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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18
was Good in II. Day.

While the head servant of CLYDE
Fitch, the playwright, was superin-
tending the spring cleaning in his
masters new home short time ago
he noticed that the old Irishman who
was beating the carpets was not
treating with proper respect an ex-
tremely antique Cashmere rug which
Mr.. Fitch had come across while trav-
cling in Europe. So he warned the
man to be careful. .for," he added.
tits . very old rug" Never mind, =
said the Irishman, consolingly, ssOiu
trate It careful. OF don't doubt tie
been good one IN it, day
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18
queen of the r.bI.

The waitress slammed an order of abou,
? spoonful of dried-up mashed potatoes be
lore the customer with defiant air.
ike the sample" weakly remarked the
patron as he cleaned up the small part of the
once luscious roots at one mouthful.
That was your order: You asked for No
tatoes," snapped the waitress as her ewes
narrowed and her lips assumed the shape o.
straight line.
When do you dig potatoes?" returned
me snodued man in an effort to become
dig potatoes from IL a. m. to two p. m .
said the queen of the table as She nervonsl,
fingered cup which was not "working
And once more nobody but the cheat
The patron gulped his coffee and beat .
retreat.-Cleve1and Leader.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18
LettinE Him DOVE E..x

THAT was pretty harsh thing you said
about me on the witness stand.'
why, when they asked YOU about INV
reputation for truth and veracity. Won said
hadn't any" W ''-o
Yes; that has troubled me a good deal
SINCE then, but, honestly, old man. want.
ed ;, to let you down easy, so lied about
II should think you did"
"But you ought not to comnla;n SIM.
pose ] told them what your reputation IN
that line actually is.''-Chicago Post.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18
Element. of Greatne,.

1t is said that great broker once told
his son that only two things were necessary
to make great fnancier. "And what are
those, papaw the son asked Honesty
and sagaclty. But what do you consider
the mark of honesty to be-" '"Always 70
keep your word" "And the mark of sa-
gacityI' Never to give your word Chi
cago Chronicle
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18
Johns Opinion.

Mrs; Howes-For mercy's sake, John,
what have you been doing in the back yard
all the evening?
Mr.. Howes-You see, dear, it was so
much more interesting to hear what the
servants said about you and your mother
than to listen to what you and your mother
had to say about the servants that / staid
good deal longer than meant to.-Bos-
ton Transcript
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18
In a Chs. All Alone

He-What kind of woman is that beau
tiful Mrs. Swift?
She-Well, with one exception, she
makes every man she meets sorry that he
ISN'T her husband
and the one exception?"
"Oh, he's sorry that he is" - Chicago
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18
Indianapolis, Indiana,

blsnop A. Grant, OF indianapolis,
Ind, writes the following letter:
indianapolis, Indiana,
3340 ~ Pennsylvania Street.
Peruna Medicine Co, Columbus, o.:
GenfIemen-"I have been using Pc.
runa for cafa rrh and can cheerfuHy rec.
ommend your remedy to anyone who
wants good medicine. "A. Grant,
Prominent members of the clergy
are giving Peruna their unqualified en-
dorsement. These men find Peruna
especially adapted to preserve them
from catarrh of the vocal organs which
has always been the bane of public
speakers, and general catarrhal debil-
ity incident to the sedentary life OF
the clergyman. Among the recent ut
terances of noted clergymen on the
curative virtues of Peruna is the above
one from Bishop Grant.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18
One Little Boon Asked.

Florida, the spring in Europe, the summer
in Newport, and the fall in Lennox, is en-
deavoring to get her to spend an old-home
week in Boston.-Boston Saturday Evening
Gazette
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18
Can Count ON American Children

The Lafayette monument erected
IN Paris year ago by contributions
OF American children is reported to
be crumbling at the base and in dam
ger of falling to the ground. If there
are no admirers of Lafayette in Paris,
says the Chicago Tribune, the chill
dren of America may have to take IN
another collection.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18
How He Knew.

ooh, you cruel boy, to take those eggs out
OF the nest! Think of the poor mother bird
when she comes" ''The mother birds
dead, miss" Glow do you know that?" II
see it in your hat!"-Punch
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18
Fashions New Fad.

What is the nature of this new-fangled
malady which they call the 'golfng spine?' "
That" responded Cynicus, lis easy.
'Golfng spine is what the old man used
to have after hard days blowing, but he
called it the bachache. IN. Y. Times.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of
as a cough cure.-J. w. O'Brien, 800 Third
Ave, N, Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 6, 1900.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18

Clubb-"My wife's going around with a
chip on her shoulder to-day" Chubb-
THAT sop Clubb-"Yes; she found one
in my pocket this morning. "-Philadelphia
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18
Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot-Ea

Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot-Ease,
A powder to shake into your shoes. 1t rests
the feet. Cures Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous,
Aching, Sweating feet and Ingrowing Nails,
Corns, Bunions. Aliens Foot-Ease makes
new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all drug
gists and shoe stores, Csc. Sample mailed
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18

Briggs-1 don't understand about your
row with Stetson. They say he gave you
an unsolicited testimonial, and you kicked
said was ar."-Boston Transcript.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18

Not Complimentary to Medicine.-Do
brain flag, overworked, you should have
called me in sooner" Wife-"While he
had any sense left, he wouldn't have doc
tor. - oonshine
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18

One of Them.-"This ancient umbrella"
remarked Squildig, belonged to my grand
father" All, one of the shades of your
ancestors" added McSwilligen." = Pitts
burg Chronicle Telegraph
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18

why do those men step so high and so
softlyy Are they egg dancersg' mo, my
dear. That's the new Brooklyn bridge
walk. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18

There's always life in the old land. The
trouble is you have to dig to find it.-At-
anta Constitution.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18

Brother Bob-"Jack Wrounds is a regn
lar all-around good fellow" His Sister
'Graciousi i never suspected he was az
bad as that"-Philadelphi Press.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18

If every poor man were philanthropist,
the rich ones would not be ed.-Puok
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18

You don't visit Miss Hoitytoity any
more. Haven't seen her for six months"
And don't you get word from her," Hard
". The last got was No, SIR ''-Philadel-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18

Sue-"She has designs on him." Belle
"Since when@ Sue-"Oh, ever since he
consented to wear necktie that she EN-.
broidered. "7Philadelph Record
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18

eyes, he cracked joke" "Well?"
"And there was nothing in it. ''-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18

1t isn't that we are anxious to die rich
but good many cf us would like to live
rich right up to the last minute.-Puck
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18

Jones-'Hello, Timmid. what's the mat
ter with you! t never heard Won stammer
50 before" Timmid-.No: It's a habit
I've recently contracted. I've been irving
to propose to a girl for the last month or
Philadelphia Record.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18

Half an hour is all the time required to
dye with PUTNAM FADELESS DYES.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18

Sorle remarks would be more remarkable
if left unmade.-Chicago Daily News.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18

1t is easier to mend broken heart than
q broken head. = Chicago Daily News
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18

Query.-Was the first statesman q hypo-
critic or the first hypocrite a statesman ,
Puck
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18

Love poems should always be bound in
calf-Chicago Daily News.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18

Never lie unless you can make some on'
believe it.-Atchison Globe.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-09-18
A GLOWING REPORT.

An Indiana Man Compares western
Canada with the United States
What MI. Frank Fisher, q Prom
fnent Dunkard, Has to Say After
Trip Through Canada.
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Old ChurchyRrds.

1t would appear that certainly so
early as about A. D. $50 spaces of
ground adjoining churches were in
closed and consecrated for burial, and
by a canon of the ninth century every
grave was to be esteemed sacred, to
be adorned with the sign of the cross,
and to be preserved from trespass and
violation by dogs and cattle. Many
churchyards have history far older
than the churches which stand In
them, being originally places appropri-
ated to religious assemblies, divine
service being performed there, until
at length the church was added Tor
greater honor and convenience. 1t
has been noted as a curious fact that
In a large majority Of cases the
churchyards are on the north side OF
the church and on the north side of
the road leading to them. There Is
superstition among many old-fashioned
folks that the north side of the church
yard is less sacred than the rest of the
consecrated ground. ITO be buried
there" wrote Durandus, rhe great
fourteenth century ecclesiastic, sis, in
the language Of the Eastern countries,
to be buried out Of sanctuary" Hence
the position was largely appropriated
to the graves of suicides, unbaptized
persons, and e1communicates.-Notes
and Queries.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-05-01
Tho Peoplin1 of America.

In a paper read before the Anthro-
biological Society at Washington Mr..
w. 81. Holmes dealt with the apparent
position of the American people among
the races of the world. He concludes
that the human stem, taking root IN
the tertiary period, sent out four or
more branches during glacial and post
glacial times, the latter period proba-
bly witnessing the specialization of the
present American branch. Preference
was given to the view that the east
ern rather than a western continent
was the original home Of man, and
that the American branch crossed over
the Bering Strait, and were thus neces-
sarily of Monaghan stock. A discus
sion on the paper brought out the be-
lief on the part Of several members
that the cultural development of the
races was toward integration and not
toward differentiation. The diversity
Of language among the aborlglnal
Americans was thus adduced as evil
dence of a very low culture status on
the part of the original stock entering
America, and the opinion was eX-
pressed that the change from diverg-
ence toward integration probably be-
gan well down in the glacial period.
In accordance with this integrating
tendency the races of men, instead Of
being represented by series of lines
radiating from a common centre,
should be represented by lines con-
verging toward unity.
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Come Facts Ahont Alcohol.

Is alcohol an appetizer? No; it pro.
duces an excitation of the stomach which
causes sensation taken for hunger.
Is alcohol food? No; it does not cor:
respond to the definition of food, and
the heat that it seems to produce does
not serve as actual warmth.
Is alcohol heating? No; it causes flow
of blood to the skin and lowering OF tenn
Is alcohol a stimulant? No; in no case,
either physical or mental.
Is alcohol a protector against conta-
gion? No; it predisposes the body to
contagion. MI. -,
Can we live without alcohol? This idea
that we cannot live without alcohol is a
prejudice that numerous facts, contradict;
Is alcohol good for children? 1t should
never be given to children.
Does alcohol increase longevity. Ac'
cording to reliable statistics alcohol dim.
inishes longevity.-Dr. Bienfait, in Brit
ish Medical Journal.
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The Crusade in Brief.

In Holland the cause Of four-htths OF the
crimes is alcoholic liquors.
Intemperance is the greatest curse and
the most potent cause OF misery from
which this nation suffers.
In France, Guillemin estimates that fifty
per cent. of the crime is due to the abuse
of alcoholic drinks, and Baer attributes
forty-one per cent. OF crime committed ID
Germany to the same cause.
Every one advises people to avoid taklns
alcohol into az empty stomach
Gum drops a few years ago were the
most fashionable variety of candy, but
dealers spoiled the trade by putting bran
dy and other forms of alcohol in them.
More and more alcohol is required to
produce a given effect on person. lts
habitual use ls likely to induce an uncon'
trollabie desire for more in ever-lncreaslne
amounts.
At least 200 medical students, men and
women, in the west of Scotland, are ab'
stainers. 1t would be interesting to know
how large is the percentage OF total ao'
stainers among American medical stu
dents and physicians.
The authorities of the Norwegian Chill
dren's Home, in Chicago, have refused tc
accept a gift of Sl00 because the money
was raised by concert where there was
dancing and where liquor was sold.
The Grand Jury of st. Louis, composed
of prominent business men, in their re
port brand wine-room evils as being among
the worst iniquities of municipal life, and
the evident failure of the police to crush
this violation of good morals receives Q
brief but sharp rebuEe.
One of the strangest features in connec'
ton with drunkenness is that there il
only ten per cent. difference between the
number Of young and old drunkards. OF
100 criminals under twenty years of age
sixty-four per cent. were already, given tt
drinking-striking evidence of the preco
city of this vice.
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With local applications, as they cannot reach
the seat Of the disease. Catarrh is blood or
constitutional disease. and in order to cure it
YOU most take internal remedies. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts direct
ly on the blood and mucous surface. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not quack medicine. It was
prescribed by one Of the best physicians in
this country for years, and is regular pre-
scription. 1t is composed Of the best tonics
known. combined with the best blood purifiers,
acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination of the two ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results in cur
ing catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
F.J. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, price, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Death in Dogs kiss,

A boy in Hackensack. N. j.. died
from disease of the liver caused from
the kiss Of dog. He had been Ill a
year from, it is said. hydatids of the
liver, q disease transmitted from
dogs. DR.. Fl. D. Gill, professor Of
surgery in the American Veterinary
College, says: almost every germ
disease may be transmitted by q dog.
Many Of these diseases are incurable.
I do not doubt that great numbers OF
persons die of disease transmitted to
them in this manner. l know Of in
dividual cases."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-05-01
E1aatrinal Coast Defense.

To assure the better protection OF
the coast from Villefranche to Toulon.
II has been decided to establish special
electric posts, intended to reveal the
enemy's presence in case of an attempt
at a night attack, by powerful electric
beams. which will light up the coun-
try to a great distance, will sweep
the horizon, and thus preventing
surprise, will guide the aim of the
land batteries and increase their ac-
curacy. The work on these stations
is now being pushed with the great
est activity.-Paris L'Electricien.
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! THE GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF INTEMPERANcE.
Inebriety the Ruin and Curse of This
Generation When Rum Enters q
Home, 1t Takes Misery Along Most
Potent of All Evil Influences.

Inebriety the Ruin and Curse of This
Generation When Rum Enters q
Home, 1t Takes Misery Along Most
Potent of AL Evil Influences.
We spend princely revenues upon educa-
.ion, and the majority of all the children
born in our land have the opportunity OF
of instruction without money and without
price. To certain extent more educa-
tion, as it means less ignorance, means
also more self respect and less vice. But
there is one most potent enemy at work
against all that we achieve in the spread
of knowledge and enlightenment, says
William G. Haselbarth, in Christian
Work. 1t need hardly be named. Every
Judge and every magistrate, every clergy
man, every philanthropist, every police;
man, the warden of every prison and
lum know it well, and not one of these
will for a moment hesitate. to. say that
this enemy is Intoxicating drink;
The LIQUOR saloons and the beer sa:
looms are scattered by hundreds and
thousands through our great cities and
through all our. villages. The. rumshoP
and the gin palace are the pioneers OF
our civilization. Wherever new suburb
springs up for the working classes an ef-
lOiG lS always ulhde W ,S'S> A~
conspicuous corners for the sale of in
toxicating drink, and no workingman can
walk through these places, from early
morn till late at night without passing
these places, which by every internal de-
vice allure him under the sway OF his
most powerful and most fatal appetite
and drag him down to ruin: :,
The evil of pauperism. immense as 1t
is. is yet far less deadly than those
which arise from the traffic in intoXicat-
ing LIQUOR when the fondness for drink
has passed into actual drunkenness. 1t
is the insidious and fatal popularity of
alcohol that the use of it leads thousands
of men and women insensibly, rapidly and
almost irresistibly to its abuse, and before
the maddening intensity of the craving
caused by drunkenness all moral consid-
erations are completely shriveled up.
The fires of hell begin very soon to
mingle with those on the .drunkard..s
hearth. Work is neglected, character is
lost, self respect is destroyed. The money
which should have been spent on. the
needs of the family is grossly squandered
on british self indulgence. The wife has
to slave and starve, and well for her if
she does not fling herself in sheer misery
over the edge of the same terrible abyss:
Men who in days past were manly and
honorable kick and beat and MAIN and
murder those whom they once vowed to
love and honor, and often end their mis-.
cradle, degraded and maddened. lives on
the scaffold or in the fclon's cell. Surely
no means should be left unused to save
a new generation from a sin which has
been to an extent so deplorable, the ruin
and curse of this generation In which
our lives are cast.
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Hurts the Hand and Eye.

In opening a bazar at Falkirk recently
Surgeon Major Sir George Scott. Robert
son said: Last year he went again to In,
dia, and was there for a few months. and
during that time he lived greatly at a ia.
nous military club, in the very middle OF
the largest cantonment in India, and was
very much surprised to find that great
MANY of the young officers who came into
lunch drank ginger beer. Some Of these
officers were famous for their skill at polo
and other sports, and to one of them he
remarked on the change of their habits.
The reply he received was: we, find this,
that at polo especially, if you take alcohol
you cannot make your hand and your eye
work properly together"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-05-01
Ignorance Of Parents.

Parents desire intensely two things,
and only two things, for their chill
dren; their success in athletics at
school and their material success in
the world; and one corresponds to
the other. Of real intellectual distinc-
tion they appear to have as little con-
ception as their boys themselves
Saturday Review.
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The Peril of Absinthe.

The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
exhibits great agitation over the report
that Americans are drinking 100000 gal
Ions of absinthe per annum. 1t says:
"No wonder our sanitariums are filling
with men who have lost the power OF con.
neeted speech; we are importing Z,9Sg,oOo
Dire is we'll informed, and consuming it:
Absinthe takes from man the power Of
connected speech and renders him a physi-
cal wreck A prohibitory duty ought to be
nut ON this poison."
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A Wise superintendent.

The Superintendent of the Dubuque Di-
vision of the Chicago Great Western Rail
road has issued an order to- employees
which in effect prohibits them from using
Intoxicating liquor in any form or at any
time. 1t applies to trainmen, station
agents, foremen and others who hold re-
sponsible positions with the company 1t
prohibits them from entering salooe or
using liquor, whether on or off duty, and
the penalty for any violation Of this rule
is immediate discharge of the offender,
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Alcoholism and Insanity,

Mr.. Clouston, Superintendent of the
Royal Edinburgh Asylum, the largest in
Scotland, in reporting to the annual meet;
ing of the Board OF Directors, ascribed
the increased number of insane to the e1-
cessive use of alcoholic stimulants during
the recent period of brisk trade an ana hlgh
tics, Judging from the admissions to the
asylum, had increased from an average of
fifteen and half per cent. covering the
years between 1874 and 1888 to twenty
four and half per cent. in 1900.
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Too Awful.
TOO AWIWIs
"I'm sorry for her."

"But I thought she encouraged you
until she found out you were not rich
and then heartlcssly threw you over"
"She did. Still, there are limits to
my desire for revenge. The fellow
she's to marry once built q spite
fence."- Chicago Times-Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-05-01

Glucose is now manufactured large
ly from corn starch. Its commercial
value lies in it's use as an adulterant
of cane and beet sugar.
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The British Government is the own
er of over $4,000 camels, which are
employed in transport service in India
and Egypt.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces infamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c bottle