice. He is very well liked ut the Office.
Talk about success, Miss Berghaus," he
added, turning to Thekla, II call him
a signal instance of success. without
any particular reason why. He stepped
into a splendid fortune on his fathers
death: he is popular and clever, and lt
going to contract an alliance with
beautiful member of the aristocracy."
as that success?' asked Thekia, pen.
sively.
"Now you ask, really do not feel
sure" said Philip, candidly.
At that moment refreshments wert
brought in, after which the guests grad.
ually dispersed and Philip, walking
home asked himSeif aOain IL Mr. Gravfs
one. As he passed the gate of NJ. SO
Lawrence street, he noticed a light be-
hind the green blinds of the ground
floor bay-window.
Il wonder what she thought of oul
behavior this EVENING"" he speculated.
"By JOvei what couple of fools we
must have iookedr'
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-08
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Beethoven became deaf in 1901,
blind in 1928. and died in 1927, after
composing one hundred and thirty-seven
iifferent works.
Miss Martha Jellison, who had
taught school for sixty years, died in
Ellsworth, Me-, the other day at the
age of ninety-three on Post
Dean lie Breton, the father of Mrs.
Langtry, now lives in retirement at ST.
Brelade's. ten miles from st. Heller's.
He is said to be the handsomest man in
the Island of Jersey, tall and upright in
bearing. with a dignitied mien and feat
ures. He long ago was separated from
his wife,who is chaperoning Mrs. Lang
try.
The New York Historical Society,
with 1898 members, no debts, and
sos, 900 on hand, is taking steps to Sc
cure anew building. The present quar-
ters on Second avenue are much too
small to accommodate its library of sew
enty thousand volumes aud its great
mass OF maps, pamphlets. pictures and
other objects.-N. \. Times.
Major William Arthur, of the army,
bears strong personal resemblance to
his brother, the President, though OF
lighter build and more distinctive mil
itary bearing. He has seen great deal
OF active service on the plains, and was
brave and efficient officer during the
rebellion. He still bears the scars OF
severe wounds received in battle For
politics he cares little, his tastes being
purely military. Washington Star.
Charles Nordhoff, who edits the
Washington news department of the
New York Herald, is paid salary of
SIC, 1000 per annum, and has in addition
a house which is provided for him by
the proprietor of the Herald. His wife
is daughter of Bishop Ames, and in
teres.s herself especially in the welfare
of young women from Indiana who 90
to the capital either to find employment
in one of the Departments or to enjoy
the pleasure of Washington society.
The library of Harvard College
contains the first two drafts of Longfel-
lows Excelsior" The first is written
on the back of a note addressed to
Longfellow by Charles Sumner, and is
Endorsed September 20, 1S4l, $3.50
o'clock, morning. Now in bed" The
second shows variations and erasures.
For instance, the line "a youth who
bore mid snow and ice" was written
four times before decided upon: "A
youth who bore in snow and ice," "A
youth who bore pearl of price," and
"a youth who bore above all price.
The inception of the line "A tear stood
in his bright blue eye was, "a tear
STOOD in his pale blue eye. "--HarJord
Post.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-08
HEN PHOTOGRAPH.

know the photographed pinned
A little white card ON the screen.
when he'd wrapped up his mead In n cloth
And focused his picture machine:
And as he turned back 10 the chair,
am equally CertRin that he
Pail: "Wout you look right nc this cardT'
Tot she seems 10 be looking at inc.
Apd after arranging her chin.
And twisting aud turning her head,
Ard adjusting the folds of her dress,
I am sure the photographer said:
"Now please for n moment at still
And smile 'till you hear me count three. "
A. he whlskcd on the cameras cap;
tnt she scciAs % be smiling on me.
! presume that she thought II n bore,
And that she was quite ill nc cnso:
Few little black spccks In her eyes,
And felt n temptation To sneeze:
That she wondered how long ~ would take,
And what sort OF picture 'twould DO:
And yet. when look nc the face,
She seems TO BE- thinking OF me.
And when the brief seconds were passed.
And the artist mad said. THAT a all:"
i presume. ns she rosc from tho chair,
khc only said: "Whcn shall I callY'
Hut the message that waits on these lips,
That smiling, half-partcd. see.
IL ~ sweet and as fair as her face:
And u seems Co 10 waiting for me.
-Hdifcr Learned, On LIE.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-08
The After.Sunset Sky Glow.

A late number of Science contains a
practical paper on the after-glows, and
places the volcanic theory of the cause
of these phenomena on strong basis
by marshaling in local order the facts
which support it. The following table
shows the nearness in date of the first
instance of the phenomenon to that of
the Java eruption, as well as the regu-
lar progress of the volcanic dust from
one portion of the earth's atmosphere to
another:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-08
mo BE CONTINUEDl

There is nothing so tends to short
en- the lives of old people, and to injure
their health. as the practice of sitting up
late, particularly winter evenings. This
Is especially the case when there is .
grown-up daughter in the family. We
publish the item at the earnest request
OF several young Chicago Irib-
uJ7e
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-08

three, and so on to forty-seyen stones.
and likewise with the stems. till he hsd
countedforty-nine. The brv>f was there
two stones were wanting.
Bismarck rose and said in an aeitated
voice: Marquis. you are right" then.
turning. said in a loud voice: Lord
Beaconsfield. you are a great man,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-08

An enterprising but sick merchant
Is Mr.. Tigue, of Seymour, Conn. A
month ago he offered $50 each to ali the
little girls who would collect and bring
to him 200 shank buttons on a string.
There were only about thirty little girls
who responded with the required num-
bers.-Harttord Post.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-08
Distance and
direef'n frtln

The writer saws: THE evidence thus
far accumulated seems to point posi-
lively to the truth of the volcano
pothesis- OF this evidence the most
remarkable portions are the results of
analyses of fresh snow, which showed
not only that volcanic dust was being
precipitated by the atmosphere, but that
this dust was in chemical composition
aud IN capitalization identical with that
brought from Mount Krakatoa-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-08

This was the very concise verdict
OF a Coroner's jury in Idaho: ave
ind that the deceased came TO his death
~ calling Tom Wstlings liar"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-08

Heavy canton flannel should ts
laid beneath the table-cloth,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-28

ligion, they are unable to see through
the pretense. An attractive your g
missinary who woos them for the
church makes their conversion easy,
since they regard him as a represen
tatiye Of the husbands they are TO
have as soon as they become Latter
Day saints. Even married wo-
man loses the sense of wifely exclu-
siveness that is her right, because
she is told that sanctiiication de
ponds largely on plural marriages;
and for the eternal salvation of her
self and her husband she will per
nit him to parcel himself out among
rs MANY women as his means and
his righteousness will permit-for .
mans saving grace is in proportion
10 the number of his wives f the
Mormon Missionary makes many
converts TO his doctrines in Wircou-
sin, he will do well to hurry them
IF to Utah before letting any Of
them attempt polygamy. 1t is not
likely to flourish on Wisconsin soil.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-28
Drinking 10 the Gods.

The vineyard is surrounded, in Ger
many and other countries. by numerous
poetic superstitions. The Swabians say
that the grapes will receive fine flavor
if the vines are shaken on St Johns
lay The Bayarians have proyerb
that, if one would have good wine, he
must write on his cask 70 taste and
see that the Lord is good psalm
xxxiy, 81; and the south Germans have
a proyerb, IF one would make good
vinegar from wine he must throw the
names of three witches into it.
In Switzerland, the country people
freshcn up their stale wine by laying
dead toads on the bung-holes of the
casks. The ancient Germans were
mindful of their gods at their feasts.
when they strove TO distinguish them
selves as great drinkers, and the pious
custom of drinking TO the health of
their divinitics was binding among
them. The north Germans were ac-
customed at certain feasts to empty a
cup to Bragi, and by that act to as
sumo promise to emulate the bold
deeds Of that god. Such promises
were irrevocable Bargains were there
fore bound by kind OF drink-oilering
IN order to OBTAIN the favor of the gods.
At the heir s-feast bumpers were drunk
to the memory of the departing one;
and on no other occasions glasses were
emptied in honor OF those who were
absent These customs, from which
our toasts appear to be derived. were
not abolished in Christian times; only
the saints succeeded to the rights of
the gods ST. Martin, it is said, at his
own desire, took the place of Donar;
St. Gertrude received the honors that
had been paid to Freya; and Njord and
Frey appear to have surrendered their
functions to the first martyr of the
Church, ST. Stephen. At Freiburg the
Johannites were accustomed to hang q
stone, representing one of those thrown
at Stephen. to a silver chain. Wine
was poured upon the stone and then
given 10 the fa thful to drink Memo
,ial drinks to ST. Michael and St. John
the Evangelist were also very common.
Departing guests and travellers were
accustomed to drink johns blessing
a. well as in memory of st. Gertrude;
and number OF mythical stories are
associated with these draughts.-PvpaS-
tar Science Monthy.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-28

The Saxon Singer Of ink has pro-
voked his Gallo rival and got himself
into serious row. One Of the Lon
don weekties having dashed severe V
Paul dc Cassagnac in an article. the
fir Y editor of the PagS sent a friend,
whom the Londoner, with little yalor
but much wisdom handed to the police
AT least half a dozen victims OF Cas-
sagnac's sword arr lmping about Paris.
As Sr Tony says. "ns incensement is
SO improbable that satisfaction can be
none bit by death and sepu.cner'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-28

1t is understood that the com
mittees will meet on an equality,
without regard to the number com
posing each.
GEO. CLEMENTSON."
The fact that by their answers to
the second question q majority of
each committee agreed to attend the
meeting, and to be governed by the
action of majority of such meet
ing, it would seem, assures solu
ton Of the difficulty and unifcation
Of the party Besides, personal
communication with gentlemen Of
both committees, gives further guar
antee that they will harmonic on a
basis that will be heartily approved
by the party. The provision that
committees meet on an equality,
without regard to the number com
posing each, will probably, and
property carry with it a recognition
of equality without regard to regu
larity Of the conventions by which
the committees were raised.
II seems the proportion of objec-
tors to the plan of settlement, is
about the same on each side-one
third of the Reyes representatives
and one fourth Of the Hazelton com.
mittee. Under the call these gen
tlemen seem to be invited TO attend
the meeting, and doubtless they will
be welcomed by their colleagues,
and invited to participate in the de
Iiberatlons, subject to the same slip
ulaions az the majority have APP
proved.
Suggestions Of details to the gen
tlemen who will compose the meet
ing would be impertinent The fact
that they have arranged this meet
lug, and the character Of the men,
are sufficient surety that the work
will be- wisely doe.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-28
A Blessing to ali Mankind.

In these times when our News
papers are flooded with patent med
icine advertisements, il is gratifying
to know what to procure that viii
certainly cure yon If you are Bill
Gus, blood out Of order, Liver mac
tive, or generally debiIitated, there
is nothing in the world that will cure
you SO quickly as electric Bitters
They are a blessing to all mankind
and can be had for only soc. bottle
Of c. II. Moifett