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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
THE CHLORAL HABIT.
A Vice That Is Far More Difficult to Over.
come Than Alcoholism

Vice That Is Far More Difficult to Over
come Than Alcoholism.
The above is the heading of a letter sent
some months ago to a New York paper, as
follows
When gentle, quiet little woman. the
light OF happy home, with not a trace of
insanity in her blood commits a dreadful
cr1me-murders her children and herself in
such shocking manner that even the
hardened newspaper reader shudders with
horror at the thought of it-how is it that
people are expected to be satisfied with yer
dict OF emotional insanity +" Temporary ab
erration of mind, etc2 What causes such
sudden and horrible emotions? And are they
gpdden? Sometimes the person has been
IN poor health, frequently under the care of
physician, and almost invariably, if the
disease is one of the nerves, hydrate Of
chloral hes been administered either by the
advice OF the physician or without it, for its
use is so general that one person will ree-
ommend 1t to another; and any druggist
knows and can testify that he sells as much
or 1t without prescriptions as with Nervous
persons who have become accustomed to
It's use think they can not live without it
though Its continued use is certain to prove
disastrous. Fhe habit once formed is far
more difficult to overcome than alcoholism
or opIum-eating. Two years ago the lead
ing newspaper of a neishbo1ing city pub
hshed number of articles concerning 1na
incorporate use OF this drug. Ii claimed
that many homes were broken an bv II,
that cases of kleptomania, infidelity. mur1
Der and neutrality-suspicious. the latter
We're directly traceable to the use of by
drate OF choral l hope that some one WIN
is capable will write an arUicleon this sub
iect-Union Signal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
OUR NEGRO SOLDIERS.
"A Flattering Tribute to Their Coura
and Wonderful ChnnrfnInns.

a Flattering Tribute to Their coura,,
and Wonderful CheerfuIness
from an article on the Buffalo Soldiers in
Ine century, written and pictured bv Fred
erlck Remington, we quote the following.
Up the ascent OF the mountain we toiled
now winding among trees and brusb
scramollng up precipitous slopes, picking
away across field of shattered rock. or.
steady1ng our horses over the smooth sur-
lace OF some bowlder, till it seemed to nv
uhihltlated mind that cavalry was not equal
70 tne emergencies of such a country In
the light OF subsequent experiences. how
ever, feel confident that any cavalry off,-
Ger who has ever chased Apaches would
not hesitate a moment to lead n command
up the Bunker hill monument The STONES
OF the Sierra Bonitas are very steep. and ae
the air became more rarified as we toiIed
upward l found that | was panfuo for
oreath. My horse-a veteran mountaineer
-grunted IN his efforts and drew his breath
In 4 long and labored blowing; conseonent-
Iy felt as though | was not doing anv
tnlng unusual in putting and blowing nv
sell. On the trail ahead / saw the lieuten-
ant throw himself on the ground. I fol-
iowed ms example, for l was nearly done
lot. never had felt rock that was as
sou as the one l sat on. 1t was literally
sigh, and dropping his head went fast
asleep, as every good soldier should do when
ne finds the opportunity. The negro troopers
sat about their black skins shining with
pefsplratlon, and took no interest in the
matter In hand, They occupied such time
In joking and In merrinent as seemed fitted
Tor growing. They may be tired and they
may De hungry, but they do not see 2 10
augment their misery by finding fault with
every BODY and every thing. In this pariie-
uIar they are charming men with whom to
serve Oncers have often confessed tn me
tnat when they are on long and monot
onous field service and are troubled with a
depression of spirits, they have only 90 90
about the camp fires of the negro soldier in
order to be amused and cheered by the clev-
er absurdities of the men, Personal rela-
tlons can be much closer between white offi-
GERS and colored soldiers than In the white
regiments without breaking the barriera
which are necessary to army discinline
The men look up to good officer, RELY on him
Ia trouble, and even seek him for advice in
their small personal affairs. In bar
racks no soldier is allowed by his fellows tn
cuss out just and respected superior. AS
70 their bravery, l am often asked: win
they fightP That is easily answered
lney have fought many, many times. The
I'D sergeant sitting near me, as calm OF
features as . bronze statue, once deliber-
steiy walked over Cheyenne rifle-pit and
kliied MS man. One little fellow near him
'nce took charge of lot of stampeded cav
lry horses when Apache bullets were fly
hg loose aud no one knew what point to ex-
,ect them next These little episodes prove
he sometimes doubted self-reLance of the
leQroD
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
PHYSICAL COURAGE.
An Attribute That Is Seldom Founs ., NJ,

An Attribute That Is Seldom Found I'm Man
Without Flaw.
IL was not long ago, says writer in the
PIttsbnrg Dispatch, that heard of gai-
liant soldier, who undoubtedly made q
splendid name for himself by acts of great
bravery in the late war, and who vet was
nearly scared to death by the irruption of q
harmless, necessary cat from its hiding
place under the soldiers bed. He told the
story himself, and confessed most candidIy
that he was frightened by the feline in
truder
A clergyman who had pluck enough to
swim across a dangerous river when he was
youth, and since then has shown his brave
spirit by ministering to the poor parishion-.
ers during the cholera epidemic of 1919,
think, In London. and in numberless other
great ways, is periodically made a perfect
coward whenever the not very formidable
wasp or yellow jacket flies anywhere near
HIM. This person is remarkably fond of
fishing for trout with the artistic fiv. and
nave known him TO pntup his rod and desert
pool where the fish We're rising on all
sides, Just greedy for surface food and ask
ing TO be caught, because q wasp or two
persisted In towering over his creel
Allegheny County boasts brave little
woman, possessed of culture, gentleness
and all the sweetest of womanlv traits. who
IS eminently unlike the majority of her sex
In that she can break glass balls with q rife
at ten yards and has been known to make
things very lively for burglars with a re-
Volver, who yet has the customary femi-
nine dread OF the smallest mouse and who
Will faint at the sight of pin scratch.
One of the most unpleasant scares a
friend of mine has ever experienced oc-
CURED recently during railroad iourney
by night. / will let her tell it in her own
words.
Just before fell asleep while 1 was ON
the brink of dreamland, and when I was
sull dlmly conscious that my husband was
snoring meiodiously, saw the curtains of
our berth, or rather felt them, move. Tint
walked me little, and strained NV ewes to
watch the pale streak of low lampliebt
which marked the dividing line of the cnr-
tains. They slowly parted, and saw a
hand come in, and then an arm. The hand
unbuttoned all the clasps of the curtains.
and then saw it stretch out toward the
netting where some OF my husbands
clotnes were. The whole thing struck ME
as rather humorous, and proceeding in that
view reached for one of my shoes under
the bed, but by chance took hold of one of
my husbands. Igripped the shoe tightly
and, sitting up, dealt as savage blow as
could at the arm in sight. The blow didn't
fall quite true, but an exclamation of main
and hurried scuffling of feet down the
aisle told me that the owner of the arm
didn't want any more boot. He didn't get
any booty except from my hand.n
''Who was the thieff' l asked.
THAT'S the strange part. Though walked
my husband at once and he investigated ali
ne could, we never found out the rascal.
suspected colored porter, but 1 couldn't
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
ELI TERRYs INVENTION.
Fhe Conditions Under Which the Ffrst
Wooden Clock Was Made.

wooden Clock Was Made.
Il. A. Fem, in the Allegan (Mich) Jour
nal, says; About the year 1900 there lived
sort OF indolent, thriftless, unpromising
young man by the name of Eli Terry. His
birthplace was the same as mine. Ply
mouth, Conn. He sought the hand and heart
OF a Miss Warner, and was bitterly opposed
by her friends on account of his inability TO
support her Miss Warner was either a
sister or cousin OF the late Mrs Friend
Ives, an old resident OF Gun Plains, and
grandmother of Leon and Fred Chichester.
1he warmers were solid old Puritan stock
and despised laZiness, but Notwithstanding
all opposition, they were married, set up
housekeeping and soon destitution and
want was about all that seemed visible for
future days
Eli had no visible means of support. but
spent his time sitting on a stump or block.
whiting out circle ne struck with an old
compass or saving of bits of wood from
some dead trees, and thus, day after day.
MS ume was spent, and the general
opinion was he was crazy. Want pressed So
hard In the home that the wife. by urgent
entreaty OF her friends, had about made
up her mind TO return TO her parents
nome, when the fruits of Ellis whit
tiing and saving materlaized in the
hfst wooden clock ever made In America
-i ICY g III ttll cDu0bry. III was read
liy sold to neighbor for $50 and paid for in
pork, flour, potatoes, other family necessi-
ties and little money, with which he
bought tools to facilitate his work in further
prosecution OF clock making. Another and
another was made that sold readily as soon
as completed. The foot lathe and small cir
cular saws were added. then men were en-
ployed, clocks more rapidly made and eager
~ sought after, and Iii Terry began 70 ac-
camuiate. In the meantime he had made
application for letters patent upon his clock.
and about 1902 or 1893 built a small shop
and commenced improving on his clock and
construction Of machinery and tools, and the
foundation for a vast fortune was made
which inaieriaiized in after years. Not
withstanding his uubounded beneyolence.
ne became very rich He died about Is45.
al tne advanced age of eigaty-five years,
beloved and respected by all who knew him.
ieaying large family Of grovn-up boys and
snumoer OF grandsons, all very wealthy,
and all living in Terryyilie. Conn, con-
trolling nearly all the wealth CT the place.
which was invested ia large manufactures
for clocks and locks. II is worthy OF note
that not one Terry is left in that region ana
al their interests and investments have.
scattered or gone into otter hands.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
sHoEa AS THEY ARE WORN.

10 N.
Ah, little slippers Of dainty make,
Pointed ut toe aud high OF heel,
Couldn'tyou tell me without mistake
How to-day does my lady feel?
Did she tap, tap, tap at the words wrote?-
That's an ominous sign, you see.
D'o she glance at the sky as she read my
note?-
Then she will ride to-day with me.
12M
Absurd little boot that peeps beneath
Her habits hem with silver SPUR
Where her foot lies like flower in its sheath
Who'd be afraid of you-or her?
Booted and spurred"-thus my lady rides,
Yet survey her quite unawed,
Such dashlng trooper with "heavy stridesr'
Little boot, fear you re a fraudi
Bpm
Snug fitting shoes that appear to cling
Round her ankles with conscious pride
Who'd think you would do so shocking a thing
AS almost hourly to come untiedf
I've knelt before you in many spot,
The proudest, clumsiest OF men,
But though ed fast In a true-overs' knot
You dEl0dys come united aga.nl
11P.M
Fairy-lfke slippers that prank and prance,
Silk-clad insteps that shine and gleam,
Many night you have led me dance,
" oA'%'AS aiIoE"aru through my urearnI
Have you wings like those on Mercury's feet,
Slippers that seem to tread on airf
Does glad heart make you so light and feet.
Slippers ft for O bonbonniere!
Shoes, boots and spurs that my lady wore,
Slippers fashioned with cunning art,
You have walked where no one has walked be-
fore
Into the fastness OF my heart
There shall keep you as prisoners sweet
Hoping some day to set you free
When she has promised her dear little feet
Shall walk the highway OF life with me-
Bessie Chandler, in Harper's Bazaar.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
A SANDWICH MAN.
The Story of His Downward Career from
AN Army Position

The Story of His Downward Career from
an Army Position.
Among the curious incidents in Colonel
Mapleson's memoirs" is the story of an
officer III the British army, who told the
story OF his down grade career in social DO
sltloH: II was formerly he said, "a Cap
tain in the - regiment, and many time
have paid my six guineas for box at YOUR
opera both in Edinburgh and London Sub
sequently began to take great interest in
the turf, and soon met with heavy losses
which compelled me to give various promis-
sorry notes. This at last came to the knoyl-
edge of my Colonel, who recommended me
TO leave the regiment without delay. Hay-
ing nothing to live upon and being fair
performer on the cornet-a- piston, ioined a
travelling circus, and ultimately came across
your opera company in Philadelphia where
was one OF your stage band. Later on |
joined party who were bound for the dia-
mond fields in South Africa, where [ was
most unsuccessful, and had 10 work nv
passage home in sailing ship till got to
London, where | became supernumer
airy under your management at Dru-
ry Lane. During your third season
an aunt of mine died and [ found
myself the possessor of 10000 Nv cousin.
who was largely interested in building op-
erations, which he assured me paid him at
least sixty per cent, induced me to place
half my fortune in his speculations. His
houses wera in the west part of London, |
which had been considerably overbuilt, and
being mortgaged, they would have been |
lost but for my paying away the remainder
of my fortune, with the view of saving |
them. In spite of this the mortgage fore |
closed and again became a supernumer- /
airy, when, i'll the mimic fight in the second
act of ''Trovatore," one of my companions. |
by mere accident, with the point OF a spear,
put my eye out, was now no longer quail |
fled for engagement even as supernumer-
ary, and l became a sandwich man Nv |
duties during the last four and half years |
have been to parade Bond street and Re |
gent street, receiving as payment nine
pence day" On my handing the poor |
man his salary and settling up, he at first |
declined to take the money. saying that | |
had done him SO many kindnesses at differ |
ent periods of his life that now when was t
in trouble myself he could not think of tax. |
ing his weeks pay. l, however, not only in |
sisted upon his accepting it, but gave him !
sovereign for himself. The unfortunate
gentleman, as he showed himself to the /
last, went away blessing me
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
Ths oldest Pieee OF iron.

The Oldest pieces of wrought iron now
known are probably the sickle blade found
oy Belzoni under the base Of sphinx in
karnac, near Thebes; the blade found nv
Colonel Vyse, imbedded in the masonry of
the great pyramids; the portion of a cross
cut saw exhnmed at Nimrod by Mr.. Lavard
al OF which are now In the British Mu-
scum. wrought bar of Damascus steel
was presented by King Porus to Alexander
W lhe Sreat' ana the razor steel of China for
laany centuries has surpassed all European
seeei Tts IN temper and durability of edge. The
taInooos =. appear TO have made wrought iron
directly from TIE ore, without passing II
through the furnace from time imrneTno.
rial, and elsborately wrought masses of iron
are still found In India which date from
the early centuries OF the Christian era.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
John Lewis, RemnrkabIe sho.

John Lewis, one of the pioneers of Gala.
veras County, Cal, tells of remarkable
shot that he once made. 1t is a true story.
too. For many months fox had been play
ing havoc with Mr., Lewis hens, and, dc
what ne would, he could not catch or shoe,
the fellow. There was big tree, about
three hundred feet long. that had fallen Jus,
above his cabin, and when he tried to shoe,
the fox the sly beast would dodge around
the upturned roots, sneak along the further
side OF the tree until it reached the top, and
then make bolt and escape. One moon
night night Lewis heard a commotion among
the hens, and, running out with his gun, saw
the fox as usual slip around the root end OF
the tree. He raised his gun, and with the
muzzle followed along the tree at about the
rate he thought the fox would travel. and
when the muzzle cleared the upper end OF
the tree h fired into the shadow Then he
went back to bed. The next morning he
Went out 20 the trec-top, and there lay the
fox dead, riddIed with buckshot
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
AMERICAN AUMoR.
Mark Twain's characteristics Letter o.
This Interesting Subject

Mark Twain's characteristics Letter on
This Interesting Subject.
Atthe recent meeting of an editorial as
soclatlon, one OF the speakers, whose topic
was American Humor.n - read the follow
ing letter which he had received from Mark
Twain (Samuel L. Ciemensl, in reply to
request for his views on the subject It is
well worth reading, and pervaded withal
oy that peculiar dry humor which many
people find SO attractive in his writings:
OF course can not know what line you
are going to follow, but your text suggests
TO me word or two which 1 would ike to
say: If the quality OF humor were lacking
IN any people, one might fairly expect TO
find that lack in the American Indian, since
MS grave aud stole side Is SO persistently
Kept before US in accounts of him. And
yet he is brim fan Of rude hGmor, as Mr.
Parknan has sufficiently shown. have
superstition that humor is as much part
OF human being as it is of God Himself.
VINO made it, enjoys it, and has exhibited
His fonduess for it by casting examples and
cxponents of it in incredible number and
Infinite variety of form-forms whose fan
tastic animal and vegetable designs relieve
with eger-reeurring levities the vast
gravity Of nature. and IN whose long pro-
eesston you nila things TO charm and con-
tent ali tastes the artillery bug and tire
sgrId, the iEsect8Forons plant and the jack
ass, the kitten lnd the pole-cat; and along
down at the end, among the citizens in
carriages aad on foot you observe Bur
dette and tic Inenkey ard me
II one should ask: Why are some ma
tions SO serious If hnrnor has been dis
I triDatcd II e9asl measure among theml /
should an ezer with the questions: Why IS
q Fiathead Insli MS skull the shape OF great
e'aeops Y ny isn't strong bow straight
= naslon condition aud its sky are the
CONN issiars. shink. which must decide
FlaetIsr sae Nation nuno< shall be sruoth-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
Changing tho snnts

a short time ago negro underwent
surgical operation at Leipsic, after which it
became necessary to put several small por
tlol.s OF SKIN over the wound. The skin
was tahen from two white persons, and as
the wounds began to heal the color Of these
pieces of Skin began TO change. and when
the cure was completed had Resumed tho
EBONY color of the negros body. In order
Vc hnd out whether black skin could in tha
same manner be changed into fair. a small
pontion OF tho skin OF a negro was so,yn
over wound in white mans arm. pres
entiy the dark patch began TO grow naIe
"'4" sse 'As en'' Q" -Jarteen weeks it had be
come so light that it could no longer be dis
tlnguished from the natural skin.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05

The Practical Teacher gives the folIovin q
simple experiment in chemistry, which anv
child can try: Cut three leaves of red
cabbage into small pieces, and, after
placing them 10 basin, pour a pint of boil
ing water over them, letting them stand az.
hour; then pour of the liquid into a de
canter. 1t will be of fine blue color.
Then take four wine-glasses into one pu4
six drops of strong vinegar; into another
SIX drops OF solution of soda; into a third
the same quantity of strong solution Of
alum; and let the fourth glass remain
empty Flll up the glasses from the de-
canter, and the liquid poured into the olase
containing the acid win quickly change to
beautiful red; that poured with the soda
viii be fine green; taat poured into the
alum viii turn to a pretty purple. while
that poured into the empty glass viii re-.
main unchanged.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05

When William shocse.. q Wayerlv fo1
faborer, aged about ttgensv-six. IS working
or exercising, the right half of his i,,,iv r,e--
spires 50 freely that his clothing becomes
as completely saturated as if water had
been poured upon him, while the left side
remains perfectly dry. The line Of
oefnarkation is as exactly drawn as if be
had been surveyed by an expert. The line
comes across the scalp, forehead and nose.
extending down the breast and abdomen, di,
vldlng him exactly in halves. One side of
the forehead one side of the nose, and the
whole right half sweats most freely. while
the other half remains il feverish dryness,
never even becoming moist He attributes
the phenomenon TO illness from which he
suffered some time ago.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05

Assam swarms SO with leeches that The
iives OF men are in danger. any person fall
N g from faintness or getting stuck in
swamp or mudhele being sure TO be sucked
TO death by hundreds Of them. Animals
frequently fall victims, and recently an ele-
phant and his keeper, after having been
several days missing, were found In a bog
IN the jungle, the man dead aud the ele-
poant SO covered with leeches that it died
the day after it was rescued EyerT bosv
there carries salt as . protection against
she blood-suckers.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
Anne That Was a Inker

There Is a dog in Orlando, Fla, with
ine sense of humor, if this story is true
as told by a local newspaper: His owner
frequently gives him piece of coin to
carry along to market A day or two ago
he gave him dollar, and the dog was trot-
ting along when he saw a colored man ap-
preaching He stopped a little distance in
front of the darkey, dropped the dollar
from his mouth TO the sidewalk, and then
walked to the edge of the pavement, ap-
parently as If he cared nothing for the
money. Mr.. Darkey walked brislzly up and
was in the act of STOPPING TO pick up the
money, when the dog flew at him as ii to
bite, quickly seized the money, and trotted
off with an air of NO, you don't, ;" and over
took his owner
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
Queen Charlostc,s Paar,.

Among the hereditary jewels belonging
to Duke Of Cumberland are Queen Char.
lotte's pearls, valued at 750. eco, about which
Tor twenty years Queen Victoria and the
Hanoyerian King quarreled with majesterial
dignity. The Queen maintained they be-
longed hy right TO England. The King in
sisted they should have been sent to Han
over IN 1857, on the death of William ". The
other jewels belonging to the Duke are val
ued at s, 100000. His gold and silver plate
weighs twelve tons.