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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18
THE PLUcKY PEccARY.
How Q Herd Of the Animals Carried On
Hopeless War.

How q Herd Of the Animals Carried On .
Hopeless War.
They tell US we do not half appreciate
the pig, that he is really very clever,
says Harper's Young People. We have
made him stupid, they say, by overfeed-
ing and no exercise, that we may eat
him ourselves. In the Western part of
our country some of the pig family are
known as peccaries, and once when a
train was coming they went out to meet
it.
The engineer of train one day saw
a number of peccaries on the line,
which, like American railroads gener-
ally, is not protected by fences, and
naturally thought they would run away.
''In this, however, was very much
mistaken, for when they saw us they
formed two or three lines, standing
close together across the tracks. There
was nothing to do but run through
them, so 1 just put on a little more
steam and we charged down on this bat
TALON of peccaries. They never budged
an inch and the train cut right through
them, killing large number of them
Those that were .unhurt rushed madly
at the cars as they few past and many
were cut up under the wheels.
Coming back on the return trair
next day was very much astonished tx
see those that were unhurt of the hero
standing in the same place. AS soon Al
they heard us coming they arranged
themselves in battle array and we ha(
to cut through them again, killing
large number. AS we came up they be
came frantic, rushing at the cow-catche
and wheels, only to be killed.
''Next day they were there again, anS
the same tactics were gone through
This went on, day after day, until onl,
three were left. These three ranges
themselves as the others had done, an,
we bore down upon them, hated t,
kill these pluckY little fellows, but
could not help It, Two of them wer
carried away on the cow-catcher, an,
the other made rush at the cars, an,
the last of the tribe was killed"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18
A CASE OF RLuEE.
H0w . Cool Man Won twenty-five II,
dred Dollars at Poker.

H0w . Cool Man Won twenty-five Hun
dred Dollars at Poker.
A little game of draw played at one
Of the leading hotels in Denver has been
q subject of interest to semi-sports late
ly, says the Chicago Times. The players
were prominent men-one a leading and
wealthy cattle-man of Colorado, whose
figure has only recently assumed alder
manic proportions; one q Congressman
from Georgia, and the third a scion of
the cotton aristocracy OF New Orleans.
A three days siege was agreed to. A
room was engaged and office hours ar
ranged. They were to begin playing at
one o'clock in the afternoon and quit
promptly at ten. Lunch was served in
the room, and q new deck was to be used
for each deal. The limit was placed at
$100, but it was optional with any one
Of the trio to declare the limit of at any
time. The first days play resulted in
favor Of no one particularly, but the
very first hand dealt on the second
afternoon found two sets of threes and
a four flush out. The blonde from
New Orleans had three and knew
what they were worth, SO he
opened her up for 500. The
big fellow from Colorado had the same
sort of a temper, and promptly knocked
OF the Limit by depositing $500 worth
of ivory ON the table. Our Congress-
man with the anxious face looked SOL
emn, but had not dreamed of any black
cats, 80 he 'saw" what was going on.
In the draw Mr.. N. did not improve
things, but looked as expressive as a
last years base ball. The Colorado man
made fours, and the Congressman got
the right color and shape. One hundred
went cut as feeler. Mr. Long Horn
made 1t an even $500. The Georgian
thought an ace-hush good, and raised
him $500 more. Mr.. N. laid his cards
down on the table.
SIS my paper good, gentlemen"
Certainly" was the reply.
In moment more check for S., 900
lay on the table. The silence was sad
dening. Cattle were not very high that
year, and four ten-spots were quietly
laid down. The Congressman from
Georgia thought so, too, and his beauti-
full flush joined the discards. Mr. N.
coolly raked in the 81, 300 pot and passed
his hand over to me. He had three
duooa
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18
AN AWFUL BLuNoER.
A Counter-Jumper Mistakes . Your
Lady for Wire Dummy.

a OOunter-JumpcF Mistakes Young
Lady for . Wire Dummy.
A friend told me the following story,
says the Brooklyn Citizen, which DEM
onstrates the fact that it always pays
to keep your eyes wide open, no matter
how prompt you are compelled to be In
attending to your business.
It was rainy morning ABOUT two
weeks ago. One Of our large dry-goods
establishments had placed on one side
of its entrance a wire dummy with .
rubber cloak thrown over it for the pur-
pose Of catching the eye of some of the
female passers-by who did not possess
Mcintosh" The young man who had
received orders to place the figure OUT
side the door was foreigner but =
short time in the country. Pretty soon
it cleared mp. and one OF the cash-Aoys
was told to bring it inside, which be
did. In just about half an hoAg IL
dawned upon the young foreigner that
he had forgotten something, aud,
making. straight for the doeA be
proceeded to carry back the hg>
ure whence it came. 1t happened that
a young lady of medium build stood
upon the spot the dummy had occupied
but short time before. She had her
back toward the window and was appar-
emily waiting for car. The young man
rushed up to her, and throwing his arms
about her waist, lifted her of her feet
and was about to hustle her into the
store when shriN shrek rent the air
The clerk was dumfounded. He blushed
turned pale, and goodness knows how
many other colors, but was, neverthe
less, conscious of the awful mistake he
had made. The young lady was about
to thrash him with an umbrella which
she carried when one Of the hoor-walk
ers appeared upon the scene. In the
meantime the young man kept begging
the young lady's pardon. But she would
not have it, and instead Of accepting bis
apologies she sought a member of the
firm, who, however, was able to settle the
matter amicably. The young man wa.
not discharged either, for his mistake
was unintentional and perhaps natura
| in his hurry
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18
JOE DAMoN'S PENSION.
Why Maine Man Considered Himss
Entitled tn q Share oF IT.

Why . Maine Man Considered Himself
Entitled to . Share of 1t,
81 see that Joe Damon has just got a
fat pension" remarked an Oxford Coun-
ty man to a Lewiston (Me.) Journal re-
porter. ''I'm glad of it and Joe ought to
give me half Of it, for if it hadn't been
for me he would never have got It."
"How's that, Jim?" asked by.
stander; "were you an important wit
ness?"
mo" replied Jim. '.You see it was
this way. Joe and both lived in the
same Oxford County town when the war
broke out, and later on we were both
drafted. l was working in the woods at
the time for the Sandersons, up on the
Magalleway river. It was getting along
in March when ] received notice Of it,
and it was then all hurry and drive
about the camp, for we knew that sled
ding would not last much longer, and OF
couese every one was anxious to see
the contract closed up as soon as
possible.
when told the boss that had been
drafted he told me to stick to my lob
till 1t was completed and he would see
that didn't suffer by it. Well, our Job
was finally finished, and got home one
night after dark, Before morning there
was q rap at the door, and in a few
minutes / was under arrest and on nv
way to Auburn. While riding down
there told my story to the officer who
had me in charge, and asked If it was a
dead sure thing that 1 must go to the
front, He told me that it looked yery
much as if should
Several of my townsmen had
skipped soon after being drafted, Joe
among the rest, and until appeared
the town had lacked one of filling its
quota; but he added: 4 would rather
see some of these fellows who h.ve tried
to run away go into the service thar
you, and If we can find any of them
within a week you may get off,
was put in Auburn Jail, and let
ter from home day or two later told
me that Joe's wife had let on that he
vas aecreted In an old logging camp. ]
held my tongue till the last day of the
week was uncomfortably near and then
blowed on Joe. The next day he took
my place, for the Sandersons had beer
doing what they could for me, and got
on with week in Auburn iaiI.
Really, wanted to go into the army
but / had an invalid mother at home
who could not bear the thought OF my
going-apd that's the way helped Joe
Damon get his pension"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18
WEALTHY BEeoAR.
Blind Mendicant Who IL Worth All Of
Five Thousand Dollars.


Probably the richest professional
mendicant in this country is the blind
man whose face has become familiar 10
all the habitues of Chestnut street dur
ing the past three months, which Il
about the length Of his most recent
visit to this city. He must be quite
sixty years old, and his face Is SCARED
with the marks of smallpox, and his
battered black Derby hat and the faded
brown oyercoat that he wears have been
long in service. He guides himself
slowly down the crowded thoroughfsre
with his stick, and makes no appeal for
aims other than that which is conveyed
by his wretched appearance. Yet
blind Johnny" as he is known in the
circles of his profession, is said to have
at least SIS, 900 to 90, 900 invested in tene-
ment houses in Baltimore, from which
he realizes 8 or 10 per cent annually,
and he is supposed to have as much
more cold cash slowed away in some
hiding-place known only to himself.
He has been seen in every city from
Washington north and between Boston
and Chicago, and rarely spends more
than three months in any one place.
He always travels by rail at the cheap
est rates of fare, but never attempts to
beg on the trains When he goes to
Baltimore, which he does at least once
a year, he makes personal inspection
of his property and has conferences
with regular agent who collects his
| rents. On these occasions he usually
| INDUCES in q weeks debauch, at the
end of which he is off on the road again
1t is probably true, as it is said of him,
that he knows the principal streets of
every great city as well as any resident
and can pick his way through any
Observation-Disclosures Inquirer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18
CHURCHES.

DAPTIST- Preaching each sunday AT II a.
DIN. aud at go y. m, at the courthouse. sun
dny school at 10 O'Clock, a IN. Prayer Ieeung
"Wednesday evening of each week. Rev. w. A.
Cain, Pastor. Residence ON Cor. Lincoln ave-
and Cherry Streets.
OuRISTIAN.-Prcach cvcry sunday at
~ n o'clock, a. m, ana 1880 y. M, by EIht
j. u. Nicholson. Prayer meeting eVcry wed
ucsdny night. sunday school nt 10 UO'clOCka. III.
every Sunday. Pastors residence at the par
sOnage ; study at the chapel,
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.-Scrvice every
IN1 Sunday at / 90 Al. IN. and z 80 y. m. sun
day school every Sunday at 10 n. m. Prayer
mcetiu. every Thursday evening at I;5O'
Strangers invited. ID. W. PHILLIPS, Pastor.
DRESBYTERIAN.-Sc every sunday at
i II u. IN. and Z 80 p. M. Sunday School NJ
no a. IN. j. u. NORTH. Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Services on End
Sunday of every month at Shcrlock's hall, at
1000 A. m REV. BITTER Pastor.
GERMAN BAPTIST BRETHREN-Hold reg
VI ular services at MugOna, Burber 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 Shambcrger, Smith and Neher.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18
FRANCE WON THE DAY.

Boston Man Disgraces His Native Land,
His Friends and Himself
There were q number of US In one Of
the London taverns made famous by
Dickens, when great, big fellow
slouched in and made himself very disa-
greeable with his mouth, writes New
York Sun correspondent. One Of our
party was a man from Boston, and some
way or other he and the big man came
to exchange words. The first we heard
Of the row the bag man was saying:
"You Yankees is great on the brag,
and that's all you can do"
well, dunno" replied Boston.
hBut ! do. When did you ever do a
bloomink, blasted think?"
"How about 1776?'
"Never heard OF itr'
"How about 1922"
"Never heard of it!''
Ibid you ever hear Of Bunker HIP"
81 have, sir. That's where 600 red
coats licked the life out of 1000 braR.
ging Yankeesr'
"I guess not"
''Notl Does you dare 70 dispute the
Liverpool KidP"
YOU'D better read what history says"
Il have done that ere, you bloomink
idiot, and it says as how all you Yam
KEGS run at the first -hrel Don't it, nowP''
~ never heard that it did,
"Don't it say that?"
The big fellow had pushed up his
sleeves and put up his fists, and it was
plain that row was on hand. He was
big enough to eat up two such men as
Boston, while he had friends to Look out
for the rest of as. Our companion there
fore took the most prudent course and
acknowledged that history might saw
80. and probably did say so. This salts
hed the big fellow. and he turned away
and glared at Frenchman, also tour
tst, who had come in later After q
long stare he walked up to Crapo and
shouted:
Blast your bloomink parley vous.
but we've always Licked ye out of yer
ooots an land and seal"
You speak yon big lie!n shouted the
/ Frenchman, hot in a minute.
"Whati Call the Liverpool Kid liar
to his facer'
"Ayel and 1 sail now give you von
awful beeg lickingr'
Johnny" got out of his coat in jiffy,
danced around with his hands up, and
TO our utter astonishment the Kid went
right down into his boots and skunk out
OF the room, having no more pluck than
hen. We sat there for five minutes
before any one spoke. Then 1t was the
Boston man. who aaid.
Just think of I'll can lick six fell
lows like that banty Frenchman, and
yet that big duifer made me swallow two
wars for independence and Bunker Hill
on top Of themp,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18
-nlna-s rsmpress DowaCer.

The power of one of the greatest po-
iitical figures of the day, perhaps of all
time. is said to be on che wane. The
Empress Dowager of China has been
shorn of her prestige by the rebellious
independence of the young Emperor.
He refused to see the bride which she
forced upon him and has been issuing
vigorous DEGREES on his own account.
He has been consuming the old Minis
ters right and left, particularly Chang
Chi Ting.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18
An Elephant,s self.pen,al.

While in India Captain Marryat, the
novelist, was intensely interested in the
devotion and self-denial of a huge ele-
phant. The beast was defending him.
self from swarms Of mosquitoes, using a
large branch to keep them from the
crannies and cracks Of his thick hide.
His prosecutors were stiIl annoyinR
him greatly, as was evident from hfs
emotions, when his keeper appeared
with little child. This he laid down
before the animal, saying, tsWatch It"
and walked away. The elephant inme-
diately broke of q small whisk from the
large bough, and instead of tanning
himseh directed his attention to driving
away every mosquito from the infant-
de continued this until the keeper re-
turned two hours later, thus setting.
though . brute, An example of devotion
Which few men would have initiated, !.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18
A Man with a Double Heart.

The Mercer County Medical Society
devoted the better part of its session in
Trenton, N. j., to the examination of
William King, colored citizen with
two hearts. He is about forty-three
years of age, and the examination proved
that he had double heart like that
found in some of the lower animals. He
has wonderful control over these two
blood pumping organs, and, to show his
powers, caused his hearts and pulse to
ce.e.sc beating for sixty seconds. He
claims thai his mother discovered MS
double heart when 10 was about six
months old. The NJ. DIS consider it one
of the nineteenth century wonders.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18
r-.,r ,ru,,o, ,y,,.. = p,oo,,

The mathematical hend has recently
been at work upon calculation of the
work performed by the human heart.
His calculations are curious and give the
work of the heart in miles and beats. 1t
is based upon the presumption that the
heart beats 90 times each minute and
throws blood nine feet Computed thus
the mileage of the blood through the
body might be taken as 207 yards per
minute, miles per hour, 1913 miles per
day. 81 $50 miles per year or 4,2o2, 400
miles lifetime of 20 years.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18
...ualng the Ere. of clnaers.

There are very simple ways of getting
foreign Substances out of the eye. A
glass of water is flied to the briIn, in
which the eye should be immersed until
the object floats out. The upper lid
placed oyer the lower is a remedy wide-
~ known. As good one as any, and
accessible wherever fiax-seed can be OBJ
talned. is TO place grain OF fax-seed
under the lower lid and close the. lids
The seed becomes surrounded by thick
mucilage, which entraps the foreign
body and soon carries 1t out from the
angle Of the eve.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18
General sherman,s Monument.

General Sherman is an original, lie
said to friend the other day who was
talking 10 him about the delay in put
ting up the Grant monument: THAT
won't happen to me; I've bought my
own monument and paid thousand
dollars for it. The minute Fm buried
it viii be clapped on over me and that
will end the matter. | won't e any
damn nonsenss with my mo nent, .
concluded the rugged hero, nd we
fancy there won't be any, either.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18
A watch for the Blind.

The Swiss watchmakers have in
vented watch for the blind. A small
peg is set in the middle of each figure.
When the hour hand is moving towards
given hour the peg for that hour drops.
The owner, when he wants to know the
time, finds which peg is down, and then
counts back to twelve.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18
NInss on Electrin Llehta,

A florist in London. Eng, has had
the happy thought of hanging trails of
moss over and around the elecric lights
in his window. The green and yellow
tints of the delicate leaves form lovely
veil for the light, which glimmers
through them without being diminished.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18
Very Iittla nimsr.nn..

He had come homo little late, and
she had delivered the usual feminine ora
ton. He turned on his pillow and NUT
tered, as he drowsed off: Matches made
in Heaven seem to mo to have just as
much birthstone ON 'om as the other
kind"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18
Russlan Remedv for Toothache.

A Russian practitioner recommends
the use of hyoscyamus seeds for tooth
ache. His plan is to burn the seeds and
to convey the smoke through little pa
per tube to the hole in the tooth. He
declares that in nearly all cases one ap-
plication, or st most two, will suffice to
cure the toothache.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18
SHE WHO HELPS HER MOTHER.

There are girls who paint and girls who play
And girls who dance with grace.
And girls who steal our hearts away
With charms of form and face.
But there's sirl whom respect
Much more than any other,
And as wife shall select
The girl who helps her mother.
Although It may be out Of style,
She grants her mothers wishes
Nor does she Idle all the while
Her ma is washing dishes.
She has kindly. loving way
For parent, sister, brother;
She proves q blessing every day,
The girl who helps her mother.
She may not read the latest trash
Nor sigh for Irritation,
Sho may not care to make q mash
Nor pine for q sensation.
Such lives as hers with grace abound
And love for one another,
She scatters sunshine all around
The girl who helps her mother.
Chicago Herald.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18
state Officers.
Rarher County Omcers.
POSTAL

PostoCire nj Medicine Lodge open from Z A NJ
To PM Sundays one hour on arrival OF man.
N nuev order ONCE. l.. NJ. AXLISE =. NJ.
II. \. BROwN, Assistant.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18

The seiaes which fishermen use and
the twine from which they are made
have felt the heavy hand of Mckinley.
The duty on them is doubled.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18
MAMIE V. o. BRYAN, See.

DELPrIA LoDGE, No. lao, K. of p, meets on
Monday evening of each week, at the h. OF r..
hall. Visiting knights in good standing lnVl-
Ted to attend. SCOTT HUBERT u u
II. a, BROwN. K. of X. IS.
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SOCIETIES.

\. +. & a. NJ, Delta Lodge No. =
~ Regular communications, hTst ana
~ " third Saturday evenings in each
w month. All aiiiliating and non-afhli-
stinV nnscns iu good standing. cordially in
'S,iicd 70 attend FRANK BEERS, w. NJ.
n. NJ. GNGRAUAM, Secretary.
CYPRUS CHAPTER No. 63, II. A. NJ, meets
in Masonic Hall every ~ ana 4th Ihursdhy'
Visiting brethren cordially invited.
CHESTER |. Long, II. p.
T.. B PECK. Sec'y.
n II q LORRAINE CHAPTER, No. 80.
w. Ii o. Regular Communications, hrst
and third Monday evenings i'm each month.
Mrs. EVA l.. MERRELL, W. NJ.
MAMIE V. o. BRYAN, Sec.
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l. O. o. F., Pioneer LOd- 6
~ f&S No. l79.-Rcgular meetings
~ ~ 49, every Tuesday cven.ng.N V IS
wa itinghrethreniu good stand
ing cordially invited.
r. l.. LINDLEY, n. g..
Il. NJ BYERI.EY, Sec.
,,,,s.,, -. ,.,,. AJPMENT No. 62, l. o. q.
Meets first and N.I Iitiail%t' I'm yited to attend
Visiting PatriHrchs ~ n iiNRRIs g. p
=. l.. ALLEN. II. y. 4 - " ATsrAD \
W. II. ROUSE, =. w. " -, -, , ~ - =,
NAOMI No.67. REBECL DE-, DE, fInEi dacb month No
Meets the "a and 4th Wed. NJ ~
MRs. Il N. ALiEN' N W.
MRS. AUG. SCMrDT, Secy-
X d ELDRED POST, No. t 1,S' ,,,1th I,uVt,
VI a. M the last Saturday III Ct', ~ = ~ =,
OF the court house in Medicine Lohgc'"' - %
All comrades cordially invited. ,,. ,,r,onder
LOREN EDWARDS, PoHl W
JOHN W. UPPERMAN, Adjutant. 49,,
q " LOREN EDWARDS CAMP, no, 10:
D. Y :. of v, meets ON lst ana 9T 70 Sail fhaIi'
day evenings of each month. in n. OF II ia,,,
T.. y. MORRts. Capt. T.. W. SNopDf' ISL b'S"'
ROBr. CAMERON, Ist ScarUcut.
4 o. u W. S";': HS$ q S%5o %,%Is2 $%5 81 + Fr$ay ia
L. NJ. BYERLEY. Recorder