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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-11-30
BRAVE AND oowARDLY.
Men Who Have stood the Heat OF Battle,
But OuaLled In the Dark.

Men Who Have Stood the Heat OF Battle,
But QuaTled In the Dark.
"It has been said that all men are
towards in the dark" remarked men,
Der in the presence of a St. Louis Globe
the Story Tellers' club of the Laclede
to "do his turn" 81 am half inclined
70 believe the saying true. was in
the British army when young man,
and was stationed for some time in
India. Our colonel, an old campaigner
who had won his spurs in the Crimea,
became involved In a difficulty with a
fellow officer and duel was the result.
The colonel, being the challenged party,
selected pistols as the weapons and
elected that the affair should occur in a
dark room. We secured a room twenty
feet square, closed every crevice that
would admit light, placed our men in
corners diagonally opposite and with
drew. Each man was provided with
three charges and when these were ex-
hausted we rushed in to gather up the
mutilated remains. Each man stood
erect and soldier-hke in his corner I'M
touched, but directly behind the head
of the aggrieved husband were the
three bullet holes made by the colonels
pistol How Is thisP' said grizzled
old major. Had you been standing
here when those shots were fred you
would have been killed The culprit
was compelled to admit that he had
dropped to one knee. You are cow
ard, sir, and unfit for the company OF
soldiers and gentlemen snorted The
major Hold on, major, said the
colonel IT is a stand-oR While 70,
was on his knees in one corner ! WA,
on my stomach in the other ''
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-11-30
A Story of Taglioni.

An interesting little incident of the
private life of Taglioni is told by her
friends of her meeting unexpectedly her
divorced husband at great dinner
after twenty years separation. He
was not aware of the presence of his
wife, for after a few minutes he asked
his neighbor: "Who is that governess-
looking old maid?' The person an
swered: ''Taglioni." rs it? 1t may
be, after all" he replied, and went on
eating his dinner. When the banqu net
was ended he sought an introduction to
his wife, most formally and courteously
saluting her. But she, less diplomatic,
made him stately bow and said, Jelly:
81 am under the impression that have
had the honor of meeting you before,
some twenty years ago." and turned
awaV.
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ENTERTAINING COMPANY.
xasw - MAhs vsslters Fed Perfectly al
L61nS.

Eww - MAho Vtaitors FEED Perfectly at
AoAs.
Hospitality Ray cease to be virtue
by iss ever Ess, Ia soEae eases, but
koUsskssper % rathsT more apt TO go to
She atheP oxtrsas, and let the virtue
REst for the want 81 usa. We ara told,
In the New TsEtAnaEt, 10 $50 hospitals
Ay vithOzt grudging, bat it is not al
ways question Of grudgiss. for many
. woEaaA woala gladly spend twice
what is eoess 10 entersaia her friends.
II she might only be spared the worry
ard trouble Of il kerself.
Wa make . great mistake when we
change cur family eastoms in enter
talaiag guest. A visitor is often made
aahApPy by sesing the turning and
eFerturniag her presence causes to her
friends. Il eae b liable to have much
company it g better, by far, to make no
sspesi4l change for them. Plain liv-
Tag may la ths family custom.
bat ths meals should be well
seokea At all times, and the
appeiH tnaeRt - Of tbs table, even if very
kunsbIs IA quality, should be SO neat
and well placed ordinarily, THAT it will
nos ba Esosaaary 30 change them when
frisa3s eonaa to visit. Tt saves trouble
and it promotes > feeling Of aelf-respect
IL tEla sc eIsa b~ga of f31uil7- TO feel that
tie everyday raanaer II living IS sniff
sisat3y. eon4ort BILE Tor guests to share,
sad It zaslsa8 tl9e visit enjoyable for all
+ concerned to lave IL 50.
Of sourss II people are formally in.
vited &c a azle meal and to meet other
psople, that fna5 BE- looked upon as an
''occaaion," ana some ceremony and
especial pre- par ton IS IN order and tc
be expected, but it Is OF compiny WIKI
STAY few days, or Of those who droI
In unexP ectealy to a meal, that this re
fers.
Another thing which7is a burden Il
both visitor and visited is too much at
tention. IT should be rememb eret
that sometimes a guest may weary o
the constant presence of some membe
of the family, and long 10 be left alon
for awhile 1t would not be right t.
show neglect: at the same time on
should not be so overwhelmingly con
slant in civility as to hamper friend
movements
It is good rule to have such excel
lent table manners enforced in dali
life, that no greater care is neede
when strangers are present. Childrel
should be taught the proper use G
everything on the table, and, above a.
things, gentle manners for both chi
dren and grown people must be praC
ticed. A good rule for both hostes
and guests is to be good-natured unde
all circumstances, and never alloy
themselves to be fretted. Even if thei
dispositions are not naturally cor
genial, they should make their taste
conform to each others customs an
habits during the days they pass tx
gether-American Agriculturist.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-11-30
The MARTlALs.

SPoculatiOns In Regard TO the Probability
OF Communicating with Them
We know that the tribes upon our
earth which live under the most IN
favorable conditions as regards heat
the Esquimaux, for instance, and the
Patagonians-are tar behind the inhab-
itants of the temperate regions IN civ
nization, and therefore, says the Spec
tator, If we may draw any differences at
all as to the Martials from our own con-
dition, the more probable inference is
that, If they exist under circumstances
at all Ike our own, they are. consider
ing their great distance from the sun,
centuries behind us rather than at the
same stage of evolution, or, still less,
centuries before us.
And if we have no right to draw such
an inference, then we have still less to
reason with the smallest confidence
from our own circumstances to theirs
They may, of course, have senses such
as we have not even dream of; they
may be perfectly well acquainted with
all that happens not only on our globe,
but on all the other planets, and yet
quite unable to let us know that they
are familiar with our conditions Of life,
and how they have acquired that
knowledge. But if that We're so, it
would be only too obvious that orr
conditions Of lie furnish us with no
basis for forming any conjecture st ali
a. 90 theirs; and "a that case lt would
not only he sa2cliae. bat orita isra-
tional to attempt to open acaulu.t
tiols at all. The 1uly sho6ov -
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-11-30
REpFIELD's THEORY OF STORMS.

Suggested 50 Him by the vagaries OF a
Gale In New England
In the year 1891 a severe storm pre-
vailed along the eastern coast, which
for many years was known as the great
September gale" 1t held that title un-
til September, 1859, when another and
more remarkable one occurred, which
rather disturbed its claim to the honor.
il was a little time after this first storm
that William G. Redfeld, the meteor
olorist, while making a Journey in
Massa husetts, was struck b. some
what curious fact. He noticed that IN
Ecs1achusctts the trees prostrated by
The wind ID Jay with their heads 20 the
so.I.. showing chat the gale there
W., from t.- northwest but iu Cone
n. .i..t 90. trees blown down iu the
same storm iay head to the uorthwe g,
sl.H .Lat inc gale had bee-a a4..-
cg.t ..e aseertained, moreover,
that when tal wind was blowing a1utl-
east IN ,nd5lctown, his home, 70 was
northwest at place not seventy miles
from there. 1t was then thai the idea
flashed across his mind that the gale
was a progressive whirlwind. That was
a great thought. 1t was such fash of
perception as came to Newton when he
connected the falling apple with the
planets in space. 1t was such an in
sight into the meaning of a fact as
James Watt had when he saw the pos
sibilities of the force that was rafting
the lid of the kettle ON his mothers fire.
The development of that idea was des-
ID 4 IL
rank of the great scientific thinkers of
his day, says the Popular Science
Monthly. He made this storm the
basis of his Investigations, following
his researches into its movement by a
careful collection Of facts In relation t.
others like 1t. For ten years he studied
q and examined and compared his facts
before he published his theory of storms.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-11-30
LOny Lakes.

: The most loftily situated lakes are
found among the Himalaya mountains
In Thibet. Their attitudes do not, how
ever, seem to have been very accurately
gauged, for different authorities give
widely different figures regarding
them. According to some, Lake Man
asarovara, one of the sacred lakes of
Thibet, is between 10000 and 20, 600 feet
above the level Of the sea, and If this is
80 it Is undoubtedly the loftiest lake in
the world. Two other Thibetan lakes,
those of Chalamoo and Surakol, are
stated to be 1900 and 10, 400 feet in
altitude respectively. For long time
st was supposed that Lake Titieaca, in
South America, was the Hottest in the
world. 1t covers about $500 square
miles, Is 924 feet in it's greatest depth
and Is $4,000 feet above the sea- In
spite of inexactitude with regard TO the
measurements Of the eleva ion Of the
Thibetan lakes, they are, ia doubt,
considerably higher than this or any
Others
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-11-30
A Substitute for diamond Dust.

The name of carborundum has re-
Gently been given to a peculiar manu-
featured substance intended, on account
of the peculiar properties which charac-
terize it when thus used, to take the
place of diamond dust and bort in the
abrasion of hard substances Singular
to say, the product is in character
wholly unlike the substances from
which it is derived-that is, in compost
ton it is almost pure carbon, in con-
struction crystalline, and in hardness 1t
Is ten, on Mohr's scale. In view of
these qualities, it Is, to all intents and
purposes, manufactured diamond pow
der, though in color it is slightly
darker Under the microscope MANY OF
the crystals appear of dark green
some are yellow. while others still are
blue, and some completely colorless
The cost of this material is said TO bs
very moderate
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-11-30
THE KANSAS SCHOOLS.
Summary of the A. nual report OF Il
State Superi tendelt.

Summary of the A. nasl report of the
State superb tendeat.
TOPEKA, Kan. Nov. 21.-George W.
Winans, state superintendent OF public
instruction, is busily at work upon his
annual report and has it nearly ready
to turn over to the printers. The re-
port, when completed, will show the
schools of the state to be in a very pros
porous condition.
From summary of the reports made
by 100 county superintendent it is
shown that there are 9,123 organized
school districts in the state and total
school population between the ages of
5 and 81 years of 49S. sol of which 25i,
67S are males and "a a 123 females THIS
is an increase over the school popula-
ton of last year of 1,670 There are
enrolled in the public schoo Is $50, 10
| pupils, of which 196,043 are males and
1875, 1S2 females. Their average daily
attendance for the year was: Males
119. 036; females, 120, 091; total, 239, AGA.
The number of teachers employed in
the public schools of Kansas is
| 1l.15L The average wages. of
male teachers is Sf2. Is per
month; female teachers So. az per
month. The average tax levy for
school imposes was II 1-1o mills. The
estimated value Of the school property
of the sta te. including land buildings,
is $40, 703. .'0s There are in Kansas 9,
eSs school buildings. which contain IL
273 rooms. During the year 10 new
school hous es were erected st a cost OF
1851. 620. 4 ne total school bond IN
debtedness Of the state IS -, 2S2, 0S3.
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Rather FIshy.

1t is related that in f493 q nler maid
swimming in the Snyder Zee du ring q
period of tempest and very high tides
was carried through hole in a broken
dyke and could not find her way out
again. She was captured and taken to
the town of Edam, where she was
washed and cleansed of the sea moss
which had grown about her. She then
appeared like any woman of the land.
adopting proper dress and partal1ing of
ordinary food.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-11-30
QUEER CHINESE SWORDS.
Deadly and Awful weapons Conceived By
Orientals.

Deadly and Awful Weapons Conceived by
Orientals.
Though DIR. Bedloe, the United States
consul to Annoy, China, has started back
to his post after his leave of absence.
yet through the delays incident to the
shipping of goods from such far-of
lands and in getting them through the
customhouse, some of his most interest
ing and valuable relics arrived only a
few days ago.
In his room at the Bellevue a reporter
found the genial consul resting content
eddy after his breakfast, as his eye roved
contemplatively over number of the
most deadly anu wful weapons ever
conceived or exc ed by man. When
asked about these s.Ssriosly ugly swords
the doctor. said.
IT was asked x xecute a commission
for Rev DR.. M. Shenhsssl. the
distinguished 5raslsa divine. a
gentleman who Ugh 8 1aon q peace.
has one q the ast, If nos "a very
best colieeHoa sydr6s sud o1er
wea pons II tn ID This led ny
examining seEe hundred ysee and
curious weapon II ne Tor insl On
ana approval Az these ara ef 81
those 1 selected 80 two are alike, and
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-11-30
Jung Pasha, = Young Elephant, Lives
Now In Regent Park Gardens.


Poor Jumbo, whose departure from
the Geological Gardens for America,
where he met so untimely death and
was at one time question of absorbing
interest, has a worthy successor, says
the London Daily News. Jung Pasha,
the elephant brought over by the prince
of Wales, was at one time quite dwarf
compared with the departed favorite.
He has grown and grown, however,
until at the present moment he meas
ures only three inches in height less
than Jumbo, an inappreciable differ
enee. -
Every day the majestic beast may be
seen ia the Regent park gardens, walk
ing with stately tread round the
Grounds, carrying a full complement On
lis back Of little boys and girls aed
sroHa-ap people. Alice, Jumbo's part
f.er in sptirity. died about ave HaEs
ia the same house where 5HEg
aas ASS labitation Is the fayorsse
ear5s, who has been Tor twea -
years 81 the Zoo, tbs Is TIE
Ion s SINE "A anipal Of this lzllld las
scsar iisea in captivity, at ali events IA
London. There was one forzneg.g n
RelaaliL nari1.t twent5'-three years.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-11-30

-Collector-"CanI see Mr.. WigglesP"
Office-Boy promptly sir" Col
lector (sharply)-"Why can't II" Office
Boy Cooking around the otherwise va
can't office) pretty sort of
question for grown man to be asking
a boy like me, amt it?'' Collector stands
corrected.
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CHANCES FOR CoLoRED FOLKS.
Advantages for Them by Settling in the
City of Omaha.

The colored people seem to have been
absorbed successfully In the population
of Omaha, where they find opportuni-
tics often denied them elsewhere.
There are 6,0O0 of them In that city.
The children attend the public schools,
and no discrimination is made against
chem. Ia professional and business
Iul uits negroes are found everywhere
and taey prosper. In Omaha, accord
ia % ,he Chicago Tribune, there are
- Fyers III this race, two phys
clans 1d one editor. The corppositors
,s.-a @diter paper are Of both sexes.
and, a9 course, cclored. There are
three negroes on the police force, and
laany cf them IN the municipal offices.
james $. Bryan is stenographer and
secretary IL the controllers Office; A.
w. Parker is an inspector of seals,
weights and measures; A. Brown is a
clerk in the Office of the register of
deeds and so on. Many of the mail
carriers are negroes. The candidate for
city council in the Third ward is colored.
The property of the oolored people Is
valued at 100000. The wealthiest Is a
woman, who is said to be worth SOC, 900.
There are other fortunes of $50, 900 and
$4,000. The Omaha negroes do not
take kindly to labor organizations as a
rule, but they are fond of forming social
clubs and there are several masonic
lodges among them. The patriarch O.
the colony, 1t might be mentioned, /.
Father Washington, who is supposed *
be los yours old.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-11-30

-Fred's father had been away for
number of weeks, and the little boy
was very anxious to see him. When
told at last that his father had come
Frsd's cheel1s grew very red, and he
cried 'Oh, apntie. it makes my heart
wiggle. am so glad"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-11-30
u Pooa FoLks, IeAa .N.

lc.iiforuia's " ,asful Plant Lie 2 least
ApprsoiatUl SHIT at HON
California aston the ooi
world long beforeit began 70 play e. 2
lofa part ia polite or business says
lCentav. Nee, the botanist, Yves 81 ,
lDiero aud Monterey q hEncrea ya
,nr5. md his Collections are ststl s.
lseen 81 Madrid. DR.. Menzies,
portfolias are partly at Kew, pAl
the British museum, spent several sea-
cons Oh the coast q few years ateer 4Hes,
David Douglas, oneof the most dsF0ss1
and successful Of botanical explorers
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-11-30

Prof Astral In Boston)-'T I'M
lerstand that your daughter is an en-
:husistie student OF theosophy." Mrs.
aubbs-"Yes; she was, last week. /
ien't know what she is enthusiastic
Lhout this week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-11-30
ANTI-opTloN BILL.
senator sherman relieves 1t WIN Pass

congress
WAsHIxGToS, Nov. Ex-senator Sher-
r1an stated that, in his Judgment, the
anti-option bill. now pending in the
senate. would be passed As may be
recalled. the bill passed the house, and
after some days discussion in the sem
ate, went over by agreemept to be the
nrst thing to come up for consideration
az IRE coming session.
The senator thought there was no
aoubt about the bin passing the senate.
rnt IL would meet with an opposition
vsrv strong coming from the option
dea era senator Fess Is credited with
tss work u ergsnfslng taa opposition
4 gov rfaI lobby, VIII be on hand be-
n rss CORY zas devoted 70 the
7ve 81 6 &c t11 sas bib Vest j. paS
~ fs Goar il re-
aessaes rssa aasi u ar
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W. sl,e trer,t LENA.

First Guest (at summer health resort)
You are going home early this season,
son Miss Sanitary Measures
Second Guest-Yes, | have to go, for
my health. -Texas Siftings.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-11-30

First Seaside Girl-There's great
man-eating shark down On the beach,
dead. What do you suppose killed him?
Second Seaside Collaboration, prob
ably. if he was man-eating shark
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-11-30

"A man will sometimes fight for his
log where he wouldn't turn his hand
,veI for his wife.-Ram's Horn.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-11-30

Is smallest
EcoxS ~ 4 @aza A0rn.
Connecticut western news., 1892-09-22
DA I'D o. ROOD.

David O. Rood, whose death occurred at Newton, Vernon County, Wis, on the 18th inst, was born in North Nor folk, Conn.,, in 1924. In the autumn of 1846 he married Jane E. Knapp, of East Canaan, where he resided until 1864, when, with his family, consisting of his wife, one daughter and six sons, he emigrated to Vernon Co.,, Wisconsin, where he has since lived, with the ex- ception of four years spent in Holt Go. Nebraska, where his youngest son Fred still lives.
 For the past year his health has been poor. On Sept 9th he was prostrated by complication of diseases among which heart disease predominated. Full ly conscious that he might live, he calm ly awaited the last summons, saying Ut is all right" and at 3 p. m. he breathed his last.
 The funeral services, conducted by Mrs Perkins of the Christian Advent Church of Newton, were solemn and i'm pressive. Beautiful floral offerings from friends covered the casket and a large and attentive audience assembled to pay the last sad tribute of respect to "Uncle David" as he was familiarly called. His wife and four children survive him, three of whom, Mrs Adelia Grant, Frank B. and W. W. Rood, reside in Newton, Wisconsin. J.E.R
Connecticut western news., 1892-09-22
THE DYNAMITE EXPLOSION

Last Monday night at just 12 15 o'clock, about two miles east of East Winsted, 500 pounds of dynamite, which was being carried on freight train go- ing east, exploded. The train, which was under the charge of Conductor Blank and Engineer Owen, was in motion, and it is not known what caused the explosion. There was slight curve st the place and possibly the car got de- railed. The force of the explosion was something terrific as will be seen by the following statement of facts. In the first place the explosion tore hole in the roadbed from 10 to 15 feet deep, sent the bent and twisted rails and ties flying in every direction, blew four cars to pieces and wrecked eight others One brakeman (Welch, of Philadelphia was thrown high into the air and landed 200 feet away, between two wild apple trees. He was taken to the hospital at Hartford. Another Philadelphia brake man (Wm Stewart) was hurt and also taken to Hartford. A man riding in the caboose had his face peppered with small pieces of glass. The adjacent fields are literally covered, for hundreds of yards around, with fragments of the wreck, such as car wheels, pieces of the axles and splinters of wood. One car load of coal is scattered over six acre lot. A ten ton rock was blown fifty were found half mile off. The hillside for 8 space 200 feet in length and 75 feet in width, was cleared of every ves- tige of tree or shrub and blackened as though swept over by fire. In houses half mile away, belonging to Messrs Orlando Clark, W. J. and J. Martin and James Coleman, doors were blown in, glass broken and chimney blown down. Agents of the company visited these houses, within few hours, to ascertain the extent of damage in order to pay for 1t.
 The explosion was heard in Hartford, and some people in this place also claim to have heard 1t and one man says he saw the flash of light.
 The force of the explosion cleared away all the wreckage so that the work of repairing the track could be begun at once. Men were working at it before light. Timbers were wedged in under the ties in the hole and the rails laid on them. By 9 30 p. m. the track was clear.
 It is apalling to think what would have been the loss of life if the explo- sion had occurred in Winsted for in- stance
 It is penal offense by Connecticut law, punishable by hne of not more than $1, ,00G or imprisonment for not more than ten years, to transport dyna- mite without 8 license.
Connecticut western news., 1892-09-22
"BRICE" PONEROYS GOLDEN THOUGHTS.

There is no heaven sttainable for a man who does not protect his home and family and who does not live more for those who are dependent upon him than for himself.
 You cannot beautily your own garden merely by destroying your neighbor's.
 Fools sheer and wise men investigate.
 Thought and force move the world, while doubt and idleness are death.
 Man has DO right to use his superior strength of thought or body to rob those who are weaker than himself.
 ID think his own think a man need not prevent his neighbor from thinking and enjoying his.
 There is difference between takers and thinkers.