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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-25

policy Of constitution that prohibits any
direct or indirect effort to procure immigra-
ton. 1t is singular condition, but one that
exists, that 90 out Of 100 Texans are opposed
to this non enterprising and niggardy pru-
dence, while the fundamental law Of the State
fastens It like an incubus on the body polite"
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-25
Miscellaneous.
IntePlatiORallGPeat Northern
PULLMAN HOTEL CAR

through TO st. Louis without change. Train
leaving San Antonio at 1918 p. m. has Pullman
Palace Sleeping car 10 Texarkana, where
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

We are all accustomed to hearing
sport made of our navy. but few have
stopped to consider whether there was
any occasion for it. According to the
New York Sun we practically have no
navy, and yet it costs nearly fifteen
millions of dollars to keep up the ex-
cuse for one. The Sun shows that
there are but % efficient ships in the
navy. To every ship there are 90 Off
GERS and 391 enlisted men, and this is
4 enlisted men to every officer. Besides
these there are PIT civilians to every
ship, or 706 officers, civilians and sailors
to every ship. The annual cost of every
ship is S647 $50. But this is not all the
machinery necessary to keep UP our ma
rine show: There are, including the
marine corps, $3.50 officers in active
service and retired; and Z 500 enlisted
men and boys in the navy and in the
marine corps ,500-in all 1900 enlisted
men and boys. Besides these come
other civilians, clerks, laborers, messen-
gers and employees of every grade-at
least 5000 on the pay roll. That then
makes total of l6, $50 persons employ
ed and paid by the government to MAIN
tain navy of % ships. 1t costs fifteen
million dollars to support this luxury.
Any country with a hundred miles of
sea coast could come over and clean
our navy out in twenty-four hours.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20
The Raaf Sunnlv.

While Texas is very large cattle
state, much the largest in the country,
yet 1t by no means furnishes the control
ling beef supply. In 1880 the govern
ment authorities reported 4,072 $40 cat
tie in Texas, and in Colorado $50, ,O9O:
total 1922 ,2i0, against 5,763, ,5O5 in the
states of Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Illi-
nois, Indiana and Ohio; an increase of
l ,141 .265 cattle in these states alone over
the number in Texas and Colorado.
And as further evidence of the power
in these states TO control the markets
with their native stock, the receipts of
cattle upon our market from January
to July ] were 165 ,645, not 1000 of which
were Texas or Colorado cattle; an in
crease of AZ ,190, or 80 per cent over the
same period in 1882. In Chicago for the
first six moths of the year, up to June
30, the increase in the receipts were
141 ,O0O over the same time in 1882. OF
these cattle, too. all but a small per
cent were natives. With such grow
ing supply of native cattle, and abund-
ance of cheap feed to make both cattle
and hogs, western buyers are justly
cautious. Nor is this all, the western
cattle season is fully six weeks behind
last years, which means crowded mar
kets with western grass cattle from the
time the run fairly begins, until the
close. And with this promise of lib.
eral supply, there is every indication of
further reduction in beef values.
Hence young stock this year should,
according to the beef market be lower
than last, instead of twelve per cent
higher. But this anomaly can't last.
While the abundance of grass going to
waste may cause buyers to pay these
figures this season, yet if we mistake
not the "signs of the times, - next YEAR
VIII bring change.-K. G. Live Stock
Record,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

The latest scandal in high life has
been going the rounds now for two
weeks, The substance of it is that AL
geron SartoIis, the Englishman who
came to this country in 1874 and mar
ried Nellie Grant, turned up at Chicago
and Milwaukee few weeks since in
company with Mrs. Bush, handsome
young woman he met in England, and
who has since been identified as Miss
Blanche Melbourne, formerly of st.
Louis. Mrs. Bush claims to be mar
ried to a wealthy old Englishman; but
the newspapers have investigated the
case until they are satisfied that such is
not the facts, and that she became ac-
quainted with Sartoris in England and
came to this country with him as a mis-
tress, and went to Milwaukee so as to
be near him, his home now being at
Green Bay, Wisconsin. Blanche Mel
bourne, as the writer remembers her,
six years ago, was beautiful girl, and
then but thirteen years old. Her faith
er, Maj. w. +. Melbourne, was chief
clerk i'll the adjutant generals Office at
Jefferson City, Mo. She was petted
and humored by her parents, and they
were even foolish about the wonderful
beauty of their daughter, and it was the
subject of remark then that she would
be spoiled and would some day give
them trouble. Though but child in
years she was lovely woman in be-
witching manners. and more than one
young man wished that she would get
into long dresses and make her debut
into society. Before she did so her
father moved to st. Louis and took a
clerkship under the city government.
1t was left for her st. Louis admirers to
see her blossom into womanhood. There
she made conquests, broke hearts, and
it now appears left the parental roof
and loving father and mother, went to
Europe, with some one, of course. Her
experience there must have been varied
but she was evidently successful as an
adventurer. Her parents are now in
Washington, and claim they do not
know where their daughter is. Sartoris
denies more than an acquaintance with
this fair charmer, and the many admir-
ers of lovely and innocent Blanch Mel
bourne, as she appeared in jefferson
City, wonder how can such things be.
As further pa 1T of this history, it
may be mentioned that the mother of
Blanche was splendid looking woman
and no doubt as girl was as pretty as
her daughter. Blanche had sister,
two years younger, who bade fair to III
val her sister in beauty, though she was
very modest and retiring. Wonder
what has become of her, and win she
appear as the charmer of a presidents s
son-iI-law-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

AT his Fourth of July dinner at Bel
mont for the Philadelphia newsboys,
Mr.. George w. Childs had 1872 guests.
They were a good natured company of
urchins, but not particularly devout
one, and when they were all seated at
the tables the Rev. p. c. Davis found it
advisable to ask the shortest kind of a
blessing. The boys knew what they
were there for, and performed the bus
mess i'll hand in an uncommonly short
time. They were at the tables only
half an hour, but in that brief period
they disposed of 500 pounds of meats,
400 quarts of ice cream, three large tubs
of lemonade and vast quantity of bread
vegetables and fruits.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

The cause of prohibition in Topeka
has received another bombshell in the
adoption of the following by the county
commissioners of Shawnee county:
Be it resolved by the board of county
commissioners, now in session, That
owing to the great expense which has
been imposed on the taxpayers of Shaw
nee county the past year by an unsuc-
cessful attempt at prosecution under
the prOhibitory law, we hereby respect
fully request that our county attorney
will allow no suits of said character to
be brought unless the complaining wit
ness be made and held liable to pay all
costs accruing on said prosecutions.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

Brick Pomeroy speaks of the green
back party as follows:
Instead of becoming what I intend
ed it should, it became a party of cranky
hacks, political tricksters, traders and
dealers. The principles of the green
back party are still alive to-day, but
the party is an ill-smelling corpse. The
trouble with it was that it was taken
control of by men who wanted office,
power and money. Every broken-down
party hack, every useless political camp
follower, Joined the greenback ranks
and tried to lead it. 1t became fall
ure because the members of the party
fell over one another in the scramble
for places. When they could not get
places they sold the party for sheckels.
They sucked the raw eggs and then
thought they could make a custard
without them.n
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

Not long ago, an attorney of McPher-
son county, who was counsel for the de-
fendant in case before a learned JUS
tice of the peace, having appeared in
court, moved that the case be dismissed.
The justice said Gentlemen, you have
heard the motion; is there any second?"
The constable in attendance said: Il
second the notion" The justice then
put the motion, which was carried, the
attorney and constable voting for it,
and the case was thereupon declared
dismissed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

The Texas WoolJournal says that
large proportion of the sheep in Texas
have hitherto been held on leased ranges
and the leases having expired the own
ers experience much difficulty in secur-
ing lands upon which to run their
sheep. This accounts for the large
number of sheep being offered for sale,
perhaps, more than all other causes
combined.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

II have got" says Governor Butler.
of Massachusetts, five different speci-
mems of tanned skins of human beings.
Here is a pair of slippers cut out from
the breast of white woman, and L
have whole skin from the back of an
other woman. This business has got to
be commerce. If this investigation
has cost $50, 600, am satisfied if have
accomplished nothing but the stopping
of this new industry. The money is
well spent"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

A sensible writer in the Iowa Home
stead tells his brother stockmen that
the great increase in the western ranch
business will so compete with beef rails
ing IN the eastern states that it will
not much longer be profitable, and
what remains now to be done is to breed
fine cattle for supplying the range. He
cites that Vermont has bean breeding
fine sheep almost exclusively, and has
been making more money out of it than
she ever made from wool. So, he
thinks Iowa stockmen could do much
better to let the western ranchmen sup
ply the beef while they should furnish
the blooded animals. On the subject
of selling cows and heifers at present
prices he says:
"There are only just so many heifers
and cows in existence. There is no pos
sible way to increase them faster than by
natural process of breeding. The de-
mand for these heifers will increase
enormously in the very near future.
TwO-year-Old heiferS are being picked
up in this state at from S15 to $40 when
at the same time their actual worth is
two or three times that sum. They are
worth that to keep right here for breed
ing and dairy purposes. Take two
year-old heifer-or even good year
ling-breed her to thoroughbred bull.
Next year she drops half-blood calf.
If heifer, that calf at two years old is
worth quick money $50, and will bring
it from these Iowa men who are now
buying it's mother for from SIS to $50,
and then that same half blood heifer is
worth more money, and will pay the
breeding and for dairy purposes than it
will to sell her at so. L know that
these figures may seem extravagant,
but l am willing to go on record and let
the coming few years confirm or de-
nonnce the wisdom of this opinion
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

kansas City Live Stock Record, July 12J
HoGs-The increasing supply Of hogs
as compared with last year, the rapidly
downward movement Of provisions and
a slow market for them, and the corn
prospects greatly improved and very
good, all tending to shake confidence in
the future and encourage general be-
lief In lower values. Notwithstanding
the fearful declines the past week, hogs
are relatively much higher than corn,
and with this the case, receipts of hogs
good and hog products growing gradu-
ally lower each day. it is not surprising
that packers insist upon lower values;
but with continued good receipts still
further reductions may be looked for.
The extreme range yesterday was So 90
(d5 20, bulk of sales S. 00(G5 10. The
same date last year the extreme range
was Sc 9O9s 40, bulk Of sales 81 cog
8 O..
SHEEP-Receipts since our last re-
view have been light. Good to choice
native muttons sold very well, and
prices remained steady under the infiu-
ence OF scarcity, but slow grades were
draggy, and in sympathy with declin-
ing cattle and hog market, prices of all
inferior to medium lots showed weak
ness.
CLOSING oUoTATToNs-cLrPPED
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

do do DO SWG95. = OJ(92 10
Stockers, per head. ........... i 5O(G2 90
HoRsEs-An active and firm market
continues for this class of stock. Good
receipts and fine weather seems to en-
courage buyers and sales, If anything,
were more active than the week previ-
GUS. There was not so much done On
government account, but more outside
buyers were on hand and q good de-
mand was had through the week. Good
mules showed increased activity and
there was quite trade done in Texas
horses and fair enquiry had for. good
driving stock.
F. B. York bought the Carson cattle
to be delivered on York's range in the
Cheyenne and Arapahoe countr. I
Capt. G. III. Stone has boughti 1000
head of cattle from Ed. M. Hewins IL
Co., and has gone down te. brand them.
Tobe Oden, well known western
Texas stock man, arrived on Tuesday
with bunch of beef cattle, whether
for sale or-shipment we could not learn,
Harry Hill shipped on last Sunday to
A. j. Snider & Co. % cars of cattle from
the Standard Cattle Co. range. The
cattle were in good condition, and will
bring top prices for grass stock.
Col B. Stoddard, of Bryan, Texas, ar
rived on Saturday with 1900 head of
mixed cattle to be delivered on contract.
1t is two years since the Colonel has
visited Caldwell, and he is greatly sur
prised at the growth of the town.
Perry LIE Forse arrived last Saturday
with 2, 200 head of half and three-fourth
grade beeves, from the Goodnight range
on the Staked plains. They are splen-
did cattle, and will be held for future
shipment in Tuttle's pasture.
Sol. Gunter, of Munson & Gunter,
Panhandle, has sold his interest i'm %
900 head and range to his partner. The
value placed upon the range and stock
is $777 900. He Immediately turned and
bought of w. B. Gunter range and
stock for Sl25, 200.
The horse market has been slow for
the past two weeks, and the changes in
ownership will not go over two hundred
for that time. There are still OH the
market fully $500 head of all kinds,
which are held at fair prices. Buyers
will find this the best market to select
from, both as regards prices and quail
ty of stock.
f. j. Foster, the live representative of
White & Holmes, Live Stock Commits
sion merchants at Kansas city, has ar
rived and taken up his quarters in Cald-
well for the season. Mr. Foster is well
known among stockmen and through
drovers, and it will not be his fault if
the house he represents fails to obtain
a full share of the trade from this mar
! ket.
Up to the present time, about $1,000
pounds of wool have been shipped from
here this season. There is lots of wool
in the country, but it is being held for
better prices. Buyers here are paying
10 to IA cents per pound, and, owing to
the condition of eastern markets, are
handling wool very gingerly at that
price.-Caldwel Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

The year seems destined by its disas-
ters from floods, cyclones, fires and pam
les, to pass into history as the most ca
lamitous ever recorded. There seems
to be some unseen fatality in the uni
verse, and destruction and death come
as regularly a the day. The last on the
list of destructive forces is the appear
ance of the dreadful scourge cholera,
directly in its old line of travel.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

The Patriot says that quite a number
of Atchison's citizens are planting catal-
pa trees. These trees are hardy, and
combine great utility with beauty. Ca
talpa is the favorite tree in Crawford
county, and is being cultivated for rail-
road ties for the Fort Scott q Gulf road.
A block of 100000 seedlings, planted
four years ago, range from ten to fifteen
feet in height, and in circumference
from eight to eleven inches.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20
MEDICINE LODGE BARBER CO. KANSAS July 90. 1855

An Illinois man got divorce from
his wife because she fed him on cod
liver oil for breakfast and bought pi-
ano which she did not know how to
play. If the latter offense is to become
grounds for divorce we shall all be
turned out into the green pasture Of
single Observation-Disclosures Post.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

Capt r. Y. King, whom it was recent
ly reported had sold his immense cattle
interest in this state, has about 5000
head of cattle, about 25,0OO head of
horses and $4,000 head of sheep. His
pastures amounting in the aggregate to
something over 1000 600 acres of splen-
didly watered lands, a valuation in all.
land and stock, of something in the
neighborhood of $1,000, ,OOO.-Reporter
GAINESVILLE, Texas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

The Buffalo Express says Pennsyl-
vania Republican was recently shocked
to hear the minister in his sermon an
nounce that salvation was free. Next
day he sat down and wrote to his COR
gresham, asking why in the mischief
he allowed it to escape the tariff bill.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

Judge E. Evans, who died last week
at Wellington, had been clerk of Linn
county, Iowa; ten years justice of the
peace at VintOn, Iowa; justice of the
peace and police judge at Independence
Kansas, and probate judge of Sumner
county for three wears.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

A wagon bridge over the Ninnesca.
near Belle Plains, gave way the other
day under drove of horses, killing Is
of the bunch. They were of lot pur-
chased by McMillen, of Harper, from
Owens & Bennett of this nlana
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

A Graham county man has vaccina-
ted nearly thousand head OF cattle
this season as preventative of black
leg, and it is said that after vaccination
an animal was never known to take the
disease
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

a citizen of Blue Rapids, signing
himself "a Reformer," warns every
person that if any one offers him any
whisky, he will prosecute them to the
full extent of the law.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

James NJ. Steele, so well known over
the state as one of the leading and most
active citizens of Wichita ever since it
was established, will leave that city
and 90 to Puppt Sound
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20
BARBER COUNTY INDEX.

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b the Interests Of Medicine Lo'ige and the
Southwest The largest pagcr published IN
KanAae. largest circulation Of any papertin
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90 advertisers. and Eiye- subscribers more So
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IN Kansas.
Subscription price, 500 per ycar In advance.
Address all letters %
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

Receivers or commission merchants
doing business at the Union Stock
ards, some of whom have interests in
large ranches in the west and southwest.
think there will be large run of fine
cattle this season, though they will
come about month later than usual.
The range cattle season is just about
that much Late this year. In Wyo-
ming and northwest Nebraska the pros
poets are very encouraging, there being
no lack of grass anywhere. Thus far,
since the opening of the trade in Texas
cattle, the-arrivals have shown inferior
average quality, though the current re-
ceipts are much better than the early
ones. Last year at this time there were
more fat Texans to be seen averaging
1000 pounds than can now be found
that will weigh 800 pounds. Still they
are selling at high prices, as compared
with the figures current for natives, and
complaints are not often heard over the
returns made for consignments from
the range.-Chicago Breeders Gazette,
July II.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

j. c. Benkleman, who has been in the
city for week or two, started for home
Sunday. He gets from j. d. Crouch
about $500 head of one and two year
old steer cattle, which he will receive
at his ranch on the Republican river,
Colorado.
F. b. York and D. T. Parker, of the
mercantile firm of York, Parker Il Dra-
per, of this city, accompanied by Saul
West, returned Saturday from their
trip south, where they received $500
head of one and two year old steer cat
tie, bought from West s. Co.
Col. j. L. Driskill came UP from
Austin via. Kansas City, Mo-, Sunday,
and is on hand to see his herd of 5000
head OF domestic yearlings properly
started on their way to the northern
country, which they are taking from
their Cimarron ranch.
John f. Camp, of Foresville, Texas,
one of the old time drovers, arrived
Saturday morning, and reports himself
with Z,OOO head OF good steer cattle for
this market.
Lytle & Shreiner have herd of 534
head of yearlings bon Mulberry creek in
charge of Walter Trimble, which are
held there for sale.
VIM. Butler arrived the last of the
week. with his through herd of 1900
head and is about ready to start north
unless he can effect a sale within the
next few days. He has choice lot OF
steer cattle.
Smith & Elliott will start two herds
in all about 5000 head of steer cattle
for Wyoming about Thursday, where
they propose to locate themselves on q
range in that territory.-Dodge City
Globe.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

The Mayor of Fort Scott has issued
an order to saloon keepers, which is as
follows: For selling on Sunday, 500;
the same for selling to minors; same for
allowing fiobtino
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

Talk about Russian names, why
Leavenworth can show up a lot of
names that would make a Russian weep
These appear in the advertising col
umns of the Leavenworth Times: Hub
check, Przylowicz, Giacomini, Bonczk-
owski, Rohlfing, Beiga, Ackenhausen,
VanDerwerker, Egersdorf. Graieska.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

The original monument to Thomas
Jefferson, bearing the inscription writ
ten by himself, has been given to the
University of Missouri, and was ship
ped to Columbia on the 4th of July.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

IL has been shown by an experiment
IN Philadelphia that Jersey cow can,
IN three weeks, give nearly her own
weight in milk.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

Gen. Crook describes an Indian agent
as man, who, when the Indians are
bad, is afraid of them; and when they
are good steals from them.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

Dodge City has an ordinance prohib-
iting opium dens in that city. That
city pays the city marshal $4,000 per
month, and the assistant marshal s125.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20

decided that money cannot be left in
trust to be expended in masses for the
repOse of the souls of the dead, since
the dead cannot be made beneficiaries,
as the soul of one who has departed this
life is incapable of taking an interest in
the property left behind, nor is it any
sense subject to the jurisdiction of any
legal tribunal