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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-08-20

Will there be two republican tickets
in the field this fall-re-sub. and anti
Te-sub?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-08-20

We would not mind paying a small
revenue tariff. for the government
would get the revenue; but prehibitory
tariff is robbing the poor to enrich the
blo1ted corporations. We want none
of that.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-08-20
The tariff is a tax.

Jerry" had rousing good meeting
at Wichita last Friday night.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-08-20
Hogs and Cattle.

want to buy fat hogs and cattle In
large or small lots.
IS r. NJ. SPARKS. Agent.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-08-20

1t is said that 1OO, 900 veterans are at
Boston attending the encampment.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-08-20
With you this year.

They have opened this month $4,000 worth of Clothing
and have suits from $3.50 to $40.
They have the largest of and Shoes in the
town. and sole agents for the best standard brands
Douglass and Carlisle.
They have 200 pieces of Canton fannels all weights
They have load of Groceries and Canned goods all
bought declining market that has gone away up
in the cool. Take advantage of the reduction.
They sell Is pounds of Medicine Lodge sugar for ST. It
is good enough for anybody Their Bunola is some
thing and it is good. Ask for it.
These items mentioned but MARKERS. Everything
usually kept in first class establishment.
Our Mr. Eldred will buy your hogs your CATTLE your
grain or your hay if you can't sell elsewhere He is al
the market Call and see us and we will treat YOU
right
StandlfOTd, Y0umanS & EIdred
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-08-20
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
STANDIFORD, YOUMANS & ELDRED
ORIGINAL AND OLD RELIABLE MERCHANTs)

avng stood by Barber county for II years through good
we'll evil report; through food drouth; heat
and cold rich and poor have been alike they are
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-25
AUSTRALIANS PROGRESS
Leading the World on Important Matters or
Economy. Etc.

''eo""htl. INV.
Australia is making good its claim
to be considered Ahe most progressive
country in the world. We are indebt-
cd to it for the bes. means vet devised
to as-----e the purity OF the bailot-box.
and in other directions also it has
made advances we would do we'll to
consider. 1t now seems probable tn at
in Australia will be first worked out
to II practical demonstration the re-
spective merits Of free trade and pro-
lection AMI the possibility and practic-
ability of state control of the high
ways of travel and communication.
Even to the matter of land transfer
this youngest and most progressive Of
people have made startling innOva-
| tions, and 10 view of what Australia
has accomplished toward simplitication
| in this direction, it is scarcely too
much to predict our own system OF
conveyancing may yet be superseded,
much rs the old English system OF
pleading. as eXpounded in Chitty, has
been displaced by the more simple and
direct system in American courts.
| The present system of land transfer
in Australia has been on trial for over
u quarter Of a century in South Aus
tralia and New South Wales, and has
been adopted in eight other BRITISH
colonies, including British Columbia
our northwestern neighbor. 1t is nj
once simple, direct and inexpensive
involving no long examinations, alb
stracts, disputes over titles, and tn,
innumerable perpleXities with which
the system OF land transfer is eucum
bered in most of the states of tn
United States. The thousands of must
and dusty volumes of records an
registries and the consequent liabilit
to fraud are readily avoided by tn
Australian system, which is a regis
tration OF titles and not of deeds. Tn
owner having once proved his It'll
satisfactorily is given certificate
the effect that he is seized in fee {
that parcel of land. and the certiticat
Il Is COuCluSlNC CNAuCuCO VI lhdV iuSL 1
any court of law. When the propert
is sold the owner returns the certilicat
to the registrar general. and i
r then issues another certificate to tt
purchaser. On these certiticat
mortgages may be laid in few mir
l utes at but trifling expense. an
: realty passes as readily from hand
hand rs personal property. Possib
: the greatest objection to this syste
Of transfer lies in the very readine
9 and easiness with which property mt
y change owners, rendering it excee
g ingly difficult for business men to Ike
= posted as to each others standin
Q This. however, is but slight Offset
$ the undoubted gain in simplicity a
}. saving charges for conveyancing.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-25
A Practical Suggestion.

1t is almost self-evident PROPOSE
ton that. il not checked in his vora-
cious career. Jay Gould will gobble all
of the leading industries OF the coun-
try. His course reminds US OF land.
lady who said to one of her boarders:
"Ple Sc, sir. there Is nothing in the
house to eat!"
.How about the fsh?" said the
boarder.
''Please. sir. the cat ave eat them. "
Then there's some cold chicken
please. sir. the cat
"Wasn't there tart OF some sort?'
..Plea-e. sir, the cat
"rhen. darn it. cook the cat, and
lots have it all at once"
II the government in tends to do any
thing in regard TO railroad or tele'
graph lines. 1t had better catch ia.
Gould, cook him. and have it all a
once. -Siftinga
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-25

Experiments that have recently been
made at the oil refinery in Rangoon.
British Burmah, with view to obtain
ing cheap and solid fuel from retro-
leum. have brought forth product that
may prove to be of no little commercial
value. By heating the oil and dissolv-
ing 8 per cent Of common soap a solid
product was obtained. This product was
found hard to ignite. and Il burned
slowly with barely any smoke. but 81
produced an intense heat Those who
conducted the experiments pronounced
the new fuel clean, convenieuk and
superior to all other fuels obtained from
mineral oil
soms psopls spsaI = q hypoerlees:
were confined - ssllgioa. hut they 81
esesywhsrs -peopls psstendias - -
wealthy whAn thsy have nee : slxpeneA
SCANNING knoulsAss - vhieh 80 II
ianosaAt, shammins culture toy -
fas removed from. a1ept1ne ep6n1o1
,Asy DO NOT bold. -lAlbsst 0eeeslek
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-25
She Didn't Lie.

"Kim in YAH" shouted woman, as
che came to the door OF a shanty in
Howard Town. ''Doan yoh know no
bettah'n ter be da ncin' dataway. wah'n
out yoh shoes 'ginst the san'?"
"Ain't wah'n out ma Shoes" was
,, the reply.
.G'way. chile. Doan' try ter 'ceive
y0h nanny. Did'n saw yer?"
II reck' yoh saw me cla'h nuff, bul
ism wah'n out ma shoes"
"Doan' lie."
ii ain. Desc shoes Is yoh'n."-
Washington Post
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-25

sccrers that can be met with in this
town. \ few simple types will do for
the purpose Of moral rs we'll as physical
illustration.
New York has not yet introduced the
English bar maid. and is not likely to,
although AN evident effort is being
made among the "chappies" to bring
about such an innovation. Our ideal bar
keeper is either a smart lrishman or
German. We also have types OF the
tough" Irish bar keeper and OF the old
fashioned German, while there arr
few fashionable resorts that present
only the curled and polite Frenchman
The variety among these type is larS..
and it would occupy visitors time Tor
many days to make 4 thorough study OF
the subject. am bound to admit thar
some OF our visitors do not allow such -
little matter as \ few extra days to IN
| terfere with their investigation Of tho
| subject.
Bar rooms and fashionable drinking
have come TO he one Of the most pro-
| nounccl characteristics, vi metropolitan
life. Why Is this 50:
! had CONVERSATION few days ago on
this sub ct with one Of the most prom
incnl and phianthrophic business men
in this city-a gentleman of vast wealth.
Il good portion Of which he uses in tho
temperance ca,l,e. lie is an enthusiasts.
tic worker in the moral field. but.
wiihal, takes IL shrewd business mans
estimate OF tile conditions OF life around
him.
asked him the question propoundcd
above.
"Undo,btcdly, lie replied "tle strain
and excitement OF business in this city
havo much u do with the drinking
habits OF business men. Each year
seems TO make the hours OF business
narrower and the demand upon business
men greater. The model New York
business n,an tries to crowd ID hours
work in three y, four hours THIS nat
uraily breeds II demand Cor stimulanta
-As Il matter of fact. however. the
people Of cities ito not drink more than
the people of rural towns. Take New
York, for example. presume that two
thirds. il not II larger proportion. OF the
bars in this city are supported by the
visiting population. From 800 OOo L
; 4OO. 600 people daily come aud go !" Thu
t | city, counting those who make thei
homes outside OF tho city limits 0
+ | these, lUV 700 are total strangers. VIII
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-25

Of the plain virgins were fetched up and
bonuses offered with each to any one
who would buy them. And here came
in what one must recognize rs IN ad-
mirab!e point in this arrangement. All
the money paid by the rich men for tine
Young ladies they selected went to mako
dowries for the unattractive girls, which
were duly paid in spot cash to the poor
men. who We're thus made happy with
less seductive brides.
The men of Baby Ion all carried walking
sticks, and it was the law that each one
of these canes should have a head with
special device belonging to its owner.
Sometimes these devices were used for
seals. but ordinarily the seals which every
| gentleman carried We're " oru around
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-25
- m.As.~Ns8 sA,s.ssss

i,avs more OF less time for sight seeing
and dissipation. 1t is this floating popu.
lation that largely supports the lar
rooms. tl,eaters. and placss Of anuse-
ment generally.
II found out curious thing few
years ago. In some Ut richest retail
blocks OF this city tho business men
tacitly assent to The existence OF i'm.
lnoral amusemeuts because they attract
the crowdl In one locality found It
was estimated that 81. OOO visitors daily
were attracted by the existence Vi GER
tain notorious resorts.
"Thc retail trade was largely bene.'
fitted by this local expenditure Of
money, and in uil efforts ut restricting
liquor selling and other moral evils in
this city this local sentiment must be
fought Strange to say, tile merchants
are often moral men and church men,
bcrs. yet such is tho dependency Of this
business upon certain local conditions
that it is often hopeless task to en-.
deavor tU enlist them in the fight against
evil. In fact. their business would
perish with the evil that brings the
crowd, and they know II.
"Are thugs bsttcr now chan for
merly?"
"Most undoubtedly. There il still evil
enough in any great city. but there has
been most positive and undoubsed prog
ress made in New York in the past 20
years. and think the good work wall
60 steadily on.
II is gratifying to hear sucl, an opinion
from practical worker in the patl, n
| reform. JERONK
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-25
Qod'a Music.

Since ever the world was fashioned,
Water, and air, and sod,
A music of divers meaning
Has flowed from the hand of God,
In valley, and gorge, and upland,
On stormy mountain height,
He makes him harp of the forest,
He sweeps the chords with might,
He puts forth his hand to the ocean,
He speaks and the waters flow
Now in chorus of thunder,
Now in cadence low.
He touches the waving flower-bells.
He plays on the woodland streams
A tender song-like a mother
Sings to her child in dreams.
But the music divinest and dearest,
Since ever the years began,
Is the manifold passionate music
He draws from the heart Of man!
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-25

Miss ug-her-sav. is Miss Hug-her
in this car? Here's dispatch for
Miss Hugher." The passengers began
to laugh; she sank into seat over
whelmed with confusion. She dared
not take the telegram in tho presence
OF the mirth the name had provoked.
and it was not until the bow had left
the car and entered another that she
could muster sufficient courage to re-
quest Il kind old gentleman to procure
1t for her.-Cape Cod Item.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-25
A BIRDLESS COUNTRY.


S0ngsters.
A writer in q recent number OF
Blackwo od's Magazine. in an article
on the Island of Jamaica, notes the
almost total absence there of bird life.
where formerly it resided in profusiou.
Two causes are assigned for this deple-
ton; the first due to the demand for
feathered ornaments for the clothing
of women. and the second, so far as
ground-resting birds are concerned. to
che introduction OF the mongoose from
the East Indies. Formerly Jamaica
was so scourged with rats rs to serious
ly decrease the crop Of sugar cane.
The mongoose made short work of
these rodents; but when this supply
was exhausted, it turned its attention
to the lizards and snakes (Which in
Jamaica are always harmless), the
eggs OF quail. a bird formerly most
abundant. and all other grOund-laying
sorts, or any OF the feathercd species
which came within its reach. Poultry
were devastated. the sole exception
being the guinea fowl, the hardness OF
the shell Of its eggs defying the teeth
OF the mongoose. These insects now
:. iniest the vegetation OF the entire
island. except that found on
the higher attitudes. These
pests bang In swarms on the
blades OF grass and every green thing
Human beings exhaust their energy il
freeing themselves from them, Will.
many cattle fall victims to their at
tackS.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-25
AAy
4 around

NFBUCuApNFZHtR'S hay EATING ACT.
the neck or on the finger. attached to
the wrist or fastened to the garments
Originally these seals Mer. simply
carried about as amulets. With the no.
ton that they kept away disease and
evil spirits, but subsequently it became
the fashion to use them somewhat as
seals are uscl at this day, and it is from
this source that we GO our notion OF the
seals at the beginning. Usually the
Babylonian seal was in the snap. of n
little cylinder of agate or some other
semiprecious stone.
The subjects depicted on the seals
were generally noteworthy events in
the lives of rulers of the Kingdom. hit
it is not stated that Nebnchalnezzar $
great vegetarian system Of diet ever sup
piled the subject for il seal. although an
artist has exhibited its possibilities in
this direction.
The city of Babylon IVES built in the
form OF a square; it was surrounded 10y
wall 50 miles long. and this wall was
throughout its entire extent 3oO feet III
height, or wothirds rs high us the
Washington monument, ana 81 feet
thick. 1t was constructed of burnt
bricks and half dozen four horse char
lots could be driven abreast along its toI
the entire circuit of the city. Outside
of this mighty wall was an encii elm.
ditch Of corresponding width and depth
the clay dug from which was ell t.
build the wall Also there was an inne
wall. not so thick as the outer one, thong
in itself az impossible barrier agains
any foe. Through the midst of the tow
tie river Euphrates flowed. its banks O
either side being strengthened agains
floods or the invasion Of hostile troop
by similar gigantic walls Of brick. O
the west bank Of the stream was TIL
palace of the king, the terrace on whic
it stood measuring eight miles in circun
ference The palace of the old kings {
= Babylon was on the opposite side OF til
y river, its own terrace only four mile
II round about, and the two were col
y nected by superb ornamental bridg
l. When the great brick quays guardin
:. the Euphrates were constructed-then
~ selves representing one of the mo
70 astounding engineering feats known
, history-the Euphrates was natural
:: drained off for the vtme being into {
- artificial reservoir. 100 miles in circur
:; ference outside of the city, and the bt
~ Of the stream was Javed with bc:ck
" Then the river was turned back into
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-25
TO INITIATE BABEL
CHICAGO WILL TROBABLY TR1
THE EXPERIMENT.

Nabylon's Mystic Wonder-Prof HauPs.
of Johns Hopkins, Has Drawn the Plans
and tho Smithsonian Will supply
Model - Fact. About Ancient Babylon.
Especial Correspondence.
A reproduction of the famous Tower
of Babel rs it stood in the great city of
Babylon 5000 years ago is likely to be a
feature Of the Worlds Fair in Chicago
Erected on precisely the scale of the
celebrated original it will ascend in
seven diminishing stories. impressive
from without. while its interior will be
!, museum exhibiting life and affairs rs
they were in the mighty empire OF
ancient Assyria, with the most remarka.
bic assemll Sc ever got together OF art
works. boohs, and ali sorts of other Curl
osities dug ont of the vast mounds which
now are AL that remain OF Babylon and
Nineveh. Already n Washington archi-
tect has completed the plan and
elevation Of the model, ten feet i'll height,
which can soon be III readiness fo, ship
ping to the exposition, where it has but
to he copied by enlargement.
The nte ltion is to construct the build
| ing not of tricks. like the original tower,
| inasmuch as that would be costly, but
of iron AMI according to the best meth
| dds of modern engineering. One dis;,d
vantage of ancient Babylonian archi
lecture was that it was particularly UNI
stable. The houses, palaces. and tenn
Piles, however magnificent and cxren
sively built being made of sun drict
brick, with burned bricks only for facing
ALWAYS tumbled down within at most ;
century. Such was the fate of thu
Tower of Babel itself. though it was re
built at least orc, by Nebuchadnezzar
The city of Babylon. which had 2,OOo, co.
inhabitants and covered about twice tn
area of London. stood upon an immens
plain of clay very suitable for bricks
and there was no stone of any sort to b
had. Myiiads of slaves. toilins undo
merciless drivers. built the astonishing
public works executed by the kings G
Babylo nia, just as was the case VITA tn
Pyramids OF Egypt.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-25
To Clean Books.

Often, through carelessness, the pages
OF valuable books become stained. An
old grease spot may be removed by APP
plying a solution Of caustic potash to the
back of the leaf. This may cause the
printing to fade. but that can be restored
by weak application Of muristic acid
about IS parts Of water to one Of acid
A fresh spot b removed easily BY chloro-
form or benxine. and ink spots diqap.
pear BY an application Of oxalic acid and
hot water. which will also take VI rust
epoeA
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-25

through them after TESTING HAANf~A~
sunset save by the order of the governor
or the king. In the day ferry toats
piled across between the gates at each
end of the intersecting streets Canals
flowed through Babylon in every direc.
ton as they do in Venice. The Baby.
lonians understood the science Of me.
teorologv and irrigation, and gave these
subjects great attention.
Cyrus did not destroy Babylon after
lie captured the city. But the town.
ceasing to be the abode of dominion,
shrunk, and, about 300 B. c., large
part Of its inhabitants migrated and
much of its inclosed territory was
plowed up. What remains Of the city
is found to-day in the shape Of enormous
mounds, which psychologists are fond
of digging into.
At the beginning Of the present cen
tu-y scholars were accustomed to say
that all the rem aims OF Babylon and
Nineveh could be Enclosed in q cast
three feet square To-day every grea
museum in the world has numerous
relics from the empire OF the Euphrates
The British Museum alone possesses
sculptures from ancient Bsbylonia
which, il placed in line. would stretcl
for miles. Interest in Chaldean ahtiqui
ties having once taken hold has pro
duced very remarkable and most valu
able results Our National Museum ha
itself an excellent assembling. Of curios
ties from this source. TOWNSEND.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-25
Her 0istake.

'How do you tell when there is any
gold in this funny looking stone?"
asked the dear girl who was being
shown around the mint by an otdcial.
why. We smelt it." he replied.
Holding It to her pretty little nese.
she remarked very inuoceptly: why.
I smstt it. too bus l don't SEQ anything
shout 1t to- Why. what are you
laughing ats'-Boston Traveller.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-25
A Summer Decsit

Oh he $50 he said) was millionaire,
And she was a bankers daughter.
At least she said she was, as she strolled
On the sandy beach by the water.
They talked of the wealth that each one
had,
And the future seemed much Brighter
And then he returned to his job as clerk,
And she to her old typewriter.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-25

A young lady tells. not without
blashes. this good story on herself.
Her name is Huger. q French name.
pronounced U-zhea. Recently she was
travelling and telegram was sent her
to be handed to her on the train at a
! certain stnti0n. She expected It and
when the messenger boy entered the
csr she arose to meet him. Bs'0re
she reached him he began waving the
dispatch In the uir and shouting;
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-25

course. the reservoir
being thereafter main.
tanned for purposes OF
irrigation. The streets
running parable !
across the city opened
upon the Eup!,rates
on each side by %
gates of brass, which
were let fall at night
like SO many portcul.
Uses, no one being let
A1,.o-1~ Al~nn~ Dfko,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-25
A Good Nan. hut

New SpiritAWas that q very bad
.s,an you just turned away?
St Peter-No;, his record Is good
enough. but he's been the bead man Ia
n small town all his lie and ! know
there'll DO NO living with him.