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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01
A Discreet Jeweler.

Anything can show you to-dayp"
asked the jeweler.
''Well, ahem, yes" replied the young
lady as she placed a package on the
counter. Ibid these earrings come
from hereph
"Yes'm."
Ibid they cost forty-five dollarsP"
"Umr'
"And are they solid gold, with real
pearlsP"
"Uml'
They were Christmas present, you
see."
"Ah!"
And the jeweler retires to the rear of
the store and whispering inquiries:
Joe; who bought these?"
"A young dude who is probably that
girls beau"
What was the priceP"
"Ten dollars"
"And what were we to say if she
called?"
"Forty-five-solid gold-real pearls. ~
"Yes-ahem-you know" says the
jeweler as he returns to the counter
''happy to inform you that the original
price was seventy-five dollars, but as
the purchaser is one of our best custom.
ers we let them go for forty-five dol
iars. Bring 'em in any time you want
seventy dollars in cash"
Exit young lady booking tic kled to
death-Detr0itiF Free Press.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01
Neuralgia, Rheumatism and GOut.

Neuralgia simply means nerve pain. II
the pain proceeds from the hip or sciatic
nerve, !. is called sciatica. Not that
the pain must necessarily be in the
hip. The nerve begins there, and ex-
tends down to the feet, and tho pain
may be anywhere on the wav If thu
pain is in the face it is called tic dol.
Oreux, or face ache; If in one side of
the head, hemicrania. etc. 1t would
seem as il neuralgia must be a dis
ease peculiar TO modern times, as il Is
not mentioned Mt all in some ancient
medical works. but we find some
of its forms under the heads rheu-
matism and govt. Doubtless. there
are in these diseases points of resem-
blance, one of which is that they are all
very painful. Rheumatism is character
lied by pain in the larger joints, or in
the muscles. In acute rheumatism there
is fever and swelling of the parts af-
fected. In chronic rheumatism there is
no fever nor swelling. simply pain. a nd
that is often very severe indeed, almost
as bad as the pain of toothache, sc;ati-
ca or govt A Frenchman says: place
your JOINT in vice, turn the screw till
you can bear it no longer; that yes YOU
an idea OF rheumatism; now give the in
strument one more turn, and you have
govt"
GOut Is prevalent among those who
eat and drink too much and work too
little. rheumatism among those who eat
too little and work too much. DIR.
Warren says: ''Gout is rheumatisu's
cousin; the parentage of both belongs
to the brotherhood of the acids. A
very acid state of the blood. or a state
favorable to the formation of acid, is
supposed to be the cause of the inHam-
nation peculiar to both these disor-
ders. In rheumatism. an acid which
exists in sour milk and in cider, called
lactic acid. is thought to be the disturb
ing element" Che acid in cider is
generally supposed to be malic acid, or
the acid found in apples-0 In govt.
lithic or uric acid Is known to be un-
commonly abundant" = 7Ae House
hold.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01
English and French Justice.

If, in France. a man is accused OF
stealing a watch. the Judge d Instruc.
ton invariably SAYS To him: 1.-The hes.
thing you can do is To- make a full con.
fesSion;' or: You are charged with
stealing watch. prove that YOU are in
nocent.' In England. the accused per.
son is told: lou are charged with
stealing watch, Won have nothing &C.
say, we shall have to prove it, Such
are the two different manners of pro-
ceeding. No inqu.sit.on in the shape
OF private examination. No pre-
ventiOn-that is to say that. ex-
cept in grave cases, the prisoner is lib
Grated on bail lie appears before a
magistrate, in public, the very day after
his arrest. If he makes full confession.
the mag strate advises him to reserve
his defense and to plead not guilty. lie
is not made TO undergo any eXamina-
ton, and il is preferred that he should
not admit his guilt. in order that. by in
dependent evidence, the charge may be
brought home To him. Besides, it is
quite common here to see people giving
themselves up 90 jus;Sce and asserting
that they have committed some crime.
IL is very frequent mania. When any
case of murder remains Obscured in
mystery all the drunkards take it into
their heads that they committed it and
they go and give themselves up to the
police. An inquiry is made and they
are set at liberty. The examination of
the witnesses is done by counsel. The
Judge presideS over the proceedings:
he acts as moderator. The prisoner is
quietly seated in the dock; he listens:
the poor witnesses pass an unconlorta-
BILE quarter of an hour in the hands OF
the lawyers. In order that the Jury
may not be influenced bv the antece.
dents of the prisoner, if they should be
bad, no reference to them is permitted.
Ii he is found guilty member of the
police comes forward to prove that the
prisoner has already undergone several
sentences, and then the Judge applies
the full rigor. of the law. As TO the
witnesses, every effort is made to show
that their evidence is not Trustworthy.
The most homogeneous questions are put
to them. Woe betide them if there ex.
lists any page in their past life that
they would fain keep secret s'Are
you married TO the man YOU live
with?' a woman may be asked. "Are
you a faithful wfe?' lis it not fact
that you are addicted to drinking?''
She has to answer all this. There are
some who get angry over it, and the
audience en-. oy the fun.-,JoLn Bull ana
his Island Mar ORcH.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

regarding. with profound intentnesa.
the neatly turned toe Of her dainty boot.
Then. as she lifted her eyes, 10! a
marvel. In place of the ebon ringlets a
close-cropped thatch of yellow hair.
Supplanting the olive-tinted complex
ion. a countenance of ruddy hue. Was
the man a wizard?
Upon her pit able bewilderment there
broke straightway familiar laugh, and
n voice every intonation of which she
knew
. Allow me to introduce myself il
said-"John ROslyn. jun or partner OF
the firm of Prescott Il ROslyn, cotton
manufacturers at Applicable; among my
friends Familiarity and afiectionately
known as Jack At Your service,
madame"
But Jack saw the hurt look creeping
into Luly's face the look that he would
never let stay there for long without an
attempt to Danish it.
lie gathered the little figure into his
arms, and bent his head low over the
| hower-O -the-wild-rose bonnet.
- My precious wife, forgive me" he
pleaded. gently; cit was an abominable
trick"
"This-this place-what is ftp" ques-
toned Luly, ut length.
" An artists studio, dear. and it be.
longs to one of my boyhood's friends,
/ Pierre Guillard. From some great
grandfather or other, he inherited q
French name and a dash of French
blood, and he's proud of both and pa
rades them accordingly. The portrait
ure of children is his specially, and he
makes designs for the children's maya
zines and holiday books. and for Christ
mas and h-day cards. H nipple
ment' of labor are huddled together te
hind that SCREEN
And the drops?" pursued Luly
family
''Wa.er, pure and simple, from 9Th.
old Oaken bucket. the irOn-bound buck
ct, the mOss-covered bucket that would
hang in our well at home were it not
! that we live in an era of improvement:
and have a patent pump. Jack an
swered, promptly.
Now, he regan anew, magnani
mously forbearing so much as a glance
triumphant, I'll just scrub this black
ing oil my mustache and eyebrows anC
eyelashes, leave my compliments fol
Pierre, and then run across to the eos
tuners, divest myself of the accessoriel
of my role. and rehabilitate the real eqo
''Oh, look here" detaching from
that precarious somewhere or anywher,
TO which the feminine purse gets con
signed a little elegancy of tasseleC
plush, and slipping within a small rol
OF crisp papers with green reverse
that nerve lleuX gown, Luly ! ear
afford to do something rather handsome
you see; I've no doctors bills to paw. =
1t was an ignoble sort of amends, OF
course; yet evidently as alleviating t.
wounded pride a the psychological
method had proved itself to be in a /
ings physical, since the bright-faceC
little lady who tripped down the avenu,
a half-hOur later at Jack Roslyn's sid,
showed no more trace of the one thar
of the other.-HiSS Il. T.. Coates, 4,
". u Examiner.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

Poker-playing and poker clubs,
whether clubs in fact or only so-called.
should be discountenanced. because of
their demoralizing effect upon persons
addicted to the game. 1t dulls the
feelings OF generosity; it makes men
selfish, harsh and deceitful; it causes
them to lie, to be profane and often to
cheat, while it leads to evil associations
generally. Men will sit down to play
poker with men whom they would not
like to introduce into their families and
some with whom they would hate to be
seen in public. 1t has a tendency to
make men ncglectful of their legitimate
calling and their families, and the
money lost in the game would greatly
enhance domestic comfort and happi-
ness if employed in that way or ssyed
for future use. Whether merchant,
physician, lawyer, mechanic, principal
or clerk, when infatuated with this
game. and when spending nights at the
gambling table, instead of resting in
bed, they are surely liable to neglect
business, unfit themselves for duty by
their nightly orgies, while they depre-
ciate the value of their services to clients
or employers. 1t impoverishes the
mind as well as the purse, and it de-
stroys amiability and establishes fret
fulness and ill-humor
The game is usually begun as means
of amusement, with very small stakes;
but, being enticing and infatuating. it
soon becomes daily habit, and can
Ger slowly eating its way into the vitali-
ty of the victim. Most PLAYERS are
bound to lose, as the chances are by no
means as equal as people may think
they are. As the losses increase in
amount and frequency, the minds of
the players become worried and troub-
led, and the continuous attempts to win
back lost money tends, in most
cases, TO renewed ventures. Then
comes more worry and gloominess and
trouble. Invariably the efforts to re-
gain only result in new and heavier
losses.
1t is positive fact, and can be proved
in almost every instance Cat least /
could prove it as far as my own expert
ence reaches), that in every club there
creeps in the course of time few per-
sons who are possessed of great patience
and 3 penchant for trickery, who, under
the guise of gentlemen. simply come to
play to pass away their spare time. and
they seem to have great deal of time
TO spare for this purpose. 1t is not
wonderful, under these circumstances,
that many persons retire from the club
room with not only empty purses, but
with exhausted credit, and go home to
punish their innocent families by their
unaccountable chagrin and nervousness.
Men who but a short time since deem
no purchase burdensome, now find that
the ordering of an overcoat is a severe
test of their financial capacity. Poker
is very amusing and very engaging. but
men aFs not content with mere amuse-
ment, and do not seem to care for stop
ping anywhere short of embarrassment
or ruin. 1t is horrible to carry about
with one the humiliating consciousness
of being an unsuccessful gambler
Brooklyn Eagle.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01
rhe REGARD on the rair..

1he superiority of Wells, Richardson q
Co.'s Improved Blu ter Color over all 9TH
ers made, is again demonstrated by its rec
ord at the Autumnal FAIR. The test Of
practical use Is what tells the story, and
the great value ofthe premiums given by the
Agricultural Fairs, lies in the fact, that the
judges in these cases are regular farmers,
who know what their needs are and what
will supply them. Walls, Richardson g.
Co.'s Improved Butter Color, which has
taken first prem UNI at all iairs where ex-
hibi ed, is put up in a vegetable oil so pre-
pared that it can not become rancid, most
important property, the lack of which is
fatal to so many Of the Butter olors of
fered for sale. 1t does not color the butter
milk; 1t imparis a bright natural color,
which is unattained by many others; and
being ths strongest Is the cheapest Color
In the market
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01
. BAsHFUL BACHELOR.

A rich young swell,
who knew full well
-. Tho .,crils OF lcap-year.
went Town broadway,
Ine sDther day.
with soul dlstrauEht with fear.
Ho seemed afraid
Of every maid
He met upon the street,
N one did look
AZ him he shook.
And sought some safe retreat.
hut once he stopped
And would have Hoped
Down on hts knees In mud:
Pale with alright
He saw sight
That unow him with n thud.
For, standing there,
with golden. hair
Aud eyes % deepest blue,
y modest maid.
Dumure and staid.
Looked mp with glance 20 true.
HIS pulses stir.
viii you. kind SIR"
The pretty maj don said,
please take me. now
With hurried bIw
The pretty fellow hed.
Why did he fy-
This youth sO shy
Her Plea WIS incomplete:
She only meant
To ask the gent
TOhe y her cross the street.
". " Morning J,uirftdf.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

General Butler has stopped smok-
ing. The radical change of habit is
adopted by advice of his physician. The
Generals capacity for work has always
been something enormous. and with the
advance of years he shows not the
slightest desire to reduce his hours of
labor. but he feels a loss of vigor. and
is willing TO sacrifice any habit that is
calculated to weaken his powers. He
is nothing of an invalid, however,
Boston Herald
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

A GoD-sEND is Ely's Cream Balm %
N. H., on May %, 1882. 81 had Catarrh
for three yearsl had tried nearly all RENE
dies but to no purpose. Two or three times
Q week my nose would bleed quite freely
and / thought the sores in It would never
heal. Your Balm has cured me-" This
preparation is not liquid or q SNUFF, and
10 easily applied. Price 30 cents.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01
Solid Coufnrf.

Every one likes to take solid comfort and
It may be enjoyed by every one who keeps
Kidney-W ort in the house and takes few
doses at the first symptoms of an attack Of
Malaria, Rheumatism, Billion ness, Jaun-
dice or any affection of the Liver, Kidneys
or Bowels. 1t is a purely vegetable COM
pound of roots, leaves and berries known
10 have special value in kidney troubles.
Added TO these are remedies acting direct
~ on the Liver and Bowels. 1t removes
the cause of disease and fortifes the sys-
tenn against new attacks.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

They were returning home from
the theater, and had nearly reached her
home, when the young man observed,
"Isn't the weather cold and raw?" She
must have misunderstood him. Raw, ."
she said, hesitatingly. Eyes, 1 like
them raw, but" she continued, looking
sweetly in his eyes, don't you think
they are nicer fried?" What could he
doP-C Chicago Saturday Herald.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

"A pearl necklace owned by New
York lady is valued at 800, 900, and
yet the pleasure she derives from wear
ing 1t is as skim milk beside golden
cream when compared with the pleas
ure the Dakota girl experiences while
wearing a necklace composed of a
strong, honest arm. This is semi
official, but it can be relied on rs being
Tribute.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

Hon A. w. Sheldon, Associate Justice,
Supreme Bench Of Arizona Territory,
writes as follows; 1T affords me great
pleasure TO say, from my personal obser-
walton, and you know the scope of such has
bsen very extended, that st. Jacobs Oil is
the great and wonderful conqueror Of pain,
the sovereign cure for all bodily aches and
pains, and 1 cheerfully bear this testi.
unonvU
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

Sent free to sufferers from nervous,
chronic and blood diseases, brain and heart
affections, nervous debility, exhaustion,
ETC., who have failed 70 and relief. II tails
Of wonderful cures effected by DR.. SCOTS
Coca, Beef and Iron, with Phosphorus.
sold by druggists; 81. DR.. Scott, Kansas
City, No. Ask your druggist for pamphlet.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

THE rabbit Is now the fashionable pet.
Its long ears are very appropriate to 60
with those of the people who keep such
things about the house.-Loaceu Citizen.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

"Prettysas Picture. Twenty-four
beautiful colors of the Diamond Dyes, for
Silk, Wool, Cotton, &c, 10c. each. A
child can use with perfect success. Get at
once az your druggists. Wells, Richard
son & Co., Burlington VT
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

Rheumatic Remedy for rheumatism with
splendid results. 1t is taken intarnally
and cures at once the worst case. Ask your
d uggist for it or send for free pamphlet to
r i. Helphenstine, washington, d. {.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

case Of Blood Poisoning by the use of
Swift's Specific IS. 8. ST. after trying ev-
erything known to the medical people
without relief. JNo. s. TAGGART,
Salamanca. N. Y.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRocHEs for Coughs
and Colds: "There il nothing to be COM
pared with them. "-ReU. O. d. Watkins,
Walton, Ind. sold only in boxes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

SwIFr's specific Is. s. S.) has cured me
entirely of bad Blood Poison. went one
hundred miles to get it, and it made me as
sound as a new dollar.
]. w. WEYLEs, Meadville, Pa
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

STANLEY has discovered q river In Gen.
trail africa called Kissmelonga 1t can not
be very far from Lake Nyum-nyum.-De-
troif Post
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

To TEE ladies': Marriage is ever mister
y; but anything is better than perpetual
niss-ery.-Chicdgo Times.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

A MAN who had seven buckshot taken
from his head remarked that quite load
was taken of his mind.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

A woMAN's heart, like the moon, IL al
ways changing, but there is always q man
in il
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

No SMOKING allowed in this room, sail q
phid Cdu.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

Hale's Honey OF Horehound and Tar
Stop the most violent explosions OF coughing.
Pixe's Toothache drops cure in one minute.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

GARDENERS, Farmers and Dealers send
stamp for Ruhlmann's Great Wheel Hoe
Circulars. Ruhlmann, Lockport, n. Y.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

FRoN Magnolia, Ark, Mr. T. ]. 6unnels,
writes: "SdN0ritdB NerUfns cured my sons
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

WHY is love like potato? Because Il
shoots from the eyes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

FREcKLEs ere not so bad. It 10 said that
one girl does not object to seeing them on
another girls face.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

THE Presidents cabinet IL q valuable
piece OF furniture. So Is the weather bu-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

AM purchased by faith" says the
clock, "but Pm known by my works.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

THE father Of twins may not wish 70
have any more children, but he's got two.
Boston Post.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

IL affiicted with Sore Eyes, use DIR. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water Druggists sell IL. 25c.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

The horse-shos doesn't bring good luck
when the horse applies it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

TEE life giving properties Of impure blood
80 yestersd hy using 6gmsrisG1 NsrriBs.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

AN eminent physician first prescribed
Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

A REPORTER Describing q wedding said
it was all over in a very few minutes.r
g aciousi Sounds like a hanging. Prop
reSs.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-01

Never put pickles in a jar that has
had lard in it-IrOy Times.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29
a Negrs's Cssesassve asegsA
lChicago Tribune,

A gentleman residing In the city ri
Binghampton has In his employ On aGsd
negro whose carly life waes aren't south
Of Mason aud DiSon's line. shd ~ chat.
tel or property. The gentleman h .
keen observer Of human nature. and.
enjoying q good thing, hes drawn The
old negro out on many important ques.
tions of theology. law. and logic. In .
conversation some time ago he said 10
him:
s., I have heard that all colorcd
people would steal. l. Il sos"
"No. taint so; tis lie."
WELL said tho gentleman. when
you were slave. didnt you sometimes
take chicken or a turkey from your
master. and eat H."
"Yes." said \ ---. sometimes took q
chicken. or q duck. or n turkey. bus,
Lord bless yonl dat want siealin'."
why nots'
well. tell you Dat chicken he was
property, | was property. and II prop.
erty took property W support property.
dat want stealin--d'ye seef
Could any logic I've more subtle aud
couclusiye2
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

Sir Joseph Banks. the cclcbrated nat.
uralist, once had cRsk OF wine which
on tasting was found too sweet. II was
therefore locked up In the collar 10
ripen. There Il remained for three
years, probably during the time no was
With Capt. Cook In his voyage around
the world. Al the end Of that period
he directed his butler 10 ascertain tho
state Of the wine: but the cellar door
could not 10 opened ON account %
some powerful obstacle within. Tho
door was cut down, when tho cellar Was
found 10 bc completely filled with 4
fungus 30 dense and firm ~ to require
an ax for its removal. II was then din.
covered that the fungus had consumed
every drop of wine and raised the
empty cask 10 the ce,liug.