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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-02-17
Decrease In Passenger Business.

1T is weli-known fact to those who have
taken the trouble to investigate the amount Of
passenger business done by the railroads in
iilnols during the last two years that there
mas Deen large decrease in the number of
passengers carried. This is due, in our judg-
ment, not to the amount charged for such
service, but to the general depression in all
llnes OF business. the low prices of farm
kroducts and the unsettled financial condi-
uons which have had their effect on the pas
senger as well as the freight business. This
guestlon was before us when we revised the
iieignt schedule in 1895 and the whole cues
u th;1l was thoroughly considered. We did not
tnlnk then. and neither do we feel now, that
IN Justice to both the public and the railroads
TINS IN reduction should be made at this .ime
II tne country was prosperous our conclu-
SONS might be different. The statistics in our
once .n snow that for the last three years. 1894,
1870 ana 1896 the average amount charged by
me railroads per passenger per mile is frac-
Il0n ABOVE cents. although the maximum
allowed them was cents. For the reasons
ABOVE stated we do not feel that this reduc-
Iion should be made by us at this time.
we are also asked to recommend this re-
auction to the legislature. In view of our
conclusion we do not feel that it would bt
consistent for us to do So
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-02-17

South Dakota has 1s1 cheese factor
les.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-02-17

When answering advertisements
please mention this paper.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-02-17

Panama Canal employees 1000 men.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-03-31

Here I il, missis," said n coal black
chunked-built darby of probably 2s
years of age. as he came running in.
''robe, there's oofiicers searching for
your meester; they acoose hem Of muir
dering John Lloyd. Moo. lobe. tell the
oofficers where ees Angus Bruce. thy
Ileester."
''Suah. missis-
Mr. HofficerS, I'll tell yer right whar
Mars Angus is this berry mirutc."
Where. Where" exclaimed both
officers at once.
VIII yer gibe me piece of tobaccer
il l tells yer?''
'les, IL you tell no lie"
IN tell de Gods trute. marstcr. but
gimme de terbaccer fust."
Here" said Carr. take this. it's good
tobacco. too; now. where is hep
Mars Angus is-is-in he own skin, -
and away he flew.
Come on. Carr" said Officer Briggs
I'VE can learn nothing here"
"Mayhap my doctor wud tell thee,
wudst see her-nay! nay! thou hast
enough-good radiance To thee.
Throw up the window. lass. and let
the fooul mir out
"Oh, Angus! Angus, INV ain son. God
be wuth thee lad. and He wul. and He
wul!" and Margaret Bruce sank weep
ing in a chair.
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the life blood OF the banker followed it,
dyciug all red! red! with blood. She
saw the look of horror on the features
of Angus, a. he turned from the bed
side with tho rocking weapon clutchcd
in his hand, and with shrek Of blended
horror and despair. she would leap 10
her feet like frightened deer.
What wonder tina she was not present
at the funeral, and that her brother Tom
remained at Orton to attend her; Mrs.
Hin desired TO remain, but Clara insisted
on her going, knowing that no one else
could comfort Fannie, as could her
mother
And mother" she said. bring the
poor. stricken dear home to Orton. we
must take the place of all that she has
lost"
The third day after the funeral the
family were gathered in the spacious
parlor Of the residence Of the lar"
banker, to listen 10 the reading Of his
viii
There were few comments made by
those present but Abncr Hill was much
surprised at the goodly fortune left
Herbert Lathrop. and more so at his
being designated as administrator OF
the will, without bond.
This" ne thought. docs not com
port with what from John Lloyd
words should have Judged would hay,
been bis actions, however. as the VIII
was drawn two ynats ago. Doc doubt
less since that time changed bis cett-
mate Of Herbert, aud had drawn uoucv
will. dcfcrriug 10 from time TO time.
until Dis death"
ON thc 9Th of October Fannie wour
hc years OF age. and the squire d..
tcrmiucd 80 keep an eye ON Herbert
Lafhrop until that time. then Doc must
place her iu possess ION of her inherit
lance. but the bank. the banker
moneys were TO be- Withdrawn from
that institution and invested iu realty.
bonds and stocks dccidcdlyi Her
bert Lothrop must br watched. and set.
as hc had been remembered 10 the tune
of $4,000, perhaps he would deal hon.
estlv by Fannie.
"l my friend Lloyd had lived another
- hours thought the squire "my
Clara would have been left at least half
of This fortune. and I know LLOYD would
have preferred to have enriched her ir
anyone else. Well. so ita1I goes 20 Fam
ME and Clarence and Herbert fathro
Who know perhaps Clara may we'd
him. / can't under and her iufltua-
ton for Angus Bruce vhy. yes. cam.
he saved her lifc and that fact made
him % hero iu her sight actually be-
licvc that she grictcd more at The
thought Of his being a murderer than
because o. the death Of her betrothc,l.
Well. now that h. b. a murderer. She
viii soon get over that infatuation."
AZ the time the Will was being read.
there was standing just without the
open parlOr door q ncRress She stool
a little back from the door facing, but
was eagerly bent forward. her ears tax
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ENORMOUS DEATH DUTIES.
ola English Fsntiie. May ne RuiaeA
Them

In order to realize the terrible strain
imposed by Sir William Harcourt's So
called death duties" which excited 80
much sentiment among the land-own-
ing class OF Great Britain last year. II
may be mentioned that most OF the ter
ritorial magnates who, through tho
death of their father or other near rel
atives, recently have come into posses
sion of the family property. have been
compelled by the burden thus imposed
upon them To close up their country
houses and to let their shooting to the
highest bidder.
Thus, when a few months ago the
marquis OF Bath succeeded to the en-
tailed estates of his father. he was
forced by the death duties which he had
10 pay on his fathers estate TO close
up Longlat and to lease oil the sport
ing privileges OF the estate to city
merchant, and now il is announced that
the new Lord Saville husband of that
pretty Mrs. Horace Helyar, who, with
her first husband. was connected with
the English embassy at Washington in
the days Of Lord Sackville) will have to
close Ruffor1 abbey. one of the most
beautiful country seats In "the duk-
cries" the duties in this case amounting
to nearly 81. 100000
The duties are exceptionally heavy in
this instance; in the first place, because
the new Lord Saville is merely the
nephew instead OF the son OF the tes-
tator; and, secondly, because OF the
immense and extremely valuable art
collection gathered together by the late
lord. who was famous connoisseur.
Each of his pictures, each OF his pieces
of bric-a-brac, has been valued by eN.
perts, and on every separate piece sue
cession duty has To be paid
1t will readily be seen what n heavy
charge this is upon any inheritance.
and one cannot help plying, 20 n Ger.
tain extent, the great land owners and
county families. They are debarred
by the laws OF entail from getting rid
or any of their treasures, in which they
have only a life interest. and vet at
their death their estate is charged with
succession duties thereon. II the prop.
erty happens 10 change hands more
than once in n year the estate is, OF
course, charged with Just double the
amount of duty, and the duke OF Devon.
shire and other opponents OF the death
duties cannot he accused OF any exag.
gerntion in that they declared i'm parlia.
ment and from the platform that tho
duties in question, unless altered, will
ultimately result in the ruin OF every
old family in England.
It's understood that during the forth.
! coming session the Salisbury govern.
ment Will bring forward n measure
modifying the death duties ms now cor.
stitutcd, and will restrict them merely
TO the so-called personal estate" eN.
empting all entailed property and such
things as art treasures Chicago Rec
ord
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-03-31

Put three-quarters OF pound Of
cheese no matter how dry, so long as
it is good, and cut up small-into a
saucepan with three ounces of butter,
three tablespoonfus of fnely-chopped
boiled onion, six tablcspoonfuls Of good
cream, pinch Of salt, cayenne and
pounded mace, and tablespoonful Of
minced parsley. Simmer and stir over
the fire until the cheese is entirely dis
solved; then pour the mixture over
some tiny, heart-shaped slices Of hot
uttered toast which have been placed
readiness on hot dish. and serve
'mmcdiatcly.-La Ladies' Home Journal.
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CHANGES COLOR EVERY YEAR.
Woman IN Ireland whose skin Hs
Alternately black and white.

anu white.
Medical societie,s i'm Great Britain and
Ireland are just now devotiug no little
attennon to remarkable human freak
who now lives in one of toe western
Irish counties. The woman was born
with black skin in Jamaica about a.
years ago. She says that she remained
with the Characteristic negro color TO
her skin until she was % years OF age,
when she began rapidly turning white.
the complete transformation being
made in less than three months. She
remained white for about a year. and
then turned black again but more
SLOWLY than the white transformation
had come upon her. When this second
change in skin color took place she
was sure that she had returned to her
original color. and would remain that
hue during the balance OF her life, but
IL WINS only few short months until
she was again rs white ns on aibino.
Since that time the changes have year
~ taken place, the woman being black
ore summer and white the next She
suffers no pain whatever.
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CHAPTER Nu
WHY no YOU STAND THERE. woMAS
STARING AT THE REDO"

WHY 10 you STAND THERE. woMAN.
STARING AT THE BEp?"
On the third OF June the remains of
John Lloyd were consigned TO the grave
Squire Hill and his wife and sou Clar-
ence were present at the funeral; they
had been with Fannie since the evening
of the LIST, having returned on the Sun
shine the evening of that day.
Clara Hill had been too much over
come to attend the funeral. as much as
she may have desired TO be with Fannie.
Many said that the dead mans be-
trothed was so much overcome by the
murder, and the sad death OF the man
TO whom she was so soon to have been
united. that she was completely pros
trated.
She was completely prostrated-
heart-broken would have been the word
and knew that should she behold
the face OF the dead, she would not Ice
able to control her emotion: not because
of his death. not because of the fact
that he had been murdered. but because
OF the knowledge that Angus Bruce was
n fugitive from Justice for having com
mitted the deed: or rather for having
been accused of the crime. For Clara
Hill in her inmost heart did not believe
Angus guilty. And yet" she asked her
self, how can it be otherwise? II Her
bert and Fannie caught him in the very
act?"
If she closed her eyes at night, in inn
agination the dead man lay before her
on snow-white couch, the sheath knife
driven TO its hilt in his breast. and the
form OF Angus bending over him; and
rs he seized the shaft and drew il forth,
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80 you won't take the house" said
the real estate man.
NO" returned the man who had
been looking over the property with q
view 10 buying il. 1T isn't M all what
] want in the matter OF location. The
street is dirty. and, in fact, little better
than an alley. ! want a locality that
has little tone 10 it,"
"Oh, if that's your only objection"
answered the real estate man, "wc'll
have no trouble IN arranging matters
satisfactorily. Indeed, ] have already
given the matter some attention. and
am assured that at the next meeting of
the council it will be attended to-"
Street to be widencd?"
''No; but it's name is to bc changed TO
Paradise place. Chicago Post.
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MT5cAessgSS@
~ Ne SCOTT
tCoryrirh, sy A. N Kellogg Newspaper Col
CHAPTER N.-CoNrrNuED.


IL the open air the squire perused his
letter and, after he had done so, turn
ing Ia his boys, he said:
1t is too true. In few hours more
my Clara would have been left the
weaithieSt widow in the state. If ali
accounts of Loyd's wealth be correct"
Tom thought il very strange that the
first thought of his father should be of
the wealth that Clara came so near in
heriting, and though the fortune OF
the banker would now descend 20 Fan
ME, We will do Clarence the justice TO
soy ahat he had not even thought OF it
when his father remarked:
Your wife. now, Clarence, will prob
ably inherit all"
''FOor Fannie" said Clarence. 81 must
go 10 her at once
We must all GO the squire said,
by the return boat They have re-
quested IL. Clarence. YOU and Tom try
To console your mother and sister, and
get them ready for the trip. Angus
Bruce the murderer! can hardly credit
IT"
Strange! most strange" said Clar-
rnce; he must have lost his mind. But
for his flight 1 could not believe it,"
The startling vail of Clara: Angus,
August" and her fainting at the knowl-
edge that he was the murderer of her
bctrothed, while she had previously so
we'll stood the shock that the news con
Ncyed that the banker was murdered.
was not understood by Lieut.. Hill. This
was not entirely the case in regard to
the squire and Clarence.
The two men entered the house. and
the squire proceeded to the stables. and
ordered the carriage to the door at four
o'clock To convey the family to the
landing.
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Lands In Central WISCONSIN

Are now as desirable as any in the mar.
ket. The lands particularly in the central
and northern part ot Winconsin are being
rapidly taken up by actual settlers.
The most salablc are the timber and
meadow lands now ranging in price from
$500 TO $500 per acre. For home or for
investment no luckier chance in the West
has ever before been offered No better
farming land exists anywhere. No great
or results can be obtained anywhcre
Schools and churches abound. Nearby mar
kets for all farm products. Wisconsin is one
of the banner states of the West. For fur
Their information address or call upon w. L.
lowell, General immigration Agent, 4lC
Old Colony Building. Chicago, III.
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Bewnrc of Ointmcnts for CntRrrh
That Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
TEN when entering It through the mucous
surfaces Such Articles should never be
used except on prescriptions from reputable
physicians, rs the damage they will do il
often ten fold To the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured 10y +. j. Cheney & Co, Toledo,
o., contains no mercury, and is taken inter.
nally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the gen
uine. 1t IL taken internally, and made in
Toledo. Ohio, 10y +. j. Cheney q Co. Tcsti.
monials free
Sold 10y Druggists. price Zoe per bottle.
Halls Family Pills arc the best.
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HomeSeckcrS' Excavations Mt Half
unIpH

VIA the Missouri Pacific Railway and
Iron Mountain Route. to points I'M lie
West and Southwest. Tickets ON sale Tues.
days, April 9Th and 10Th and MAY an and
18th. For descriptive and illustrated painph.
lets OF the different States, time and map
folders, address IL. G. Townsend General
Passenger Agent, st. Louis Mo-
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-03-31

street railway company in Provi-
dcncc is Iu prcdicament Two suits
have been brought against it-one on
account 81 an accident alleged to have
been caused by the ringing Of . car
gong. the other for an accident due. IL
is alleged. 10 the gong not being rung.
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Specially Remember

That the Cleveland. Akron 4 Columbus R'y..
IL still selling round trip tickets between all
stations on its line. good going and returning
Sunday, at a rate OF one fare for the round
10 &. f. DAILY. General Passenger Agent.
Cleveland, O.
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No-To-Bnc for Fifty Cont.

Over I00.0O0curcd. Why not let No-To Bac
regulate or remove your desire Tor tobacco
Saves money, makes health and manhood
Cure guaranteed, SOC and 81 90, all druggists.
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We wish we could cash our time for what
IT seems TO be worth To us when loafer
occupies it.-Atchison Globe
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The shiftless man is always away from
home when a good opportunity knocks
Rams Horn.
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What part did you find most difficult
when you were on the STAGE Trying to
live up to the salary | told my friends /
was getting" Tit Bits
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Whatever makes men good Christians
makes them good citlzens.-Danicl Web.
steT
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When bilious or costive eat Cnscaret
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed. Toe. 25c
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Those who are kind. sympathetic. consid.
crate and thoughtful oil the pleasure and in.
terest OF others never lack friends
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The man whu can pay his debts and
won 4. stands recorded as a thief on the
books kept above.-Ram's Horn.
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believe Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my boys life last summcrMrs.
Allie Douglass lie Roy, Mich, oct 20, o.
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A worthless man usually has few posses
sions, but YOU can usually depend that a
wife IL one of them.
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Some people are 40 mean that they max,
their poltcness disagrecablc.
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The same-old or new rheumatic pains st.
Jacobs Oil will cure.
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Kindness il precious oil that makes tn,
crushing wheels of care seem lighter Eu
gene Field.
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Shelf you were to find that had lost
all my tortunc-cvcry penny of it-would
you hesitate TO carry out our engagement -
annapolis journal.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-03-31

The people who once claimed TO have
found their affinity. don't, as a rule, look as
If they had found much.
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Backache toothachc, frost bites, too. st.
Jacobs Oil will curc-thats true.
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The blossoms of spring are the prophets
OF autumn. So joyful service IN youth
promises n rich fruitagc in after years.
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Cold did Il. Warmth cures it.. Rhcuma.
tism is cured promptly 10y ST. jacobs Oil.
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BE sure; neuralgia will cease St. Jacobs
Oil viii cure. Get ease.
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No one ever thinks that boy IS tired
Atchison Globe.
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How My Throat Hurts,-Why don't You
use Hale's Honey of Ilorchound and Tar?
Pike Ioothache Drops Cure in one minute
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VI the gossip would think more. her
tongue would set more rest Rams Horn.
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Cascarets stimulate liver. kidncvs and
bowels. Never sickcn, weaken or gripc, lOc.
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When n little old man wants TO make
an Impression, he puts on plug hat.
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While asleep, cured soreness. stiffness?
~ right, 81. Jacobs OH did II.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-05
TlERSELY TOLD.

The cold wave flag was hoisted yes terday.
 Columbian Cyclopedia Headquarters Smith & Montgomery Book and Station cry Company. If.
 Fritz Carle, Jr., charged with killing A. w. Roberts, will have preliminary hearing before Justice Martin this morn ing.
 Constable Joe Burgin, charged with killing Joshua Stewart, has waived ex- animation and will abide the action of the grand jury. As4ass7f
 MT. S. A. Thorson of Thorsby, passed through the city last night en route to St. Louis. MT. Thorson has gone after a party of fifty homeseekers who are com ing south with a view of making their home in Capt. Sid Jones' new town.
 I have just received all the newest styles in patent feathers, enamel calf. calf skin and Cordovans, made by Ban ister. The prices are $4.50 and $500. Same goods elsewhere are $500 and $7.00. Free shine daily to those who wear our shoes. T. c. KING. z
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-05
OLO MISSISSIPPI RAMPANT Rose Fifteen Feet in Thirty-Six
 Hours.
 NORTHWEST SNOW SWEPT Four Feet on the Level at Larned, Kansas All Trains Delayed by Immense Drifts
 South Canadian River on Boom.

St. Louis, Jan. At noon yesterday the official measurement in the river depths was given as eight feet and six inches; at o'clock this evening it was twenty-four feet, being a rise of fifteen and a half feet in thirty-six hours. This phenomenal rise is accounted for by the dispatches from every quarter recording heavy rains, beginning Sunday noon. The danger line for high water is thirty-two feet. But the worst is believed to be over, as freezing blizzard began at sun- rise today and cut off the volume of water from small streams. At St. Jo- seph the thermometer dropped from 6S above to 15 above. At Great Bend and vicinity in Kansas the blizzard followed numerous washouts in the railroads and business is impeded.
 A dispatch from Purcell, I. T., says: The South Canadian river Is now higher than it has been for 8. number of years. The Blue Gosse" saloon, which was sit uated in the middle of the river, was turned over in the night. Six men were in the house at the time, and they had all lodged on a log which had become fastened in the river. They were rescued about noon by parties in Oklahoma.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-05
KANSAS RAILROADS

Blockaded by Heavy Drifts of Snow
 Four Feet on the Level at Larned.
 Topeka, Kan, Jan. 1.-The railroads of Kansas are suffering badly by the snow storm. All the trains are late and in some places traffic is entiredly block aded. Not much snow is failing today, but the high winds are drifting so much as to make it still harder for the roads. In some places the drifts are six and ten feet high. At Larned the snow is four feet deep on the level.
 Four Santa Fe passenger trains were stalled over ten hours between Dodge City and Nickerson yesterday. An en- zine with snow blow was sent out there and it also was stalled. Traffic on the Pan Handle south of Woodward, Okla, is entirely blockaded, as was the case on the Liberal branch of the Rock Island Trains on the main line of the Rock Island are all late today.