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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-12-31

STATE OF KANSAS, COUNTY or BARBER
/, w. L Rouse, Cashier of the above named
bank, do eolemnly swear that the above state
menf is true to the best Of my knowledge and
belief.
W. 7. ROUSE. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
9TH day OF December, $780,
A. l.. NOBLE. Notary Public.
my commission expires May 81. 1894.
Correcf-Attest:
J. p. Hall, Directors
p. 4. Simmons. az
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-12-31

ADOmD A NnO If you want a correct
call on BRONSON & HOUCHIN. They have
the only complete set of Abstract Books in
Barber county.
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one Source OF railway Acoiasnts.

One Source OF Railway Accidents.
A railway accident happened recently
which might have been prevented IL 3
conductor had applied the power brake,
which was at his command, instead Of
putting on the hand brake. Conductors
have got so into the habit of thinking
that they must pull the bell rope when
1t is necessary to make an emergency
stop that they are likely to forget that
the immense power Of the air brake can
be applied from the car as well as from
the engine. Even with pneumatic or
electric connection with the engine,
which is SO much surer and quicker than.
bell rope, there is theoretical advau-
tage in applying the brake direct from
the passenger car. for there is only ono
operation to be performed instead OF
two, as when the engineer has to act
after being signaled by the conductor.
Where the conductors valve is made
accessible from any point in the car by
means Of cord running the whole
length this advantage is certainly appre-
ciable In every case. AS the necessity
Of making an emergency stop comes up
very frequently in the experience Of
conductor or brakeman there would
seem to be no certain way Of changing
their mental habits in this respect en-
cept by putting them through course
of training, on the same principle that
shopmen are trained to respond to m
alarm Of fire. Railroad Gazette.
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An Honest Levyer.

Hon. William l.. Marcy was one morn
ing talking with a friend when he re-
ceived letter, saying in substance:
Enclosed find our check on New
York bank for 81 900, which we send
you as retainer in suit, the particu-
lars Of which we will write you In q few
days.
"What shall dor" asked Mr.. Marcy
Of his friend.
"Put 1t in your pocket and wait fol-
business" was the answer.
mo, SIR" said the upright lawyer,
dts BRIDE"
He thereupon inclosed the check In an
envelope together with o note, telling
his correspondent that after he had
learned the character Of the suit hs
would accept the retainer, If the cas-
proved one which he could undertake.
The letter was sent by return mail
Youths Companion.
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plplomacx Of waiters.

My waiter knows as much English a.
do German, and SO we get on beauti-
fully. On zone of the hot days whom he
came for my order ! YEARLY said, IT
will stick to beef" 'Stickterbef; vot
vas dot? We don't hat some dose stick
terbef," said this steady and stolid son
Of Germany. He knew 'srosbef and
'sbefsteak," but ''stickterbef" was too
much for him. A negro waiter will
never acknowledge that he does not
know the thing you ask for. nor that
they do not keep the article, but he win
always lie out Of 1t some way.
Some years ago the learned DIR. Thomp-
son and went into an eating house
where there were negro walters. and !
gave my order, whereupon the doctor
calculated, Duplicate for me" and con-
tinued his talk.
what Is dat You say, sarS' asked tbs
man Of color.
Duplicate for me-" said the doctor
iInpatiently.
We have no duplicate today, sar.
Wednesday u our regular day for dupii-
cate, sal. said this man and brother.
The doctor laughed until l was
ashamed Of him.--rortlahd Argus
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rho Ground. a. chautauou..

Chautauqua is village of tents and
houses, Swiss chalets and board shan
ties, 'halls," a hotel and an amphithea-
tire which is strange looking place when
empty and remarkable spectacle when
filed. 1t is ON side hill, which hiss
been excavated to form hollow, which
is lined with closely set tiers of benches,
separated by paths which converge and
slope down to the platform below the
organ loft. The sides are Open The
roof, which rises toward the center, L. .
perfect sounding board The amphithes~
tro will seat about seven thousand per-
sons Its acoustics are admirable. When
there is any entertainment in prospect
people go there hours before the time
appointed In order to secure seats. Men
take books and papers and women read
or work to while away the time Of watt
ing. Those who arrive late form part
Of the crowd, sometimes eight or ten
deep, standing around outside under the
projecting roof, which forms shelter. =
Chautauqua Letter.
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A Shoe slaeAinr syndicate.

The syndicate shoe backing on the
Pennsylvania ferryboats is not a success.
The company receives 5000 for the
privilege from the padrone who employs
the boys who nominally polish passen-
gers boots. The padrone Is, q regular
slave driver, and the boys in order to
satisfy bis demands try to polish three
pairs of boots ON one passage. They
are not able, In the time occupied by the
ferryboat In crossing, to give more than
a few daubs of backing and hurried
brushing, and by the time the passenger
gets to Broadway his boots are dull and
dirty.
The boys are also very persistent, fill
ing the cabins with their calls until they
have become regular nuisance. 1t was
a sorry day for the railroads reputation
when 1t sold this privilege to the Ital-
ians. Meanwhile the padrone is clear
ing about % a day out of every boy. He
gives them "a week and keeps two on
each boat. 1t is estimated that the pad.
rome makes $4,000 per annum on the
Pennsylvania boats alone, besides large
sums on the Staten Island boats and the
other North river ferry boats. New Yorl
Cor. Philadelphia Bulletin.
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Danger in Diphshersa.

The public needs to understand rnors
fully than as yet 1t seems to do that
diphtheria does not come, like induensa
for instance, in the air, but that every
case Is from previous case, and that
thorough isolation and disinfection
would In time stamp out the disease a.
completely as noxious weed would b
killed out by the destruction Of all its
seed.
In its early stage diphtheria is not
readily distinguished from an ordinary
sore throat. For this reason every case
Of sore throat in child. especially at .
time when diphtheria Is prevalent,
should be looked upon with degree Of
suspicion, enough at least to prevent
the communication Of what may prove
to be the dreaded disease. It should b.
kept in mind. also. that children with
sore threats and nasal catarrh are pc
culiarly susceptible to Infection
Youths Companion.
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There is tree at Athens, Ga, which
is property holder. In the early part
Of the century the land on which it
stands was owned by Col w. II. Jack
son, who took great delight in watching
its growth and in enjoying its shade. In
his old age the tree had reached magnifi-
cent proportions and the thought Of its
being destroyed by those who would
come after him was so repugnant that
he recorded a deed, Of which the follow
ing Is part: Il, w. III. jackson, of the
county Of Clarke, Of the one part, and
the oak tree giving locstion), of the
county Of Clarke, of the other part; Wit
nesseth, that the said w. II. jackson, for
and In consideration Of the great affection
which he bears said tree, and his desire
to see 1t protected, has conveyed and by
these presents do convey unto the said
oak tree entire possession OF itself and Of
all land within eight feet Of 1t on all
sides. Chicago Herald.
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A Feline CLOCK.

Every one knows that cats can see in
the dark, and the reason they can do 80
is because of the peculiar construction
that in moderate light the pupil OF
black part of pussy's eye is small and Of
an oval shape, while In full glare of
light it becomes narrow Now in the
dark IL expands to acircle and nearly
fills the surface Of the eyeball This pc
culiarity of the cats eyes is turned to
account in curious manner by the
Chinese.
The Able Hue relates that when he
was travelling in China he asked his at
tendant what time 1t was. The man
went over to a cat that was quietly bask-
ing in the sun, and examining its eyes
told the able that 1t was about two hours
after noon, and ON being questioned how
be knew that he explained that the pu-
pills Of cats eyes were largest in the
morning, and that they gradually grew
smaller as the light increased till they
reached their minimum at noon; that
then they began to widen again, till at
night they once more became large.
The good able was filed with admira-
ton for the ingenuity Of apeople who
could use cats as clocks. But it must be
admitted that this way of telling the
time Of day is rather loose one, and
could only be trusted In very, very clear
and serene weather, for temporary gloom
or the darkness of storm would sadly
derange your four footed clock and put
1t all wrong Exchange.
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The Toad and the Duke OF wellington
Short Cuts has rnearthed q peculiarly
delightful letter of the Duke Of Yelling
toms, which runs as follows: "Strath-
fieldsaye, July 81, 1S37.--Field Marshal
the Duke Of Wellington is happy TO In
form William Harries that his toad is
alive and well" During one Of his
country walks the duke found little
boy lying ON the ground bending his
head over tame toad and crying as if
his heart would break On being asked
what was the matter the child explained
that he was crying "for his poor toad"
He brought 1t something to eat every
morning. but he was now to be sent
away to school long distance off, and
he was afraid that nobody else would
give it anything to eat and that it would
die.
The duke. however, consoled him by
saying that he would himself see the toad
well fed, and by further promising to
let the boy hear as TO its welfare. Dur
ing the time the boy was away at school
he received no less than five autograph
letters similar to that given above, and
when he returned for the Christmas
holidays the toad was still alive to glad
den his heart. The story is even more
delightful than that Of the dukes indig-
nation when he found that party
of children at Strathfeldsaye-am among
whom, we believe, was the present
prime minister-were having their tea
without jam The incident reused him
to immediate action, and he at once
rang the bell and issued a general order
that "children's tea" was never to be
served in his house with such manned
rights. Spectator.
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sm..h. ana Brown. Il Kew YORK..


Who is there In this great metropolis
that isn't acquainted with some one
named SMITH And yet there are not 80
many Of them as is generally believed.
n one were asked to guess tho number
of Smiths In the city 1t would be quite
natural to place the figure as high as TO-
000 To be sure, tho new directory de-
votes thirty-ive columns to the distin-
guished family, but there are only 1884
Of them. OF these 1f8 are plain John
Smiths. and 1872 are John-with-an-initia
Smiths. The Browns number 1880, and
there Are 80 Brownies This Is decrease
of compared with last year, when
there were 81. The decrease may be
taken as an indication that the final is
going out Of fashion. New York Times
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RexaIinr in Fiotion.

II am literally wallowing in fiction
just now" said young Chestnut street
merchant. my fainilyare out of town
and ] am taking advantage of the oppor-
tunity to read up the standards. Let me
see what have ON hand at present, for
the tables, chairs and even the floor of
my sitting room are absolutely flooded
with the works of the great novelists.
have all Dickens novels, all Sir Walter
SCOTS, all Charles Reade's, all Thack-
eray's, some of Levers, some of Coopers,
some of Clark Russelps, all of Rider
Haggard's, and-well, others too numer-
GUS to mention. All my copies are, how
ever, what are known as cheap libra
ries', and picked them upstill cheaper at
second hand. don't think the whole
lot cost me quite IS, 20 shalt get my
acquaintance with the standards at a
wonderful bargain. There's no excuse
for live American not being well up in
the great romancers. believe mep-Phil-
adelphia Inquirer.
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For "oases That Drugs VIII Not Touch.'
"Ths telephone might be put to hu-
name use," said New York doctor the
other day to reporter, ''if the proper
authorities could be induced to spend
the money on it. A cable laid to the In
fectious disease hospitals ons North
Brother and Swinburne Islands would
prove Of inestimable comfort to those
unhappy people who are detained there
from time to time, and also to their
friends, who are not allowed to visit
them. The fees for using the phones
would pay good interest on the outlay,
one would think, and the possibility Of
maintaining communication with ones
friends without fear Of infection would
rob confinement on the islands of large
part of its terrors.
"How comforting 1t would be for the
wife whose husband had been taken
from her, and whose mind is filed with
vague fears for his safety, drawn from
newspaper stories Of hospital abuses, to
hear his own voice from time to time as
surfing her of his welfare and hopes Of
speedy recovery. She would not believe
letter or telegram or message, but
his own well known voice no one could
counterfeit successfully enough to de-
ceive her. And she could whisper him
assurances Of love and sympathy which
she would not, and perhaps could not,
write to him. This may sound too senti-
mental, but there is money in catering
to sentiment, and it often cures cases
that drugs will not touch. New York
Tribune,
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Lake Keuka first became noted for tie
cultivation Of grapes on its shores. The
first vineyard was planted about 1865 on
the west shore. In 1861 another was plant
ed on Bluff Point The business proved
very profitable, and the cultivation Of
grapes extended until nearly all avail
able land has been utilized. at present
grape land is valued at 800 to 5000 per
acre and bearing vineyards $500 to
81 900, the latter price being that Of tbs
best Catawba vineyards. The present
crop is very promising, and, In view d
the general failure of other kinds d
fruit, grape growers are expecting good
prices. Rome Sentinel.
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Leave Lambertviile for Manunka Chunk S24
9.33 a m, i8s, 5.2s and 1898 m. Sunday 8.33 m.
For Phillipsburg and Easton only $50 m week
days
Leave Frenchtown 1858. s.5s m. 2o7. 55i and
700 M. ek-days
Arrive Phi1ipsbnrg $50 and 1884 q m, 80 6 25
7.38 and $50 p m. Sunday, $50. d m.
Leave Phillipsburg 7.26. $50 and 1924 m, ESQ
6.25 and 9:3t p m. sunday e30 D m.
Arrive Belvidere 7.69, 9.56 and 1907 m, 3.25
6.52 and 9.57 m. Sunday, 9.57 m
Arrive Manunka Chunk sos, 1908, Ills m
3.82, TOO and 1908 p m. Sunday 1908 p IN.
Additional trains leave Belvidere for Manunka
Chunk 7.16 a. M, and $40 p m Sunday, 7.15a m.
Returning, leave Manunka Chunk for Bevidere
1905 and 1905 D M. Sunday. 1905 y. IN.
Freight mixed trains leaving Manunka
Chunk at sos a. m, Belvidere GIT q. m, Martins
Creek at 6.45 m, arriving at Lehigh junction at
7.O5 a. M, will carry passengers and make stops at
flag stations north OF Phillipsburg. Trains feav:
ing Manunka Chunk at 1925 m, and 4s0 M
viii carry passengers to Belyidere.
Delaware Lackawanna g. Western Railroad; Lee
high Junction with Lehigh Valley .Lehigh Sus-
quehanna Morris Essex, and New Jersey Contra
Railroads. At Lambertville with Pennington Rail
road AtTrenton with trains to and from New
York Camden, &c.
Forfurther Information see timetables, which
can be obtained At the ticket Offices.
CHAS. e. PUGH, J.R. WOOD,
General Manager. GeneraiPasssngsr Agent
F. W.JACKSON.
Gen'lsupt. U. r. R. Of M. Div.
W. HEYWAkD MYERS. Supt. Belvidere Div
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TRoT, NY GOOD sTEeD, TRoT.


! wnera ny true love shlaesh
Inake nE way to-nisiss-
Lo. waiting, she >
Espieth mo
And calleth in delight: -
II see his steed anear
Come trotting with my dear
Oh, idle not, good steed but trot.
Trot thou my lover herer
A-loose cast the bride
And ply the whip and spur,
And gayly
Speed this reply
While faring on to her.
20, true love, fear thou not
seek our trysting spot
And double feed be yours. my steed,
II you more swiftly troll"
Ivauit from out the saddle
And make my good steed fast;
Then to my breast
My love Is prestw
At last, true hearth at iasti
The garden browsing lies,
The stars fold down their eyes
In this dear spot. my steed, neigh not,
Nor stamp In restless wisel
o, passing sweet communion
OF young hearts, warm and truei
To thee belongs
- The old, old songs
= Love finds Forever newt
We sing those songs, and then
Cometh the moment when
It's Good steed. trpt from this dear spot
Trot. trot me home againr
-Eugene Field In Chicago News.
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waiter. of High Lineage.

There Is saloon keeper near Ninth
and Walnut who has had half dozen
poverty stricken sons Of noble German
families employed as walters In his
place. An alleged count" or two. q
couple Of sons Of German "barons.p
wearing white aprons, have been feat
ures Of the saloon during the past year.
A patron Of the place says that the pro-
prietor was republican in the father
land. and that he takes pleasure in hav-
ing the descendants OF his old oppressors
serve him in mental capacities. Gncin-
natl Commercial Gazette.
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NO. 938
GOOD NIGHT

otall night, upon whose cloudy crest
The silver moon finds rest
Among whose raven locks, with uakempt cara
Shine stars as pendants there
Tireless and watchful, though long thy Vigil b.
Breathe to thee,
Good night
o stu night, at whose unspeaking lip
Gay silence guards from slip.
Across whose peaceful deep iIumined eyes
Soft, misty yelling flies,
In whose strong, tender arms the earth rolls
drowsily,
Breathe TO thee,
Good night
Jack Bennett in Journalist
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A Boston caterer, who looked after the
feeding OF 1000 veterans during the four
days Of the Grand Army encampment,
has since been figuring, and finds that
his guests consumed 10000 loaves Of
bread, nearly 10000 doughnuts, two
tons of hams, three-quarters Of tom Of
tongue and the same amount of coined
beef; 800 gallons of baked beans, 1900
eggs. $50 barrels of potatoes. one ton d
coffee and two chests Of tea.
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The best swimmer at Newport was
drowned few days ago, and now New
York lady, thoroughly skilled horse
woman, is thrown from her animal and
killed. 1t is the expert in all feats Of
achievement who oftenest comes to grief.
Mastery Of a sport leads to contempt Of
ordinary precautions for safety. Boston
uaroId
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Some brain workers toll ON year after
year. contenting themselves with the re-
Taxation of a day or two now and then.
They have no real vacations, and the
brief intervals that they are away from
their duties do them but little good, not
being long enough for them to forget
their work and vexations and get out of
the groove they have been running in.
There comes at last to these men time
when memory weakens, when it is hard
for them to fix the mind upon one sub
ject, and their work seems to grow more
and more irkso1ne, and in conversation
there is a slight tendency to incoherence.
1t is rather difficult for them at times to
express themselves clearly; the suitable
words do not come to them as readily as
they once did.
When conversing they start in well,
but after short time their ideas are
somewhat confused, and they are obliged
to make considerable effort to keep their
attention fixed upon the subject they are
discussing. In writing there is hest
fancy, especially ON long words or SEN
fences. They are obliged to stop and
think, seeming to drop the thread that
they have been holding. These are signs
of mental failure, which must not be
diregarded. In this condition Of brain
exhaustion, not only are the reasoning
faculties sluggish, but unusual effort is
required from the weakened win to keep
the attention fixed. Good mental work
is then accomplished only at the expense
of the brain, which is still further weak
ened by every intense effort.
The time has now come when mental
rest is imperative, and it should be as
complete as possible. A long vacation
should be taken; short rests are not likely
to do any good. A sea voyage promises
the greatest good to the weakening brain
worker. On shipboard he seems to drop
almost entirely out of his old life. His
vacation should not be Of less than a
months duration, and it ought to run
on for several months Failing to take
the needed rest, insanity is very likely to
be the penalty. Boston Herald.
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aavona Her Reach,

The Summer Girl--Jack, please do
something for me.
The Summer Beau = With all my
heart.
The s. Citizen do drive the flies
from the front Of my hat. They are
quite beyond my reach. -Pittsburg Bull
letin,
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Tho Ha.rpln stood On It's Head.

Ayoung woman dropped steel hair
pin from her head as she was about to
leave an electric car. 1t lay fiat on the
floor until she had alighted and the
driver had turned the current on. Then
the flairpin rose and stood on its head
When the current was turned off the
hairpin lay down; when it was put on
again the hairpin would stand up. The
incident afforded amusement for the
passengers. Albany Journal.
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Mrs. Malapxop What's the matter
with your husbandf
Mrs, Brown--I guess he got out on the
wrong side of the bed this morning.
Mrs. Malaprop Why don't You stop
that by putting the bed against the WALTZ
Epoch.
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Prince Regent Luitpold, Of Bavaria,
has made up his mind to abolish the
Passion Play at Ober-Ammergau be-
cause the business has fallen into the
hands Of some viennese theatrical spec
ulators and Is no longer sacred
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Uncle Dave" one Of Andrew Jack
sons soldiers, died near Sheffield. Ala.
recently. His wife died in 1S49, and
every day since her burial he has prayed
ct her grave.