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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-09-01
OPPOSED TO IT.
He Was Down On Poker But Touched
I'D Wheat.

@1My son, said the old gentleman, 81 hear
you lost large sum of money at game
of chance called poker the other evening"
Yes. dad, that's so. I'm afraid it was
large sum, but it didn't scare ME. BESIDES,
l generally win, and I'm still ahead of the
game"
The old gentleman frovned.
DO you mean to say, them, he asked,
chat You make continuous practice OF
gambling
''Why-er- I play the game a pretty
good deal right along. yes What OF it,
This much of it, sir. 1 forbid it in the
future. | utterly discountenance any kind
or sort of immoral ways of making money
like those of stalking on unknown or doubt
full results. It's wrong. my boy; it's wrong.
Look at the ethics of it. Suppose you do
win. You obtain money for which you have
done no work--you have made no return for
it, and rightfully it is not yours. If you lose
your stake it is still worse. and you might as
well have thrown your money away. No
sir, there must be no more of your gam
bling, or | shall cut you off altogether. Tn.
derstand me, sir, ] am opposed to it on every
ground
And the old gentleman hurried away to
his Office down town to instruct his broke,
to buy heavily in wheat, as he had a suspi
cion that there would be rise within 2.
hours.-N. Y. journal.
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HAD NO NEED 70 WORRY.
Chloride of from Had No Terror to
Old Auntie johnson.

He is young physician, who has been in
practice but two years.. He lives in a town
in central Illinois, where practice is fairly
good, and has his share of patients. One OF
these happens to be an elderly colored won
an whose name ~ johnson. She is long past
the time when she should work, for white
wool has taken the place of the southdowr
covering nature originally endowed her
with. Her husband and herself were slaves
before the war. Now it happened that
"Auntie johnson acquired an acute case
of tonsilits. So she sent old man johnson
out to get doctor
johnson performed his, mission by bring.
ing the young doctor back with him. The
doctor has had experience with oOlored PEG
pie and was prepared for almost anything
that might happen. He made the proper
examination and finding the glands badly
chloride of iron with potassium as gargle.
He made the mixture on the spot and then
handed the bottle to- the old WSman re-
marking:
Now, auntie,. you must be careful with
this
Huh speck yo'' all done give me- pizen, -
UNEXPECTED the negress, as she eyed the
liquid suspiciously.
''Never YOU mind about that said the
doctor. You mind what tell you and it
will be all right. Now, 1 want you to
wash your throat with this and be careful
alIel using III 10 IlilSe your mouth out We'll
IT YOU DON it will spoil your teeth
The old woman tossed her head back and
broke out into them uproarious laughter.
Her huge frame shook and twisted with her
martin. She was convulsed with mirth Her
husband stood on one foot and the other,
watching his spouse with increasing anxiety.
Then he took a birdlike squint at the doctor
and finally blurted out:
Fob Gawd, doctah, she amt latin at
yo' all. She only got one toof left
The instructions were not insisted upon.
Chicago Chronicle.
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EncouraEing stati.tic..

The Baltimore and Ohio officials are very
much pleased with certain statistics that
have recently been prepared of the per.
Torrance of freight trains on the Second
division, which handles all the east and
west-bound traffic between Baltimore and
Cumberland. Before the new freight en-
gines were purchased, and the improvements
made in the track in the way of straighten-
ing curves and reducing grades, the average
number of cars to the train was % -. Now,
with more powerful and modern motive
power and better track, the average is 40
cars per train, an increase of Al per cent
The average east-bound movement per day
for the first ten DAYS of August was / 10
loaded cars. On the Third division, Cum
berland to Grafton, where there are grades
of l25 feet to the mile, the engines used to
haul l9 ID loads To the train. Now the
average Is % % loads per train, an increase
OF 81 per cent. 1t would certainly appear
that the money spent in improvements oil
the B. and o. is being amply justified, and
that the cost of operation Is being very ma
terially reduced
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"Here is, missis," said a coal black

Here is, missis," said coal black
chunked-built darby of probably 25
years of age, as he came running in.
"Tobe, there's oof1icers searching for
your meester; they acoose hem of muir
dering John Lloyd. Moo, lobe, tell the
oofficers where ees Angus Bruce, thy
Ineester."
'Suah, missis."
Mr.. Hofflcers, I'll tell yer right whar
Mars Angus is this berry minute"
Where. Where!" exclaimed both
officers at once.
Twill yer gibe me piece of tobaccer
If 1 tells yer?"
"Yes, if you tell no lie"
I'll tell de Gods trute, marster, 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 skim"
and away he flew.
Come on, Carr" said Officer Briggs,
1--WE 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 air out.
"Oh, Angus! Angus. my ain son, God
be with thee lad, and He wul! and He
wul!" and Margaret Bruce sank weep
ing in chair.
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the life blood of the banker followed it,
dyeing all red! red! with blood. She
saw the look of horror on the features
of Angus, as he turned from the bed
side with the reeking weapon clutched
in his hand, and with shrek of blended
horror and despair, she would leap to
her feet like a frightened deer.
What wonder that she was not present
at the funeral. and that her brother Tom
remained at Orion to attend her; Mrs.
Hill 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 Orion, 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 lare
banker, to listen to the reading of his
will.
There were few comments made by
those present, but Abner 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" he thought, docs not com
port with what from John Loyd's
words should have Judged would have
been his actions, however, as the will
was drawn two years ago. he doubt
less since that time changed his esti-
mate of Herbert, and had drawn no new
will. deferring it from time to time,
until his death"
On the 5th of October Fannie would
be IS years of age. and the squire de-
termined to keep an eye on Herbert
Lathrop until that time; then he must
place her in possession of her inheri-
lance, but the bank, the banker s
moneys were to be withdrawn from
that institution and invested in realty,
bonds and Enthusiastically! Her.
bert Lathrop must be watched, and yet
as he had been remembered to the tune
of $4,000, perhaps he would deal hon
estly by Fannie.
IF my friend Lloyd had lived another
"a hours" thought the squire, "my
Clara would have been left at least hall
of this fortune, and know Lloyd would
have preferred to have enriched her tc
anyone else. Well, so it all goes to Fan
ME and Clarence and Herbert Lathrop
Who knows-perhaps Clara may wed
him. 1 can't understand her infatua
ton for Angus Bruce-why, yes, I can;
he saved her life, and that fact made
him a hero in her sight. 1 actually be
lieve that she grieved more at the
thought of his being murderer thar
because o. the death of her betrothed
Well, now that he is a murderer, she
will soon get over that infatuation."
AT the time the will was being read
there was standing just without TIT
open parlor door Aegress. She stoot
little back from the door facing, bu
was eagerly bent forward, her ears TAX
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NOT A SHOW PITCHER.
Wore Overalls and Was Not Pretty.
But He Could Twirl a Bail.

wore OVeral1s and Was Not Pretty,
But He Could Tvirl Bail.
MY experience as baseball man
ager was down in the oil regions when
money was plenty and sporting blood
was at fever heat The most formid-
able team with which had to contend
was in neighboring town, and whole
fortunes changed hands before the
championship was determined. The
crowds were so strongly partisan that
few dozen stalwart policemen were al
ways a necessity. We had to pay UNI
pires princely salaries, and l never
knew one of them to preside at more
:han single game.
$50 close had been the seasons play
that we were tied with the decisive con-
test to be had in our town. For some
reason that L have never been able to.
fathom. three of my best players had
disappeared, and among them our
crack pitcher. L had enough men, but
they were not the right men. l guess,
there must have been wholesale bood-
ing on both sides, for when the
opposing team came to count noses
they could find but eight. The flower
of the flock was missing and our fell
lows felt jubilant. The enemy made
big effort to defer the game. but the
umpire, one of our selection, stood pat
on the proposition that they must
either play or forfeit. just to sim.
ulate fairness, we allowed them to
choose any player they could find in the
enormous crowd, and they decided
that they would at least die fighting.
Their selection was a siX-footer,
slim as lightning-rod, loose in every
Joint, red-headed, freckled, and wear
ing a uniform that consisted of overalls
and a check shirt. And he went into
the box while the thousands shed tears
because of laughter. The first ball de-
scribed the outlines of a rams horn
and then shot over the plate with siz-
Ele. He had more wrinkles than a rhi-
noceros. He could start ball toward
first base, toward third base, in any di-
rection except behind him, and the next
thing you would hear was strike Our
fellows couldn't have hit him with
lawn tennis rackets or minnow nets.
They simply paralyzed us and carried
away whole train loads of money. 1t is
| a matter of local tradition that the long
phenomenon was thrown into an oil
we'll by the impoverished hackers of
our team."-Detroit Free Press.
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RHEUMATISM AND
KIDNEY TROUBLE.
The Result OF Sleeping Without
Shelter and Drinking AL
kali Water.
Out of the Gratitude of His Heart, MIR.
John Mcmillan Tells q Reporter
How He was Cured of Most
Terrible Suffering.

From the Capital, St. John, Kansas.
Your correspondent in an interview with
Mr.. John Mcmillan, who resides at St. John,
Kansas, elected the following information
concerning the wonderful curative proper
ties contained in DIR. Williams Pink Pills.
Mr.. Mcmillan said:
In the fall of 1894, / with another man,
decided upon hunting expedition into the
Indian Territory. Accordingly, we started
south late in the fall. The weather was
damp and cold, and we were compelled to
sleep on the ground with nothing but tent
ior protection. The exposure, coupled with
the bad water, which In that county con-
talns great quantity of alkali and gypsum,
caused me to contract a bad case of kidney
trouble and rheumatism, something / had
never known before. After remaining in
the Territory for several months and con-
tinulng to grow worse, L concluded the best
thing tor me to do was to come home, which
proceeded to do, but | became worse.
Il tried several remedies without avail.
MY nights were spent In sleeplesSness and
misery, and l became convinced that must
have help immediately. Some one told me
hams Pink Pills, and l determined to give
them trial, which / did, and l can truth
fully assert to you that their action was
magical. From the first dose / commenced
improving and twas but short time until
all pain had left me, and l felt entirely we'll
" MAJ 10 iifOFey nave never ndQ recQr-
renee of my trouble from the time of my re-
covery until the present time. l can GER
tainly recommend DR.. Williams Pink Pills
as one Of the best medicines on the market,
if not the best"
In conclusion, Mr. Mcmillan asked us if
we intended making his statement public,
and upon our affirmative reply he remarked
that he was perfectly satisfied, as he had
often contemplated doing so himself, as he
considered 1T duty he owed to suffering
humanity
Dr. Williams Pink Pills contain, in a
condensed form, all the elements necessary
to give new life and richness to the blood
and restore shattered nerves. They are an
unfailing specific for such diseases as loco
motor ataxia, partial paralysis, st. Vitus'
dance sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, ner-
vous headache, the after effect of la grippe,
palpitation of the heart pale and sailow
complications, all forms of weakness either in
male OF female. Pink Pills are sold bv all
dealers, OF will be sent postpaid on receipt
OF price, 80 cents a. box OF six boxes for
$3.50, by addressing Dr.. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, N Y
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CHAPTER X.-CoSr1NUEp.

In the open air the squire perused his
letter and, after he had done so, turn
ing to his boys, he said:
1T is too true. In few hours more
my Clara would have been left the
wealthiest widow in the state, if all
accounts of Loyds wealth be correct"
Tom thought it 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 to Fan
ME, we will do Clarence the justice to
say that he had not even thought of it
when his father remarked
Your wife, now, Clarence, will prob
ably inherit all"
Poor Fannie" said Clarence. 81 must
go to her at once"
I'VE must all 60" the squire said,
by the return boat. They have re-
quested it. 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-
tnce; "he must have lost his mind. But
for his flight. could not believe it,"
The startling wall of Clara: Angus!
August and her fainting at the knowI-
Edge that he was the murderer of he1
betrothed, while she had previously so
well stood the shock that the news con-
'eyed 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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FATHERLy ASSURANCE.
The Old Gentleman Was No Lingufst
But He knew Life.

Mr. Cumrox's son was studying his Latin
lesson. There was a tremolo of discourage
ment in his voice as he remarked:
Il don't seem to get along with this lesson
very well, father"
Can't you say any of it,"
then | always forget what comes next
What does those words mean, John.
N.Y.? asked Mr.. Cumrox, who deserves
credit for being always ready to add to a
somewhat deficient early education
They mean I love, thou lowest, he
loves"
1T does seem too bad to see you starting
IN so soon. the old gentleman unused, with
the difficulties that have always surrounded
that verb. But you might as well commence
young to learn that them words in one way
or another cause two-thirds of the bothera.
ton that occurs in this life"
Please, can i quit school, then?"
No, it wouldn't be any use. You couldn' t
dodge EN-, and YOU might as well go right
along and get as familiar with them as pos
sible. You'll find that learnin' EN- amt half
the worry that handlin' 'em is after We know
en- Cheer up, Johnny, and remember that
most Of your trouble is still ahead of you. !"
Washington Star.
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CHAPTER XII.

WHY DO YOU STAND THERE. WOMAN,
STARING AT THE BED?"
On the third of June the remains of
John Lloyd were consigned to the grave.
Squire Hill and his wife and son 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 prostTated-
heart-broken would have been the word
and knew that should she behold
the face of the dead, she would not be
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
fugitive from justice for having COM
mitted the deed; or rather for having
been accused of the crime. For Clara
Hill in her Utmost heart did not believe
Angus guilty. And yet" she asked her
self, chow can it be otherwise? If Her
bert and Fannie caught him in the very
act?"
If she closed her eyes at night, in i'm
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
as he seized the shaft and drew it forth
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Brilliant Belts.

A new belt for a slender person is
of violet velvet embroidered in gold, in
delicate traceries. The buckle is gold
embossed with purple and gold, in lilac
and leaves. Velvet belts are always
pretty, but they should be worn only by
slender figures, as they certainly in
crease the size of the waist. A plain
leather belt can have buckle so mag
nificent as to compensate for the plain
ness of the belt itself. One of them is
an immense gold buckle, with center
of amethyst The buckle can initiate
an imaginary flower, with bud and
leaves in conventional design. These
buckles are oftentimes so broad that no
jacket could possibly be worn over the
belt.-Leisure Hours
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A Ruined Reputation.

"And you say" said the Sympathetic Per
son, looking down from the elevation of the
doorstep upon the latest applicant for sub
urban charity, that you have honestly
done your best to find employment
Il have, madam
"You have a regular vocation ?"
Il was formerly an expressn an"
..I~ what city,"
Gin Boston,"
''But, surely, at this season of the year
you ought to find work enough as an ex-
pressman in large city like Boston"
Madam, you do not know Boston. You
have heard of the Bacchante: Yes? Then
it is only necessary to tell you that l am one
of the expressmen who carried her to the
station
but l do not see"
"The fact became generally known
madam. From that moment | have ceased
to be respectable. There is 20 one in Bos-
ton who will now employ me. boston
Budget
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SOME LATE MODES.
fresh Ideas I'm Things for the Ladi
tn Weor.

to Wear.
In direct contrast to the red Jacket,
| tut wonderfully sweet. is the new black
10th jacket, trimmed with white lace
applique. The red jacket is not as suit
Ible for dress uniform as the one of
black and white.
Matronly women are wearing black
Tosgrain silk for separate skirts, the
bodice being of fine, white fabrics suit
lble for warm weather. For state oc-
:asions entire gowns of the beautiful
oft material, with lace trimmings, are
much worn.
Green leather shoes have reached us
ria Paris. A black or plaid silk stock
ng must be worn with the low, green
eather shoe. Fancy Oxford ties, with IL
patent leather yamp and finish, are
made of MORE velour in various tints of
5lue, duh red and brown.
Street gowns of tiny dark blue and
White and black and white checks are
ust as popular as the fashion forecas-
iers promised us they would be. Louis
ene,' kind of poplinette, is among the
new and popular materials that come
IN small checks. 1t is an admira bic
material for dressy street gown. Mar
low ribbon velvet is the most approved
trimming for it.
Sashes of wide ribbon carried twice
around the waist and tied in front Il
Ettle to one side are very fashionable.
soft silk scarfs, particularly the old
fashioned ones of the Roman stripe
with fringed ends, are seen knotted
fbout the waist of many an up-to-date
belle. With white frocks these bright
scarfs look particularly well. The silk
scarf is tied in a knot and hangs down
to the bottom of the skirt.
Little string ties to match the shirt
waist are very chic. The order for a
shirt waist isgenrally accompanied this
season-so maker tells me-with an
order for two ties to match" White
linen collars are invariably worn when
the string tie Ito match" is assumed.
At least one jacket of bright red goes
into the summer girls wardrobe This
she will wear with her pique or other
white gowns when out of town, and the
evening air is chilly. The red jacket
has no trimming, and is cut after the
simple short blazer model Americans
once scorned red coats. But this was
in the days when we were not as friend
II with the British as we are now. Grim
son is the royal household color. The
queens jubilee is responsible for the
little red jacket.-Chicago Tribune
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A New Cure for Bruises.

Instead of having recourse to appli-
cations of tincture of arnica, spirits of
camphor. and to strong compression of
the swelling, in the treatment of light
bruises, DIR. Anger prefers the use of
olive oil. both in children and in adults.
He applies the oil freely to the confused
parts, and rubs the latter lightly with a
rag, absorbent Gotten, or with the
fingers, and covers the bruise with a
compress saturated with olive oil. The
author claims that this treatment gives
immediate relief, and that the forma-
ton of bloody protuberance is often
prevented; while excavations and
superficial wounds, which may be pres
ent, heal very rapidly.-Popular Sci.
ence News
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Do. We. Need Zig Muscles.

BY no means. Persons of herculean build
possess minimum of genuine
vigor, and exhibit less endurance than very
small people. Real vigor means the ability
to digest and sleep well, and to perform a
amount of daily physical and
mental labor without unnatural fatigue. II
Bitters enables the enfeebled dyspeptic to
resume the allottedactvity of every day life
as we'll as to participate without discomfort
IN its enjoyments, that it is such pre-
useful medicine
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Fooled Again.

A savage light shone in her eyes as she
stealthiiy approached him whom she
hated. The lethal weapon was in her
grasp. He, all unconscious, remained pas
sve.
Nearer and nearer she came Then
A wave of disappointment swept, over her
mobile countenanee-
The fly she had been making a sneak on
was on the other side OF the screen.-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer
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Tomatoe. without Vinegar.

Epicures think it a mistake to use
vinegar on raw sliced tomatoes, and
anyone dispensing with it for time
will confirm that opinion. The natural
acid is so fine in its flavor that once
fully appreciated vinegar acid becomes
a crudity. Serve, after skinning and
chilling them, with salt and pepper
only.--Woman's Home Companion.