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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-01-15
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14
Fowls as insect Destroyers.

The value of poultry for destroying
insects is greatly uRdersstimated. 4
turkey hen, with . large brood, will
work industriousiy over a large area
In one day, and they will consume hum
dreds Of insects. During an entire
season the useful work so performed
will be very great. A hook bf hens on
q range will nnd all the insect food de-
sired, and wiz need no aid from the
owner. This lie we'll enough as it ap-
pears, and saves expenses, but to their
credit should be given the destruction
Of insects. n some corEect estimate of
the number Of insects destroyed by enc
hundred fowls could be made, for one
year, the result would be astonishing.
If we could put it at half a peck for
each hen, i might not be too large,
but allowing only two quarBs Of insects
for each hen, during one year, and we
have over three bushels of insects de-
stroyed by one hundred fowls. This
means fewer insects 70 be killed the
next season. We have seen Q brood of
turkeys clean out all the worms in q
tobacco field in one day, and though
the adult potato beetles are injurious
70 fowls. yet the hens will eat the eggs
and grubs Of the bestles if given an
opportunity. The destruction Of in
sects should always be considered in
the matter Of poultry management
Farm aud EiroSid0.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14
A TsILL,oN KISSES.
How Long q Time This ejaculation Ex
ordinary Would Take.

How Long a Time THIS Ejaculation Extra
ordinary Would Take.
The case Of the Florida man who had his
love letters produced and read In court
should teach other lovers moderation In the
making Of osculatory contracts
In single postscript the Florida man I'M,
dertook to deliver to the lady of his choice
no less than LOCO, 600, 600 600 kisses. And as
such contracts are not infrequently made In
love letters 1t may be well to give thought
to the magnitude Of the undertaking, saws
the Boston Globe.
Whoever viii take the trouble to figure it
out will find that, even if this amorous
Southerner should give the lady Is, 900 kisses
q minute (and we affirm that no berson
could hope to do more than that, and even
If he could keep up this rate of oscillation
twenty-four hours a day, never pausing to
eat, sleep or take breath, working 1855 days
every year, it would take him more than
100 years to complete the contract. And
by that time, it is painful to reflect, the
ardor Of his love may have cooled. Even at
the end OF 100 years, counting 1900 kisses
minute, there would remain an undo
hvered balance Of more than 200 600 OOO. 600.
number which in itself might well appall
the most industrious.
We therefore feel constrained to advise
writers OF ,ove-letters not to undertake
contracts OF the magnitude Of that reported
from Florida.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14


FREE trade and free silver have gone
a Rlimmering and protection and sound
money are on ton again. The Lord
reigns Topeka Capital.
Now, will anyone say that the repuh
llcan party is not an advocate of the
single gold standard We have always
eontended that republicans who advO
Gated free silver on the stump wer,
rank hypOcrites and the above from
such eminent republican authority
as the Topeka Capital shows that We
have not sp ken amiss. Republican
ism is only another word for monomet.
allism and all the twisting aud squirm
ing of one.h horse newspapers and side
walk politicians can't Offset the words
and actions of republican leaders.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14
ROBERT LlNcoLN's FEE.

How an Old Judge Helped the Young
Lawyer to Get q Start.
Mr.. Robert T. Lincoln likes to tell tho
story Of his first fee as an attorney, says
the San Francisco Argonaut Old Judge
Logan, under whom he read law, had
always told him not to be afraid TO charge
big fees for his services. people don't re-
spect cheap lawyer" said the Judge. One
day, soon after Mr.. Lincoln had been ad-
mitted to practice, he sat alone in his Office,
when messenger brought note from the
Chicago agent of one of the wealthiest in
surance companies in America, asking to
have the title to a certain piece of property
looked up. The young lawyer spent about
half an hour looking into the title, and then
sent his report to the insurance office.
Pretty soon the messenger came with
another note. This one requested Mr.. Lin
coin to send his bill by the bearer. The
young lawyer had no idea what to charge.
At first he thought it would be good policy
not to charge any thing. "For," said he, to
himself, Il should like to get that company's
work regularly But he knew Judge Logan
would not approve that sort of thing, and
he did not want the judge to think that he
was needless of his advice. So he figured
it that, since he had worked only
hslf-an-hour, ten dollars would be
good stiff price, for it would be at
the rate of two hundred dollars for
day Of ten hours. The words of Judge
Logan, however, rang in his ears, and,
with stroke of audacity VIII Oh almost
frightened him, Mr.. Lincoln finally made
the bill for twenty FIVE dollars. He felt that
this was an outrageously high fee, and was
hesitating rs to whether he would give it
to the boy or make out another for ten dol
lars, when Judge Logan CHANGED to come
in. You are just the man want to see,"
said Mr.. Lincoln, and he told him of his d.
lemma Judge Logan took the bill and tore
ftu 81 knew it was outrageously high"
said Mr.. lincoln, but, judge, you always
told mo to mako big bills, and / did this
more TO please you than myself" "Non-
sense" said the judge, s'give me a pen"
He sat down, wrote another bill, and gave
it TO the boy. In few minutes the boy re-
turned with the insurance agents check
for two hundred and fifty dollars, and
little note TO Mr. Lincoln thanking him for
his Pr0mptRess, aud saying the oompany's
other work OF this character would be sent
to him. "Great Scottt' said the young
lawyer to the old one; did you make out
bill for two hundred and fifty dollarsfn
'Of course did" answered the old Judge;
s'you don't want to be confound d elee-
mosynary institution for insurance compan
les, do your
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

Now is not the time for the populists
to become discouraged. 1t is not sur
prising that the republican party has
been dshe:ed into power when We re.
member all the circumstances that
have brought it about. It's a rebuke
20 the present administration. 1t is
not so much republican victory as 1t
IL democratic defeat. Pop4lism is
not defeated, but is becoming more
popular daily and the principles of our
party will be enacted into law after
the next congress completes the in
iquitous legislation thai the present
one has begun or failed to remHye.
The mighty hand of capital has as
serted itself in this campaign and to
this cause, especially in this state, Is
the republican victory directly trace
able. BE on the alert. fight tor right
and principle and The present lem
porary defeat Will De Suppispie by a
! OriOus victory.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14
Bsnsats Of Electric LiehtinE.

There can be no doubt that the reduction
Of the fire risk to Q minimum by the inven-
ton and subdivision of the electric light and
its commercial success has contributed in o
marked degree both to the business enter
prise and social happiness Of the present
decade. Ocean steamships and smaller
crafts are now eQuipped With the incan-
descent light, thus giving Increased safety
to both passengers and crew. In the home
the health and happiness of the members Of
the family arc increased by the freedom
from smoke and unpleasant fumes so COM
mon in other methods Of illumination, and
In libraries the comfort aud whoiesome-
ness Of the steady electric light Il now
largely appreciated.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14
FAREWELL SPECIALIST.
How q Melancholy Loafer Makes Himself
Useful to Busy Men.

How q Melancholy Loafer Makes Himself
Useful to Busy Men.
The other morning, says Puck, as the de.
parting Cunard steamship was casting OF
its lines and swinging out into the stream,
an elderly looking business man hastily en-
braced O lady who was one of the passen-
gers and rushed down the gang plank to
the wharf.
Going hurriedly up to a melancholy loafer
who was watching the busy crowd, the gen.
tleman drew him behind pile Of freight
and said:
''Want to earn a dollara"
''You bet"
"You see that lady in black on the bridge
therel" said the citizen.
"Cert."
"Well, that's my wife, going to Europe.
Now, Of course, she'll expect me to stand
here for the next twenty minutes, while the
steamship is backing and filing around. 80
as to wave my handkerchief and watch her
out Of sight Seel"
II ketch on, boss"
swell, I'm too busy to fool around here;
stock to buy, biz to attend to- She's little
near-sighted; so I'll just hire you to wave
this Handkerchief instead. It's q big one
with red border, and as long as he sees it
she'll think it. 8 me. Come up to 2O2 Wall
street when they are well off and I'll pay
you"
''Sposin' she looks through telescope OF
suthin'T"
''In that case you'll have to bury your
face in the handkerchief and do the great
weep act"
"That'll be fifty cents extra"
"An right. Time Is money. Look sharp
nowl You can kiss your hands a few
times at, say, one dime per kiss" and snap
ping his watch the over-driven business
man rushed or
We print this affecting little incident to
call attention to the fact that the man thus
employed has gone into the business regu-
larly. He is now professional fareweller,
and business men and others can save valu-
able time and yet give their departing rel
Atives an enthusiastic send-off by applying
to the above specialist any steamship day
Go early to avoid the rush.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14
The rraInip~ Of ChIIar,n,

The training Of children in those matters
which mark gcDd-breeding should begin ..
IN early aga A boy five years old is nan !.
too young to be taught to take OF bin hat ~
. lady, not to pass between people who are
talking together, to stand uutil ladies' arc
seated. All such things are acquired far
more easily by early drilling than they can
ever be sfterEards. Indeed. it Is question
Reutieman or LADY.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

ABOUT the first thing the republican
congress will do will be to Increase The
aFmy 10 kill the starving peo-
pie if they become dlsqEdeFlv. This
has been frequently advocated nv the
republican leaders aud IL is reasonable
to SUPPOSE ,hati it will now he put in
force The republican party IS the
friend to the workingman you know.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

IF old Ananias could look up from
his suhterranean abode and read some
OF our republican exchanges he Womb
with fearful eyes exclaim: Il ma
have been something of liar IN M
dav. but would not be in it, now -
Lexington mo Intplligencer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

Probably most persons are not aware tina,
IN addition TO the regular American flag
there Is an official flag of the President which
he alone Is authorized to use and which
isnever displayed except in his honor. The
nag 10 dark blue, with . white eagle with
outstretched wings and holding shield In
its claws. Above this eagle and between
its wings are seven white stars and beneath
1t, half on each side, are six more, the thir-
teen being mathematical of the original
States. This same design was the oficial
flag OF President Washington and it has not
been altered to the present time.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14
- -
Edible Menu Cards.

The latest thing In hotel bills Of fare Is an
edible menu card. You select the dishes
you want and then while waiting for them
you amuse yourself by leisurely eating up
the bill Of fare, it acting as an appetizer. It
Is the scheme Of London confectioner. He
makes thin shaet Of sweetened dough
and after it has been baked he prints the
menu upon 1t In ink made OF chocolate. II
hasn't got here yet, but it wiz by and BY.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

The National Bankers scheme f"r
more money is only another link in
tended to be placed in the chain tina,
will hopelessly bind industry. another
act in the yillainous plot, outlined by
the Hazard circular, in which a gang
of heartless pirates boast that the con
troll OF the money, controls labor
Woodward News.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

II Is safe TO say that the next col
gress will be republican. Which mean
"A few more n illionaires and another
million pauDeTs. How long will the
people continue to put the name of a
party higher than freedom.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

ONE redeeming feature of the recent
political avalanche in this state is thai
the senate is still pOpullst AID corpora
tons won't be allowed to put the whole
state in their vest pockets and use it for
themselves exclusively. In '96 the PEG
pie will come to their spnses again.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

THE republicans Will havea majority
on Joint ballot in the legislature. This
looks as though ingalls, Will get jot
to skin democrats again. Barber coun
ty shares none of the responsibility fol-
this outrage. to her credit be it said.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

The e. o. p. Is out boasting that the
popullst party is dead If partial de-
feat is death, both old parties we're
dead many time. As party we are
stronger than We were wear ago. If
you don't belieye 1t taks pep a. tLe
newly elected congress.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

WE are gong to have "sound money!
"high tariff" increased freight and
passenger rates and such other delica-
cies that MAKE the poor poorer and
rich richer, and which enables certain
congressman to wear silk underwear.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

SILVER Dick Bland went down with
his party. What deteriorating effect
agOld standard administration has on
the democracy. Bland suffered for
what the eastern wing Of democracy is
responsible
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

WE are met face to face with tim.
when men are driven to the polls in
herds and voted by heir masters. foi
their masters and against themselves.
Despotism is approaching at a rapid
gait. The ballot will stop it if begun
in time.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

Now what has the old party machine
to say about the "solid SOUTH The
pops are getting to the top down there
Nationally speaking, the populist party
is stronger than it was two years ago.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

WE have elected a gold standard con
gress and have already gold standard
president. May the Lord have mercy
on the people because our public serv.
ants won't
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

INDICATIONS are that Long IS elected
by very small plurality. 1t will re-
quire the Official count to determine
he matter however.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

WE are now ready for that promised
prosperity" But incidentally we
would remark that said article can't
come through single gold standard
and the republican party.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

If all the people of the state were as
sensible as the Barber county people
we would feel more like smiling. w.
would have statsmen instead of dudes
in congress.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

The next congress Will play the tar
III farce oyer again. 1t seems the PEG
pie would soon get tired of sucl
monkey work.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

THE suffrage amendment was defeat
ed by the republican party. Wonder
how those women who stumped for the
republican party feel by this time.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

KANSAS will receive no legislation
until 1896.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

The populists will have more repre-.
sentatives in the next congress than
they have in the present one. The par.
ty is not dead If Kansas IS a little off.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

NEW YORK went Hell bent" so says
the Wichita Eagle. That IS, it went
republIcanPnr rOusing majority.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

Poor old Colorado She don't know
what she needs. She has elected thu
entire gold-bug ticket. with one excep
LiOc
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

EVERYTHING, including hades seems
to have gone republican.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

TWENTY ONE populists in the next
congress don't look so bad after all.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

TA1lMANYIsM is what enthroned re.
publicanism in New York. but the
state is bettered but little with the
newly elected administration.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

JUST now Morrill, isn't ashamed of
Kansas. The tide has turned, the joke
is on Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

NEVADA and Nebraska elect the
populist state ticket. Kansas must
take back seat this year but Will come
to the front in 'a6.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

NEBRASKA was saved out Of the
wreck. The pops elected the state
ticket and majority of the legislature.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

CoNIANCHE gives Jerry thirty MAJOR
ty; two years ago it gave Long one
COldwater Star.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

NEW YORK has gone republican but
Hill holds his job just as gracefully as
though nothing had happened.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

TON WATSON IS elected congress
man from his district in Georgia.
How about that solid south?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

FREE silver got black eye last
week. 1t will never recover while the
republican party is in power.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

The republican state ticket is elect
ed by about 20 600 plurality.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

SILVER legislation is blocked for two
more years at least.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

THINGS look awfully McKinleyish at
present.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-14

A party Of four Sacramento anglers went
Up the river the other day 70 catch seme
fsh. They agreed that whenever one
should land q ish each Of the others should
pay him quarter. One Of the quartet was
especially unlucky in his piscatorial vent
ure. and was soon out Of pocket t4.25 and
down TO his last quarter. He wanted TO
break up the compact, hnt the others
wouldn't let him. Just then he stole ono
Of the fishes caught by another Of the PAR.
", slipped It upon his hook and into the
water. He soon landed it with great deal
OF splutter and noise. and received six bits.
When the others were not looking he re-
placed It on his hook and again went
through the act Of landing ash. H man.
aged TO work the dodge until he had not
only got back his GAS. but broke the rest
Df the crowd.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-16


Girdles were m object ut superstition
more especially 30 thcy had belonged 20
female aliuts such etdl,- were popularity
believed TO possess certain remarkable
povar-the power. namely, of protecting
women from some of the more serious ILL
uesses that are attendant or consequent
upon childbirth This superstition per
meatpd through all GLASSES Of the sex.
Queens credited the miraculous virtues of
"our lady's girdle' aud paid large prices
for the loan of one. The majority OF these
giidlcs were believed to have been the
property, during her lifetime Of St Mar
paret, the gracious patrouess Of married
women. Nearly every nunnery in England
to say nothing of France possessed one
There is ia an old Irish poem, with the
churmngly cuphonious title of "Oran
Eadar Allie Agus Macedonian Air Dhuibh
Fearg Ghabhail ri Fionn, an allusion to
the efficacy of an enchanted or sanctified
grdle in this same direction, aud we are
further informed that sickness cannot
affect those whom their girdle binds"
In Ossian there is mention made to much
the same effect. 1t does not matter that
the poems of Ossiau, as put before the
world by MIR Macpherson, are not genuine.
One of the schoOlmasters' commentators
says that "sanctitied girdles till very lately
were kept in many families in the north of
Scotland They were impressed with Sow
eral mystical figures and the ceremony of
binding them about the woman's waist
was accompanied with words and gestures
| which showed the custom to have come
originally from the Druids. "-Chamb ers'
Journal