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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-02-09
Dom 6ebiete Der 6uderrIbe.

Sn SoGebo, SbtO, foG i'm Brii6ia6r cine
s3uderz 3~affinerie 9e6aut peroen. $4,000
Tin0 19On unterf9rieben unb mirb Die
Summe biz gum Srii9iubr no4 I'm tneitere
$4,000 er904t.
Die gigentbimer Der &ibenSuderfa6rit in
gofp, Netp MericO, geben ben 5arn;ern Des
pecrszS6ales ben Ratb, bic RiibsnausIuat
biefes Subr uuf apei periOoen 81! Dert4eilen,
eiusn She'll bapon fritz, ben anberen She'll
z.p,7Gen Dem Is. unb 20. SUM O%ur3unebmen.
QuG tpirb ben 5armern empfoRlen. pd6renb
Der 6ibe bes Sages feline 8emdTerung por=
3ureGmen, ba bisrbur3 8ranO unD 8lig6t
1ernprgerufen fperbe.
9rn Der 1anbnirtbI9aftli9s1 Experiment
til citation Der @taats<l1njberitdt in Wisz
crrtn lit ioe6en Bulletin 9fo. a ~3erdusgez
qeben porben. 9a7el6e bebunoelt Die Riiz
tcnsuderz1nterIu9ung in @isconiin pG6=
1enb fes Dprigen SSo6res. SicIs bulletins
tre:ben uuf @erlangen irgeno e;rsRl 8epct.
asr bes @tauts fret 3ugelarbt.
x X y
Ollie Qnoei6en beuten barau: bin, DAB bic
&naetegenbeiten Der &ii6en3uderfabrif in
@1enOmenee SAILS in WiscOniin elmer ball
bt9en @rlebi9ung e~ntgegen ge5en. Wenr
fem unborbergeie6ener 9inosrun9sgrunO siu=
tritt, tptrb Der @ertauf bes Embellishments
i'm Mdr3 tattfinben, nod frii5 genug, I'm
bic n0tbigen arrangements file 2ieferunQ
BON 3iiben u. !, m. treffen gu tDnnen.
X X y
6err s. 6. Ben, nelber ais Ger Npfel=
fDnig bes mittleren Mifouri befannt 1T, III
Der Nnii9t, baB Der 3uderri6enz9au bait
cine Der pibtig1en Snbutrieen oes Staates
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-02-09

purbe, Der in teiner Weiie gebei5t mar, unb
es 5eiete fi9 BEL 6ieien PurseIen elm febr
bebeutenber prpSentiab BON trunten aebren
gegeniiber ben Par3elen nit gebeiatem Sadtz
gut.
8ei Der &upferbitriolbei3e tperben bsfannt=
li9 2 pfunb 8upferpitriol auf so @a1onen
Wafer berpanbt nm. in bieier 2D1ung bos
@aatforn II Bis 18 @tunben b%elafen. bod
ion bieie Metbooe na6 S9iegg nun eegen
Steinbrunb Don g1uben fein, ipG9renb bic
MISUNDERSTANDING gegen Steins II n b
Stdubbranb belfen fpa. Die lsBters Nlez
tbobe beltebt barin, baB mar bas Saattrrn
tpG6reno 4 Biz 6 Stunoen in Wa1ec einz
pei9t uno e5 oann feu9t liegen ldbi. CUR
peiteren 8%ebanolung brdu9t man bier Sc
fdbe, zines fir faltes, zines fir beiBes uno
3tpei fir @afer BON 129 @r. s. Die Saat
ptrb in &Drb9en NIT Oedel se6raGt, i'm
Waiier bon Der %genunnten Semperatur ur=
tergetau9t uno balb pieoer 6erdu50eboben,
10 Dab bas Wafer gut austropft. Oteie Be-
banblung tpir0 mod breimal tpieDer6plt, 10
baB oies i'm gan3en etpa 80 Sefpnoen in
@nfpru3 nimmt. Sin 9ebiIfe mub in Der
3pii9en5eit bariiber maiden, baB mi bierten
SefdB nod eine Semperatur BON 129 Grab
berbleibt, Sas &Orn 1T jebt Docgeipdrmt
unb tpiro nun 20 Setunben in ben bierten
&efsl getau4t, berausge6oben, 10 baB BAG
Wafsr gut ablduft, unO bteis 8e1anoIun9
fpiro 13 Wal f9neu bintereinanoer tpieberz
bolt. Dor iebem @intau6en muB isbo9 bic
5emperatur beg Waiers tpieber auf 129
Srao gebra4t perben. 9ierauf ipiro bag
Storm an Der 2uft getrpdnet unb en- folgsna
ben Sage ausgeIdet.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-02-09
81 g.
gobura, Neb., 8. Tebr. 1898.

w u ! It%U@1 y" U(U[' 1000
9ee6rter 6err Simon.
9ier finb einige 3eilen aus Gutter Co.,
Nebr. @s tit ieBt 3iemli6 talt bier, G9nee
aber baben mir ni9t Diel. Die @egeno lit
meiitens ie6r biigelig, BON tlelnen Shilern
bur45ogen. Sn bieIen befinoet ii4 i'm &Q>
gemeinen Elm gutter, fru9tbarer 8open; !siz
Der lit bic 9egenb cine regenarme, unb in ben
bigeligen &egionen 9iebt IS piel 2anb, nell
DIES Ii9 nur 81 Weioeapeden eiJnet; audi
ionit 6efinben ii9 6ier ni3t psnige Qdnber=
complers pon je 100 Ncres, bon oenen nod
ni4t 30 4creS culturFdbig Ftno, Der ReTt
bient als 8ie6peibe. Sn ben leBtoerflojIenen
5 Sabren lit bier tuum genug g~eerntet lppr=
BEN, UNI bus 2e6en gu %friite1t, unO uu9 bd5
bcrige SuAr bra3te uns penig Ssgen, Wenn
elm 6armer innerbalb flint fol9er miBl;Aer
Sabre feline S9ulben unb 3inIsn be8abt, 10
bleibt linn ~tetnerlet @epinn iibri9.
Wir BADEN pier Qeute, 1pel9e ouf $50
Ncres 2anb BON $3.50 bis $500 T9uIoen unb
bic aus bieIem 2anb ni3t einmal 3inIen uno
%iOnitige Nbgaben beraus8ui3 IaaeH rerm0=
gen. Gin u~nitduo;ges Sramt6alts 9eh0rt
bier gu ben Seltenbeiten, man iisbt fat ni9ts
uls feline RaienzS banttes, unb oasaus alein
f@on tann Elm Sober ii4 feinen @1fuB 8is@
ben, mas fir cine @egenb mir pier BADEN.
nebrigens berri9t mod Der peitsre WtBitunb,
Dab piele Sarmer tpdbrenb Der 5 mugeren
Sabre i6r @ie9 5u Spottpreiisr BADEN herr
faufen miifsn unb anberes ni9t pieOer ba<
BEN anf6affen f0nnen; pena Elm Sarmer
8ieb3u9t treiben fam, bat er Iein 9utes
Nustommen.
Claus Wartb.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-02-09
Qus Suinois.
8ruffe1s, CALHOUN Co., SG,,
81. San. 1898.
6 m 8ergmanr n.
Wert6er 6err Simon.

Wert6er 6err Simon.
Sin fur3er @rnteberi9t aus 6ieIiger Sc
genb m06te bielei9t ni9t 19uben. Ser
Mei5en, bas 0auptprobutt bes 6ie1igen 8ez
5trtes, mar Elm totaler 5e6li9lag. On bieltn
pldben, ie na6 Qage beg 2anbes, an Norbz
unb Wetabbdngen, BADEN bic Sarmer ibren
Somen ni6t einmal geerntet; bic @egenb
bier 1T g~ebirgig, an Siibz unD SiiboftzQ(6=
bGngen mar cine babe Bis 0reipiertel@@rnte
gu ber3ei6nen. Der 8oben lit iurOiger 0ebm
unb auf ibm gebeiben ale Srii4te, Corn III
siemIi9 gut geratben, auf gutem SO4laEb
CAB es BON 40 Bis 70 8uibel per Ncre, auf
Observation-Disclosures mar es gu NAB, oas
untraut na6m gu 1ebr iiber6anb unb bic
Grnte mar ba glei9 NuQ. Der 6afer mar
gu lei9t uno ergab BON Is Big 25 8uibel pet
Ncre. Sir &~artoffeln mar bic Witterung gu
trpden gepe1en uno baden biele Sdrmer niGt
einmul genug fir ben eigenen 8e6rau4 ge@
erntet. Die an6dlten0e Sroden6eit par Dir
llr1a9e, bab bieIes 2anb ni9t gepfliigt unO
beftelt perben fonnte. On Sbit aber, bui.,
la 6atteu mir cine ausge3ei9nete @rnte. Be-
tra9tete Elm 6armer feineO btpflan5ung uno
meinte, ettpa 500 Barrels 5u ernten, 10 t!eg
Der Grtrag 9epiB auf bas 0oppelte; ba3u
er6ielten mir einen 1e6r anne6mbaren preis
unb manGer 8%auernbruber bat fi3 pieoer
oufri9ten fOnnen.
Die @artenbuugeIeui9aft bon CALHOUN
Gountp bat ouf Der Stuatsausts1ung in
Springfielb ben eriten Preis fir Obt babon
getragen, mir BADEN olfo cine quite Sbft'
gegenb.
Soften Sic borIte6enbe 3et:en fir Die
u8eilage" geeignet finoen, 10 bin i'd, tpenn
estpiinf9t, gu tpeiteren Mittbeilungen bsreit.
Sd eriu9e Sic UNI 3uIenbung elmer Bros
I9iire iiber Mbatcom @ountD, Wa19.
Der S6rige
Sobn s.. SrtGeb.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-02-09
Qus Kanfas.
goun9topn, Marion Co.,
Seas, 26, San. 1898.
Wert6er 6err Simon.

Wertber Serr Simon.
Sn Der v8eilage" bonn 10, Sanuar ftanb,
bGB 9ouperaeur 2ebop BON &anfas einen
9rpBartigen 8epdKerun9splun erba9t babe.
@r foliage ben 8au zines ungebeuren, 1904
Meilen langen Canals bor, Der BON Monz
tana bur9 Die Wiiiten.dnbereien na9 Seras
fii6ren folGe. Weiner 4nfi6t na9 1T baS
gang f9On, folde Yldre alls3u6sden, a6er
iGtpierig 1T es, oisfelben aus3ufiibren.
Die Wiienldnoereien liegsn mebr als 1000
SUB iiber benz Wteeresipiegel, tpGbrenb Der
Mtffouri i'm Oitli9en Weontaua tpeniger als
1000 SUB, Der Mifiiifippi BEL ct. pauG,
Mint., ungefdbr 300 SUB iiber benz Meeresz
fpiegsl liest. Die @uRermenge bes DILL
Iouri i'm Ditfi9en Mpntana liefert AIS GU
bitfuB WaRer in Der SefurDe, unb piirDe
471,500 Acres befpdHern, Der 0eaopitone
RiOer liefert 278o GubiffuB in Der @efunbe
unb tOnnte iomit. 100 Qcres fir iepen gu=
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-02-09
5b;13mb,i JON

Mifpuri peroen miro. @pr etu1 Sa6resz
fritz bate 6err 8eQ burb bic pre1ie bic
Mufmerf5amfeit Der Sarmer auf bieIen @r=
iperbs3tpeig gelsnft unb er erbielt barauf%
bin SauIenbe bon 8riefen, peIhe UNI 3uz
derriibenzS anpen na9Iu9ten. Oteis 0iinz
f9e purben fpGter, als bas 8unoes=Qder=
tu1z0 DEPARTMENT. ben nDtbtgsn Gumen Iiez
ferte, befriebigt. SSebes GountD erbelt flint
biz fe9s3ig Padete bes Samens. Na3 Der
@rntc purben @remptare Der 3uferri6en
tcn iebem Der betreffenben 6eloer nu3
@afbington gef9idt, Inn bort unelpfirt 8u
perben. Die Nnalpfe erga6 einen 3udergez
halt BON II Bis II Prp3ent. SOmit batten
Die 3uderrii6en, ME fe bonn Se!be tanren,
einen 8ert6 BON $3.50 bis S. PER Some.
@u9 3etgte es ft9, buB Die @rnte i'm Our4z
I6nitt IA Big Is Sonnen per Wdsr ergeben
1atte. 9err Sen gebentt nun, in nIhfter
3eit cine 3eiie na9 @afbington gu MAIDEN,
am barauf 9in3utpirten, baB bieIe SnOuitrie
gef0rbert tperbe. Die bis6er gemahten Grz
perimente baben ge3eigt, baB bas 2ano. nell
DIES Die Sarmer Second 8ottom2ano" nen=
nen, ii9 fir ben 3uderriibenz8au am beiten
eignet. @s lit bies Elm fettes grbrei9, BON
benz es in Mai1purt MiIiOnen bon Qdern
gi6t. 4zI.xtH
Die lanbpirt659aftli8e DECENTRALIZATION
in Il q a, Su., bat Elm Bulletin in 9orz
bereitung, tpelhes tlaren Nufi6luB ge6en
Dirb iiber Die nit 3uderrii6en in SGinpis
angeteQten @eriuAe unb Inter u6ungen.
Sbatia9e 1T, baB Die 8sp0Iferung bon Sui
nOis idbrli3 II MiGionen Dollars Dber
mebr fir 3uder ausgiebt unb baB bieier bon
so 3uderfabriten, ober elmer in ishem apeis
ten Gountb bes Staates, bergeIteIt perben
t0nnte. Die &iben geDet6en in eSuinois 10
gut, ipie in irgenb einem anberen Staate Der
Union, mas nod feblt, 1T cine oenale
8enntniB Der S3ritte, bic bebuTg Ginfii6s
rung Der Snouitrie getbun peroen miiIIen
unb tpie Srrtbamer gu rtngeben Tinb. lin
nun Die 5armer unb anoere nit Gie;em Gez
9%enitano nG6er pertraut gu MAIDEN, 1T auf
pIl 49, y. utI2' Cul D u u { u D z n { o NJ
b n mad benz l1niDer1tGtsgebGuoe in ltrz
bana etn6erufen pOrben. Die uniberfitGi
bat fi9 Die Sienite BON Sa6beritdnoioen ouf
Dem @ebiete oes Rii6enbaues uno Der s3ufer<
Fabrication geli6ert unb 3ped Der @erz
1amralung 1T, einen perf0nli9en Meinunass
oustauI3 5pii4sn 8iirgern un0 Sd6pers
itdnoi9en b~erbor5urufen, peG9' 2ebtere bez
relt 1etn fperben, belebrenb auf3utreten unb
Sragen gu beantpOrten. Die 8erIamnlunu
tpirb 1t3 aus Subritanten, Gei6Gftsteuten
llno iol9en 2euten rstrutiren, bic Ti1 ernItz
ll3 oaflr tnterefiiren, buB Die &i6en3uter=
Snou1trte in bieiem State eingefiiort piro.
IS tit Der Wuni9 Der MISUNDERSTANDING
ten, oaB oort in ben e~in3eInen 9emein=
lpeien Weriammlungen einberufel unb Elm
pOer mebrere 9etegaten fir 0iefea Gonosnt
getpd9lt perben, bamit Die auf bemfelben
perbreiteten 2ebren unb Snformationen @ez
meineut bes sanssn Gtaatss tpsroea tOnnen.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-02-09
WGnfdt Qusfunft aber Gomunos
60, 8. Dafota.

@ubIette, 81, G.. Sebr. 1898.
8ertber 9err Simon!
Sd m09te gerne pifien, tpie p1s 2anb in
Somunb5 @Ountp, @iOz0 atota, bier Meilen
iitOli3 bOm @Ountpiib Spspi9. bef@affen
tit unb mas es per Ncre toitst. 8iirbe ipobl
Elmer Der 8auernbriiber aus ieneln Sheile
SHO~0afotas 10 freunOli4 Iein, mir bic sez
pinf9te 4ustunft entpeber 5rieffi9 Dber
our4 Die ~8eilage" mit5utbeiIen2 Sd fprehe
Hafiir i9on i'm @oruus meinsn 9ant aus.
Uit SruB an Sic unb aue 8ausrn6ribsr
S6r 6rsunb
Sohn 59eiB.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-02-09
ferfelferben.

6ierbei fommen b~ielerlei llriaa6en in BE-
tra9t. @rftens tann es iih Inn Elm i%nfeftiO~
les 8erferfeGn banoeln. Splte oteier San
porIiegsu. 10 tOnnte u our3 sriinDli9its
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-12-14
Music BY Wholesale.

The largest musical Instrument on
earth will be ON exhibition ait the
Paris Exposition in 1900. 1t is called
am neutrality-suspicious." and ita
inventor and builder is an italian,
Antonio Zibordi, who claims to have
worked upon it for fifteen years. The
instrument executes every kind OF
oncerted music, and contains no less
than eight Thousand different and in.
dependent musical Instruments. II
cost about $4,000.
The inventor has employed most
varied applications of mechanical
skill and electrical apparatus, which
are not entirely new, but the compo-
sftion of which represents an incred-
IDLE amount of most careful study
and human patience. The instru.
ments will be worked by means OF
two petroleum motors, each of three
horse power, which, by driving a dy.
namo, furnish the light for the inside
of the instrument, showing its count.
less details and illuminating the hall
where it is shown.
A curious combination is the small
electric fountain within the instru.
ment, which will show IN vari-colored
light when the lights in the exhibi.
tfon hall are turned down, the music
from the orchestra continuing all the
while.
There are two separate sets of in.
struments, which can be worked
srngly or together-one a perfect
string orchestra, the other a military
brass band of $50 pieces. They have
separate sets of cylinders, but there
are some pieces for both orchestras,
where the two cylinders are started
together.
The apparatus will be taken from
Milan to Paris ON two railroad cars,
and after having been admired at the
1900 Exposition 1T is the intention of
the inventor to present the instru.
menrt to Queen Margherita of Italy
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-12-14

1t IS generally believed that gloves
date as far back us the time of Boaz
and Ruth ana shat by means OF them
changing or redecIping of property
was confirmed. 1t was the custom
lor a man TO pluck off his glove and
give it to his neighbor for a testi
mony. While Ruth Civ. y is rendered
IN our authorized version of the Bible
by shoe" instead of glove" there
seems to be little doubt among
archaeological scholars that it is a
mus translation. In the Chaldaic para
Pharse the word is rendered ",the
case or the covering of the right
hand'; and even up to the present
day 1T has been customary among
Eastern races for the seller at any
sale of goods or exchange of lands
70 give the purchaser a glove bv way
OF scaling the bargain, instead of the
small coin which answers the same
purpose at sales in some Western
countries.
The classics abound in reference TO
the glove. Homer Describes Laertes
as wearing gardening gloves to pro-
| rect himself from thorns. Xenophon
laughs at the luxurious Persians, who
were etfeminate enough to keep their
hands warm with gloves in cold
| weather. Musonius, at the close of
| the hrst Christian century, used to
grow eloquent in his fiery denuncia-
tions of people in good health who
would insist on clothing their feet
and hands in soft and hairy cover
ings.
Everybody knows that the gauntlet
was an emblem of defiance in the
'1vS Of chivalry. The challenger took
of his right-hard glove and flung il
! 'pon the ground. Whosoever took
mp thereby accepted the challenge
he glove was, strange to say,
memorial of friendship as we'll as a
'halIenge to battle. 1t was frequent.
y worn in the cap as a symbol of
he loving regard of some special
friend. An Old chronicler speaks of
<cme knight who wore the glove of
his darling" on his helmet.
The coed old days Of chivalrv are
rome to return no more. Gallant
Dung men cannot now hope to win
1alr of spurs to lav at the feet of
their lady love. The times have
"fanged and we have changed with
them. They now lay gloves ait the
feet of naidens fair instead of wear
ing them on their headpieces as they
go out to fight cruel oppressors and
dreadful dragons. A few general tons
ago the process was reversed; the
young lady had, under certain cir
cumstances. to give gloves to the
young gentleman. 1t was only neces-
S'ary for him to catch glimpse of the
new moon, reveal the interesting fact
to the first maiden he met and with
kiss claim a pair of gloves If in his
travels on n. summer afternoon he
caught a damsel sleeping under tree
he had the privilege of stealing a kiss
from her and demanding pair of
gloves. The unreasonableness of the
claim helped to sweep it out of exist
ence. The ladies thought the kiss
was sufficient without having to pay
the fine.-Chicago Daily News.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-12-14
UNCLE SAII,S NEW SCALES.
A Weighing Machine Wonderful for
Size and Accuracy.

Everybody is perhaps aware that
the large scales upon which entire
freight cars with their loads of many
tons are weighed are considered i'm
mense, says the Washington Times,
but with all their immensely it seems
that they are meagre in the eyes OF
Uncle Sam, who has gone all the rail-
road ma gnates in the country one
point better by installing at the navy
yard in this city one of the largest
scales in the country.
This ma chine can outweigh the
largest railroad weighing machines
by so tons, and when it is considered
that it's results must be accurate to
the weight of a pound, while railroad
scales are considered good if they
approach anywhere near so pounds
of being correct, it is to be marvelled
at the advances that have been made
in scale manufacture in recent years.
AT hurried glance they are not
unlike the ordinary platform or hay
scales. Closer investigation reveals
the fact that they are 4S feet wide,
and that they rest upon a cement
base built upon long piles. The
ground is somewhat low, and it was
necessary to utilize the services of
~
zion, which is one of the requisites
pf an accurate weighing ma chine.
he cost was about $1,000.
In order to illustrate the accuracy
the couzsterpoise of the ma chine to
reporter the superintendent OF
sres sa1 5oeks picked up a half
sIck which was lying on the ground
-earby and tossed it on the huge
platform of the machine. He then
consulted the long brass lever in the
reading box along the side of the
scales and found that the record of
the brick was just a pound.
Turning to the reporter, he said
that the machine is so sensitive that
IL can weigh anything from pound
of sugar to trio OF 13-inch naval
guns, and weigh them accurately,
though it will probably exc out a
long existence at the famous gunshop
without having a chance to weigh an
ounce of the former. The ca opacity
OF the new scales is $50 tons, or
double the capacity of the old scales.
which have just been replaced by the
new ones. 4 13inch gun weighs
about SIS tons, and it may be readily
seen that the new scales can weigh
two of the monsters, reclining on a
4S-foot car-truck, and not tax it's ca
pacTty to any great extent. All the
big guns OF the new navy will be
weighed upon these colossal scales.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-12-14
Chinese Sense of Humor.

Christian Richie, in recent article
tells of dinner party, given by Amer
leans resident in China, where there
CHANGED to be present one guest who
was completely master of the lam
guage of the country.
He soon discovered that the native
walters, in directing each other whom
to serve, were speaking of their en-
ployers by nicknames, far from re-
epectful, such as were suggested by
their personal appearance.
Each guest, as is the custom in
China, had brought his own servant
with him. After the walters had re.
tired and the gentlemen were enjoy
ing their coffee, the man who had I'M
derstood the talk of the servants en-
tertained the company by telling them
what he had heard. There was much
laughter over his revelations; but q
young Scotchman present observed
that his nickname was not mentioned
among the others, and determined to
find out what it might be from his
own "boy" after they had reached
home.
When he got him into the room he
locked the door, stood with his back
to it. and told the badly scared serv-
ant he would not let him out until he
confessed. BY dint of coaxing and
threats ne finally induced the fright
ened Chinaman to blurt out that it
was Goldfish Mouth
The entire appropriateness of the
nickname overcame him, and he
shouted with laughter, making the
fitness still more apparent.
One of the funniest parts of the at
fair was, afterward, to watch the
faces of his friends when he told them
the story, which he did many times
and often. Their sense of politeness
would make them struggle bravely
not to laugh; but when, having
reached the climax, he bestowed upon
them the full comprehensiveness of
his smile, it was absolutely impossible
not to join in the hearty laughter
which he always led with conta gious
good humor-Atlantic Monthly.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-12-14
WHEN PLANTS SLEEP.
They Have Various Hours, But All
Take a Rest.

The mimosa goes to sleep when
night comes on, or even a dark cloud
passing over the SUN will cause it's
leaves to fold up and the stalk to
sink down, and, in fact, the whole
plant goes to sleep. In going to sleep
the mimosa is not, however, at all
singular, many species of plants clos
ing their leaves and flowers at night.
On the other hand, says the GENTLE
mans Magazine, there are some
which, like the beasts of the forest.
hail the setting sun as a signal for
activity. This sleep of plants, which
Is the same physiologically as ami
mail sleep, does not exist without rea-
son. The art of sleeping is, in the
higher animals, symptomatic of re-
pose in the brain and nervous sys-
tenn, and the fact of plants sleeping
Is one proof of the existence of
nervous system in the members Of
the vegetable kingdom.
plants sleep at various hours, and
not always ait night. The duration OF
plant sleep varies from 10 to Is hours.
Light and heat have little to do with
plants sleeping, as different species
GO to sleep at different hours of the
day. Thus the common morning
glory opens at dawn, the Star OF
bethlehem about 10 o'clock, the ice
plant at noon. The goats beard,
which opens at sunrise, closes at mid.
day, and for this reason is called
"Go-to-bed- at-noon." The flowers of
the evening primrose and of the thorn
apple open at sunset, and those of the
nj g'htIblooming cerus when it rs dark.
Aquatic flowers open and close with
the greatest regularity. The white
water lilly closes its flower at sun
set and sinks below the water for
the night; in the morning the petals
again expenad and float ON the sur
face The Victoria Regfa expands for
the first time about o'clock in the
evening, and closes in "a few hours.
It opens again at o'clock in the
morning and remains so till after
noon, when it closes and sinks below
the water.
For upwards of 1000 years continu-
Gus attempts have been made to elu-
cidate the phenomena of sleep with
out success; many theories have been
promulgated, but they have fallen
short of explaining it. We know that
sleep rests the mind more than tbs
body, or, to put it In another way,
the mere physical, as apart from the
nervous portion of the organism.
can be rested without sleep. Mega
lively, the effect of sleeplessness
proves the value and necessity of
sleep. And this is seen in a marked
manner in the case Of PLANTS
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-12-14
A Gladstone Anecdote.

At a dinner in London a few years
ago Mr.. Gladstone was sketchfng a
stirring scene in the house of COM
mons in the early forties. Lord Gran
Vile was a guest at lne dinner, and
was in the commons at the time of
the events to which Gladstone refer
red. did you take part IN the di-
vision?" asked Mr.. Gladstone of Lord
Granville I'm sure l don't know, "
replied Lord Granville; "I can't re-
member whether I did or not" Not
remember" fairly shouted Gladstone;
"why it was only forty-eight years
agoi"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-12-14

In q Utica kindergarten school a
few days ago the subject before the
class was the hen. Among other
questions asked by the teacher was,
what does the hen have that we
have?" the teacher at the same time
placing both her hands ON her head
TO indicate the portion of the body
referred to. The teacher was much
surprised as well as amused when q
little girl quickly answered, "a
comb!" The teacher had placed one
hand ON . comb in her hair.-Utica
Observer. s...,....
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-12-14
Beauty's Signal of Distress.

An extremely pretty girl rode t.
the capitol in an electric car tn.
other day. She was tailor made and
trim as cruiser, and tucked in the
front of her jacket was a silk flag
about the size of handkerchief.
Something about the flag appeared to
distress an elderly man who sat OPP
posfte her. He fidgeted about and he
frowned. At last. when she left the
car. he approac hed her and spoke:
"Pardon. me-" said he, "but won't
you please change that flag? You're
wearing it upside down, and that is
a signal of distress. Was hington
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