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EMENTS.

Among the many improvements
at this Agency within the last few
months, those made 10y Mr. l..
Candcc are most important. Com
mehcing in the spring, when roads
were bad and frcighting difficult,
he has by tireless industry and
heavy outlay succeeded in erecting
one of the finest and most convcps
lent business houses, for this branch
of trade, to be toHhd in the v est.
This fine building contains & large
and well arranged sales room, u
cellar iGx50 feet, sleeping apart
mcnts, bath room, DC, dc, and
is certainly well adapted to It's pur-
pose. In keeping with this heavy
outlay for building accommodations,
Mr.. Candce has a large and well
assorted stock of dry goods, cloth
ing, hats and caps, gents furnishing
goods, stationery, boots and shoes,
saddlcry, hardware, groceries, fruits,
etc, which he is now completing,
as fast as possible, with every ar
ticle deemed necessary to supply
the trade. Mr.. Candee has invested
his money freely, and has come to
stay. His business will be con
Quoted on the basis of permanencc,
honesty and the satisfaction Of his
customers. He has for sale, all
such fruits and vegetables as tho
season affords, ut the lowest market
prices. He invites al To call and
examine his goods and prices, feel
ing assured that they support his
statements.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1881-09-24

! lire "Wednesday afternoon
burned ostr the country south ot'
the North Fork. It was by cohsid-
cradle cfitrt that the Government
beef corral was saved Atnight the
lire had spread from point two or
three miles southeast OF this place
to point south west of Fort Reno,
forming continuous line. Prairie
fires Will soon be unknown as there
will bc nothing left to burn.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1881-09-24

sand SGhscribcrs.
Cosand ~ Mosscr are getting
uadv to lcage Fort Reno. Those
~ho want pictures had better be
quick ahou, il.
4 fine lne Of Still tree and Cali
iornia trcc saddles. and oiled calf
lcgtins iust received by York-Par-
kcr-Drapor Mercantile Go.
1t the fair az Muskogpc twelve
Indian women competed for the
ladics' saddle. II took a good deal
uf riding and CONT time to- enable
Sh" judges to decide
Mr. H. Candcc left lass Monday
Tor the East He goes to Washing
ton, and viii also visit New York,
Philadelphia, Boston and other mar
kcts, and make large purchases for
his iail and winter trade.
The Oklahoma enthusiasts held
meeting a few days ago at Wichita,
Kansas, at which Payne showed
,nineral specimens purporting to
come from Fort Sill, and tried very
siard 90 create q new lunacy. 'Ic
viii find plenty of followers,
The Aumbcr of Indian Young men
isarning trades in the workshops ut
fae various agencies increased from
lS5 in 1879 to 35S in 1880. The pol
ley OF employing Indians "a. work
fncn at the agencies has been at
tended with satisfactory results.
James Morrison has been riding
Tor the last ten days hunting range
for his cattle 90 much of the range
has been burned over and so many
81 the creeks are dry that it is almost
an imp0Ssibility to find grass and
water together.
The estimated number of Indians,
men, women and children, III the
United States is 250,000. They cul-
tivated last year 472,73S acres Of
S5nd This would be largely in
creased were the Indians who are
disposed to work assured that their
homes arc permanent
Secretary Kirkwood has taken it
suto his head to make it unpleas-
ant tor some of the Indian agents.
He is rf,aSinG il hot for Tiffany, of
the San Carlos, hyizona, Agency,
while Eastman, OF tho Navajo, n. vi.
Agency, is getting raorc attention
.han he desires. MaMdminiatration
wis ~ punished afrG incompetent
meA wsa be discharged
In the v%rious Indian tribes 3Vcr
2,0jD freight wagons are empl,yed.
This gesults in substantial progress
for the Indians and considerable
saving to the Government. The plan
WAS first put into successful opera
tion by Agent Miles in the autumn
Of 1876. So far aS this agency is
concerned Indian freigtting is q
complete success and we hear very
satisfactory reports from other. who
have tried the plan,
Secretary Kirkwood is determine
81 to utilize all the indian brain and
muscle possible, by encouraging
Indian youths to learn trades and
fit themselves for employees at the
agencies Their work will be indif-
feront at first and itmay take a long
time to make Il trUsty mechanic out
of Il blanket Indian, but from the
progrcys made thus far there rs rco-
lrr In h.li-rr lLai 4 lnn W. ! ~
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1881-09-24
BRANDS.

Subscription $200pcr ohpum.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1881-09-24
". 4. EATON, Editor * pubIiShe,
SATURDAY sErTEMBER2l, issl.

The Kansas City Evening Star j,
mc vcnr old Nad has eight thou
sand Subscribers.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-09-22
How TO Become Rich.

DurhhSsou haNkcyc
You can probably become rich, my
son, if you will be. If you make up
your mind now that you will be rich
man, and stick to i, there is very little
doubt that you will be very wealthy,
tolerably mean, loved a little, hated a
great deal, have a big funeral, be
blessed by the relatives to whom you
leave the most, reviled by those to
whom you leave nothing. But you
must pay for it, my son. Wealth is an
expensive thing. 1t costs all it is
worth. If you want to be worth a
million dollars it will cost you just
million dollars to get it. Broken
friendships, intellectual starvation,
loss Of social enjoyment, deprivation of
generous impulses, the smothering of
manly aspirations, a limited wardrobe
and scanty table, lonely home be-
cause you fear a lovely wife and a
beautiful home would be expensive: a
hatred of the heather, dread of the
contribution box, a haunting fear OF
the Woman's Aid Society, fretful
dislike of poor people because they
won't keep their misery out of your
sight, little sham tenevolence that is
worse than none; oh, you can be rich,
young mar, if you are willing to pay
the price. Any man can get rich who
doesn't think it is too expensive. True,
you may be rich and be man among
men, noble and Christian and grand
and true, serving God and blessing hui
manity, but that will be in spiteAof
your wealth and not because of it. 1t
will be because you always were that
kind of man. But if you want to be
rich merely to be rich, if that is the
breadth and height of your ambition,
you can be rich if you will pay the
price, and when you are rich, my sob,
call around at this Office aud pay for
this advice. We will let the interest
compound from this date.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-09-22
A Faithful Son.
Banion .Innrllal-

Boston Journal.
The devotion of the president to his
venerable mother is one of the many
admirable qualities which he has ex-
hibited. Even those who were so
thoughtless as to sneer because, after
taking the oath which made him chief
magistrate, he turned and kissed his
aged mother in the presence of the
senate and house, must have been
touched at the sight of the man who.
prOpped upon his bed of anguish, de-
voted his little strength TO writing
letter to "My Dear Mother" to bid her
not be troubled about the unfavorable
reports of his condition and to gladden.
her with the assurance that all would
be well. There never was and there
never will be in the white house a
more noble exhibition of true manliness
or more pathetic act than that of the
filial devotion of the president which
led him to write the brief letter to his
mother. in this country there is a
lack of genuine respect for parents ON
the part of children. There are thous-
ands of sons and daughters who will
permit their parents to suffer in their
old age, and thousands moro who are
utterly wanting in decent regard for
those who cared for them in their years
of helplessness. However common
this trait may be, it is a most unnatu-
raj one. In many cases, the PARENTS do
not possess that deep affection which
the presidents mother had for "my
baby" but this circumstance cannot
lessen the obligation of children to
honor their parents and, in their old
age, to protect them from want and to
shield them from adversely. No gen.
erous man will be unkind to his par
ents or permit them to suffer while
they can be relieved by any act of his.
Doubtless somewhat of General Gar
fields success i'll life is due TO the fact
that flames" to use the aged mothers
words, "was always good boy" We
venture to say that he never spoke of
her as the 'old woman" that he never
treate! her rudely or was ever un-
mindful of her feelings. This act of
the president is one which should be
made an example to be remembered
and followed. 1t should be made the
subject of general comment and warm
approval throughout the land.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-09-22
Dislnfecinnis-

During the heat of summer the de-
cay of vegetable and animal matter is
very rapid. IL Is this that causes the
foul OdOrs which make infection possi-
BILE. The Lancaster Farmer explains
that deOdoriTers are efficient only tenn
pcrarily; hence The only rational meth.
Od 30 either 10 remove the offending
material, OF employ disinfectants which
arrest further decay. II the material
both arrests the decay and destroys OF
absOrbs the offensive odor il is doubly
valuable. Two hundred grains of
chloride of zinc in an ounce of water
Is powerful agent in neutralzing bad
smells, end In arresting both animal
and vegetable decomposition in ships.
hospitals, dissecting-roOms. cellars.
privies, aud water-closets, without
having any bal Odor Of its own. For
disinfecting pu poses. mix one pint of
the above iluid with four gallons of
water.
There are three powerful disinfect-
ants. carbolic acid with an Objectiona-
ble SMELLY, cholrine, and permanganate
OF potash These last two are quite
expensive. These disinfectants act by
combining with deleterious substances
and rendering them harmless. while
antiseptics prevent and arrest the de-
composition of animal substances.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-09-22
Clouds of FLYING Ants.

A recent dispatch from Winnipeg.
Man. says: The people OF Emerson
were recently startled by an unusual
phenomenon in the shape of clouds of
ants dying through the air from West
to East. and extending for miles
around. They were apparently ordina-
~ black ants provided with wings.
During the night myriads Of these in
sects came to the earth, and the streets
and sidewalks were black with them.
The Red River was also covered
with coating of the ants an inch
thick. 1t is supposed that the heavy
storms have driven them this way.
The atmosphere was exceedingly sui
Try, aud the light was considerably
impaired, so heavy were the clouds
during tho time in which the ants
were passing over the town.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-09-22
Curative Uses of Charcoal.

itt4dCa JOufuA
The value of charcoal for other pur-
poses than fuel is hardly understood by
the public. When laid fat, while cold,
on burn, it causes the pain to abate
imm ediately; by leaving it on for an
hour the burn seems almost healed
when the wound is superficial. Taint-
ed meat. surrounded with it, is sweet
ened. Strewn over heaps of decom-
posed pelts or over dead animals, char
coal prevents any unpleasant odor.
Foul water is purified by 1t. It's a
great disinfectant and sweetens often
sive air if placed in shallow trays
around the apartment. 1t is so very
porous that it absorbs and condenses
gases rapidly. One cubic inch of
fresh charcoal will absorb nearly 100
cubic inches of gaseous ammonia.
Charcoal forms an excellent poultice
for malignant wounds and sores. In
case of what is called proud flesh, it is
invaluable. 1t gives no disagreeable
odor, cOrrOdes no metal, hurts no text
uIe, Injuries no color, is simple and
safe sweetener and disinfectant. A
teaspoonful of charcoal in half glass
of water often relieves sick headache.
1t absorbs the gases and relieves the
distended stomach, pressing against the
nerves which extend from the stomach
to the head.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-09-22
a Suggestion.
nic western Homestead.


In many parts of the state the crops
suffer from the ravages Of the chintz
or chinch bugs. IL seems that nature
has given the bug an appetite for
wheat, or it is given unto us by high
er power for one of the plaques.
Ii seems TO visit some places while
some are not so highly favored. On
After iniuring the fall wheat to quite
an extent, it next falls upon the spring
wheat, then corn seems to be the next
dish which q Graves; woe is the corn
field if near or adjoining to q field Of
wheat. Many acres of corn are thus
ruined, thousands of bushels are lost
to the country; but the loss is more
heavy on the poor man who has his all
in his crop Of corn, while his neighbor
is dreaming of his bushels of wheat
without thought of the poor man
hard 10y with his field of corn.
There should be remedy for this
evil,-we can't kill the bugs-our
neighbor Inust live and while living
would IL not be better to leave wheat
out of the list of crops for few years
or until the bugs leave the settlement,
which they will surely do if the wheat
is not sOwn.
Experim snt has fully tested this
matter; so that the rule can be made
with u certainty of success. But then
again how about the other neighbor-
h m of independence of thought and
action-he don't propose to have us
dictate to him what he shall plant or
how he shall farm. Oh no! Not he.
But he should be reached in some
way, IL friendly advice is rejected.
But the land is his and surely he has
clear right to farm it in whatever
way he wishes, and 1t is nobody's
business. Well. suppose so: then we
Will grow suntlOwers, Canada and Tex
as thistles. wild morning-glories, and
all the other pests in the weed line.
and of course we can't st p the wind
from blowing the noxious seeds all
over his farm; we think we hear him
say that we are doing wrong to do
something that will damage our neigh
Dor. But how about this wheat ques-
tiong Is ii fair to suppose that there
oAN oNNtAa bbutA NAOlo 10 pAOuttDlt IN
wheat, and which can be grown in its
place.
Then how we like to consult our
near neighbor in what is the hest and
most profitable way to grow. Corn
seems to be a profitable crop, more so
than wheat. and IL is much more Ger.
tain TO be remunerative. We can feed
1t to hogs and cattle, and get better
pay for il than for the wheat
The farmers in many parts of Him
OILS. and further east have rid them
selves of the bugs i'm the manner sug.
gested, and why can't we do the same ?
This chintz bug reputation is damper
upon emigration and its effect is the
more sensibly felt in values.
We hope that our suggestions will
be needed so that we can join hands as
brothers, and neighbors, in the CON-
mon cause of what is good for our
neighbor is good for out own house
hold.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-09-22
TAKING ALONG JOURNEY.
"We've a Long Journey to Go. and
Grandpa's Baby Mustn't Get Tired.

"We've a Long Journey to Go, and
Grandpa's Baby Mustn't Get Tired.
Detroit Post and Tribune.
When one of the trains of this city
came in at midnight a few nights ago,
an old man was found sleeping in one
of the seats; the conductor flashed his
lantern in his face; the brakeman
stirred him up, and one or two passen-
gers looked at him carelessly, but no
one seemed to belong to him. He was
neat and clean. but thin and wasted by
cid age or privation. All sorts of trou-
bles were mapped out On his clean,
withered face, but tile main thing just
then was to get him awake and on bis
feet and out of the car.
81 say, old man, yelled the conduct
or, in a seven-league voice. get out of
this; do you hear? This is Detroit. II
you've got any friends they'll be look
ing for you"
He opened his eyes SO wide and sud-
den that the brakeman and conductor
and the curious passengers fell back
on each other in a heap, but only his
lips moved:
where's Gracief"
"Who?" asked the conductor, recov-
ering his official voice.
Little Gracie-grandpa's little pet!
brought her with me. Is she-is she
here?"
81 guess he is not wide awake yet, /"
said the curious passenger. Suppose
you help him to his feet"
Conductors are expert in helping
people to their feet. and this one was
no exception to the rule. lie took the
old man by his coat-cOllar and stood
him up, but he sank down again the
next moment limp and motionless.
Just then depot hand came in.
THE baggage master wants to know
what you're goin' to do with that mite
! OF deal box over there. He don't
want any of that kind left over, and
there amt no direction on it but
Oracle"
That's herl" said the old man. and
he stood up feebly. take me there
We're going long. long journey
Oracle and me; long, long journey
but il don't seem as if 1 knew the way
right clear"
They took him into the depot and
laid him on one Of the benches, and put
his old carpet-bag under his head, but
he still fretted for his ''leetle Oracle
pet" ard at last they consoled him 10y
telling him she was resting, she was
asleep and must not be disturbed.
We've long, long journey to 60,
he kept saying to himself; sand grand
pas baby mustn't get tired. It's Z
long way-a long way"
1.-The little box" with Oracle writ
ten upon it in lead-pencil, was safe
enough with the other freight" and
the old man slept peacefully at last
Some kind soul threw a rug over him
near morning, and asked him what train
he was waiting for, but all the answer
he made was feeble "Thank'ee; cal
me at Sunrise. We're going a Ions
journey, Oracle and me-"
He was called at sunrise by voice
that none may refuse, and when fooC
of rosy light shone into the drear,
room he was up and away-gone OF
his long journey. Only the wOrn-Ou
body was there. and yesterday it wa!
laid away with "little Oracle" in tn,
strangers lot at Mount Elliott. alone
unknown, yet possibly in as ''sure hops
OF gracious resurrection" as if mark
ed by ninety feet of monumental clay
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-09-22
Horseshoes and Luck.

Dyer's Domestic FOLKLORE.
The belief in witchcraft, which in
years gone by was so extensively en-
tertained, has not yet died out, and in
many of our country villages it is re-
guarded as one of those secret dangers
to which every human is more or less
exposed. Hence we find various de-
vices still resorted to for the purpose
of counteracting the supposed hurtful
influences of this baneful power, in
stances of which we sUbjoin. Thus,
according to a common idea, one of the
best preservatives is horseshoe nailed
to the threshold. The reason Of this
is said to be that Mars, the god of war,
and the war-horse, was said to be an
enemy of Saturn, who according to the
medieval idea, was the hege lord Of
witches. Thus. iron instruments of
any Kind have been said to keep witch
es at bay-a superstition which has
been traced back TO the time of the
Romans, who drove nails into the
walls of their houses as an antidOte
against the plague. Mr.. Napier says
that he has seer the horseshoe in large
eer-shops in London, and was present
in the parlor of one of these when an
animated discussion arose as to wheth-
CT it was most effective to have the
shoes nailed behind the door. or upon
the first step of the door. Both posi-.
tions had their advocates, and instances
of extraordinary luck were recourted
as having attended them.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-09-22

The lIindOo girls are graceful and
eSqulsitely formed. From their CARL
est childhood they are accustomed &c
carry burdens ON their heads. The
water for family Use is always brought
by the girls in earthen jars. carefully
poised IN this way. The exercise is
said To strengthen the muscles of the
back. while the chest is thrown for
ward. No crooked backs are seen in
llindOcstan. DIR. III. Spry states that
the excrciss Of carrying small vessels
OF water on the head might be- advan-
ageOusly introduced into our boarding
schools ana private families, and that
u might entirely supersede the present
machinery Of dumb-bells. back. boards.
skippiug-ropes. ets. The young laGies
ought To he taught to carry the Jars rs
these llindOO women do. without even
touching Il with their hands. The
same practice Of carrying water leads
To precisely the same results In the
south Of Italy as In India. A Neapoli.
TAN female peasant will carry on her
head vessel full OF water To the very
brim, over n rough rOad. and not spill
drop OF u; and the acquisition of
this art or knack gives her the same
erect and elastic gait.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-09-22
Preparations at Yorktown.

The success of the Yorktown centen-
NAL celebration is becoming an assured
fact. The Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way Company have extended their road
to Newport News and Richmond, with
a branch section running to Yorktown.
The Moore House, a historic building,
in which the terms of capitulation be-
tween the British and American armies
were agreed upon, will be occupied by
distinguished French visitors during
the celebration. The bankers of the
United States are to be appealed to for
substantial aid. Col. j. Z. Peyton has
been in correspondence with the Mar
quis de Rochambeau, and has received
assurances that the French govern
ment and the Rochambeau family, as
well as the descendants of the promi-
nent French officers who participated
in the battle of Yorktown, viii be well
represented on the famous Virginia
battlefield. Temple Farm, ON the
York River, viii be given to the mill
tary for an encampment ground, the
associations furnishing bedding and
water to the troops gratuitously.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-09-22
The Beginning of the End.

The beginning of disease is slight de-
bility or disorder of some of the vital or
gans, the stomach, the liver or the bowels
usually. There are dyspeptic SYMPTOMS,
the liver is troublesome, the skin grows
tawney and unhealthy looking, there are
pains in the right side or through the right
shoulder blade. The climax is often an
utter prostratfon of the physical energies,
perhaps fatal issue. But if the Difficult.
~ is met in time with Hostetter's Stomach
remedy should be reSorted to at an early
stage, Eere will be no reason to appre-
bend those injurious subsequent eff
fects upon the system often
eDtailed by entirely cured dis
eases. Far better is it also to employ this
other malarial complaints, than auinine
and other potent drugs, which, even when
they do prove e1fectual for time. ruin the
stomach and impair the general health.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-09-22

During n sudden thunderstorm. n
hghtning-bolt struck n large pine tree
belonging TO Mr.. s. G.. II. Faulkner
who resides about eight miles from
Richmond. Va At the time Mr..
FullSncr and n number of hands were
working near by. The report was
sharp and loud. and shocked several of
the men. Mr.. Faulkner noticed that
The tree was set on fire by the light.
ming. and sent hands TO clear away
the brush to prevent the Gre spreading
70 ms fencing About 20 minutes
after the tree. was struck another loud
and deafening report was heard I'm the
tree, and ON examination Il was ascer.
tened that the IRE bad communicated
with shell which had lodged in the
tree during the war. The tree was
somewhat shattered from the explosion
or THIS Old companion. and the bushes
near 10y were cut down by tho frag.
ments. No one knew Of the sbciI
being In the tree. This Is a msol
singular occurrence. AMI probably the
iirst where shell was exploded by
lightning.