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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-25
OIL THINGS AND DEAR.

There is 70 song like an old song
That we have not heard for years;
Each simple note appears to throng
With shapes that swim in tears.
It may have been cheerful strain,
But twas so long ago
That glee, grown old, has turned to pain,
And mirth has turned to woe.
There is no friend like an Old friend,
Whose life-path mates our own,
Whose dawn and noon, whose eve and end
Have known what we have known.
It may be when we read his face
We note a trace OF care;
'Tis well that friends in life's last grace
Share sighS as smiles they share.
There is no love like an old love;
A lost, may be, or dead;
Whose place, since she has gone above,
No other fills instead.
1t is not well neer love anew,
For life were drear il SO,
But that first love has roots that grew
Where others can not grow.
There are no days like old days,
When we, not they, were young;
When all lifes rays were golden rays
And wrong had never Stung.
Dear heart If now our steps could pass
Through paths OF childhood's s morn,
And the dew of youth lie on the grass
Which Times fell scythe has shornl
Old song, old friend, old love, old days;
Old things, yet never old;
A stream that's dark till sunshine plays
And changes it to gold;
Through all winds memory's river on,
Mid banks OF sore regret,
But gleam's on the peaks Of long agone
That softens sadness yet.
From the German.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-25

From a literary point of view l do" said
the bachelor. 'See here, you explained to
me that age was considered differently
from literary point of view to that which
it was in life; so is love-making. What is
charming, I'm sure, in story is not suit
able for a serious business man in real
life. Oh, Pm disgraced forever. She'll
think don't know what Pll shoot my
selfr'
'ToddIes," said Mr.. Sparkle, gravely,
"don't do that yet. Wait Fate has helped
you out of your dilemma The fragment is
somewhat disjointed, / am aware, butIt will
go to that cold woman's heart. 1t will win
her; see if it doesn't"
'She will never speak to me again." said
Toddles. 'You don't know Miss Ever
green"
"Oh, know women in general" said
Sparkle.
Whether he did or not, twenty-four
hours OF frightful anxiety on Mr.. Toddle's
part ended in the receipt of letter from
Miss Evergreen in which she expressed
her surprise at the depth of his attachment,
which she had never even suspected, and
confessed that the touching language in
which he had portrayed it had won her
heart; in fact, she accepted him.
They are married, and Sparkle was best
man at the wedding. g.-Fireside Companion.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-25
DOING THE DRUMMERS.
They Flsh0d for Harmless Suckers an
Caught Tartar.

They Flsh0d for Harmless Suckers and
Caught u Tartar.
There were five or six of US drummers
out of Chicago, said one of them to a New
York Sun man, who used to bring up in
Cairo in a bunch on Sunday, and one of the
gang was billiard expert. / don't mean
that he could have held his own with the
big guns, but he was way above the COM
mon, and runs of from thirty to fifty were
everyday things with hum. He used to
dress up as a farmer, steam boat man or
cattle buyer, enter billiard parlcr, and
after fooling around for awhile he would
catch a sucker and stick him for the drinks
all around. Nearly all the boys in Cairo
had got on to his game, when one night VIC
dropped into O'Neil's as a sort of cleaning
up. Our man was disguised as a ma
chinist, having greasy clothes and grease on
his hands, and when q P4Oper opening oc-
CURED he put himself forward. No one
seemed to suspect him, and he certainly
handled his cue like greenhorn. When
he announced his desire to try a game a
man who looked like a river pilot was put
forward. He claWed of for awhile, and
finally sa he never played except for
money. Our Jim didn't dare give himself
away, but four or FIVE of US offered to
bank on him to the extent of hundred
dollars.
1t was more Of a bluff on our part, but we
found takers right of and had to put up the
long green. II was to be the best two out
OF three, and of course Jim played of on
the first Five was the highest run he
made, while the pilot seemed to be doing his
best and made one of thirteen. Jim was
| thirty-fve when the stranger went out, and
believing we had sized up our victim we
put up another hundred. Jim got the first
shot on the new game, and as our money
was up ne played for all that was in him.
| His first run was thirty-seven, and we were
tickled all over. Then the stranger took
hold and ran forty-two, but Jim ran the
game out on his next shot.
This made game apiece, and the pilot
| won the "bank.n He started of very easy,
| kept the balls well together, and after be
| had counted up to eighty-seven he halted
and asked Jim If he wanted any mere. Jim
didn't. Neither did the rest of US. We
tried 10 get out gracefully, but the whole
crowd gave US the laugh and the informa-
| ton that the pilot was the expert Of Chi
cago, brought down there on purpose to
| take US down a peg and keep US hard-up
| financially for the next ten wears
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-25
A BLESSED BLUNDER.
How d Problem Was Unexpected
ly Solved for Toddles.

Mr.. Toddles arose one morning in very
melancholy mood. It was his forty-tifth
birthday, and he was still bachelor.
''Time is flying" he said. ''Youth has
gone. / have nothing to look forward to
but miserable single life at a boarding
house. Why have never married. 1t is
too late now
"Toddles, you ins" cried a voice at the
door. Il want to consult you"
"Come in, come in," replied Toddles, and
the door opened to aamit tall gentleman,
with head like the popular portraits of
Shakespeare and beard which he trimmed
in the way best calculated 10 impress the
likeness on all beholders.
He wore a very snowy little smoking
jacket and cap TO match, and carried in
his hand roll of manuscript and a stylo-
graphic pen. He looked what he was a
literary man. His serials, which were OF
the most romantic sort, were read with
ayidity by all the young ladies who sub
scribed for the Weekly Gusher or who
bought 1t at the stands or stationers'
stores or borrowed 1t of their neighbors.
His heroes were never more than twenty
two; resembled, according to description,
the wax figures with which hair-dressers
decorate their windows; smoked constant
ly, rolled up their eyes continually, and all
possessed silk night-gowns and slept on
silken pillows and put rare perfumes on
their handkerchiefs and decorated their
button-holes with hot-house plants and had
only to double their fists and shake them at
any other man IN order to make him fall as
fat as the walls of Jericho. In fact they
were even mixtures Of the Apollo Belvedere
and the dandy OF tbs time of tha SpeetatoE,
with some OF the stuff that goes to the max
However, the girls liked them, and many q
married dame sighed over the romances and
wished that her prosaic John was more OF
that pattern.
Good morning, Toddles, old fellow ~
said Mr. Sparkle, genially. "Here I am,
coming for advice againl Whenever want
genuine advice 7 come to you. You have
literary taste It's q eopfoundeq pity that
you are rich, Toddles-you'd have made
your mark with your pen else. Well, you'll
advise mei''
81 shall be delighted, / am sure" said
Toddles; ''delightedl But you flatter me. y
Not at ALL" responded Mr.. Sparkle
Breakfast is not ready yet I'll just read
this 10 you, if you don't Iaiad. I've taken a
new departure in this serial-pTe intro
iuced an old fellow"
"How oldl'' asked Toddles.
Thirty" responded Sparkle; "almost
thirty
Nov. Icall that young" said Toddles.
''of course it is in real life." said
Sparks, .sFarty IS young 70 all iatents aaG
purposes. But literary age is very diff
ferent- 1t would blast an authors reputa-
ton to make heroine out Of her teens or q
hero out Of his twenties. This thirty-year-
1lder is an old bachelor who has long
adored certain young lady. and remains
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-25

interest. Tne Nez rerce oetesteo the snake.
aud the Snake gave the hunters of the
Nez Perce no rest. Thus, like France and
England in olden times, each nation had its
hereditary enemy. Tribes combined to fight
other tribes and often fought to extermina-
ton.
Making careful computation from the
latest reports, which embraces all the States
and Territories, excepting Alaska, we count
$4,000. The accompanying table shows us
how they are distributed:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-25

II the most useful man j. the happsess
man, z gentleman IN Steep Falls, Me-, must
enjoy supreme bliss. Besides keeping q
general store In which he supplies the vii
layers with every thing from saleratus to
to woolen stockings, he Is also the village
barber, sexton and grayestone nannfacts
urer and keeps = Livery stable.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-25
something About Cold-sores.

So called fever-sores. otherwise known as
herpes, and as cold-sores, appear frequently
on the lips, at the junction Of the mucous
membrane and the skin. They commence
as small vesicles. containing a clear tuid.
This fluid afterward becomes thicker, until
finally crust is formed, which falls OF in
from eight to fourteen days, and recovery Is
then complete. In some persons these cold
sores recur again and again, and without
any assignable cause. Sometimes they ap-
pear during the course OF certain acute dis
eases, such as malaria or pneumonia
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-25
CHURCHES.

DAPTIST-Prcacnlng each sunday at II II.
DIN. aud at : 80 y. m, at the courthouse. sun
day school at 10 O'Clock, a IN. Prayer meeting
"wednesday evening OF each week. Rev. w. A
Cain Pastor. Residence on Cor. Lincoln Ave.
mn Cherry Streets.
I~,ui ,'STIAN.-Prcaching every sunday at
- iio'c, NGk. II. m, and 800 p. m. by Elder Eide,
David Natinr Prayer meeting every we'd
nesdSv niybt (, 'nday school at 10 clock a. III.
every Sunday.
FETHODIST EPISC, ,NpAL.-Ssrviccse every
day seb""I every SUNDAY at "a. IN. Prayer
mectine every Wednesday EVEN " ~ ."'
strangers invited. II. SANDERSON, -uo'"''
DRESBYTERIAN.-Se every sumo, " u. u.
4 II a. IN. and 1880 p. m. Sunday Schooi e"
10 a. IN. j. Il. NOHTn, Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Services on End
Sunday of every month at Sherlock hall, AT
1000 n m REV. BITTER Pastor.
4; ;ERMAN BAPTIST BRETHREN-floldr reg
IT ular services at MingOna, Bhrher county,
tho second and fourth Sundays in chch MONTH
At Forrest school house ON the second sunday ;
Cedar Greek school house on the third sunday.
BY Elders Shamberger. Smith and Neher.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-25
Faithful Even i'm Adversity.

A gentleman was out shooting near
Iotnes, Eng. the other day, when he had
the misfortune TO shoot his dog. For mo-
ment he WAS too much overcome 70 see
what damage he had done, and before he
had recovered himself the animal, black
retriever, had come up to him, bringing In
ats mouth its own tail, which had been shot
rlaar fsf4
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-25

Being famous Books by famous Authors consisting OF
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EXTRA with side and back stamp embemac design in real
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-25

PRETTY GIFTS!SUITABLE GIFTS

Ladies vest chains and fobs, rolled plate, g.
year guarantee, S2OO 10 S6.OO
Ladies' and Gents charms, 25c to $500
Society charms and pins, rolled plate and
gold. SIPS to $500
Ladies', Misses, Child's bracelets, 40c. to SS
Child's pins with bangle. lOc
Ladies' and Gents gold and rolled plate
pins. 25c. to $500
Ladies' and Gents cuff buttons, 25c. to So
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-25

East Lynne Eight Years Wanderings in Ceylon Elliots
Poems Evenings at Home Green Pastures and Pccadly
Florida Hyperion gelows Poems Life of Franklin Maid
of Athens Mtons Poems New Magdalen, Mysterious Is
land Nicholas Nicholby Old Curiosity Shop, Pckwck Pa
have these books hand that customers may what
they get before they make purchase This
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-25
And Ntv They Vonder,

The fishermen Of the word have been
seooping up the fish of the ses, big and little,
with every appliance human iagenuity could
invent and without the least care for CON
sequences, end now they are wondering
what en- earth is the matter with certain sorts
Of hsh that they can no longer be caught.
Hnever occurred to them that a cisfern
could be pumped dry.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-25
500 Reward.

VIII pay the above reward for the arrest
and conviction OF any person killing cattle be-
longing to +. e. lfubbeil 4 Co.. branded Tf1-
ingie II, ExS fora any information leading TO
y asdicine sinSi Lodge, xsus. :. 8 AO ie.S
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-25

Guest (at cheap restaurant l-"Brfng me-
ham sandwich and q glass Of milk ;,
Waiter Qortissimol- -''hacadamize porkf
One whitewashP,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-25
WORTH FROM 500 TO $125 E

lottery but SURE ENOUGH present.
Remember that customer who purchases $500,
upwards worth of goods of at time, and pays cash
for same during this month"; will take their choice of of
these Elegant Books.
Santa Claus astonished at offer and beautiful
display of Christmas Gifts in
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-25

Y-Rx
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-13

Qulle peculiar Incident took place IN
- eounssy near Corydon, Ky, . lev
Goys ego, between IN excellent farm Isdy
90 ber Turkeys. u seems that lass
gpftog she put lot Of cherries into I
borvol ed poured whiskey on them for
~ p0rpOse Of making cherry bounce.
~ Tie tI0o Of the incident che drew Oh
obe liquid and empsied the cherries n
he back yard. She had gang oI
eighieso turkeya which immedissely On
6ndlng Tie cherries devourei them
L@to Il The day The lady found I'll he.
tnrkeys stretched out apparently lifeIess
Tnlsklng they bad died from the effect,
- poison che picked them 10 order q
onvo the feathers, and threw their cav
eoseos down il ravine. Next morning
- her surprise and consternstion, IL,
w1olo gang came up, and some
vooe abashed and seemingly coz
nisant % . dIsastrous drunk they tx
oeea on. The good lady hss experience.
3 good deal Of trouble IN ans werinl
loeolIOne about her naked turkeys. =
Evansville Courier.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-13

Clay City Advocate: ,. !. McCswley
oIvos . this week he method Of keep
- eaboite rom apple trees, which 30
~ b be- thoroughly tested and nnds
= absolutely e6sctoal. He tskss sweet
nm oad soot, mixss I'D applies 70
osonso - wsuld white Wash. Ne o.
~ = ~ Sintss ed be- never had Z
oooU11onlod ~ rabbits. This u . very
$500 Nasdy, eesas nothing end 3 Ger.
eninay worth tryisg.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-13

The Mt. Vernon fair company publish
In the papers : report In fnll Or all re-
ceipts and expenditures Of their first ex-
hibition held IL October. They paid ont
In premiums t3,634.6O; their gate re-
ceipts were t3,79l .4S; their receipts for
entry fees. booths, stands, ETC., oI55S.08.
-EvansvilIe Courier.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-13
Save Your Hair

RYs timely sssof Ayss's ualr Visor
- This preparations - No equal - :
drsssing. u keeps he scalp clean. COOL
and healthy. ard preserves ths coloss
fallness. and beauty e ths hair.
II was rapidly becoming bald and
nay but altar uaing two Or three
bottles q Ayes's Hair vigos my hair
grew thick and glossy and the original
color wns restored. "-Nelvtn Aldrichs
Cannnn Centre y. y.
sooms tIms 80 Doss al my hnl. IN
o01neQucnce 81 moasles. Altar due
waiting. 10 now growth appear9d-
shea 1sed Ayers Hair vigos 80 ~
Thick and Strong.
n In apparently come o. stay. Tho
vigcr = evidently great ~! = nafurs'"
-. b. Williams, Fi0gusvillos Texas-
II hare used Ayers Hair Visor for
-, mel s.sisisrsor1 dressing Tor ths hair.
Il Il al I could desire. bring harmless,
causing the hair 70 retain ia natural
color, and requiring but small quantity
% render the hair easy - arrange
Nm. ~. a. Bailey . Charles street,
Havcrhill, Mas.
II have been using Ayers Hair vlgce
for several years. AMI ls.lievo that Il has
cansed my hair 10 retain In natural
color Mrs. III. J. King. Dealer il
Dry Goods. &C.. BishopvilIe, Nd.
Ayers Hair vigor,
d. :. G. Aver 4 Co., Lowell Mass.
Sod By DTuGIlIlsasa PsrfunsH.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-13

Ex-President Cleveland has received
'sn oner Of $4,000 for bic country seat
near Washington. the sum being i've
times what II cost him. Nr. snd Mrs.
Cleveland were always fond or their lit
ne cottage q Oak View, and spent their
|happiest days there during bis prssides-
l.al tern.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-13

Robert hughes, General SuperiateBd-
ent Of the American Express Company.
spent yesterday in this city. He states
that on the LET Of January the American
Express Company will begin doing busI-
ness over The Chesapeake and Ohio. the
Louisville Southern and al the lines In
the Mackey system. AZ present tho
Adams Express Company operates over
The lines named.-Indianapol Journal
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-13

Gov Hovey announces In an interview
that he h opposed 10 the administration .
policy Of repeating the tohacco and
whisky taxes. It is hoped that our err
rattle executive has learned By this time
that i i the republican party which de-
sires 70 repeal those taxes, and moi the
democratic party, ~ be announced In his
ate Iemented Elkhart speech. indiana
polls Sentinel.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-13

Advertise in the JAsrfs CouRIIE.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-13

Man with swollen jaw-I've got to
have . tooth pulled. Will IL hurt2
Dcntist-No.
Tooth 10 pulled and man with swol.
len jaw bowls like . icnd CoDfound
your lying picture, thought you said u
wouldn't hurt3
Dentist-Oh, did you mean yourself?
You didn't specify. -Binghsmpton re.
publican.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-13
jefferson Tp. Trustee's Notice.

|VvHE undersigned will be &C bic Office
TO attend 20 township business Of
Jefferson township, Dubois county. On
saturdays OF each week, and requests I'll
persons having business with The town.
ship to attend % II on those days. The
township libraries are kept q J. W.
|Jac0bs', In Blrdseye, and tho Trustees
residence, where oil persons entitled can
;get books thereof.
JOHN PRUIrT,
! Sept.S Say. Trustee Jefferson Up.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-13

People Of franklin, EdInbsrg. CoIum-
bus, Brownstown and Salem ere dliscnss-
ing project for building . railroad
which will leave the l., n. a. = &, Rosd
II Salem and run north through the
towns named % indianapolis. Il u be-
Iieved that large subsidies wOuId 20
voted % the road BY the townships
through which it would psss.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-13

FARM ron SALe.-The farm &C the
crossing Of the railroad and Patoka river,
Of 237 acres q for sale. Good coal land
good farm land. Easy terms. Apply 81
Courier ofI6ce.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-13

= \. H.: y sI9:ss rs:ss !: sss:s, :.'cEss
o. Rveae variety CHEAP
Wv, -, 14s9-3m.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-13

VVHE undersigned, Trustee Of Balm
4 bridge township, Dubois county
will attend to Township business o.
saturdays Of evcry week, q bis residence
on North Main street, between Sew
enth and Eighth. IN Jasper.
The Library Of said Township is KEEP
&C the bookstore Of Mr.. Jacob Gosmann
whore persons wanting books can obtair
them st any time.
JOSEPH ECKSTEIN, Trustee.
April 50, l6S0-Iy.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-10-12
Parker's Army Comn:

A veteran of the regular army said
to me while in a reminiscent mood:
The widest madcap of the Federal
army, during the late war Of the re-
bellion, was Dwight Parker, who was
on Hancock's staff. Brave rs a lion,
handsome rs a picture, he was the
ideal soldier. Dwight got a furlough
after he had served a long time at the
front and behaved himself until his ar
rival in Philadelphia. There he pro-
coed to .inaugurate n howl as you
boys say now, but we used to call il "a
spree He just climbed all over the
town. If there was any resident who
didn't know he was in the city it
wasn't his fault. He did the best he
knew how, aud Dwight wasn't a man
of mean abilities in that line either.
Right in tho middle of this spree he
went to the undertaker's and got meas
ured for n coffin. This with q plate
bearing his name with n blank space
left for the date Of his death. was for
warded to the Continental Hotel.
Dwight was very proud of it, and cele-
brated its arrival in a name peculiar
TO him. When bis Through had al
most expired he packed mp his bag
gage and his coffin and started for the
front. Hancock and the officers of his
staff were at first inclined to look upon
Parker's coffin as something CHASTITY,
but everything went in the army in
those days. and finally all hands got SO
accustomed TO seeing the thing around
headquarters that they began to use it
as n sort OF waste paper receptacle.
What became of it? Well, | don't re-
member. Parker died several years
ago on Governors Island. n. Y. but
he had n brand new coffin on that oc-
c%asion, for / saw it. | guess Parker
was the only soldier on either side who
carried his coffin with him during tho
war."-EOSton Irdreiicr.