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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-11-27
WAYSIDE WARNINGS.
Discovery or the Author of Some Ad.
monItory Landscape Decorations.


discovery OF the Author of Some Ad-
monItory Landscape Decorations.
IN. Y. SUM-
For year or two there have appeared
on the fences and rocks along the lines of
railways running out Of New York in all
directions some strikingly blunt warnings
of a religious nature. These consist of
short sentences painted not only by the
railways, but along the highwa ami by
paths. Such sentences as "Repent or go
to hell" Unless ye repent We ara
damned" Prepare to meet thy God"
are to be found probably on a thousand
rocks, fences, and in other conspicuous
places in Westchester County and South
western Connecticut. The letters are
painted, with blue or white paint; lar 20
enough to be read from distance. Just
before the drawbridge over thu Cos Cob
River in Connecticut, the traveller reads
in big letters on the rock the words:
Prepare to meet thy God" 1t has long
been mystery by whom this novel meth
cd Of calling mems attention from worldly
matters was devised. It was first as
cribed to a Christian as association in New
York, but the managers not only denied
the charge, but thought the work uns eem-
ly. Then the Salvation Army were cred
tied with 1t, but the work goes on and the
Salvationists are gone. 1t has caused no
little discussion among Christians, some
asserting that it was an improper or in
decorous way of impressing truth, and
others warmly defending it.
day or two ago the painter was dis
covered at tn work in the outskirts of
Stamford. Ee was little spectacled Ger
man, and apparently a man of unsound
mind. He said when questioned that he
was painter by trade, but that the Lord
had told him to go about the country
preaching on the rocks and fences in this
way. "Some sinner may see these words
and repent" said he. The man carried
two paint pots, with brushes in his belt,
and stout walking stick, on which had
been burned with a sun-glass the sem
tences that he paints about the ceunt v.
He has no homo, but sleeps wherever night
overtakes him, and eats what is given to
him from door to door. He says that he
expects to paint these nrninSs every
where.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-11-27
MULES FOR SALE.

Sherlock & Mills have so head of two
and three-year old mules for sale at
their stock-yard on Second avenue, east
Of Walnut street; all bred from good
Missouri mares. Mules are now on sale
and can be seen. q
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-11-27
Natures Wonderful Freak.
[Canaiohar,e lN. I'd special.l ]

Veterinary Surgeon Pullman. of this
village, was called to Sharon Springs to
attend foaling case yesterday, the mare
being trotter owned by DIR. Howard
Green, of New York. Two thousand dol.
lars had been refused for her. During
parturition the mare and foal died. The
colts head above the eyes resembled a
human Uranium, there being a place for
the ears and eyes, and the soft spot on the
top, which is never found on the coli. The
lower part Of the head resembled almost
perfectly the face of pug dog, the mouth
being dark colored. The mall formed head
was taken to Utica to be preserved.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-11-27
chambsrlain's PlOws. "A Warrants.

Chamborlain's Plows. "A Warrants.
lst. To Scour in any Soil.
2nd. The best Wearing Plow in the
market.
3rd. Equal TO any other for Work.
4th. Warranted Equal to any Plow
made for ease Of draft and running
qualities. An. ALLEN. 45
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-11-27
A Royal Missionary.
IN. Y. Herald

sN lcrEIu-I
It is not often that we find royalty
represented In the ranks Of Christian
N ssionaries. It appears that a nephew
Of the late Zulu King, Cetewayo, some
years ago came under the influence of the
missionaries and was sent to Stockholm
to be educated. He has been in Stockholm
for the last six years. His education
completed and his Christian character
sstfsfac sorily established, he no7y returns
a. missionary to his own people.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-11-27
LEES SUMMIT
N u RISE RI ES


To our patrons, orehsrdists, and planters:
We respectfully call attention TO our heavy
supplies and excellent quality of nursery pro-
ducts consisting of apple. peach, pear cherry.
plum, ETC., berries and grape vines of the vari-
Gus sorts. shrubs. hedge plants. forest trees
seedlings and evergreens from inches to 4
tcet; prices low. Special attention is called to
the Tact that our agents are furnished with
written certificates of authorized agency signed
by US We insist on patrons requiring agents
10 snow our certificates 50 as to avoid mistakes
or decepttOns- Orders sent by mail prouptfv
artepded to- BLAIR BROS. proprietors.
&c res Summit. 10.
, 1885-11-20
Method tn Postage stamp" m.au...,

one Of the mysteries of the age has at
last been made clear. Tor years the mill
ion postage stamp collector has had no
specified aim for the collection which
was his dearest thought in life, AMI
such an absorbing nuisance everybody
hated the very sound Of tho word stamp.
Now, however. 1t seems there is really
an object to be gained by marrying
ones friends and a%cluaintances for the
useless things.
A correspondent OF The London ueen
relates having paid a visit to an artist
an old gentleman and his wife-whose
chief occupation for ten years had
been to collect and decorate their rooms
with postage stamps. The first room
had the four walls papered with
stamps, but until one was q ito close to
them the delicacy and precision Of tho
design could not DO sufficiently apprc-
GATED. The border was a 2igZag pattern
of different cotored stamps, then cane
a groundwork OF one color, after that
more small geometricll patterns. gradu-
ally growing larger towards the center.
until it eliminated in n conventional
pattern. other rooms wero more
deliberately decorated, even the picture
frames coming in for their share, and
always with an artistic motive. One can
imagine two old and perfectly idle PEG
pie amusing themselves with this novel
fancy work" but the incentive OF re-
Enumeration that so many people felt in
collecting stamps has happily been OK
ploded, and it is TO TO hoped the craze
will never set in again.
, 1885-11-20
curlnn. slorr Of nn I.Iana.

LAfArAltuA bhf- Kansas t4t( IlilcAI
There is n curious story about an
island in the river Plata, which was a
horse ranch in early Spanish times. The
animals became so numerous that there
was not grass enough to feed them, and
no demand for their export. The own
ers decided to reduce their stool in a
barbarous way, and when the grass was
dry set fire TO it. Every horse on the
island was burned to death except those
that ran into tho river and drowned
The stencil was so great that navigation
WIS almost entirely suspended on the
river. The result OF this method OF re-
ducing stock was q little more complete
than tho owners anticipated, so when
the grass grew up again they had to buy
stations and mares and start anew.
singularly enough every animal
placed on the island since that fire has
died Of n mysterious disease, and no
colt has been foaled there for $50 years.
Narious breeds OF stock have been tried,
but never n hoof has left the island
alive. Three months there finishes
them The island was unoccupied for
fifty or sixty years, but is now used as
u cattle ranch, as horned stock do not
appear to be subject to the mysterious
malauy.
, 1885-11-20

10 say that Cheyenne is on the zip toe
ol expectancy over the approach of The
MLado engagement, is to express it rather
mildly The fact that the opera is the
production Of Gilbert and Sullivan is suf-
fcicnt To recommend it, and the additional
fact that this has been pronounced the
best Of all their production lends still an
additional interest to its approaching pre-
sentaiiou. The opera in Gilbert cutting
satire, and the music of it is excellent
throughout. The Thompson company
which will be the iint to produce it in
Cheyenne. is spoken OF in terms Of praise
everywhere that it has appeared.
Mis- Godfrey priaa donna Of the
Thompson troupe, is destined to take the
male portion Of the population and music
1vers in general by storm next week. She
IS the "katisha' of the company, and
adds % rich voice and excellent musical
education = a beautiful lace and pretty
figure. The lady was born in Chelsea.
Mass. March IL. 1868. and is therefore -
years Of age. Her father was Capt. God
frey Smart, OF Boston. whose
given namo -he adopted as her
professional appellation. The wealth OF
her family was dissipated by unfortunate
spcculations, and MiG Godfrey's atten-
ton was directed toward the operate
stage, for which her musical education
and natural aptitude eminently fitted her.
She studied in san Francisco under the
well known Siguar Mancusi, and in 1876.
on lu Australian tour, madc her debut as
prima donna with the Simonson English
Italian troupe, appeariug with signal sue
cess in Foratore, Ltcrecia, Mariana and
other operas. On her return TO her ua-
tive land, she filed an engagement with
the McCaull company in Philadelphia,
taking the tide role in tdUta, Since then
her career has been an uninterrupted sue
cess.
The sale of seats for Mikado begins to-
morrow morning.
, 1885-11-20
Science vsr.u. Horse sense.

- HEFH - "NH
Last spring a gentleman of scientific
attainment and repute, whose residence
is in the suburbs, outside the area of
high or any other water service, had a
large tank built in his attic to store up
the rainwater from tho roof. In time
came warm weather, and with it no end
Of mosquitoes, who found this tank full
Of placid water au excellent breeding
place. Accordingly it vas soon liter
ally alive with "wrigglers, render
ing the water unfit for use.
The man OF science set to work
to destroy them. He supplied himself
filed with tho inhabited water. These
he took to his laboratory, and to each
he applied a different treatment, only 10
find, after elaborate experiments, that
he knew of no substance which, being
added to the water, would destroy tho
''wrigglers without rendering the
water unfit or even dangerous for use.
one hot and thirsty day, having given
up his attempts, it occurred to him to
mention the difficulty to the mechanic
who built the tank. Tho mechanical
gentleman hesitated to give advice to
one so much his superior in learning.
The man of science pressed him for a
suggestion.
well, if | was you, - he finally said,
I'D put a couple of good sized fish in
tho tank
The scientific man did so, and the
hornpouts soon cleared the tank Of
the wrigglers.
, 1885-11-20

H@hN ANH@ 81" RHAAAHH
The life Of an opener Of oysters in a
New i ork restaurant is not filed with
romance. His apron girded about his
loins, his knife in hand, and his fingers
protected by the rubber cone which is
the badge OF his calling, he repeats day
after day the same monotonous per-
Torrance as often as he hears the Gu
rhonious cry. "A plate o raw" The
oysters, be they saddle Rocks or Blue
onts, or the plebeian product of the
orsey cast, always present the same
appearance. Tempting, to be sure,
they look rs they nestle in their little
beds OF pearly shell, but to the opener $
mind, dulled by long custom, they only
represent parts of IA plate o raw" and
he looks vacantly toward the ceiling as
he opens them and thinks of many
things which might be but are not.
The other day, however, as an oyster
opener in n down town saloon was fol
lowing the routine of his daily work,
something happened, which in his mind
will clotho oysters with a new signif-
canoe. He had opened an oyster and
was about to place it with its fellows on
the plate in front of him, when casting
a careless glance upon it-wonders OF
the Arabian Nights did he see
Where there should have been only a
hiyalve ready for a hungry customers
consumption, nestled gems which might
have adorned the bosom of a princess
one. two. three, four-twenty-siN
pearls, large and small, smiled s%erenely
upon him. Happy oyster openerl Life
for him will henceforth have a new sig
nifieance and every oyster that he looks
on Will seem to possess unknown posi-
bllitieS.
, 1885-11-20

~
Agriculture is the basis of the pros
perity OF the world. II he who makes
two blades OF grass grow where one onl
sprang up before deserves well of his
country, then Mr.. Mitchell Henry, NJ.
j.. for railway county, deserves a statue
As "a public bonefactor. On his estate at
aylemoro. Connemara, he has planted
NE Caucasian variety of the prickly
rO utrey ymphtum asperrimuml, and
from it has already produced this year,
by ivo cuttings. forty tons to the acre
An another cutting IS yet to come.
hs has been grown upon reclaimed
peat land, OF which millions of acre
could be had in Ireland, and is excellent
TO: fattening. Cattle eat it greedily;
IT. is excellent for dairy cows; it fattens
pheasants. ducks, and all kinds OF
fowls. and in feeding them saves two
fhiri Is OF the grain that could other
wise bO used.
, 1885-11-20
nexII wor.hIp In cerlon.

NY 'A o AA-Ai'aA
What attracted the attention of the
princess most Ion Carlos and suite
we're the various objects connected with
the worship Of the devil They were
shown a very curious collection of
masks, each of which represented a
specific malady. The mask is offered TO
the devil while beseeehing him to euro
the disease in question. 1t is placed on
the altar, accompanied by an Offering
amounting to -. There are also u
number OF small wooden dolls, These
are placed on the altar and pins arc
stuck in the head or parts Of the body
Turing the operation the following
i%mprecation is invoked: "Mr. Levi,
behold your enemy! | beseech you to
infict on him pains every place whore
insert a pin" The worship of the devil
is a superstitious outcome of Buddhism.
lt is tolerated by the priests who do
not wish to make themselves unpopular,
Tut it is not admitted rs n portion OF
orthodox worship The most curious
feature Of the practice is that the devil
IN Ceylon is not masculine, but a
woman.
, 1885-11-20
LEGAL NOTICE.

TERRTroRY OF WYOMING,
COUNTY OF LARAMIE.
In the District Court, First Judicial
District in Chanccry.
Charles N. Lightfoot, Complainant,
Ida Lightfoot, Defendant.
To Ida Lightfoot, defendant, u non
resident of Wyoming Territory:
You are hereby notified that Charles N.
Lightfoot, complainant, did, on the oath
day of August, 1885. file in the said court,
his bill ofcomplaint against you, the object
and prayer of which is to adjudge you a
%lunatic end person Of unsound mind. and
that n guardian be appointed to clre for
you. Also, that you be decreed to have NJ
interest other than as a trustee for the bene-
fit of said complainant and his children,
by you as his wife, in the following dis
crlbed premises. to-wit: Lot No. s in
block No. 297, in the City of Cheyenne.
County of Laramie, and Territory of
Wyoming, as said lot and block are laid
down and described in the plat OF said city,
on file in the county clerk and ex- oficio
register OF deeds of said Laramie county,
and that you be decreed to be incapable
of managing said trust, and hat the title
to said described premises be conveyed to
said complainant in trust for the benefit of
said children aud yourself, and for such
other and further relief as shall be meet.
You are further notified that an %injunc-
ton bas been granted by the Hon. John
w. Lacey, the presiding judge of said
court, enjoining you and every person or
persons, acting by. through. or Tor you
from disposing of, mortgaging or in any
wise incumbering said described premises,
or any part thereof,
You are hereby notified that you are
required to answer said bill of complaint
on the 23rd day of November, 1885.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct. I, 1885.
CHARLES N. LIGHTFooT,
Complainant.
JOHN X. JEFFREY.
Clerk and ex-Oficio Register in Chan
Gerry.
BY 7. j. FISHER,
Deputy.
, 1885-11-20

ANfNe Argentina Letter
The civilized or domesticated gaucho
Ia a gambler, a loa er and a thief. lie
is numerous throughout the country,
and makes a business of stealing cattle,
like the 'rustler' OF our western plains
They have n curious way Of removing
the brands, or o0literating them, and
changing tho appearance OF cattle. A
poultice made OF n weed that grows on
the pampas is applied to the brand and
soltens the hide so that the letters be-
come indistinct. Tho horns OF the ami
NAL are kept in poultices Of boiling hot
meal until they are soft enough TO be
twisted out OF their natural shape, aud
when the poultiee is removed they
harden again. The gaucho could teach
the North American cattle thief a great
many clever tricks, for he is an expert
in his business.
, 1885-11-20

CURE ron PILES

Piles are frequently preceded by a sense
Of want of weight in the back, loins and
lower part OF the abdomen, causing the
patient to suppose he has some affection
of the kidneys or nelghboring organs. At
times, symptoms ofndigestion are present
latulency, uneasiness Of the stomach. etc.
A moisture like perspira.ion, producing a
very disagrceable itching, after getting
warm, is a common attendant Blind,
bleeding and itching piles yield at once to
the application Of DR.. Bosanko's Pile
Remedy, which acts directly on the parts
effected, absorbing the tumors, a~llaying
the intense itching, and effecting a per
manent cure. Price so cents. Address
The DR., Bosanko Medicine Co., Piqua,
O Sold by W. N. Hunt
, 1885-11-20

De- h1H I'd IL Philadelphia Press
Children ought to be taught this;
Young men and maidens ought to rec
ogni e its truth; middle-ago merchants
AMI bald headed writer's, fluent cam.
paign spea ers and heavy guns in the
close and notify contested election, one
and all should understand that in pri
,ate and in public the surest way ia
avoid en- oarrassment, perplexty, trouble
and annoyance is TO tell the truth,
to ad .it an error If one has been con-
mitted, and insist upon a clear, under
standallc explanation of any question
that arise ha'tNeen two or more, and
about which there may DO, honestly
two 81 rriug opinions.
, 1885-11-20
THE SEWERS OF PARIS.
Underground Cars fnr Tourists Pipes
Three Feet in boats.

NANNH" AH"NLfH#
Tho sewer we first entered is abou,
fourteen feet high and sixteen fee
vida. The masonry appears to be OF
the most substantial kind, and every
care Is taken to keep these sewers in
the cloanest possible condition. They
look like underground railroads or like
the tunnels of any surface railroad
passing through the mountains. Arched
overhead, there is Il fiat projection at
each side, and between these two pro
l~ections there is a trench five feet deep
and four feet wide. To day the trench
was nearly full OF water. Tho little
cars for tourists span this trench, and
the men who push them run along tho
lodges at each side, which are about
three feet wide. Overhead is an iron
pipe about three feet in diameter, in
which Il Il filtered water for drinking
purposes, and another smaller pipe
hllod with uniltered water for street
cleaning and general use.
It was cheerful information which one
OF the men gave us, that should either
Of these pipes happen to burst while wo
were in the sewers it would be useless 70
try to escape, as the mere pressure OF
air within the pipes was SO tremendous
that it would kill us all Immediately.
"hut there is no danger he said, tho
iron is nearly three inches thick. They
will not burst Dpon the top OF tho
sewers arc all the telegraph and tele.
phone wires of Paris, and the streets,
therefore, are not disGgured with poles
and wires. These wires arc completely
insulated, so hat even though when in
heavy rains, or when the sewers are
tushed for cleansing, they may DO
touched by the water, the electric cur
rent is not affected in the least.
After a ride Of about a milo on these
little cars we reached a place where we
were changed from cars TO boats. These
boats are about four feet wide and
twenty feet long, and are pulled along
with ropes by men who run along the
narrow lodges at each side. Here, in
addition to the lights on the toaf,
there are lights attached to the roofs OF
the sewers. let as we looked ahead to
the long dark tunnel and saw the loats
silently speeding along with their car
zoe OF humanity, the w%eirdness of the
scene reminded one OF the NEUROLOGICAL
tharon and the river Styx, or Of atan
and tho lost souls, as represented
in Michael Angelo picture of the Last
Judgment.
, 1885-11-20

.fiphtf"tl AoF, new YORK n.rau-l
\ somewhat curious anecdote is re-
lated among the vaccinators of a young
woman whose curiosity outran her
Judgment, She investigated the con
tents of one of the vEccinator's reeep
tacles in the house in which he lodged,
and wherein she was a servant. They
were nice toothpicks, she thought, 50
sharp pointed; a little wide, perhaps,
and clumsy. She was going to have one,
anyway. She took one of the vaccine
points, which are ivory, and easily mis-
taken for toothpicks by a servant who
knew nothing of vaccination. She
picked her teeth with the point, and To-
fore long could not tell what was the
matter with her. Neither could any
one else until she showed the doctor the
toothpick. lie knew then what he had
to deal with. This result is better i'm.
agined than described, as the vaecina.
ton took.
, 1885-11-20

Concerning Grcnse Traps

concerning bruhse traps.
The City Council ri thu Gin ~ ChtV
cHlc do ortfdin
SECTION l. That all persons who have
connected, or shall hereafter connect, their
| premises with the system of sewerage of
the City Of Cheyenne shall construct in
connection with the " service pipe on
their premises a grcase-trap of the de
scriptlon herein prescribed, in such a
manner as to be easily accessible for the
purposcof cleansing or repairing the same.
All grease.tmps shall be built Of hard
burnt brick and fresh Louisville or Port
land cement the walls thereof shall be
not l's~ than eight inches in thickness.
and the bottom shall be paved with brick
Laid cdgcwise, and the whole Interior of
the cistcn shall be coated with cement So
as 90 make IL imperyious to water. \
vertical non pipe of suitable capacity shall
| extend IN within one foot ofthe bottom OF
the cistvrn and be connected with the
sewer service pipe by means Of m elbow.
All Of the waste water from Aundries,
! sinks and bath tubs shnll bel discharged
into lhc grease trap before entering the
sewer service pipe The cisterns shall be-
of the following dimensions
For all hotels, restaurants, butcher
shops, %cluhhouscs and public laundries,
not less than six feet in internal diameter
after being walled, and three feet in depth
below the surface water line.
For AN private residences. not less than
three feet in internal diameter after being
walled. and TWO feet in depth below the
surface water line,
The water line shall in all cases be not
less than one foot below the top of the
cisieu
P.oriioi. That any person or persons
having already constructed good, safe and
sufficient grease traps shall not be com
PEELED to change the same by reason of the
passage Of this ordinance.
SIC. . Any person or persons violat-
ing the provisions of this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty Of misdcmeanor, and.
upon conviction, shall be fined in any sum
not less than S2j nor more than SlOn for
each and every %otiense; and any licensed
plumber failing NJ neglecti'g to provide
such above described grcase-trap for any
sewer connection he may make or cause to
be made shall have his license revoked
anil Cancelled and be disqualified and De.
barred from exercising the duties and
! functions Of a licensed plumber.
SIC. g. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in loroe from aud after Dee l.lSSi-
Approved Nov d. lssi
seal +. DYEn.
pre-'t of Council and Acting Mayor
Attest
W. a RICHARDS, City Clerk
, 1885-11-20
M peLesseps, DIrthday.

PARIS. Nov. I'm. DeLesseps cele-
hrated his s0th birthday to-day. He re.
ccived many presents. All the foreign
ambassadors and prominent persons in
Paris visited him and paid their respects.
Elk Empress Eugenie and the khedive OF
Egypt telcgraphod congratulations. De
Lcsscps is confident that he will live to
sail through the Panama caml. He has
not yet Fixed the date of his departure for
Panama to inspect the work on the canal,
but saws be starts soon.