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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14
THE PLANTING OF THE APPLE.TREE.
BY WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.

Come, let us plant the apple-tree,
Cleaye the tough greensward with the spade;
Wide let its hollow bed be made:
There gently lay the roots, and there
Slft the dark mold with kindly care,
And press it o'er them tenderly;
AS round the sleeping infants feet
We softly fold the cradle-sheet,
So plant we the apple-tree.
What plant we in this apple tree?
Buds, which the breath of summer days
Shall lengtben into leafy sprays;
Boughs, where the thrush, with crimson breast,
Shall haunt and sing and hide her nest;
We plant upon the sunny lea
shadow for the noontide hour,
shelter from the summer shower,
When we plant the apple tree.
What plant we in this apple-trec?
Sweets for hundred iowery springs
To load the May winds restless wings,
When. from the oTchard-row. he pourB
Its fragrance through the open doors:
A world of blossoms for the bee,
Flowers for the sick girls silent room,
For the glad infant sprigs OF boom,
We plant with the apple-tree.
What plant we in this appIe-tree?
Fruits that shall swell in sunny June,
And redden i'll the August noon,
And drop, when gentle airs come by,
That fan the blue September sky;
While children come, with cries Of glee,
And seek them where the fragrant grass
Betrays their bed to those who pass,
At the foot of the apple-trec.
And when, above this apple-tree,
The winter stars gittering bright,
And winds 90 bowling through the night,
Girls whose young eyes oer1ow with mirth
Shall peel its fruit by cottage hearth,
And guests in prouder homes shall see,
Heaped with the grape of Cintra's vine,
And golden orange of the lime,
The fruit of the apple-tree.
The fruitage of this apple-tree,
Winds and our flag and stripe and star
Shall bear to coasts that lie afar,
Where men shall wonder at the view,
And ask i'll what fair groves they grew;
And sOiourners beyond the
Shall think of childhood's careless day,
And long, long hours of summer play,
In the shade of the apple-trce.
Each year shall give this apple-treo
A broader Gush Of roseate bloom,
A deeper maize of verdurous gloom,
And loosen. when the frost-clouds lower,
The crisp brown leaves il thicker shower.
The years shall come and pass, but we
Shall hear no longer, where we lie,
The summer songs, the autumn's sigh,
In the Dough Of the apple-trce
And time shall waste this apple-tree.
Oh, when its aged branches throw
Thin shadows ON the ground below,
Shall fraud and force and iron VIII
Cypress The weak and helpless stu?
- What shall the tasks of mercy be,
/ Amid the tolls, the strifes and tears
! OF those who live when length Of years
Is wasting this little apple-trce?
/ s'Who planted this Old appe-tree?'
The children of that distant day
! Thus to some aged man shall say;
And, gazing on its messy stem,
The gray-haired man shall answer them:
! "a poet of the land was he,
| Born in the rude but good old times;
;Tis said he made some quaint old rhymes
On planting the apple-tree."
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14

For the following valuable statement from Mrs.
Nj. C. Arnold: ''Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure has done me worlds Of good for catarrh OF
fin, bladder and female weakness.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14

For DYsPEPsIA, INDIGESTION, depression OF
spirits and general debility in their various
forms. also as a preventive against fever and
ague and other intermlttant fevers, the ERBo
PHosPuoRATED ELIXIR OF CAIIsAyA BARK, made
bv Caswell. Hazard d Co., New York, and sold
by all druggists is the best tonic; and for
patients recovering from fever or other sickness
it has no equal.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14

UNCLE SANS CONDITION POWDERS are recon-
meuded by stock owners who have used them
as the best Horse and Cattle Medicine to be
had. If the animal is Scraggy Splrltless, or
has no appetite these Powders are an eXceilent
remedy. and every owner of stock will do well
TO try them; they are prepared by the Emmert
Proprietary Co.. Chicago, H., very reliable
firm. and sold by all good Druggists.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14

CARBoLISE, the deodorized petroleum hair re
newer and restorer, as improved and perfected,
challenges the world and stands without rlyal
among the hair dressings, and is universal
favorite with the ladies'
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14

Two-THIRDs of all the axle grease used IN the
limited States is made by the Frazer LuhrlcatoI
COMPANY Buy the genuine.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14
And when, above this apple-tree,

And when, above TINS appIe-tree,
The winter stars are glittering bright,
And winds go bowling through the night,
Girls whose young eyes o'erflow with mirth
Shall peel its fruit by cottage hearth,
And guests in prouder homes shall see,
Heaped with the grape of Cintra's vine,
And golden orange of the lime,
The fruit of the apple-tree.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14


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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14

The fruitage of this apple-tree,
Winds and our flag and stripe and star
Shall bear to coasts that lie afar,
Where men shall wonder at the view,
And ask i'll what fair groves they grew;
And soiourners beyond the sea
Shall think of childhood's careless day,
And long, long hours of summer play,
IN the shade of the apple-trce.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-14

What plant we in this apple-tree?
Fruits that shall swell in sunny June,
And redden i'll the August noon,
Aud drop, when gentle airs come BY,
That fan the blue September sky;
While children come, with cries OF Slee,
And seek them where the fragrant grass
Betrays their bed to those who pass,
At the foot of the apple-trec.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-21

There is no one thing so disgusting to
a community as TO have within 1t an indi-
vidual who is badly afflicted with that
cussed malady, the ''big head" Such an
individual will swagger about the streets
with the air of Duke or a Lord, and
strangers would imagine by his manner
that he was as rich as Croesus, while at
the same time he may be as poor as the
proverbial church mouse, or If perchance,
be may have considerable of this worlds
goods, it was obtained through chicanery
and fraud. As we remarked before, such
person is disgusting to a community, but
we regret to say that Medicine Lodge is
afflicted with just such an individual. As
he struts up and down the street, he be-
comes the laughing stock of the whole
town, although he has not the intuition
nor the the sense to seeit. This individual
has been known to stand in the post office
or some other public place and make in
sulting remarks regarding young ladies
as they pass along the street-for which
act he should be banished to the farthest
confines Of civilization, and his large
ears shaved close to his ugly head
This individual claims to be q moulder of
public opinion in Barbour connty--but in
stead Of attempting anything so useless,
be should now be occupying his old POI
sitiOn. and for which nature has peculiarly
lifted HIM, viz; WELDING shovel on
arailroad grade. We think from cur de-
scripiOn, that all win see at a glance to
whom we refer,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-21

On last Thursday the writer hereof re-
turned from a two weeks pleasure trip
through Kansas and Iowa. There has
been great deal written and said regard
ing the poor crops in "drouthy Kansas, :"
this year, and In order to learn as near rs
possible the exact condition of crops we
travelled different routes going and coming.
We find that the yield of wheat in Kan
sas will be very much better than In
Iows-in the latter State we noticed field
after field that was unfit to cut-and the
corn crop in our own State is far ahead of
Iowa. The latter will have no fruit to
amount to anything this year-one fai-
mer informed US that be would not have
one bushel of fruit where he had ten last
year. Oats, rye, fax, etc., are about the
same In each State, but we can say with
out fear of successful contradiction, that
Kansas Is far ahead of Iowa this year in
regard to the amount of cereals raised.
One beautiful feature of the Kansas eli
mate are the cool nights. A person gong
from this State to Iowa, will find it a diff
6cult mstteri indeed to "woe the drowsy
God" with any degree Of comfort-in fact
the only god nights rest we experienced
in two weeks was at Wellington. We do
not believe this splendid feature is prop
erly appreciated. Our advice to people
who are dong well here, bat desire to 90
to Iowa ''for change, is to stay where
you are. In spite Of the horrible name
that has been given Kansas in nearly
every State Of the Union, she is to-day
taking frcnt rank with many of the Oldest
and most populcus.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-21

A Full Line of Pacific Prints
and Fancy shirtings at S & Y's 4
Diamond Fastened Overalls-
warranted not to rip, at Standi-
ford, Youman & Co., 3S-tf
DIR. Yant, Dentist, Medicine
Lodge, Kansas. 81
New stock of Prints at shell
don's,
The Champion Mower at
Geppert's:. 3tf
Fresh bolted meal at shell
don's.
- Standiford & Youman sell
wood Tag tobacco at SO cents
per pound. z
A full line of Clothing, the lar
gest aud best ever received in
this city, now offered by Stan d.
ford Youmans d Co. no12t
genuine Mexican Sombrero
hats at Standiford, Youman & Co.,
Prlce, $1,000. 38-tt
SEWING MACHINE REPAIRS.
w. d. -Vanslyke, at the post
oihce, keeps continually On hand
all kinds of sewing machine Re-
pairs, such as needles, oils, etc.,
etc. 40
Ladies, call and see the new
stock of prints at Standiford d
Youman's. 3
Screen Doors at Geo. Gep-
pert's Ii
"A new and fine stock of Boots
and Shoes at Lebrecht's. Al
- Standiford, Youman & Co.
now have on hand an i'm
mense stock of Ready made
Clothing, of the latest styles. Go
and see. 3Sti
Lots of new goods arriving at
Lebrecht's. Is
CHROMOS! CHROMOSi
All kinds of Chromos, Oil
Paintings, ETC., etc., car be found
at Sheldon's store. 81
Stamford q Youman have just
received an IMMENSE stock of new
goods of ALL kinds. Call and ex-
anime our stock before you buy
elsewhere. 3
Bird Cages-all sizes, varie-
ties and prices-at Geo. Gep-
pert's. II
something new and rovel-
Japanese fans at sheldon's.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-21
IMMENSE! IMMENSE

IMMENSE! IMMENSE
IMMENSE!
Is no name for the stock of goods
that Standiford, Youman & Co.
now have On their shelves. We
have anything and everything a
man. woman or child may need.
Now is the time to buy
goods CHEAP. d. Z. Sheldon is
selling at COST. SURE. SO
The Denver saddles at Stan
diford, Youman & Co. 40 If
LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN.
From the Undersigned, - miles
south of Medicine Lodge, straw
berry roam mare, about seven
years old, branded f L on let
shoulder. Had a roam yearling
colt at her side. | will give SIS
for any information leading to
her recovery. CLARK JONES,
Kiowa, Kan.
"A nice stock of Hats just re-
ceived at Lebrechl's. Al
Buy your starch at sheldons.
Go to sheldon's for Bengal
Bluing.
Wagons at Geo. Geppert's. 46
The Celestial View from Roch-
ester is enough to satisfy any one
that Warnsrs Kidney d Liver
cure is the best patent medicine
Tor general use in the market.
For sale at the Occidental Drug
Store. Aft
The Denver Leggings at
Standiford, Youman & Go. 40 If
A full Line of Canned Goods at
S. & Y'e. 3
"A Full Line of Dry Goods
and Notions at S. Y. d Co.'S. 8
Warmers Safe Kidney & Liver
cure is the best patent medicine
in the market. For sale at the Oc-
cidendal Drug Store 81 per bot
tie. Try it. 43tf
-Nobby stock Of Boots and
shoes at Standiford, Youman d
Co. 40 If
FUN FOR THE BOYS AT
LIFTS HALL.
Money will make the balls roll
till the fools are all dead. Bill
liards and pin-pool. Jenny Lind or
pigeon-h hole, fifteen ball or poket
pool, with none ofthe objectional
features of a saloon. For quiet
social hour, 60 10 lifts hall,
30 If u. w. ILIFF.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-21

Qlite large transaction In live stock
took place IN the Territory last Fri
day. Charley Collins and Barney O'Con-
nor sold their entire herds of cattle-eon-
sisting Of about sixteen hundred head
to Sehluppe s. Ballenger for the snug lit
tie sum of thirty 1.-TWO thorsand dollars
As an evidence OF how rapidly money can
be accumulated in the stock business, we
viii just stae that only few years ago
CHARLEY Collins owned about one hundred
head Of cattle, and the number he sold
last week reached about thirteen hund.
dred. Two years ago Barney was poor
boy working for twenty dollars per month,
and he sold last week about two hundred
and Fifty cattle. The boys inform us that
they still have on hand about two hundred
head of ponies which they wish to dis
pose of.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-21

There are times when an Individual.
worn out with toll and private matters.
becomes blind to his best interests. and
will say and do things that in calmer mo-
ments he may regret. As is well known
in this county, we nave done a vast
amount of hard and thankless toll during
the past two years and have had no recrea-
ton to speak Of. This of course has lad a
bad effect upon our system and mental
faculties. We were seized with the idea
that our efforts were not appreciated here,
and we would seek other fields of labor.
But during two weeks absence we visit
ed many towns in both Kansas and Iowa,
and we find that Medicine Lodge as a
business point, has few equals and no
superiors-whlle none can compare with
her for location and beautiful surround
inRs. No town could have a better class
of business men, and we return to our al
dorous, and oftimes thankless duties, with
the full determination to make Medicine
Lodge our permanent abiding place.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-21

True to their natures, the coyotes who
run the Dance House Dodger" at the
other end OF the street, could not resist
the temptation to attack the editor Of thic
paper during his absence. How contem-
tible!l Being worsted in a newspaper
controversy, one lubber attacks rs while
sitting in q chair before our office
door, and gets a COREY head and two or
taree niolars loosened for his pains. AK
iOus for compromise, We granted it, and
while we are away they attempt some of
their brilliant p witticisms % at our ex-
pense. Go ahea1. gentlemen, We can
stand il il you can,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-21

We have always given the Barbour
county girls credit for possessing an unus-
ual amount of good sound sense, but until
this week, we did not know that they
would give a man a sound drubbing il
he was base enough to SANDER them, A
party of men were threshing at the resi-
dence of. a farmer few miles up the riv-
er, and young man about twenty two
years Of age was taking care of The straw
Happening 10 glance toward the river, he
saw two of the most respectable young
ladies of the neighborhood, fishing.
Thinking to have some sport at their ex-
pense, be shouted out that the girls were
swimming, clothed in the same apparel
that Mother Eve wore. Some one told
them what he said, and they straightway
marched up to the straw stack AMI or.
dered him down. BE refused 10 come,
and ladder was procured and one of the
young ladies started to bring him, when
he leaped of. The other wrathful female
caught him and for twenty minutes they
cuffed his ears, scratched his face and
pulled his hair to their hearts content.
Young men, be careful what you say re-
garding young ladies.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-21

During our absence j. 3. Jenkins had
charge of the editorial department of the
INDEX, and considering the fact that it
was his FIRST experience in that line, he
did remarkably well. But he says he
never before imagined that there was so
much genuine hard labor connected with
a country newspaper. 1t would please US
if every man who reads the INDEX could
have the privilege Of editing the same for
two weeks, as we feel certain that we
should then receive more encouragement
and less condemnation. The path OF a
country editor is thickly strewn with
thorns and brambles at the best, aud any
kindness shown him is undoubtedly regis
tered in the Great Book of Life.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-21

The largest rattlesnake Of the season is
reported as being killed on Elm Creek.
On last Thursday evening Mrs. Briley
was on her way TO the milk box situated
about thirty feet from the house, when to
her horror she beheld layge snake in the
path close beside her. Her screams
brought the men who soon dispatched his
snakesbip. and found that it was a huge
RATHER with sixteen ratlles. Is was about
three and half feet long, and its body was
as large around as a mans arm. II had
a toad in its mouth or Mrs. B. would have
been bitten.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-21

About twelve or thirteen witnesses in
the celebrated Bowlus case, from the
west end of the county, went over to
Anthony last week to attend the Dis
trict court which was in session. The
case could not possibly be reached this
term, on accountsof the number of cas-
es ahead of it, and by consent it was
continued over to next term, Fair
child sthe murderer, was CONVICTED OF
man slaughter in the 18th degree. 1t
will be remembered that about three
years ago, while living in Harper coun
ty, Fairchild caught his step father-in
law in open adultry with his wife.
He struck the old man over the head
with an AK killing him, and assisted by
his unfaithful spouse, buried the body in
corn field. A short time after Mrs.
Fairchild elopd with another man and
then gave the whole thing away.
Fairchild was arrested and plead gull.
ty, but claimed that he had just cause
for killing French.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-21

If you find anything of any value, be
honest, and bring it TO this Office and we
will try and find the owner. If you loose
any thing, advertise it in the INDEX. II
you have anything to trade, advertise it
in the INDEX. II you want TO buy or sell
anything, advertise it in the INDEX. In
any event or under all circumstances ad-
vertise. II is the life Of business, and a
community is measured by the advertis-
ing columns Of its local paper. We want
Medicine Lodge to make q great show
ing.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-21

The attention of our readers Is called to
the professional card of DR.. d. I. Johnson
in this impression. The DR.. graduated
at the Keokuk Medical College, has prac-
ticed physic in New York, also in Macon,
Missouri. He comes here with tie
highest credentials. and judging from his
constantly increasing practice, the people
are rapidly finding out that he thoroughly
understands the practice of medicine.
When you are In need of the services of a
physician, give him a call.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-21

w. Fl. Cole. of Winfield, who drives a
patent medicine wagon, was in town last
Saturday and Sunday. This was his first
visit to this section, and consequently he
was unacquainted with the road. Last
Wednesday morning he left Anthony for
Kiowa, and in passing through the Cedar
Mountains, he became bewildered. The
heavy rain storm of the night before had
washed out deep gullies in the road, and
he remained in the hills nearly two days
before he worked his way out. He came
to one place that was too steep for the
horses to ascend, and he worked half day
with q small boardito level the earth so
that he could drive up. When he ar
rived at Klowa he was nearly famished,
and his horses were completely played
out. It is needless to say that he is not
favorably impressed with this country.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-21

l.. c. Faris is up from the territory.
and brings the startling information
that the kiowas and Comanches, Chey-
ennes and Arrapaaoes, Cadoes and other
minor tribes, are now hard at work
making medicine" to see whether or
not they shall go on the war path
against the pale faces. If the s'medi-
cine' proves good, we may expect an
Indian war. but if it is poor, the reds
VIII remain on their reservation until
next summer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-21

Our old friend, Harry Hazlett, is now
one Of the editors of the Clear lake Iowa)
Mirror, and sends us a copy of the pa
per. Il is an eight column folio, printed
all at home, and below .he heading Is an
electrotype Of Clear Lake, one of the
prettiest sheets Of water in the Western
States. 1t has been some time since we
have heard fiom Harry, and We trust that
be has now settled down to.hard- work. He
is talented fellow, but unfortunately he
has heretofore been his worst enemy. We
Y with pleasure. Harry
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-21

w. l.. Moore announced himself last
week as candidate for Register of
Deeds, subject to the decision of the Re
publican County convention. Lem is a
particular friend of ours, and one of the
best OF boys. a severe injury in early
Lille deprived him of the use of one
limb, which of course units him for
manual labor. No one else has been
mentioned in that connection, and as he
needs an Office of this kind. he should
have it. Having thorough education,
he would, if elected, manage the affairs
OF the office to the entire satisfaction of
the people.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-21

Walter Espey has purchased the Sun
City mail rout of d. Dougherty, and he
informs us that he intends to run it in
good shape. He intends to put on a COM
Portable hack, and will carry passengers
at very reasonable rates. Walter is but a
boy in years, but he has an old head on
his shoulders, and If we mistake not, he
will yet make his mark in the world, We
would advise the travelling public to try
his line.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-21

There seems to be perfect mania on
the subject Of hair clipping among our
young men, and occasionally an old mar
ried "duffer" will be seen with no hair on
de to OBJ his cranium-but the majority Of
family men refuse 10 listen to the bland
ishments Of the barber to run his mower
over their heads. OF course the reason is,
they don't care to have the vulgar world
gazing at the rolling-pin scars there ex-
posed. Nor do we blame them.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-21

In travelling about the country we
ma that the name of our popular bust
ness man, w. w, Cook, is known in
nearly every hamlet and village in
this portion of the State. Mr.. C. is do
ing an immense business in his line
THESE days, and as he is thoroughly hon
orable in all his transactions, when an
individual once deals with him, he al
ways goes again. The gentleman hands
US lsit Of transactions in live stock
which have taken place recently: Pur-
chased two thoroughbred bulls of II
Shafer, for Harding 6 Sweeting's herd.
also one thoroughbred bull for Mr..
Lansdale, and "a cattle for MIR, Moore
de has sold % cows TO II. Shafer, s cows
to L. A. MeCleary, 1 COW and calf to
Cheneworth, 10 cows to Mr.. Shafer and
Il yearlings and cows to j. c. DAVIS,