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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-09-11
.IT CALLED IN VAIN.
How q locomotives Piaintivs Cry A
fecfad the Halnleas Enrinanr

HOW q Locomotives Primitive Cry Al.
fected the Helpless Engineer.
A railroad round-house was in flames.
Fire had leaped, apparently in a self born
demon, out OF the waste box, and before
hand could be found with the skill to pull
out'' its waiting locomotives, some of them
with boilers full of water and low fires, it
was too late. For il was a small round
house Ia small lowe. says the Des MONIES
Leader. and lone watchman had been left
to care for it, and it was nigh midnight.
His loud call summoned a concourse Of oit-
izens in brca;hlcss haste, but all they could
do was to stand and see the great sheet Of
fire from the pitched roof and how the in
hammaolc materials inside made every 10
comotive stall a caldron of fire, and all tho
windows glarcd, oil the doors poured out
smoke. and roar, and long flames There
stood the steam giants plainly visible vi
bratinR in the Intense heat, unapproach-
able as though set IN The internal regions.
Still it was q fire where the element Of hu-
man danger was all missing. Suddenly,
long and dolorous, one OF these engines be-
gan to sound the danger signal. Heat with
In and without made its bciger shake with
the leap OF fierc1ly boiling wacr. A bit Of
falling iron bent and pulled downward the
lever moving its escape valve SO that it
could and did sound ceaselessly Loud,
thrilling, IT. was note of terror. IL awed
every hearer. Listen, some day, thought
fully, TO the danger signal OF locomotive
Even In the broad and peaceful day it is the
keenest and strongest, the most terrible
sound man has invented. 1t reaches the
dull intelligence of lowest beasts as warn
ing The solemn power, then, of this cry,
apparently raised by the will of the engine
itself, in the midst of its torture, was indie
scribable. 1t was hard not to feel that it
was sentieEt thing pleading for help It
pealed on, an urgent monotone, the tremu-
lous voice of senseless force. One man
heard 1t, distressed by 1t beyond telling He
was Its engineer. The engine he loved with
the peculiar attachment these men have for
the thing of power they control seemed to
be crying to MIN voluntarily with the appeal
his hand had often evolved from it. he
wanted to plunge in to its rescue. The
fiery furnace OF the Hebrew children was
matched by its surroundings, and he could
only listen and tremole and let it call in
vain 1t was all q cul:ous bit of pathos,
evolved wholly from material things by
chance, aud costing not a pang TO its
source, yet it touched and saddsred every
soul that heard il. But none of them could
quite comprehend the foslng of Its driver
or know how pitifuily the next morning he
touched his gray, burncd-out, ruined giant
that had poured its shrek into lis ears for
that long half-hour.
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Some Famous suicide,

The following are some of the more noted
suicides Of which mention is made in his.
tory. These do not SAVIOR much Of insanity.
but rather OF stole philosophy: Cato
stabbed himself rather than live under the
despotic reign Of Caesar; Themistocles
poisoned himself rather than lead the Per-
SLAMS against his countrymen; Zeno, when
ninety eight hung himself because he had
put his finger out Of joint, and Hannibal
and Mithridates poisoned themselves to es-
cape being taken prisoners. When we
search Scripture we find that Saul, rather
than fall into the hands of the Philistines.
commanded his armor- bearer TO hold his
sword that he might plunge upon IL. Sam.
son, for the sake OF being revenged upon
his enemies. pulled down the house in
which they were reveling and ..died with
them;" and Judas Iscariot. after selling
the Saviour for thirty pieces of silver, was
overcome by remorse' land went and han ged
himseIfn
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-09-11
CHURCHES.

DAPTIST.-P Preaching each sunday at II II.
DIN. aud mt Z 30 p. m, at the courthouse. sun
day school at 10 O'clock, a III. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening of each week. Rev. w.
Cain, Pastor. Residence on North Walnut st.
OHRISTIAN.-Prcach every Sunday nj
- II o'clock, a. m, and 1870 p. m, 10y Elder
David Nation. Prayer meeting every We'd
ncsday night. Sunday school at 10 o'clock Il. IN.
every Sunday.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.-Servicese every
4N1 Sunday at II 100 a. III. and 80 p. m. sun
day school every Sunday at 10 a. IN. Prayer
mcetin- every Wednesday evening at 80.
Strangers invited. Il. SANDERsON, Pastor.
DRESBYTERIAN.-Se every Sunday at
4 II IA. III. and 1880 p. III. Sunday School at
10 IL. III. j B. NORTH, Pastor.
CATHOLIC HURCH Services on 2nd
Sunday of every month at Sherlocks hall, al
1000 a. IN. REV. BITTER Pastor.
GERMAN BAPTIST BRETHREN-Ilold reg
" ular services at Mngona, Barber county.
the second and fourth Sundays in each month.
At Forrest school house on the second Sunday
Cedar Creek school house on the third Sunday.
by Elders Shamberger, Smith and Neher.
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Close by his turtlc-dJve;
They made a most romantic group
Because they were in love.
20, ask my pa" the maiden blushed
In answer 20 h s suit.
" dare not, gToaned the lover crushed,
He might want me to boot"
"Gawgei for mo you have sworn to die,"
The anx Gus sweetheart spoke,
" bo brave-go NOw-or else-good-bye-
This isn't any joke
The young mans collar rose until
It covered both his ears:
W To see your pal" he cried, II WILL
In spite of all my fears"
Mai har' she laughed, When in he went
To interview tho pa,
"ItS lucky, though, no wasn't sent
To say as much TO ma"
The frightened youth with standing hair
Knocked on the study door.
"Come in" pa answered, take a chair
All! have We met beforer
"No-no. sir, but" the youth replied.
II want to ask you for
For-O, don't kill me, STR" he cried,
"Your daughter adore"
(which oner' laughed pa; "Ann, Fan or Kate,
Bess, Ethel, Jane or Sue,
Or Maryi have daughters eight
And not boy like you"
20, Sue-if you can spare her." sighed
The youth, becoming bold.
Yves, take her with my blessing" cried
The pa, but, sonny, hold
There's seven left. Please tell your frieI $
That oan spare them all;
And, sonny, till this business ends
They needn't fear TO call"
H. c. Dodge, in Goodalls Sun.
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Queen VIctoria,s Houschold.

II may be interesting to many to know
that in the household of the Queen of En-
gland there are double set of attendants
Half do duty sor sI.e month and are then re-
heved by the other half. fhey ahLs dc duty
for only six months in the year Six out Of
the twelve they are taking holiday. For
those Of the household who have done serv-
Ice fof iTenty years the Queen has a spe-
cill decoration, which she presents in per-
son with a few kind words. Her Majesty
has also photograph of every person en-
played in her numerous households, with
The date OF their entrance into her service
and other particulars relating 20 them. In
the case of sickness or any special circum-
stances happening to any of her servants
the Queen, by referring to this photograph
ic album, is enabled TO recall all the details
2f their service
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CHURCH STATISTICS.

THE statistics of the Southern Presbyter.
ian church, just prepared, show that it
has IL syLods; Is presbyteries; 1,l45 minis.
teFs-a gam OF l6: 2,321 churches; 1e1, ,742
eommunicants-a gain Of 5, ,493 There was
a large increase in all contributions except
three The total is $1,612.s65 against sl,-
46S, ,41S last year
IN 1913 the Reformed Episcopaliaps ssp-
arated from the Protestant Episcopalians
Iney have 106 churches and seven bishops.
It's communicates number about 10000
They have church property worth e, ,00O, 800,
ana theological school in Philadelphia. A
lady has lately given 10000 year for
church extension. and property worth $780,
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Tho Eleventh Commencement.

Fe mind ones own business, not in the
spirit Of the priest or the LevIte, who passed
by on the other side, instead of assisting the
wounded man on the highway, but by re-
framing from meddiing with the affairs Of
healthy people, by refraining from gossip
and scandal and the circulation Of idle re-
ports, from interference between friends
or in other peoples domestic affairs-if this
be the eleventh commandment, who keeps
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-09-11

THERE is a remarRauie specimen of de
formed humanity at Paradise, in the north.
ern part of Clay County, Mo. His name is
Joseph Jesse. He weighs two hundred
pounos, has 40 hands, faet, elbow joints or
shoulder blades but notwithstanding these
drawbacks he enjoys life immensely, walk
ing about on his chair, talking well, writing
with pen In his mouth, singing, Growing.
barking, and. IN fact, constituting an en-
tire museum in himself. He has wonder
fully developed chest. and can hold his
breath for three minutes without any ap-
parent inconvenience.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-09-11

AN invention has been made which prom
lses 10 reEclutionize completely the industry
of china decoration. BY a process dis
covered by Mr.. j. B. Bonnaud It is possible
70 obtain in few minutes the same artistic
effects which cost the hand painter on china
days of labor. Landscapes, groups of
figures and portraits are produced by this
means on vases, plates and plaques in their
natural colors, eEen to the most delicate
shades
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QUEEN cors1r, Miss, has had a perfect

QUEEN CoCSTY, Hiss, has had perfect
fruit crop for sixteen consecutive years.
WoMES and children are now not allowed
TO work over ten hours a day in California.
The fuel supply of the s;erras is ex-
hausted along the line af the Central Pacific
railroad.
S'aE great FIRE at Seattle, W. T., is said
70 have been started By the upsetting OF q
glue-pot-
THERE has not been an execution of a
white man in. South Carolina for twenty
FIVE years.
The Introduction Of the electric light has
caused marked dimlnltion Of CRIME in
Pittsburgh, Pa.
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why Ills FaiInr..

Merriman-'sDo you know why marriage
Is q faiiurei" Grayes-.sNo What is the
reasonF' Merriman-.sThe bride never mar
ries the best man.n
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Yarx sansiti.a snnl

Waiter. beefsteak-bat not a small
one; 1 am so terribly aervous that overy
little thing upsets ns.n
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-09-11

DELPHIA LODGE, No. 40, X. of p. meets ON
Monday evening of each week, at Odd Fellows
hall. Visiting Knights in good standing inVl-
ted to attend l.. NJ. AXL1NE. &. Z.
H. A HROVN K of H. & s.
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g. 10. q. F., Pioneer Lod. q
EESNN6 No. l1g.-Regular meetings
Nrs3A ~ %8t>u1 every Tuesday cVen.ng.V 81
itinghrcthren i'm good stnnd-
ing cordially invited.
W. ID. NANSLYKE, N. q.
J.C WAISTAD. Sec.
ENSIGN ENCAMPMENT No. 62, /. q. o. +
Meets first and third Friday of each month
Visiting Pntriarchs cordially invited to- attend
L. e. HUBBARD, II. y. JOHN DOLLAR, &. 7.
s. L. ALLEN. 5 w w. r. ROUSE, :.
NAOMI No. 81. REBECCA DEGREE. /. q. OF.
Meets the I'd and 4th W ed. nights, each month
l.. Il. HUBBARD, N. G.,
z. NJ. BYERLEY, Secy.
X D ELDRED POST, No. l7l, meets
VI n N the last Saturday in each month
OF the court house in Medicine Lodge, Mt p. M.
All comrades cordially invited.
LOREN EDWARDS, Post Commander.
JOHN MCCOY, Adjutant.
A. o. U. W. EiSsl'y MS$ss "a Lea5s Sa5 .,S E Friday @
night w 5. FINNEY, NJ. W.
j. W. SINGER, Recorder.
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SCALPED ALIVE.
How It Feels to Have the Top Of
Ones Head Torn OF.

Private sanbertson's RecOIIections of an Tn
dian CampaiRn-The Morning Attack
A HAnd-to- Hand StrugHlo-A MO-
mont of Agony.
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Rarhar Countv nRcers .
Medicine Lodge oncers.
SOCIETIES.

n Al. & A. NJ, Delta Lodge No u
"a Regular communications, first and
" ~ third Saturday evenings an each
Nv month. G. T.. FREEMAS, W. NJ
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T D. KARR, NJ. D.
NEDICINE LODGE. KANS

OFFICE-In Karr's drug store, wood X Vim
cent building. All calls promptly filled. Par
ticular attention given To Obstetrics and dis
eAaes peculiar to- woman.
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PHYSICIANS IN MEDICINE LODGE
% R. BURNEY, M. D.

r., ~ D01'1 " Il"
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Medicine Lodge, Kans.
OFFICE Pearson a Co.'S. drug store. Al
night. ut residence. All calls promptly attended
20. Charges reasonable.
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n u q LORRAINE CHAPTER, No. 80.
VI Liz Ns Regular Communications, first
aud third Monday evenings in each month
Mrs. EVA l.. MERHELL, W. NJ.
DR. H. YANT See.
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Y " NIWI NNNINItIFs
CYPRUS CHAPTER No. G3. X. a. NJ, meets
in Masonic Hall every 2d and 4th Thursday
Visiting brethren cordially invited.
p. A. SIMMONS, II. p.
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TERMS: $3.50 A YEAR
NO. 16.
600 to the seminary.

600 to the seminary.
THE Methodist Episcopal church, South,
has now 1,140.097 members, inciading 4,a5S
Indians and 645 negroes. The net increase
for the year was S2,641. There are 4,6S7
travelling and $500 local preachers. Bap-
tisms: adults, 81, ,363; infants, 81, ,O52 There
are II, ,4S2 churches, valued at S16, ,2254,
and 2,35S parsonages, valued at s., 7O5, ,4O4.
THE table of Congregational statistics. Just
made up by Rev. Henry A. Hazen, gives the
following items: Number of churches,
4,569; gain, 165; number of members, 475,-
COS; added on confession, p, 994; increase,
1904; baptisms, adult, S,32S; baptisms, in
FAINT, 12,0S9; Sunday-school members, $50
612; benevolent contributions of the
churches, S2,205, ,56S; for foreign missions,
$340, ,426; for education, SAC, ,5S5; for church
building, $780, for home missions, $44e,-
975; for A. NJ. A., $157 7,666; for Sunday
schools, s5a, ,479; for new West, S45,S17; for
ministerial aid, S112, ,705; for other objects,
S795,S90; charitable legacies paid, e562. rs;
home expenditures, $4.97s.sS9
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NOTHING TO FEAR.

The youth sat on the rnoon-lit stoop
Close by his turtic-d,ve;
They made a most romantic group
Because they were in love.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-03
Only Agents for Onyx Hosiery.

No matter who he is just so he has q
collar on, the man who passes through the
little Oklahoma towns is expected 70 aQ-
dress the citizens.
a Leavenworth man committed suicide
in Oklahoma recently becau he had made
the fatal mistake of leaving Kansas for
Oklahoma, and especially the pOutoou
bridge
They quote Shakespeare in Oklahoma
and leave out the swear words or insert q
dash. Suppose II is the Difference due 10
Shakespeare rather than any 0hcnse II
might cause to the readers.
4 prisoner got away from the officers NJ
Oklahoma City last sunday after they had
shackeled hIm. The officers do not care so
much about the prisoner, but they would
like 70 reCapture them shaCkies.'
The electric tower 90 capitol hill at
Guthrie IS being erected. II vi ! be sixty
feet high and have three lights aggTcgst-
ing 2 900 candle power These lights viii
be visible for maay miles around
Oklahoma Journal: Mention Of Kick
apoO peaches j. becoming q ljt,le mpnoto-
nous but we want everybody 20 know ~ a
Il magnificent fruit country this l.. So we
mention the Tact that the finest peaches
that ever grew were brought to market
yesterday by a KickapOo IaGian.
Guthrie Capital: The vesiry Of the
Trinity Episcopal church met last night IN
the Hotel Springer par!Ors and made ar
engagements SO that - q very short time
lots VIII be purchased and a church erect
eu. The church IS O. be a beautiful one
and cost upwards OF $500.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-03
oKLAHOafA OUTLINEs.

Noble has an hotel swect!y called Zoo
100
The Guthries have about 500 school chill
dreu IN all.
The Guthrie directory is on. and con
taiDs eighty pages.
The ice factory At Oklahoma City has
commenced operations
The Daily Capital hes baea made the Of
fetal organ Of Eas, tTuthrie
The Young people Of Edmond manage 70
work in about one dance per week.
Every man il Edmond IS quite sure tina:
his Is the arjstocratic part OF he town
Edmond has a school house. bot 10
school teacher according 20 last reports.
Il Beno couta Ias abeut fifty good. sub
stantiaI buildings. - says correspond
ent-
NV. Reyuo Ids wants agricultural AID
religious articles writes before TIE
san
The worst poetry that generates fron
Oklaboui.es, Is 10. published, thank
EeaveB.
Oklahoma settlers. having raised crop
Of ra.Ilet siacs Apri4 y, %re Row pao7y = >
tie ground for wheat
The first bridge II Ventura couuty was
completed Tuesday evening over Ea1oad
crees. west Of town
There j. che thing they can do a; Okla
honna City and DO well, according - TIE
lines. aud thai s pail teeth
There Is one tang "a whish perseverance,
wo. Z succeed, K2d t1at - - TTyl1- - co.
Iect a ro!l AZ 81 Oklahoma City
! .atabs de Lo.e-' IN Oklahoma consists
q BAKED hesus rotsto-ss a81 2 sSwaEss-
s-ftse-.e r. er-l -t 81. egr~T cs-l-r.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-03

at noon today The hotels and hasheries
combine urnu all the fete days there. TO
! fleece, rob ald destroy the substance Of
the uuweaTy traveller who falls into her
iunOcuous deSaeifudc and a Chicago
bed bug rs a proud and naughty animal
without restraint. The circular SAYS,
Secretary HUsil SAWS. Chicago j. tho
center Of tho greatest agricultural and
stock raising region III The world. iie
/ Is correct, and the way Chicago raises
the agricuturists, with their semi-an-
/ nual corners on wheat and pork - fast
raising the aforesaid region ont of ~
boots and over the hill 10 the poor
house. II further says, IN the circular;
"Ail nations can rendezvous here y on
! bet they can, and 90. Prom Cliuaman
and waller dog, 90 2 Fraudulent count,
fresh from the iai. Of Venice. the for
oIyECr can rendezvous Iu Chicago with
more dark red abandon and deep blue
Casc and comfort. than any other class II
criminals on earth II further says
take them through our factories
Armour and other i0 nabobs has been
taking everything Wc Iare Iaia-i for
years. through bis factory. and that ac-
counts f6r tho reason 80 few people have
anything lcft wherewith to get 20 Chi
cage on II they were over ~ Inclined 20
he f!eccei by q pot-belled crowd 4
uaDoo5 y 30 have 20 have their clothes
made % it tu0nstroeitic- i'll
shaped bv oyeT-foe'ilng at Boltzhaz-
z8r- feasts You arc not satisfied
for uz % slip vuu all we ralse. and giva
YOU what tno railroads don't take. bus
actually want u - come there IN l~az,
and look upon tho wh.ted sepcuichurs
fail Of dead meGs boues-the head
quarters o. the misery factory company,
and see how thieves and robbers are
made; how depreciation fiourisbes 10 tho
disguise Cf progress. see the den- - VICE,
commonly called hoard - trade
look 50 the rotuud forms and iisbeY eyes
oi wheat gamblers. see how the dss3i
works GA earth. and how those iu s.ik8
and satins slt ~ cushioned pews once
week under tic drIFFlLSs II the sanc-
tuary, next door - the back enirauce e
hell and sLgh piousiy as they think q
the probable fluctuations n the Mondays
market. on, Chicago, my name j. aaiL
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che aaha nau gayle TUESDAY niug septe,rber s. 1883

sidered settled. The doctor has raised a
splendid crop of melons and sweet corn
this year, and invites all of his friends
who call to take melon home with
them.
Two very important contests have
been tried and arguments made, but
Receiver Admire and Register Roberts
have not yet given their decision In the
cases.
The Guthrie convention is entirely ig-
nored by everybody in this part of the
country, and put down as a hollow
mockery. delusion and a snare.
The Cole Town Site company are max
ing preparations to build public school
house in the west part of Kingfisher City
and have it completed and ready for ac-
cupancy early in October.
There has been rush for lots in the
town site for the past four or five days.
Twelve valuable Main street lots were
taken by parties Yesterday, who intend
to build at once. There is demand for
stores. and the trade will warrant sew
eral first class establishments now, and
with the coming of the railroad depot
several more will be needed. {.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-03
REVIVAL OF CONFIDENCE.

From the American Wool Reporter.
The outlook in financial circles has be-
come very cheerful during the past
week, and many conservative bankers
and operators who have been on the
bear side for the past year and half,
are now expressing bullish opinions, be-
lieving that the enormous crops and the
economy OF management which have
initiated by the railroads, are sure TO rell
in big earnings this sail The railroads
viii be too busy IA moving TIE crops 70
quarrel as much as heretofore.
Money began flowing into New York
from Canada ard elsewhere in the early
part OF the week. and decline in for
eign exchange encouraged the hope OF .
change in the current OF gold shipment
10 the United States, instead Of away
from Us. as has been the case during tie
first part Of the year.
On Wednesday. further ease in the
money market was caused By the az
Eouacement Of purchase by the govern
nlent Of s.. 01o, 600 OF bonds. These pGr.
chases Will De OF advantage, not only 70
the stock and bond marker, but also q
general tr72a
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Oh NO. CHICAGOf
From the sarcozie viaaicatsr

From tho Sarcoxie Ni1aicatsr-
We are asked by the Worlds Exposit-
ton committee 70 helplocate the Worlds
Fair in 1892 at Chicago. Why we should
be asked 70 help commit lar kari upon
an iuoffensive public, by Aerding tAaa
III a nest OF anarchy where 1900 saloons
overawe 232 Sunday schools, where BoI-
zebub holds his earthly court. and directs
the misery % the western farmers
through the Chicago board Of trade. Is
one Of the unexplained freaks Of Chicago
gall. Nearly every calamity perpretatef
apon the people, politically, has been en-
gineered in Chicago. The panics cpl
denies. pestiIeBces breed there. and the
odor Of The Chicago urer Il a pesfilsoce
that waIketh in darkness. and wasteth
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-03

Southern California experienced an
other earthquake last Wednesday even
ing that was severe enough to send the
agnostic to his closet to prayers, and
make all feel that this earth might be
quite brittle ball of pottery liable to fly
into meteoric fragments at any time.
There is one curious circumstance con-
nected with all earthquakes, that is, the
inability of most people to estimate their
duration. OF course the succeeding
vibrations may perhaps depend in
length upon the character of building
in which the observer is located, still,
aside of this circumstance few persons
can actually determine the duration of
such shocks, for while few last over ten
seconds most people guess them at a
minute. Aside from the nervous strain
produced no damage is reported from
the disturbance.