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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-20

Mr.. Blaine is at last out for good, and each
1.-THE other candidates can now comfort him
sell with the reflection that his chance Is as
good as any others. Whether he really in
tended to pull out when he wrote that Flor
ence letter, or whether he has been driven
70 the explicit refusal he now makes by the
logic OF events, may never be known. There
wiil, says the Detroit Free Press be advo-
Gates OF both theories, but they viii an CON
oede That the settlement OF tho question IA
OF no practical importance The final and
unequivocal refusal will be felt as a relief
oy all the party leaders and organs who
nave made Blaine the possibility ana excuse
Tor not booming any other candidate
They must ali take sides now, and some of
them would good deal rather not. N will
be interesting for the next few days 10
watch.where the Blaine vote goes, Alaer
viii probably get his share. but IL is an
open question whether It win really helm
nm. The candidates who have stood high
est thus far have been those who were re-
garded as most distinctly antagonistic to
Blaineism
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-20

''sHALL GET YOUR WHITE SATIN TIEl"
the lamp to see if the wick was trimmed
right, proceeded to ample down stairs.
Thank goodness, he's gone," said Mrs.
Peterson, with a long-drawn sigh of relief
81 do believe Harvey Peterson can be the
most aggravating mortal that ever trod
shoe-leather, though, to be sure, it is trying
TO be hauled out of bed nights as he has been
lately"
Sounds of voices and hearty laughter
from below checked her plying soliloquy,
and she listened with wondering eagerness.
Hello, Matildar' shouted the doctor, at
the foot of the stairs in a hilarious tone.
Hurry up and dress; there's nobody dying
this time" And Mrs Peterson skipped Into
her clothes and completely forgot her curl
papers in her curious haste to get down
stairs.
1t was the Doctors aged parent, who had
come on a belated train from distant State
to make him long hopcd-for visit; and Mrs.
Peterson loves to tell the story at his ex-
pense to this day Mrs NJ HowARD
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-20
Mrs. Hancock's Comfortable Home in
Washington-The Gift of Good Frienhs

Mrs. Hancocks Comfortable Home in
WashingtOn-The Gift of Good Friends.
The house in Washington given Mrs
General Hancock by the friends of herself
and her dead husband is one of the new
large mansions built last year in the ex-
IRENE northwest section of the capital 1t
is on the corner of Twenty-first and r
streets, one block west of Connecticut av-
eDue and one north Of Massachusetts. Du-
pont Circle is three squares away, and the
most beautiful and fashionable part of the
city rs within short distance To the west
are the grand wooded slopes Of Kalorama
and Rock Creek valley. A few steps to the
south is Senator Edmunds' new house and
within few doors are the Patton and
Hillyer mansions, famous for their size and
cost.
Mrs. Hancock's house has been built
slowly and well. Its foundation was laid
two years ago. The house has three stories,
an attic and basement. The material is
brown stone and pressed brick.
In the same row on II street are similar
three-story houses built Of white Maryland
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-20


with strength as I dashed ahead In long,
swinging gallOp. noghcd with delight, as
i felt tho cool AIR vibrate against my skin.
Twenty miles What was that 10 me. the
fastest colt In kentucky. On and on we
won't The moon had just risen over the
trees, casting n faint light ON tho road
ahead.
My master did not think OF ambuscadcs;
his only thought was 20 get over the ground
"a soon as possible. The first ten miles were
like playing % me. after that my muscles
did not SOON 80 pliablc; the cxhilirasng
strength felt at starting was gone: but /
stiu kept ON, Tor knew that life and death
depended on me. The shadows shot by us
rapidly.
began 10 pant little; I'll could rest a
minute TO draw one fun free BREATH but no,
each minute means obstruction.
gallopcd on with OH the strength could
command; but not fast enough for my
master. He struck me with his whip again
and again q, how my heart swellcdl What.
whipped, 1 who had never before felt the
degrading lash And whipped when was
straining every cncrgyi o, the shame OF i'll
Stil on rushed, though my breath was
coming shorter and shorter and my limbs
becoming suffer and suffer Give up now =
Ncvcr There was the house only half n
mile away. one grand effort and we are
there
A bloody mist swan before my eyes, a
ringing was IA my ears, but / kept on; for
there, coming down tho Foxboro road, we
could dimly sec n band of men. One more
cruel blow Of the whip ono convulsive
bound and was In the inclosuro before the
house, then AL was blank
Butmy gnllop had not been IN vain. AsI
learned Afterwards the Bowers gang had
been beaten badly.
How long lay there I do not know. but
whoa became conscious I found myself
unable even to raise my head from the
ground.
soon my master, his brother and q
stranger camc 70 my side.
"A noble animal said tho st-augcr
he has saved your lives BY the sacrifice G..
bis own.n
Yes, Responded my masters brother,
there lies as good colt as ever steppcd
IN Kentucky. Ned, you shall have my two
.year-oid IN his place, he Is no such colt rs
This, but no may turn out wcnr
" All right, John. am satisfied
Not one word from my master or his
brother OF what / had suffered FOR their
= sai,oS could not resist falnt groan Of
protest
II" All no s. not dead, after ain or.
claimed the stranger, lneeling down al nv
head. Pour somo brandy down has
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-20
MRS. HANcocK's HOME

marble, which throws the Hancock house
out in bold contrast. The house is on the
corner and has a beautiful corner tower
running up from the ground The entrance
hall Is on Twenty-frst street; the parlor is
to the north Of the hall, largo room 1sxs2,
furnished elegantly IN hard wood. To the
south Of the hall is the dining-room. The
basement is devoted TO well-appointed
kitchen and storerooms
The late Mr.. Corcoran gave five thousand
dollars toward buying the house for Mrs.
Hancock, and prominent Democrats in
Washington and elsewhere made up the
twenty thousand dollars which they paid
for the property. Mrs. Hancock will mako
her home permanently in Washington where
the Generals brother, John Hancock, has
afforded her a pleasant home much Of the
time since the Generals death
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-20

There's some one at the door, Harvey"
said his wife, punching her elbow into his
side. She kept her weather eve and ear
open for business night and day, as a good
wife should. didn't you hear the bell
riugP
Let it ring. 1 amt going out tonight
for nobody's ba-a," and the rest of the SEN
tence was lost in the pillow
'sTng-a-ling- a-ling." This time with in
creased vigor. do wake up, Harvey.
May be somebody's dying"
"Let 'em die. We're all got to die some
time" grunted the doctor, and he drew the
bed-clothes up over his ear.
They'll break the door-bell all to smash, !"
sighed the wife, as another terrific peal
echoed through the house. Even the sleepy
doctor could not ignore this protest, and he
threw down the bed-clothes and began to
unite his night-cap. Away went the door
bell again.
"Do hurry, Harvey" urged the wife;
it must be desperate case"
a. shaHf hurry, Matilda" replied the
doctor, savagely, as he touched his bare feet
on the icy oilcloth with SILVER. ''lf peo-
pie haven't any more sense than to get sick
in the night they needn't expect I'm going
to break blood-vessel hurrying on their
account More'n likely it's old Granny
Dodd in one of her dying fits again. That
woman viii live to be a hundred years old,
and don't you forget it."
Ting-a-ling- aiding aligg-Iing.
The doctor drew on his neither carmen Ia
as leisurely as if he was dressing for an
evening party, adjusting buttons and sus-
penders with scrupuous care.
"If you won't hurry for the love Of hui
manity, do have little mercy on the door
bell and my nerves" pleaded the wife. 81
could dress twice while you are doing those
buttons"
"Well do" snapped the doctor, viciously.
I'D like to see you humming around the
country o'nights, curing little Johnny's
tootache, and Jimmys backache and the
baby's colo. Suppose the single reads,
Mrs. Harvey Peterson, NJ. d. after this
Pm willing, dear knows"
shall get out your white satin tie and the
manicure easel" asked Mrs. Doctor, sarcas-
ticaly, as another frightful racket arose at
the door; he was drawing on his socks and
adjusting the seams with leisurely nicely.
they'll be dead and the funeral arrange
ments made before you get there"
"Al the BETTER" replied the doctor, grim
ly; "they can't say 1 killed 'em then.
There's bright side to everything, Mrs.
Peterson, if you only look for it''
Ting-a-ling-a-ling-a-hng. 'Three dollars
Oub AOA hCW uOOIDell, BFOdneO MIS-. Z.
~ don't see any particularly bright side to
that experience"
''Ring away, will you," snapped the doctor,
in apostrophe, when the next ringing took
place; he had reached shoe buttoning, and
wouldn't have missed one button for dol.
lar. "You ring that bell while Matilda
rings her tongue, and, between you, III get
there when get a good comfortable ready.
Just put that in your pipe and smoke it."
One more appalling ring, and the doctor
was ready, and after squirting critically at
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-20

There Is In the Patent ONCE al Wash
ington, says the Rochester onion aud Adj
,o.'ssr, the model OF patent issued TO
Abraham Lincoln i'm islQ. There usca a.
be further evidence Of Mr.. Lincoln,s in.
ventivc genius in the form OF a steam
boat built after this model and wrecked
on the Sangamon river, four miles below
Springfield, III. The continuance which Mr.
Lincoln patented was an Arrangement OF
series of bellows designed TO lift the boat
over the shoals Of the Sangamon, In whose
future the President TO be was at that time
deeply interested. The idea seemed TO
have been dropped after the first unsuc-
cessful experiment. After Lincolr.'s elee.
ton 20 the Presidency the model was hunt
cd up and sometimes jestingly referred 70
by the President as the greatest effort Of
his life.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-20
STRANGE COINCIDENCE
A Chicago Hotel-Clerk Relates n Mos
Remarkable Tale.

A Chicago Hotel-CIerk Relates n Most
Remarkable Tale.
"You ask me If am superstitious,m said
a wcll-known hotcl-clerx 20 a Chicago HAS
representative. "No, not 20 any extent.
There is one thing, however, that I have
noticed. There are certain numbers on the
annunciator that demand more attention
than others. don't account for il. / sup
pose there is no way of accounting for il,
and so I'll let IL go. But haven't failed 70
notice H. Because certain rooms are oc-
cupied more than others is no excuse for il.
"Tll tell you a strange thing that hap
pened one night when was on watch. It
was quiet in the hotel, for nearly every
guest was I'm. l was reading a newspaper
when my attention was called 70 a number
on the board which was uncovered.
glanced at h, called front, told the boy to
go 10 No. -, and resumed my reading. In
a few minutes the boy returned, and said
there was no response. looked over the
rooms that had been taken, and found that
no one had been assigned 10 the room in
question. didn't think any thing more
about IL then, for the wires frequently get
disarranged, and one push on the button
viii uncover the numbers Of three or four
rooms
% little later the same number was I'M
covered again, ana called 10 the boy and
gave him the pass-koy, telling him 20 go
into the room and light the gas and in
spcct IL. III there is any thing that will
make a ncgro's teeth chatter it is 10 go
on such an erraud. However, he went,
and in about ten minutes returned with
the information that the room was unoccu-
pied. The number dropped again, but
said nothing more, thinking now that the
wires were disarrangcd. went of watch
and went 10 bed
"When l came down and picked up the
morning paper, the first thing saw was
the announcement of the death Of Senator
Logan. Then / recalled the fact that he
always occupied the room, the number Of
which had acted so strangely, when he was
here. j am not supcrstitious, but con-
less that l thought II very strange oc-
currcncc. l told this same thing to my
doctor, and he laughed so heartily about 1t
that l have never told il since till now. No,
a I'll
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-20
InE Grown PRINCE.
His Love of Smoking Illustrated by a New
Anecdote.

His Love of Smoking illustrated by New
Anecdote.
There arc many anecdotes afloat concern
ing the love Of the German Crown Prince
for his pipe. The Hamburg Frendeablat
adds new one, which is now obtained
iron a source worthy of credit 1t is both
now and true" adds the journal, land
throws clear light on the oft-praised
amiability and bonhomie Of our Fritz -
The present manager of the Hamburg
StadtTheater was formerly manager Of the
Berlin National Theater, and he is known
10 have sacrificed considerable fortune 10
his ideal national aims as a guide and leader
of the drama in Germany. At that period
the Crown Prince was a constant attend
anti used TO be said, "a demonstrative
attendant'-at Herr Buchholz' Theater.
The manager, for the special convenience
OF the Prince, caused little ante-chamber
TO be constructed, next TO his box, 10
which he could retire between the acts
One evening Herr Buchholz entered
this little cabinet, according 10 his
custom, 70 give the Prince a royal greet
ing. He observed that his patron, with a
sudden action, thrust something behind his
back, but an instant afterward drew il forth
again, exhibiting with smile a burning Gig
arctic. You viii betray me, Buchholz'o
says he. Smoking, as tho notice. board
says, Is prohibited in tho theater." "But,
your Imperial Highncss," expostulatcd the
manager, "this is your private sitting
room" THAT is all one" rctorted the
Prince; "Iclaim no privilege. You have the
right to denounce me 10 the police. I see
only one way Of escape-you must be parti-
cops criminis." SO saying the Prince hand
ed his cigarette case to the manager. Herr
buchholz bowed, took a cigarette and stuck
u IN his breast pocket III your Imperial
highness will allow me-" said he. ~ will
keep II as memento." "Ahw replied the
frince, you win escape yourself and be-
tray me You must take second and light
H." The manager obcyed, and the Prince
SAID Now you are fellow-criminal. -
This happened long before the fire at the
Ring Theater, at time when the prohibi-
ton OF smoking was not very strictly car
RED out, and when there was not a little
smoking among the actors themselves. ao-
cording 70 the narrative.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-20
strvchnine for DrunI<euness.

Some years since Jarochewszi, Russian
biologist found by experiments made
on dogs that strychnine not only de-
stroys the narcotic action of alcohol
but enables the system to support
large quantities of alcoholic spirits without
the usual injurious effects. Russian physi-
clans now report greet success in the treat
ment Of dipsomania, or the alcohol habit, by
means Of nitrate of strychnine. The drug
is said not only to relieve the immediate
after-effects Of alcoholic excess, but in many
cases to destroy all craving for intoxicating
LIQUORS.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-20
SOME QUEER REQUESTS.
H0w Rural Constituents Make Use o
Their Congressman.

How Rural Constituents Make Use of
Their congressman.
The queer requests that are received by
members Of Congress from their constitu-
ents are innumerable, writes a Washing
ton correspondent The other day West
ern member had letter from a rural sup
porter, who wrote that he had seen in the
newspapers that hay was selling at a very
high price at Washington, and that he had
shipped a car load to the Congressman's ad-
dress, and hoped he would be able to dis
pose of it profitably and remit him the pro-
ceeds. The member read the letter to sew
eral others sitting around him with much
amusement, not unmixed with annoyance
and dismay. His feelings underwent an
agreeable change, however, when one of
the listeners said, quietly: Il have several
horses here, and my coachman told me this
morning that the hay is about used up. I'll
take two tons Of the car load" "pll take a
ton Of it," said another, and so the word
passed around, and inside of ten minutes
the entire car load was sold. The member,
with much satisfaction, RENTED to hls
thrifty constituent thirty dollars more than
the latter had expected.
Another member received letter from a
constituent which ran in this way:
" Dere Sur: Sum time ago / cent sum
chlckns 70 MeSSerS. - q -, comishun
men, No. - street, Washington, and
they hev nut sent me my mummy, and wish
eff it amt asking tn much as how would
kollect and farard keepin out enuf tn pay
expenses for colleckshun, pleas du this ez
sun ez u kin ez am hard up"
OF course the member made the "colleck-
shun'' and didn't charge any thing for ex-
penses-
Constituents of Congressman in every
part OF the country ought to make much
more use of their Representatives in this
way than they do. 1t is part Of the duty Of
Representative to sell hay, butter and
eggs for his supporters and make "colleck-
shunso
1t is to be hoped that the above examples
Of the kind and successful attention awarded
10 such requests win result in a widespread
employment of our National lawmakers in
these practical. honest and very useful chan
nels
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-20
Cocoarnrg ns11E

A woman Of fine complexion has admitted
that it is due to .he milk in the cocoanut
Her formula is this: Take fresh cocoa
nut, CRATE il, place it in a cloth, and squeeze
out the milk Wash the face and hands
with the liquid, rubbing great deal, the
more the better. and wipe with a soft cloth.
The eject is wonderful and instantaneous
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-20

ONE sometimes thinks it IS very easy to
be good, and then there comes something
which makes it very hard.
IDIxSEss IS the hot-bed az temptation, the
cradle of disease, the waster Of time. the
canker-worm OF felicity.
THE best part Of our knowledge is that
which teaches ps where knowledge leaves
of and ignorance begins
ONE of the greatest causes Of trouble in
this world is the habit peopls have Of talk
ing faster than they think.
THE young man who wanted his father to
pay bad debt for him failed to raise the
wind but he "raised breeze and got >
"biowing up"
SYSTEM worked ten hours a day, and was
done Haphazard got up at four IN tho
morning, hurried all day, and was doing the
chores at half past nine at night.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-20
The corp.e IN the SAFE.

Any thing more distressing than the un-
timely death Of little boy Of seven which
is just reported from Paris it would be hard
to imagine. The only son OF French
tradesman was playing in his fathers room,
when he perceived that the safe was open.
In spirit of boyish fun he got into II.
Presently the father came into the room,
and before leaving for his days work locked
the safe, the child keeping silence the while.
Soon the little fellow was missed. The po-
lice were called in and hue and cry raised
Next morning the father opened the safe
to find his son corpse.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-20

"Times must have been pretty hard in
Wa ipgton," remarked one strcet-car pas
scnecr to a-other.
II shouldn't won.ss...rn, returned the gen
tleman.
"Ycs; here Is an account Of the srrest
Of three men for trying to steal patent-of-
ice reportsn
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-20
THE NIGHT CALL
The Story of a Good Joke on q
Village Doctor.

ING-A-LING-A-LING
-a-ling," we ut the
door-ben- 1t was q
cool, frosty night in
mid-November, and
the tired doctor only
turned over an d
grunted impatiently.
He had been called
up, night after night
in succession, often
for no more serious
cause than a colicky
baby, and his patience
was be ginning to
wear, to fray at the
n1UpG 90 N aroa1r
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-20
YVhat NJ Learne,I M Vassar.

First Vassar Girl do think that the
milk we have on the table should be called
challk-o-late.
second vasser Girl-chOcOIatoi Is nO-tea;
butlrs nice.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-20
Ths Aiasila PaFchasa.

President johnson was abused for the
purchase Of Alaska as much as Jefferson
was when he bought louisiana The price
paid was 100000. The Alaska CONNER
cal Company has already paid about <5.-
OoO'oOO IN sea- rent for the islands Of st
Paul and St George, and the products Of
the Territory last year is officially stated ia
have been in furs $4,000; gold, n.s50.-
600; fish, S3,000000; lumber, etc, 100000:
total. $6.o50OOr
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-20
A HORSES TALE.
Tho Interesting Autobiography OF
n Horde Cab-Horse.

AN only a broken
down night herdic
horse; which rs as
low down In the scale
Of oquinitv as ono can
got. My brethren OF
the day hordics arc
poor enough, but we
Of the night are
many times worse OF.
Ali You have no idea
Of what / suffer !
TrueI 4 am well fed .
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-20
!; be wiIl come round an right after :

throat; he win come round all right after .
whilen
" Here you are" said my master, hand
ing the stranger a flask; " but what's the
usei He may come round. but he will new
or DO able 10 race again. II he lives wiz
be glad TO get fifty dollars for him, though
yesterday l would have refused a thou
sand.n
How l suffered at these wordsl The in
gratitude pierced my heart; and the sug.
gestiOn that would never again be able 70
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NAY who has health and brains ans
can't find livelihood in the world, doesn,t
deserve 70 stay there.
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A HANDSOME HOUSE.

CHARLES S. BLACKBURN
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-29
General News.

TnE City Of Vicksburg Is due here en- route
from ST. Louis to Natchez.
TuE Gayo,o departed last evening for the
upper coast with fair trip.
THE Arkansas City, from Natchcz, passed
here yesterday bound for St. Louis.
THE Eugene got away for Arkansas river
yesterday afternoon, loaded almost TO her
guards.
TnE City Of 81. Louis should pass here this
afternoon on her way from New Orleans to
-. Louis.
GAIT. W r. HAIL departed last night for
paducah 10 suporiutcnd the construction Of
his new boat being built at that place.
TnE Port Ead- and Future City. both from
New Orleans with tows of model bargcs,
passed here yesterday en- route TO St. Louis.
Mn. GEORGE JouNsoN, q well known river
clerk, who has been quite III for several
days, was up yesterday mingling with the
boys.
TnE Chicknsaw arrived yesterday from
White ri,ef and leaves again this evening at
. o'clock for that stream, going through to
Pine lllun.
JAMES PAGAN, pilot last season on the Com
monwoalth, died recently at Denver, Col,
Of hasty consumption. lie was young
man Of exemplary habits and stood high in
the profession.
TnE Ohio got IN from Cincinnati at an
early hour yesterday morning with about
JOu tons OF miscellaneous freight and a mum
Der Of passengers. She returned last night
well patrOnized by both passengers and shi r
uCH.