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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-30
CRUSHED BY FLOWERS.
How Philadelphia Dude Was KRooke
Down by Discarded ROuouets.

How a Philadelphia Dude Was Knocked
Down by Discarded bouquets.
The dinner was ended at about two
o'clock a. m, and the coterle of swells who
had participated in it separated and took
their different homeward ways They were
all In evening dress, of course, says the
Philadelphia Press, and in several instances
it was unfortunate that they were obliged
to separate. AS one of them remarked. it
was easier for them to walk in clusters
than as solitaires. companion replied
that the fault lay with the foolish habit of
placing homes IN different localities. This
was assented to; the habit was condemned
and the separation (in Difference to the rep
rehensible habit took place.
The way of one young man lay out Spruce
street, and that statement is sufficient to
fix his identity in the minds of the local
social world. As has been stated, he was
in evening dress, but did not wear an opera
hat instead, he wore the ordinary every
day tile. That was unfortunate for both
the hat and the wearer, because as both
were passing wellknown theatrical
boarding house on Ninth street there was
shower of flowers from a third-story
window that came in violent contact with
the hat and depressed it over the ears of
the wearer. The flowers did not fall as
they are alleged to in Fairyland, but in
solid bouquets and baskets ranging from six
inches to two feet in diameter. They were
also faded and musty and the stems were
encased in tin-fo;i Consequently they
We're heavy and carried dull thud with
them The result was that the young swell
was what is regularly known as 'sbonneted .
He was also prostrated and reached home
with the remains of his hat in his hand and
his story of how it got that way is stIll
viewed with suspicion by his family. 1t is
straight, however. The flowers were the
remains of a box pasly testimonial to a well
known actress.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-30
Cigar. Of Recent ORIGIN.

The use Of cigars by civilized people is
much more recent than most people sup
pose. The real cigar, which is pure roll
Of tobacco alone, probably originated in
Cuba, where the very best cigars are still
made. If not there il was undoubtedly in
one Of the West India Islands. Their origin
with US, as in Europe, did not begin until
early in the present century. II is said that
of all the various cook books published be-
tween 1900 and 1915, and books which treat
Of the pleasures and adjuncts Of taste be-
fore the last named date, not one refees TO
the after-dinDer cigar or to cigars at all
Cigars are now made all over the civilized
world They are produced very extensive
ly in Bremen and Hamburg, and St Seville,
in Spain But at Manila. in the Philippine
Islands, the largest factories ere to be
found, in some of which ten tho sand girls
are employed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-30
DETECTIVE ABILITY.
If It Is Born in a Man It Is Bound
to Come Out.
How Prominent Detective Got His First
Job-Reading n Cipher Message That
Had Puzzled His Employers
A Strange Story.

"I suppose detective is somewhat gov
erned by his intuitionsi' remarked De
troit Free Press reporter.
"Somewhatr' exclaimed the detective.
VERY much so. young man. 1t is gift. 1t
Is born in one, though, of course, it can be
cultivated. Whether it can be acquired is
quite another question. If a detective
hasn't intuitions, he'll never amount to
much in his profession"
&C. have sometimes thought" said the re-
porter, IN that sage way of his. that noted
physicians are very much governed by their
intuitions. If not, how do they come to
rise so rapidly. OF course, a good college
training and large experience, and all
that, are necessary, and yet there seems to
be something above and beyond them. Any
how, have known physicians of learning
and experience who didn't rise, and they
didn't lack ambition, either"
at is aptitude, my dear boy" replied the
detective. "1t is as necessary in your pro-
fession as in any other, and If you haven't
got it you'll never rise. You are right
about physicians. l have friend who'll
talk to you about every thing but your all
ment, and yet all the time he will be finding
out, in an lntuitive way, just what's the
matter with you and the treatment you re-
quire.''
4OW 0l1 yO0 SOu4C W duOpO OuC pTO10S@
sion of a detective?" the reporter ventured
to ask.
"Partiy from choice, partly from con-
sciousness of aptitude, but mainly owing to
an incident connected with the earlier years
of my life. 1t came to me like revelation,
almost, and it showed me where could be
the most useful"
"Have a cigars" asked the reporter, with
an insinuating smile.
''Yes-because you always carry good
ones," replied the detective. "Oh, under
standl You want me to relate the incident,
so here goes"
He lit cigar, recrossed his legs, assumed
a contemplative mood and then began
'Aldozen years ago, or more, private firm
of New York detectives were very much
puzzled over a case which had been placed
in their hands. A wealthy citizen of Fifth
avenue had died and had left will which
was so manifestly unjust that the heirs
would not allow it to be probated.
''The testator had evidently pr epared 1t
while in a passion; then, too, there was
probably codicil, and to find that was a
matter of great Importance. 1t was believed
that in it he had been more just by revok-
ing much that had given dissatisfaction in
the will. The latter had been found in a
large, sealed envelope, upon tho outside of
which was the following"
Here the detective penciled the subjoinGd
and handed it to the reporter:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-30
MILES OF RED-TAPE.
The Mystery of an onward Foreign e
try'' at the Custom House.

The Mystery of an Inward Foreign En-
try" at the Custom House.
- Few people are aware that five or six
years must elapse before the red tape set
in motion by the importation of foreign
merchandise through the custom-house
ceases to unwind. Yet such is the case.
To follow the checkered career of the
numerous official documents that have their
origin in such an importation would require
the acumen of Philadelphia lawyer. The
systematized confusion which glance into
the busy interior of the Boston custom
house reveals gives but a slight idea of the
complicated legal machinery that ceaseless-
ly moves therein. No layman could under
stand it from cursory study, and to ex-
plain the multiform process in type would
be almost as instructive as an attempt to
explain the Keely motor.
The operation begins with the inward
foreign division, in which the importer, or
his agent, first appears upon the scene, and
abe inward foreign entry that he is there
given is the innocent cause of all the scrib-
bling, and signing, and stamping that after
ward goes on for an indefinite and confusing g
perlod. The invoice and bill of lading are
partic cps crimfnls in the affair, for they come
into play at the same time as the other, and
together as they go forth on reckless career
QcDuIV
collectors, auditors, naval officers, cashiers,
triplicate invoice clerks, liquidating clerks
and several other kind Of clerks, getting
duplicated and Implicated, and signed and
stamped, and doubtless sworn at IN their
dizzy course.
There is even statistical department,
where the papers get focused into cold,
hard, unsympathetic figures for ultimate
use in treasury reports. Fortunately, the
importing merchant doesn't have to dance
attendance upon all this circumlocution. He
can give bonds for his examination pack
ages,o as they are called, and when the
papers have swung round the circle, and
the different officials have agreed on the
exact duties, he can step up and pay them
and get released from his bond.
An invoice was recently seen by Boston
Globe reporter, which bore no fewer than
seventeen stamps and eighteen different
signatures. 1t had been year and half
on its travels and wasn't through yet This
case was one of those possible complications
that sometimes make the confusion even
worse confounded.
What becomes Of all these documents
after they have gone their weary rounds
Why, they are packed away In the loft OF
the appraisers building, there to gather
dust till free trade shall rel gn and customs
duties be q thing of the past
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-30
HE PAID THE BILLS.
One of the Serious Drawbacks to . Marry
Christmas.

Christmas.
Old Mr.. Lot o. Rocks on Christmas morn
ing was the happiest man in three coun-
ties, says the Chicago News. A richly
upholstered, hand-embroidered, silver
tasseled dressing-gown hung over his
easy chair, with an affectionate note from
mamma. A dazzling diamond stud twisted
the SUMS rays out of shape on the dresser
and threw light blue CLEAN on a card
"To dearest papa, from his loyingest
daughter" A gold repeater on the mantel
licked so hard it almost knocked a hole in
the wall, and pretty card told him it was
from another Miss Rocks. Slippers and
neckties, suspenders and handkerchiefs,
smoking-caps and cigar-holders were also
stacked up in one corner Of the room.
Old Rocks smothered himself in his
new gown and an excess of sentiment for
two days. He smoked himself blind and
employed night watchman to protect his
jewelry. He was q very proud man
proud of himself, proud of an af1ectionate
family that was proud Of him. Helavished
presents on his loving wife and tender
hearted daughters. Such an unbounded
display Of affection must be rewarded an
hundred fold, thought old Rocks. He did
not leave wish or want of his dutiful fam
lily go unheeded. Old Mr.. Rocks was made
thrice happy.
Early yesterday district messenger boy
called with small bill for pair of slip
pers. Old Mr.. Rocks smiled in feverish
sort of way. An hour later the haberdasher
sent in bill for ties, suspenders and other
bric-a-brac. At noon the tailor's messenger
carried up an account for dressing gown
and cap. But old Rocks paid and paid until
the jewelers. diamond and watch statement
reached his Office, then the old man flew
into passion-.9l326 was more than he
would stand. He could have bought every
thing for half his affeetionate family had
paid for it, he declared, and threatened to
pitch the messenger into the street. But
the jeweler notified Mr. Rocks that the bad
debt wagon would call at his residence next
morning if he did not pay his honest debts,
and the old man settled.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-30
Tho Power OF Ni...-.

The amount Of water falling over Niagara
Falls is equal to about 10000, 600 tons an
hour falling 10000 feet. The amount of
coal required to raise such q weight to the
point from which 1t fell, which is a measure
OF the amount of the power yielded by the
water in falling, would require the con-
sumption of 100000, 600 tons Of coal. which is
the amount OF coal now consumed by the
entire world Now, If fifty per cent Of the
power used to drive the first dynamo ma
cnine could be recovered from the second,
and hence, If the whole power of Niagara
could be utilized, it might be distributed
over the United States so as TO give from
that water fall alone power equal to the
present mechanical force of the world.
estimating that onc-balf of the coal used
Is solely for mechanical purposes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-30
MEDICINE LODGE. KANSAS WEDNESDAY. JAN. 30 1899
BEsIEoED BY HOGS.
The Thrilling Adventure Of Plucky L
Josh Van warnnan

=
Josh Van Wagonen
Up here in the somber, rugged Shawn
gunks. hoop-pole cutting is becoming quite
an industry, writes New York Times cor
respondent from Upper Stony Kill, NY.
Chase Van Wagonen, who lives here,
tramps seven miles daily to his sshoop
ranch," which is situated in a gloomy,
desolate locality known as Pollymazottee,
just west of the famous Dark Hole. Sew
eral times Van Wagonen has been obliged
to go dinnerless, owing to the depredations
OF quadrupeds who roam about in vast num-
bers and apparently unmolested A day or
two ago Van Wagonen took his son, the
eldest of several children, with him for
company, and to watch his dinner.
Young Joshua and his father reached their
destination soon after daybreak, and, while
the elder began his daily task, ssJoshn
busted himself in kindling a roaring fire,
around which he built wall of stones
At noon hearty dinner was eaten. Van
Wagonen returned to his work. and Joshua.
after replenishing the fire, armed himself
with his fathers trusty rifle, and started
out in search of adventure and small game.
The sturdy little chap had tramped about
three miles when he heard an ugly grunt,
and saw at the same time a wild boar that
had been taking a siesta on pile of sunny
leaves. There was an oak tree near by,
and 'Josh's' legs did good service in
| climbing to a place of safety among its
branches. In his haste he had dropped the
rifle, and when he glanced downward the
boys heart turned SEX with fear. All
about were sheltered nests of leaves, which
| he knew well would be occupied at night by
scores of wild hogs. The boar was still on
| watch, and unless he should relax his vigils
all escape was shut of.
Scream after scream and pitifui cries for
help met with no response, and before an
hour passed the hogs began gathering, and
| night closed in dark and cold The wind
cut like a razor, and little "Josh" was
| obliged to rub his already peeled legs
against the tree bark to keep from freez-
ing. All through that long, dreary night
| the boy kicked and moved about on his high
| perch to keep the blood from songealmg in
| his veins; but toward morning his strength
| gave out, and when rescued by his father
and band of ShawSngunk mountain
| hunters the child was lifted from a terribly
| perAOus position into which he had fallen
! while asleep. One foot dangled within
! three feet of the boar's reach The child
was carried hoHaGzaore dead than alive,
and for several hours he lay in perilous
condition. The boy says it was light before
| he fell asleep, so that he mnst just have
fallen when rescued. The wild boar and
| three other hogs were shot by the hunters.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-30
The Business World.

Bread is rising.
The scavenger business is picking up
Bridge jumping is falling of
There is warm competition IN the stove
trade.
Bustles are unsteady.
Boots and shoes are getting along, aad
holding their own
The match industry is on a strike
Painting Is brushing up.
There Is big droP in whisky sales.
Balloons are going up.
The demand for gas stock is light, and
Money is scarce, with a Decided adJec-
tive before the scarce
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-30
Religion in the. Colleges.

The colleges never had so many profess
ing church members in them as at present
A few examples VIII show this. Yale Col
lege in 1875 had but four or FIVE students
who were church members; to-day nearly
one-half hold such membership. Princeton
in 1913 nal bat two or three openly profess
ing the Christian faith; to-day about one
ntIlf. and among them the best scholars.
IL Williams College Ia out of 24S, and in
Amherst 3s3 out of 353 are members OF
churches. In many other colleges, ,.as proved
by DR.. Hodge, from whose carefully pre-
pared tables these figures are taken, the
proportions are still more favorable to the
prospects Of religion.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-30

A Brussels writer in Weser-Zeitung tolls
romantic story to account for the wander
ings Of Henry M. Stanley. 1t Is said he fell
in love in his forty fourth year with young
English lady. The hero who faced such
stupendous diff suites was too modest or
shy TO tell her of his love, but conhded
it to her brother, requesting him to be
his mediator The English lady refused TO
take the initiative; she would neither de-
cline nor accept the lover who had not the
courage to speak for himself" but prom
ised to think over the problem. While she
was thinking came the call to Stanley 70
march of TO Africa for the liberation of
Emin. His old love for Africa revived, and
he left the English Calypso celebrating.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-30
Singular Accident to . Horse.

An unusual accident happened 10 a Gin
cinnati horse which stood backed I'D
against the curb with its head over the
car-track The animal, having raised its
head to avoid being struck By car, under
took to lower it before the vehicle passed,
and, in doing so, thrust it through the WIN
dow The poor beast was horribly Iacer-
rated, and, it Ii believed, Will have to be
dped.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-30

An Italian physician has lately made some
interesting experiments in the treatment OF
insane patients by means of colors. He
shus rabid maniac in blue room, who,
after several hours OF this azure confine-
ment, grew perfectly calm and presented
an appearance Of the most complete beati-
tude- II Is bit curious how mentally dis
eased person, after seclusion in blue room,
is able to regard every thing as Colour de
rosa
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-30
CHURCHES.

DAPTIST.-Preacning each Sunday at II a.
- IN. and at p. IN, at the co urthouse. sun
day school at IL O'clock IN. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening of each week. Rev. w. A.
Cain, Pastor. Residence on North Walnut st.
OHRISTIAN.-Preac every Sunday at
~ IL O'Clock, H.. m, and 7 30 p. IN, by Elder
David Nation. Prayer meeting every We'd
nesday night. Sunday school at 10 o'clock a. m.
every Sunday.
METHODIST Observation-Disclosures every
1N1 Sunday at 200 a. IN. and 80 p. m. Sun
day school every Sunday at 10 a. IN. Prayer
meeting every Wednesday evening at 1870.
Strangers invited. IL. SANDERSON, Pastor.
DRES SBYTERIAN.-S every Sunday at
i IL n. IN. and 1880 p. M Sunday School at
10 a. IN. j Is. NORTH, Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Services on End
Su-,uHJ' of every month at Sherlocks hall, at
1890 u. 1r REV. BITTER Pastor.
GERMAN BAPTIST BRETHREN-Hold reg
~ ular ser vices at Minguuu, Barber county,
the second aud fourth Sundays in each month.
Az Forrest school house on the second Sunday !;
cedar creek school house on the third Sunday.
by Elders ShhmboTger, Smith and Ncher.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-02

1t is positive pleasure to note the in
creasing attention being given on every
hand, by agricultural and general papers,
to the poultry industry Of the country A
mistaken idea obtains widely that Jour-
nails devoted to poultry are designed solely
for the qualification of fanciers-i. e., per-
sons with a penchant for breeding to an
idea rather than a practical standard.
Truth is, these fanc;ers are the noble pio-
neers in mighty work for good, but
they are as the poet or philosopher to the
newspaper men in the domain of literature.
They hold the standard up, while the
work-a-day operator fills in the foundation
upon which to plant the emblem There
is practical side to the poultry business.
The idealist tells the soothing farmer that
the fowls on his place are not what they
should be, and the poultry journal steps in
between the two extremes and explains
why the improvement should be made.
The fancier does not care for money any
more than the true artist does the
farmer wants pay for his work. The
poultry journal reaches the pure-stock
breeder and joins hands with the
farmer, as an educational medium, to
bring the two parties into unison We do
not . SIX the fancier to abate one iot of his
enthusiasm. Let his go on breeding to
the highest standard. Meanwhile, we ask
the farmer 20 stop sneering at "the chicken
business" long enough to listen to a fair
business proposition. There is money in
fowls well raised. All now we've struck
a pleasant keynote. How can the money
be obtained2 BY accepting, point by point,
the advice of those who have already gone
to the extreme of this belief, even to the
sacrifice of money. All breeders can not
become fanciers, but every farmer can be-
come raiser of pure-blood fowls at a
profit The best grade of cattle. the best
varieties of grain and the best gratis OF
fruit pay highest profits Why not give
the fowls chance? Let the boys and
girls take the matter up, and within the
life of this generation we shall see the
nations wealth increased by poultry SO
greatly that the census-takers will be
forced to give it column in the reports
american POuit,-y Journal.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-02
Crn.s-Bred Wheats.

For long time the scientific agricultur-
lists of England and France have paid con-
siderable attention to the improvement of
the old, and the introduction of the new
varieties of wheats. In France and En-
gland there are several private parties that
devote the greater part of their time to
the cross breeding of wheats, and in France
there are one or two that are aided by the
Government.
In cross breeding they aim to use only
those parents that have distinct position
in cultivation and possess remarkable and
advantageous characteristics. Particular
attention has been paid to the production
of early maturing wheats, and the blend
ing of the white and red wheats At first
it was thought that definite results could
be obtained in two or three years, but ex-
perience has proved that it takes much
longer Some of the results of the cross
ings have been remarkable, and are de-
tailed in late issue of Bells Weekly Mes-
senger. Ia one case the grain produced by
cross-breeding woolly-chaffed and smooth
chaffed wheat was sown, and produced IS
per cent. of ears with smooth, and % per
cent of woolly chat. The cross of some
varieties has produced ears with some
characteristics possessed by neither of the
parents, in addition to those possessed by
them. The product of crossing has never
been exactly like either parent, but dis
tinct variety with characteristics which
are, as rule, found in one or the other of
the parents, and generally the cross has
more strength, greater vigor and size than
the parent, although sown by its side and
treated the same.-4mer;can Miller.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-02
Farming for Women.

In an address before the Massachusetts
Horticultural Society, Mrs. Sarah J.
Smith says:
What we want for woman now is an
education in horticulture and the things of
farm life that shall make happier girl
hood, happier because hands are full and
bodies healthy, and brains less strained
for book lore; more alive to natures truths
and vivi6ed with practical knowledge of
what goes to make health, happiness, home
and wealth. Among all the schools of
our land there is not one to offer our girls
this.
Every avenue in life now seems broadly
opening to women, excepting that opening
in the cultivation of the land The woman
who owns a farm, and carries it on. does
it shyly, and as if she had no right to do
it; and the girl who is quite at home in
her fathers greenhouses, understanding
the culture and knowing the botanical
names of all the plants, is a wonder to her
companions, and seems not quite one of
them. Yet how many a weary, heart-sick
girl, whose whole life has been spent amid
brick walls, longs for work in the green
fields. How many woman, who breathes
the close air Of a factory, until the hectic
flush tells Of life almost spent, wishes
she could have been taught a work that
should bring her daily nearer to nature, a
work she dare not, cannot learn by herself,
the risks are so great. She can catch up
the broken threads in the form, and scarce
give them a thought; the great machine
seems to her to work of itself. But the
tender plants, the opening buds, the fow-
ers, the bees, the soft little chickens-how
dare she, untaught, handle these little
things direct from heaven? Might she
not destroy life given to cheer and brighten
the world? And she looks with wonder
and feels shame for girls who inherit the
/ opportunity to know all this, yet flee from
it in their ignorant contempt of it.'