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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-05-24
SOWN BY GLACIERS.
How Some Spring Flowers Are Distrib
utOd.

How Some Spring Flowers Are Distrib-
uted.
The causes Of the widespread rlacia-
ton of the land we live in are obscure
and good deal of difference of opinion
exists in regard to them. Some think
that to suppose an elevation of the
northern ends of the continents will
account for all that took place; since
the higher the land the higher the eli
mate in general, SO that what once fell
as rain afterwards falls as snow, the
raw material of glaciers. Others sug-
gest change in the shape of the ocean
basins, cutting of the warm currents
that now carry the heat of the tropic
seas toward the poles Still others fol-
low Croll in thinking that the cause of
the cold is to be looked for in changes
of the earth's orbit which slowly varies
in eccentricity from age to age. The
result must be that at points of high &C.
centricity in one hemisphere the winter
is long and cold, when it occurs
in the part of the orbit farthest from
the sun, while the summer is short and
hot OF course just the reverse takes
place in the opposite hemisphere.
Which of these theories is the more cor
rect, or whether two or more of them
should be combined is not easy to de-
eide. The one thing certain is that at
one time, or perhaps several times, our
hemisphere became largely encased in
ice, which melted a few thousand
years ago, and that the flowers we pluck
in the spring owe their distribution
largely to the process. Strange, is it
not, that tiny wild flower should bear
in its mere presence at one spot or an
other evidence of the profoundest sig
nificance in the life of world? If we
had complete history of the wander
ings and dangers undergone by sin
gle tribe of these little beautifers of
the bare woods of spring, how full of
interest it would be to the geologist,
the botanist and every lover of flowers
and of nature!-Prof. A. P. Coleman, in
Chautauquan
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OF GENERAL INTEREST,

An appropriation of sS7,oO was
made at the last session of congress to
pay employees of the bureau of engrav-
ing and printing, but in the engrossing
the thousands were dropped, and as
signed by the president the bill appro-
PIRATES $37.
Many noticeably courteous and
agreeable people are boorish and disa-
greeable to the last degree in the FAM
lily circle. AS George Eliot pertinently
remarks of one of her characters: "She
was accustomed to think that entire
freedom from the necessity of behaving
agreeably was included in the Al
mighty's intention about families
DIR. John Hazelwood, of Eckerty
Ind, is the proud owner of heavy
gold fnger-ring, set with three dia-
monds, which, he asserts, was once the
property Of Marie Antoinette, the un-
fortunate queen of France. The ring
came into his possession through his
maternal grandmother, whose grand
mother was a maid of honor at the
French court during the troublesome
DAYS
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UNLUCKY THIRTEEN.
The Waiter Knew Something Was Col
to Happen.

The Waiter Knew Something Was Going
to Happen.
He walked into the restaurant with
yearning, half-famished look in his
eyes.
1t was not the finest restaurant in the
city, but he seemed oblivious of the
fact as he eagerly scanned the bill of
fare.
Bring me some mutton chops" he
said to the obsequious waiter.
81 can't jes' recommend de chops,
sab" replied the waiter
''Why not?"
"Cause dey's all gone any morer'
Then get me a beefsteak and be
quick about it."
The beefsteak was a demoralized-
looking specimen and of adamantine
consistency. The waiter watched him
gleefully as he hacked off corner and
conveyed it to his mouth.
There was a suppressed groan. Our
hero had broken a tooth in an ill-ad-
vised attempt at mastication.
'Is you superstitious, sah?" inquired
the waiter.
mo Why do you ask?"
"Cause you is de thirteenth pusson
wot tried to eat dat erdentical piece of
beefsteak, and none of 'em couldn't do
nuthin' wild it. knowed sumfin were
agwine to happen shuahr'-Detroit
Ta--- De-
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different styles Two of these viii APP
pear sprouting from the top of the
head, or one will drop over the fore
head and lie along the nose. A very
popular fashion is to have roll of hair
along each side of the head, ending in
two solid plaits, which curl over each
cheek like sleeps horns Both men
and women have the hair treated in
the same way.
The plating operation is also ex-
tended to the mans beard. The mus
tache is removed, and so are the eye
brows, with a razor, which is a small
cheese-cutter blade with long slender
handle. This is used somewhat as we
hold pen, and the stubbly hair is
really chiselled off the face, no small
amount of it being dragged out by the
roots Tribal custom compels its re-
moval, and the African is so insensible
to pain that the means EMPLOYED do
not Inconvenience him in the least.
Often when undergoing this treatment
he falls asleep. and never betrays any
discomfort j. Glave, in Harper's
Young People.
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VALUE OF FORESTS.
They Are Natures Regulators OF Her
Water Supply.

They Are Natures Regulators OF Her
Water Supply.
The value of forests in the preserya-
ton of water during times of drought,
in the prevention of destructive floods
and in the regulation of climates is
gradually being recognized on all sides
We see the result of this recognition in
the various movements for the planting
of trees and setting aside of forest reser-
yations just as mans existence upon
this planet would have been impossible
had not the pre-existing trees furnished
rich vegetable mold to give fertility
to the soil, so the entire extinction OF
the forests now would in time bring
mankind to disastrous end
In order to understand how important
forests are in regulating the water sup.
ply let us imagine a scene which has
been realized in thousands of places in
our country, Picture to yourself q
broad hill, with long, sloping sides,
surrounded with pleasant meadows,
fruitful orchards and rich grain fields.
A majestic forest covers the hill, and
clear brooks that never run dry come
dancing and sparkling down its tanks,
carrying refreshment to the surround
ing country. In the forest, with it's
deep bed of leaves and moist soil, there
is perpetual reservoir that absorbs the
cain when it falls plentifully and that
retains some to feed the brooks when the
long, dry seasons come.
But the scene changes; lumbermen
invade the forest and rob it of its noblest
trees. What the lumberman leaves the
farmer, as if he would kill the goose
that laid his golden eggs, destroys and
feeds to the flames The great hill is
barred, and the pillow turns up its soil to
the sun The farmer has gained many
acres of valuable land, and presently
he will learn what he has lost
A dry season comes, and in a little
while the brooks are empty, and the
neighboring valleys are suffering from
an unprecedented drought Natures
great reservoir on the hill has been de-
stroyed there is no water to be had to
giye renewed life to the perishing crops,
and for the tirsJ time in its histplX tAia
once fertile countryside fails to give
beuntifu1 return to its cultivators
Then follows a rainy season. Floods
of water pour down upon the bare back
of the great hill, and being no longer
retained, as they once were, by the
soft, root-matted soil of the forest, they
Ali the dry brooks aud Instantly svell
them into raging torrents which Plow
huge gullies through the land, turn
the fertile soil into mud and sweep It
away, and spread ruin and destruction
on all sides
when the floods are past, the farmer
finds that his hii4.t top hss become 3 bar.
rem waste of rock and gravel, and that
his meadows and grain lands have been
robbed of their power to bestow wealth
and plenty upon him Neither he nor
his children nor his children's children
nay be able to repair the damage
aope Ii may require two O.. three
centuries to restore the scene as it onse
was.
1t is plain, then, that everybody
must be interested in preserving the
forests that are left to us, for they help
10 psa.ntain the prosperity of the whole
,cpntry, -fouths eompsnioa.
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QUEER HAIR-DREssINe.

The Operation as It is Performed Upon the
Natives of Central Africa.
During the hot hours of midday,
when all actual labor is suspended in
the village, the natives, urged by van
ity and national pride, devote great
deal of time to the arrangement of their
Is one of the principal obligations, and
constitutes one of the numerous domes-
JIG duties allotted to the fair sex. On
a reed mat apread out in some shady
corner the woman sits doHp, and the
man upon whom the operation is to be
performed reclines at full length, rest
ing his head in her lap She begins at
once to unplait his hair, and soon has it
all ravelled, and then, with a coarse
wooden instrument resembling a child's
toy rake, she combs il thoycpghly until
it is clear of all entanglements, ami
stands out all over the head in thick
bushy mass six or seven inches deep. 1t
is now generously CREASED with oil from
the palm nut The woman then parts
it of into sections, and very soon the
coarse bunch OF haif, eleEeglY manipu-
lated by her nimble fingers. is woven
down closely to the head. They dis
play a good deal of ingenuity
in forming variety of designs
Sometimes a series of little plated
strands, aike rat tails, hang in fringe
all around the head. Gftep solid plaits
of hair about the size of goats horn
are made to stand out from the hesd in
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The "Twice-a Week" ST. Louis Re.
public is unquestionably the best and
cheapest national news journal publish
ed in the country. 1t has led the fight
for ta'iff reform. and stands without a
rival as the leading and representative
democratic paper of the United States.
1t is issued each Tuesday ard FRIDAY
IA to Is pages every week, for ouly 81 Il
year. a great semi-weekly paper for
the price of weekly. Everybody
should subscribe for it at once and get
the news, fresh and complete. now, as
for the first time In 50 years the demo-
cratic party is in absolute control of the
executive and legislative departments
of the national government. An extra
copy will be sent free, for one year, to
the sender of each club of four new
subscribers, with four dollars. Write
for free sample copies, and raise club.
Address The Republic, st. Louis Mo.
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Spring Costumes.


Handsome spring costumes of black
or very dark green brocade, are made
with princesse redingote back and eorse-
let front with guimpe of crepe de
Chine showing above. A Breton or
Zouave jacket-piece in a half-circle
shape is added, and sewed on with the
under-arm seams. A lovely dress Of
fawn gray brocade shot with pink has
a princesse back, with an Empire belt
from the side seams, made of exquisite
ly fine cut jet passementerie, which
widens in front into a deep corselet that
arches high on the bust Pale rose
colored silk is laid under this open
patterned Jet The shoulder seams are
heightened and the huge shoulder puffs
are of the brocade. The close forearm
portions of the sleeves are faced with
the pink that shows beautifully through
its jet covering The faring bell skirt
is trimmed with fan-plaited ruche
about four inches wide, that is lined
with pink and caught down at intervals
with dangling jet ornaments. IN. Y,
Doe&
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-05-24
HUMOROUS.

-May-"Mamma, why do people file
q bill for divorce?" Mamma-"Well-
er-1 suppose 1t Is to smooth the mat,
ter over.
-Jasper-"Is intoxication always fol-
lowed by . swelled headP" Jumpuppe
Yes, even when a man has been in
tox'eated by success. IN. Y. Herald.
MY sweetheart is neither beauti-
full nor young" said lownes; but she
is as good as gold" "Ah. it's the gold
you're after?" said Bigbee Tit Bits.
Those Noble Alliances.-Caraway
81 see the elevators in this country are
called lifts in England" Tripper-
"Yesi and lifts in this country are fire.
quently called marriages in England
Truth.
Too Good to be a Boy ohRais--.
"Say, Tommie, do you ever get licked
by the teacher?" Tommie with pride)
mo, don't" Johnnie with con-
tempt)-"Aw, you must be GIRL
Detroit Free PFesa-
-Algy-''Waginald. Ehat did you
say, you know, when you we've pYe,
scented to the Pwince Of Wales?" Regins
ald-"Why, deah. boy, the first thing /
I'D was to apologize for the Amerwican
wevolutioq. Life.
With Nioksis. -Wallace-'Tha is a
very appropriate motto they hsye over
there on that 'nickel-in-the-slop ma
chine" Roller-"What is that?" WAL
lace-"If at first you don't succeed,
try, try again. Truth.
--Daisy-"When get big, like you,
mamma, I'm going to marrya doctor or
minister" MammA-"Why, my dear?'
Daisy-"'Causei if marry doctor can
get well for nothing, and If I LARRY .
minister can be good for nothing. -
Funny Folks
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Have You a CANCER!

If YOU Lave, we invite your attention
to the work of Mrs. Mary E. Straw, OF
Medicine Lodge, Kansas. She COM
pounds her own medicine, and can
guarantee cure If cute is possible. She
can produce abundant proofs of her
work upon application. Among Others
she would mention a recent case OF Mrs.
Christian Donaldson, of this city. who
had started on her finger one of the
worst kind Of rose cancers. The can
Ger was removed, bat completely I'M
covered the joint requiring ampptation.
She also makes medicines foF all
kinds Of telons and chronic sores,
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Fruit Pies.


One of the best ways to make pies
from small juicy fruits is to cook the
fruit separately, thicken it with lit
tie flour or corn starch, and pour into
the shell after it is baked. The best
meringue for such pies is one of
whipped cream AS pie-crusts when
baked without filling are apt to puff
and rise unevenly, lay over the shell
before baking an oiled paper, such as
confectioners use. Then put in fill
ing Of small squares of stale bread that
you wished Drowned for garnishing
soup. or other uses An apple pie made
without any under crust and with ap-
Piles cut in halves, busted with salt to
develop their flavor, and sprinkled with
sugar, is delicious In dishing such a
pie use large spoon. Any apple pie
will be found more delicate if made
without spices of any kind. When ap-
Piles begin to lose their flavor, sprinkle
them with the juice and grated yellow
peel of an orange or lemon. Y.
Post
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LETTERS OF COINCIDENCE.
First Impulses In This Matter Are Often
letter Than Alter Thoughts.

First Impulses In This Matter Are Often
Better Than After Thoughts.
To write letter of congratulation on
happy event in the history of friend
is comparatively easy task. Words
Of cheer and felicitation fall trippingly
from the pen as from the tongue. The
letter of coincidence requires more care,
more delicacy, greater comprehension,
a fuller recognition of the friends char
acter and environment Many people
hesitate to write their thought of
sympathy to one who is suffering un-
der the first surprise and bewildering
shock of deep bereavement The i'm
pulse is strong to put forth hand in
the dark and give the warm clasp which
means II am sorry" 81 grieve in your
grief" 81 would help you if 1 could"
but quick upon its heels tread the sug-
gestions of caution. 81 do not know
her we'll enough to intrude," whispers
an instructive refinement of pity. ''My
rude thrusting in of myself would only
tear open the wound afresh." "Should
1 attempt to speak words of consola-
ton they would sound like platitudes,
appear conventional or perfunctory. )"
The arguments are often so reasonable
In their appeal to common sense that
the original tender impulse is resolutely
crushed back; one prays for ones friend,
but does not directly address her.
In most cases the silence is a mis-
take Occasionally it is better than
speech, we grant, particularly when
those of whom we think are mere ac.
quaintances, not even in the outer circle
as yet of friendship, or when the
sufferers are specially shy of manner
and reticent of nature
Usually, however, the letter of con.
dolence, II short, earnest, and sincere,
is an olive branch of promise borne as
by very messenger dove of peace over
the wild, whirling waste of snow. The
simpler 1t is the surer its errand of
mercy. The sooner 1t is sent the more
speedily its tender balm is laid on the
aching heart. On the whole, it is always
very nearly safe to trust to the early
friendly impulse, and to disregard the
later OBTAINING hand of caution. -Harp-
er's Bazaar.
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English Spawn Linlment removes a

English Spawn LinIment removes all
hard, soft or calloused Jumps and blem-
lshed from horses, blood spawn, curbs,
splints, ring bone, sweeney, stiles,
sprains, sore and swollen throat,
coughs, etc. Save $50 by use of one
bottle. Warranted the most wonder
full blemish cure ever known. Sold by
j. d. Karr. Z
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Notice of Meeting of the Board of Equallza-

Notice is hereby given that the Board of
County Commissioners will sit as board of
equalization on the 9Th day of June. A. ID. 1888,
TO equaliZe the assessment of Barber county,
for the present year. All parties feeling them
selves aggrieved will please take due notice,
and be present on the day above mentioned
By order of the Board County Commission
ers.
Given under my hand, and the seal Of this
county. this 1st day of May, A ID. 1873
+. A. LEWIS, Clerk of Barber County.
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circulates in every state in
the Union. 1t keeps its read
ers posted on National as
we'll as state polotics. 1t is
the leading reform paper of
the great west. One dollar a
year. With the INDDx for
LIS
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bottle of DIR. Fenner's Golden Relief.
He poured some into q cup and dipped
his thumb in it as soon as hurt. It is
now covered with thin piece of cloth
and kept wet with the Relief He works
IS usual. 1t is not sore though yet raw.
1t has not swelled. No matter will form.
He will work with it right along and in
q day or two it will be well Infiamma-
ton cannot exist where it is applied,
any more than the morning dew can
continue under the bright sun rays.
Used externally and internally and cures
collie, summer complaints, fux, dyspep-
STA, ETC., etc, also drops on q small
lump of sugar once in two hours cures
sore throat and consumption. In fact
it cures any dfseass that has Inflamma-
ton in it. One tablespoonful dose cures
La Grippe. Nersr disapposnts. Safe and
certain. Money refunded if satisfaction
not given. Take a bottle home to-day.
For Sale by DIR. j. d. Karr.
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Notice, Cane Growers.

Whether you are raising cane for
feed or sugar you want the best / have
it. My seed is from cane raised for
the sugar mill and tested from II to &c
per cent. sugar. 1t Is all new seed,
guaranteed. Call ON or address,
AZ S. X. w. FIELD.
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NEW JOKE

On the liver. When it is out of order
and you feel blue, try few doses of
Begg's Little Giant Pills. Your liver
will appreciate the joke. So will you.
For sale by j. r. Young and j. d.
Karr
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A FuZZI,E

To many ladies is how to keep their
hair in curl Oh rainy days. The solu-
ton is easy. Ask }. r. Young or J.D.
Kari for Nonpareil Hair Curler and
the puzzle will be solved.
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Camp Meeting.

The Free Methodists will hold a
camp meeting i'll the burst grove, in
this city, july lilh and holding over
the second Sunday.
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AIITTLE TARTAR

On your teeth will cause their decay
and will make your breath disagreed
BILE. SeXafroC will remove the cause of
trouble. This favorIte tooth wash is
sold by j. r. Young and J. d. Kari
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Wanted.

For pasture, % TO 80 head of colts.
Pasture fine, with living water. about
6 miles southeast of Medicine Lodge.
Address Lewis Thompson. Az
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For Sale.

have on hand the best livery stable
in Medicine Lodge; also the best lot of
rigs and horses, which | desire to dis
pose of OH reasonable terms.
w. Ii, LOVE.
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Lock Mt This 4!

l have three dandy pure bred Short
Horn bulls for sale at my place miles
southwest of Sharon. Call on or ad-
dress, L. b. StockstilI, Sharon, Kan.
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THE DEMON OF DESPAIR

Insomnia, and its twin brother Dys-
pepsia, are the offspring of disordered
stomach. A positive cure is found in
Beggs' Dandelion Bitters. Sold by al
druggists.
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Is not the one that worries us but tho
doctors bill. Keep supply of Beggs'
Family Medicines on hand and reduce
your doctors bill 95 per cent. Sold by
J. r. Young and j. ID Karr.
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SILVER THREADS AMONG TIE Col

Are a Sign that your hair needs invig-
Grating. Beggs' Hair Renewer pro-
notes a healthy growth Of hair, pre-
vents its failing out or turning gray.
Sold and guaranteed by J. r. Young
and j. d. Karr
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Coughing leads to consumption.
Kemps Balsam stops the coughing at
once. 81
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CHURCHES.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. services, each alter
~ ma te Sunday at ii a. m and p. IN. Sun
day school every Sunday at 10 q. m. Pray
ermeeting "Wednesday 1890 p. m.
J.C. IRWIN, Pastor.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.-Servicesev
sIN4 Sunday at loo a. m. and 80 p. m. Sun
gay school every Sunday at 10 T.. IN. Prayer
fsae0tinA every Thursday evening at 1880.
straagers invited. J. NJ. ARCHER, Pastor.
T1REsBYTERIAN.-Se rviceseverySunda at
e II a. m. aud 80 p. m. Sunday School at
10 q. m.
NtATHOLIC CHURcH-Services once every
~ month in the GobieilO building on North
Main street XIV OHARA' pastor.
HERMAN BAPTIST BRETHRKN-Hold reg
Sf uIar services at Mingona, Barber oounty,
the second and fourth Sundays In each month
At Forrest school house on the second sunday !;
Cedar Creek school house on the third Sunday.
by Elders Shsnberger, Smith and Neher.
CT. MARKS MISSION-Sunday School at
- $3.50 o'clock on every Sunday afternoon, in
che @. A. X. hail. Children please come.
pAPTIST.-PreacninG st and Ord sunday IL
ia. IN aud at 500 p, every Sunday. Sunday
school at Ie O'Clock. a. m. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening of each week. Rev. W. A.
Cain, Pastor. Residence on Cor. Lincoln ave.
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state 0Mcers.
Barber County omcers.
PHYsIcIANsIN MEDICINE LODGE.

s. KoCIELL'
Homeopathic PHYSICIAN SURGEON,
Office on Kansas Avenue next TO Index Office
MEnICUNF LODGE = KANFAs
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State oi Kansas, Barber County IS:
In the matter OF the estate of Luden Fowler
late of Barber County, Kansas.
Notice Is hereby given that on the 3rd day of
May, A D. 1888 the undersigned was. by the
Prooate Court OF Barber County, Kansas, Ciu-
ly appointed and qualified as administrator of
Luden Fowler, late of Barber County, decens-
ed. All parties interested in said estate will
take notice and govern themselves according
ly. DAVID NATION AdminIstrator