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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-11
Big eohoeDsra

A great deal Of transformation ts b.
ing circulated as to which is the largest
schooner adoat. Everybody on the
American coast thinks that the I've
masted schooner Governor Ames Is the
largest Of all fore-and- alters, but this
is mistake. The largest schooner In
the last published government list is
the Golden Age. 1.7es tons. built at Alb
bott's Bridge, o., IN 1888, and hailine
from Sandusly. The Governor Anes
is the second In the list and the largest
schooner on salt water. She was bnilA
at Waldoboro, Me-, in 1889, halls from
Fall River and registers 1850 tons.
The Millie G. Browne, built at Camden.
Me-, In 1889, measured 1896 tons. but.
as she was lost on the first trip, she
doesn't count In the present list. The
Tecumseh, 1890 tons, built
at Bath In 1889. Is the third largest
schooner adoat, and the John r.
Randall, 1,bs5 tons, built at Bath In 1850,
is fourth In point Of size, It Is Thoughts
that the limit of size has been reached
In this class Of vessels, but there n =
possibility that some ambitious doyn-
easter may yet produce . 2,ooo-ton
schooner.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-11
SOME WONDERFUL RIVERS.
The Subterranean Rivers Not the Onl,
Ones of Special Interest.

The Subterranean Rivers Not the Only
Ones of Special Interest.
The subterranean rivers of the world,
OF which the one in the Mammoth cave
of Kentucky is usually reckoned as the
most unique, are generally set down in
lists of natural curiosities as being the
greatest wonders in the line of water
ways; but such lists, however, are not
always reliable.
To the mind of I'VE curious man."
there are other rivers which have a suf-
fcient element of the marvellous to ad-
NIT them into categories of the won
derful Algeria, Spain and India, for
instances, each has rivers within its
borders which are composed, not of
water, but of ink.
That in Algeria Is water until after
the union of two of its principal tribu-
taries, one of which flows through
country strongly impregnated with iron,
the other comes from a peat bog. The
chemical action of the iron on the GALLO
acid from the peat makes beautiful
writing fluid.
The Webbe Shebevli, an African
river, is one of the wonders of the dark
continent. Although it is large, rap
id-fowing river, almost as large as our
own Missouri, and flows for hundreds
of miles through a fertile country, IL
never reaches the sea.
About thirty miles before it's waters
get to the point where they should
mingle with those of the Indian ocean
the whole stream sinks out of sight into
the sands of a desert
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-11
A PRAIRIE SONG.
Booml boomi boom,

Boomi booml booml
Tne Wild prairie chicken is calling to its mate,
And l stand and listen down by tho pasture
gate.
wait and watch and nsten-Hstsn, watch and
waitI
Listen-to the wild prairie chicken on tho htli;
Wstch-for some one who'll meet me very soon;
Wait-for the coming Of my darling little Kate,
Who promised she would meetme by the pasture
gate
Booml boomi boomi
Once more the prairie chicken Ia calling from
the hill,
Sounding like distant music on the evening afr
30 still;
But why does Kitty hngeri she surely knows I
VIII
Lsten-to the Wild prairie chicken on the hill.
Watch-for some one who'll meetme very soon.
Wait-for the coming Of my darling little Kate,
Who's coming soon TO meet mo down by he
pasture gate.
Boomi boomi boomi
Again the prairie chicken Is calling to its mate,
But why does Kitty hngers-the hour Is grow.
ing late
wait and watch and listen-nsten, watch and
wait;
Listen-to the wild prairie chicken on the hill;
Watch-for some one who'll meet me very soon;
Wait-for the coming Of my darling little Kate,
Who's coming now to meet me and to greet me
at the gate
Arthur Eugene Van velsan, in Good House
keeping.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-11
HIRAM AND THE BULL
Ie Was an Undecided Question Which
Was tho Greater Coward.

Was the Greater Coward.
Ten years ago the hunter, ambitious
to secure the buffalo, could still go to q
region where he could kill hundreds of
them. Then there was a western
town into which the buffalo often
came down at night, says Forest and
Stream, and it was not unusual for the
residents when they arose in the morn
ing to see bunch within rifle range of
the houses. Among the dwellers in
this town was one who, although he
had lived on the frontier since the early
sixties, had never killed buffalo. One
morning when Hiram looked out of his
door he saw, not far away, a great buff
falo bull rubbing his ragged sides
against the bole of an old cottonwood
tree. Here was a cha nee such as had
never before presented itself "Such
an opportunity might not occur again."
and he was filed with great longing
to kill this bull.
Se1Zfng gun, he crcpt out, and. steal
ing through the sage brush and among
the trees, was soon quite near the bnl1
Its immense size-for he had never be-
fore been close to buffalo-somewhat
startled the hunter, but he had gone too
far to retreat now. Feeling little
nervous, he leveled his gun, and fred.
At the report the bull jumped little
and then glared slowly about with an
air of the utmost ferocity, as If eager to
pulverize whoever had fred the shot.
This slow, searching gaze and the
brute's fierce aspect were too much for
His nerves They gave way, and drop
ping his gun he ran nimbly to the near
est tree and climbed into it with the
activity of boy. The bull In the mean
time was laundering off in the opposite
direction, while some of Hiram's COM
panions, who had been looking on, were
shouting with laughter.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-11
THE OLDEST LAWSUIT.
Money That Has Been In Litigation Al
most q Century.

Monsy That Has Been In LitiEatfen Al
most q Century.
Tho oldest living lawsuit" received q
longer lease Of life from the supreme
court recently, says the Philadelphis
Record. The suits official designation
Is March term, 1914, number eiQhty-
two" so that in two months it will be
able to celebrate 1t seventy-eiqhth
birthday, with every prospect of living
to the ripe age of fourscore. Two full
sets OF heirs, trust company, four
lawyers, and an auditor and deputy
escheator are seeing that it wants
nothing In care.
The suit was brought by the assignees
of one James Moore, against william
Rawle. In which Mr.. Rawle paid into
court the amount Of the Judgment re-
covered against him. About 1890 some
OF this money was paid out on q judy
ment recovered by the executors of one
OF the assignees against the other two.
The balance, s., ,S27, was paid to James
Read, then president of the Philadelphia
bank, to be held by him subject to the
further order Of the court. Mr.. Read.
and later the Girard Trust Company.
handled the fund until it has grown to
s1s,7o9. The auditor general took pro-
ceedings to escheat 1t to the common
wealth.
Two sets Of claimants, one hailinR
from Chester county in this state and
claiming to be grandchildren of James
Moore's brother, and the other from
Maryland and claiming to be grand
children of James Moore himself, were
stirred up. The auditor awarded the
fund to George w. Pepper as counsel
for the Pennsylvsnia heirs. Excep-
tions to this decision have been fled on
behalf Of both the commonwealth and
the Maryland heirs, and the supreme
court ordered these exceptions to be
placed upon the list for arguments dur
ing the present term.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-11
CURE OF THE TOBACCO HABIT.
This Young Man Relieved His Cravfnr.
by Smoking Common MuIlein.

by Smoking Common Mullen.
One OF the Shore Line trains was com.
ing up from New York, says the Bos-
ton Herald. A young man entered the
smoking car at New London, pulled a
book from his grip and 7. D. from his
pocket, filed the T. D., lighted It and
settled comfortably into his seat for the
journey.
Pretty soon pleasant aromatic odor
began to prevade the car in his vicinity.
1t had a suggestion of cubebs, but was
not cubebs. There was hint of sweet
fern, yet 1t was different.
The drummers who were plavino
whist in the opposite seats shifted the
air and looked about; SO did the old
gentleman in the seat in front of the
youth with the T. D.
BY and by the old gentleman turned
around and said: 81 beg your pardon.
young man, but may / ask what Won
are smoking?"
Ihe young man smiled. .T am trv-
ing to break myself of smokinu.n h..
said. MY sweetheart objects to tobac.
co. She doesn't care how much I smoke
IL let the great weed alone. Now you.
as smoker yourself, know that the
principal pleasure of smoking comes
from the habit Of holding the pipe or
cigar In the mouth and seeing the
smoke curl away. It Is quite as much
that as the narcotic effects of the
nicotine.
Well, then, have that pleasure In
smoking this substance. But that Is
not all While it has a very pleasant
taste and odor, burns freely. soothes
the nerves and helps materially any
rawness of the throat or bronchial
tubes. the peculiar thing about it is that
after smoking it q cigar or tobacco in
any form tastes 50 badly that a man
positively can't smoke it. That's how
am curing myself of smoking tobacco"
But what is the stuff?" asked the old
gentleman.
Nothing but common mullen, re.
piled the young man with smile.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-11
An Ancfeus an-.

James OF chance were prohibited by
Mahomet, and In the Koran were
placed as sins In the same category as
WINE drinking. Herodotus tells us that
the Egyptians were dicers, but whether
they were gamblers is not stated.
Their favorfte game was one played
with draughtsmen, and there is good
evidence to believe that this is, If not
the most ancient game. at least one of
the most ancient
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-11
USE OF The HANDS.

When Writing Nearly Every Muscle In the
Body Helps Them.
At the late international congress of
hygiene and demography, in section 4,
which was concerned with the hygiene
OF infancy and school life, resolution
was passed In favor of the teaching Of
upright penmanship or vertical writing
ON the ground that spinal curvature and
short sight are caused by the faulty
position of the youthful student, which
Is necessitated by slope of the letters.
We can all of Us remember the trouble
OF learning to write. and the mental
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-11
Little But Noiav.

A Missouri man contracted with q ho-
tel keeper to furnish a wagon load of
frogs week. He appeared on the ap-
pointed day with three little frogs.
Where are the rest of them?" inquired
the landlord. That's all there were In
the pond, the man meekly said. "But
they made 20 much noise that thought
there was q million Of EN-"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-11
Woman and Her Mirror.

DIR. Gustave Simon, the son of .Ju1es
Simon, has written an article on the
Abuse OF the Mirror" and In it is
found this wholesome advice: soTbe
mirror has its influence on health as Il
has on coquetterie. sThe nervous. faddv
hypochondriacal woman creates mall.
dies, and augments existing ones. in
submitting to the domination of her
mirror, which she invokes as a witness
ana consults as physician. If she can
Iree herself from this, she diminishes
ner nervousness, her anxiety, her alb
sorption in herself. which compel her
oy always looking into the glass, to an
aiyze and question herself concerning
the least changes in her face and the
1alntest sensations she may have.
briefly, the mirror should only tell
you whether your toilet is neat. and
whether you follow the rules of hy-
giene-" It is strange that some cunning
inventor has not yet made a looking
glass that would invariably present a
glorified portrait of the woman peering
into tia property more to be desired
than the magic charm of the mirror
used by Cornelius Agrippa
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-11
What Dreams Mean.

To dream of milestone around your
neck is sign of what you may expect
If you get an extravagant wife When
a young lady dreams of a coffin it be-
tokens that she should instantly give
up lacing her stays tightly and always
go warmly and thickly shod in wet
weather. To dream of FIRE is a SIGN
that, if you are wise, you Will see that
the lights in your house are all safely
out before you go to bed. To dream
that your nose is red at the tip is a
warning that you had better leave on
brandy and water
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-11
CHURCHES.

HRISTIAN.-Preaching every Sunday at
~ ii o'clock, a. m, and 1880 p. m, by Elder
). e. Nicholson. Prayer meeting every We'd
needay night. sunday school At 10 o'clock ~ m.
every Sunday. Pastors residence at the par
sonage study at the chapel,
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.-Servicesev
4N4 sunday at ll:0O u. m. and 80 d. m. Sum
day scn@Ol every Sunday at 10 a. m PRAYER
meeting every Thursday evening At 7:;30
Strangers invited. JIM. ARCHER, Pastor.
DRESBYTERIAN.-Se Services every Sunday at
ii a. m. and 80 p. IN. Sunday School AT
ID n IN.
CATHOLIC CHURCH-Services once everv
~ month in the Gobielle building on NortH
Main street. REV. o. HARA, Pastor
nERMAN BAPTIST BRETHREN-Hold reS.
" ular services at Mingona, Barber county
the second and fourth Sundays in each month";
At Forrest schoolhouse on the second Sunday /;
Cedar Greek school house on the third Sunday
By elders sShamberger, Smith and Neher.
OT. MARKS MISSION school at
~ 3:O o'clock on every Sunday afternoon. In
the g. A. r. hall. Children please come.
% PAPTTSr.-Preacbing LIST and3rd SundayIl a.
- N: ana at $500 p. m, every Sunday. SUM-
day school at 10 o'clock, Q m. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening OF each week. Rev. w. al.
Cain, Pastor. Residence on Cor. Lincoln Ave
and Cherry streeta.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-11
IS YOUR TINE ouTs

If this notice is marked with
an 4 it shows that your time
has expired. Please notify US
OF the fact if you want the pa
per continued.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-11
CIRCULATION.

The Index" has, and can
prove the largest circula-
tion Of any paper in Bar
Der county.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-11

DELPHIA LODGE, No. l40, K. of p, meets OF
Monday evening of each week, Mt the X. of P
hall. Visiting Knights in good standing invi
lod to attend. J. Nj. LAHEY, G. @.
A. NJ. HoUCHIN, X. of K. & s.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-11

n u q LORRAINE CHAPTER, No 80
W. hs OS Regular Communications, first
and third Monday evenings in each month.
Mrs. FRANCIS ELLIS, W. NJ.
MAMIE V. o. BRYAN, Sec.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-11
EoN BEAIs,
SOCIETIES.

CYPRUS CHAPTER No. 63, r. A. NJ, meets
In Masonic Hall every I'd and 4th Thursday.
Visiting brethren cordially invited.
CHESTER l. LONG, II. p.
E. B. PECK. Sec'Y.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-09
Orthodox Rabbis Oppose Reforms.

New YORK, Oct. 8-The orthodox rab-
bis of the Jewish church of America will
tomorrow begin convention in Ehich
they will frame public protest
against the reforms recently sanctioned by
the rabinical conference held recently in
this city. The call for tomorrow's conven-
ton was issued by Chief Rabbi Jacob
Josephs, and he announces in il that the
so-called central rabinical conference of
reformed rabbis had gone out of the pale
of the church when they made the Abra-
hamic rite optional with new converts.
An interesting feature of this convention
will be debate between DIR. Morris Wech-
ler, of the orthodox church, with q men,
ber of the reformed church, whose name
has not yet been made public.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-09
DoLPH HANNAH ARRESTED.
Leader Of tho Washington Populists
Obstructs Tacoma Streets,

Leader OF tho Washington POpulists
Obstructs Tacoma Streets.
TACOMA, Oct. ESPECIAL. l-Dolphus B.
Hannah, ono of the acknowledged leaders
if not the leader of the PEOPLES party in
this state, and an ex-counciiman in this
city. was arrested this afternoon for OBJ
structing the sidewalk. Patroiman Adam
Willy, one of the oldest and Coolest headed
men of the entire force, who made the ar.
rest, says he did not do 80 until Hannah
fully warranted it by personal abuse in
addition to obstructing the sidewalk.
Hannah is gray-haired, and at the police
station gave his age as 6S years, but still
he resisted Officer Willy like a wildcat
This he did for a time, and finally walked
along with the officer. Before he STONED
resisting, however, Hannah thrust his
right hand into his trousers pocket as if
to secure some weapon. As he did so
Willy caught his arm by the wrist and
pulled it out of his pocket. At the station
a two and half inch penknife was found
in his trousers pocket.
"Did you propose to use that knife p"
correspondent of the ePosr-INTELLIGENcER
asked Mr.. Hannah.
'Oh. WE'LL" he replied, with a bitter
smile, II thought. may be, if could get
hold Of that knife, / might cut him Tthe
oficerI loose. / told him to let go, but he
would not.
Mr.. Hannah is the third prominent
Peoples party man to be temporarily in
charge of the Tacoma police force. At
2:30 p. m. today he was discussing politics
at the northeast corner of Pacific avenue
and Twelfth streets. At the foot of
Twelfth street, block away. is the police
station. Mr. Hannah pitched his voice
pretty high as he became more absorbed
in his favorite topic. A crowd gathered.
The outskirts of this crowd reached the
outside of the sidewalk OF the Pacific
avenue side and far out toward the middle
of Twelfth street.
At this juncture Officer Wiiy. whose
judgement in making arrests has alwavs
been considered good, came along. His
beat comprises the very heart of the citv
and only the very ''finest" of the force are
assigned to duty on that part of the
avenue where the arrest was made. Officer
Willy says:
Mr.. Hannah was talking In q loud yoies And
had CON plessly DISTRACTED the street with the
crowd. which stood listening. said: .t;en.
tisznen, you are obstructing the aidevaIk"
addressed myseu to Hannah. and told him be
must not oostruct the sidewalk. He defied me,
and At once the fellow with whoa he had been
taking skippsd He said hs would not move
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-09
Democratio Meeting at shelton.

SHELTON, Oct. s.-tSpecial.H HSelden Het-
xell. of Vancouver, spoke to small au-
dience in opening the Democratic party
campaign. He began by saying the issue
was free trade, and they would lose party
votes by fighting the question. He ad-
mitted that Cleveland and the national
platform were not in accord with the state
platform. On the canal he defined the
party's position by saying that the Co
lumbia and other places wanted more APP
propriations He denounced the Repub-
licans for indorsing it, and told of twenty
four hours strenuous efforts to defeat an
Endorsement in the Democratic copven-
tion. He appealed to the Populists to
join and fight tho common enemy. Both
parties were working to the same end-to
kill off the bosses and rings and for free
coinage. The meeting was quite fat.
There was little enthusiasm, and no points
were scored
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-09

EVERETT, Oct. ESPECIAL IAN en-
thusiastic Republican meeting was held
here Thursday evening, Chairman WAL
lace and Messrs. Nichols, Hayden, Cooley
and Hurlburt were on the platform. Hon.
Samuel Piles was the first speaker and
made very favorable impression by his
lucid presentation of the issues of the
day. He paid particular attention to the
platform of the Peoples party, laying
open the fallacv of the sub-treasury
scheme and other propositions of the
Populists. Col. Visscher followed in a
characteristic speech. full of humor and
telling points.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-09
Advance I'm tho Price OF Paper.

CHICAGO. Oct. 8.-According to local
manufacturer the stocks of paper are run
ming short. prices have advanced 10 per
cent. and the end is not yet. This is due
to the stoppage of the supply of rags from
abroad, and the increased demand caused
by the campaign. Another is found in the
fact that bleaching powders have risen
greatly. These are made in England.
They were discovered to be powerful dis
infectants, and tons have been sent to
Hamburg and the cholera-infected points
of Europe. Local dealers say the mills are
working double time and cannot fill the
present orders.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-09
The Chinese Fight on Geary Law.


NEW YORK, Oct. S-Lee Wah, a small
sized Chinese. who dresses like an Ameri.
can, has been making the rounds in China
town. He is here for the purpose OF
learning how the Chinese actually feel
about the Geary law. A prominent Chi
nese merchant in Mott street, who enjoys
the confidence of his countrymen, &C.
knowledged to reporter that the Chinese
were engaged in raising money for the
purpose of testing the legality of the
Geary law. I'VE have about ssoOO," he
said, land we can raise $4,000 at short
notice. We will not register
Collector of Internal Revenue Kerwin
said today:
have learned that Cinnamon in this city are
raising money which they intend to use in an
attempt to test the legality OF the registration
act. asked what object they expect to gain by
raising the money? 1t must be that their in
tention is to corrupt members of congress to OBJ
tain desirable legislation, or else the money is
to 60 into the pockets of six companies at San
Francisco. That is, I think, the primary object
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-09
A HOLE IN HIS CELL WALL.

san quentin Life Convict's Plan OF Es-
cape Discovered In Time.
SAN QUENTIN, CAL, Oct. s-An ingenious
attempt to escape from prison was discov.
cred yesterday by prison officials. Peter
Z. Hall, who, in 1876. was sentenced for
life from Tehama county for murder, was
detected in an attempt to regain freedom.
he has made many attempts before but
has always been caught. About a month
ago he was assigned to cell in the second
tier OF the cell house. The cells are lined
with boiler iron, back Of which is . brick
wall. Between the cells is q ventilator ex-
tending up to the roof. By sounding the
walls Hall found where the ven
tilator was located. He stole q
hatchet from the jute mill and
bored holes through the iron and
with improvised chisels and files removed
section 111Sxl4lz inches. Then he COM
menced on the brickwork, and had every
thing ready for his escape when. yester-
day. the cell inspector, while tapping the
walls with q hammer, discovered the
work.
For this attempt Hall will be kept $50
days in solitary confinement. He will
have to sew certain number of grain
bags per day. and for each day he does not
sew the number required he will have to
sew three more days in solitary cell.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-09
FOR KILLING THE DALTONs.
Express Companies Will Pay 027, 900 to
tho COffeYYille Posse.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. s.-The Southern
Pacific Company has joined with Wells.
Fargo & Co.. and telegraphed yesterday to
its agents at Coffeyville, Kan, where the
Dalton train and bank robbers were exter-
minated. to ascertain who were entitled to
the $1,000 reward offered for the capture of
the men, and to pay it over at once, the
money having been telegraphed for that
purpose. Rewards were also offered by
the Santa Fe, Missouri Pacific and Pacific
Express Company, so that the amount on
the head of each of the three Daltons was
about S, 900. or $4,000 in all. 1t is said
the funds will be divided by the men who
wiped out the Daltons among the widows
and relatives of the citizens who were
killed