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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-06-01
An Obstinate Lion vanquished.

/ tlIrB0urBn CQknmerc10l.
A free lion show was enjoyed by
large crowd on Fifth avenue, yester-
day afternoon, the occasion being the
transfer Of Frank Frayne's lion from
the open cage in which he had been
paraded through the streets into
small one in which he was to be taken
into the opera-house. The operation
was hardly one suitable for the public
streets; but it was enjoyed very much
by the crowd. nevertheless. The lion
did not wish to go into the small cage,
and simply signified his desire by lay
ing down and refusing to stir. Mr..
Frayne was sent for, and when he
came entered the cage and, whip in
hand, ordered the monarch of animals
into the small box. But the royal
beast quietly sat himself down in the
farthest corner and refused to stir.
When MIR. Frayne attempted to drive
him he showed no disposition to fight
In fact there was not an ounce
of fight or bite in him. His
temper, so far as shown on
this occasion. was more Of the
SneAA esS@OA uouoAly dVtIlUutCO W Ghoo
other typical animal, the mule, than to
the king of beasts. Finally Mr.. Frayne,
still standing in the cage, got rope,
made moose in the end of it, and,
throwing that over the lions head, had
him incontinently dragged into the
small cage, the beast struggling and
hanging back in the most undignifed
and unroyal manner. like donkey with
lions SKIN over him, Mr.. Frayne in
the meantime plying his whip on his
recalcitrant headquarters, just as he
would have done with balky mule.
The crowd cheered at the triumph of
mind over matter achieved when the
big specimen of the feline race was
dragged into the cage, but it may be
questioned whether the thrill was not
pretty well taken out of the entrance
into the lions den in the regular per
Torrance for all who took in the show
yesterday afternoon.
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HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

To CURE WARTS Says the Scien-
tific American: Take five cents worth
of muriate of ammonia and wet a crys-
tai in water aad apply several times
during the day. This is safe and sure
cure.
LETTUCE SALAD.-Cut up a head
of lettuce very fine, then make a dress.
ing of one cup vinegar, half teaspoon.
full mustard, one of sugar, add little
salt or pepper if liked. Place slices OF
hard boiled eggs over the top.
COFFEE AND EGG FOR SICK PERSONS
"A medical exchange says that life
can be sustained by the following when
nothing else can be taken: Make a
strong cup of coffee, adding boiling
milk as usual, only sweetening rather
more; take an egg, beat yolk and white
together thoroughly; boil the coffee
milk and sugar together and pour il
over the beaten egg in the cup you are
going to serve it in.
CREAM PIE AND ORANGE DESSERT
Cut the oranges in thin slices and
sprinkle sugar over them; let them
stand for two or three hours; serve
on ordinary fruit plates. The pie il
made with bottom crust only, and
that not thick, but light and faky
Take one coffee-cup of thick, sweet
cream, half cup of pulverized sugar
tablespoonful of -four, one egg; flavor
with lemon extract; bake until you
are sure the crust is brown and hard
so that it will not absorb the custard
CHAPrED HANDs.-Says the Indians
Farmer: Scrape beeswax lightly int
a small, wide-mouthed bottle until it il
nearly full; put in a small piece o.
mutton tallow, and fill with olive oil
set the bottle far back on the stove
and as soon as the wax is melted re
move it. This will be found very mic,
for chapped or roughened hands. I
is healing if used on small sores, ant
is good for sunburn. The ointment il
much pleasanter to use, if a few drop
of some essential Oil are added to Civ
it a pleasant Odor.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-06-01
Siftings.
Texas Siftings.

In Little Rock, Ark, the sinful peo-
pie put punched nickels in the contri-
button box, but the minister kicked
about it. We can't see any sense there
is in that. The punched nickels are
the hottest there are.
The Indians are numbering the white
settlers again. 1t is a little late, but
the work of planting a crop of dead In
dams should begin at once. They
should be well drilled, with bullet holes,
before being put into the ground.
If you see man going about with.
out any clue, arrest him at once. He
is the party who sent an internal ma
chine to Vanderbilt. A newspaper
says there is no clue to the sender.
Whenever you find a sender who has
no clue to him, telephone for the po-
lice.
Those boys who robbed the train on
the Texas-Paciic were badly trained
when they were young. We merely
start this paragraph to give the rest OF
the boys chance to say something
about misplaced SWITCH" the boys moi
"being on the right track" etc.
An exchange says, "Good nature and
fun should prevail during meals,
which means, we suppose, should jest
as well as digest, and when they poke
the dishes they should also poke fun al
each other. At the same time. those
who laugh while eating are apt to bs
joked.
A western Texas editor writes: awe
sell our hides for ten cents a pound IL
the northern tanner, who tan them and
make a big profit, by sending then
back to us as leather" 1t is none Of
our business, of course, but we would
like to know how many hides tha
editor has got, and if he has only two
whether he sends them both at once t,
the Northern tanner, or whether h,
keeps one on hand, so to speak, Will,
the other is off getting tanned. VIII,
don't he put some personalities in hi!
paperp Then he could get his hide.
tanned at home, without any delay O.
inconvenience.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-06-01

The pig has apparently been indis-
pensable to the poor man from the,
earliest times. In Europe the pig may
be said to have been the poor mans
friend. for many a family has been
able to get enough to eat only by the
aid its flesh afforded. 1t is the same
there to-day as it has been for years :.
the cottager's pig-pen contains what is
to tide ever the wants of winter. In
our country the pig is the reliance of
many of our farmers. The means of
gaining living are more abundant
here, so that the owning of pig or
two by laboring men or mechanics is
not called for, hence their raising is al
most wholly in the country districts on
the farms. There are vast numbers
raised in the west and it has fire.
quently been prephesied that pork
raising would be overdone, and when.
so many are engaged in it, it seems.
strange that it is not. But while there.
is great fluctuation in prices, the
time has never been for any length Of
time in the west when it paid better to
market corn than to feed it to well
bred hogs.
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Satisfying the Majesty of the Law.
Texas sifsingS.

Texas SutingA
A justice Of the peace out in Crosby
county found man guilty of shooting
a bull that did not belong to him, and
fined him $75. "Why. Jedge," said
the doomed man, 81 haven't got no
SIS; / can't pay no SIGH fine" "The
state of Texas puts me in this Office to
find out a way to make men pay
their fines. You will cut cedar poles
until you have cut enough to satisfy
the majesty Of the law" replied the
justice. But, Jedge what use has the
state Of Texas got for cedar poles ?"
"The state Of Texas hasn't got no use
for cedar poles. It's this court who
needs them cedar poles to build q
fence. I'll take the poles and settle
with the state of Texas for them"
And the poor devil is cutting cedar
poles fer the state Of Texas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-06-01

Sacramento Record Union: Fruit grow
ers of this section say that there is no
dependence to b placed In any other than
Chinese labor In picking berries or gath
ering any other kind of harvest. A large
orchardist near this city says: "When.
the Chinese 60 the fruit interest Dies
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-06-01
Memories of Youth.

steuben Republican.
The fair anon whose graceful chirog-
raphy indicates culture and refinement
several hundred degrees above zero, and
also assures the Republican that she is
not to be triHed with, asks us if we do
not revere the tender memories of
youthP"
We do not by two-thirds majority.
We despise 'em, and consider the sum
total as a job lot of damaged goods
utterly devoid of the least attraction.
"The Old Oaken Bucket" racket is too
thin for these oleomargarine days. The
man who wrote it had hot and cold
water in every room in the house, and
never spent whole wash-days pulling
the moss-covered bucket up from the
bottom of fifty-foot well. "The Old
Arm Chair" never afforded us a seat
near the chimney corner. Some old
tad without a tooth in his head, and
shaking with palsy at the rate Of fifty
strokes to the minute, always occupied
that. A milk-stool in the northeast
corner of the kitchen, fartherest from
the fire was our principal rOost in the
days of battling infancy. We hope to
still remain fartherest from the fire in
the great hereafter.
81 remember, remember
The house where was born,
The little window where the sun
Came peeping in at morn,"
is of no practical use to us. When the
blamed old mortgage was foreclosed on
it, we gracefully unloaded our stock
and retired from the market. We
board at a hotel, and "the house where
we were born" has served its great and
glorious purpose, and may 60 to-
decay for all we care. If we could
contract the shingles for five dollars g
piece as valuable relics, we might wish
to remember it. But the demand
seems, just at the present writing, linn
tied.
so. don't you remember the school 'us, Ber
BoltP"
is touching bedrock. We do have q
vague recollection of that. But we
don't remember even that for fun
Not at all. Only from the very sheer
est Of sheer necessity. No, we DOM
remember it simply for recreation
We would forget all about it for ter
cents on the dollar. Twas a tough
place. We could spin you yarns about
that ancient edifce which would make
each individual bang on your hea6
stand on end and warp and twist al
out Of place your peace by day and
dreams by night. Twas a terror. We
never learned anything there; the
greater portion Of the evil habits
which will dog our footsteps to dis
honorable grave were contracted with
in its four dreary and strikingly illus
trated walls; the scool-marpa and the
big boys used to lick US; the kids stole
our baked apples and sausages; and
the big girls Tilted us one by one wher
we arrived at that callow stage Of
love-sick lunacy which, it is to bt
fondly hoped, fair lady, you and VIZ
have passed safely through. o, yes
we remember the ''school U.S."
But what hollow mockery is that OLE
fraud Of songl
| "Woodman, spare that tree"
Who ever saw woodman who Woo
not chuck the ak into the woodshet
and spare whole cords of trees if yol
only suggested the idea of knockin,
off work and going to town.
But, really, Isadore-there, we hav
given your fair identity dead away
we are no tender-foot, but sternly prac
teal from the grass roots down to pa
dirt.
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The War in Africa.

A correspondent of The London
News, at Benny, in Africa, writes: 1t
is reported from New Calabar that a
great battle has taken place between
the natives and the followers of Oko
Jumbo. the latter having gone up to
New Calabar for the purpose of pro-
vOking conflict. The slaughter is
said to have been fearful, at least a
thousand men having fallen on both
sides. The Bonny men went up to
New Calabar with their war canoes,
having in them empty casks, which
were to counterfeit casks of palm oil
for trading purposes. At the bottom
Of the boats, however, were lying Bon
ny warriors to the strength of 1890
men. These landed at different parts
of the beach, but the casks were very
prominently displayed. Immediately
on gaining the shore there was quarrel
ing amongst the men, and the new ar.
rivals swung their oars about their
heads in a very threatening manner.
Thinking that there was some disturb
ance, most of the men in command of
the fort hurried down to the beach.
The ruse had thus the desired effect,
and the BOnny men marched up the
hill to capture the stronghold. A
powerful chief, called Warraboo, was
in charge of one of the storming COM
panies, 6nd as soon as he rounded the
bend of the hill he saw a large force
ascending on the opposit side. This
was the other company of Bonny men.
Warraboo, mistaking them for the enc
my, opened fire upon them with a
Calling gun, while his followers also
fired their muskets. The fire was
most deadly, and was kept up for some
time until thesupposed enemy rushed
pell-mell down the hill. At the bottom
the retreating army was met by the
New Calabar men, and escape being
thus cut off desperate fight took
place. 1t was estimated that in addi-
ton to those killed by the New Gala
bar men the number of slain through
the blunder of Warraboo was at least five
hundred. Notwithstanding this loss,
the Benny men succeeded in capturing
the fort, and were in possession Of it at
the latest accounts. There was much
excitement in New Calabar, and un-
easiness was felt for the English trad
ers and other British subjects, as there
was no consul or other British official
to watch over English interests. The
New Calabar men were numerically
strong, and if they were reinforced
by the followers of ia ia, as it was
feared would be the case, the war
must resolve itself into wholesale car
mage. 1t was expected that when the
news reached the iEnglish authorities
one or two gunboats would be ordered
down to the scene of hostilities as moth.
ing short of some demonstration of
this kind would have the effect of stop
ping the war. Trade in both Bonny
and New Calabar is entirely at a stand
still. In Benny outposts are stationed
all along the beach, and no person is
allowed to land after dark, The penal
ty for an infringement of these restric-
tions is death. One native landing
from vessel was asked to give the
password, and, being unable to comply,
was shot dead instantly by one of the
sentries. Up to the latest accounts nc
British representative had arrived, and
further fighting was believed to be
imminent.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-06-01

Mr.. Robert Gould, book-keeper for
Walker & Maxcy, who are lumber
dealers, recently said to our representa-
tive: "About one year ago / was
taken with the genuine sciatica. I
employed the best physicians, but they
could only relieve me for the moment.
Finally I used St Jacobs Oil and it
effected q complete cure."-Kennebec
Reporter, Gardiner, NE.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-06-01

Mr.. Gail b. johnson, business man.
ager of the Houston (Texas) Post, has
used St Jacobs Oil with the greatest
benefit for rheumatism, says the Gal
weston (Texasl Nescs.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-06-01

Do not despair even IL you have suffered
for years from weak kidneys and torpid
bowels. Kidney-Wort has cured hundreds
of cases Of from i've to thirty years stand
ing. This remedy Is prepared both dry
and liquid. See adv.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-06-01

The board OF excise, of Rochester, N.
Y, has so far granted 40 licenses for
S5g12.78. It has refused but. five appli
cants, and has 199 yet to consider.
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Ihssummi, Of the Earth.

Popular Science Monthly.
Adolphus Schlagintweit, the immor-
tai though unpronounceable explorer ct
Central Asia, calls the highlands
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-12
MAGMA CHARTA.
The Principal Dirisions of This Historic
llOcuHneNf.

The Principal DirisiOns Of This Historic
Document.
John, the brother and successor of
Richard, was a prince totally given to
cruelty, avarice and lust, and destitute of
every redeeming quality. His conduct ex-
posed the royal dignity to the contempt
and hatred OF his subjects. The murder
of his nephew Arthur, to whom by right Of
succession the crown belonged; the divorce
from his wife; the incidence he displayed,
when the king of France deprived him Of
his continental possession; his quarrel
with the pope, who placed an interdict
upon England, communicated the king,
and absolved his subjects from their oath
of allegiance; his unjust exactions and
prosecutions; and above all his outrages
on the wives and daughters of his barons,
reused the Indignation both of the clergy
and the nobility.
By the advice of Stephen Langton, the
archbishop of Canterbury, the barons
bound themselves by oath, to compel the
king by force to restore to them their
ancient liberties, and the laws of Edward
the Confessor. John at first treated their
demand with contempt; but when he saw
that the barons had taken up arms against
him, and that London had fallen into their
hands, he was finally obliged to yield to
their demand, and in June, 1915, he signed
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-12
A VISIT FROM LORNE.
The Surprise Of Nebraska Farmer a.
Told bH H;sHSeff

The Surprise Of a y ebr0sha Farmer as
Told bU Himself.
The following letter, descriptive Of an
marquis of Lorne, is published by the Ar
drossan Herald:
VALLEY STATION, Douglas Co.,
Neb,. Oct. &, 1S82.-''Dear Sir:
have had visit from the
marquis Of Lorne, the governor-general OF
Canada. Along with him were
the Princess Louise and suite, who were on
a tour through the country TO the Rocky
mountains. They came up to my house,
and staid for three hours, and the prin-
cess took sketch Of my whole place
farm house, stabling, wire fence, and ali
the trees had planted myself about three
years since. The marquis and princess
beth shook hands with me when they came
up, but did not say who they were for
more than an hour. He asked me where 1
came from. I told him 1 came from Kill
winning, Ayrshire, Scotland. He said hs
was countryman of mine, and Lady
Campbell, his sister, was countrywoman
of mine. So then he asked me how long he
had been in this country; so I told him
had been six years: and he asked me if the
farm was in cultivation when came to
it. said no, it was all wild prairie.
asked him how long he had been in this
country. He said he had been four years.
said: where have you been putting your
self all these four years? He said he had
been in Canada. I have large picture Of
the prince Of Wales and of the princess of
Wales in fine black walnut frame. He
looked all around the room, and then he
said: You have got my wife's brother here,
said, your wife's brother? Do you
know who that is, sir! Yes, do, no said.
Well. l ran out of the house to look at the
Princess Louise, for had never seen her
before. Then said: Good Lord, is it pos
sible! am talking to the marquis of
Lorne and don't know it. Then I was
ashamed of myself, after the way had
spoken to him, and he laughed at me and
told me then that he was the governor gen.
oral of Canada. Then he asked me what
family had. I said I had two sons here,
eighteen and twenty years old. Then
said hs, If you will send them over to me
in British Columbia, shall give you 329
acres of the best land that is in that coun-
try for nothing He took my address,
and asked me if would come. l said l
would think about it. So since he went I
had a letter from him last week to see if 1
had made up my mind to come, and he
sent me about 400 pamphlets to distribute
among farmers in my nsighborhood.
have given the conversation as spoken by
the marquis and myself, but in very broad
Scotch. l am, ETC., JOHN RR1D."
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-12

at Runnymede the charter of liberties,
which they had drawn up.
The following are the principal provis-
ions contained in the Magma Charta," as
Johns charter is called:
FErst-The church of England shall en-
JOY its liberties inviolate, especially its lib
erty OF elections.
Second-Rciiefsa are reduced to fixed
sum for the rarious classes of the vassals.
Heirs and heiresses are protected in their
goods and persons. To widows are grant
ed the possession OF their own Inheritance
and of their dover, and the permission to
remain single as long as they please.
Ihird-The case in which the king can
exact aids are reduced to three, namely,
when he himself is to be ransomed from
captivity, when his Oldest son is made a
knight, and when his Oldest daughter mar
ries. To levy an aid at other times the
consent of the great council is required.
Fourth-N0 freeman shall be arrested or
imprisoned or disseized of his lands, or
outlawsd or destroyed in any manner, nor
will we go upon him, nor send him to
prison, unless by legal decision of his
equals, or by the law of the land.
FYtth-''Ws will not sell, we will not re-
fuse, We will not defer right or justice to
any one"
Sirth-''The city of London shall have
all its old liberties and its free institutions.
Moreover We will and grant that all other
cities, towns and villages and barons Of the
cinque ports, and all our ports, shall have
all their liberties and customs Free"
These we're the principal provisions of
this celebrated document; and in order
that the king might not evade the obser-
vance of them, he was forced to allow the
barons to appoint twenty-five from their
number, whose duty it was to see that the
charter was observed; and who were invest
ed with the power of calling the freemer
to arms against the king if he should vio-
late it,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-12
PROHIBITION IN INDIANA.
What Wjll be Done With the ConstissstJo
at amendment.

What Wtll be Done With the Constitution
al amendment.
Col. Eli F. Ritter, one of the most prom
mont prohibitionists lin the Republican
party in Indiana, who took an active part
in the campaign recently ended, has been
interviewed as to the prospects of the pro-
posed prohibitory amendment and the in
tentions of the Prohibitionists. He was
asked:
'Do you understand that submission was
defeated at the late election!"
''No, sir. Both parties, or rather all three.
declared in favor of submission. If the Re-
publican and National legislators elected
vote as they are pledged by their respeo-
tive platforms, supported by the Demo
Gratis who have given their personal
pledges to SO vote, the amendment will be
submitted at special election"
"What Democrats have pledged them
selves to vote that way?''
"Their names are carefully recorded BY
their party constituents, who accepted their
pledges, but do not feel authorized to call
the roll just now"
Scan such Democrats Withstand the
pressure OF party leaders?'
''That is a question to be determined by
trial. Between the party leaders and
their constituents they will have to choose
whom they will serve"
Glow much dependence do you place in
the temperance Democrats ?''
"More than in the anti-temperance Re-
pubicans. No men showed more courage.
independence, and sincerity, than Gerrish.
East, Dobbins, Jacobs, Coffee. with many
others less distinguished all over the state
in the last campaign. These men have a
larger following, and believe made more
Republican votes than all the Republisa.
speakers combined. What Republican
speaker made any votes? The statement
Of small politicians that prohibition Dem.
oorats all voted the whisky ticket is an
insult to brave and faithful allies, and il
not trusr'
"Are you going to give up the fghtf"
mo, sir. To my fanatical mind there h
great deal of consolation in the late cleo
ton, and our people were never more do
termind to press tho fighting. Weare still
for the old flag, tho constitution, and an
appropriation to cover the expense of a
special election. The petitions fled before
the last legislature will ever pray. We
will add probably 100000 and more to that
number. A full showing will be made and
the cause pressed upon its merits. No
shutting of responsibility, fimsy techni-
cality or evasion will be accepted as an ex-
cuse for either political party. We want
submission at special election: if we
can't get that, we want it at general cleo
ton. A majority of all the voters in Indi-
ana are for submission, and if the Demo
cratic party in Indiana prefers to take the
risk of general election on its platform
Of 1882 it can get it. don't believe that
is just the thing it wants. The Republi-