Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-06-28

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1t is the emotions-sympathy, sorrow,
anxiety, etc.-and not pain or hatred,
which provoke tears The pains of ma
ternity are fearless. except as a conse-
quence of the dreamy condition induced
by anBsthetics; and this is quite intel
hgible. for tears are purely springs of
emotion which by their flow tighten
the heart, but which contribute moth
ing to the relief of physical pain A
person who cries for pain does so prob
ably in compassion for himself-sym-
pathy, in fact
For persons addicted to weeping,
change of scene, distraction. and open
air exercises are the best remedies In
diligence in alcoholic drinks is especially
prejudicial as it disturbs the balance
of the nervous system and promotes a
maudlin sentimentality; opium, on the
other hand, if taken before retiring,
really stills the rebellious nervous sys-
tenn
Tears have their value also from the
humanitarian point of view-not for
themselves, but as indications that
mental anguish is bereft of its sting
under the influence of their iow.-Stein
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FOREIGN GOSSIP.
1t IS about two years since seven
teen Egyptian mummies in the old
museum of Berlin proved to be the
bodies of fellows who a short time ago
took their beer in the saloons of the
capital of the empire of William ii. 1t
is now believed that there is not a
museum in the world that has not been
imposed upon by frauds of this kind.
The famous London circus, known
as Astley's, and familiar to all readers
of Dickens and Thackeray, is in process
of demolition It was there that Adah
Isaac Menken, the clown Grimaldi and
other historic stage and sawdu.t celeb
rites won their greatest successes, aii
the name figures in the pages of a
dozen novels of London life.
I'm the case of French countess
who left all her property to the pope,
the French court. in the action on the
part of the natural heirs of the coun-
tess to break the will, decided that the
pope could not hold land in France
not because he was a foreign sovereign,
but because he was not concrete per-
son, but an abstraction. standing for
the schools knownas Christianity, and
because an abstract idea can not hold
real estate in France.
"A novel measure of protection
against thieves and other crooked Gus
toners has been instituted by the bank
OF France. An instantaneous photo
graphic operator is placed in such a Do
sition that he can, on receiving a sig
nal from the cashier, take a photo
graph of the person then at the win
dow. A valuable record may be thus
preserved of the person TO whom a
check is paid or whose identity il may
be necessary to establish.
During the recent heavy fors in
London, all traffic on the streets was
suspended, and all places of amuse-
ment and social gatherings were de-
serted. 1t was almost impossible to
make ones way along the streets, as
the electric and gas-lights served only
to make traffic more dangerous- MANY
highway and other robberies were
committed, the thieves invariably es-
Gaping under cover of the befriendinR
fog.
"A Hungarian inventor claims TO
be able to spin ordinary wood pulp, or
cellulose. into yarn. from which all
soats of textile tissues can be made in
the ordinary way. equalling in dura-
bility. appearance, and fastness of
color the best cotton goods. If his
scheme is practicable, IL will revolu-
tionize the textile industry. 1t il
claimed the method is applicable. not
only TO cellulose. but TO every sort Of
short fibrous material, rags, scraps of
cotton and linen goods, and the like.
and the fibre can be dyed before being
spun into yarn.
Great Britain is now far in advance
of Russia as far as regards extent of
possessions The recent partition of
Africa has added 1000. Oe0 square miles
lnominally at least TO the British pos
sessions. At the end of 1892 the Brit
ish empire, including protectorates,
spread over l2.20s. .506 square miles,
while Russia. the next largest country,
included only s,457. .269 square miles.
1t may be remarked that nearly one
fourth of the immense area of the Brit
ish empire has been added within the
past five years. The Salisbury govern
ment appropriated more land than the
whole area of the United States
The great turtle found In the artil-
lery barracks at Port Louis in 1910,
when Mauritius was ceded to Great
Britain, is, although almost blind. still
alive. 1t weighs, according TO q French
observer, $50 kilogrammes. and meas
ures $50 meters 81 feetl across the
carapace. It's height from the ground
TO the top of the carapace, when It
walks, Is about SO meters fabout two
feet. 1t is believed to be 200 years old
at least, nevertheless it carries two men
on it's back with ease.
1t is not easy to convey to the for
eign mind generally the enormous i'm
portance which is attached In Italy TO
distinct promise of marriage. 1t, in
deed. almost amounts, morally speak
ing, TO marriage itself. and the break-
ing of it Is looked upon socially almost
as an act of infidelity to the marriage
bond A young girl who refuses to keep
her engagement Is called civetta-an
owlet-probably because owlets are
used as a decoy all over the country in
sn airing and shooting all small birds.
Be that as it may. the term is bitter
reproach. It sticks to her who has
earned II, and often ruins her whole
,;ts.