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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-13
A CINGALESE VENDOR.
The Rich Collection of Gems Held by
Peddler In Ceylon.

The Rich Collection of Gems Held by a
Peddler In Ceylon.
l was sitting one afternoon on the
beautiful wide veranda of the Gale
Face hotel, Colombo, Ceylon, says
writer in Donahue's Magazine. The
roar of the breakers pounding upon the
beach made pleasant music, and in
the translucent emerald brine some
laughing natives were splashing mer-
rily. A light hand touched my shoul-
der, and barefooted Cinga1ese stood
before me.
Would you like to buy some stones?"
he asked, in his pleasant voice.
These peddlers of gems IRE very
numerous in Ceylon and threaten to
become nuisance to the traveller.
They are not allowed to enter the ho-
tells, and I once saw one of them act
ually beaten out of the Oriental, in
Colombo Hence it was that before
addressing me my Cingalese friend
glanced furtively up and down the
long veranda to see that he was unob-
served by the minions Of the hotel.
He took from beneath his blouse a
bundle of white cloth, which he
opened, displaying about a pint of
rubies, carbuncles, moonstones and
cat's-eyes. AS 1 had nothing to do
looked through them, after explaining
to the sable merchant that had no
intention of buying. The collection
must have been worth many thousand
dollars, Judging by individual speci-
mems, but apart from his merchandise
the barefooted vendor, costume and
all, might have been assessed at about
fva shilliuCS
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-13
RESI- IN MOTION.
A Brain Worker Discourses on the Topic
of CheerfuIuess.

A Brain Worker Discourses on the Topic
of Cheerfuluess.
''If am harried or wearied by care
or work." said man who works with
his brains, 81 can always find rest in
motion. l just stop work and get out
and walk. AS l walk the weight is
lifted, and finally it is gone altogether,
and in place of that tired feeling comes
tranquility succeeded by elation. 1t
was a pleasing discovery to make, that
I could walk out of depression into
buoyancy. At first, when the exercise
was new to me, needed to go but a
little distance to accomplish this happy
result; and so clearly defined was the
change that could locate almost ex-
actly the spot where my burdens dis
appeared and l found myself in the
pleasant company of my hopeful, kind
ly friend, Cheerfulness. l still seek
Cheerfulness by that road and l find
him unfailingly, but ! have to go
further and further to meet him, for,
like any other stimulant, the walk
must be taken in constantly increasing
doses in order to produce the same re-
suits At first brisk walk of quar-
ter of mile brought me to the bound
ary line; now 1 find it about mile
and a quarter away. 1t may be that l
will have to seek Cheerfulness nearer
home as permanent atmosphere. for
1t is obvious that if must go greater
and greater distances to meet the per-
sonifed Cheerfulness he might one day
be practically beyond reach"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-13
SENATOR sTANFoRD's HORSES.
The Man Who Got His Deserts for Kick
ing One of Them.

The Man Who Got His Deserts for Kick
ing One Of Them.
In employing men to work at Palo
Alto the late senator gave them the
most strict orders. They were told,
says the San Francisco Examiner,
never to strike, kick or whip a horse,
and his instructions to his men were:
always do thing little better than
anybody else and you will succeed.
When you handle horse treat him a
little better than anyone else. When
you breed horse breed him to little
better stock each time
1t was In this way that Stanford rev.
olutionized the horse breeding of the
country. He never allowed one of his
men to ill-use horse, and they knew
it. There are never noise or blows
around the Palo Alto stables and the
horses are never frightened. To show
his feelings towards his horses, the
late Henry Vrooman once told of an
occurrence when he was dining with
Senator Stanford. Just after the din
ner one of the drivers insisted that he
must see the senator. He was ushered
in, with blood over his face, which was
badly cut. John knocked me down, -
explained the man, referring to one of
the trainers.
"What did you dop" asked the sena-
tor.
Nothing" replied the man.
But you must have done something;
want the TRUTH" persisted the SEN
ator.
81 kicked horse and John knocked
me down." said the man.
'Those were Johns instructions, and
I think he did just right" said the SEN
afOr
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-13
A River Flowing Inland.

On the African shore, near the Gulf
of Alden, and connecting the Lake of
Assal with the main ocean, may be
found one of the most wonderful rivers
in the world. This natural curiosity
in the shape of river does not flow to
but from the ocean toward the inland.
The surface of Lake Assal is nearly
seven hundred feet below the sea level,
and it is fed altogether by this para
doxical river, the latter being about
twenty-five miles in length. 1t is said
to be wonderful fact that this river
of immense volume especially at high
tide) furnishes exactly enough water
to counterbalance the extraordinary
evaporation of the lake, and that in
consequence the lakes surface re-
mains at uniform level year after
uoov
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-13
A "scooper" ..scooped. >.

Kate Fields Washington relates that
when Senator Stanford was about to
bring forward certain important
measure, Washington correspondent
for a San Francisco paper was in
structed to secure scoop" in the
form of an interview with the senator,
outlining the proposed legislation.
The article having been written, was
left with Mr.. Stanford for correction.
Next day the writer returned for his
manuscript and received great praise
from the senator for his excellence.
The correspondents eyes beamed with
delight and pride, and, after waiting
Tor the senator to pause in his eulogies,
he modestly ventured to ask if he
might take the manuscript now and
mail it. ooh. that reminds me- an
swered the senator, 81 gave your man
uscript to-day to one of the press asso-
Citations, to be sent to all the Cali
fornia newspapers. l thought it was
shame, after you had done such a
splendid piece of work, that you should
see it in print in only one place. Yes,
sir, your interview will be in the hands
of every newspaper reader in the state
of California tomorrow morning.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-13
a SENSIBLE ELEPHANT.
It Soon Detected That the Pump Trough
Was Not Level.


In India domesticated elephants are
usually given drink from large wooden
troughs filed with well water by
means of pump, and it is commonly
an elephant that fills this trough.
Every morning he goes regularly to
his task. While visiting a friend at
his fine residence in India correspon-
dent of the Manchester Examiner saw
large elephant engaged in pumping
such trough full of water. He con-
tinues:
I'm passing noticed that one of the
two tree trunks which supported the
trough at either end had rolled from
its place, SO the trough, still elevated
at one extremity, would begin to emp
ty itself as soon as the water reached
the level of the top at the other end,
which lay on the ground. / stopped
to see if the elephant would discover
anything wrong. Soon the water be-
gan to run off at the end which had
lost its support The animal showed
signs of perplexity when he saw this,
but as the end nearest him lacked
much of being full he continued to
pump. Finally, seeing that the water
continued to pass off, he left the pump
handle and began to consider the phe-
nomenon. He seemed to find it diff
cult to explain. Three times he re-
turned to his pumping and three
times he examined the trough.
81 was an absorbed looker-on, i'm
patient to see what would be done.
Soon lively Tapping of the ears indi-
Gated the dawning of light. He went
and smelled of the tree trunk which
had rolled from under the trough. !
thought for moment that he was GO
ing to put it in its place again. But it
was not, as 1 soon understood, the end
which ran over that disturbed his
mind, but the end which he found i'm
possible to fill. Raising the trough,
which he then allowed to rest for an
instant on one of his huge feet, he
rolled away the second supporting log
with his trunk and then set the
trough down so that it rested at both
ends on the ground. He returned to
the pump and completed his task"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-13
Adroit with SDies.

The duke of Marlborough had the
reputation of being singularly discreet
and adroit in dealing with spies, and
it is on record that when the hero of
Blenheim was commanding in Ger
many he on one occasion called a coun-
Gil of war to determine whether the
enemy should be attacked on the fol-
lowing day Every officer present was
in favor of attacking; but the duke
himself protested SO decided a repug-
nance to the step that the council SUBJ
mitted to his superior judgment and
adjourned. Immediately afterwards
Marlborough gave Prince Eugene Sc
cret orders to prepare for battle on the
following day, adding that spy was
present at the council of war who
would certainly report it's decision to
the enemy, and that it was necessary
to deceive him by adopting the ruse to
which the duke had recourse.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-13

Overcome by Ills unforeseen
The man with kidney disease may first apply
for relief from dropsy or skin eruptions, or the
woman with kidney disease, or female weakness
may first apply for treatment for lame back or
fullness about the eyes, or moth on the face.
People often nnd themselves in the situation so
Aptly figured by the Hon. John Allen Of Miss,
the wit Of the 61st Congress. Here is his cele-
brated rhyme +" let ny" on the floor Of the House
to the great amusement of that body.
There's Wanny runs the post once
And Levi runs the bar,
While baby runs the White House
And-d-n 1t here we arc"
Well. it's 80 with the afiicted. To avoid those
Ills, or to cure them, DR.. Fenner's Kidney and
Backache Cure Wf1l not disappoint The Rev
A. ]. Meachant late presiding Elder, Grove
City, Pa, Apr. 4, 1852, writes: "For Is years
suffered with kidney difnculty and used only 3
bottles Of DR.. Fcnner's Kidney and Backache
Cure ! have had less backache in the last 10
years than formerly had in 10 minutes. 1 feel
entirely cured" Money refunded IL satisfac-
ton not given. Take homo bottle to-day It
means happiness and prolonged life.
For Sale by DIR. j. ID. Karr.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-13
A VEGETABLE BONANZA.
A Root That Is Often Quoted as Bein
the Most Valuable.

A Root That Is Often Quoted as Being
the Most Valuable.
High prices are often paid at certain
times for drugs such as quinine. CO.
caine and others, but drug is used in
North China which in actual value far
surpasses anything which has been
known here.
The substance in question is called
ginseng, and is the root of Aralia quin-
quefolia. 1t is so highly valued as
tonic and stimulant medicine in China
that it is sold at from twenty to two
hundred and fifty times it's weight in
silver, sometimes for five hundred
times that amount. Parsons Monthly
states, however, that it possesses no
important medicinal properties. Next
to China the drug is produced in good
quality in Corea, and is the principal
article of export from Corea into China.
So much is this the case that the Co
reans are 10th to part with any seeds
of the plant lest their practical monop-
oily in this root should be invaded.
The wonder is that with such much
used commodity at such a price steps
are not taken to cultivate 1t in suffi-
cienI qudnIiCy 50 dS 10 ADJUST tne Dal-
ance between supply and demand.
The reduction, for example, in the
price of quinine was largely the result
of increased cultivation of the cinchona
plant, and the same may be said of CO..
caine in respect to the cocoa plant.
Perhaps, however, the foreign substi-
tutes of the real product, ginseng,
which reach the Chinese markets from
North America and elsewhere, inter
fere with the native production. But
with silver in one scale and portions Of
the highly-esteemed root in the other,
it seems reasonable to conclude that
the cultivation of the Aralia quinque-
folia in North China would be remu-
nerative, whatever the cost and
trouble
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-13
AFTER.pINNER WIT.
Ready Sallies Made by Famous Men Over
the Xalnuta and Wine.

the Walnuts and Wine.
After-dinner speeches have become
the repository of much of the most en-
ioyable humor and graceful repartee
that has found utterance, says Kate
Fields Washington. A wealth of wit
has been uncorked with the cham
payne, to sparkle for the moment and
vanish like the bead in the crystal
goblet 1t was in great part at the
table, in club or inn, that DIR. john
son gave out his readiest sallies. and
humble indeed is the house whose
walls have not echoed to after-dinner
pleasantly. Embalmed in tradition,
the reIinquary of the unwritten, we
find many curious instances of the
ready wit of some of our great men,
At dinner in Boston to William III.
Evarts, then secretary of state, the
toastmaster introduced Mr.. Evarts By
calling attention to the fact that
sswhen we sat down we contemplated
goose stuffed with sage; beg to in
troduce to you sage stuffed with
goose
At banquet given by the great act
or, Edward Everett, he was introduced
by Judge Story, who took occasion TO
perpetFate this excellent pun: Ap-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-13

pIause shall follow in the footsteps of
fame wherever it goes" Everett's
complimentary reioinder was that
''Aspirants for position in the tenn
pie of fame would never ascend higher
than one story
Campbell, the English poet, created
CONSERVATION and subsequent merri-
ment at a dinner of literary friends by
proposing the health of Napoleon
Bonaparte. A murmur of surprise
went round the table, and one pa
triotic Briton asked how he dared
make SO bold as to propose Napoleon's
health to a company of Englishmen.
''He once hanged publisher" replied
Campbell, and the glasses were drained
cheerfullv
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-13
BLIND MEN ON WHEELS.
They Can Successfully Run TricycIes with
the Aid of One Person.

They Can Successfully Run TricycIes with
the Aid of One Person.
There are blind naturalists, blind
historians, blind men of science, blind
musicians, and now blind men have
taken to cycling as means of recrea-
ton. It was a strange sight in the
city to see about eighteen of the
students of the Royal normal college
for the blind in upper Norwood leave
the Mansion house upon tricycles on a
visit to Birmingham, where the earl of
Dudley was to open new institution
for the sightless. The party were
mounted upon tandem machines, four
or five of them being linked together
so as to form two professions of rea-
sonable length. The leader of each
was possessed of the ordinary powers
Of vision, but all the rest were blind
After paying their respects to the lord
mayor, who greeted them kindly and
wished them safe and happy journey,
the students merrily set out on their
trip and pedaled themselves along
Cheapsidejn sprightly fashion. This
is, perhaps, the first time on record
where band of blind persons have
secured the country on cycles. Millions
'sstand and wait" theory is noble
poetry. but it is out Of fashion in real
lie, 80 far as concerns the blind.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-13
Not n Lost Art.

Archaologists and antiquarians in
their writings frequently refer to the
manufacture of flint arrow-heads, ETC.,
as "a lost art;" that is great mistake.
The art is probably lost to the Indians
because they have no use for it. The
stone implements have given place to
those of iron and steel, and the rife
and revolver have supplanted the flint
AK and arrowhead. The art of MAX
ing them is not lost, however. There
are many collectors of relics of the alb
origines who have studied the art of
working in flint and have become
adopts. In Chattanooga a gentleman
has become so proficient in the art that
he has not only manufactured magnifi-
cent specimens of arrow-heads from
flint, but also from the far more brit
tie obsidian, and- even from ordinary
glass
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-13
An Indian Rlanket.

The Indians make blankets of bark
beaten very thin. The bark is stamped
with fancy figures in brown and red
and is trimmed with fur. Palm leaves
are beaten together and are also made
into blankets. An Indian Is always
cold, even in hot weather, and his
blanket is as precious to him as our
sun hats are to US.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-13
An Infantile Prodigy.

An extraordinary infantile prodigy
has been discovered in China In little
girl four years old, who passed sue
cessfully an examination for literary
honors at the Hong Kong university,
and wrote "a concise essay" that made
the examiners marvel because of tho
mature thought exhibited In IL.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-13
About -aeteria.

Bacteria are IMPLY microscopic
plants of varying se and shapes, some
of them being s. small that fifteen
thousand laid en to end would not
make row moret nan inch in length.
Some are fat. @ RS round or oval.
and stin Others ) rod shaped. The
oldest form of is that OF the one
that is the exact lnterpart Of a cork
screw. In all ca they are so minute
that one needs a werful microscope
in order to study EN- and In no case
can they be perez ID with the unaided
eye alone
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-13
ALLIANCE DIRECTORY.

NATIONAL OFFICERS.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-13

President ...............H. L. Loucks. s. ID.
Wick President. ........... Marion Butter. IN. C..
Sec. and Treas. ...........L X. Taylor, Tenn.
The herald., 1893-05-14
Notice of Street Work.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON
~ Monday. the gath day of April. A. d.
1893, the council Of the city Of Los Angeles
did, att its Getting on said day, adopt an ordi-
nance OF tntsntion, number 1647 thew series),
to have the following work done, to-wit:
SECTION /, That it is the intention OF the
council Of the city of Los Angeles, to change
and establish the grade of the west line OF
olive street, from Third street tosecond- street,
as follows:
At the Intersection of Third street, as now
established l35- 30 on the northwest corner. 1t
point 100 feet north OF the northwest corner
Of Third street 1874. 20; at point IS feet n0rkn
from the last mentioned point 131. so: at .
point 333 zeet NORM from the last mentioned
point l0l.00, sll said mentioned points being
ton Of Second street 9400 And at all points
between said designated paints the grade shall
be established so as to conform TO q straight
line drawn between said designated points.
Elevations are in feet and above city datum
plane.
sac 2. The boundaries of the district to be
affected by said change and to be assessed to
pay the damages thai MAJ be awarded by res
son of such change of grade are hereby desig-
mated en6 established as follows Beginning
streets, thence westerly along the southerly
line of Second street 165 feet point; thence
s0utnerly Oh line parallel to and 165 feet
westerly OF the westerly line OF Olive street to
thence easteriy along the noftheriy line of
Third street to the northwest corner of Olive
and Toird streets. thence northerly along the
westerly line OF Olive street to the point OF be-
ginning, excepting therafron any publicst
or alley thar may lie within the above de-
scribed district,
Reference is hereby made 70 the said ordi-
nance of intention for further particulars.
D. A. WATSON, etreet Superintendent.
By A. l. STEWART, Deputy. OIL st
The herald., 1893-05-14

Unity EI004Ngee
BUTxER-Fancy creamery, 25-ounce squares,
s24as5c:. fancy dairy, per roll, 271l@30c.
onEEsE-Fer Is. Eastern, 13@t4c; California
large. 12e small. 18c; 3-fb hand. 15c.
Fresh Fruits.
zn%oSs e. o., per boa ao s2.oo@soo' I'M
EAreEszNaysis, per box, 80 5o02.75; seed
RAiriNs--London layers, per box. s1.oo@
BAEANAs-Per bunch. s1.75@2.25.
Dried Fruits.
APPLEs-Evaporated, per lb, lie; sun-dried,
PEAcHEs-Unpseled per ib, sC9121Sc; peeled,
ApE1cors-Kvaporated per lb, 14@15c.
PnUHEs-Per ID, 10@llo.
Nuts.
ALmoNps-soft shell, per 10, 16@17c: paper
she'll, 19(02io; hard shell, Bl010e.
PEAHuTs-Rsw, 4@5c per hi roasted, 70.
WALruTs--Hsfd shell, SC; soft shell, l1oi
paper she'll, 13c.
Honey and Beoswax.
HoEsy-comb, 129l4c; extracted, white, s@
90: amber, 7(1sc.
BEEsAAx--z0@25c.
Vegetables.
BEArs--Navy or small white, per 100 lbs
SO 6003.75; pink, per 100 lbs, $4,000 so
blsck .eysd, per 100 lbs, $2.5e@2.75i Limas, pei
PorxTcEs- Burbank. per 100 lbs, $4,000
2 25; Chico Rose, $1.85.
BEHTs--Per 100 lbs, zoo.
CABBAGE-Per 100 ibB., 81 .250D1.40.
CARROTS Per 100 lbs., S. 90.
CUuLIFLowER-yPer dcz., TOO.
CELBhY-Per doz., Soc
CHILIEs-Dry. per stftre, 4OG50c.
ONIoNs--Per 100 lbs, $3.50.
PARerIPsr-Pef 100 lbs, 81. SO.
PEAs-GreeD, per lb, 4@6c.
TUBN1Ps-Per 100 lbs, SOC.
Poultry and Eggs.
PouIrRy--Eans IS 2s(16 rs per doz: vounl
ROSTERS, $5.25(d5 ISL broilers, small 50 00Q
3.25, large, $35004 90; ducks, 81 000650
turkeys 150i6c per ID.
The herald., 1893-05-14
Notice to Parties Interested in the
ImproVementof Second Streatfrom
Los Angeles to Alameda Street.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT J. z.
IN SmitA and I. n. Polk have filed with the
undersigned their appeal to the council OF the
city Of Los Angeles from the following acts
and determinations of the street superintsn-
dent in relation to the making of the ASSESS
ment for said work, towlt:
isl The manner OF making the assessment
for paving and grading.
(bl The manner Of making the assessment
for sewertng.
(c) The manner OF making the assessment
for curbing.
Cd The manner Of making the assessment
for sidewslking.
(e) The manner of assessing the cost Of the
work upon the intersection OF San Pedro and
second streets
(b The manner Of assessing the cost OF work
upon the Intersection OF Vine, W0liskiu aud
Second streets.
"a The msnner Of assessing the cost q work
upon Woodworth Court termination and eppo-
site examinations.
M The form and extent OK the several a.
sessraent districts for the work done on the said
intersections and examinations.
sa1d sppeal Will be heard BY the couucfl Of
the city Of Los Angeles At eke council chamber
thereoI IN the city hall. st Los Ang lea, Cali
fofnia, on Monday, May 9TH, 1898. 81 O'Clock
2. "a, OF - soon thereafter IS the same can be
heard, ~ A Trrf,K rN M IN
- d city 0.ezk-
The herald., 1893-05-14
General Markets.


NEW YORK, May 13.-Hops were dun bu,
stea y; state, common TO choice, 1S(D211Sc.
Pacific coast tSat21c.
Cofee-Optious closed steady and 10 to 20
points up. The gales were $500 bags, includ
Ing June $i5 20 July, $15.05Dl5.l5; Aug
$500 Spot Rio closed quiet and firm, No.
z at 16&(nl6Ne
sugar-kaw closed quiet and steady; fair re.
lining at 3sS; centdfugHls, SO test, 40:
refined closed quiet but weak; off A,
A Is $4,000; mould a, 5lxD5 9l6c; standard
A. 51Sc; CONFECTIONERY A. 5 3-l6N5sSc: cut
loaf, 55ztg5 11-16c. crushed, 5s<0G5 15-16e;
powdered, 5 Il-1645Jsc; sranulated, 5 5.169
BIC: cubes, 5 1T-IGe151ac
Copser-Weak; lake, $iOS5N1100
Lead-Weak: domestic, SO rs.
Tin-steady; straits, $40 30 bid; plates were
@3 ~
Cni5Aco, May 13.-PoFk steady; cash, $1,000;
September, &20471<.
"a STEADY; cash, slo.4o; September,
saRibs--steady; cash, $1,000; September,
$10.15.
Shoulders $40 Oo@1O.25.