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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

Alaska out side of the mountain s
is great expanse of bog, and large
and small lakes with thousands Of
channels between them, and it is
claimed that the Yukon discharges q
volume of water one-third greater
than that which empties from the
mouth of the Mississippi. Near its
mouth one is struck with the mourn
full, desolate appearance of the Coun-
try, which is scarcely above the level
of the tide, and covered with mo-
notonous cloak OF scrubby willows
and rank grasses. For hundreds of
miles up, through an intricate laby-
rinth of tides. blind and misleading
channels, sloughs and swamps, there
is to be seen the same dreary desolate
religion. 1t is watered here and there
and everywhere, and impresses one
with the idea of vast island sea as
far as 700 or 800 miles, where there
are many points at which the river
spans breadth of twenty mics from
shore to shore. During the brief
summer the whole population focks
to tho river, attr acted by the myriads
of salmon, the banks being lined with
comps of fishermen, who build their
basket traps far out in the eddies and
bends of the stream, and lay up their
store or dried fish for the long Arctic
winter. AS TO climate series Of siz
months observation on the Yucon
not far from the present gold discover
les, show that the daily mean tenn
perature in 1SS9-90 fell and remained
below the freezing point from Nov.
to April p, the lowest temperature
being so Q F. below zero in January
and 55 Q F. below in Feb. Snow fell
about one-third of the days in winter
and snow storms of great severity may
occur in any month from Sept. tc
May. In June the sun rises at abou
3 a. m. and sets at 1870 p. m. givine
more than twenty hours of day light
and diffuse twilight the remainder o.
the time. The mean summer temper
ature rises between 60 and 700 f.
and in the vast network of slough anC
swamp, indescribably numerou
clouds of mosquitoes are bred, which
cause the greatest misery and annoy
ance to the explorers. Hand bool
on Alaska-by Bureau of American
Republics
After staying here for short tim,
we went back, took off our rubber
coats, received souvenirs and de
parted.
It was my privilege to see man,
other interesting things in and abou
st. Louis. but ! have used enougl
space.
EDWARD G. HAN.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

The court of appeals of the District
OF Columbia held. in the recent case Of
Reed VS.. Terney, reported in the Wash
ington Law Reporter. than an agree
ment between the holder and the max
er Of a promissory note, consented TO
by the indorser thereof, for the extern
sion Of the time OF payment for a def
mite period in consideration of the pay
ment OF interest for the extended time,
is valid and binding upon all the par
ties thereto, and that In such case tho
statute of limitations on the note runs
only from the end OF the time to which
payment Is extended.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

In oil times Of political OF diplo-
matte unrest the old injunction, Don't
prophesy unless you know" is O good
one to keep In mind It ie eighty years
since Napoleon Bonaparte declared
that within fifty years all Europe
might become either republican or Cos
sack. Men now living remember when
Theirs said. Railroads will never b.
of service for the transportation Of
goods" History bristles with similar
bad shots at the future. and most Of
tho prophets Of the present day are
adding to their number.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

The Usage Indians are said to be the
richest community IN the world. They
number but 1,729 souls, all told-men.
women and children: they own 1,5o0.-
600 acres Of valuable land; have So.
600. 900 In trust with the government,
which pays 5 per cent. interest, and
have leases with cattlemen for the us1
Of their pasture lands, which bring
them between $4,000 and $4,000 a
year, without counting the rent from
the agricultural lands and the pro
ceeds of their own labor. That, how
ever, Is very small. They have sc
much money that they are lazy, idls
and in state of rapid degeneration.
The entire tribe is composed Of about
300 families, Of which LILO are adults
and $50 are children of school age.
This gives them over 5000 acres of
land for each family, and more than
$50 acres per capita. with s3o. 900 cash
for every family. Including the grass
money" as they call It, which Is receiv.
ed from leasing pastures. the income Of
the tribe wiz average. s500.00 year
which Is about $500 per capita, or 81.
500 per family. without any labor what.
ever.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

A United States Official cannot make
use Of his Office to secure advantage
over others in the location OF govern
ment land. according to the decision OF
the Supreme Court of the United States
10 the case OF Payne VS.. The Secretary
Of the Interior. The court said: Mani
festly, Congress did not intend that
one authorized to enter the territory In
advance Of the general public, solely
for the purpose of performing Official
duties, should be at liberty, Immediate
ly upon his arrival, to assume the
status Of private individual and ac-
tual settler and make selection Of q
homestead, thus clearly securing an ad-
vantage over those who remained out
side Of the territory until the arrival
Of the time when they might lawfully
enter"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

As a matter of fact, Governor
Leedy had his three regiments of
volunteers in the field in very short
time. His callwas issued April 26,
and May II the Twentieth went to
the front. It was followed by the
Twenty-first May II aid by the
Twenty second May "a In 1868,
when Governor Crawford had but
one regiment, the Ninetf snth, to or
ganize, his call was ISSUED October 10
and the men did not leeve Topeka
until November 5.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

Attorney General Boyl, has given
his opinion that it would not be legal
for the State Agricultural college to
loan money on farm mortgages as
the law requires security that is not
variable in value, and the attorney
general regards the value of farm
mortgages as variable.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15
Tie Was Scared at Fir,..

Traveller Qn country town)-Wmts
the matter with the people OF this
place? Is there some sort of an cpl
demic raging here2 I see that nearly
everybody has wads of cotton stuffed
into his ears Native-No, there
amt nothin' the matter with us ,spe-
cially. This is our brass bands re1,,-
lar night for practicin'.- '.-Clevelend
Leader.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

Ma Moody thinks II Christ offered to
rule here as he does in heaven he
would be adopted by no political party
and the majority would vote him down.
Evidently Mp. Moody bslieves that the
masses are growing in strength and
number5 but he ought to give the ma
jorfty some little credit for intelii-
gence While ignorance and egotism
60 together and are powerful, there is
such thing ae common seucs. And
besides Mr.. Platt Ia not going to live al
ways.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

Mark Twain. following the noble ex-
ample Of Sir Walter Scott. has devoted
all his gains for several years to The
payment Of what his creditors were dis
posed to regard as dead claims" The
English papers are lavish In their ap-
piause-as II this kind OF honesty were
a rare virtue. Perhaps It Is rare; but
then, more's the pity! Creditors should
forgive us as they hope to be forgiven;
but no debtor should let himself of
easily, unless he is willing to take the
risk Of moral bankruptcy.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15
THE SECOND ATTACK.
American Vessel Sunk BY a
Torpedo.
Done Intentionally By Sampson
To Block The Entrance
To The HarbOr.

Cape Haytien, Hayti.-The Ameri-
can fleet open ed fire agaiL at 8 o clock
Friday morning on the Notifications
and warships.
The cam onade was we'll sustained
until q. n.
One of the United States auxiliary
cruisers, "well armed" attempted
to force the passage into the harbor.
The Spaniards allowed the cruiser
to cross the first line of torpedoes,
but before she arrived at the second
line they discharged at her torpedo,
which broke great hole in her side
and caused her to sink almost in
stantly, bow first.
Tho name of the vessel is not
known, nor is the number of victims
reported.
One officer, one engineer and SIX
sailors were made prisoners by the
Spaniards.
1925 a. ma dispatch from San
tiago says that the vessel sunk is
understood to be the Merrimac
Only the extremities of her funnel
and two masts are visible above the
water.
LATER REPORT:-Rear Ad-
miral Sampson during Friday morn
ing decided to close the narrow har-
Dor entrance to Santiago de Cuba by
sinking the collier Merrimac, load
cd with coal in the channel He
called for volunteers to go to al
most certain death and 1000 men
offered themselves. Lieut. Hob
son and six men were chosen and at
3 a. III. Friday the Merrimac, un.
der her own steam entered the chan.
mel under a terrible Spanish fire.
The vessel was riddled with pro.
jectiles but she anchored and swung
around. Lieut.. Hobs on then set
off an internal torpedo with an e
lectrical attachment. There was
an explosion, the Merrimac sank,
and the channel was closed and ap.
parently Admiral Cervera will be
unable TO escape.
Madrid,-The Spanish version OF
the sinking Of the Merrimac IN the
channel leading into the harbor oi
Santiago says:
"Two American ifonclads were
seriously damaged during the en-
gagement "
The Spanish also describe the
affair as brilliant Spanish victory
Hobson and the hero crew of the
Merrlmac were saved in the fvlloW;ng
manner: Unable after the sinking
of their vessel to make their way
back through the storm Of shot and
shell they rowed into the harbor to
the Spanish flagship and were taken
on board unharmed. The Spanish
admiral under flag of truce sent
word to the admiral that he offered
to exchange the prisoners, adding
that in the meanwhile Hobson and
his party would be treated with the
greatest kindness.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

The affairs of the DePauw univer-
sity, Indiana, are now approaching a
crisis. upon the outcome of which will
depend, almost entirely, the future OF
the institution. II has been pretty
generally known since last September
that the fund which he's heretofore
been derived from the DePauw estate
was diminished In quantity and that
the needs Of the institution would hayo
TO be Supplied from other sources.
When the salaries OF the first quarter
now ended are paid the last resources
OF the current year win have been
expended. With that payment OF
money provided for in Mr. DePauw's
will must be exhausted. Then the an
nual deficit Of the university Will reach
$4,000 unless something be done to
cover It.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

There Is a great deal Of maudlin
sympathy wasted on the queen regent
Of Spain by those persons who do not
remember that she Is head and front
OF government responsible for wey-
ler. The world fails to understand
how al Austrian princess can go far
forget her civilization as TO permit the
murder and starving of hundreds OF
thousands OF her helpless subjects
without protest Possibly the respcn-
sibility rests upon what we ozll poll
dcs" In this country.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

Spanish newspapers deciare that
American efforts TO relieve the ssarr-
ing people of Cuba are attacks on
Spanish honor. What kind of honor
u that which deliberately murders by
starvation and forbids relief at the
hands OF Christian nation? What
kind Of hearts must men have who
look indifferently upon the dying Of
hundreds Of thousands OF innocent
men. women and childrens II that Is
Spanish honor IT ought to be annihil-
ated-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

1t seems that football players In
Paris are exposed to even greater per-
Ills than they face In the United States.
Two football captains got into en- al
tercation during football game In
Paris, recently. challenge was made
and accepted. and in the duel which
followed both men were badly wound
ed In this country the danger. how
ever great Is over when time" has
been called.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

The statement that Andrea found
a Kansas man at the North Pole and
committed suicide through chagrin
is now accepted as a tenable theory.
A Kansas man has been discovered
who first proposed the Anglo Amer
lean All ance.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

Theodore Roosevelt as the acting
head Of the navy department gives
great satisfaction Just at this time
He is not always wise; but ne ts at
least patriotic, wide-awake and thfr-
oughly alive. There is energy enough
! IN him tp get up a war and hghf n,
out all alone by himself.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

Jerry Simpson is said to have offer
ed himself to the navy department
as warning to Gov. Leedy who re
fused him Colonel's s Commission in
the army. That Is, Jerry says he is
bound 10 go if he can be sure of a
pension equal to that allowed Colo
mel on his return.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

The Populists and Democrats of
Cherokee County met in joint con-
vention May 3lst and nominated q
full fusion delegation. The entire
state administration received the en-
thusiastic endorsement of the con-
yentiOn.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

Mark Twain has made the fortune
needed to pay off his debts. and has
still time to make others to put in his
pocket. He Is more read than any
other writer, and fortune comes TO
him yearly now. And he writes more
and better at sixty than he ever did
before. II he might live ten years
more he would be millionaire several
times ever.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

It begins to look as II 1t might not
be necessary to make demonstration
against the Philippines. At any rate,
unless 1t Is done pretty soon, there
are indications that they may not be-
long to Spain when the warships ar
rive there.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

In letter to his sister, Mrs. Mary
p. Greedy, tefore the war began, Ad-
miral Dewey predicted hts victory at
Manila.
Topeka newsdealers report that
their business was never better than
during the few weeks that Kansas
volunteers were in camp there.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15
Ills appc3Ite AInosf H.,

New York Press: First Moth-"How
is your husband today?" Second Moth
Mot very well. His appetite is poor.
Only think; today for dinner he ate on
ly one fashionable bathing suit. Del
icate? Why. he only just picks at
fhinpcr'
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

Cardinal wiseman. who was OF gen.
erous proportions, used to declare that
one naid-servant. taught to call him
"YoT eminence." translated 1t honest
ly into "Your immense"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

BE kind enough to give me the die
tionary," said new candidate. haIght-
ny. This Is libel. One CT these
wretched newspapers has called me a
forensic light"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15
Camp life with home Comforts.

ct Ottawa Chautauqua Assembly
Forest Park June 13 to 24 1898 one
fare for round trip. Tickets on sale
June 18th to oath inclusive good to
return until June q 1898. The Santa
Fe is the best line to the assembly
grounds, Station only block away.
Particulars on application to Ag't.
A. T. s. S. F. lsy.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

Among the Musical Attractions fol
Ottawa Chautauqua, June 13 to "a
inclusive, are all the best part of the
celebrated Kansas City Symphony
Orchestra and Band, under leadership
of Prof. John Rehr. Also Ella Bach.
us-Behr as solo pianist and accom-
panist. She is the most noted plan.
ist in the west, so acknowledged.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15
Salt for the World.

There Is a salt vein in Kansas at a
depth of 900 feet containing, according
to local statistician, enough salt to
salt the world for a million years.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

Now, If give you twopence, you
won't go and get drunk on itf" "Oh.
no. mem. I couldn't do sech q thiuu. I"
-Pick-Me-Up.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

An exchange declares that certain
Boston lady is 50 careful to be proper
in her correspondence that every seD-
tence ends with glacial period
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

The largest known moth lie the Giant
Atlas, a native Of China, whose winee
measure nine inches across.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

There Is growing suspicion thai
Boss Quay is doing all he can to an
chor John Wanamszxer at political
buoy No. 4
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

The death Of Admiral Popo1. side.
de-camp to the car. shows that be was
capable OF dying up to sis name
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

Il Is urged that century runs make
women ugly: so that handsome is as
handsome doesn't
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

Puck: II wonder what the Arctic
explorers win do after the north pole
has been discovered p We'll. they can
make trips to see II it IS stili there
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

Gov, Leedy addressed Topekans
at Garfield Park on the 30;h and was
warmly received.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

Il ID the easiest thing In the world
to establish q reputation Tor clever
ness u you are only rich.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15

Chief Justice Doster delivered the
Memorial address at Mound City on
the 30th.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-10
NEUROLOGICAL NTesses.

In an out Of the way town not long
ago woman stumbled upon 1.-THE Mi
nerva Bookstore. ;" why Minerva?" she
asked the attendant deity, presumably
an understudy.
"Why, don't you know" was the
answer. Minerva was the goddost Of
war" Then, at sight of the woman s
face, "Some folks says she was the god
dest Of something else, but she wasn't;
twas war"
1t wasn't an attendant deity, but the
only young man at summer resort,
who was responsible for like mytho-
logical mix up. He was youth Of
we'll, perhaps II, and he posed as cru
dite. He was given to big sounding
words and phrases, and whenever he
could he lugged in a classical allusim.
The only reason the girls put mp with
him was, of course, because it was he
or nothing. One evening the young folk
prepared TO disperse at an even later
hour than usual. Commonplace men,
bers Of the crowd said how sleepy they
were and how glad they would be to get
some rest. Not so the erudite youth.
Well, =" he yawned with his most blase
air, II think I'll go home and throw
myself in the arms Of Bacchus. New
York Sun
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-10
"WiIkes and Idberty.n

Wilkes boldly offered himself as a
candidate for the City, and Oh his rejec-
tion for the county Of Middlesex. The
scenes of that election beggar descrip-
tfon and are too we'll known to need it.
One incident is too amusing to escape
repetition. The Austrian ambassador
the Graf Won Seilern, most solemn
and naughty of the representatives Of g
solemn court, was dragged from his car
riage by the mob and "45" Ghalked on
the soles of his boots. His constantly
reiterated demands for reparation.
which It was impossible to satisfy, only
made him the more ridiculous. wilkes
and Liberty" was the one topic of the
day in letters and conversation. His
head was even adopted as a sign for
public houses, and he himself told the
story Of the old lady who said, There
ne swings, everywhere but where he
ought 10 be. "-Cornhill Magazine.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-10

Thirty years ago Dean Farrar, at that
time piair. Mr. Iarrar and merely
master at Harrow school, delivered q
lecture in which he attacked the system
then in vogue Of spending much time
over Greek and Latin verse. He urged
that the practice should be abandoned
in case Of boys who had no aptitude for
puch work. In place Of this artificial
drilling the lecturer advocated the study
Of science and natural history as likely
to benefit boys who cared nothing for
Greek and Latin versification.
OF course the lecturer was opposed by
those who were believers in the old
classical system. But he has received
his reward. Then there was but one
we'll known school i'll England which
had O "sci9noe MASTER" now there Is
scarcely q school of note which has not.
TEen the Latin verse" system was
universal; now it is almost entirely
abandoned.
He also had the pleasure of receiving
from Charles Darwin letter of histor-
ic interest in the annals of English edu-
cation, wherein the great biologist re-
lates his own experience, while pupil,
in being snubbed because he preferred
chemistry TO the classics. He writes:
Il was Mt school at Shrewsbury un-
der a great scholar, DR.. Butler. ] learn
Cd absolutely nothing except by anus
ing myself by reading and experiment.
ing III chemistry. Or. Butler somehow
found this out and publicly sneered at
me before the whole school for such
gross waste of time. / remember he
called me pooocurante Careless, indif-
ferent fellow which, not understand
ing, thought was dreadful name"
Dean Farrar, commenting on DR.. But
ler's mistake with regard to the great
est intellect which ever passed under
his tuition, calls it a fault of the times
and not Of the man. In those days boys
described chemistry as "ssinks," and
Darwin's nickname at school was
"Gas. youths Companion.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-10
Thoughts Best Kept Unsaid.

John" said Mrs. Youaglove, "do
you always tell me all your thoughts?"
well, nearly always" John replied.
She drew back frightened and ex-
claimed: "Nearly always! Oh, John,
then you have some thoughts that you
don't tell me?"
Yes, dear" said he, attempting to
pot an arm round her. there are some
that think it best not to tell you
"Oh, and thought you were SO hon.
orablsp'
But, love" the fond husband cried.
you would not care to hear the thoughts
allude to-
Then what are they?" she tragically
demanded.
They are those" he n,cokly said,
that come to me when am shaving. :"
--Pearson's Weekly.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-10
A Polite Judd CO.
Queries.

Mr. Justice Maule once went on cir.
cult with Judge Coleridge il a part Of
England where the high sheriff was q
shy and modest man and very much
alarmed at having to entertain his Gym
ical lordship. Coming home in his coach
with the two judges, he thought it his
duty to make conversation for them.
He observed that he hoped there would
be better weather, as the moon had
changed. "And are you such fool,
Mr.. Jones, as to imagine that the moon
has any effect on the weather." said
Maule.
Really, Brother Maule," said Cole
ridge who was politeness itself, "you
are very hard upon your friend. Fer
my part think the moon has a consid-
cradle effect upon it, !"
Then" said Maule, "you are az
great fool as Jones is. ~
After which conversation in tho sher-
it's carriage languished. San Francis
90 Argonaut