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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-11
CARELEssNEss OF MINERS.
Sometimes tho Cause OF Terrible Acct
dents.

Sometimes the Cause OF Terrible Acct.
dents.
Not few Of the unexplained explo-
sions In coal mines arise from the care
lessness OF miners and their disobedience
to orders. In some mines where pas Ia
known to abound in dangerous uuanti-
ties every possible precaution is taken
to secure the safety of the miners.
Safety lamps are provided, and in some
places the miners are even searched be-
fore descending into the mine to see
that they have no matches or other ma
terials for making light. The safety
lamps are locked before the miners are
allowed to take them below, and yet,
even in spite of all these precautions, 1t
has been known that a miner has
picked the lock of his safety lamp and
opened it to light his pipe. After doing
this once with IMMUNITY he will natu-
rally take the risk at any time when he
wants smoke, and thus it is quite pos
sible that hundreds of lives have been
lost through somebody's desire for the
solace afforded by the pipe. Of course,
nobody can say this is so, for If the
miner Is killed he cannot tell about 1t,
and II he escapes he is not likely to
mention the fact Of having opened his
lamp; but 1t Is among the probabilities,
and miners have been known to take
greater risks than that of opening their
lamps IN dangerous atmosphere
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-11

German emperor. wishing to study the
tortiAcatioD Of the island, expressed an
intention to make an ascent in a bal
loon which Is kept for the purpose.
Against this project, says the Irish
Times, the emperor's brother and other
officers protested. alleging that the
emperor should not risk his personal
safety in balloon, even captive one.
The emperor still persisted, when
Gen Won Hahnlre placed himself bodily
n his sovereign's way, blocking the
path, and at the same time declaring
that law OF Prussia forbade the king
to risk his person unnecessarily, or to
travel outside of Europe" without the
permission OF the upper branch of the
Prussian Legislature. The emperor
would violate. this law, he declared.
# he assembled In the balloon.
The emperor, who has the reputation
OF being very headstrong man, stood
still moment while the officers about
looked on in wonder at the spectacle of
a subject opposing physical force to the
monarch's will. Then the emperor
embraced Gen. Won Hahnke, assured
him that he was entirely right, and
afterward presented him with the
grand cross of the order of the house of
HOhenzollern
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-11
A STUDENTS TORMENT.
What "NeOphytes" Must Undergo Be6oI
Admission to q Society.

What "NeOphytes" Must Undergo Before
Admission to q Society.
From the time the Harvard student
begins running" to the time that he
receives final initiation into his college
society he is not supposed to wash,
shave or comb his hair, says an ex-
change. He wears the oldest flannel
shirt he owns, no necl1tie and has his
trousers turned up at the bottom. He
is obliged to do whatever he Is ordered
by any member of the society, each
"neophyte" being the special slave of
two other members. The regulation re-
quirements, In addition to the more abb
surd ones, are to wake the members at
some nnearthly hour of the morning,
and to sell newspapers and black shoes
on the street. The candidate is required
to ride chld's velocipede decked out
with feather plumes and q many-colored
coat; to chase horse cars, and then
placing his foot on the step simply tie
his shoestring to the disgust of the con-
ductor and the occupants Of the car; to
take his bed apart every night, carry 1t
out into the yard, and then put 1t up
againi to go into the stores and violent
ly berate storekeepers; to rise during a
play at the theater and object to the
acting. only to be foreibly elected from
the house; to write ridiculous things
about himself and send them to the
papers for publication; to kiss every
baby he meets; to raise his hat and
smile at every one he passes; to act as
valet, coachman or footman to his tor
mentors.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-11
Do NOu Want Gold!

Cripple Creek is not health resort
1t is wealth resort. Quite difference
Location, near Pixies Peak, in CoIora.
do. Gold, bright, yellow gold, is found
at grass roots and in the rock forma-
ton.
Reliable experts claim this to be the
richest camp i'll Colorado. Assays av-
erage 500 per ton, and have run as high
as $4,000. One hundred people a day
are now rushing to Fremont, chief town
of the district. The chance of a life.
time is worth looking after.
You can get there quickly and com
fortably by taking the Santa Fe route.
Only line with no change of cars from
Chicago, Kansas City and other priuci-
pal cities TO FlOrissant, nearest railroad
station, with daily stages to Fremont.
Inquire of local ticket agent, Santa Fe
route about rates and service.
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"DRoP A NICKEL IN THE SLOT.

Where automatic indication lies In wait for as-
itation,
To weigh you and record It on the spot,
It's no use to hedge or higgle, for the pointer
will not wiggle
Unless you drop q nickel In me slot
If you want from hotel waiter tender steak and
good potato
And all the incest dishes that he's got,
he VIII surely entertain you with the the best
that's on the menu
II you only drop nickel In tho slot
In ''parlor car" or sleeper" In dyer" or q
"creeper,"
Fee the porter for the choicest chair or cot,
It secures you the best places cheerful looks
and smiling faces,
II you always drop a nickel in the slot
II you want politician TO secure you q position.
And he'd like 20, but he knows that he cannot
Your surest way TO win him Ii not to urge or
chin him,
But just you drop nickel in the slot.
II you love some pretty daughter, and she letz
you know you've caught her,
But her loving father thinks he'd rather not
Don't you argue with the "nincom"--tust show
up handsome income
That's the way 70 drop nickel In the slot
You viii find the same variety IN AL grades OF
good society.
For money is the basis Of the plot;
You can rake In invitations, with the entree %
most stations,
II you only drop a nickel IN the slot
30 through life, in all your settinss. fortune,
fun and all abettings
That go TO keep boiling in the pot,
AFS the COIN that has the chrism 70 start up the
mechanism
You must always drop nickel In the slot
u. Harry Stedman, in The Campua
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THUMBS AND PROFANITY.
They Seem to Go Together, and Bea
Each Others BurdAna

They Seem to Go Together, and Bear
Each Others Burdens.
Did you ever notice when a man
smites his thumb with hammer, while
putting down a carpet under wifeIy
supervision and criticism, how quickly
he thrusts the bruised and throbbing
member into his ready mouth? writes
Robert ]. Burdette in the Ladies'
Home Journal People think it is be-
cause the application is soothing. But
no; 1t is an involuntary movement
same as winking. The man cannot help
it. Nature knows what the man would
be apt to say under the circumstances,
and so she has provided him with q
stopper, and has ordained that when
ever he hits his thumb hard enough to
hurt-and it doesn't take very much to
nearly kill q man when he Is doing
something he doesn't want toby a
sort Of interlocking system the thumb
flies into his mouth and stops him up, so
that he can't say anything. Some men
whom you and know should be pro-
vided with an extra thumb which they
might carry about in their hand all the
time II wasn't IL active It would
be great thing, wouldn't it?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-11

the progress of Consumption.
The best authorities agree that it's
scrofulous affection of the lungs.
If taken in time, and given a fair
trial, DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery will effect a cure. Thou
sands have been saved by it-thou-
sands more are putting it off till
too late. For every form of Scrof-
ula, Bronchial, Throat, and Lung
Affections, Weak Lungs, Severe
Coughs, and kindred ailments, it
is a positive remedy. It's guaran-
teed to do all that's claimed for it.
If it doesn't benefit or cure, in
every case, your money is returned.
The discovery" is the only
Liver, Blood and Lung Remedy
that's sold SO. Think what a medi-
cine it must be!
Especially has it manifested its
potency in curing letter, Salt
rheum, Eczema, Erysipelas, Boils.
Carbuncles, Sore Eyes, Goitre, or
Thick Neck, and Enlarged Glands.
Worlds Dispensary Medical As
ISOLATION, Makers, No. 663 Main
Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
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The following composition by q
twelve-year-old schoolboy was the
cause of his being recommended to
take q special course in physiology the
next term. The theme given him was
Breath"
Breath is made Of air. We breathe
always with our lungs, and sometimes
with our livers, except at night, when
our breath keeps life going through
our noses while we are asleep. If it
wasn't for our breath we should die
whenever we slept
Boys that stay in a room all day
should not breathe; they should wait
till they get outdoors. For lot of boys
staying in q room make carbonicide.
And carbonicide is more poisonous than
mad dogs, though not just the same
way. 1t does not bite, but that's no
matter as long as it kills you-Youth's
Companion.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-11
CLARENCE,
Net an AuspiciSus Title of the ROYAL
House of England.

Net an Auspicisus Title of the ROYAL
House of England.
For some reason or other the title of
duke of Clarence has always been re-
garded in England as one that was i'll
omened, says the New York Recorder.
and not only surprise but also dissatis-
faction was felt by the nation when the
queen conferred it a few years ago
upon the eldest son of the prince Of
Wales. There have been only three
English princes besides the late Prince
Eddie" who have borne it, and thew
can, none OF them, be considered as
having been fortunate in any sense of
the word. The first of them was
Thomas, duke of Clarence, brother of
King Henry v, of Shakespearean
memory, who after figuring for some
time as lord lieutenant Of Ireland. was
finally defeated in a battle with a.
French-Scottish force in Aniou. and
killed with battle AK by the Scotch
earl of Buchan. The second duke of
Clarence was the brother Of King
Edward ~. Married to daughter of
the great and powerful earl of War
wick, he was imprisoned and brought
~>AN~S VIZ AONAoS VI lOI(lS vi d Charge Oh
high treason against his brother. A
sentence Of death was pronounced
against him. The king, however, did
not dare to execute him openly, and
he was put to death secretly in the
Tower OF London, by being drowned in
but of Malmsey wine. The third
duke of Clarence was the third son of
King George Ill, who bore the title
until he assembled the throne as King
William ~. Popularity known as
SILLY Billy" he was eccentric to the
verge of inbeci!ity, and it is apparent
from the memoirs of Charles Greville
that his idiosyncrasies were such as to
unit him for any ordinary profession.
Notwithstanding his royal rank it be-
came necessary on two occasions, be-
fore he succeeded to the crown. to de-
prive him of his command of the navy
IN consequence of his gross incompe-
tence and Grass stupidity The most
astounding stories of his lack of in
telligence and of his mental density are
related, and may add that there
seems to be a strain of insanity in the
blood of several OF his >illegitimate de-
scendants. From this it will be seen
that the name of Clarence can scarcely
be regarded as particularly suspicious
one in England.
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INSECT HORSES.
Ants Can Carry on Their Backs Many
Times Their Own Weight.

Ants Can Carry on Their Backs Many
Times Their Own Weight.
A gentleman on the island of st. Crofx
instituted several experiments with ref
erence to ascertaining the truth of what
he bad often been told of the ingenuity
and apparent reasonings of the ants of
that beautiful island, says the New
York Ledger.
Having slain centipede which had
been sent him by friend, he laid it on
the window-sill within his apartment,
where, though not single individual
Of that mischievous race of vermin had
been seen, to his great qualification, In
the course of few hours, one solitary
ant suddenly made his appearance
through crevice in the casing, at
traeted probably by the odor of the
dead body.
Shortly after, having surveyed the
premises, it disappeared, but speedily
returned with host of companions, to
whom the discovery of prize had I'M
questionably been communicated; a
more careful survey of the magnitude
of the object was evidently instituted.
The whole company then disappeared
simultaneously through the crack, but
an army was put in requisition, for the
third appearance was multitude.
Having mounted the carcass, exam
ined infinitely it's exact position and
satisfied themselves that it was actual
~ bereft of life and that no danger
would be incurred from their premedi-
tated operations, new and unlocked
for series Of labor was comm enced,
bearing such striking analogy to hui
man reason, as manifested in what is
commonly called "contrivance," that,
If there Is no intelligence in it-why,
the metaphysicians have in reservation
an unex plored field of observation.
Not being able to move the mass en-
tirely, they divided themselves into
platoons and cut the body into portions
of about half an inch in length, which
was efectually and skillfully done be-
tween a late hour in the afternoon and
the following night and each piece
transported to their citadel through
some contiguous aperture of sufficient
diameter to allow the loads to pass
When the observer arose at daylight
every part had been carried away ex-
cept the head, which was really NOV
ing of toward the hole surrounded by
an immense concourse Of admiring
spectators, probably on the qui vive,
happy in the delightful anticipation of
future feasts and revelings.
On further scrutiny he found that the
decapitated head was mounted on the
backs of about dozen bearers who,
like Roman phalanx with a testudo
upon their shoulders, were marching off
in orderly manner toward the same
orifice through which all the rest had
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-11
HUMAN FREAKS.
kIisshapen Beings Who Are Exhibited 70,

Mlsshapen Beings Who Are Exhibited for
Gain.
There is no business more thorough
ly cut and dried than that of the ex-
hibition of freaks. Freaks are born,
not made. OF course there are imita-
ton freaks, just as there are imitation
coins, but they have no real value.
Every genuine freak, says the New
York World, is known to every museum
manager and rival freak in the country
and has definite standing. Their trav-
cling life is not dissimilar to the aver
age actors, and their conversation is
very like that of the transformer. It
usually consists of startling facts, such
as Stewart, the truncated fraction
OF humanity, Is playing in Cleveland"
and that ''the electricity in Matte
Palmer, the magnetic girl, gave out
Friday last while she was playing in
Hoboken and she was locked five dol
lars In consequence" These standard
freaks-indeed, they might in some
cases be called classic freaks-have a
fixed salary for which they exhibit
their misshapen selves and breathe the
foul air OF the museum for twelve hours
day. The salaries seldom fall below
twenty-five dollars for good freak
and frequently run up as high as fifty
dollars. Mile Christine, the two
headed nightingale. who was a con-
temporary of Booth and Barrett, and
occupied about the same position in the
freak business as they did in the
theatrical armament, is said to have re-
<ao4rxaI 4<,,1r. h,,x,I1v-al l0Il
There ara, of course, occasional freaks,
such as fasters and sufferers from big
fires and floods, but they are regarded
IS interlopers and hold no real position
among the genuine article.
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He Lost Her

He had asked her to marry him, and
was waiting impatiently for her an
swer.
will you expect me to keep house?''
she finally asked.
mo, indeed, my love; the servants
will attend to all that"
you won't ask me to make the
bread, or broil beefsteaks?'
Certainly not, my angel; we will
have cook"
"And will not be compelled to
pound the washbosrd?'
'How can you ask such a question?
No, no, no."
''Then cannot marry you. 1 have
been brought up to do all those things,
and I could not be happy in life of
idleness."
When he realized-what treasure he
had lost, he went sadly to his luxurious
home, and vowed to remain a bachelor
Free Press.
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..Ashamed o. the Wnather !.

The Highlanders are loyal to Scot
fish genius Sir Walter scott, while
making tour of the western high
lands, wrote to the innkeeper of AFRO
quhar, Loeb Long. to have rooms pre-
pared for him
On the appointed day it rained cease
lessly. As Scott drew near the inn, he
was met on the hill near the house by
the landlord. who. with barred head and
backing every yard as Scott advanced,
thus addressed him:
''Gnde guild US, Sir Walter! This is
just awfuI Sic an a downpourl Was
ever the like? / really beg your par
dOnl I'm sure it's no fault of mine.
Gamma think how it should happen to
rain this way, just as you, o. a. men of
the warld, should come to see us 1t
looks amaist PERSONAL | can only say,
for my part, I'm just ashamed o. the
w6afharP'-Vnufhsc Co17ra-i1.
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HOW WOMEN ABUSE WATCHES.
Fads and Foiblas of Fashion Death to
Time-Keepers.

Fads and Foibles of Fashion Death to
Time-Keepers.
The swagger young woman these
days wears her watch on the shoulder
just in front of the arm, dangling in
the air, ready for every pickpocket in
New York.
ut makes me cry, almost" said a
jeweler, ito think how women abuse
Watches
What do they do 18th them?"
ASK me something easier" he went
on, cor rather, ask what do they not
do with their watches. In the first
place, a watch is an extremely sensi-
tive bit of mechanism, intensely alive
to the action of the temperature. Every
variation from heat to cold, and vice
versa, leaves it's mark on a watch.
Even with the best care, watch will
vary in accuracy to a considerable ex-
tent Then what may be expected of
a watch which woman uses as she
would bit of ribbon, or bangle, or
other toy? No woman who carries her
watch exposed in the manner Indicated
by the above demand of fashion need
hope to have her ii ne-piece keep any
sort of accuracy. 1t is simply impossi-
BILE. Every cold blast that strikes the
watch alters it in some degree, and
makes it less valuable as a time.
keeper.
women are very severe in their
treatment of watches. Perhaps not in
tentionally so, still so in effect Even
the pockets in which they carry their
watches are so contrived and are of
materials of such varying durability
that their timepieces under almost any
conditions are soon out of order 1t is
a heavy dress to-day and light one
tomorrow, and the watch must suffer
the consequences
"If you will look over the rack of
the workers in the repair department
of any large jewelry house you will
find that the greater percentage of
watches there for mending belong to
women.
Another reason why / dislike the
present fad is because, to my mind, it
reacts on the jewellers. 1t is like this:
A woman will get watch. Soon it
begins to act badly. She comes back.
She complains We try to fix the
watch. In a few weeks it is as worth
less as ever. Then she blames the trade
for selling her a shabby watch / tell
you it does not pay"
Then women are more severe on
watches than are menu
''By all odds, yes And do you know
what in large degree is responsible
for this abuse?'
''What?"
1.-THE fads and foibles of fashion. -
N. Y. World
"A practical Joker startled the oc-
cupants of the ladies' cabin OF Staten
Island ferry-boat by holding at arms
length suspicious-looking black bag,
which he said contained dynamite He
piayfully informed them that he was
about to drop the bag and thus blow
up the boat The passengers flew in
all directions-all but three, who over
powered the joker by breaking his
jaw with club There was nothing
dangerous in the bag. The joker has
not since laughed at his part in the
performance.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-11
Romance Of the DIAMOND.

Scene 1. A squalid African hut;
white overseer is compelling a naked
kafir prisoner to go through grotesque-
~ degrading antics; dirty little white
stone only useful to be strung like an
ornamental bead drops from the poor
black carcass; overseer triumphantly
pounces on the discovery.
Scene 2. Six thousand miles distant;
London ballroom with all accesso-
ries of civilized splendor; the stone
reappears cut, and in the shape of a
brilliant enhancing the charms of
some young loneliness, and prompting
the instinct which bids US worship
and honor her beauty, as though it
were something divine.
Magazine.
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PUBLICATION NOTICx.

NOT1CE is hereby given that the under-
~ signed settler has made settlement on the
northwest quaIterof section Is, township "a.
range ~, west and that proof OF said settle
OF Barber county. Kansas. ON Wedutsdey.
June l. 1ea2. This tract OF school land he ling
been legally appraised, said eetf.er asls fhef
he be allowed TO purchass the same al fts ar
praised value. as the law provides. He names
the 1olloW1ng Witnesses to prove HIS ex,,-
unuoue residence upon and cultfyationof said
tract VIZ: A sbkIar. Of Lodi. Kansas ". n
FuLer. OF Aetna. kansas, Jefferson Long. Of
sexton. kaneas- George Bckert, Of 6extou
B<stz ORLANDO Fritz,
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PoIiahed RowIdara

A South African mining journal says
the surfaces OF numerous powders have
been polished by the constant rubbing
OF countless herds of large game, such
as the wtdebeest. These examples of
the attritions Of rocks by animals are
found In a good many parts of the
TransRaal. The parts of the powders
which offer convenient rubbing places
for the animals have been put to so
much use that they present highly pol
ished surfaces, which are very un-
like anything resulting from glacial or
aqueous detrition.
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First Publication May 4th, lsae.
Notice to Contractors.

OFFICE OF TRUSTEE, MISGOSA TOWNSHIP,
Barber County. Kansas
Sealed proposals viii be received ct the Office
Of Tow ship Trustee in Mingoua township. for
the construction OF truss bridge across Cedar
creek, Is feet in length The plans and
specifications may DE seen at my cfhce. Bids
will be received until noon on
WEDNESDAY. NAY 18TH, A. d. 1892,
Zach bidder win be required to deposit fs5
with the trustee. TO The credit OF Barber conn
~. rs a guarantee that be will enter into con
Z act. awarded to hun. according TO the
{ rms OF the bid. within ten days after cerfif-
;ation OF award The right to reject any and
ali bids that may not b. deemed adyantareous
TO the county, is reserred.
The blank forms for making bids can be had
on application. A. MCCRAY.
Post Office, Aingona, Kansas. 5O-z
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AN example OF the canning OF the
gulls was observed at Tacoma when
several alighted on a bunch of logs that
had been in the water for long time.
with the submerged side thick with
barnacles. One was a big, gray fellow,
who seemed TO be the captain. He
walked to particular log, stood ON one
side of it close to the water, and then
uttered peculiar cries The other Gllls
came and perched ON the same side Of
OF the log, which, under their combined
weight, rolled over several inohes- The
gulls, step by step. kept the log rolling
until the barnacles allowed above the
water. The birds picked eagerly ct this
food. and the log was not abandone4
nntil every barnacle bad been picked