davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-01-08

to remain in this room an hour or so
after the rest Of the family had gone to
bed, and as was an early riser was
always in it again before it was neces-
sary for a servant to enter it in the
morning.
Before leaving the library for the
night placed in a conspicuous position
in the room small table, on which was
tray holding two decanters partially
filed with wine, in the one red and in
the other white. There was also upon
the tray an open box of biscuit and
three wine glasses, two of them with a
little wine at the bottom. took pains
to make it appear that these refresh
ments had been recently partaken of.
There were biscuit crumbs upon the
tray and drop or two of wine was
freshly spilled upon it every time the
trap was set: The table, thus arranged,
was left in the room during the night,
and early In the morning l put the tray
and its contents into closet and locked
it up.
portion of my narcotic preparation
was thoroughly mixed with the contents
of each of the decanters in such proper
tions that glass of the wine would be
sufficient to produce the desired effect.
1t was my opinion that there were
few men who, after night walk and
perhaps some labor in forcibly opening
a door or a window-shutter, would not
cease for a moment in pursuance of
their self-imposed task TO partake of
the refreshments so conveniently left
hxyf f6n ~,
house when they retired to rest. Should
my surmises be correct l might reason
ably expect, should my house be broken
into, to find an unconscious burglar in
the library when / went down in the
morning. And was sure, and my wife
agreed with me, that if l should find a
burglar in that room or any other part
of the house 1t was highly desirable
that he should be an unconscious one.
Night after night 1 set my burglar
trap and morning after morning /
locked 1t up In the closet. ! can not
say that l was exactly disappointed
that no opportunity offered to test the
value of my plan, but it did seem pity
that should take so much trouble for
nothing. 1t had been some week since
any burglaries had been commit ID in
the neighborhood, and it was the gem
eral opinion that the miscreants had
considered this field worked out and
had transferred their labors to q better
paying place, The insult of having
been considered unworthy the attention
of the knights of the midnight jimmy
remained with us, but as all our goods
and chattels also remained with us we
could sfford to brook the indignity.
AS the trap cost nothing my VIC VIC did did
H99s H9 object to my setting it every night
Tor the preseRt- Something might
happen, she remarked, and IL was rust
Is well TO be prepared in more ways than
one, but there was point upon which
she was very positive.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-01-08
ENRAeED PoRcuPINEs.
"A Hunters Fierce Encounter with For
Belllgerent Little Brutes.

Hunters Fierce Encounter with Four
Belligerent Little Brutes.
Porcupines, which have been but
rarely seen in this region for manv
years, have suddenly appeared in large
numbers. These animals are formi-
dable and fierce, although small, and
many valuable dogs have been killed
and disabled in their attacks. Coon
hunters have had several encounters
with them during the past two or three
weeks Ira Finley, of this place, had a
very exciting experience with family
of porcupines recently. He was hunting
foxes, and came suddenly upon a porcu-
pine lying lazily on rock. Finley's
dog attacked the animal at once as it
lay doing in the sun, to all appearances
most peaceable and harmless creature.
AT the first onslaught of the dog, how
ever, the porcupine brought its sharp
qullls into play and the dog beat hasty
retreat, with his head filed with ouills.
sunk deeply into the flesh. The dog
ran yelping away and was seen no more.
Finley took aim at the porcupine, which
showed strong inclination to assume
the offensive, but before he fired three
more porcupines came out of the brush,
and the four rushed fiercely toward the
hunter. Finley shot and killed one of
the animals, but the others pressed him
so closely that he was Obliged to Climb
his gun and fight them in that wav.
Backing round and round In circle in
the brush, Finley managed to keep the
three infuriated animals off of him, but
they were so wary and active that they
succeeded in avoiding his blows. He
was afraid to turn and run, and as his
efforts at fighting the porcupines were
beginning to tire him out he began
shouting for help. Peter Meyers heard
the shouts where he was at work chop
ping in the woods, and he hurried to the
spot with his axe. He killed one of the
porcnpines, and the other two gave up
the fight and disappeared in the brush.
Finley was nearly exhausted, and but
for the timely arrival of Meyers would
have soon Jared badly at the hands of
the enraged and persistent porcupines.
Bushville (Pa.l Cor Inter Ocean.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-01-08
THEY. PARTED FOREVER.
An Ignorant Youth whose Love wa. @,
tainly Not Worth Havin9.


tainly Not Worth Having.
"Phyllisi Darlingl'
There was tremor in the full. rich.
manly tones. He looked up with be-
seeching eyes, in which the faint sus-
picion OF tear glistened, at the fair,
perfect type Of all that could be lovely
in woman that stood before him. and
as he looked long, earnestly, intensely,
his voice broke into trembling treble.
Outside on the brick-swathed pave
could be heard the low, dull sog of the
rain-drops and the soft, plaintiye
gurgle OF the organ-grinder as he gy-
rated the crank for all there was in it,
while the merry invitation of the man
next door to "have another one fore we
go home" broke upon his ear with
startling distinctness that made his
tired head ache.
''Phyllisf'
What is it, Clarence2" said the beau
tiful girl, turning the rare and dazzling
loveliness Of her face toward his. but
there was no answering tremor in her
voice. Have you a pain? Perhaps .
porous plaster or pill"
do you mock me still?' he cried.
springing to his feet, while all of the
pent-up agony that had twisted his in
ternal economy with a gas-plier twist
tortured his features into an awful look
of despair. "You know how madlv.
passionately, love you. 1t is true, YOU
are rich and l."
"Owe for your last weeks board. %
came the cold, calm, matter-of-fact and
business-like reply.
True, alas! too true. But it will not
always be thus. 1 am young"
And callow," chipped in the maiden.
Not noticing the interruption, he con-
tinued: 81 will work, carve a name for
myself and paste it on each successive
rung on the ladder of fame until wealth
ana position are mine. For you L"
Listen to me, Clarence Coughdropp,"
and there was cold, steady glitter in
her eye; 81 asked you question last
night-a simple, everyday question that
every school-boy and schoolgirl in the
land could have answered with their
eyes shut-you stared at me in blank
amaze. You remember it, do you notq"
Yes" he faltered, sI remember. Il
was whether favored the league or the
brotherhood"
And you told me-told me without
the shadow of a jest, but in dead earnest
that you never heard of the league or
motherhood and did not know what
they meant. Is it not so?n
Clarence bowed his head He could
not speak.
And you expect me to marry you,"
the now thoroughly aroused
woman. you! A man who confesses
himself actually ignorant of the exist
ence OF the league or brotherhood. You
must think I'm chump."
And they parted forever.-Pittsburg
Disnatch
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-01-08

dld get in, our duty, as parents of the
dearest of little boys, was non-interfer-
ence. She insisted, however, that the
room in which the loveliest Of children
slept, and which was also occupied by
ourselves, should be made absolutely
burglar-proof, and this object, by means
OF extraordinary bolts and chains, I fiat
tered myself accomplished. My Aunt
Martha had a patent contrivance for
fastening door that she always used,
whether at home or travelling, and in
whose merit she placed implicit conf
dence. Therefore we did not feel Ii
necessary to be anxious about her; and
the servants slept at the top of the house,
where thieves would not be likely to 60.
"They may continue to slight US by
their absence" said my wife, 'but do
not believe that they will be able to
frighten US by their presence"
Twas not, however, so easily contented
as my wife. Of course / wished to do
every thing possible to protect George
William and the rest of the family, but
1 was also very anxious to protect our
property in al. parts of the house. There
fore, in addition to every thing else I
had done, devised a scheme for inter
fering with the plans of men who should
felOniouslY break into our homo.
After a consultation with a friend,
who was physician greatly interested
In the study of narcotic drugs, pro-
cured mixture, which was almost
tasteless and without peculiar odor, and
OF which small quantity would in less
than minute throw an ordinary man
into state of unconsciousness. The
potion was, however, no more danger
GUS in its effects than that quantity of
ardent spirits which would cause entire
insensibility. After the lapse of several
hours the person under the influence Of
the drug would recover consciousness
without assistance. But in order to pro-
vide against all contingencies my friend
prepared a powerful antidote, which
would almost Immediately revive one
who had been made unconscious by our
potion.
The scheme that had devised may
possibly have been put into use by 9TH
ers. But of this l knew not. / thought
1t good scheme and determined to ex-
pertinent with it, and if possible to
make trap which should catch burg
lar. 1 would reveal this plan to no one
but my friend, the physician, and my
wife. Secrecy would be an important
element in it's success.
Our library was large and pleasant
room on the ground floor of the house,
and here set my trap. 1t was my habit
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-01-08
CHURCHES.

DAPTIST.-Preacnlng each sunday at II a..
Om. and at Z 80 p, m, at the courthouse. sun
day school at 10 O'Clock, IN. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening OF zach week. Rev w. A
Cain, Pastor. Residence on Cor. Lincoln Ave.
and Cherry Streets.
OnRISTIAN.-Preac every Sunday at
~ ii o'clock, a. m, and 1880 p. m, by Elder
David Nation. Prayer meeting every We'd
nesday night. Sunday school Mt 10 o clock II. m.
every Sunday.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.-Serviccs every
4NA Sunday at II 900 n. IN. and 80 p. IN. Sum
day school every Sunday ut 10 a. IN. Prayer
mectine every Wednesday evening at $50.
Strangers invited. X. SANDERsON, Pastor.
DRESBYTERIAN.-Se every Sunday at
ii n. IN. and Z 80 p. m. Sunday School at
10 n. III. j. B. NORTH, Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH - Services on 2nd
Sunday of every month at Sherlock's hall, at
1000 a. m. REV. BITTER Pastor.
GERMAN BAPTIST BRETHREN-Hold reg
" ular services ut Mingona, 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.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-01-08
Opposed to Gamhrinr

Digniied Senator (who Las Just Sc
cured the long terml-icdward, return
those marbles to the boy you won them
from. Playing "keeps" is a kind of
gambling.
Youngest Son (sullenly)-I didn't
Wln 'em by plain keeps" got 'em
by drawin' piece of paper that had INV
name on 1t out of hat
Dignited Senator-Er-you may keep
them, my SON. That isn't gambling
Chicago Tribune.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-01-08

John Hopkins University lately re-
eelved a needful and unexpected gift.
Mrs Caroline Donovan, widow of
large means, several days ago sent for Mr..
Latrobe, the mayor of baltimore. and told
him that she had one hundred thousand
dollars which she had made by fortunate
investment, and Wishing to give to
some public institution, wanted his ad-
vice. The mayor named John Hopkins.
Mrs. Donovan assented at once. A letter
was sent to the trustees conveying the
money, and without insisting on the
matter expressed desire that it be
used to found chair of English litera.
ture.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-01-08

Apple Crumb Pudding. Put layer
OF bread crumbs in the bottom of br. r
tered pudding dish, then layer of
sliced tart apples sprinkled with sugar,
then crumbs and apples until the dish is
almost full. The crumbs should be last.
Cover and COOK an hour. Eat with a
kaaee or sweetened cream
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-01-08
For Once I'm the World's History q Drum
mer Meets His Match

For Once I'm the Worlds History a Drum
mer Meets His Match
mo more flirting for me, boys.n re-
marked drummer to some of his ac-
qua1ntances, one of whom was a reporter
Tor the Nebraska City Press. II used to
go without smoking when was dying for
cigar, just so / could go in the ladies,
car But I'm cured. On my last run into
Lincoln met nice young lady She was
agreeable, and Of course made myself as
nearly so as possible. Had pleasant half
hour with her before we reached the sta
ton, and OF course when we got OF there
asked Der If there were any parcels could
carry for her. She smiled bewltchinRly
and said might help her IL would be 50
kind Then she pointed to the seat right
behind where we were sitting, aud there
were three babies, assorted shes, asleep.
She said they were hers. Wen, Was in
for 1t, so picked up the biggest ones.
one on eltner arm while she took the kid.
we marched eat and found a carriage. and
l put der in and was about 10 saw good
Gay when she smiled again so bewItch-
ingly and asked me TO get In. couldn,s
refuse, you know, SO went along. We
drove out to somewhere near the capitoI
and stOpped before e nice house.
man came running ont, lifted ont the
adde's, kissed them, lifted out the Young
woman, kissed her two or three times
and told the driver be could 20. Would
you believe IT, she was so spoonv on that
husband Of hers she never said goodbye
% me nor looked Ia my direction n an.
and that amt the worst OF II. had To nav
the carriage hire myself and lost half 3
days time 10 tho bargain. That woman
cured me q flirting 80 long e. live,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-01-08

--fhe number of persons whe wrc te
Beautiful Snow was estimated by the
late Richard Grant White at twenty
four.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-01-08

DELPHIA LODGE, No. 40, K. of P, meets on
Monday evening of each week, at the X. OF p.
hall. Visiting Knights in good standing invi-
tod to attend. SCoTT RUBERT G. G..
II. A. BROWN. X. OF Il. & s.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-01-08

Young Husband-Seems to me, NV
dear this chicken is pretty tough.
Young Wife, know IL is, and I
cant understand it at all / picked it
ont myself
did you examine it cioselys'
Indeed did looked in its mouth
the first thing. and could see it hadn't
even cut its first teeth yet"1N. Y.
Weekly
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-01-08

n n q LORRAINE CHAPTER, No. 30.
W. liz OS Regular Communications first
and third Monday evenings in each month.
Mrs. EVA L. MERRELL, W. NJ.
NANSIE v. O'BRYAN, Sec.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-01-08
State Omcers;
Barber County Onicers.
SOCIETIES.

a 4. r. e. A. NJ, Delta Lodge No. II
"a Regular communications, first and
~ third Saturday evenings in each
wv month. FRANK BEERS, w. NJ.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-01-08

CYPRUS CHAPTER No. 63, r. A. M, meets
in Masonic Hall every 2d and 4th Thursday.
Visiting brethren cordially invited.
CHESTER j. Long, II. p.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-19
A LITTLE RAILROAD.

The most diminutive railroad in New
England, according to an exchange, is
that owned and operated by the Monson
Slate Company, running from the COM
pany's quarries to Monson Junction, on
the Bangor and Piscataquis, in Maine.
This little road has two-foot gauge,
is about six miles in length, and is thor
oughly equipped with locomotives, pass
enger, baggage and freight cars, has sew
eral stations, regular time tables and a
superintendent. The superintendent is
also conductor, baggage master, mail
agent, passenger and freight brakeman,
news agent and director-a regular
Pooh -Bah-and for performing all
these offices he gets 5000 a year. Ten
men constitute the entire force of the
road. The trains average about fifty
miles day in summer and twenty five
miles in winter. The road is all down
hill one way, so that car will run from
the quarries to the junction without the
assistance of locomotive. Ifa passen-
ger misses the regular train $5 will Sc
cure special to carry him over the line.
Last year this road carried 5000 tons
of the company's freight to Monson
Junction (six tons to carr for trans
shipment over the Bangor and Piscata-
quis to Bangor and points west, and
1920 passengers, who paid $4,000 in
fares, were transported at cost of s9,-
900. This little road has been in opera
tion six years, and in all that time no
accident of any kind has occurred on it.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-19
GRAINS OF GOLD.

Difficulties are overcome by diligence.
Never press a favor when it seems un-
desired.
The art of pleasing consists in being
pleased.
A learned fool is more foolish than an
ignorant fool.
Nature makes us vagabonds, the world
makes US respectable.
Never talk or laugh aloud in public
places or upon the street.
To give much and expect little is one
secret of good fellowship.
Silence is the understanding of the
fools and one of the virtues of the wise.
Poverty is the only burden which
grows heavier by being shared with 9TH
ers.
What we call life is journey to death,
and what we call death is passport to
life.
Love will never be constrained; il
melts away under the least touch of ty-
ranny.
1t is higher exhibition of Christian
manliness to be able to bear trouble than
to get rid of it.
Manners are of more Importance than
laws. Upon these, in a great measure
the laws depend.
Perfect valor is to do unwitnessed
what we should be capable of doing be-
fore all the world.
Never needlessly wound the vanity OF
another, or dilate unnecessarily upon
disagreeable subjects.
Whatever disgrace we have meritedr
it is almost always in our power to rees-
tablish our reputation.
Do not make witticisms at the ex-
pense of others which you would not
care to have made upon yourself.
How different is the ready hand, tear
full eye and soothing voice, from the os-
tentatious appearance called pity!
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-19
FOOT BRIDGE GIVES WAY

CLEVELAND, O., June 16.-Two hun
dred people were hurled from broken
foot bridge In Beyrles park at o'clock
last evening and piled in a struggling
mass on the sloping sides of a gully, or
precipitated into the bed of the stream,
sixty feet below. Forty persons re-
ceived more or less severe cuts and con-
tusiOns, some of which may prove fatal.
The crowd had been drawn to the park
by the announcement that man named
Bellar would jump from a cable
stretched from the cliffs to the artificial
lake nearly 100 feet below. One of the
best points of observation was from a
foot bridge across a gully sixty feet
high. This frail structure, some seventy
feet in length, was packed with
Men. Women and Children.
Suddenly with loud crash the over
weighted stringers snapped and the 200
occupants of the structure were pitched
headlong into the ravine. Men, women
and children fought their way out of
the heap as best they could, trampling
ON those below and crushing down those
who impeded their progress When the
last person had been rescued from the
pile it was found that all but ten of the
victims were able to go to their homes
unassisted. The others were taken by
the ambulances to the hospital or their
homes. Some of the ten have internal
injuries that may prove fatal.
List of Seriously Injured.
James Sanford, 80 years, right leg
fractured and internal injuries, proba-
bly, fatal; Rudolph Woodrick, 2S years,
right leg fractured; Mrs. Rudolph
Woodrick, spine and shoulder hurt;
Jesse Caldwell, II years, ankle fractured
and arm badly injured; Bertha Munter,
10 years. right hip fractured and internal
injuries; Anna Thoman, 13 years, right
ankle broken; Mary Thoman, % years,
back and head injured; unknown one
legged man, leg broken.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-19
A GOOD METHODIST STORY.

San Francisco ArgOnaut.
In the early days of Maine Methodism,
it was the custom for young ministers to
consult their presiding elders before tax
ing wife. Once, during a. camp-meet-
ing in Eastern Maine, young minister
approached the presiding elder, and said
he wished to be married. "Whom do
you propose to marry?" asked the elder.
WE'LL" said the young man, I" the Lord
has made known to me very clearly that
/ should marry Sister Mary Turner" al
known her well" said the elder; "she is a
fine girl. will see you again before the
meeting closes"
During the week, four other young
ministers consulted the presiding elder
on the subject of marriage. Each of
them gave the name of the young woman
to whom he proposed to offer himself :
They had all prayed over the matter a
great deal, and each was certain that it
was the Lords desire that he should marry
the person named. Neither of the five
young men knew that any one else had
consulted the elder on that subject.
On the last day of the camp-meeting,
at noon, the elder called the five young
ministers to his tent to receive his opinion.
He said: Now, brethren, it may be the
will of God for you to marry, but it is not
his will that five Methodist ministers
should marry little Mary Turner"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-06-19
ON A BROKEN REED.

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Democrats who are counting upon
success this year, on account of dis
affection in the Republican party, as
they suppose, will find they have been
leaning on broken reed.
The Republican party of Ohio will, at
the November election, present bold,
aggressive, unbroken front. Any feel
ing or differences that have in the past
existed among some of the party leaders
will have been reconciled and wiped out
The infamous gerrymander of the Leg
islature, intended to steal majority of
the Congressional districts, and subordi-
nate large majority to a mischievous
minority in the State, will not accomplish
the bad purpose intended by its makers.
The work of Congress in its legislation
on the tariff, silver and pension questions
will have hearty response from the
people of Ohio, and greatly aid in unity
ing and solidifying the Republican
party, and equipping it for battle which
is sure to lead to victory.
When the bugle blows and the drum
beats the sun of Austerlitz will shine out
and shed efulgent light upon Republican
victory and right.