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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-06-17
MANS MEMORY.
II IL Not the Best in the World for
Shopping Purposes.

II IL Not the Best in the World for
Shopping Purposes.
Charlie dear" said young Mrs. Jar
dean to her husband the other morning,
as he was hurrying INTO his overcoat
and hastily drawing on his gloves,
would you mind stopping into Wool
& Satten's, and asking them to give
you few samples of their fall dress
goods?"
30, no, not at ALL" replied Charlie,
obligingly. ''What kind of samples?''
"Wcll, l don't want anything cCrB
dark; and yet not 600 light l don't
want brown, for my summer dress was
brown; and don't believe l want any
shade of blue. for I've worn blue so
much. You might get some plaid sam
pies; but don't want any of those blue
and green plaids, nor anything with
much red in il, nor too loud plaid.
Something in brown and white and
gray, with just dash of some brighter
color might do, or-oh, don't get any
thing in black and white, and don't get
a check of any kind. You might get
samples of India twill or silk warp Hen.
rietta, in light and dark shades of green,
not too light nor too dark-just medium;
or, If you see anything pretty in monte
cloth or serge or real soft cashmere or
vieux rose cloth or peau de sole in
stylish shades you might get samples;
but I'd prefer something in camel's hair,
or-you don't suppose could afford one
OF those Muscovite silks, do you, dear?
You get samples of 1t, any how. I'd
thought of something in light cloth and
drap de sole; and you might ask for
samples of each in going, dear? Wen,
please don't forget the-he's gone, and
III wager anything he'll come home
without half those samples. Men never
can remember qagthinoi-Puck.
True Blue. Tom Harry is truer
American than any Of US" Jaek--"How
"a that?b Tom-"He's an Apglouna-
Fs.o
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-06-17
An Age of PRO cress.

Even the burglars are demonstrating
that this is an age OF progress. a sci
entific gentleman made d secret visit to
bank in the city of Hanover, Prussia,
At the witching hour of night, when POI
hcemen yawn, and evidently had very
little trouble. with the aid OF electricity,
in opening and plundering the safe. by
bringing the poles Of the battery in con-
tact with the safe, the iron was made
red-hot, and consequently soft and easy
to cut. In half an hoer, with electrical
appliances, a slziliful burglar could
enter any safe. This plan does not en-
cumber the operator with many tools,
as several Of the banks are already sup-
piled with electric lights, and it would
only be the work Of a few minutes -
conduct tie electric fnid to the safe ard
make the metal glow with an intensicy
OF heat 50 pleasing TO the eye ola scieu-
tific burglar.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-06-17
SAMPLES oE COURAGE
Not Only Those Who Face six-Shoot
Possess 1t.


Not Only Those Who Face sk-shooters
Possess 1t.
What is true courage? People don't
half know
Two men facing each other with six
shooters, calmly and steadily awaiting
the signal to fire. Is that courage?
Some think it is; but / do not I would
not do it
An orator standing alone before a
surging multitude, fearlessly uttering
words which may goad them to fury
such words as pants" for instance
This is courage; but how many think it?
But fighting men and orators In the
matter OF courage are not the peers of
gentle woman.
Harry Earnlittle was engaged to mar
ry a sweet girl who loved him for him
self alone. She had one popularity
among others, and that was a horrible
superstition regarding the number thir-
teen. She would never sit down to. a
table where covers were laid for thir-
teen. She would never sit down to a
multiplication table that had thirteen
times" in it She was just as supersti-
tious as that. She was twenty-five
years old, and for years had refused to
be twenty-six; because twentv-six is
twice thirteen.
One day Harry, who well knew of
this popularity in his betrothed, came
to her with dismay and hope struggling
in his countenance.
'Oh Gertrude! Gertie Omys TruLv!'
he exclaimed. Is your horror of the
number thirteen as strong as ever?
Speak, darling! Is it? Is i?''
What has happened, Harry? Tell
me-? she cried, her face blanching
slightly, as something within warned
her not to answer the question.
My uncle has just died, " said Harry,
and-and left me thirteen million dol
lars, and''-here hope struggled with
dlsmay again-''an / didn't know but
perhaps you would want to break off
the engagement.
She smiled like June morning.
Harry" she said; ''my own Harry.
When your happiness is at stake / can
not falter;' and as she took him in her
arms hope ceased to struggle with dis
may forever more.
That is where self-abnegating cour-
age showed up strongly in lady.
But the quality even exists In children.
''Willie!' said to my little boy. ''If
you tear that book shall whip you
The little fellow gazed at me with a
quiet smile. opened the book and tore
out pages five to ten, inclusive And
Willie is but three years old.
Courage The yellow dog possesses
it. The unthinl1er might say that the
appearance of the yellow dog does not
denote courage: but II docs II +aI,ae
genuine courage for the yellow dog to
make his appearance.
Courage among the lowliest of the
lowly! Even the worm VIII turn, will
he not, some time? / do not know that
he ever has yet
Courage! 1t exists even In inanilnate
objects. The gentle flowers will shoot
If told to go to pot: and there is plenty
OF grit in common brown sugar.-Mor-
ris Waite, in Puck
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-06-17
First Published May 20. 1891.
sHERIFFs SALE.


STATE OF KANSAS, COUNTY or BARBER S.
Mrs. 81. W. Champlin. Plaintiff.
vs..
Willis a. Jones ct. al, defendants
DY virtue of order of SALE issued ont Of
II the district court sitting in and for the
county of Barber, state of Kan<as in the
above entitled action. and to me directed.
will, on
MONDAY. THE 22ND DAY OF JUNE
1891, at two O'Clock in the afternoon of said
day, at the front door of the courthouse in said
county, offer for sale at public auction and sell
without appraisement, to the highest and best
bidder for cash in hand. to satisfy said order OF
sale. al the right title and interest whatsoever
OF the above named defendants. and each OF
them. and Of all persons claiming under them
10 and To the following described tract piece
and parcel Of land lying and situate In said
county OF Barber to-wit:
The south half 4 of the northeast quarter 4
ana the northeast quarter y of the northeast
quarter Z and the southeast quarter i Of the
northwest quarter of section twenty-five Is.
township thirfy-5ne 81. south. of range fifteen
10. west, together with ali and singular the ten
ements. Entertainments and appuFtenaneee
theFeueto belonging or in anywise appertalB-
ing
Given under my hand at my Office in the CITY
Of MEDICINE Lodge. in said county. this I4sh day
q lay, issl J W. DoBSoN.
al Sheriff
oyERsTREET & DEEToE, Att'ys for Plaintiff
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-06-17
To Whom It May concern.

Notice is hereby given that / have fled I'm
the 0f1ce OF the probate judge of Barber coun-
ty. Kansas. petition i'm due form Of Jaw for
a druggist permit under the law known as
he PrChibitOry Law, and that my appica-
uon for such permit, and the hearing of such
petition. viii be considered by said probate
Judge on Thursday. the 18th day OF July 1891
al 10 o clock a. IN. at the Office of said probaI
Jucge. at the court house in the city OF Medi-
cine Lodge. IN said county and state.
June 9th 1881. Ga JoSFs
Druggist doiug business on Main street Nedi-
cine Lodge, Kansas. 3tS
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-06-17

"A Treat for the Baby ife-.I
wish you'd tell the nurse to wash baby's
face and hands and put on his clean
clothes Husband Why, nv dear,
are you going to take the baby ont this
kind of weatherss' 'sNo. darling. I
thought I'd let him play with Fido
awhile, n-Brooklyn Life.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-06-17
A summer Outing.

1t is almost time for your summer vacation.
The Santa Fe route runs direct TO Manitou
Springs. Cascade Canon, Green Mountain Falls
and Woodland Park. the prettiest resorts IN
Colorado. Inquire of W. o. Horn, local agent.
i. T s. s. F. T. r. ~
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-06-17

A. pot rtat-e,~ 49, S4o++1o
Wash, is situated the largest lumber
mill in the world. The huge machinery
of this great mill occupies a building
102 by AS feet, while there is a fireroom
100 by IS feet and shop ITO by so feet.
Cleared up and in trim it could increase
its great regulation cut from 800. 900 a
day to 500 900 or 600, 600 The only diff
fculty would be in getting the colossal
quantity of sawed lumber out of the
way.
The New York Commercial Bulle-
tin reports as to the extent of new
buildings in twenty-five cities of this
country, having an aggregate popula-
ton of 10000 that the number
erected during the year 1890 was 81, 42O
and the estimated value 1926. 351, sol
The total population of the country was
about eight and one-half times that of
the cities named, the cost of the new
buildings during the year in all other
cities and towns of only half as great
per capita as the cost in the cities
named would aggregate about $3.50, O00,-
900, making the total for the entire
country over 81, orc, 600. 900
The respiration of insects has been
the subject of study by NJ. Contejean,
who has found that, contrary to what
takes place in vertebrates, the move
ment of inspiration is passive and that
of expiration live The air Is driven
from the body by a contractile effort.
Hence, when the insect is wounded the
flow of blood occurs at each expiration
The respiratory movement not inter-
rupted by cutting of the head, nor by
the absorption of curare, which pro-
duneE an immediate cessation in man
De Dude (who does not like a verv
high collar)-These collars are too hirh.
Show me something lowar.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-06-17
4 Book of 200 PAGES

On Treatment ana care of animals, horses,
cattle. sheep. dogs. hog and poultry, sent free.
Address Humphreys Veterinary SPECIFICS. cor.
William and John streets, New York.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-06-17

.'Air Tasgazer IS a i3rl44iant eentro-
versia}ist g DE il 81 intoleraat higot
s'YSa think soa fif soarso tsis. lie
never agrees with m,e ia q sything
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-06-17
NOTICE

Letters Of ADMINISTRATION have been gFaufed
by the Probate Court to the undersi gned on
the estate of Mary a. Green, late of Barber
county, deceased, and all persons having
claims against the said estate are requested to
present same with the voucher thereof to the
undersigned at her residence in Mingonu with
in one year from date. j. NJ LANG
2-.}t Adlninistratrix
Nav 20 1891
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-06-17

Amos Matthew's, coIored. who was
said to be one hundred and thirteen
years of age, died at his home near
Gainesville, Baltimore county, Mary
land, from an attack of the grippe. He
was born in Howard county, and be-
longed to Thomas Worthington. Prior
to his last illness he was able to walk
ten miles without fatigue. he was a
bachelor and owned a small farm on
the old Catonsville road, above Nun
merry Lane. His relatives say they have
the record of his birth in an old Bible
and also in papers that were made out
at the time when he was given his free
dom by his master. He had never been
outside the boundaries of Howard, Bal
tiInore and Montgomery counties.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-06-17

-Freshy-"oh deah, WEAKLY cawn't
rest nights. Don't you know. Do you
happen to know of cure for insomnia?'
Miss Barnard-.'aave you ever tried
sleep, Mr.. Freshly? and White.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-06-17

3 y asE sE Scan he at our line Of ,~er,
E&SM 80 ~ rsEadiy and hc morally. by those
No. + = Il ifher young old. and ia
.sn iesal u, ',sEsvsr hey live an,
we t7T1sh everything We you No
your - Re ins1enis al your time This
entirely se lead ad Brings wonderful worker
Beginners earning from 525 $50 peryeeE ard upwards.
ad more afteF little eeuce We furnish you
payment and teach hkE No space explain here Pail
Information fAh@. TRUE d CO.. 4UGtsiA, MAINE
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-06-17

De Dude (yho does not like verv
high collar)-These collars are too high.
Show me something lowar.
Salesgirl with dignity These are
the cheapest we have, sir. We don't
keep slop-shop goods.-N. Y. Weekly.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-06-17

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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-06-17
Medicine LODGE and Sawyer
STAGE LlNE,-
G. w. COULTER, PROPRIETOR.

M LII carry passengers. baggage and express
" between Medicine Lodge and SAWYER
wa leave Medicine Lodge ON Tuesday. Thurs
DAY ana saturday, at $50 a. m. and arrive at
sawyer at ii 80; leave sawyer at AS p. m; ar
rive al Medicine Lodge at 500 D. M 30
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-06-17

STATE OF KANSAS, COUNTY or BARBER. IS.
Mrs. 81. w. Champlin. Plaintiff.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-14
Less Law and More Sense.

A good man who wants to reform the
evils Of society calls attention to the
great number Of murders in the past
year arising from the pernicious practice
Of carrying concealed weapons The ar
ray is something CHASTITY Of these souls
that were put out Of the world through
pistol, knife and razor. The reformer
thereupon demands that more laws shall
be passed against the carrying of con-
cealed weapons. especially by minors.
Let them be heavily fined when caught,
and made an example of, says be.
Very good. But if our reformer win
look on the statutes Of every large city
in this Union, if he will examine the
laws of the states, he will find already
stiff, doubled and twisted laws against
the very thing he complains of, carrying
concealed weapons. What law can do
law has already done II our reformer
would diminish the number Of murders
by razor and pistol. let him go among
the people themselves and teach them
that If they never carry a pistol they
will never murder anybody with one
Teach them that in civilized COM
munity it is oonly the coward and the
sneak who carry weapon; the brave
man defends himself with his fists, when
defense is necessary, which is not often
Let our reformer teach community to
be good natured and honest and then
the laws against carrying concealed
weapons can be enforced. 1t is the only
way.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-14

A hopeful movement. and ene Of much
general interest, has been started III the
women's branch Of the Farmers Ali
ance party The name Of the ladies' OF
ganization Is the National Wonian's AL
lance. Its president Is Miss Fanny Nc
Corinick. candidate Of the Peoples party
in Kansas last fall for superintendent q
public instruction. There is nothing, Of
course. out Of the common in the estab-
lishment Of snch society. or in its send
ing lecturers abroad to cooperate with
the Farmers Alliance But the praise
worthy feature Of this association is that
its object is the better education of
women in economic and governmental
questions. This is something neither
women nor men can learn too much
about. especially as ut present there Is
many voter in this land who does not
even know the name Of his representa-
tive in congress.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-14

Thus far the United States has been
able TO assimilate industrially every jew
that has landed on her shores. and has
increased in national prosperity thereby
It is charged, however. that the Russian
Jews are neither industrious nor thrifty.
but that they are more like the indoIent
and shiftless Russian peasant II this
be true. their brethren Of the same race
will speedily take them in hand and
educate them up to the requirements
of American industry The American
Jews have prospered in the United
States as they have done nowhere else.
except perhaps in France
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-14
The Latest Born Giant.

Some writer speculates ON what would
have happened if the inventive genius of
James Watts had been directed to the de-
velopment of electricity instead of steam.
1t lisa fact more or less well known that he
had constructed an electrical machine
previous to making Ego" Of the steam
engine
It may be that steam delayed for
100 years the Towering out of the great
or, subtler force. But at the rate at
which electrical invention is progressing
now the younger giant will speedily
overtake and pass the elder. 1t is quite
probable that for street railways in a
few years there will be no motor used
but electricity. There are in the United
States at present $50 electric street
railways in place Of only three FIVE
years ago. The storage battery system.
imperfect as it is. has been demonstrated,
it Is claimed. by actual experiment to be
7 per cent cheaper than horse power.
The electric elevator in buildings is go
rapidly taking the placeof that propelled
by steam or water that there are already
1000 such elevators in use in the coun-
try. Printing presses. sewing machines
and innumerable light manufacturing
establishments use electricity as motor
The main difficulty to be overcome at
present is the source Of power to run the
dynamoa Edison says he will yet OBJ
tain electricity directly from coal. Pro-
lessor Hail. OF Harvard. believes he can
do the same There is yet one source Of
power. however. that has never yet been
utilized AZ 1t might be- That is the
force of the current of rivers Niagara
will shortly send millions of horse power
throughout the whole adjacent region, if
the signs are to be relied on
In Germany power has already been
transmitted electrically ga distance of
over a hundred miles The currents of
ordinary rivers and running streams
everywhere have "a reserve Of power in
them sufficient to drive all the machin-
cry needed ii only the genus can
come who will evolve It from the de,
scending water That it viii be done
there is no room for doubt We are on
the eve OF greater mechanical achieve
Nnients than man has yet dreamed Of
Che capital invested IN electrical apph
ances amounts already TO hundreds Of
millions 81 dollars 1t wlllNhe rs much
more uefore the ultimate posSlollltles Of
tnis mysterious agent are wgaaeGt aut
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-14
Boulanger and Ralmaceda.

1t is quite possible that the suicide Of
Balmaceda suggested to Bouianger that
method OF getting out OF his troubles.
Balmaceda. starting out under the most
favorable auspices and apparently with
sincere desire for the good OF the re-
public Of Chill, developed the spirit Of
the military dictator. In his desperate
attempt to subvert government by the
people he was overthrown and driven to
suicide.
Boulanger, too. attempted to over
throw government by the people. strik-
ing like viper at the republic that had
made him. Like Balmaceda, Boulanger
failed, and took himself by short cut out
OF world that had no more use for
him. Some such winding up as this
viii overtake every man who seeks to
crush liberty among the people and put
their necks under the foot of dictator,
whether he be czar. emperor or military
adventurer.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-14
An Unfortunate Controversy.

In 1889 the compulsory school educa-
don law Of Wisconsin was amended by
q clause which read as follows;
No school shall be regarded as q school
under this act, unless there shall be taught
therein. as part of the elementary education of
children. reading. writing. arithmetic and
United States history in the English language.
This seemed simple enough. A sim
liar law was enacted in Illinois. An out
slider could not see at first glance what
was to be objected to in the act This
is an English speaking country. Itis of
the first Importance that young American
citizens shall obtain correct and ex-
tensive knowledge Of their native tongue
that language which one of Germany's
greatest scholars and authors Jacob
Grimm. Of his own free will declares
has right to be the language of the
world And certain it is. beyond all
doubling. that half a. century more will
behold it spoken by a majority Of all the
civilized people ON the globe.
Therefore let us have the English lam
guage pure and undefiled. as sweetly
spoken. as correctly pronounced and
written as we can get it. 1t is true that
many hundred thousands of our best
citizens are natives Of lands where Ian
guages other than English is the mother
tongue They cannot help it now. But
they can see to it that their children
shall master English perfectly. That is
one Of their first duties. since they have
cast their lot and that Of their children
forever in this English speaking land
It is not at all Of particular importance
whether the children Of German, Italian
or Norwegian parents forget or remem-
Der the native tongue of their parents
It Is of the first importance that these
children do learn the story of this re-
public. and its language, government
and institutions So much will be ad-
mitted by every fair minded person
Very unfortunate. therefore, it was
that the laws in question should in some
way-how. it is hard to see-have drift
ed into q political party question and
even into theological one, and the con-
troversy became as red hot as only poit-
ical and theological controversies can
become. One party says the law was
air)ed at the original right of parental
control as opposed to state control of the
education of children. and another class
of opponents declares it aims at nothing
less than striking down religion, while
yet third contingent avows. that il
wants todestroy the private schools al
together and throw lot of good people
tout Of their living
Howsoever these things be, one
fact remains fixed: This is an English
speaking country In the babel Of
foreign tongues mere a supreme effort
must be made to educated ourN young
citizens to a thorough knowledge of this
language Of the republic. II they car
! also learn as an accomplishment French
German. Italian, Swedish or .Meckien
ourgisches Platt-Deutscha so mncn ths
Soetter but English first best and ali tins
time
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-14

Chicago has fine site all ready and
is celebrating over the plans for n
building for its public library. It will
occupy y whole block, be of the most
severe classical style Of architecture,
and is expected to cost at least 81 ,200,-
900, and when it is dedicated, in 1895,
ii will contain 10000 volumes.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-14

Boulanger died several years ago. and
only took advantage OF the death Of
Mime. de Bonnemain as an excuse TO get
his corpse out Of sight. All the success
be ever had he owed TO the inflammation
Of rich and silly women. Looking at his
portrait the disinterested outsider can
only wonder what there wins in him to
make women 90 down before him as
they did There u indeed no account
ing for tastes.