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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-19
THEY WE'RE SOAKED.

But When the Sun Dispelled the Mystery
Every Body Laughed.
1--WE were steaming down the Mexi-
can Pacific coast in the old Panama, ex-
pecting to make San Bias in the morn
ing" said the old traveller, after the
lamps were lighted and the children
put to bed. I'VE went cautiously, for
the Tres Maries were somewhere around
and we did not know just where. As
night fell the fog which had been hang
ing over us like a vail became a wall
rising on every side. We slowed down
still more in fear of those terrible
islands. Such darkness is indescrib-
able-and all about us there was the
phosphorus writhing like snakes. The
paddles, which alone broke the palpable
stiffness, fell upon these serpents and
crushed them, but the next second they
were born again, to go on twisting and
coiling amid the horrible glassiness Of
that water. Suddenly there was an un-
earthly sound. First there was a fury
of rushing wings; then clamor OF
voices. The sound came from aloft.
The fog seemed to deepen Even the
great yards were invisible. The un.
canny voices swelled into a storm OF
disputations. We tried in vain to un.
derstand them. They seemed to be
speaking language none of us knew
Some one suggested pirates, but pirates
do not hover in the rigging. 1t was
more like spirits, chattering there in
uncanny familiarity. Certainly the
phosphorescent serpents writhed faster,
the darkness grew denser, the air more
stagnant No one could sleep with
those voices DINING above there. We
were isolated from the world, drifting
on an enchanted ocean, with mysteri-
Gus voices chorusing above us and the
dawn dragging as it never did before.
SAT last it came. And, like an evil
bat the mystery fed before it. Up
there on the spars emblazon ing them
with their plumage, sat thousands of
parrots, chattering like maniacs- We
laughed, of course. 1t is easy to laugh
when the sun shines. The fog fed and
left us the blue water and the bluer
sky. With screams of JOY and little, in
srticulate EXPLANATIONS the parrots took
to wing, and hoated like bright cloud
toward the horizon. Chicago Herald.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-19
DANGEROUS hooks.
A Warning to Young Men Entering = Con
.uorCfaI TIfa

A Warning to Young Men Entering Conn
mCrcial Life.
One Of the most successful business
men In this country, man who begin
ming without dollar has made world
wide reputation in amassing huge fort-
une, and in maintaining q character for
strict integrity, recently warned all boys
entering a commercial life that there
were three rocks ahead, on which u
they once ran aground they would go to
ruin.
The first was liquor. Nothing can
be made of young man in business
life" he adds, mo matter what his abii-
Ity, II he drinks"
The second was speculation. The
foundations Of any business, whether it
DO that OF great controller of a trust
or a newsboy selling q dollars worth OF
papers are undermined the moment the
gambling element comes into it
This warning is not likely to reach
effectively any large spectators through
the Companion. But it will reach tens
OF thousands of lads who in farm-houses,
in offices and shops are tempted to in
vest part of their small earnings in lot
teries or stock gambling. Two facts
bearing on this subject are worth their
consideration.
man who as a legitimate broker
reached controlling position in Wall
street, was asked just before his death
~ he had known many men outside OF
the exchange make a fortune gambling
in stocks After some consideration he
replied;
'sNot single one. have known
amateurs come on the street and make
large sums by chance hit But they
always persevered,- and invariably
ended poorer than when they began.
The business more than any other re-
ouires long experience and carefully
trained Judgment No novice can
master it.
The other fact is that the profits OF
the most fairly conducted lottery in the
United States were so vast that it was
enabled to offer million and quarter
of dollars year for the mere right to
renew its charter.
What chance has the poor shop-boy or
clerk who buys a share in lottery
ticket or speculates in stock, to turn his
dollar into thousands as he hopes,
against such odds as these?
The third rock In the way of the bust
ness man was the reckless backing Of
his fellows. His FIRST duty, says the
wise counsellor. Is to his partners and
creditors. After their interests are
secured let him be generous
A rock, not pointed out on this chart,
has proved the ruin Of countless bust
moss craft It is the temptation dis
honestly to adulterate or lower the value
OF the goods sold A drug. Amachine. .
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IL II IIUI
LEAVING Herald.
An UndertAker Explains IA

An Undertaken Explains IA
Some People Can
'T remember" said the Cation
the party reached the end Of
neP and the walters stood oulIt
chairs with lighted matcheA The
Der an incident which stampeeen
mind the fact that when a ~ OF
eye for business he has g. 'n 90
- else" - IN Vatsap-
Tar The Colnn and n.-1e several
Ss.=-ss5trate the undertaking,
but as CHs ministers from foreign ooun-
tries in Pekin insisted upon the fulfill
ment of the contract with the telegraph
company the line was finished There
was considerable opposition on the part
of the people in the innovation, but this
was gradually dispelled Now, the tele-
graph has been gradually extended, un-
Til its use is common In very large
part Of the kingdom There is line
between Pekin and Tientsin, and also
one connecting the capital with the
principal places in MantchuriA and ex-
tending up the Russian frontier on the
Amoor and the Ussuri rivers All the
seven treaty ports on the Yangtse river,
also ell the principal cities of the en-.
pire, are now connected with each other
and with the capital. The line from
Canton westerly has been pushed to
Yunnan-fu, the capital OF the province
OF Yunnan, near the borders OF Burmah.
Lines have also been constructed be-
tween Foo-chow and Canton, and be-
tween Port Arthur and the capital of
Corea, and the line along the Yangtse
valley has been extended far into the
interior. BY an arrangement recently
made with the Russian authorities the
Chinese and Siberian lines in the Amoor
valley are TO be joined, so that there
will be direct telegraphic communities
ton between PeSta and Europe. -Chica-
60 Inter-Ocean.
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"oLp IRoNsIoEs."
The Gallant Vessel Now the Receiving sh
at POrkamOukh.

The Gallant Vessel Now the Receiving ship
at Portsmouth.
The trigate Constitution (Old Iron
sides) that stands at the head in the
list of honor of the ships Of Americas
early naval history Is now receiving
ship at the navy yard at Portsmouth,
N. II. There are not many men who
have not recited in their school days
Oliver Wendell Holmes tribute to the
gallant old vessel. beginning:
Aye, tear her tattered ensign DOWN.
Long has IL waved on high;
And many an eye has danced to see
That banner In the sky.
'NOld Ironsides" was built in Boston
in the years 1794-7, under a law APP
proved by Washington March "a, 1894,
and was launched on the Goth of Sep
TENDER, 1897. The list of her captains
contains the names of Nicholson, Tai
bot Preble, Decatur, Rogers Hull,
cambridge and others-men renowned
for nautical skill, bravery and devotion
to their country, and no one of whom
ever brought defeat or dishonor upon
the gallant craft intrusted to his COM
mand.
Her first gun at an enemy was dis
charged August 8, 1904, when an attack
was made on the American squadron
then in the Mediterranean sea by the
Tripolitan forts. In 1912, shortly
after the declaration of war with
England, the Constitution met and capt
ured the British ship Guerrero. an &C.
ton that will ever be memorable in the
record of naval warfare. The Constitu-
ton was under command of Captain
Isaac Hull with a crew of 800 men,
while the Guerriere was commanded by
Captain j. R. Dacres with 400 men.
Both captains had met socially before
the war, and had then discussed the
merits Of the two vessels. When they
spoke of what would happen If, in the
event Of war, they should come nto coll
lision, Hull said: Take care of that
ship of yours, II ever catch her in the
Constitution" Dacres laughed and of
fered handsome bet that If ever they
did meet as antagonists his friend
would find out his mistake. Hull re-
fused money wager, but offered to
stake on the issue hat Years after,
when the conjectured. encounter did oc-
cur, and when after desperate fight,
the English frigate became a total
wreck, Captain Dacres came on board the
Constitution and offered his sword to
his canitfIS. mo, no." said Hull, 81 will
Evening Posem one who knows
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-19

-OTo gentleman GU haven't been
quarreling with that young man who
calls on you, have you, Julia?" Julia
why no, pa; why do you ask such a
question:" Old gentleman-'T noticed
that he has kept away somewhat lately.
He has only been here six times this
week, so far BOSTON Herald.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-19

IaOric is OF the best quality and hence
deservedly popular. Its owners are reap
ing small but certain profit A little
more alcohol in the drug, cheaper make
of steel in the machine, a mixture of
shoddy In the yarn, and these profits
will be immeasurably increased.
But the public is keen OF eye and
merciless of Judgment The dishonest
manufacturer finds his downward road
short and swift His capital of good
opinion once destroyed, it never can be
restored. Youths Companion.
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No. 1867. FIRST publication Nov. Ii, 1890.
PUBLICATION NOTICE.

State of Kansas to james II. Frost and Charles
X. Hill! s =
You will take notice that you have been
sued, together with Charles F. Aldrich. Gusta
Aldrich, his wife, Charles D. Nelson. Mrs.
Nelson, HIS wife, real name unknown and OH
yer Bias, in the district court In and for Bar
Der county, Kansas, by John G.. Hudson,
and that unless you answer TO the petition
filed ia said suit On or before the 18th day of
January, 1891, said petition will be taken as
true, and Judgment rendered against You ac-
cordingly, foreclosing a mortgage executed
and delivered by Charles F. Aldrich and Gusta
Aldrieh. his wife to Jarvis-ConkIn Mortgage
Trust Company, dated July End. 1883, on the
following described real estate, in Barber
county, Kansas, to.wit: The south half 4 of
the southeast quarter \ of section twenty
nine %, and the north half u of the northeast
quarter of section thirtytwo 32, in township
thirty-one 81, in range eleven ii, west OF the
sixth principal meridian and for the
sale of said real estate, without appraisement.
to pay the debt secured by said mortgage.
Witness my hand and official seal. this. sth
day of Nov. 1890. FRANK HOLMES,
lseall Clerk District Court.
By s. L. ALLEN, Deputy. 25t3
Beardsley & Gregory. Att'ys for Pl'tff.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-19

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curing scrofula. These superStitiou5 prac-
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Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, which
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system from all taints and Impurities from
whatever cause arising. 1t Is truly royal
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Liver and Bowels, Golden Medical Discov-
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cure of the worst Skin and Scalp Diseases,
Salt -rhenn, letter, Eczema, and Scrofuloua
Sores and Swellfngs. as well as Lung-scrofula,
commonly known as Pulmonary Consump-
ton, if taken in time and given fair trial
WORLDS DISPENSARY MEDICAL A6SOCIAs
TIoN, Proprietors. Buffalo, N. Y. -
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-19

"A fifteen-pound pumpkin has grown
In pear tree in ex-Sherif Moore's gar
den at Nays Landing, N. j.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-19

-UoIoneI webb, OF Chester, N j., is
in the ninetieth year of his age. He
can stand upon chair, bend backward,
touch his head upon the floor and rise
up agaiR without the aid of his hands
He goes fishing aearly every day in the
Black river, stands ia the water up to
his knees from morning until night, and
Outlines lands as many as fifty catfish a
day. Who of that age can beat this
record?''
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-19

--Evangelist- Young man, always
aim to spend your energies on things
that are above you" Young Afan-.sY Yes,
sir. I try to. sir. whitewash ceilings
Burlington Free Press
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-19

- We the people money at two per
cent, and this great Arkansas wilder
ness will soon blossom into garden Of
smiling peace and luxurious plenty
Arkansas Exchange.
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1t kas been estimated, from micro
scopic examination of the impress of the
word hello" on photograph cylinder,
that it contains sixteen Thousand ia2en-
tons
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-19

Bridegroom You wish then. Clara,
chat in our wedding tour we take in
Sweden; Might ask why?" ''Well,
Sweden is such beautiful pink color
on the map and pink is so becoming TO
my complexion. "-Philadelphia Times.
The state herald., 1890-03-07
This sIgniflcation, no wevcr, We do

This sIgnifcation, however, we do
not find, nor any approach to it, andit
was evidently unknown to DIR. Muir
ray and his contributors. The ignor-
anco speaks well for their temperance,
but 1t ought to be enlightened. II has
occasioned an omission which, at least
in Kentucky, will be considered
hiatus marine defendns. aud may
there stop the sale Of the book Alto
gcthcr. The dictionary, IL better in
fuamed, would have backed up ils
amen,lcd definition with citations like
the following: 1860. Frankfort Com
monwealth, Dec. ls. Advertisement,
"Bourbon whiskey, large ock Of
all ages"
The name Bourbon was early used
without adding "whiskey,' as COM
monty as piano without adding forte.
In the self-same issue of the newspaper
there is story of early times in tho
State where we read, "The Dr., set
ting down a half-gallon bottle of old
Bourbon, said," etc. 1873. Collins's
Annals, January 10. "a barrel of
Bou, bon whiskey, fifteen years old,
was sold at Lexington for sli.55 u
gallon for transportation to Hartford,
Conn.," 1882. Perrin Hist. of Bour-
bon Co., p. 65. "rhe manufacture of
whiskey is one OF the most extensive
and valuable interest. It is the uni
vcrsal opinion abroad that all I'll, Bour-
bon whiskey shipped to every point is
the product of Bourbon Co. alone,
whence 1t receives its name. or all
early industries that Of whiskoy alone
has kept pace with the timcs.'
The state herald., 1890-03-07
A St.ean Of ph,ninm Ii,a.

A stream near Benton, Tenn. Is said
TO bs full OF phnn,om llsh. Standing
on tho rocks and looking down into
the water the eyes can SEQ hundreds
Of trout. some OF them re mnr!tably
large, dar,ing about the pool or rcst.
Ing with the gentle motion peculiar TO
their tribe. The angler CASTS his line
In one OF these pools literally swarm.
Ing with fish. To all appearances. and
no matter how attractive tho 1y or
how skillful the ll,hcfmtn. he never
gets n bite As plentiful ~ tlioy seem
TO bc no one has ever yet been able
TO catch u trout IN that stream. Tho
fish pay no attention 10 tho hook or
line. and the bait Is thrown at them,
or an attempt il made TO spar them.
the instrument has the appearance Of
passing through the ilsh, but he is not
caught; when the barb or spear is re-.
moved he Is still there.
The state herald., 1890-03-07
I,ailrond Laboratories.

The intelligent and efficient manage
ment Of u large railroad system re-
puires so much special knowledge that
II is sometimes matter of wonder
that railroadlng should grow TO such
enormous proportions without the cs-
isbiishmcnt of more departments Of
special investigation. About fifteen
years ngo The iir.i department Of phys
ical tests In connection with n railroad
was established, on the Pennsylvania
Railroad, and shortly nftcrward the
first railroad chemical laboratory wa,
started on the same road. Since that
time the humber Of railroad labofa,o-
rles has increased slowly, until at prc'.
cnt The total number In this country Is
but seven or sighi.
Where these have been maj n ,cd
well they have proved Of great value
TO the roads owning them. and lndi.
rectly TO tho other roads aud TO tho
manufacturers. Nor Is II u matter Of
very great expense 10 start one. us tho
machinery and outfit for physical aud
chemical laboratory capable of puisu-
ing all ordinary investigations would
not exceed q cost of $4,000. These
laboratories have made .hcir impress
sion upon railway practice in the pnst,
more especially In the line Of what is
now known ns routine work IN testing
supplies and improving specifications
work which was special y, i's nature
when knowledge necessary to make
good specification hsd not been OBJ.
ininod and classified.
The state herald., 1890-03-07
They Hnd Srrnnni LIN iha nonr.

During the war, when patriotism
and sentiment were at flood tide. the
rolls OF tho two houses OF congres.
were increased almost weekly to make
room for wounded soldiers who had
been discharged from tho service.
Doorlteepers, messengers, and watch,
men were so thick around tho capito
that they were In each others Way.
judge Holman happened to be in the
basement one day, says the Washing.
ton Post, and endcayored TO &c
through n doorway, guarded by one,
legged veteran.
Cant get through there" said the
guardian of the portal. .unconccrnedly.
81 am member OF congress-" said
the judge, quietly.
II don't know that that makes any
difference" said the doortccpcr, "un.
less YOU came from district whore
tho people can walk through wood.
That door is screwed up.n
Then what are you doing here?"
inquired Judge Holman. whose
curiosity was naturally excited.
"l'm here for $50 n day. There,
fellow from tho Sixth Pcnnsylvaniu
cavalry watching tho other side of 1t,
and mebbe he can tell you more thar
| can"
by circuitous route tho Judge,
through committee rooms. reached the
other side of the door Sure enough
there sat another veteran leisure y
reading newspaper lie was equally
frank In announcing that tho door was
screwed.
"You seo," he said by way OF cx.
PLANTATION, "both mo and my partner
are subject to rheumatic since we've
been in the army and wo screwed up
this door SO We wouldn't be la the
draught-"
Judge Holman thought that II the
government was paying two men 81. %
day each for watching II door that
could not be opened 1t was tlmo thai
somebody proposed rctrcnchment llc
threw himself into tho breach, secured
n reduction in tho house rolls and ever
since has been the determined enemy
OF sinccures and extra sa luries,
The state herald., 1890-03-07
The Sailor Of the Future.

Modern improvements and steam
have tended TO lessen The duties Of sail
ors aboard ship. There are now but
few sails TO handle. and the whole
rout ne of the blue JACKIE $ duties has
changed in many ways. Under tho
Luce system il has been fully proved
that the sailor has the making Of II first
class soldier when ashore, without in-
fcrfcring with his merits as n sailor
while at sea. lie has become an am
phibious warrior. No one who saw
the naval brigade which took part in
the Washington centennial parade will
soon forget the splendid warlikc mp
pcarancc Of the well equipped. COM
fortably clad and sensibly armed blue
jackets. They were among tho few
troops on that occasion who looked
ready for the field. There was mn
utter absence of the gaudy trappings
of the holiday militia. They could
have gone into action of parade and
been perfectly ready In every way.
The sailor Of the near future will be
us much at home with n muskcf, knsp-
sack, blanket, forty rounds of ammu-
milton, and three days cooked raiions
In his knspsack. ms he will be scrub
bing decks, swinging hammocks, and
rcct!ng snils. His field of usefulness
Is being greatly extended. lie will he
good on the skirmish line ashore or ~
sharpshooicr in the rigging. Ills
marching qualities and endurance viii
astonish " foot cayalrynan.
The state herald., 1890-03-07
Story ofn Pictured Rock.

There has recently been discovered
near Dona Ana, n. NJ, on the banks
of the Rio Grandc, u stone bearing the
record, in a series of pictures, Of All
Indian fight between two tribes. The
pictures, which are painted in bright
red on the face of tho rock, which is
nearly fiat, show them TO be the work
of more skilful hand ilan was COM
mon among the Indians, and bctray
even slight perception Of perspective,
which Is entirely unique. Tho lasting
qualities of the paint manufactured by
the Indians, tho secret of which has
never been discovered, are well known,
weather and time producing no pcrcep.
tible effect upon II, but actually Scent
ing to deepen and intensity il. Tho
exact date of the inscription il, of
course. not to be arrived nj, but from
the half-buricd condition of the stone,
and other marks, It is safe to suppose
that II Is al least three hundred years
old, IL not of much more remote an
tiquity.
The first picture ic;.rcscais the figure
of All Indian brave, decorated with
feathers aud armed with iomahawk,
bow and quivcr. Beneath tho warrior
are five hundred minute strokes, wh.cl,
tell tho number Of fighting men In the
tribo. The second picture il that of n
bird flying ward the setting sun.
This shows that their journey was TO
tho westward. IN smaller figures are
Tho new moon and buck, which gives
tho time MS being in the first quarter of
tho buck moon. answering TO July.
The third picture consists Of seven suns
and rs many stars, which indicate that
they wcic seven days and nights on the
way. The ncxt picture is that OF the
sun rising oy,r "a number of wigwams
and hand pointing with three fingers
to II crouching panther.
This signifies That they arrived nj the
habliaiions of their enemies at sunrise
aud then lay In wal, three days. The
fifth picture shows where their cnc-
mics, numbering eight hundred. were
surprised while asleep. This is told
by the wigwnns, near which Hes n
man sleeping and beneath him that
number OF strokes. They killed with
the toinahawk 10 hundred Of the foe
and took prisoner iir,y. The sixth
picture shows this by n head clovcn by
u toinahawk with w, hundred lines
beneath, and IA man with his hands aud
feet bouGd, md fifty lines. That their
own loss was i7s IL represented In the
seventh picture by u head 50 numbered
aud enclosed In bow. which was the
emblem OF honor.
The eighth picture shows their tri-
umplnl march back toward the rising
sun, their enemies In full flight, which
is represented by tiigli Of broken
arrows In the opposite direction mud
the luts OF the vanqnishcd IN flames.
The stone Is large upright one, worn
smooth by the action of water In some
past nge, nnd IL fully twc-iy-iivc feet
In height by sixteen wide. The pie.
turcs begin near the top, extending TO
within four feet OF the base. The
stone was nearly buried under the md
aud earth, md IT, inscription WAS onl,
accidentally discovered hy n Mexican
rnnchinan who, catching glimpse Of
tho red paint, scrapcd AWAY enough Of
tho soil TO SEQ HAT II was the work Of
iuun.