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ayers Pills outsell all similar prep
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Ayers Pills,
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Sold by all Dealers In Medicine.
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Tent Life In Siberia. etc, had spent four
years in Russia and Siberia, was thorough
w conversant with the people and the Ian
guage, and had reached the conclusion that
the Russian Government had been misrep-
resented, and that the exile system OF Slbe-
ria was not so terrible as was supposed.
Knowing that Mr.. KEENAN, held these
views, the Russian Government gave him
every facility for thorough
INSPECTION OF MINES AND PRISONS
Of Siberia-the most thorough that had
ever been made by traveller. Armed with
letters from the Russian Minister OF the
Interior and other high officials, Mr.. Ken.
nan went everywhere, inspecting mines and
prisons, convict bargcs and hospitals, and
travelling with chained exiles along the
great Siberian road. He made the intimate
personal acquaintance Of more than three
hundred eXiled "liberalsn and Nihilists,
many of whom wrote out their histories for
his use. The actual facts, as revealed by
this searching investigation, were far re.
moved from Mr.. Remnants preconceived
ideas, as this thrilling narrative OF fifteen
months privation and adventure will show.
AS IS already known, the publication OF
Mr.. Remnants preliminary papers has re-
suited in his being placed
on THE BLACK LIST
by the Russian Government, and copies Of
The Century containing them have the OBJ
jectionable article torn out by the custom
officials before being allowed to enter the
Cars dominions
"Iexpected, OF course" says Mr.. Ken
nan, in a recent interview, "to be put on
the Russian black list. l am only thankful
that succeeded in crossing the frontier
with all my material and papers coming this
way. l became satisfied before got half
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SIBERIA.
It's Secrets Revealed-GeOrgs Remnants
Wonderful Journey.

MUST interesting cOntrl-
button TO secret history
will be the illustrated pa
pers on Siberia and the
Exile System" by George
KEENAN,, which begin in
the May Century maya
zine. Theywill embody the
results Of what is be-
lieved TO be the first sue
cessful attempt by a com
petent investigator 10 make
a thorough study Of the
Russian exile system. Be
fore undertaking his ardu
Gus journey of 1900 miles,
in the interest of The CsHtu-
m, Mr.. KEENAN,, author OF
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Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint.

Is it not worth the small price of rs
cents to free yourself of every symptom
of these distressing complaints, if you
think so call at our store and get bot
tie of Shiloh's Vitalizer Every bottle
has a printed guarantee on it, use &C
cordingly, and if it does you no good it
will cost you nothing. Sold by John T.
Shurtleff, druggist,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-12-05
A GIFTED PARROT.
II Can Sing Many Songs and IL All Author
ity ON Slang.

II Can Sing Many Songs and IL AN Author
ity on Slang.
For more than a year, says Major Stofer,
In the st. Louis Republic, the members Of
Congress and others who make a practice
OF walking down Pennsylvania avenue from
the Capitol were greatly interested in
celebrated parrot, which used 70 do
some remarkable talking as he sat
perched In a cage in front OF bird store
near Third street. When that bird was less
than n year old he was so apt at mimlcry
that its owners refused 800 for the Poll. 1t
could sing nearly the whole Of the chorus Of
"Peek-a-Boo" in a splendid voice, could sing
In perfect manner a snatch or two from
the popular song, "rm a Dude, Dandy
Dude" and say ever so many things, such
as All there, girlsr' pretty girl" Hes
n masher," etc Newsboys who stop in
front OF the store would cry out, paper this
EVENING" and the parrot had been taught
10 say, "Not this evening, some other even
ing" The famous bird loved TO show OF,
and passers-by had lots Of fun listening 10
him from day 70 day, and finally the owner
OF the parrot got $50 for him. The Con-
gressmcn miss HIM very much. The other
day crowd Of Capitol frequenters were
discussing the merits of this bird and re-
GREETING he had been sold, when some
one wanted to know II parrots could really
think. I'm positive Of it," said Colonel
Virgins, the printing clerk OF the House.
al remember years ago, when Washing
ton was a smaller place, that some boys
were stealing cherries from a lot near where
1 lived. A parrot, which my neighbor
owned, saw them, and bawled out loudly TO
a colored woman IN the kitchen, Liza,
Liza; boys stealing cherries You may
not believe this, but il is fact" Colonel
Virgins didn't tell his yarn late at night,
either
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A STARTLING STORY,
A Dead Man Arises and Partahss Freely
of Broth and Wine.

A Dead Man Arises and Partakos Freely
of Broth and Wine.
An elderly gentleman residing in the Rue
Rochechouart, Paris, who was supposed to
be dead, has, according TO the st. James
Gazette, suddenly come to life. He has a
nephew In Paris who, being duly informed
of his demise on Sunday, repaired at once TO
the house, with his wife, to keep watch over
the mortal remains of his uncle until they
should be borne to their last resting place.
On Monday evening, as the lady was tired,
her husband sent her TO the drawing-room
10 take some repose on a sofa, and a servant
having placed some wine and broth on a
table, he threw himself into an armchair
In the bedroom and soon went soundly
asleep On awakening at four in the morn
ing he found that the broth had disappeared,
and that tho bottle OF wine was half empty.
Becoming alarmed, he went 20 his wife i'm
the drawing-room. reused her and told her
what had happened. She returned TO
the bedroom with him, but the pair had
hardly reached the door when they heard
noise. They patsed on the thrcsh-
old, and, 70 their Consideration a
voice babe them not DO afraid but
10 come in. The husband entered the
room, but soon rushed out with his hair
standing Ola end. He had seen has uncle's
ghost The old man IVES sitting, envelopcd in
a sheet, on the side OF his bed. The supposed
corps had the utmost difficulty in getting his
panic-stricken relatives 10 understand that
he was not dead after all. II am alive -
he repeated, adding that tho preparations
for his funeral had not escaped his notics
He had been In a lethargy, and, wnlxing nm.
had helped himself TO tho broth, which had
done him good. Hearing some one approach
ing he had jumped into bed. as he was
anxious not to cause any alarm: but Richard
was himself again. He felt perfectly re-
covered. and certainly on close examina-
ti0a the uncle's appearance by no means
belicd ms words. The Refreshments had
come In most opPOFtanely 20 restore him.
and as he was much pleased With the az
fectionate attention which his relatives h.ia
shown HIM after his supposed departure
from this world, every thing was soon made
happy and comfortable all round The doctor
of the quarter had not yet officially con-
hrmed the demise OF the worthy uncia, yho
seems 70 have taken a new lease Of life.
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around hIm. and toe Iandl ord held up his
hands beseechingly. Then Smith said
''3it ten punds of that ar brown sugar"
The sugar was brought and Hank took
the bag and went as near the bear as he
considered safe, and opened the bag and
spread some on the ground He made a
trail Of sugar rcaChing from there INTO a
small hogshead which he spied in the yard
Then he ordered the crowd to stand back
Presently the bear shifted the air and soon
found the sugar He began on the first pile
of sugar placed on the ground by Hank and,
quickly licking up that, he followed the
trail until he entered the hogshead. The
minute the bears tail disappeared in the
barrel Hank caught hold OF the barrel and
tipped it upside down, catching Mr.. Bruin
underneath After nearly smothering the
animal. they succeeded in getting q chain
around his neck once more, and shipped him
back to his former headquarters at the Bow
cry cider mill. Hank Smith, feeling that he
had perfoemrd his duty. gathered up what
he could of the scattered sugar, and, after
taking another drink, depart ed for his hut
with the bag underneath his arm
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STATE OF Kansas. as
In the District Court OF BARBER county, in the
state of Kansas.
c. w. Wilson. Plaintiff.
versus
Ciendenin, partners as Frame & Co.
Defendants.
DY virtue of an order of sale to me direc-
ID ted. issued out OF the District Court of Bar
Der county. Kansas, dated the 4tb day of Sept.
1888. |, George w. Stevens. Sheriff of Barber
county. Kansas. will, ON
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 2sth,
A. D.. 1855 between the hours Of nine O'clock
IN the forenoon, and five O'clock in the after
neon of said day, at the front door Of the
Courthouse, IN the cts OF Medicine Lodge, In
Barber county. haGss's, offer for sale, NJ pub
lie auction. 10 the highest bidder. Tor cash iii
hand, all tbs right, title. interest. claim and
estate whatsoever of the said defendants. in
and 10 the following described lands and tene-
meEts, tO-wit:
Lots No, ten I'D, eleven tlI and twelve Q2)
in BLOCK No. one hundred ana eighty t1sU.;
To- No. fourteen tl4) in block No. thirty t30i;
i9ts No six co.. seven ca an,l eight tol in block
No. forty 40; lot No. three t3 in block No.
one hundred and fifty-tive tl6Al and all of block
No. seventy-four t14l: all of said abOve-des-
cribed property situated i'm the city of New
hiowa, Barber county, Kansas.
Levied upon as the property of the above
named defendants and TO satisfy judS inent
In said action against them and in favor OF said
p.amtln for the sum OF Nine Hundred and Sew
enteen dollars 1871. with interest ON the same
from the date of the judgment at the rate of
II per. cent per annsiln aud for the costs of
the case and for the costs of this sale.
Given under my hand at my office in the city
OF Medicine Lodge, this, the 10th day of Nov.
A. E., 1888.
GEO W. STEVENS,
27-3l Sheriff of Barber County, Kansas.
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sHERIFFs SALE.

STATE OF KANSAS, SC
BARRIER COUNTY.
In the District Court of Barber county in TIE
State of Kansas.
Henry Fisher and Frederick Fisher
partners doing business under the
firm name of Bank of Hazelton,
Plaintiffs.
versus
f. NJ. harr, Defendant.
NOTICE is hereby given that, pursuant TO an
In order of sale, to me directed issued out Of
the District Court of Barber county. Kanfas,
IN the above entitled action, L, George W.
Stevens. sheriff of said county, will, on
MONDAY, DECEM BIER 10,
A. D., 1883. between the hours of nine o'clock
in the forenoon and five o'clock in the after
noon OF said day, at the front door OF the court
house, in the city of Medicine Lodge, Barber
county, state of Kansas, offer for safe, at pub
lie auction, to the highest bidder. for cash
in hand. all the right, title, interest, claim and
estate of the said defendants in and to the fol-
lowing described real estate. situated ia Bar
Der county, Kansas. to-wit:
The southwest quarter of the south west
No. thirty-three (:s} south of range tea Q0)
west of the sixth p. NJ
Levied upon as the property of the above
named defendant and To satisfy Il judgment in
said action against him and in favor of said
plaintiffs for the sum of One Hundred and
Eighty Dollars $3.50 with Il per cent. interest
from March |. 1887, for the sum of Thirty-seven
and 50l00 dollars (ss515 with per cent. inter
est from March q. 1885, and for the costs of suit
and for the costs OF this sale
Given under my hand ut my Office in the city
of Medicine Lodge this 9Th day of Nov, 1885
GEO. W. STEW EMS,
24-2S Sheriff of Barber county, Kansas.
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Personal st..m-Hoat,rs.

A Bridgeport Comm man has invented a
neat thing in the way OF a steam heater 10
carry about on the person. 1t is a small
affair, consisting Of copper boiler, under
which is a diminutive lamp, all encased in a
nicklo box and balanced something like a
compass, so that, no matter what position
the outside box is In, the boiler and lamp
will always remain in the required vertical
position. The entire apparatus Is so small
that IL can be carried in the pocket After
the lamp is lighted the water in the boiler
Is heated, and circulated through rubber
tubes, which run down the legs, around the
ankles, up around the back and back to the
boiler. The circulation Of the water keeps
the body warm on the coolest day. A
safety valve and escape for higher pres
sure of steam than the affair is allowed to
carry blows of at the back Of the wearer's
neck Elaborate heaters are being con-
structed for ladies' wear. They can be
worn inside the hustle and entirely OBJ
scured. Before going out Of the house the
lady's maid can light the lamp, which, by
the way, is gagged to run six, eight or ten
hours,
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street. DO not think that ever knew a
more genial, generous, clever and popular
young fellow than he was.
One day be called me to his room and di-
rected my attention 70 n singular spot on
tho right side OF his neck where the collar
ordinarily covered IL. II was about the size
Of n dime, round, and looked as IL painted
with zinc-white, or rather az II all color
had been extracted from the tissues there.
" DO you know what that isl' he asked me.
I hesitated. While believed that knew
for had already been examining leprosy
considerably-it seemed too awful q thing 10
think that my handsome, talented, blithe
young friend, whom we all liked so much
for his manly worth, had upon him the in
efTaccable brand OF that most horrible doom.
Il believe you suspect what it is, as do"
he went on, "but we will sec bow 1t pro-
crosses. We may both be wrong"
Some six weeks later he called me in
again TO look at the spot. IL had grown to
the bgness Of q silver quarter! And an
other spot was showing. No doubt was pos
sible. He was doomed.
al know when caught It; three years
ago." he remarked.
We wasted no words discussing the situa-
ton, for we both knew that his condition
was hopeless. He simply pressed my hand,
saying: "Don't mention II TO anybody"
said: "No" A few days passed, In which
he seemed as Hght-hearted as ever. Mean
while, as we afterward learned, be was
quietly and systematically closing up all his
business affairs. Then one night ~ we met
in the hall he shook hands and said: Good
bye" l understood him correctly but could
not, under the circumstances, disapprove
Of his purpose. He went out-and did not
return
Two or three days elapsed. The landlady
"A pretty little widow, as good as she was
charming, TO whom he was engaged 70 be
married-was very anxious about him. At
his place Of business there was much won
derment over his disappearance. His
friends, and he had many, were all exer-
cised about him. The news reached US that
away down in Santa Rosa, in lonely place
by the bank OF a stream, had been found the
body Of a young man, handsome and we'll
dressed, but without any thing about him TO
give any Glow TO his identity. A bullet-hole
was through his head and n revolver, with
one chamber empty, was still clutched in
his right hand. II was our friend. He had
put a stop 70 his leprosy, the only one posi-
hla daafh
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sHERIFF's SALE.

STATE OF KANSAS.
BARBER COUNTY.
In the District Court of Barber county. state
of Kansas.
Henry Fisher and Frederick Fisher,
partners doing business under the
firm name of Bank of HaZelton,
Plaintiffs.
j. .. Hazelton. Araminta HaZeltOn,
Noah B Moore and Sarah Moore De-
fendauts.
DY virtue of an order of sale, to me directed,
- issued out of the District Court of Barber
county, Kansas, dated Nov. lst, 1855, L, George
will on
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1855,
at the hour of two o'clock i'm the afternoon of
said day, at the front door of the courthouse
in the city of Medicine Lodge, Barber county
state of Kansas, offer for sale at public auction
to the highest bidder, for cash in hand, all the
right, title. interest, claim and estate whatso-
ever of the said defendants in and to the follow.
ing described lands and tenements lying and
situated in Barber county and state of Kansas,
to-wit:
The south half Cd of section No. thirty-six
l36) in township No. thirty-two (2) south OF
range ten (l0) west, Barber county. Kansas.
Levied upon as the property of said defen-
dantS to satisfy a judgment rendered against
them and in favor of said plaintiffs, in said suit
for the sum of Five Hundred Dollars (SbOO)
with II per cent. interest from April IA. 1885,
and for the further sum of Ffty-two and Sl-l00
Dollars tSjS.S4) with per cent interest from
January II. 1889 and for the costs of suit and
for the costs OF this sale.
Given under my hand this 5th day of Nov
lsSs, at my office in the city of Medicine Lodge,
Kansas.
GEO. w. STEVENS.
242S Sheriff Of Barber County, Kansas
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DOWN ON WIDOERS.
A Southern Man Narrowly Esca pes Are
for Threatened Violence.

A Southern Man Narrowly Esca pes Arrest
for Threatened Violence.
have no doubt at all but that they're
very good institution, in their own way,
muses. a writer in the Smithvllle (Ga.)
NeScs, and just as necessary as death and
taxes-but I'll take mine without 'em here
after, for all that.
Imean widows.
You see. 1 always had secret horror of
mother-in-law and widow.
1t is as natural to me as original sin, or
the sign on Johnson's drug store
This is how it was:
/ was travelling from Atlanta to Smith
vile not very long ago, and it so happened
that lone widow and myself were left the
only occupants Of the first-class coach half
way between Macon and Smithville.
1 saw at once she was widow by the
look she gave me, and would have retired
gracefully to the sleeping-car but for the
fact that it was crowded and not seat
available
She knew that she had me, and was not
long in letting me know it.
Its awful travelling alone, sir.'
81 don't find 1t so, madam said, raising
up the window and looking out.
mo; because you're not poor wilder,
like am-that's why. Please let down that
window; the draft will kill me-,
81 wish it would" muttered, as the win
dow came down with bang
But she overheard me.
''Oh, he wants to kill mel CONDUCTOR
Conductori'
Here the conductor came running in.
he shook me roughly by the arm.
'See here, nowl None of your insults to
q defenseless woman. You'll not kill any,
body on my tram. I'll have you arrested
the first station l get tor
"He's hurt my Affections" sobbed the
widow.
'rd make him pay for it," said the con-
ductor.
"a poor, lone widder," she cried.
1t was in vain sought TO explain. got
of the train at the first station. and lay low
and kept dark for two days Then crawled
out and sneaked home, a sadder but WISER
man.
Brethren, no more W idders in miuei
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SNAKES UP A TREE.

Peculiar Fad Recently Adopted by New
York State serpents.
The Kingston Freeman tells this snake
story, which will bear inspection: David
Bailey and Lincoln Dunn went hunting one
day in the woods near Ponnecook creek, not
far from Accord. The locality is wild and
picturesque, the Delaware and Hudson
canal running along in the foreground,
while the stern old Shawangunk mountains
loom proudly up on the opposite side The
hunters stopped near the creek to locate
tree on which they shot two large black
snakes about year ago. Peering through
the branches, three wriggling reptiles were
discovered suspended in air and another
old-timer was crawling about on the ground
beneath. The one on the ground made
leap Tor the tree, and then all four
snakes lifted their heads high in air, thrust
out their tongues and Kissed venomously at
the two men who had intruded themselves
into the sacred precincts of their snake
ships.
Taking careful aim both hunters fired
simultaneously, and great, Shiny, wrig-
Cling mass fell to the ground below. Three
OF the snakes were dead, but the biggest of
the quartet ''manly six footer," had been
dazed only, and one of the men was fright
ened nearly out of his senses when the ugly
reptile suddenly raised itself and made
for Mr.. Dunn. The hunter lodged, but the
snake followed up the attack so lively that
had 1t not been for a smart rap dealt with
the butt end of Mr. Bailey's gun serious re-
suits might have followed.
The gamy snake was six feet in length
and big around in proportion. The aggre-
gate length of the other three was sixteen
and half feet
The extent of the hunters game for the
day was the four snakes and three par
tridges.