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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-16

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commodate boarders by the day week or
month, at reasonable rates Special
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06

The notes used by the bank of Eng
land cost exactly cent each.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06
Why Tia. rolice stopped Him.

Three alarms of fire were rung out
at about 3 o'clock one morning recent
ly. Having alighted from car.
reporter was on a dead run to the
scene. 1t was dark and gloomy
neighborhood. Two policemen on a
street corner eyed him sharply as he
approached.
''Whero arc you running to?" said
policeman No. !, in a gruf and susp' =
iouS tone
Il am running to the fire"
WHO are yOu?'
Il am Il reporter.
Where is your badgc?"
Unfortunately the reporter had left
his badge behind. So lie said simply,
Il forgot it,
lyon can't go to fire without a
badge" said No. /.
Il have had to do it. though, more
than once" said the reporter moving
off.
Hold him, said No. 1 to No. in an
undertone.
The reporter came back. Gentle
men" he said, Il have had occasion to
run in all parts of the city at all times
of night, and | never was stopped like
this before
There was ..ittle more parlcy. and
then No. 1 relented. Il guess it is all
right. You can 60 he said
business is business" added No. =
half apologetically. ''in our line as well
as yours. If we see man running at
this time of night in this neighbor-
hood, it is only natural that we should
be suspicious
The guardians of the peace had ac-
complished their purpose. They had
merely detained their man TO see if he
was pursued.-New York sun.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06
THE HIGHEST AWARD.
Royal Baking Powder has all the Hon
Ors-In Strength n Value go per
cent. above it's Nearest Com.

The Royal Baking Powder has the
enviable record of having received
the highest award for articles of its
,class-greatest strength, purest in
gradients, most perfectly combined
wherever exhibited in competition
with others, The result at the Chica-
go Worlds Fair is no exception. In
the exhibitions of former years, at the
Centennial. at Paris, Vienna and at
the variouG State and Industrial fairs,
where it has been exhibited, judges
have invariably awarded the Royal
Baking Powder the highest honors.
At the recent Worlds Fair the ex-
aminations for the baking powder
awards were directed by the chief
chemist of the Agricultural Depart
ment at Washington. The chief
chemists official report of the tests of
the baking powders, which was made
for the specific purpose of ascertain
ing which was the best shows the
leavening strength of the Royal to be
100 cubic inches of carbonic gas per
ounce of powder. OF the cream of tartar
baking powders exhibited, the next
highest in strength tested contained
but 1873 cubic inches of leavening gas.
The other powders gave an average of
III. The Royal, therefore, was found
of 20 per cent. greater leavening
strength than its nearest competitor.
and "A per cent. above the average of
all the other tests. Its superiority in
other respects, however, in the quail
ty of the food it makes as to finer ess,
dellcacy and wholesomeness, could
not be measured by figures.
1t is these high qualities, known and
appreciated by the women of the
country for SO many years, that have
caused the sales of the Royal Baking
Powder, as shown by statistics, to ex-
ceed the sale of all other baking pow
ders combined
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06

20 worlds Fair Photos for one Dime.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway has made an arrangement
with frst-class publishing house to
furnish series of beautiful worlds
fair pictures, of large size, at the
nominal cost to the purchaser of only
ten cents for portfolio of sixteen IL
rustrations. Nothing so handsome in
reference to the Worlds Fair has be-
fore been published. The series would
be worth at least twelve dollars if the
pictures were not published in such
large quantities, and we are therefore
able to furnish these works of art for
only ten cents.
Remit your money to George II.
Heafford, General Passenger Agent,
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail-
way, at Chicago, ILL.,, and the pictures
will be sent promptly to any specified
address. They will make handsome
holiday gift.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06
A BURGLAR DEMoRALlzER.
How It Worked. and Why the In
ventor Didn't Get IT Patented.

81 once invented . said a man who
lived in the suburbs, "a burglar de-
moralizer that was very effective in its
way, but | never got it patented be-
cause didn't think ] ought to. II
was very simple continuance; it con-
sisted merely of stout wire stretched
across the floor at such distance from
the door and windows that anyone
entering would get under Roadway be-
fore reaching it, and low enough so
that he would fall over it. There had
been number of burglaries in our
town and 50 fitted up the lower floor
OF our house with the demoralizer; we
adjusted the wires the last thing at
night when we were locking un
Zone night. about three nights. l
think it was. after we had set them up.
we heard a noise at the back door. and
we knew that somebody was coming
We gathered around the head of the
back stairs and listened. The burglar
got in without much trouble and closed
the door softly behind him, and then
Tor moment everything was very still.
Then there was great thud that fair
~ shook the hopSe. then another mo-
ment of stiffness. and then the sup
pressed but steady sound of human
voice; it was the burglar sitting on the
kitchen floor and cussin'.
After awhile we moved around q
little upstairs to let him know we were
on deck, and he got up and went away.
He didn't take anything, but Mrs. Sub
urb said she had rather he had taken
everything there was in the house than
to hear him swear SO, and that is why
| never got the demoralizer patented.
1t was effective, but it would have
seemed like offering premium on pro-
family N Y. Sun.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06
How Baby Finds Mother.

1t must be remembered that at its
birth the child knows absolutely moth
ing. It's own mother is no more to it
than any one else. and it would i;:st as
willingly become the child of any 9TH
er woman as of its natural mother. On
its first feelings of discomfort it begins
to cry. Some one comes to it's rescue
and it is quoted. AS its cries are re-
peated again and again, and the same
one comes to its relief, that face be-
comes familiar, and it soon singles it
out as the one to whom it must look
for sOlace in all times of need or grief.
The baby heart very early goes out to
the one who watches over it and at
tends to its wants, and no one is a bic
to fill the position of d mother who
does not sufficiently prize her baby 5
earliest affection to be willing to do
the work necessary for winning it
"A Wonan's Essay
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06
Melting Birds.

The first plumage of the bird after it
leaves the egg is short hair or down
which is gradually replaced by the
growth of the true feather. and when
the molting season approaches these
downy feathers, which have been
growing in size beneath the older
plumage. gradually approach perfec
ton. Then the old feathers drop off
leaving the bird dressed in its new
coat. Although the work has been in
process for some time. the actual period
of the final cutting off of the food sup
ply and the consequent dropping of
the feathers covers but short period
and an entire visible change is accom-
plished often in one weeks time. Diff
ferent birds vary in their melting
habits to suit the various eXigencies of
their life, and it may be well to view
the other causes which operate to this
end.-Boston Commonwealth.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06
wild Horses in Del.ware.

Few people would imagine that
such a thing as wild horse could he
found in an old, settled country like
Delaware, but recent lawsuit brings
out the fact that there are such
there, and a good many of them. 1t
seems that twenty-one years ago the
Wistar brothers gave two ponies to
Il Mr.. Black to be cared for in pas
ture on an island in the Delaware
river. They have been there ever
since, and have multiplied until there
are now seventytwo of them, all un-
broken and they are so wild that it
is dangerous to come near them.
Blacks widow has sued the Wistars
for the care of the horses, and got a
judgment for over 50, 900, much more
than anybody will give for the
horses. The Wistars refuse to pay
or take their stock off the island
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06
A GIFT for the Khedtv..

The khedive of Egypt is to have a
gold toilet service. His mother has
had it made for. him in London.
There are twenty-seven pieces, 49,
karat gold. chased in Renaissance
style, by hand. Each piece bears in
diamonds the monogram "A. p,
su-mounted by the crown of the Grand
Turk. 1t required 1920 diamonds,
two hair brushes, two clothes brushes,
two hat brushes, I. shaving brush and
two razors. a hand mirror, table
mirror, with sconces. shoe horn
glove stretchers. scissors. knife. two
penknives, pin cushion. two powder
boxes. three perfume Baskets and a
fez stand and cover. to make up the
set. 1t is enclosed in costly ebony
case.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06

Fullblood That is my purpose
What choice for a winter resort
"A good selection. m sure. If win
ter is what man wants, he can scarce
/ resort to any place on the map
where he could find a greater variety
of it,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06
Deafness Cannot lie Cured

BY local applications as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of Tie ear. There is only
enc way 10 cure deafness, and that is by con-
stitutioEal remedies. Deafness is caused by
an infamcd condition of the mucous lining
Of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is
lntamcd you have Il rumbling sound or inn
Perfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed,
Deafness is the result. and unless the infanl-
nation can bc taken out and this tube re-
stored TO its normal condition, hearing viii
c destroyed forever: nine cases out of ten
a.c caused by catarrh, which is nothing but
"a i.famcd condition of the mucous STIR
!" g
", viii give One Hundred Dollars for any
Of Deafness {caused by catarrh) that
g.; be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send
II ,:culars free .
+. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sod by Druggists 75c
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06
Newspapers In Turkey.

A peculiar feature in Ottoman jour
nalism is the fact that every publisher
is required by law to pay revenue tax
of paras, or one-fifth of cent, per
copy printed each issue. This tax is
collected by issuing stamps for the
purpose, which are to be pasted on
each sheet, like postage stamps, be-
fore going TO press, and cancelled by
the printing running over them. In
consequence the unfortunate publisher
is forced to pay a tax on waste copies
as we'll as on unsold ones. 1t is there
fore evident that a daily paper print
ing 10000 copies is taxed at least $50
every day in the year.-Printers' Ink.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06
CURIOUS HEALTf. FACT.
Death Rate Anon. Coat-sIiners as Low
as Farmers.

as Farmers.
Seeing the conditions under which
coal-miners work IN hot and dust
laden atmosphere and their terrible
liability to fatal acct lent, it might
naturally be expected that their death
rate would be excessively high, SAYS
the National Popular Review. AS a
matter of fact, this is tar from being
the case. Even when fatal accident
is included their death rate is by no
means an excessively high one, and,
putting accidents aside. the death
rate from disease alone is exception
ally low. being almost exactly the
same as agricultural laborers.
Limiting ourselves. however, only
to phthisis and diseases OF the res
-piratory organs. which are the affec-
tions to which coal mine are popu.
larly supposed to be especially
victims, though the mortality of coal
miners from respiratory diseases is
somewhat high it is by no means ex-
cessively so. and their mortality from
phthisis is far below that of other
discriminating occupations, and. in.
deed, is not very much above that of
agriculturistS. or even above that of
fishermen, who enjoy all the adj
Vantages OF a dust-free atmosphere.
Now, that coal dust may be less
injurious to the lungs than the dust
Of stone o. metal is readily intelligi-
bic, for, as Hirst has pointed out, the
particles of coal. when examined
under the microscope, are found co
be. comparatively speaking. rounded
OFF and Tree from sharp points and
angles. such as characterize the flint
dust in a china factory.
This, however. clearly would only
explain why coal miners are less sub
ject to these diseases than workers
in metal and stone, and not why they
a.e scarcely more subject to them,
taken together, than agricultural Ia
borers. nor why their mortality from
phthisis alone is very little above
that OF fishermen, who have been
taken as the stanla.d of comparison
because of their great healthfulness.
Inc question is, to what is this
comparative exemption due? There
are two possible explanations-one
simply due to the picked character
of the miners, inasmuch as none but
strong men would be likely to adopt
so laborious & calling; the other, that
there is some special preservative
condition attaching to the industry,
and as the most notable condition
under which the coal miner works is
the necessary Inhalation of coal dust
it is to this that writer's who have
adopted the. second explanation at.
tribute the comparative immunity.
1T is IN the highest degree proba-
BILE, says DR.. Hirst in his wei.
known treatise, that the dust pos.
sesses the property of hindering the
development of tuberculo is and OF
arresting its progress.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06
HrPGRrnhln

AS she turned her tear-stained face
toward her friend a strange comfort
appeared there.
''Ah.' she exclaimed better. in
deed. is it that he should prove false
now than after | were welded to him. -
AS she reached for the coffe urn
there was sweet smile of resignation
upon her lips.
Yes, Penelope
1t was the voice of her trusted conf
dante, full of love and sympathy
you can just bet your life it S
easier to get damages for breach Of
promise than it is to secure anything
like decent alimony."
Taken all in all the situation locke |
quite cndurable and the silver linin
of the cloud was very noticea ble.-De-
troit Tribune.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06
Troubles Threatening the Kidneys

Troubles Threatening the Kidneys,
Although they are grIevous AMI very often
fatal if dieregarded, may be prevented by a
timely resort to that admirable safeguard OF
health, Hostetter's stomach Bitters, a genial
promoter of activity in the renal organs, the
stomach and the liver. Ere inaction of the
Kidneys develops into Bright's disease, dia-
hetcs or other dangerous disorders, recourse
should be had TO the Bitters. II this suggest
ion is followed, the happiest outcome of the
earlier symptoms may be anticipated with con-
hdence. Check development of these mala-
dies at the outset by the means indicated
since at tEeir maturity they are hard indeed to
conquer. Dyspepsia, rheumatism, insomnia
nervousness, constipation, malarial complaints
are cradicated by the Bitters a medicine o.
comprehensive use and prompt effects
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06

2l2 page catalogue OF Watches; Diamonds, Jew
elry, Silverware and Clocks mailed free. Mail
~ orderG filled at wholesale prices
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pneunatlcs.
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Made uimProveIt

$50 your litigation with Dobbyns is
ended at last?"
eyes, at last; and won my point"
"How is that? Dobbyns says it was
he who won"
well. you see he had said that
swindled him, and l went to law to
make him prove it."
"And he didn't prove it?''
''The jury sustained my point-he
did prove it."
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06
A Decided Gnmp.

Dora-Mr. Nicefello seems to have
bad cold.
Clara-Well, it's his own fault.
When he called last evening, he sat
down on chair way off by himself,
although there were loads of room on
the sofa. Then, to give him an excuse
for moving, ! complained of the heat,
and opened the window behind him,
but there he staid, like gump, the
whole evening
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06

The island of Madagascar has two
distinct climates, two classes of natives
and two classes of fauna and flora.
The island is about the size of France.
Along the coast it is tropical and ma
larious, and the natives are darker and
larger than in the interior. The in
terror is high tableland and noun
famous. There the climate is cooler
and the natives smaller and lighter in
color than on the coast. but in the in
terror they are more intelligent, and
they rule the island. -Philadelphia
Press.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06
sixteenth Century sermons.

Strange. even to irreverencc, were
the titles Of some of the sixteenth
and seventeenth century sermons.
OF such were those following: "Bar-
uche's Sore Gently Opened and Salve
Skillfully Applied" The Shutters of
Divine Love-" "A Spiritual Mustard
Hot to Make the Soul SDeeze With
Devotion" Crumbs of Comfort for
Chickens of Grace" a Balance to
Weigh Facts In" Matches Lighted
at the Divine Fire" etc.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06
She I<new tbeIinit

Mother Jones-''Polly Jones. how
many times must tell you not to en-
courage that mans attentions?''
Polly-''You needn't tell me again.
ma. He'll not come many times more >
But why should lie come at all?
You know You can never marry him. >
Goodness me. ma: can't girl work
a fellow for a Christmas gift without
thinking of marrying?'
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06
A Terrible Warming.

Parsol Downycouch preaching a
funeral Sermon) THE fate of the I'M
fortunate woman, whose mortal re-
mains lie before me- should be a
warning to all fashionable young
ladies, She died from the baneful
effects of hair dye.
Kentucky Citizen (who happened to
be in the congregation, shaking his
head solemnly)-That's so. It's al
ways best TO look at the label before
drinking.-Texas Siftings.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06
A satisract,-o; Explanation.

Mother-Mercy on us! Why is the
light turned out?
Pretty Daughter-I-S turned it out
because the-the brilliant sparkle of
the diamond engagement ring Mr..
Nicefello has just given me was making
my eyes sore.
Mother Chastity rctiring)-Oh, yes,
yes of course
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06
Sure to he Seen.

Merchant wish this dry goods adj
vcrtiscment put in some part of the
paper where the women will be sure to
see it.
Editor-Why great snakes, man.
When we want to print anything where
the women will be sure to see it. we
put it along side of a dry goods adver-
tiSemcut
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06
In a lack Scat.

Mr.. De Style-What's " .ong, my
lore?
Mrs. De Stylc-All ray work and
worry go for nothing. ! am no longer
the first lady in our set. / have be-
come a mere nobody since that Mrs.
OLDHAM came back.
Mr.. DeStyle-Why should that be?
She had noble ancestors but SO had
you. She has valuable hc;rlooms, but
so have you.
Mrs. De Style-All of no use now.
Her husband was killed on the Matter
horn, and YOU never even climbed it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products 10
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
aispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06

During the thirteenth century the
Chinese emperors made money from
the inner bark of the mulberry tree
chtting it into round pieces and stamp
ing it. To counterfeit or refuse to ac-
cept it as legal tender was punish
able by death.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06
An Unkfnd Resection.

Miss Singleton-''They say there is a
ia ok the Kisser' in town, but don t
believe it.
Pretty giro. but there is, and
lots of girls have been kissed by him. =
well, I've been ont every night for
the last week and have never seen him. =
Perhaps he saw you first
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06
Art Notes from the West.

Col. Sam Slashing (of Howling Wolf
Art Gallery).-I say. young Teller, yer
want ter git that frightened. embar-
raised look off'n yer face and substi-
tute "A mild. pleasant expression; N
yer wanter be quick about it. See?-
Puck
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06
Stands TO Reason.

Mrs Hayseed{ noticing the fire-cscapes
at a city hOtel)-I wonder what them
outside stairs are fer?
Mr.. 1Iayseed-Use yer brains, Mi
randa, il you've got any. This is
hotel, amt it?
"Of course
"Well, hotel has all sorts o people
in it, and faint likely they all git up at
the same time, is it?''
Il s'pose not"
Course not. Some goes to work
earlier than others, and some has to
catch trains. s'pose them outside
stairs is so the early risers can git down
to the pump without maxim any noise"
New York Weekly.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06
knowledge OF the World

Mrs. De Style wish you wouldn't
play with those strange little girls. l
don't know who or what they are. and
their mothers may have the impudence
to C~ll ON me next.
Small Daughter-Oh, no, the
mothers will never bother us. They
lives in better houses than we do