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FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The water supply in Toxic, instead
of being taken directly into the house,
is led into wells, which, as rule, are
Oaly on one side of the street.
The Foyenue of the Carleton Club.
London. last year, vas s1lO0 and the
expenditure 500, 600. which included
loss on the dining-room of Sl5,OOe.
There are S, 900 candidates for election
as ordinary members, so it is stated.
The German War Office recently is
sued general order that in future no
officer is to be served before dinner at
a military club with more than one
small glass of spirit or liquor, and
absinthe is absolutely prohibited. 1t
has hitherto been the practice of officers
to stimulate their appetites fer the
heavy early dinner by libations OF kum-
mel or kirscb, cognac or gin.
Fowls and oggs have always been
important products in France, being eX-
actly suitable TO the requirements OF
small farmers. whether owners or oc-
cupiers. Fowls are estimated at 95,-
600, 600, of which about 81, 900, 900 are
kept exclusively for tho purpose of lay
ing eggs The egg-laying fowls are
estimated to lay on an average ninety
eggs per annum, giving total yield OF
$500, 600 600.
The Government OF SaratoG, Rus
sia, sells each yea: tD the prople an inn
| mense quantity of tar for use iR their
business. All the sales are on credit,
and as the peasants can neither read
nor write, the account OF each Is kept
by means of certain signs made with
the tar upon his door post Pay day
comes every autumn. and then only are
the door posts of Sarotoi washed clean
until a new account Is started
The centenary OF a Rower was
lately celebrated by banquet in Paris.
TEe dabIia is just one hundred years
old ia Franco, 1t first tlourished in
that country IN lT90 Delegates from
the Society of Hortjcultprs and the
Cercle Floral, Of Antwerp, we're presr
ent, and the press was represented by
the editor of the Flora, the oldest bo-
tanical paper in Germany.
Besides the rabbit pest New South
Wales is troubled by another called the
aging fox pest" This creature is a
| species OF bat. the largest Of the bat
| tribe, sometimes measuring nearly fYe
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FEReuson's BREAKFAST.
IL Was KowIing Success as Far as tn,
Cook Was Concerned.

1t Was HowIing Success as Far as the
Cook Was Concerned.
''Oh, dear, Ferguson" said Mrs. Mont
gomery, as the G:3O whistle blew the
other morning, II do wish you had been
born woman, so as you might know
how mean it is to get up and get break
fast"
MIR. Montgomery bad been wakeful
that morning and he determined TO teach
his wife lesson. Stretching his arms
up and yawning vigorously, ne said:
why, I'm ashamed of you, my dear.
It's no cross for me to get up. You just
lie still and I'll show you how breakfast
ought to be put on"
Mr.. Montgomery leaped up and into
his pantaloons, and his wife subsidized
into the pillow with little deprecatory
murmur. When Mr.. Montgomery found
himself in the outer kitchen he looked
around and felt little out of his
element. But he soon had the fire going
and the kettle singing merrily.
WELL" he said to himself as he
rubbed his hands and inhaled the soft
morning air as it came through the
open door. Now well fry little Of
that mashed potato that was left over
and chunk of steak, and every thing
will be as merry as marriage bell"
But he mad made one little mistake.
And alas! he did not know it. What he
took for mashed potatoes was lard
First he heated the spider and dropped
in a little butter, watching it sizzle.
Then he took a big spoon, and
molding little Jumps of the lard
dropped them into the pan. A dense
smoke arose, and Mr.. Montgomery went
to put up the windows. When he went
to see if the potato was done brown the
material had disappeared and the spider
was half full of bubbling fat.
Suffering Babr' said Mr. Montgom-
cry, in amazement 81 believe there's
some witchcraft here"
Then he took closer look at the DO
tato and sat down moment to dislike
himself. AT this moment his attention
was attracted by the tea kettle, which
had stopped singing and was cracking
ominously. The water had boiled out.
Mr.. Montgomery jumped up to lift it
off. The handle was red-hot.
''Blank the whole billy-be-dashed-
blanked businessr' howled MIR. Mont
gomery, nursing his hand and growing
very red in the face. BLANK my fool
soul for blank idiotr'
And with this he seized his hat and
fed down town just in time to escape
Mrs Montgomery, who, looking over
the ruins, said meditatively to herself
Il wonder if Ferguson was trying to
fry doughnuts? Well, l just knew
something would happen, SO now!''-
Minneapolis journal.
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How to Choose Kid Gloves.

The durability of kid gloves depends
on how they are put on the first time.
If you want a kid glove to ft buy it
leisurely and with Judgment and put it
on slowly, taking care to fit every part.
1t is better not to use stretcher. The
expansion should be made by the hands,
so as to secure perfect fit at every
point. Gloves of the proper size need
no stretcher. Choose gloves the fingers
of which correspond with your own in
length, work in the fingers first then
the thumb, and finally smooth them
down until they fit every part A glove
that fits well generally wears well. II
they do not come down we'll or if they
are so long as to wrinkle they will chafe
out easily. When fingers are so small
as to need the stretcher the body of the
glove is strained out in drawing over
the hand.-Dry Goods Chronicle.
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SOME OLD STORIES
Yarns That Were Current in France
Nearly Two Centuries Ago.

Yarns That Were Current in France
Nearly Two Centuries Ago.
Not so long ago there was now rood
made for tho loft of q certain country
church, and the old rood was stored
away in the loft Of the parsonage. The
parson, feeling desire toward a goose,
had fine one fattened, killed, stuffed
and sPitted, and finally put down TO
roast. He was frugal man, and 10
save tire-wood lugged out the old cruci-
nix and put 1t on the fire as it was. his
conscience forhidding him to break it
up. This done, he went off to church,
leaving his little nephew to roast the
goose-td est, to turn the spit In course
OF time the crossbeam of the roof was
burned through, and the figure fell
down, faco foremost on tho goose. The
little boy fed away in terror, and ran
into the church, calling out: Uncle.
uncle, that man you put on the fire is
eating our goose r.
A poor old countryman was lying on
his death-bed, and the priest was tell
ing him Of the life to come, that he
might not sorrow after the life he was
leaving. After the Judgment day."
quoth the good priest, ''every mountain
and hill shall be brought low, and eyery
valley shall be exalted" well. we'll"
said the countryman, ''that will be a
famous land for US poor wagoners."
A certain learned doctor had been
preaching in country church, and was
on his way back again. As he rode
along he fell into theological medita-
tion, tackling several stiff dogmaticaI
questions, and consequently he lost his
way At last he met countryman. of
whom he asked the way 10 Savonnieres.
But the countryman knew him, and
SAID: Why, master. you're an honest
man, indeed; heard you preach in our
church, and never heard better ser.
mon in my life, should like TO hear a
dozen such sermons" We'll, well. INV
good friend. / hope to say few more
words in season some other time; but
tell me the way to Savonnieres NAV.
nay" said the countryman, may God
keep me from such presumptuousness
70 teach man who knows every thing:
you are laughing 1T me, master. Why.
the little children know the way to Sa-
vonnieres, and are yoa, who know all
things. ignorant Of such little matterp
Nay, tbs not likely. master God keep
you" And so he left him.-BeroaIde de
Verville.
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OUR GOLDEN GIRLS.
Over Forty-Foar Million American Dolla
Captured BY Poor Noblemen.

Over Forty-Foar Million American Dollars
Captured By Poor Noblemen.
The immense sum of S44, 175, 900 has
gone to Europe during the last few
years with several American girls as an
incumbrance to trade for titles. In the.
main this dowry of beauty and fortune
purchase poor specimens of men. II
they were in Chicago they couldn't earn
living shoveling smoke outof the city.
Yet they have what all the world of
snobs love-a title. Most of them have
vices, and debts, and other things
equally as undesirable. But a title
covers multitude of sins
The American girl is beauty. She
is conversationalist She has plenty
of dash and spirit and gives those blase
noblemen more pleasure in an hour
than they ever had in their lives be-
fore. And she is rich-that is, all who
marry noblemen are So he marries
her, goes to Heaven, and gets the earth.
Here is list of them:
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feet in expanse OF wings, ana Is popu-
larly termed the flying fox on account
of the red, fox-like color of the fur, and
the very vulpine aspect Of the head"
The attacks of these destructive ami
mails are mainly aimed against fruits
and other vegetable substances.
Land in China is divided into more
holdings than any other land in the
world. 1t takes but very small piece
of land to support Chinese family.
The Chinese are the closest and most
thorough cultivators in the world.
Field hands in China are paid SIP per
annum. The food is cooked by the en-
ployer With his food he is furnished
straw, shoes and free shaving.
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A CHINESE WONDER.
The Grandeur of the Famous Porcelain
Tower at Nankin.

The Grandeur of the Famous Porcelain
Tower at Nankin.
In 1430 A. D., after nineteen years of
ceaseless labor and an expenditure of
about $4,000, 900, the Chinese Govern
ment finished the wonderful Porcelain
Tower at Nankin, which stood for near
ly four and a quarter centuries, until
1856, the most marvellous bui ding ever
erected by human hands. 1t was of
octagonal form, 26O feet in height, with
nine stories, each having a cornice and
gallery without. The name of Porcelain
Tower was applied to this unique struc-
ture on account of the fact that the
whole of the outside work was covered
with porcelain slabs of various sizes and
colors, but principally of red, white,
yellow and green. At every one of its
nine stories the projecting roof of the
gallery was covered with green tiles,
each corner being provided with bell
varying in weight from 800 to 1, O0O
pounds.
There were 152 bells in all, each so
nicely balanced as to ROCK back and
forth as they were swayed by the
breezes, giving out continuous strain
in rows between the bells were 12S brass.
bronze and silver lamps, which were
lighted every night in the year. Th'
apex of the tower, starting from it's base
at the 250-foot level and extending up
wards for a height of 10 feet, was a
monster gi.ded pineapple, surmounted
by a copper ball about feet in diameter.
A spiral stairway of over 500 steps led
from the base to the summit. The
building was constructed as gift to an
Empress. and was kept in repair by the
Government. Lightning struck it in
1901 and tore down the three tor
stories. The injury was repaired as
soon as possible. 1t would probably be
| standing TO this day had not the Tai
ping rebels imagined its lights and bells
disastrous to their cause.-St. Louis Re
! nuh1ic
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Some very interesting facts of orir

Some very interesting facts of crime
are revealed by Il Scotch sheriff. He
knew OF one woman who, between the
years 1874 and 1865, was committed to
prison 167 times for being drunk, and
when drunk her invariable practice was
to smash windows. A man when drunk
stole nothing but Bibles, and was trans
ported for his seventh theft. Another
man stole nothing but spades; woman
stole nothing but shoes; another moth
ing but shawls, but the queerest thief
WAS one who stole tubs, and was sent to
penal servitude for his seventh tub.
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BEING REST MAN.

The Worry and Responsibility of 1t Made
One Young Man Sick.
1t is no small undertaking to be best
man at a wedding, writes Hepburn
Johns in the Pittsburgh Dispatch. The
awful responsibilities of the groom
usually fill the minds of the spectators,
and the best mans trials are rather lost
sight Of. Still, important as the chief
male assistants duties are, they are not
really so formidable as they seemed to
an Allegheny man who recently was
called upon to fulfill them.
This young man was asked by an old
friend to stand up with him when he en-
tered the solemn estate of matrimony.
He consented willingly. He is of
nervous temperament, and a number of
his friends, for joke, resolved to give
him fright. So they went to him one
by one and impressed upon him that
being best man carried with it no small
obligations. He would have to wear
new dress suit, they told him, and
new hat, new shoes, new tie and so on.
Besides he would have to give the bride
an expensive present, and contribute
literally to the groom's expenses. One
particularly solicitous friend was kind
enough to figure out exactly how much
his performance at the wedd ng would
cost him. The sum total, by his ficti-
tious figuring, was $50.
Now to ayoung man on small salary,
as the best-man-to-be was, $50 was no
joke. Being, as l have said, OF a neryv
Gus temperament, the obligation of
spending sum so far beyond his means
affected him powerfully. He could not
think Of backing out, yet how to scrape
together the money to do tho thing
well' he hadn't an idea. He worried
himself sick about it, actually sick, and,
to cut long story short, when the we'd
ding day came the young man who
should have been best man lay seriously
i'll in bed in a hospital.
And this is strictly true. The joke
was carried much too far.
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A swIn6ed Landlord.

Tenant don't think ought to pay
any rent for this month.
Landlord-Why not?
Because the roof leaks so that the
water runs down the wall
What! There is running water on the
premises? You will have to pay hve
dollars. wonder how long you have
been enjoying water privileges at my
expense.-Texas SiftinSs.
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A roer.s Kecompense.

Poets Wife-What are you doing?
Poet-I'm writing a poem that will
live until time shall be no more
Poets Wife-And how much are you
going to get for the product of your
genius?
Poet-Two dollars, if it is accepted
Van Dorn's Magazine.
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An English fashion writer saws:
While the lot of the dress-maker's ap-
prentice Is not an enviable one, there
are few trades for women that offer such
prizes as making clothes for othe.
women. The chief dress-maker of a
Bond street establishments viii COM
mand a salary of from s25o (sl, 250,, to
$500 (si 500 year. What Is more, the
supply is not equal to the demand. A
good head woman will always have .
dozen places open to her If she leaves a
situation Naturally this encourages an
independence of spirit that is often
fatal TO long continuance in one place.
chief hands work Is confined to cut
ting out, overlooking the other women
and conferring with the designer. The
designer is the rock over which manv of
them split for If he wants to MANY
alterations, the dress-makers rebels.
The hours Of chief hand are not heavy.
and no Paris education is necessary, as
many suppose. II French ideas are
needed Frenchwoman is imported.
The best houses prefer an English hand
who is thoroughly English. IN. 7. Star.
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He Had What He Wanted.

Wheel-of-fortune man (at country
fair, addressing green, awkward youth
who is trying to meddle with his wares)
We'll, sir, what do you want?
Green youth with backwoods stare)
-Nothin'.
Wheel-of-fortune man-An right.
You have it there under your hat
West Shore.
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He Conrted Danger.

Mr.. Ssaside-It is very dangerous to
go on the water in boat
Mrs. Seaside-Yes, ala kinds of dis
tressing accidents are liable to occur
Old Moneybags went out on the lake in
a boat with the Widow 0itthaf, and
when they got back they were engaged.
Texas Siftings.
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The aborigines of New South Wales
show gfeas ingenuity in shaping their
harpoon heads for speaFing fish. In
stead of shaving the wood up and down
the grain as we are accustomed to
whittle, they turn it round and round
and ship it of across the grain.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-07-16
CnnIdn,t Stand Loan.

Gazzam-I never saw man lose his
strength as rapidly as Dolly did the
other day.
MaddoX-How was that?
Gazzam-I asked him to lend me ten
dollars, when straightway he declared
he was unable to stand alone.-West
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He Had Good Rererens...

Retired Editor Ito applicant)- You
say you have an amiable disposition?
Applicant-Yes, sir; here's my refer
ence.
1t ran: This certifies that the bear
er was in our newspaper Office for three
days. during which time no one had oc-
casion to thrash him.-(Signed) THE
GUNNER"
Retired Editor-Consider yourself en-
ployed. West Shore.
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Mrs. Catherine Sharp of Phila-
delphia, when little girl sold milk To
General Washington and his staff from
her fathers farm. She is now liz years
old, and her mental faculties are un.
clonded.
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The immensely Of this sum that has
gone, or is going, from our shores is SO
huge that it staggers people who have
ever considered the subject, and, large
though it is, this vast sum does not rep
resent the half of the dowries of fair
American women who have married for
eigners. Chicago Tribune.
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State Officers.
Barber County Omcers.
POSTAL.

PostofIicc M Medicine Lodge open from NJ
[ , : Pm Sundays one hour on arrival OF mail
NJ oney order, open 4. NJ. 10 p. n. Satur,
days +. o. open until =. NJ. Eastern uali
closes promptly AT 4. NJ.
l.. NJ. AXhGNE, p. NJ.
H. A. Brown, Assistant.
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"a good story is told of the tender
conscience of one of Missouri's early
lawyers and judges" said an attorney
recently, 'and one that did not come to
light until after the subjects death.
Judge B. had large practice in his day
ins Central Missouri, and was always
looked on as a model of propriety, and
indeed he would have recourse to many
makeshifts, as the story proves, to evade
compromising himself or telling an un-
truth. Ia trying court case, you know,
it is necessary to make aa affidavit OF
appeal should you wish to take your
suit from the finding of trial court.
This affidavit must be concise and must
state that the appeal is not taken for
the purpose of vexation or delay, but be-
cause you feel aggrieved by the judg-
ment of the court. If your conscience
is elastic there is no trouble in making
such an affidavit, but to Judge B. it was
a difficulty matter, and he evade5 it By
substituting the word but for or! and
always stated his action was not made
for yexation, but for delay, ETC. This
was not discovered until after his death,
when . review of all his appeal cases
showed he invariably worded his afii,
daYits in that manner. kansas City
Times.
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The man who conquers himself is
greater than the man who eouaners
city, but they both humbly take OF their
hats to the man able to control his wife.
-Terre Haute Express.
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Fall Ri er Line, New York to Boston 400
: The total cost of the decidedly
round trip indicated by these tickets
is SS7l.95, which for journey of some
thing like $4,000 miles is not excessive.
The cost of the ocean travel could be
very considerably reduced, as for in
stance the voyage from Liverpool to
New York, the cost of which is stated at
S100, could be made frst-class for $50,
and reductions on other portions of the
route are possible. We imagine that
some of the prominent tourist agencies
could give figures for the around-the-
world journey cons derably more favor.
able than these.-Railway Age.
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The dollar you take in is dwarf;
the one you pay out a giant-Atchison
Globe
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DEtPHiA LODGE, No. 40, X. of p, meets on
Monday evening of each week. at the X. OF =.
hall. Visiting knights IN good standing inVi-
ted to attend. SCOTT RUBERr, 4. Z.
II. a. BRowN, X. of X. * ;.
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SOCIETIES.

A. T.. & a. NJ, Delta Lodge No. =
IN - iteEIlar communications, first and
" ~ third Saturday evenings i'm each
w month All aitliating aud non-aihli-
ating masc ns H. good standing, cordially in
Vlted to attend FRANK BEERS, W. NJ.
81. NJ. .iNGRAHAM, Secretary.
CYPRUS CHAPTER No. C3, Il. 4. NJ, meets
in Masonic Hall every 2d aud 4th Thursday.
Visiting brethren cordially invited.
CHESTER /. LONG, II. p.
l.. -. PICK. Sccy.
n II G LORRAINE CHAPTER, No. 49,
W. Lis Os Regular Communications, hrst
aud third Monday evening". In each month.
Mrs. EVA l.. MERRELL, W. NJ.
EANNIE V. O'BHYAN, Sec.
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1t is an awful drawback to man in
the development OF his best ability to
have been born the child OF a million.
aire, but most of us would be perfectly
willing to have been drawn back Just
about so far.-Somerville Journal.
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easing a render conscience.

Men who live on workingmen's Or
have no time to work.
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&E l. o. -. F., Pioneer Lod lie
6assSS No. l7g.-Regular meetings.
kfaA ~ I%zAe1 every Tuesday eVenng.N
itiugbrcthrcning I'm good stand
ing cordially invited.
II. l.. LINDLEY, n. G..
T.. NJ. BYERLEY, Sec.
ENSIGN ENCAMPMENT No. 62, /. o. o.
Meets first and third Friday OF each month
Visiting Patriarchs cordially invited to attend.
:. l.. ALLEN. IL. T.. G.. X. HARRIS, {: +.
w. r. ROUSE, =. w. j. &. WALsTAD ).
NAOMI No.G7. .REBECCA DEGREE.L l. O.O.F
Meets the 2d and4t Wed. nights, each month.
Mrs. NJ. ALLEN, n. q,
MRs. AUG. SCMtDT, Secy.
X d ELDRED POST, No ia, meets
VI n NJ the last Saturday i'm ench month
OF the court house in Medicine Lodge, at p. NJ.
All comrades cordially invited.
LOREN EDWARDS, Post Commander.
JOHN W. UPPERMAE. Adjutant.
q " LOREN EDWARDS CAMP, No. 152.
., Y 4, =. OF ", meets on lst and 81 Saiurs
dny evenings of each month, in X. of T.. hall
T.. \. NORRIS, Capt. Il. w. SNODDY, lst Lieut..
ROBT. CAMERON, LIST Seargent.
A. O. u, W. SS$,i$ HSS5s "a L%@5P %%5 I'll S% f'l%ay
night W. ,. FINNEN' NJ. w
L. NJ. BYERLEY, Recorder.