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he starts in with sort o. uncertain gestures Look at
i'm hang his thumbs In the corners OF his brtches
pockets and let his fingers dangle loose like You kin
calIeate his mind is in that Habby sort o. state.
But you wait a minute till he gifts to thinkn' in
groove. His mind is sort o. wabbln' around now.
but he'll cit it to runnin' In one line pretty
There now sccl see i'm begin 10 stlfren up his
fingers. see ? Now he's shuttin his fist. That means
that he's gittn' his mind concentrated. Now, Jest
you keep your eye on him an what he does when
he gifts the light % his hull mind focused on one
pint. There: see that See him shut all his fingers
but an lay down the law with the pint o. that
one. Now he's got his hull mind centred on ona
thing III bet cookie.
Now, I've been a-watchin' this thing for good
while, an / b'eevc def man cd make pretty
good guess at what shape >cniier's mind Is in.
Some Of these Seniters has minds that always seem to
be cC,.tred on something other. There's Sener Ed
munds, f'r Instance You never see him maxim loose.
tinted gestures. He's got accustomed 10 haVln'
his focused that IL 'tOut any effort on
his part An Seniter sherman, too-hes KEEP Ills
mind down to fine p'iGs 50 lH'g thar his very face
looks peaked But Scnitcr ingalls, beats EN- all fer
cOncentration-an' that's funny thing bout him. fer
most men with cOnceItratiye minds slow at sassn
back and iGmpin I'm subject 10 another, because
soma time fer 'em to turn to another. But Senter
string It. an dart off artcr another thout lOsln a
second % time. He's got what call intense sort
o. mind. its tuned up most o. the tme an It's
tuned up to pretty high key. too; an his gestures
are Jest like his mind. When he wants an idee TO 20
right straight home he sort o. snaps it of the tlp
end OF his foreGnger an goes like 1t was shot out
N a ri Ia
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gonnirp Real Gsiaic 10 Get.


A SBURY PARK. n. J.-B0arding-
"A houses and cottages u let ". ".
HeCliESSLY.
FURNISHED houses az B3lGwinis. J.. j.:
oae OF Rooms, > acres stable 40 a
uonth one % 10 rooms. . acres, large
nable, use OF Jersey COW. chickens $3.50
oae OF Ia rooms, B acres. large stable. cOY,
poultry, 500. CHAS. l.. WALLACE,
Aoekville Centre, l.. |.
FOR T-Parsippsny, n. 1.-TWO
. story frame house; nicely located
srns moderate. Address A. l.. COBB.
HYDE PARK, on HUDSON.--In perfect
- - order, cottage, IL roOIs beautiful river
kui grounds 10 acres stable near II. X.
,,9H9en $500 year unfurnished 5000 fur
Sx9ed. Apply " Mrs. j. j ST|"TEN.
svAdH. J31 East 43d-st-
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HEARTLESS POLICEMEN AND TRUSTING MAIDS.

From The Buffalo Courier.
II Is well-bnown fact that Buffalo folks, when
they go to Canada possessed to turn SNUG
glerS, and the mania SeiZeS on Canadians when
they to Buffalo SATURDAY afternoon the Arounder
overheard two Canadian girls debating whether not
bananas were subject 10 duty. They went up Ia a
policeman al the corner OF Maine and seneca SITS.
inallY and asked him.
You will have to pay Gaty II the skins are on
them" said the policeman.
"Oh. dear on. dear! and why's that -
"Oh II you take 'em over with the skins on. they'll
think you mean 10 sell cm. You know. But IL you
peel em you'll get through all right. How many you
gOtl'
Two dozen.'
Well. you'd better sit down an 60 TO work on EN-
So tho two unsOphlsticated Canadian maifens saf
down the curb and BEGAN stripping the bananas
The fruit must have been in an interesting condition
when it got over the border
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Enrefs Gr0 GSnrrllGcs.

4. g.. ~. $50 BKOONE.ST.
1n.GANl tAkEiSo,l.s u thr best class.
SUSPENSION ttCtONiAs.
{ & SlniNH \ - lori ".
LIGHT NICIORIAS.
u Carts. TWO 80 ncr.,.,. Land lets
M2A l''actoas. "a. Carts iNdsus,
9OTlE. .Hts~ .NGEN R0CKAWAYS.
LN4.>>LaN FRONT.
VtnaN ..lI>.
ftrOi WAGONS.
CUEIA.N No,ENWAYS.
CN .JcNTONtDS.
Oas >-rl s.. C.. ~ eo--. pdh rum
toH,, .-~a -6r.". 3'rN,pl l.. 5-9lsScn.r ?
laes-'. a., .,..'.r ns. 'i,io' ,'s ta. on YAK
AL OTHER rtIfNIe IN LUCK.
BOARDS.
Su..c. D..'-. .s.,.-i- cl h.uts 4 ,lrins--
ALL N,Nl' Tt..,. is OAK AID PAINT
Agents ~. Borict y T.t',. 81. ieat.
20. c.:'' 'ad country driving.
l.a1i.-' .i-..oaH. N.--n-Ni>.
L'lh. so -. tor C-nr.ol =.
SD. ..a-. C"..'.,r, Jobs.
Jory ''s.'..-. saxon l''t' 'A-'
srNIAI,- TRAPS. ALL KINDS.
fuE chi !bHiN.
sort r; .r "a Flo rho a. .t.a states.
Low So 7'..5i.s 1o& fGo'ifF chsH.
Doe r..r.. a car:iSr' iu town
LArG. ST. >,..r ',ND WNGUROONs
IN y. WORLD.
sr-oNn.uAx5' %|Rai>GEs AnovE
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-h sound Kind. perfectly hrokgn. thor
Oushiy acciirst.t highly br.d; for car
J, 'ee. light dFiv.nr and saddle some are
So ~. ROY ale a. ~ ~! S4A-
TI4E 9f1 Gr-rvc-7Ve.. Hr0oE'vn.
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A -slGo VIII PURCHASE 4 PAIR
y =. t..ttr, . -n1 "o.rG- also YOl ~
M .>-lNo 3 DrEOC StALLioN. t-o
- >u- DuIo. h.o1a uaf., three 'uG.
% ap horses. depot WAGON. surrey. VIC
o1.cc or ,,,mc $40 ". 35,a.,t. ur llth-ave.
HANDSOME ....l-h pair ol Lay Ham
a ID :auI.n uar.>. lG hands. 'tar,;
s...a Kind f.af. -. ii-e % 'a-ant drives
loag uaue> aad t'ils gr.c. $3.50 7 cor; anu
bi0r"la-l o. H.,N N-t.r. $500 30, D also uaN
-. ..cau and ha.u,-s Eorar. price
$50. 1.G brown pony. Is hands. with t-,t-
acc csr, aud harness complete turno out 800.
l 80 .hslnc ticrr->... near BOND. BiOoh-
lVu.
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HOCSEKEEPER.-B an American lady
4 t25l. COMPETENT hOusekeeD or assist
ant wants engagement in Brooklyn family;
highest reference. CLARK, Box 52l.
NcW.York.
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TITLES ARE CHEAP.
Some of the Popular Ways in Which t.
Obtain Handle to Ones Name,

Some of the Popular Ways in Which to
Obtain a Handle to Ones Name.
Nowadays nothing is easier than to
develop into Duke, Marquis or Count,
and at a small outlay. / remember be-
ing accosted once in the Villa gardens
in Naples by an old gentleman, who in
troduced himself as Prince Del Citta-
DIM, and who after sundry preliminaries
offered to adopt me as his son for the tri-
fling consideration of forty dollars and
the expenses of the legal document which
would have entitled me to wear the
name and honors of the Del Cittadini
family. The mans title was all right
He was the representative of one of the
oldest Roman families, and being dead
beat, made precarious living in this
way. He told me that he had more
than one hundred adopted children, and
that accordingly there were that num-
Der of Princes of the Del Cittadini fam
lily in existence. The title of each of
these was perfectly genuine as the
Italian law stands, and the name is
most illustrious one. In France
one sees every day advertisements in
the papers from mobiles offering to adopt
people who may wish to bear sonorous
name, and these offers are frequently
taken advantage of by ambitious per-
sons sons. A case happened some time
ago where young Marquis adopted as
his son and heir middle-aged grocer
who had retired from business with a
large fortune and wanted to do some
shining in society. He figures now as
Count, and should his juvenile adopted
father die before him he will blossom
out as full-hlooded Marquis, And
there are many other ways of getting a
handle to ones name without marrying
some greedy dead-beat. There is a
worthy American dentist living in Paris
at this moment who some years ago &C.
quired an Italian title and who is now
recognized as Marquis of the first wa
ter. His eldest son is Count, the next
is Q Viscount, and the third is a
CheValier, Their drawipg=room is GOV.
cred with coats-of-arms, and ON either
side of the fireplace hangs a gigantic
pedigree which. any one can get from
tie Heraldic Office in London for about
aguinea.-Paris Letter.
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German Literary Activity.

Germany averages more new publica-
tions each year than do America, En-
gland and France together. In 1888
England issued 6.591 publications,
America 4,631, France about 1000, but
Germany exactly 1900. The ambition
to write book is as natural for Ger
man as the ambition to make money is
characteristic of the American A Ger
man professional man who does not from
time to time engage in literary work is
considered behind the progressive
thought in his department. Advance
ment in higher educational circles is
conditioned by the evidence of investi-
cation furnished in printed form, and
of the 2, 800 teachers in connection with
the twenty-one German universities
there is not single one who is not an
author and a preferment in the academic
circles is almost entirely conditioned by
continued work of this character In
deed, at nearly all of the universities
the diploma for the degree of doctor of
philosophy is given only in case the &C
cepted theses are also printed. -Homi-
letic Review
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INDECENT PEASANTS.
The Hard Struggle for Existence Anon
the Poor People of TyrOI,

The Hard Struggle for Existence Among
the Poor People Of Tyrol.
The struggle for mere existence with
these poor people (the Tyrolese) is a
fearful one, something that an Ameri-
can farmer has never even dreamed of.
The summer days are so few and SO
rainy that the hay can be made only by
tying the grass around poles to dry, free
from the ground, and they may often be
seen moving in the rain, hoping that
the sun will come out lonT enou n to
partly dry out the grass when cut.
The men, when moving, generally
have on white aprons, looking much like
lot of BARRIERS or walters pressed into
service. This is due, probably, to the
fact that the women do the most of the
moving, and when a man has to do it he
wishes to look as much like woman as
possible, SO as not to be recognized.
Throughout the most of Europe the
peasants, or farmers, live in villages,
and go every morning and evening from
two to four miles to their land ana back,
at a great loss of time and thought.
1t is rare thing to see separate
houses in the country. In Tyrol and
Switzerland the houses are more scat
tered, and one may often see houses
perched so far up on the mountain side
that it would seem impossible to get to
them, and frequently hamlet of a dozen
or twenty houses will be found lying up
almost in the clouds, nearly at the tim
Der line in the most unexpected places.
Cor Chicago Journal
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STORIES ABOUT HORSES.
Remarkable Traits Of Equine Intelligence
Observed by Bob Burdette.

Remarkable Traits Of Equine Intelligence
Observed by Bob Burdette:
A writer in Harper's Magazine says
that horse when tied in the stable
should always be kept so that he may
see the passers-by and the other horses,
and thus amuse and occupy himself"
Ihat Is good plan, but / think mine is
still better, l own one of those intelli-
gent horses Myself, ! have never no
ticed him politely passing hay to the
other horses in the stable, but possibly
that is because there are no other
horses. / have frequently observed him
dividing his oats with the hens, which
is much the same thing. And he has
the hay fever, just like folks" Yes.
indeed. But I was going to speak about
making provisions for his hours in the
stable. When he is to be left alone any
length Of time. we always place the
morning paper, copy of the Nation
and late magazine or two in his feed,
box, and he looks over them with great
interest. On one occasion he so plainly
resented my taking away a late
magazine, q number containing some
wonderful stOriGs about real dogs
which 1 wished 10 Shoy the
terra Gotta pug, that I looked TO see
what article so deeply interested the
noble animal. l found he was in the
midst of bright sketch of travel in the
''Feed-ye islands" Don't tell me a
horse hasn't human intelligence. The
fact is, the people who sheer at these
stories of the remarkable intelligence
of animals are coarse and uAintelligeRt
people, who know nothing about ami
mails. The more people study their
brute companions, the more clearly and
correctly do they understand, neigh,
comprehend them Look at the wild
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framework stood in the sight of all, and
almost always between the upright
posts one or more dead pirates hung in
chains, swaying slowly to and fro in the
breeze, with hollow, sightless eyes
turned now toward the white-winged
ships, and now toward the long neck of
Cagawaya, while buzzards, the John
Crows" of Jamaica, sailed solemnly
round and round in the air above, their
silent following shadow now and then
fitting across the gray stony brow be-
meath.
Every one quotes Tom Cringle's Log
in Jamaica, and it is, perhaps. with all
its exaggeration, the best guide-book
that that can be found of the island.
The author lived in those days, and saw
most that he describes with his own eyes.
In one part of his story he describes
twenty-five Cuban pirates strung up at
Gallows Point in one morning.-Howard
Pyle, in Harper's Magazine.
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PlTH AND POINT.

The most reliable good man in the
world is the man who has tired of wick
edness.-Atchison Globe.
Truth is the same through the gen.
erations, but its diversity is in the see
ing of it.-United Presbyterian.
We lose half the happiness of life
by caring too much for the opinions of
others.
Misery may love company, but the
company doesn't generally return the
compllment.-Somerville Journal.
In this age of sharp rivalry the man
who permits his wife to go wool gather
ing is very liable to get worsted.-
Binghamton Herald.
They who are most weary of life,
and yet are most unwilling to die, are
such who have lived to no purpose; who
have rather breathed than lived
Clarendon.
BE not too ready toquestion the Writ
ne or veracity of statement for fear
OF exposing your ignorance of even
subject with which you suppose your
self well acquainted.-A. P. Reed.
Information got by galloping
through multitude of books is about
as nourishing as the mustard scraped
Off sandwich. 1t may make your
tongue 'smart," but it won't make you
strong.
Every action, every thought, every
feeling contributes to the education of
the temper, the habits and understand
ing and exercises an inevitable infiu-
0nCo upon all the acts of orr future life
"A large part q the drill of life con-
s1sts in overcoming hostile dispositions.
Each time we have conquered some re-
sentiment or prejudice we have made a
distinct gain in the way to well-regu-
lated behavior.
AS steady application to work is the
healthiest training for every individual,
so is it the best discipline of a State
Honorable industry always travels the
same road with enjoyment and duty,
and progress is altogether impossible
without it.
Economy should be practiced in
time of youth, it's results to be prudent
ly preserved for unforeseen sickness,
need, misfortune, and inevitable feeble
and helpless old age. Its observance
calls for no peculiar trait of character in
the individual; it simply requires deter
mination and strength of will to resist
selfish qualification. Further, it may
demand education; that is, that the
power of extravagant habit must be
trained to succumb to the power of
economic education.-American Agri-
culturist.
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pertinent was to place a number of pins
around the palm of his hands and on
the tips of his fingers. On holding the
drop only after long time. He next
showed his ability to pick up from the
table by pressing his dry finger tips
against it any highly-polished, smooth
body, such as pencil or pen Much
more striking, however, was the manner
in which a pen held perpendicularly
stuck to the ends of his fingers
Both hands have the same remarka-
BILE power, though the right one does
the better work. The tips of the fin
gers, which are more than usually
feshy, are capable of the greatest feats.
He touched his fingers against glass
tube three-quarters of an an inch in di-
ameter, and they stuck with such force
that, as he pulled them away from it
one after another, there was click
The end of the tube thus raised was
freighted with a plaster of paris block,
and on this were gradually piled leaden
weights until five and one-half pounds
were reached. This he was able to
raise with the open palms.
The young man loses control of his
secret force when the objects become
damp by perspiration or otherwise, and
can only show its action on very smooth
bodies. Prof. William Simon, of the
Maryland College of Pharmacy, has de-
veloped whatever strength and remark
able powers the young man displays
from the very smallest beginnings. He
has hopes of making him perform yet
more wonderful feats. At present he is
engaged in experimenting with him in
scientific manner in order to present
the case to the public in technical
journal He has called the attention of
a number of medical specialists in this
city to the case, and all are at loss to
give an adequate explanation.-Balt
more I.aftar
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A Fortune Finds It. Owners.

About fifteen years ago two brothers
named August and Fritz Plocke, shoe
makers by trade, came with sister, to
Berlin from their native place, Reopen,
near Frankfort -on- the oder. Their.
grandfather or granduncle had emil
grated in the beginning of this century
to England, and thence to the Cape,
where he acquired fortune of several
hundred thousand thalers. After his
death at the Cape,in 1885, his heirs were
advertised for in the papers and the
Plockes advanced their claims. The
Cape Government, however, disputed
the documents. and. when conclusive
documents wefs sent at last declared
that they were superannuated. and that
the inheritance had, therefore, fallen to
the English crown. At length, how
ever, the Cape Government has ac-
knowledged the claims of the Plockes,
and is expected that the capital,
amounting to nearly 100000 marks,
will be paid them at the beginning Of
next year. London Standard.
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BARBER COUNTY INDEX.
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUA'Y 70, 1890
ALL FOR YOU.

The love in my heart Is as strong as the hills
And as deep as the fathomless sea,
let pure as the breath of the rose that thrills
The soul of summer with glee.
IT'S faithful fair as the light OF the stars
That beams i'm the boundless blue;
No selfish mote its radiance mars,
And, sweetheart, tits all for you.
All for your
Strong and true,
No time the tie can sever.
Till the angels doubt
And the stars burn out,
am yours, sweetheart, forever.
The love In my heart, know not why
Nor how IL came to be,
But the bliss that is mine no gold can buy,
Since love hath come to me.
o love, love, lOvel There's nothing so sweet
Go search the wide world through;
Ny heart is so full of IL, every beat
Cries out 1t is all for you.
All for you'll
Strong and true,
No time the tie can sever.
Till the angels doubt
And the stars burn out,
am yours, sweetheart, forever.
Samuel NJ. Peck. in Atlanta Constitution.
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EXCESSIVELY POLITE.
Illustrations of Phenomenal Courtesy an
Fulsome Flatterv

Illustrations of Phenomenal Courtesy and
Fulsome Flattery.
1t is possible that there is such a thing
as being too polite; at least. one NAV
err in the direction of \ too obseo MONS
courtesy. 1t is said tl.at royal ner-
sonage once asked courtier what time
it was, and the man replied, with low
reverence, and with bated breath:
Whatever time your Majesty pleases.''
Doubtless the King would have been
better pleased with less fiattering and
more definite answer.
There is tradition in certain house
that one of its guests was so polite that
none of her preferences could be ascer-
tanned, and the following incident is
always quoted in illustration of her nhe
nomenal courtesy.
''Now, Kitty" said her hostess. one
morning, 1--WE can either row or drive
this morning; which would you prefer?n
Thank you, that will be charming.
was the non-committal reply, and. as
her hostess afterward declared, wild
horses could not have drawn from her
a further avowal."
Such careful courtesy is often exceed
ingly amusing, and when used by an
lrishman. one can fancy that it would
be provocative of smiles An Irish
sailor once called the captain of his
vessel from coffee-house with the fiat
tering statement:
ANT PLACE yer Honor, the tides is
waiting for yer
Surely the captain might have thought
himself more than the equal of King
Canute, who found by actual expert
ment, that he was unequal to controlling
the sea.
Perhaps the advice of certain dear
old lady applies to etiquette, as well as
to other affairs of life. Speak the
truth always" she was wont to say,
but speak it gently. Com
nanion.
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ADDITIONAL REV
j. d. FLEMING,
f. YOUMANS,



In addition to the above reward, citizt ms Will
pay $3.50 for the arrest and conviction of any
person or persons stealing cattle. AS consid-
erable stock has already been stolen among
them eleven head of calves, described as fol-
lows: One deep red steer calf. with some white
spots; crop off right ear, hole in left One
light red steer calf, crop Off right car, hole in
left One red heifer calf, with small white
spot on back, and near bush of tail, no ear
mark or brand. One red heifer calf, with white
spot on right side no marks or brands. Four
other calves, whose description is not known,
exactly, except that one is big. white, built
calf another bull calf ; steer calf and a,
heifer calf; no marks or brands. One steer.
calf branded VX on side one steer calf BRAN
ded V on side. One other calf, description
not known.
reward of IS per head will be paid tor the.
return of above calves. or any number of them,
or for information leading to their recovery
+. GIBBS.
A. j. OGDEN.
a. Il. ANDERSON.
20 j. A. LOCKARD
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ROAD NOTICE.

State of Kansas. Barber county. Office 81
County Clerk. January 9th 1850
NOTICE is hereby given. that on the tth dan
~ of January ls.U petition signed by AIs-
drew DlesOn and others. WAS presented to tkS9
Board af County Commissioners OF the county.
of certain road Described d. follows, viz.
Beginning mt s y corner Of sec. ~, towp. "a.
range II at an established read; thepce NORTH
on the section tine between sections IL and 81
IA and -, l5an,t -. u and q, same twp. and
range mics u " corner of said section q.
WheFcu,t,D. said Board of County commits
sioners appointed the following named per
sons. viz: Felix lands, 4. G. Griffin. =. T.
Daniels "a viewers with Instructions Ia meet.
in conjunction With the county surveyor. at
the commencing point of said read. on the
18th day of February A. ID. is90. and proceed
toView said road and give To all parties a
hearing.
BY order of the hoard of County Commits
sioner-- w. T. ROUSE.
lL,S.l AZ County Clerk.
j. G. WAIsrAp, DEPUTY.
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A MAGNETIC YOUTH.
Young Louis Hamburger's Ability to Make
Things Stick TO His HAMS.

Young Louis Hamburger's Ability to Make
Things Stick TO His HANDS.
Louis, the sixteen-year-old son Of
Philip Hamburger, is possessed of a
mysterious power which is puZzling
scientific men. This power enables him
to make objects of considerable weight
adhere to his inger-tips, contact only
being necessary. The young man. who
is quite small, has been studying chem-
istry some time at the Maryland College
of Pharmacy, and has shown his par-
ents and friends some astonishing feats
and bits of magic. By merely pressing
his tully-distended fingers against a
heavy cane, he holds it suspended in
air for long time. He is also able,
by placing the balls of three fingers
against the side of glass tube. to raise
the weight of five pounds attached there
to. He says he has always remarked 3
peculiar feeling when touching small
objects which are wet or greasy, and in
order to get the best results in his ex-
periments he must have both the hands
and objects dry and very clean. For this
purpose he always washed his fingers in
alcohol and ether and wipes them and
the objects dry.
In the presence of friends he gave an
exhibition Of his powers The first ex-