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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-02
why He stuck TO His Logs.

A traveller through Southern
swamps noticing that his guide
tapped with his foot each hollow log
and stump in certain pathway, be-
fore stepping on or past it, inquired
the reason. Looking out for snakes
was the reply. What kind Of
snakes?" asked the traveller, with an
unpleasant sensation along his spine.
'Moccasins," returned the guido
what makes you walk on the logN
or so close to .-em, them" demanded
the uneasy traveller; why don't we
walk off there, where the ground is
eolid?" well, you can try it," said
the guide, launching a vigorous kick
at stump and then mhounting it;
you moughtnit sink below yer waist
and then ag IN you mought."
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No Perfect Book I'm the world.

1 remember once of a. publisher in
London, says a writer in Harper's
Round Table, who made up his mind
10 publish a book that should have no
typographical errors whatever. He
had his proofs corrected by his own
proofreaders until they all assured
him that there were no longer any err
rors in the text. Then he sent proofs
to the universities and to other pub
fishing houses, offering prize of sew
eral pounds sterling in cash for every
typographical mistake that could be
found. Hundreds of proofs were
sent out in this way and many skilled
proofreaders examined the pages in
the hope of earning a prize. A few
errors were discovered. Then, all the
proofsheets having been heard from,
the publisher felt assured that his
book would be an absolutely perfect
piece of composition.
He had the plates very carefully
cast, the edition printed and bound
between expensive coversIbecause az
q perfect specimen of the printers art
It was, of course, unique in literature
and exceedingly valuable to fdblio-
philes. The edition sold we'll and was
spread all over the country. The
publiser was very much pleased with
himself for having done something
that had hitherto been considered an
impossibhity. Then his pride had a
fan, for six or eight months later he
received Setter calling his attention
TO an error in certain line ON a GER
tain page. Then came another letter
ANNOUNCING the discovery of second
error in his apparently perfect book.
I believe before the year was up four
ar 6se mistakes were found.
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Kept HIS Place warm.

Sir Walter Scott was far from be-
ing a. brilliant pupil at school. After
he became famous he one day drop
ped into the old school. The teacher
put the pupils through their PAGES.
After while Scott said: But which
Is the Ounce? You have one, surely
Show him to me-" The teacher called
up a poor fellow, who looked the pic
ture of woe as he bashfully came to-
ward the distinguished visitor. Are
you the dunce?" asked Scott. Eyes,
sir" said the boy. well, my good
fellow," said Scott, here is a crown
for you for keeping my place warm"
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A Bad Choice.

1t has been demonstl ated during
the past week that big mistake was
made in the appointment of the su-
perintendent of the Topeka a., lum.
DIR. Wetmore WIS selected by the
hoard, IN the belief that he was well
fitted for the place. He was highly
recommended as a physician, and
WIS believed 10 be good man for
the place. 1t was no: long af,er he
assumed charge Of the instisntlon
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The Wichita Eagle, that sentim IN t
al old bird, says w. Eugene Stanley
has fallen in love with Kansas and if
elected governor will treat the stats
with the ''same tender solicltude thai
would be bestowed upon young ant
beautiful BRIDE" This is the slop
piest gush of the campaign.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-02

The Reichstag of Germany is again
considering the passage of laws which
if enacted would virtually shut our
meat out of the German market. As
retaliation the move will be made by
the agricultural interests of this
country to shut out much of Ger
many's adulterated wines and many
toys etc in the manufacture of which,
dangerous coloring are used.
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wanted the worth OF rser rfoney.


Wanted the Worth OF Her Money.
Down at Atlanta City, so a girl
fresh from there tells me, there is a
Washington family, the maternal head
of which is locally famed for her
thrift. Her young son one day at
dinner declined the walters offer of
a second dish of cream.
Take it," said the mother.
'I don't want it, said the bov.
Take it, I say" persisted the
mother.
81 don't want it!' yelled the bow, IN
tone that suggested the promptings
of maternal pinch.
You take that ice cream" COM
manded the mother, in a stage wills
per. Your fathers paving SIS a
week for your board, and / won't
have you taking only one dish of
cream. Take it, say."-Washington
Post.
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WILL NOW ACCEPT DEPOSITS
Kansas City Postoffice Now Has
Saving Department.


Postmaster Scott has just received
notice from Postmaster General Chas
Emory Smith, that money order
may now be drawn upon the Office at
which it is issued and paid to the per
son who purchases it. This change in
order system took place about a week
ago, but the Postal Guide In which
the notice of the change is contained
was not received in Kansas City until
yesterday.
This new regulation provides for
what is almost postal saving bank,
the establishment of which has been
periodically agitated in this country
for years.
There are few who understand the
benefits of this new regulation. 1t is
of especial interest to the poor who
fear to place their money, which they
have spent much time in saving, in
the banks, where the failure of the
institutions may cause them to lose
it.
With the new rule person may go
to the post office of the city in W hich he
resides and buy money order for
the amount which he wishes to place
in safe place. This order is held as
certificate of deposite, and whenever
the holder wishes to cash it all he
has to do is to present it at the pay
ing window of the money order de-
partment. Already several persons
have taken advantage of the new
regulation at the post Office here.
W. n. Collins, superintendent of
the money order department of the
Kansas City post Office, said yesterday
that the advantages of the new rule
are many. The people are very
slow to learn of the existence of such
law" said Mr.. Collins. 'They
don't realize that the government is
willing to take their money, keep ii
for them, but without paying interest,
and then pay it back to them when
ever they want it. [ believe that as
soon as the people learn that the
post office is now a regular safe de-
post vault, great many will be
purchasing money orders"
Several years ago the government
issued what were known as postal
notes, which entitled any person to
deposit money in his own name, pay
able to himself. The system was
not satisfactory, however. Consider
able money was missed, and about
four years ago the postal notes were
abolished. Many people are not
aware that this has been done, as
there are calls for postal notes every
day. The post office will redeem at
sight any money order if presented
within one year of deposit.
The postmaster general is now con
sidering the adoption of notes to be
known as postal checks. These will,
If adopted, circulate as money, being
payable to bearer. They can also be
made payable to certain person, and
will thus be rendered safe to send
through the mails. 1t is believed
that this plan will be ultimately
adopted.-k. C. Times.
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The outdoor girl has discovered
that industry is trumps. A man is
never so well pleased with a girl as
when he sees her industriously en-
ploYed.
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-02

Tie American navy has a record in
the war with Spain that is unequalled
in history. The official casualty lis
has just been issued showing that the
navy had but II men killed in the
war and but 4S wounded, though So
Of the enemy's vessels were des royed
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-02

Chancellor Snow reports it the
earliest winter storm in TWENTY-FIVE
years, and the worst early storm on
record in Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-02

Colonel Young says that he does
not expect any further trouble at
Virden.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-02

Kansas headed the procession again
at the Chicago peace jubilee. George
r. Peck presided.
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ment, consisting of an endless strip
OF canvas or other heavy fabric,
which is forced into the neck of the
1ottIe with the cork, "a loop being left
at the top of the bottle for the inser.
ton OF the finger.
Queen Wilhelmina of the Neither
lands, who has been appointed by
Kaiser Wilhelm chief of the Hanover
regiment, No. Is, is the fourteenth
woman commander of a German reg.
iment, but shares with Queen Victoria
only the honor of having her regi-
ment called by her name.
Chicago glories in a cat 10 wears
old that has eaten $2,050 worth OF
cooked turkey meat since "Tom" Ma.
1or adopted it and gave it his name
Ihe cat will eat nothing but turkey
meat, save am occasional bit of calf's
liver fried in butter, and is generally
considered the feline aristocrat of the
West.
Twelve thousand acres of state
school land in the eastern rain-belt
counties have just been sold by the
state OF Colorado to the sugar trust,
or to Mr.. Searles, its secretary. The
land, which sold at $3.50 per acre, q
to be devoted to the raising of the
sugar beet. It will cost fortuae fol
artificial irrigation.
Twenty-Five wagon loads of human
bones were recently buried in a great
pit in the center of the municipal
square at Leipsic-the remains of the
French and Prussian soldiers who
fell in the assault on Leipsic, October
", 1873. A municipal commission haa
raised eighty thousand marks toward
the erection of q beautiful monument
above these remains.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-27

life, their inmost inspiration. know that the
history and literature of these races are
alive to-day as a working force, aglow with
a romantic interest and an illumination
of humanity that almost rival the records
Of ancient Greco.
But further danger has been lent to pop
ular ignorance by the Endorsement of GER
tain English and American editors. whose
Judgment a streak of Jealous scepticism
seems to sour whenever they touch the cos
mopolitan value of Eastern races. OF
Japan, especially, they declare that the re-
cent progress is d farce. a veneer over bar
bar;sm; that her people are liars. con-
ceited. cruel. hungry to wipe out" foreign
ers, and even to sweep Europe with a
yellow inundation;'' that there is no fam
lily feeling among the Japanese. no sweet
home life, ne true patriotism. but a blind.
habitual, animal loyalty: no word for love"
in their language, no chastity among their
women, and nothing original in their
| thought and culture. Such cruel SANDERS
nave again and again disgraced the pages
of papers like the Spectator and the Athen-
aetim, the latter of which goes on gross
ly to assure us that the japanese takes no
| true delight in the peculiar beauties of his
landscape. Such ISLANDERS palsied Lord
| %Salisbury's hand after the Shimonoseki
! treaty, and again when Germany and Rus
STA tricked him into sharing their parti-
ton of North China Errors are crimes
| when they contribute to their country'S
downfall
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-27
HIS FIANcEE WAS TOO OLD.
Alderman Click Refused to Marry n
2O-Year-Old Italian to n
Woman of so.

From the New York World.
The young Italian who gave his age as
%, and looked to be about IS, was very n
ious to get married. At his side was a
woman of so. When they entered the city
hall they found the marriage license bu-
reau. Clerk Van Pell, after looking over
the couple, said:
rs this your mother"
NO. replied the young man.. I'll is
the woman / am going to marry!'
The clerk hunted uD an alderman. Ber-
nard Click was the first to appear. He
looked at the couple and said:
II do not want to be responsible all my
pair"
Then President Wood was appealed to.
He refused to perform the The
man and woman were directed 10 nave a
religious ceremony performed first, and
then the civil ceremony gould follow.
They left the city hall arm in arm like
lovers.
The young man gave his name as Gut
semi SavareSe, and said he was a tailor
living at No. 22S2 First avenue: The woman
gave her name as Pechela Savarese and
the same address.
no Italians live in the house: A. Savarese
and his wife. Italians. who have a ssloon
and grocery store at No. 2ls2 First afenue.
denied all knowledge of any yong man
among their relatives who needef 10 marry
a woman fifty years old, ever II she did
lave money.
This Savarese is the head of the numer-
Gus family of that namS in Manhattan
and Brooklyn all of WIZ m are well to do.
THE aldermen did just right" said sa-
varese, didn't they. to his fine looking
ry young and pretty girls-not grand
mothers"
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although lots $50 yards front and three
miles deep could be bought for a suit of
old clothes. In the seventeenth century
sold for a white horse and a guitar: To-
day the average value of the land per
square yard is over so. and the house
600 in gold.
When our Declaration of Independence
was signed there were only 5000 people
Ayres. The colony. however. began to
make money out of negroes and chiefly out
of negro slaves. The best families then
| meals from dishes o. solid silver, being
waited upon by their own negroes. When
John Quincy Adams was president Buenos
Ayres had 1900 people. During Genera
Grants first term in the White House 1t
had less than 1.S,000. and when Cleveland
began his second administration six years
ago. its citizens numbered 535. 900. Its great
growth has thus been within the past thir-
ty years.
A City of Shreds and Patches.
Buenos Ayres is a queer city. A city
| made up of shreds and patches both as to
architecture and man. AS to man, 1t has
people of nearly every race. Three hun
bred thousand of its residents are Italians.
$4,000 are Spanish. about 5000 French and
the remainder Germans, English and Ar
| gentines. The Argentines proper do not
probably number over 10000, and they
are the only real citizens in the sense that
| they vote and take part in the govern
| ment. The rest prefer to keep out of pol
itics and the army, for the foreign resi-
dent here has every property right of the
| citizen, with none of his military obliga-
tons.
Most of the foreigners stick to their old
nationalities, although some of them.would
not dare TO go home to vote. The Argen-
tine is one of the few countries which
have nc eXtradition treaties. Criminals
from everywhere have taken advantage of
this, and 1t is said that there are more
men living under assumed names here than
in any city of the world. This is especially
so as to the emigrants from Italy, and I'M
til recently it gas SO as to some of those
from our country.
Had One State Left.
A year or so ago, it is said. four Amer
leans were chatting together in one of the
] cafes of Buenos Ayres. when three of the
crowd began for some reason to jeer at the
fourth. He grew angry and said:
We'll, gentlemen, you may sheer at me
II you please. but l want you to under
stand that there is at least one of the
United States that l dare go back to with
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-27
HONOR ABOVE GOLD.
illustrates the French


From the New York Herald.
Speaking of French politics. I heard a
most extraordinary story of another
strange secret of contemporary life. Some
years ago one might see in a restaurant
at night, playing dominoes quietly or con-
versing in tranquil tones, a gentleman
named Levy. He was a man who knew
more of the secret history of the courts
of Europe than any man of his time. To
get a full account of his personality and
history you must spend an evening with
Joe" Lyons, the owner of the Trocadero
and a score of other restaurants, one of
the most brilliant raconteurs as well as one
of the best fellows in all London. Mr..
Levy was a private detective, employed
enormous Importance was on hand. He
was retained by the Bank of England.
among other institutions, and l have heard
that his services were esteemed SO valua-
BILE that he got the magnificent salary Of
G10,G0 a year from that institution.
Well, just after the downfall of the COM
of the most delicate and. l might say,
terrible missions in his life. There were
several refugees in London.
Levy tracked them out. A man of the
world, without enthusiasms. acquainted
with all the seamy side of life and of
man.. yet he had a broad, sympathetic
the picture he found in the miserable den
If 1 remember rightly it was a stable
in which he discovered the objects of his
search. These men. who but a few weeks
before had the government and the reve-
nues of the great city of Paris at their
sommand, Were engaged in making a
wretched bowl Of soup, which was. to be
the one meal-and the one meal of them
all-for twenty-four hours. Not enc penny
had stuck to their palms of all the mil
ions that were at their mercy! These
men may be madmen." he said to a friend
to whom he told the story. but, according
to their lights, they are patriots."
His wonder grew as they refused scorn-
fully to surrender some papers which had
fallen into their possession. in spite of
dazzling offers of gold, which, as agent
lied to offer them. They knew the horror
and the terrible and Appalling importance
man. of which they held proofs. but they
decided to keep the proofs until they
thought it right or wrong to publish the
story to the world. And, though they re-
| fused the gold. they never told the secret,
and France and Europe was saved one of
the most cruel and devastating scandals
of our times.
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FUSION OF EAST AND WEST.
tension of Western CfviIixa-
ton to the East.

From Harpers Magazine.
The character and meaning of the far,
alien world which we call the East have
merely pricked the curiosity of stray schol-
airs, or spurred the ambition of a few ad-
venturous merchants. Most of us read of
British diplomacy at Picking with vague
! curiosity. as an echo from another planet
| rather thar as the crisis of modern his
tory. OF those who have lived in the very
theater of the East. few were able to dis
Germ the plot of the unfolding drama, or
attempt to warn their countrymen with
| pen and speech. The prophet is. yet heard
sneeringly who claims in Chinese culture
vital import for all that our common civ
ilization holds dear.
In England this apathy has gone to the
point of paralyzing Anglo-SaXon will. Able
to interpret words. not men, writers pub
lished the narrowness of their own souls
in such misstatements as that there Is no
vital human interest in Chinese and Japan
csc history, literature. biography. thought
| and morals" nothing that the West has
not already worked out to better purpose;
| no new light thrown upon the supreme SUBJ
ject-man. And yet, under the blind eyes
of these authorities, the most wonderful
| experiments in practical sociology were
testing a unique flexibility of faculty, and
a races devotion that could be explained
only from the concentration into charac-
| ter of its ancient ideals. Where should
| we study ideals but in the hearts of living
| men, and not in the desiccated imagination
of mere linguists? And those who,
| like the author. lave known Eastern peo-
| pies for years. face to face. in their home
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character. The houses on the new ave-
nues, which have been recently made, are
more like those of Paris than Madrid.
The Ayenida de Mayo is Il wide boulevard.
with an asphalt pavement. The buildings
upon il make You think of those of the
Champs Elysee, and there is a total alb
sence OF the fiat, low .one-story structures
of old Spain. 1t is the same with some of
ed since Buenos Ayres began its rapid
growth.
The History of Buenos Ayres.
The most of the buildings. however. are
low. For a century or so there was not i
two-story house in the city. The town
was laid out in the Spanish style in rec
tangular blocks along narrow streets. 1t
was founded away back in i535 by a Span
ish freebooter, Pedro de Mendoza. He
named il "Buenos Ayres." The words
mean good air. but Mendoza did not
name II thus because air here is especial
" good. 1t is not. Its death rate is high.
and the average is over 20 per cent: Just
now the fog over the city is as thick as
that of London. For a long time the air
was so bad that lockjaw was almost cpl
rusty nail TO produce lockjaw in the United
States. Until recently you could get it
here by simply opening your mouth. No.
Buenos Ayres did not get its name from
its superfiuous ozone Mendoza; like Cor
tez. Pizarro and the other adventurous
Spanish cut-throats OF mis- time, had a deep
regard for the saints, and he named the
city after the Virgin Maria de Buenos
Aires, whose aid he invoked for his eXpe-
dition before leaving Spain.
In the sixteenth and seventeenth CEN
euries Asuncion. Paraguay and Cordoba. a
days ride by train west OF here We're FAR
better places than Buenos Ayres. The town
long remained a settlement of mud huts.