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SAW GOETHE.
The Last Man Who Interviewed the
Great German Poet.


Great German Poet.
John Forbes, professor of Oriental
languages at Aberdeen university who
died In January of this year at the age
OF 81, was probably the last living per-
son of any note to interview Wolf
gang Won Goethe. The incident occur
red in 1929. and is thus set forth in
Forbes quaint biography: This
morning We announced ourselves at
II to the great poet of Germany by
sending up our cards. We were imme-
diately admitted and most graciousfy
received. The freshness of Goethe's
looks are astonishing. considering that
he is now in his Slst year. His face
is very like what is given in the last
portraits Of him. his forehead very
high and full. his eye clear and pen
etrating. His demeanor is grave. and
has apparently good deal of that
stateliness which has been attributed
to him. His stature is rather low, but
his figure was quite erect. notwIth-
standing his years. His face is a good
deal marked with smallpox; his gray
hairs are combed quite backward. He
spoke about the state of German
knowledge in Scotland, In England our
universities and some other topics. and
then let us be announced to his
schwiegertochter. whom We found a
very pleasant person."
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in as part of his remarks" an entire
sermon on the subject of expansion.
The purpose was not to get the min
ister's views before the public, but to
show the source from which a senator
had drawn the greater part Of his
speech few days before. Another
recent occasion in which the Congress
sional Record was made an accommo-
dating vehicle was in the report Of a
controversy between two representa-
tives on the floor. One Of them let
the bout go, SO far as his part went
as the official reporter took 1t. The
other revised" his remarks SO we'll
that he gave himself altogether the
best of the affair. Some of the gems
of congressional oratory are never ut
tered. They are afterthoughts. SO to
speak. Mr.. Cooney. of Missouri, has
inserted in the Record speech which.
II 1t had been delivered on the floor in
its entirety, would have created a great
sensation. He opens his printed
speech In this way: Mr. Chairman:
We have thrown the Spaniard down
upon his back. ducked him In the
pond. rolled him In the sand, sunk his
wooden toys. a0d. In a spirit of gener-
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TO sham, u,lrd s,aurh,,rc,, =,

Mr.. Ruskin once said that II an an
gel visited England her sportsmen
would be out at once with their guns
to shoot the winged visitant. Mr..
Watts. r. A.. is of the same opinion
He hates the slaughtcrcr OF little birds
that they may be pillaged Of their
plumnge TO make Bond street gny. So
he is painting for exhibition In Lon.
don a picture with purpose. II will
present an altar on which nre heaps OF
feathers. md over which bends nm ar-
gel Of compassion. one Of Dantc's
birds Of 0od."--The Academy.
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TWO TYPES OF PAR AGuAyAN WOMEN

state. To detect this impure condi-
t!on Is very simple and unfailIng. Draw
tumbler Of water from the tap ut
night. put n piece Of white lump sugar
into II and place It on tho kitchen
mantclpicce or anywhere that the tenn
perature will not be under 90 degrees
Fahrenheit. In tho morning the water,
II pnre. will be perfectly clear: II con-
taminated By sewage or other impur-
tiles the water will be milky. This Ia
q simple and safe test. well known In
chemistry.
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EMpERoR.s DEATH.
Brought ON by RehsArslns HIS Own
Funeral

Brought ON by Rehesrslng HIS Own
Funeral.
Emperor Charles of Spain brought
about his death by rehearsing his own
funeral. For the last two years of his
life, after resigning the scepter OF
Spain and the Netherlands to his son
Philip. in 1856. Charles retired to the
monastery of Yuste, in Estremadura
and there lived cloister life in clos
intercourse with the monks, devotlne
much time to religious exercises Dur
ing this period, prompted, 1t may be,
by the example of Cardinal de la
Marck, who for several years before
his death, in 1928. had annually re-
hearsed his own obsequies, the emper-
or, In the summer OF 1858. formed tn
resolution to celebrate his own funera
before he died. The priests assured
him-what the superstitious element
In his character readily inclined him
to believe-that the act would surely
merit and win divine favor. Accord
ingly, on Aug. 80 of that year, the
grim farce was carried out with the
most elaborate ceremonial. The i'm
perial domestics marched with black
tapers in their hands, and the emperor
clad in sable weeds, himself followed
wearing his shroud. While the solemn
mass for the dead was being sung be-
Tore the high altar in the. cathedral
Charles gave up his taper to the priest
typifying thereby his resignation of life
and was solemnly laid in his coffin
The ceremony closed with sprinkling
molly water on his body; then, all the
attendants retiring, the doors were
shut, and Charles rose from his mar
row bed and withdrew to his private
apartment The dampness of the
grave cloths induced chill, which,
aided no doubt by the mental depres-
sion caused by the grewsome cere-
mony. induced a fever, which ended
in his death three weeks later, on the
21st of September. 1888.
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would take volume to tell you all the
good it has done me. Pe-ru-na is the
best catarrh cure on earth, and l know,
for l have tried nearly all of them.
Respectfully, Buck F. Taylor"
Winter weather causes catarrh.
Everybody knows this But everybody
does not stop to think that winter
weather delays the cure of catarrh. 1t
takes longer to cure case of catarrh
in the winter generally. than in the
warm season. Spring is here. Now is
the time favorable to the treatment of
old and especially stubborn cases of
catarrh.
Send for book entitled Facts and
Faces" Sent free by The Peru ma
Drug Mfg Co., Columbus, O.
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PRETTY WOMEN or PARAGUAY

merical superiority of the women"
Article Of this law ran: ANY man Il
allowed to marry two wives, but hus-
bands are advised that II the fate OF
two persons is intrusted to them they
must In turn behave with prudence
and discretion, providing for them suf-
ficiently and taking such measures as
may prevent quarrels." Herbert Spen-
Ger may consider the Diet which could
pass such law civilized. And they
may have been, but to the casual OBJ
server 1t would seem that they were
also to certain extent insane.
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v,p,ss R,.,,ns s,h,.,.

The finest military riding school In
existence Ia In Moscow. It is 500 feet
long. 148 feet broad and n feet high.
and. snving only the Midland terminus
In London. Its roof is the largest In
the world unsupported by pillars. It
is iavishiy ornamented. but In every
respect save its sisc II In quite cclipse.i
by tho subterranean riding school IN
wclbcck Abbey. This wonderful apart
ment. II II can be called such. Is 1856
feet long. about $50 feet wide. and its
glass roof Is nine feet higher than that
Of the Moscow school.
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post-mortem examination of the tigers
after they had been skinned, found
that in each case single buckshot
had gone to the heart. One had also
an insignificant wound on the head
from another pellet. For a really ap-
palling fiuke." as Mr.. Butler says.
this achievement Of the Malay wood
cutter will be hard to beat" 1t Is cer-
tainly not a performance any sane
white man will try to parallel, much
less to eclipse.
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SIMPLE METHOD

ny Which Sewage In Water May Ne
Detected.
Here is simple test for the pres
ence Of sewage in water. All drinking
water should be tested in town or
country frequently. as there are other
impurities besides sewage which are
quite as deadly. and every cistern of
water is liable to be source of blood
poisoning. Mice, rats and other pests
must have water. and many a case of
typhoid is set up by such US these
falling into the cistern and remaining
there for months in decomposed
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muzzle-loading gun
loaded with the
rather unscienti1c
charge Of a bullet
and four buckshot.
Moving quietly
through the Jungle
he suddenly came
upon a tiger feed
ing on the carcass
of a sambhur. and,
with touching con-
fidence in his
weapon, fired at a
distance OF twenty
PAGES. The tiger
rolled over, and,
when the Malay
cautiously a p
preached, he found
not one dead tiger,
but two, the second
having been hid
den from the
sportsman. thought
only a few feet dis
tant from the ami
nal he fired at. Mr..
Butler, who made
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a Par.eu,y.a wsm.a Il III. Poorer cl.,.

osity that approaches contritlon for
the net. We have raised him mp again.
dried his clothes. brushed the dust
from him. healed his wounds. fed
him. hired carriage and gently con-
veyed him home. and. ns we parted
with him. amid n confusion Of regrets
and ndioses. thrust S20.000.000 into hir
pocket. Such are the short and SIM
pie annals Of great war. honorable
to us and profitable to SPAIN"
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IS A SELF-MADE MAN.

Senator-Elect Porter j. McCumber o.
North Dakota is another distinguished
representative of American pluck and
talent. who will enter the arena OF
national legislation on the 4th OF next
March. Little is known of the per-
sonal biography of Mr.. McCumber. on
account of the fact that he has not fig
ured for cny length of time in politics.
He is considered one Of the strongest
men in the republican ranks of the
west. and much is expected OF him In
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stations. You find them surrounded
oy piles OF golden fruit in every mar
ket and all along the Paraguay river
tney are to be seen carrying oranges
from the land to the boats, which are
TO take them to the markets of the
south. 1t is estimated that sixty mil
lion oranges are thus annually shipped
down the Paraguay river to Buenos
Ayres, and the loading Of the fruit is
one OF the great sights of the voyage.
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nu.,n.,. r.r,u.r.h,p a, ,,.,r,won,

The time % begin. TO learn from each
when life is still q playground TO them.
nnd when romantic love condoncn what
~, IN ,. inter Years mioht seem nasning or
OF habit. II We get used to the burincrr
rnrtnerrhip of matrimony IN our youth
IL becomes second nature. and not a hard
ship nor IA disillusionmcnt. II people
would take time to understand cnch
how much easier married life would h.,
comc-in fnct. nll life! To be sure we only
nrnr OF the unhappy marriages.. while
together, silently and happily. Hut there
II enough friction TO warrant this Kind of
conr!ucrntion. because even those who "A re-
TO MI appearances contcntcd might make
more OF life II they looked upon niarrinrs
In tho january Lndics' Home journal, ''
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FAMOUS RoUoH RIDER.

Buck Taylor says "Ps-ru-ns ID the Best
Catsrrh Cure ON Earth-Carsd Me-"
Sergeant Buck Taylor, one Of the
famous Rough Riders. is a personal
friend of Governor Roosevelt Of New
York. He accompanied Governor
Roosevelt on his great stumping tour
through upper New York state. He
was promoted through gallantry in the
field during the late war.
The Sergeant has the following to
say of Pe-ru-na: II think there is no
better medicine on earth than Peru
"a. for catarrh. 1t has cured me. 1t
The silver star., 1899-03-23

When F. d. Underwood left Minne-
apolis to come to Baltimore to take
the position of general manager OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad he
brought straw hat and linen duster
expecting to bask In the balmy south
ern breezes that blow up Chesapeake
Bay sometimes. Within ten days after
he took charge two hundred miles OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad were
blocked with snow and Baltimore had
a worse blizzard than any one in the
northwest ever experienced. II cost
the road about sixty thousand dollars
a day for four days to get the tracks
In condition to resume trafilc. but the
officials are very proud Of the fact
that they beat all competitors in get
ting trains through from Pittsburg and
other western points to Baltimore.
Philadelphia and New York. All Of
the through trains that were delayed
by the storm were fortunately tied up
ut large towns. SO that none Of the
passengers suffered from hunger or
cold.
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isarnusa's Advice.

In one Of the last letters written by
r. r. Barnun,. just discovered. hc thus
advised young men: Keep your brain
free from the fumes Of alcohol. your
blood free from its taint. Avoid to-
bacco as the poison Il really 10. Keep
yourself clean. physically and morally.
Give your body the care you would
give to any machine Of which you rc-
quire much good work."
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renewing Hat. At N. rh....r.

Here Is q scheme that the manager
uses at his thentcr In Portland. Ore.
After the orchestra has finished tho
overture q neat sign rises to the vicw
Of the audience from tho floor Of the
stage. It shows these magic words.
This 10 the proper time for ladies 10
remove their hats" And II they are
not already on. the sign works won
derA
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Queer Customs Of Land Where There Are More Women
Than There Are Men.

The women of Paraguay are so much
in the majority that they do the work
of the country. They are the buyers
and sellers of every community, and
outside Of the cities the men are the
drones. Any bachelor in the United
States can find wife in Paraguay II
he wants one. for the men are now so
few that any two-legged animal with
out feathers. of the masculine gen,ler.
will here be greedily grabbed. The
sexes were once about equally divided.
but Paraguay had war which killed
on the men. 1t was just before the
close of our trouble between the North
and the South. At that time Paraguay
was the leading country of this part of
the world. 1t was about the richest of
all South American. and its wealth and
influence angered the Argentine, IRA
quay and Brazil. They combined
against 1t and their joint army attack
ed the Paraguayans. The struggle last
ed five years, but 1t ended in the WIN
ing out, as 1t were, of the Paraguayan
men. 1t is said that 100000 of them
died in battle and that thousands of
death.
1t Is hard to get accurate figures in
any South American country, but. ac-
cording to the best estimates, the pop
ulation Of Paraguay was cut down by
this war SO that there was only one
man to six women, while a! 4sther stat
istfcian gives 1t that three fourths of
all the people in Paraguay, numbering
about 100000, were destroyed. When
the war ended there were only 200. 900
left. of whom about $4,000 were men
and 100000 were women over 10 years
OF age. The rest were children. Para
quay thus became a land of women,
and nature seems to be keeping it SO.
Since the war am told that more girls
have been born every year than boys.
In Asuncion the girl births exceed the
boy births by more than five to the
hundred. and outside the city the per-
centage OF girl babies is greater.
Many OF the Paraguayan women are
very good looking. This is SO OF all
classes. and especially SC O. the young.
A Paraguayan maiden is a trifle under
middle height. She is as straight as an
arrow and as timber as a willow tree
branch. though inclined to be voluptu-
GUS In form. Her complexion is of the
Jersey cream order and often of the
reddish brown Of the Guarani Indians.
She has, as a rule, more or less Indian
blood In her veins. When the Span
iards came here this country was in
habited by the gentle and semi-civiliz-
ed Guaranis. The two races intermar-
ried. Their descendants took wives
from the same tribes, SO that today
there are comparatively few Paraguay
ans who have not large proportion of
Guarani blood. The Indian mixture has
resulted In the adoption Of many In
dian customs. and the language most
spoken by the people today is the
Guarani. In the country districts little
else Is used and In the schools of
Asuncion there are notices on the walls
that scholars must not speak Guarani
during school hours. The Guarani is
soft language and the Paraguayan
girls have sweet voices. Indeed. their
tones fall softly on my ears after the
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Mss No se~anee.

He-"My dear madam, VIC have both
passed the age Of romance. but offer
you my heart and with Il my haid."
She-"My dear sir. agree with YOU
that we have both passed the >, 1an.
tic age. I beg. therefore. to 'nquire
what amount Of check that hani IL
able to draw7"-Boston Journal.
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parrot-like accent
which has sawed
my tym pal n u IN
during my associa-
tions with their
Argentine sisters.
One OF the chief
Industries OF the
Paraguayan wom-
en- Is lacemaking.
IL is true that the
lower classes do all
kinds of work. but
all the women
make beautiful
lace. They spin
webs as delicate as
though they were
SPIDERS. and every
house Is full OF
beautiful cobwebs
Iaadc by its. wom-
en-. They make
lace handkerchiefs.
Achus and en-
broideries and
weave great hnm-
,mocks Of thread so
hne and SO strong
that they will out
last a generation.
They have patterns
of their own which
they have taken
S.cu, uatura One
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GET A BIG "AD" CONTRACT.
Largest Advertising Contract Ever Placed
In Chicago.

In Chicago.
The N. X. Fairbank Company, whose
advertising amounts to several hun
dred thousand dollars per annum,
has Just completed arrangements to do
all its advertising through the Mahin
Advertising Company. This includes
all advertising in newspapers, high
class magazines. street cars. etc. John
Lee Mahin. the president OF the Mahin
Advertising Company, is widely known,
and the securing Of the N. X. Fair
bank Company contract is a compli-
ment to his ability. j. H. Snitzler. the
secretary and treasurer has had a long
and honorable business career in this
city. Since opening their office Dec.
2S last they have secured. aside from
the N. X. Fairbank Company contract,
forty-eight customers whose business
will aggregate 100000 per annum.
They will move from their present
rooms to the fifth floor of the New
York Life Building into greatly en-
larged quarters. to accommodate their
rapidly increasing business.-Chicago
Times Herald. Feb. II. 1899.
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RECKLESS

Use of the Records space Calls for
Some Blue PenciiIng.
Washington Cor. St. Louis Globe
democrat: Under the convenient
leave to print" some surprising liber-
ties are taken with that staid journal,
the Congressional Record. A few
days ago a member from the east put
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sioAMv.
II Not roiysnmy. Oncs Authorised In
Europe.

Among the carly Teutonlc tribes. as
among ail savage nations. polygamy
was openly practlced. According to
Herbert Spencer the Mcrovinginn
princes also had more than one wife.
hut NO far M IL known no civilized
European government ever authorized
the practice. In the thirty years war
the Diet Of Franconiu. sitting at Nu-
remberg. passed the following remark
ablc law. permitting each man 10
marry two wives on nccoint Of the nu-
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TWO AT A TINE.
How a Malay woodcutter Ragged Mig
Tigers.

An extraordinary shooting adventure
Is recorded by Mr.. A. L. Butler OF the
State Museum, Selangor. Malaga. in
the last number of the Bombay Nat
ural History Society's Journal. Ono
day In last July Malay woodcutter
went out into the jungle to cut fuel,
taking with him, on the off-chance Of
a shot at deer, an old single -barreled
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How does your wife occupy tho timr,.
well. since my arm has been vuccinnt.
ca she puts In most OF her time leaning
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DO you celebrate st. patrick's payY"
hars' hrrs' / always s go see the parade ms. hus.
unntu1 unntu1 ~ niwuyn lnte 10 dinner and the
they got stepped on In tho crowd"
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'rnuiinc couldn't cstsbi,sh her CLAIM, n
h&.. 9 DaS.hisr Of ths .Revelusicn.."s
Wercnt her papers right" Yea hut
they said she was to pcsccabls."
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the new career OF activity which
awaits him in the upper branch OF con.
gress.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-03-01
AN ENTERrRIsING DRUGGIST.

There are few men more wide awake
and enterprlsing than the j. r. Young
Drug Co., who spare no pains to secure
the best of everything in their line for
their many customers. They now have
the valuable agency for DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds. This is the won
derful remedy that is producing such a
Juror all over the country by its many
startling cures. It absolutely cures
Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness and
all affections Of the Throat, Chest and
Lungs. Call at above drug store and
get trial bottle free or a regular size
for SO cents and SLIGO. Guaranteed to
cure or price refunded.
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have been Athlete d with RHEUMATISM

have been Athlete with rheumatism
for fourteen years n I'd nothing seemed
to give any relief. / was aLle to be
around all the time, but constantly
suffering. 1 had tried everything 1
could hear Of and q last was told to
try Chamberlain's Pain Balm, which 1
did. and was immes lately relieved and
in short time cure d. am happy to
say that it has not since returned
Josh. Edgar, Germ antown, Cal. For
sale by j. B. Young Drug Co.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-03-01

DIR. Diamond Dick whose real name
IS Richard Jerome Tanner, is in our
city. The Doctor does not claim that
he can work miracles or conquer death
but he claims that he can cure chronic
diseases, excepting. of course, extreme
cases in the last stages. The INDEX
does not desire to heap praise on DR..
fore his patients have tried his treat
ment sufficient length of time to say
whether or not it has been beneficial,
but we can hardly agree with that class
of people who sit back upon their dig
nifty and pronounce him fakir simply
because he Is . stranger to the town.
We are not now in a position to say
what results he will accomplish here,
but we certainly know that he has been
a very busy man ever since he arrived
in our city which was last Thursday.
As far as we have been able to learn
everybody in the city and vicinity who
is afflicted with chronic disease has
called on him and in every instance he
has diagnosticated the case correctly
without asking the patient single
question. The DIR. brings many testi-
monlals and if true land we have no
reason to believe they are not) he has
been of great benefit to suffering
humanity. lie carries with him com
edy company and gives entertainments
each night. The first night was free
and small admission fee of 10 cents
was charged each subsequent night.
Every night the Doctor devotes 10 or 90
minutes in talking to the people and
| candor compels US to say that all he
says is straightforward, intelligent and
honest, without speaking i'll of any per.
son. The entertainments are good
| Many 35 and so cent shows have been
here which do not equal 1t. DR.. Dia-
mond Dick and his associate, DR.
| Church, are perfect gentlemen and ev-
| erybody who calls on them is accorded
a cordial reception. We are not going
to say that they are infallible phYslci
ans because that is matter we are moi
in position to pass upon bat we have
no hesitancy in saying that we woulo
rather take our chances with DR.. Dla
mond Dick than to go to Kansas CITY
or some other large city to take
chances. In making this reference tt
DR.. Diamond Dick we do not wish te
be understood to be inslEuating any
thing adversely to our city physicians
Medicine Lodges physicians are equa
to those OF any town. DR.. Diamond
Dick does not come here to injure ou
physicians; he simply treats the class o.
diseases that eventually fall into TIT
hands of physicians of large cities whit
in the majority of cases charge fame!
prices for ordinary work. The Doctor
will remain all Of this week and proba
bly, longer, depending on the amount o
business. Individually we are glad b.
came. We believe that time will PROV
that he is all that he claims for himself