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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-07-02
Where Deaf Mutes Feel Music.
IPaII Mall Gazette I

It is noticed at the Lausanne Asylum
that deaf-mutes take pleasure in sonorous
vibrations of the air. when music is go-
ing on feel something herc." said deaf
mute, placing kis hand ~ rs stomach.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-07-02

Yawcobs SO, Mr.. Yones youvant-
ell an cight-day CLOCK. l warrants dot
CLOCK tn run eight days. lie run eight
days. Wy didn't you puy sixteen day
CLOCK. S.xtecn-day giocli he cost only one
tular more as dot.-Tid- Bits.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-07-02

Goods Warranted as Represented.
Jones-Look here, Mr.. Yawcobs, that
clock bought of you lately stopped on
the eighth day and won't run any more.
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ALadY,s bad Habits.

Bagley-There goes that charming Mrs
Chester.
Mrs. B.-Charming. indeeli don I
know OF a woman whom detest more.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-07-02
He Had Been West.

al suppose you learned great deal
while you were out West" remarked a
Boston man to a Boston youth who had
just arrived home after n trip OF six weeks.
NO, sir. only learned one new thing.
Indeed. why nOt?"
because after l learned how n mine was
saltcd hadn't any money left for further
tuition. "-ITaH Street News.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-07-02

Susan, you surprise me. What is your
objection to her! She certainly has no
bad habits"
That shows what you know. Mr.. Bag
ley. Why, the woman hasn't a decent fit
ting dress to her name. e."-Ihi.a de- Iphia
wi
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-07-02

What has that got to do with it?''
We'll. at Christmas when my wife's
mother is with us. you would think thers
were about twenty-five in the house, but
when she leaves, we dwindle down to
three. counting the baby in."-Texas
Sihings.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-07-02
A Numerous Household.

How many are there in your family?"
asked Gihooiy of a prominent Austin
man.
That depends upon the time OF the
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n,rsnr fnnntr OF eeia.
Medicine lodge omeers.
SOCIETIES.

bOClEIlEo'
A.F.&A. NJ. Dyltn Lodge M. .5.-
IN Regular communications, hrSt nnd
V y third saturday .cycninas IN s9ch
CT FREEuNN, Secretary.
MFpiytNL LOnGE CuAITEH u. a. NJ, L. -.
meets ut Masonic hall c,rry - und ith Tuesday
evening. Gro. X. STONE IL. T.
i. l.. SunrNvEs. SECRETARY
+ ORUAtNE CHAPTER. order Eastern star.
IL Meeting will be- held uf O'Clock ON the
FIRST and third Monday evenings in each
ENN,uoY H,NsES, sccy.
DLLrutA LpDGr. 40. ilO. X. of T.. meets un
Monday evening 81 each week, ~ odd Fellow +
hail. Visiting Knights IN goud standing M, T.
ted ~ Httrud. s. l.. ONLUsfitEtr, -.
&. V. SAMPLE, 70 SS.
- "a. -. y. Pioneer Tod q
,NNNl No u, -itcaular mcr,ina-,
TX ~ I1tgSvs every Tuesday even .ug =
uiugurt fhrru iu gupl stand
@D iug cordially invited
T.. L.. IiUuBNUu. y. q.
". T.. NuU-E, secretary.
ENSIGN ENCANPNENT No. o., J.. o. -. J..
Meets nr-t nud third "Wednesday ut tnch month.
Visiting Futrinrchs cordially invited I" attend
~ LouNru, S.W. W. BOUsE,S.
K n " w Fidelity Lodge No. So
n, u, u, w 90 Meets every Thurssauy
night i. ". SiNGEH, N. W.
T.. W. Noour. Recorder.
y K y ELpUEp POST, No. lit, meets
ot tho court housD in Medicine Lodge, at : T.. n
All comrades cordially invited.
III SMITH, Post Commander
NJ. ~. GttuEWr. AdIutant.
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CHURCHES

ATErUOuIST EPtSCOPAI.-ScrViros every
INl sunday ~ l.OO u. on. and go y. IN. sun
dny .ohOui every SUNDAY ut 300 u. IN. PRAYER
meeting every Wednesday evening ~ 900
Strangers invited. W. ~. GILLIAN, Pastor.
DtESBYTERt NN.-Scr, iccs cvcrv SUNDAY at
L ~ %. m. and 80 y ~. sunday Schu"l ~
lO ". m. REV. MCELUON, Pastor.
HUWiSTTAN.- o. Preaching every sunday at
Ntt0CuCk 4. VI sunday ,ChUul ut ~ o'clock
a. M. every SUNDAY. \. ". MuLWTY. Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH - Services on third
SUNDAY uf every month nt Shcrlock's hull. ut
~ ~ "a. M. SUNDAY school immediately after
wurd. JuuN Is. NCkUNE, Pastor.
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Occupation for the summer.

Occupation for the Summer.
"IIelloa, Jenkins! What are YOU fol
lowing just now?"
Nothing. l might say, Mr.. Brown. But
I'm about going into the hardware bust
ness"
All! | didn't know you had any expert
encc in that line
Il haven't. 1t may develop, however.
I've bought a yacht. I'll spend the sum.
mer making ks."-Phi a delDhia CAN
A Privileged Character.
"Well, hcw did you like the sermon Sun
day. We heard one lady ask another on
the court house pavement recently.
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"The sermon?"
''les YOU were at church, weren't you?'
"IeS, certainly"
well, then, how did you like the ser
mon!"
Il ddn hear any sermon, I be'ong t.
the choir. was the self-satis!i,d rejoiud.r r.
-thamberSburg (Pa.) depository.
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I. ~. -. y. Pioneer I.od e.
Nu. ~. Regular mcrting-,
every Tuesday even .ng ' =
itlugurt fhrCuin guod stand
ing cordially invited.
4. L.. liUuHNUn. y. u.
". L. ttUT-E. Sccrvt1ry.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-24
The Man Caught the Dog.

have great respect for the Georgia
bloodhound; even though he is not a
bloodhound. saw lately some exam
pies of his skill in trailing men that were
marvellous. But the Georgia bloodhound
received a black eye in the matter OF To-
bic jackson. This alleged dynamlter
was tracked through about thirty miles
of mountain and ravine by q two-thou-
sand-dollar bloodhound. Tie sluggish
but persistent beast hung on the vanish
ing track through storm and darkness,
relentless as death itself. This was very
heroic. But mark the sequel. One at
tcrnoon when the chase had tagged the
pursuers of the redoubtable Jackson saw,
silhoucttcd against the summit on an IN
accessible mountain peak, naughty man
with q rope on his arm followed by avery
meek dog with il rope around his neck,
stalking across the red sky to quiet re-
treat. The man was Jackson-the dog
was the two-thousand-d dollar bloodhound.
atlanta Constitution.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-24
Criminals and Their Homes.

''Every once in while people read in
the papers how some men who has just
done job has skipped, leaving no trace e
behind him." said Central Office detec-
tive to Herald reporter yesterday. "The
first thing they do is to blame the detec-
tive. Then, year or two perhaps after
ward, they hear that the man has been
caught. Then they praise the detectives
for skill and perseverance as much as they
blamed them before. They were wrong
to blame the detectives in the first place,
and I'm not sure that they were right in
praising them so highly afterward. In
ordinary circumstances any criminal IS
sure to be caught.
"You say there are many crimes never
unraveled. That's so. But in most OF
them the police get to know who did the
Job as well as they know who stole Broad
way, but they can't get the evidence,
and so they lie low and wait. In few
exceptional cases it's best not to punish
anybody.
IF man runs away the police can
pinch him nine times out of ten just by
Watching his home. Shakespeare never
said truer thing than when he said,
There's no place like home 1t was
Shakespeare, wasn't it? Well, every
man, no matter how bad he is, has a
home of some kind that he is going to
visit. although he knows that the visit
may land him in State prison for twenty
years and as soon as he thinks the coast
is clear he's going to that home. All the
police have to do is to find out that home,
watch it and nab their man when he
shows up.
''There's that man who shot the negro
ianitor He got west and was doing
we'll and nobody knew where he was.
But he had to come back to New York
to see his friends. There's Jimmy Riley.
He broke seven of the strongest jails in
the country-Sing Sing was the last OF
them. What did he do when he got out
of Sing Sing? He went straight to Tenth
avenue, where everybody knew him.
Now he's back to Sing Sing. Talk to
Captain Washburn about Hcll's Kitchen
and other places at the foot of West
Thirty-ninth and Fortieth streets in his
precinct. He'll tell you that whenever
he wants one of the crooks who hang out
there he has only to 60 there to get him.
They never try to hide in any other part
of the city. Do you remember that burg
lar who killed a policeman way back IN
the sixties, when he was caught breaking
into an arms store in Broadway? Well,
he thought it safe to come back to New
York after nearly twenty years, and the
first thing he knew he was on trial tor
his life He would have come back
sooner, too, if he hadn't been prevented
by being locked up in different prisons
out West.-New York Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-24
A Nevada BOraX Field.

Teel's marsh, in Nevada, is the most
productive borax field on the Pacific
coast. It's deposits cover ten square
miles of surface, and it is said to include
chemically pure common salt, borax in
three forms, sui phate of soda and carbo-
nate of soda. The basin of Nevada, in
which it is situated, is covered in many
parts with dry, effervescent salts, washed
in course of ages from the soda feldspar
of the volcanic rocks and ridges of yellow
lava which cover the country for miles.
The waters of the lakes are heavy, appear
like thin oil, smell like soap, possess great
detersive qualities, are caustic as potash,
and easily saponify.- Winnemuca Sibrer
Stute,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-24
Revenge Was Sweet.

Colonel Yerger presented his wife with
a sealskin sack. She Immediately In
sisted on walking out with it on. 1t was
very cold, and he said, with shiver:
''Let us 60 home; I'm almost frozen
to DEATH"
II don't feel cold at ALL. she replied,
with chattering teeth, "but let us 60
back and walk past the windows of those
Petersbys."
"But you may get pneumonia and die
a painful death"
Never mind if I do. I don't feel
cold at all as long as I've got this sack
on"
'But why do you want to go by the
Petersby mansion again."
''I want that stuck-up Mrs. Peterby to
see nv new sack once more anyhow. It
will make them gnash their teeth and
turn green with envy when they see it
and think of their last winters cloaks
that they are wearing. ."-Sytiags.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-24
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.
The farming slaves among the Roman

The farming slaves among the Romans
worked with fetters on the feet.
Georgia has new wonder, a piece Of
marble. the veins of which form the per-
feet outline of a woman's figure.
An old man of New York makes liv-
ing by selling, on Broadway, at three to
five cents each, peach stones which he
has carved into various fantastic shapes.
Two races of men are dying out, the
Laplandcrs, who number 80, 900, and the
Maoris of New Zealand, reduced from
100, 900 to 45, 900 since the days of Cap
tain Cook and likely to be extinct by the
year 5000.
The childish sport now called blind
mans buff was known by various names
in old times, such as hood-wink, blind
hob, etc. It was termed hoodman blind,
because the players were once blinded
with their hoods.
"He is a poor cook who cannot lick
his own fingers" Under variety of
forms this proverb is found in different
countries. The Italians say: "He who
manages other peoples wealth does not
60 supperless to bed" The Dutch, too,
say: Cali officers are greasy" that is,
something sticks to them.
The market place, the agora, was in
ancient Greek cities commonly of an ir-
regular form; when possible it was sur
rounded by colonnades. In more recent
settlements care was taken to provide a
rectangular space for the purpose, in
which double porticos of considerable ex-
tent were built for shelter in bad weather.
The art of sculpture in wood seems to
have been native among the early Greeks,
carved idols soon appearing as SUBJ
stitutes for those stones and trunks of
trees which were at first worshiped as
divine symbols. These were frequently
so old that no account could be given of
their origin, and they were consequently
said to have fallen from the skies.
At Americus, Ca, a large red-tailed
hawk suddenly pounced on the farm
house cat, which was enjoying nap on
the sunny side of the barn. The hawk
stuck his talons deep and assembled with
his prey. When they came to earth
again, both were dead. The entrails of
the cat were torn out, and the hawks
head was bitten through. The hawk
measured fodr feet nine inches from tip
to tip of wings.
In the library connected with the
State department at Washington is tho
original copy Of the constitution of the
United States Another unique paper is
the oath of allegiance taken at Valley
Forge 1t is signed by George Washing
ton, Benedict Arnold, DeKalb, Steuben,
Lafayette and every soldier in the army.
There, too, is the pathetic letter from
Andre to Washington, begging that he
might be allowed to die the death of
soldier, not spy.
The fashion of introducing a bowl of
wine into church at q wedding. to be
drunk by the bride and bridegroom and
those present Immediately after the mar
riage ceremony, is very ancient. 1t is
mentioned in the ordinances of the house
hold of Henry VII. of England, and was
practiced at the magnificent marriage of
Mary of England, and Philip Of Spain,
in Winchester cathedral, and also at the
marriage of the Elector Palatine to the
daughter of the first English king of the
Stuart family.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-24
Perils of Lake Navigation.

Commander Bartlett, U. s. N, has ex-
pressed his belief that at least half the
vessels lost last season on the lakes
might have been saved by the judicious
use of oil on the troubled waters. But
oil won't give ship sea-room or keep
sharp rock from piercing a ships bot
tom. The fact is, good many expedi-
ents that can be worked to advantage in
navigating the high seas are quite i'm
practicable on the lakes on account of
limited sea-room. 1t is said that there
are more vessels lost on the great lakes
annually than on any two oceans.-Ros-
ton Commercial Adpertiser.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-24
The Peasant in France.

Judging from the outward aspect Of
the well-to-do peasant proprietor, and
from his mode Of life, no casual observer
would credit him with possessing sur
plus pence, and certainly would never
dream of his keeping banking account.
His daily fare is of the most meagre de-
scription. For breakfast he and his
family usually partake of bread, with the
magnetic, preparation of small salt
fish, such as anchovies, etc., sometimes
varied with a species of baked batter,
made of oil and flour, called la castag-
mace. For dinner he often has stockflsh
Ca staple article of food) or vegetable
soup and salad; and for supper a prepa-
ration of lentils, beans, or other vegcta-
bles, which later, in summer, are fire.
quently eaten raw. During the hot
months dry bread and some raw toma-
tatoes often form the entire meal of many
family. Macaroni and other italian
paste, though much appreciated, is seldom
partaken of except as a treat. But onions
and garlic supply all Deficiencies in the
peasants menu, and he and his dwelling
literally reek with the powerful odor of
the last named esculent.
Coffee is too expensive to be used ex-
cept most sparingly. The good wife
roasts as we'll as grinds the coffee beans
herself, and the stcaming cup is not un-
frequently made perfect for his palate by
the insertion of Glove of garlic. His
drink, when it is not water, is an exces-
sively thin, sour wine; but it must not be
supposed that such luxury is indulged
in every day. When he comes down into
the town he will permit himself to be
convivial with a friend to the extent of
glass of wine costing one sou.
Rabbits are most extensively kept, and
during the summer Ca period of compare
tive leisure for the farmer in this part of
the world) visits are exchanged among
the peasantry on their champaignes, as
their holidays are termed. Then are in
augurated the fetes au lapin. At these
dinner parties one rabbit is slaughtered
by the host and serves to flavor
the macaroni and vegetable stew
with which the company is regaled:
These entertainments are usually PAID
for by the richer guests from town, or,
if not, there is sure to be formal re-
turn. Meat, such as beef and mutton,
is rarely eaten, and it may be doubted
whether it be tasted, upon an average,
once month by each member of the
community.
Pigs are kept, but not commonly.
Bacon and pork, which is Of an inferior
quality and not we'll cured, is not eaten
to any appreciable extent. the average
expenditure of the peasant freeholder
upon his food has been accurately com
putcd. 1t amounts to the astonlshlngly
small sum of only four sous (twopence)
per diem. This sum must be under
stood to refer to a family, say, of four
or five, and where the children are under
the age of seventeen or eighteen years.
National ReDtep.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-24
THE FOUNTAIN OF TEARS.
II you travel DER desert and mountain,
Far into tho country of sorrow,

II you travel DER desert and mountain, I
Far into tho country of sorrow, s.n.
To-day, and tonight, and tomorrow,
And may be for months and for years, 81
You shall come, with heart that is burst.
ing, ssg
For trouble, and toiling, and thiEsting,
You shall certainly come to the fountain,
At length-to the Fountain Of Tears. *
Very peaceful the place is, and solely
For piteous lamenting and signing
And those who come, living or dying
Alike from their hopes and their fears;j
Full Of cypress-lke shadows the place Is, $
And statues that cover their faces;
But out of the gloom springs the holy
And beautiful Fountain Of Tears. a
And it flows, and it flows with motion
So gently, and lovely, and listless,
And murmurs tune so resfstless, zsS
To Him who hath suffered and hears,
You shall surely, without word spoken,
Kneel down there and know you're heart.
broken. 49,
And yield to the long g-curbed emotion, ae:
That day by the Fountain of Tears. : si925
Arthur O'Shaughnessy q
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-24
Tea and Coffee Drinkers.

sec it stated that while Englishmen
drink five times as much tea as coffee,
Americans drink eight times as much
coffee as tea. This in great measure is
due to the coffee that is sold in the Uni
ted States being less unadulterated than
ours. To certain extent it may also be
accounted for by the fact that Ameri-
cans are richer than we are, for there arc
a good many more cups in shilling's
worth of tea than in a shillings worth
of coffee. TRUTH
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-24

Nothing is more silly than the pleasure
some people take in ''spcaking their
minds" \ man of this make will say a
rude thing }: the mere pleasure of say
ing it, when IN opposite behavior, full
as innocent, might have preserved his
friend or made his fortune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-24
A Sad.Eyed Mans EffusiOn.

A sad-eyed young man handed this one
in over the back fence the other morning
As life is full of woes and woes
And death is not much better,
Id marry girl with million, straight
If her dad would only let her.
Merchant Traveller.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-24

1t is said that pearl divers are among
the healthiest of men, Notwithstanding
the constant strain upon their respiratory
organs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-24
STRIVE ON.

What though an undertaking
Reach but fruitless end,
Wouldst thou, thy toll forsaking,
To disappointment bende
Droop not beneath disaster,
More sternly face the gale!
Then yet mayst prove master,
And DER calm waters sail.
-MelriUe Milne.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-24

~ want you to take in some Of my ris-
ing to Hannah" she said. They had
known each other by their first names for
some fifty years.
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the general amicableness.
1t was known, too, that Mrs. Long
and Mrs. Talcott were not active partici-
pants in the quarrel. Their old pleasant
companionship seemed virtually ended ;
their backyard intercourse was necessa-
rily cut off. and they had ceased to run in
of IN evening. But this was because
neither felt free to enter her neighbor's
house. as matters stood; and because. in
their timid womanly susmissiveness,
they obcyed the unspokcn commands of
their husbands rather than face the dis
pleasure which would have followed Il de-
tiance of them.
They smiled when they met each other
they fingered in the church vestibule to
exchange good morning. Once Mrs. Long
sent in dish of fresh fried cakes by a
neighbours boy. He told her that Mrs.
Talcott had burst out crying. She had
cmpticd the dish, and sent it back full
of apple sauce.
The autumn days filled the air with
the dim blue vapor and not unpleasant
odor of bonfire smoke. Mr.. Talcott was
late with his. He had put it off till his
fall clearing was done-the garden freed
of the dried and empty bean vines, and
raked off; the weeds pulled up which
had flourished powerless for harm during
the last month or two, and which now
stood black and frozen; a few dead
bushes cut down, and the fruit-trees
trimmed here and there. It was late in
November when the pile lay ready, low
down in the garden in a corner of the
plundered potatopatch. In some
of it's rough hollows lay the remains Of a
thin snow.
Mr., Talcott lighted it directly after
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-07
CONTRACT WORK.
Maria Avenue Sewer System.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, I
L CITY OF ST. PAUL, MIMI, March 2, 1885.
Sealed bids will be received by the Board of
Public Works in and for the corporation OF
the City of st. Paul, Minnesota, at their office
in said city, until IL N. on the 18th day of
March, A. ID. 1885, tor the construction of
sewer on Bates Avenue, from Seventh street
to Plum street; on Fifth street, from Hoffman
Avenue TO Maple street; on Fourth street,
from Maria Avenue to Maple street; on Third
street, from Maria Avenue TO Maple street;
on Ravine street, from Maria Avenue 10 Ma
pie street; on Hudson Avenue, from Maria
Avenue to Maple street; on Plum street, from
Maria Avenue to Maple street; on Cherry
street, from Hoffman Avenue TO Maria Ave
nue.; on Lizzie street, from the Mississippi
river to Etna street; thence in dire ct line
from the intersection of Lizzie and Etna
streets to the center of Mclean street and
Maria Avenue; thence on Maria Avenue,
from Mclean street to Seventh street, in
said city, together with the necessary catch
basins and manholes, according to plans and
specifications on file in the Office of said
Board.
A bond with at least two (2) sureties In a
sum Of ut least twenty coy per cent. of the
gross amount bid must accompany each bid
The said Board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
WILLIAM BARRETT, President.
Official:
RI. GoRMAN, Clerk Board of Public Works.
62-72