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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-02
Finances in Bad Shape.

FRANKFORT, KY, Dec 2s.-There is
probability of an extra session of
the Kentucky legislature to raise
money to defray the expenses of the
state government. There is at pres
ent deficit of $500, 600, which is in
creaSing daily
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-02
Good Reports From Indian school.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-The annual
reports of the superintendent of In
dian schools received at the interior
department indicate a growing in
terest in education by the Indians,
and testify to the good work accom-
pliShed by these institutions.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-02

WASHINGTON, Dec 30. = Senator
Martin visited the White house yes
terday with two actresses, whom he
presented to the president. Mr..
Cleveland gave each of his visitors a
rose, a photograph of himself and his
autOoraDll
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-02
Missouri Funding Bonds Called In.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Dec. 29.-State
Treasurer Lon V, Stephens has for
warded a check for S4O9,0 200 to the
American Exchange National bank of
New York to take up a similar amount
of Missouri per cent funding bonds
subject to call January l.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-02
Played with Powder.

NEosHo, Mo-, Dec. 81. = While
Charley Jones and Rosco Rose were
shooting giant powder, in celebration
of Christmas, at CRANKY, one of the
sticks failed to explode as soon as
expected. Both boys ran to pick it
up, when it exploded while they were
bending over it, fatally hurting both.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-02
GROVER A SUCCESS.
-Four Great Efforts and -Four Million
Dollars.

Four Great Efforts and Four Million
Dollars.
Grover is said to be a poor .nan-ru-
I1or puts his wealth at 81. 600, 600! This
is cool sum, little too chilly to be in
the hands of man whose first great
work consisted solely in sending two
untortunates into eternity by the
| moose route: whose second effort was
filling the position of mayor; third.
that of governor, and fourth, that of
the presidency. Four great efforts and
four million dollars! One effort, one
million. See? Plain as the nose on a
mans face, isn't it? Salary as sheriff,
3d. ,OGO; hanging two men, $500; salary
as mayor, two years, $50, 900; salary as
governor, two years, $40, 900; salary as
president, five years, $3.50, 900. Total,
S305, $40. Practiced law and speculated
In Wall street-principally the latter
during the four years absence from
the white house, $500, ,O0o First sum
brought down and added, SI,105. 500.
Cost of living, unknown. Deduct ST.
los, 500 from 81, 600, 900 and their re-
mains for last years profits on some
unknown and mysterious investment.
$2,s94, 500 AS money getter Grover
seems to be success.-Noncomfor
ist.
BRAVE, earnest souls only advocate
the cause of humanity.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-02
Young Man Shot and instantly Killed.

AMSTERDAM, Mo, Dee. 2s.- Near
Burdett, this county, William Riley
shot and instantly killed Henry
IIagby, aged Is. The boys were out
hunting and young Riley claims that
the shooting was accidental, but tells
different stories as to how it happened.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-02
F1orida's Oranges Ruined.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Dec. 90
Florida is experiencing the coldest
weather it has seen since 1886, with
the mercury registering 16 degrees.
This will prove disastrous to the
orange groves.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-02
Ex-Lieutenant Dodge Drowned

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, Dec. 90
News has been received here that ex-
Lieutenant James E. Dodge, once no
torious in Missouri and Kansas, was
accidentally drowned while yachting.
He was d cousin of Gal Hamilton"
abigail Dodge.)
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-02
Blown Into a River and Drowned.

NoRwALK, Ohio, Dec. 2s.-Gilbert
Jameson, one of Norwalk's oldest
residents, while walking across the
Lake Shore bridge at Hudson, was
blown into the river and drowned.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-02
BRAVE, earnest souls only advocate
the cause of humanity.

1t is the climax of demagogism to
claim that the democratic party is the
same to-day that it was in the days of
jackson and Jefferson. The confiding
voter that still clings to that belief
with all the facts against him, is GER
tainly very dull of comprehension to
say the least Mr.. Cleveland, in his
message, states the leading issue of
the next campaign. That issue is
whether banks of issue or the govern
ment shall control the currency of the
country.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-02
Miss Pauline Bancroft ! BRIDE.

BosToa. Dec %. Captain Carl Gus
tave Flasch. an officer of the Swedish
navy, was married to Miss Pauline
Banereft, daughter of ]. c. bancroft,
tbs famous historian, at the First
church last night.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-02
Shot By his wife,

GALEsBURG, ILL., Dec 2S.-As a re-
suit OF months of domestic unhappi-
ness, Charles T. johnson was shot by
his wife, Ida E johnson, in the Office
OF Attorney John Malley yesterday
afternoon, and is now in precarious
condition.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-02

Mr. Cleveland, and perhaps
majority of his party, takes the posi-
tir9 that Hamilton occupied, and that
Z. = republicans have held all along
that banks of issue should control the
currency. The Peoples party is the
only party that stands boldly where
Jackson and jefferson stood On this
question opposed TO banks Of issue.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-02
Mnrler ANA Snieide.

WELLINGTON, Mimi, Dec. 2o.-Mat-
thew Palmer cut his wife's throat and
then his own. Both are dead.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-02

Kansas Breeze: The Hoxie Sentinel
tells about catching the girl in the act
of looking through the Old Testament
for passage in Luke. This is not so
discouraging as it might seem at the
first glance. There is n world of COM
fort in the thought that the good book
has reached Uoxie
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-02

There is so much salt in the Saline
river that it is doubtful if it may be
used for irrigation and ''llit" of
maclrel accidently dropped from the
bridge near Lincoln came to life and
are chasing up and down the stream
soaring the daylights out of the little
kitten fish
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-02

Commercial items from the Larned
Eagle-Optic: Colonel Will Gill was
too late with his fifty rabbits the 9TH
er day. The market was closed and
the Colonel took his rabbits home for
chicken feed. Next year he will have
flock of chickens with fur on.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-02

The meeting of the County Clerks
association held in Salina on Decem-
Der 20 w-s an important and interest
ing one. Speaking of it County Clerk
Carvin. chairman of the legislative
committee of the association, said his
committee has for years been engaged
in formulating ideas looking to re-
vision of laws touching on assessment
and taxation and that at the coming
session of the legislature the commit
tee Will be present to urge the pas
sage of laws to remedy the evils now
complained of.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31


 have the necessary alterations made for about Sl5, it was easy to sec that there was no other place whero he could in. vest $l5 and get so large an interest as % per cent This was enough of an in. centive to mako him try the experiment..
 Although he had been told that such wagons would haul more easily, he was not prepared for tho surprise which was in store for him.
 On tho farm 20 bushels of potatoes had been considered a good load over the soft ground, but after he had had the wide tires applied have often heard him say that tho same team could haul 50 bushels over tho same field and with seemingly greater case,
 About tho time he adopted the flat footed wagon" Inc was appointed path master of the road district in which he lived
 Being very enthusiastic on tho subject himself, he soon convinced other farm CTS that they could not afford to go on using tho narrow wheels He talked it to them until every man in tho district became convert to the new idea, and at present no other tires arc used around this neighborhond.
 l recently askvd the present pathmas- ter whether he thought that. with tho entire road tax redncCd ono quarter. as 1t would he when all tho hauling was done on wide tires. there wonld be enough money raised to keep tho roads in repair as compared with the full tax when nothing but narrow tires were in use. and he replied. Yes, and more
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31

Soon remembering in whose presence he stood, Maynard disengaged himself. Turning to General Thomas:
 General, he said in a broken voice. "I cannot-thanks are nothing-time must show how well appreciate what you have done. Is there another man in the army who could afford to take so enlarged view in such caseP Is there ono with so farSeeing m eye, so keen a sense of a soldiers duty, tempered with SO kind hoart?'
 Maynard paused for n moment. Then with sudden burst of enthusiasm;
 But who shall reward the man who on that terrible day held together the Army of the Cumberland? Can the president hestow an adequate ranky Would the title of full general availy Nol It is for the people to reward you with title not given by al individual, but by the common consent of vast masses-not only for day, but so long as there shall be a history of this war the Rock of Chickamauga.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31

be considered. These arc your youth, the circumstances under which you were placed, tho voluntary sacrifice of your self made to save another and in obedi- ence to your own interpretation of your duty in repaying a sacred obligation. While these considerations do not de- stroy the act or its pernicious effect as an example, they show conclusively that it did not string from base motives, but rather in obedience to a strong sense of honor. which a soldier should hold in highest esteem.
 When tho general began to speak of these palliating circumstances, Maynard did not hear him. As he proceeded, however. his attention was arrested.
 Furthermore, there are your bril- liant services, both as a scout and yet more recently in the battle through which we have just passed, Ihave taken pains to learn of your services in the ranks on the 10th of September and was myself witness to your gallantry on the ridge on the 20th. I cannot find it l in my heart to fail in my acknowledg- ments to any man. however he may have err, !. who engaged in that desperate stTuSSlSs WHICH Wts u JuEHluk point III our fortune and may be said to have saved us all from rout or capture.
 Besides for moro than a year have | watched your career with interest am sure that you are possessed of un- doubted military talents, perhaps of Q high order. believe it to be true wis dom on tho part of the government to retain those talents for tho country. Therefore. in tho interest of the United States and for gallant and meritorious conduct at tho battle of Chickamauga. have suggested your name to tho presi- dent for tho appointment of brigadier general of volunteers. A batch of such appointments, including yours. was yes. 1 terday sent to the senate, and have a telegram announcing that they were Rll confirmed
 Suddenly it seemed as if there had been loosening of invisible cords that had been holding husband and wife apart In the fraction of a second they were locked in each others arms. Tears, the usual mode of expression of deep feel ing in woman, did not como only to tho wife Yet in measure the sexes were reversed. Laura was more smiles than tears Maynard only wept
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31
Her Son Returned.

Madam, he said as she held the door open a little way and asked him what he wanted. perhaps it so hap pened years ago that you had a son wander away from the family fireside?"
 Yes, it did. she replied as she open- ed the door Il little farther.
 "Ho went out into the cold world and became n wanderor OCT tho face of the earth?"
 Yes. he did.
 Days and weeks and months ran into years, and you heard no word of him? You knew not whether he lived or died?"
 As you say, knew nothing, re- piled tho woman as she stood in the door and looked fixodly at tho tramp,
 "Well, ma'am," ho continued, "I don't want to raise any false hopes. but -but"-
 But you are just little too late. |" she finished as he swallowed the lump in his throat and tried to wipe away . tear. My wandering son returned about two hours ago and is now taking a soak in tho hathtuh. Had you called early this morning, you know"-
 Then tho situation is filleds"
 Ut is.
 Just my luck, ma am, but of course you arc not to blame for it congrat- ulate you and your wandering son and will bid you good day and try the fam lily next door. "-Detroit Free Press
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31

pUNpER VAS WORKING HIS SHORT LEGS. ReNnt, I got cop all dose shokos in half a day. Den calls dot umbrella man into my house to make some repairs, und while he vhas at work springs 'cm on him all of e sudden. Ha! hal hal Ivish you vhas dercl 0xcuse mo, but-but''-
 Mir Dunder went over to tho radiator and leaned on it, and shut his eyes, and screwed up his face, and kicked up his heels, and n noiso issued from his throat like tho squcal of a pig caught in a fence.
 MT. Dunder. did the man burst a blood vessel in larRhingf" sOlemnly asked the sergeant after a couple of minutes.
 No. He began to weep und soh, und for two hours he vhas like leedle schild It took moro ash three quarts of becr to brace him cop und get him home. Dot vhas all right, howefer Itmakes no dec ference to mo if he laughs or cries oater my shokes vhill now rad some moro. :"
 Really, MT. Dunder, butt
 II know, scrgeant-I know, but can . help dot. Your ladder vhns deadt, und your mudder vhas deadt but dot doan' shtop my almanac ohs You vhaS in a hurry So vhas I, but we can wait a leedle See how you like desc shokes;
 When vhas mans noso like a bouquet of howorss When ho vhas q noscgay.
 When does a person resemble a corn, stalks When he vhas lecdlo husky.
 Why vhas pig like a trcc' Because his living depends on his roots. 'In what respect does dot island of Mada. gascar resemble a bob tailed dogS Because sho''-
 Tho officer arose and began Co put on his overcoat, and Mir. Dunder looked up from his manuscript and asked; "Vhas some moro of your peoples deAdt, scrgeantF Let mo tell you aboudt dose shokeS. You know dot doorbell man on Butternut stroetl His whole family vhas burned oop 80 y'ars ago, und he doan' laugh since till yesterday. Don I invite him to my house to fix my boil, und I hold him oop against der wall while Shake road him four shokes Sergeant. hN. ha, hap
 Mir. Dunder. hadn't you better sec a ! doctor before the disease gets seated on your systomf"
 Dot system vhas all K. O., und dot disease may keep right onl Dot doorbell I man turns rcd und den white, und his keyes hang oudt, und his hair shtands oop. I doan' lot go, und Shako keeps right on reading und booty Queek hc vhas con. wulsed. He goes ha, ha, hal und ho, ho, hol und sblips down on der floor, und l pledge you her word VIC haf to lead hin, N home ncffcr saw sooch tecklcd man In all my lifo bcforo."
 | What tickled him'' asked tho ser gcant as hc was ready to go. | Why, dose shokcs, of ccurse!'
 You got of some jokes, did you'"
 Did IT Sergcant, sec how she vhas, You vhas Shcalous of dot comic almanac. You vhas down on mo because Shas nc moro haySecds und Rroenhorns. You"- "I've got to go, Mir. nunder." So haf I, und WIG 20 along hy each other. As we 90 along vhill read you some more shokcs. |"
 "I haven't time Co even listen.'
 Dot vhAs shust der same Come along Now, den, vhy vhas man who picks u
 a redhot poker iiko dot animal who mon
 keys init der bnKEsaws RScauSc-ha, hs
 hal Because'---
 And as they turned the corner the seE
 geAnt was stepping on as stin asa ramrs
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31


 went on! I nRgercd that she wouldn't go over & at tho outside, and she's gone over leven alreadyw
 "Are you taking little vacationF"
 Its sort O combinashun It's git. tin married, goin on bridle tower and takin vacation all to once, but she's goin to come to n sudden stop as soon as we reach Taylorsville Land Q massy, but it's good thing sot down to flggcr when I didl'
 It costs money to get married and make tour" suggested.
 II should say 1t didl" he heartily re- piled. Bin married only two days, and heres 'leven dollars gone to smash, and we ar 90 miles from homeI
 "1s the bride on tho trainf"
 "Yes, right in the next car, catin pea. nuts and marshmellers and never mindin the expense, I'll go in and tell her that things hev got to stop."
 He left tho car and was absent half an hour. When he returned, he looked wor. ried and anxious, and he sat down beside me and asked;
 "Ever marry a widder?"
 Never"
 Nor either till this time, and guess Two made mistake, and We ar as good as separated. I'm bound to hold her down to 'levon dollars. and she's hound to soar around till we use up at least SEQ, and when left her sho was buyin four moro boxes of marshmcllers and kickin our satchcls all over the car! Say, stranGcr?"
 "YCs
 I'm oldcr'n you be, and femme gin you wor,l Of advice. If you cvcr marry widdcr. hcv it writ down in black and white beforc the marriage that your bridlc tower hain't to cost over S7, and when them $7 ar used up thar shdn't hc no kickin nor Callin names, and you've got to go home and 1.-Two mostly on apple sass and let marshmellcrs and peanuts alone and bc happy
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31

conversation with stranger who was in possession of six mules belonging to the colonel llerciuscd all information about himself and was grievously insulting in his observations, hut we distinctly remember that the hoys pulled on the rope as gently as possible, and hc died as easy as could bo expected under the circumstances. Tho only thing found on tho body was a card on which was written in pencil, evidently by theSlead mans hand:
 Honesty is the best policy"
 What is homo without a mother."
 Be virtuouS, and you'll be happy"
 Integrity is the road to success"
 Honor thy father and thy mother
 Wo havo found the card among our relics and shall forward 1t to the mother, who is waiting for news.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31
CHICKAMAUGA
 By Captain F. A. MIToHEL.
ICoryriEht. 1894. by American Prcss Asso ia;
 sfn~ I
CHAPTER XXVII.


 Caroline Fila Hugh had watched over Corporal Ra,igau every day since his woundiny, and by careful nursing had doubtless saved his life, lt Was not for the corporal to fall m love with his nurse. for he had loved her ever since the day he first met her When the visiting party had left the house, she went back to her charge, and after n flow words of sympathy at the loss of his brother, putting out her hand frank ly, and with a smile:
 Arise Sir Hugh, she said. You have been on your back long enough, You must get used to sitting up and prepare to go to Ireland and to admin ister your estate.
 "Darlin, hc said, looking up at her wistfully.
 Its time you were breaking yourself of calling mo that Iou must forget the Confederate telegraph worker, 20 homo and marry one of tho daughters of the neighhoring gentry and settle down to become a fine old Irish gentleman, ono of tho rarc old stock.
 "That's fine picture ye' 're makin for me. and what II ye he doin meantimc?"
 "Wovkjug for nIy country. And haven't yr promised yo would do no moro telegraph working "Oh, that duty has como to an abrupt termination! I shall never attempt it again. How could I after the sacrifice you and Colonel Maynard have made | for lno: Besides if seen within the Fed | Cral lines, I should be recognized. and l 1 would then drScrvc my fate ' , Wed better abandon the cause.
 "Novrr, So long as it is a cause. So long as my brothers continue tho strug- | gle will be with them.
 Then So long aS the Union army is | fiShtin Nr Oi'll bo in its ranks,
 "Nou'u do no such thing You will go homo. where your presence is more ncodrd-tr your 120ther, to your ten ants, Ireland needs all her landowners such aS you at home, That is your coun- | try You have no interest hero.
 And the United States is your coun- try, You havo no other"
 Rats"
 "Darnn."
 There was silence hctween them for some moments. Ratigan laid his hand | on hers while she was looking. with a pained expression. cut of the window. In her cv,S was a far look. Her com
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31
Nn, sinrnlnr. hnt rlnrnl.

An amusing story is told of an ox. ford undergraduate who was so cook sure that he had passed an examination ho had reoontly been in for that he did not trouble to go down to the schools to get his testama, but asked a friend to do so for him. When his friend got there, the cupboard was hare-there was no testama for his self confident friend. He therefore brought word back to his friend that he had not satisfied the examiners. as there was no testama for him. His friend, boing very indig- nant, said that he would certainly write to tho examiners and inform them that they must have ploughed him by mis- take So he wrote the following letter:
 DEAR SIRs--I fear that in my recent examination you must have ploughed mo by mistake.
 After few days he received the fol lowing reply;
 DEAR SIR-The examiners present their compliments to Mr. - and beg to state that he was ploughed Inv 6 great many mistakes Tit Bits
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-31
It Was Awful.

Tho writer can Vuuch for tho authen- ticity of this story, In an eastern state there had beou n series of barn burnings which had destroyed thousands of dol lars worth of proplrty, In somo cases residences and stores had caught fire, and therc was nu end to the damage. Fino horses and vehicles, hay, grain of every sort an! the odds and ends If property which arc generally stored in barns all went.
 Tho citizens ot tho little village were greatly inrrn>cd and left no means un- tried to catch the offender, Finally dur ing the thirteenth fire the guilty man and his confederate were caught. Pop ular indignation ran >o high that had tho crime occurred in Kentucky or the west tho men would havo been lynched. and ;ss popular novels say. this story would never havo been written. But they were thrown into Jail to await trial. Tho day before the trial n prominent man called upon the chief offender $ wife and found her crying bitterly. He looked about iu vain for some means of comforting her, but could only pat her on the shoulder and say; There. Mrs. $, don't take on SO Maybe they Il clear him. though down in his heart Inc hoped they wouldn't l. But she only walled louder.
 "Oh, it isn't that! But to think Jim $ to be tried tomorrow before big crowd of people. and he hasn't got any stick | pin for his necktie. Ho is awful proud. Jim is, and when he was arrested he told mo to get him a stickpin if could, but I haven't been able to save cent, Oh, it's awful to be so poorr'
 And tho kind hearted man actually took ont a dollar and told her if she could find n stickpin for that price tC | get it for Jim to wear at court and save tho family pride Indianapolis Jour |