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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-10-12

Up at the Lyons fair the other day a
five mile foot race was run between two
young ladies for purse ofiSl0O. Think
of this, young men in search of sweet
hearts. A girl who can run five miles
can certainly walk twenty, SO it should
cost nothing for buggy hire or railroad
fare except in extraordinary cases with
such a girl for a sweetheart. AS wife
she could do all of the running around
and could MOI than in b r living.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-10-12

Louis w. Evans, well known to many
western ranchmen, passed through the
city on Monday on his way to st. Louis.
John B. Elsea, of Elsea Bros, ranch
men of Barber county, Kans., and who
have recently established a ranch in
Arizona, was in the city Tuesday ON his
way to Arizona.
Mift. Bennett left here Sunday morn
ing for Fort Gibson. Ind. Ter, with
$4,000 in currency to make the semi
annual payment for the lease of the
Cherokee Strip. Mr. Bennett is treas
urer Of the observation-disclosures City
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-10-12

A Louisiana paper is responsible for
the following: A black woman was
carried before magistrate for unmer-
cifully beating her son, saddle-colored
imp, and the judge was delivering rep
rimand, when the woman broke out
with: Judge, has you eber, eber been
a parent to woffless yeller boy like
dat ar cub ub miner" "Never!" ejacu-
lated the judge, with great vehemence,
getting red in the face. ''Den don't
talk 10
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She didn't like me when we met,
But turned AWAY and pouted;
Twas very cool, Town, to get
At first a snub 80 final, yet
chung to hope and doubted.
Strange as It seems, a few short weeks
Confirmed my sanguine guessos;
came to understand her freaks,
And even dared to kiss her checks
And stroke her golden trcsses.
SO time went on, and as we grew
To know each other better,
She brsvely learned to kiss me too;
And when she strangely learned to WOO,
Somehow used to let her.
The privilege stin yet is mine
With kisses her lips to smother;
Still round my neck she likes 10 twine
Her soft white arms. I'll drop line,
guess, and AJAX her mother.
This rhyme prodtces envy-strifo,
Within your reason, maybe;
So lot me take a leaf from life:
Her mother is my darling wife,
And she my blessed baby.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-10-12

A well-bred steer has a better frame,
is deeper fieshed, fattens much more
quickly than the common steer. He will
put ON large qualities of beef easier, car
~ 1T to market at same cost, where it is
worth from two to four cents-more per
pound. Get pure-bred bull.-Texas
Farm and Ranch.
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MEDICINE LODGE, BARBER CO, KANSAS OCT ~, 1883

They were making some wounding al
lusions to an absent one before the dow
ager de Brionne. 81 do not like allusi-
ons," she said, "they are the anonymous
letters of conversation"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-10-12

The Immense stock OF cooking and heating
stoves in stock at Geppept & stones must be
cioeed out TO make room for spring Foo.is. A
shost excellent opportunity 20 get bargains. 81
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y. G. Sheldon.
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ROMANCE.

I QUARTERLY IN ADVANCE.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-10
Grain and Provisions at Chicago.


CHICAGO, July 9.-The following is the visi-
BILE supply of grain for June 80: Wheat, 49,
10000 bu; corn, Is, 036,0OO bu; oats, 4,O05, 900
bu; barley. $4,000 bu; rye, 1,s3s,0OO bu.
Regular wheat was active, but weak and
lower; opened l2c lower, ruled steady, but to-
ward the close, receded 202lsc, and closed 2l4
025sc under the closing quotations on Saturday.
Sales ranged at 971ed 99s4c for July, 99Iee0
S1.02 for August, 81 6s0 1.O35s for septem-
Der. S1.O3401 .o35s for October, 81 o4l40 .o5 So
for November, 97l4899ac for the year; spring,
97099%c; winter, S1.O4la. On call, sales OF
regular, 100000 bu at l4c lower to 14c higher.
Corn was active BIZ. unsettled and lower:
opened lac higher than the close on Change Sat-
urday, but toward the close receded 21ec, and
closed SEQ sc under the close Saturday. Sales
ranged at 49l405l Ice for July. 494 7sc for
August, 1875 a 80 lsc for September and October
46l204S1Se for the year. On call, sales of 0OO,-
600 bu at l4Q l4e higher
Oats were dull and weak. Sales ranged at
81 p 36c Tor July, $3.50 SOC for August, % lao
% '2c for September, 2S02S7se for October
27ls02Sc for the year, On call. sales of AGO.
600 bu unchanged TO lec higher.
Pork was active; opened % a 35e under Satur-
days closing, declined 50a60c additional, with
fair sales at the decline. Sales ranged at Sl4 %
0l475 for July, S1422%01490 for August,
Sl4.37l2015.20 for September, Slab oils Is
for October. 81 4 500 IA. SO for November, 81 SO
a 1898 for the year, On call, sales OF 10000
Drls at ~ 5lec higher.
lard was active but weak; onened Ion l &c
below Saturdays close declined .10Q L &c addi-
tional, and closed tFIne. Sales ranged at 97O0
$3.50 for July, s.75 as .90c for August, $3.50
8 0sc for September, 5000 o5c for October.
wear, On call, sales Of $4,000 brls at .02ls0
i 2lac higher
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INDIANAPOLIS MARKETS.
COAL AND COKE.

Anthracite coal, $3.50 p ton; Pittshurg coal,
S475 y ton; Raymond City coal, 81 q ton;
Blossburg coal, sc p ton: crushed coke. 12c "
bush; lump coke, l0c p bush; Connellsville coke,
lie y bush.
Tomatoes-Two-ponnd cans. IS 090c: 3-pound.
81 80. Peaches-Standard 3-pound. $1,000
q 2-pound seconds. 81 350 40 2-pound stand
ard; 81 60ol7o Corn-P1is rs 2-peund cans
Sl.3001.35; McMurray. S1.250l 80. Blackber-
ries; 2-pound. 95c6 l05; raspberries. Ground,
second do. 81 40 al. 80: cove oysters, mound
full weight, Sl0l,oj; light. 55870c: 2.pound-
fun, II, l.so; light 81 o30 20; string beans
S5e0Sl 40; small Sl.4001.50; Holsters, $l.750
$50.
DRY GOODS
PRINTs-Albion's. solid colors 5lac American
fancy &c, Aliens fancy &c, Aliens dark &c,
Aliens pink 8 oc, Arnold's 6l9c, Berlin solid col
ors 5l2c Coeheco 6l9c, Conestoga &c. DunnelPs
&c, Eddystone 6lae, Gloucester 5isc. Hartel
&c, Harmony DC. Hamilton &c. Greenwich
&c, kniekerooeker &c, Mallory pink g. sc, Rich
mond 6l2c,
BRowS sHEETINGs-Atlaulc &c, Boott C
6lac, Boott AL &c. Continental 7tac, Dwigh,
star 8iac. Echo Lake 7lsc. Granlteville EE 6sac,
Lawrence LII 6l4e. Pepnerell f SIC. Pepperel r
FAC. Peppereh 81 Ice, Pepperell lO-4 26c.
Unca "a 27lsc. Utica l0-4 3oc. Utica sc.
BLEACHED SHEETINGs- Blackstone AA 7aac.
BailOu II Son 7l2c. Chestnut Hill &c. Cabot Al
FAC. Chapman 6lsc. Dwight Star loo. Fruit
Of the Loom 9'ac, L0nsdale 9l9c. Linwood Sc,
Masonville 9lsc. New YorK Mills lie. Our Own
sac. Pepperell "a 26c. Pepperell 10-4 2Sl oc.
HIPS sac. Hope 7A4c, Knights cambria &C.
Lonsdale Cambria 12e. Whitinsville 33-lnches
6iac. Wamsutta lao.
SHIFTING STRIPEs-AmoskeaR 10lQc. Arlin gton
Zoe. Everett 9lsc Hamilton IL l2c. PARK Mills
No. go l2lse, Uneasvllle Sc. Whlttenton 7l9c
Whittenton "A 9loc. Whittenton stout 9lac.
OsNABERGs- Alabama 7l2c, Lewiston loioc,
Louisiana 7l9c. Augusta Gl2c, Ottawa 6lec, To-
edo 6i9e. Manchester 6lar.
TIcKING-AmosKeag AGA Ice, Conestosa Pr
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TotaL.y...... $872,315,334 Increase.
Outsider. York 290,627,O6l Increase

The exhibit for five business days which
make up the first week OF July. Ia q decidedly IA
Torable one, both as compared with that OF last
week and with that of the corresponding week
last year. While the Intervention Of the nation
~ holiday has had a tendency TO lessen the ag
errgate elearings. still, with the exception Of
three minor points, II 4rtford. Peoria and Mem
pms, al the reporting cities show marked in
rrrase over the corresponding period last year.
Sme four large cities, Cincinnati Milwaukee
Kansas City and Louisville, have, in the past
been in the habit of aggregating both their
debit and credit clearings, which has he ped to
swell the totals to quite a marked extent This
Week. however, we report only the credit clear
ings at those cities. This tends to lessen the
lhIA
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NEW YORK, July 9.-The market is filling up
with buyers. New business has not been in pro.
portion to the attention extended, but for fan
nels and prints, especially for prints, there has
been good selection. Lawrence & Co. opened
good Cocneco and Pacific new dark work nj 6lae.
Quilts IN good sale, with good business reached.
Inc tone of the market is steadier, buyers in II
good humor and while good assortment will
be wanted and taken the market is without any
Indication Of u boom.
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BRADFORD. Pa. July 9.-The crude oil
market was steady and firm. Total shipments
saturday and Sunday, 50. 273 brls. Charters.
1000 brs. Ciearances, 5,SO6, 900 hFls. No runs
reported United Pipeline certificates opened
al 81. Il, and closed at Ids; highest price.
$l.l4ls; lowest, Sl.13ia.
PTrTsBURG, July 8 The petroleum market
was dull; united certificates. steady; closed at
$l144; refined, 7osQ74e, Philadelphia deliv-
cry. During the afternoon session the market
was dun: opened with sales at $l135s: advanced
TO S1.14l9 and closed steady at Sl.14i4
OIL CITY, Pa July 9.--The crude petroleum
market opened to-day at 81. IA 10; reached 81 s.
and closed at 81. 14ss the lowest point was
$l13l2. The sales aggregated 2,s99. 900 brls.
ANTWERP, July 9.-Petroleum 1Sf..
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business or the Clearing-Houses.

BosToN, July 9-From the Post: The fol-
towing table. compiled from special dispatches
TO the Post, from the managers of the
leading clearing houses in the United States,
gives the clearances for the week, with the
percentage of comparisons:
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LONDON, July OR. M-Railroad bonds
Illinois Central. 1876; Pennsylvania Central. 6oal:
New York Central, 122; Ere, 1885; Reading
73als.
Amount of bullion gone into the Bank Of Eng
land on balance to-day, $4,000.
PARIS, July 9 --lientes -s s7i9c.
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the opening there were a few sales of hight
grades at $6.o5 061o; later in the day the
market became dull and sluggish. A few loads
of mixed remain uhsold.
SHEET. Receipts, 1885, shipments, none. Mar
ket steady at last weeks prices
Good to choice 90 ms and nnuards
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
FINANCE.

INDIANAPOLIS, July Q.
Business with local BANKS was very good. with
activity In all departments. Mails were large,
and with most banks deposits increased.
Discount rates are very firm at per cent
with a pressing demand Strictly first-cass
paper was placed with difficulty. There were
few tran sactons in exchange. We still quote
New York at SOC premium.
The New York Money Market-stock Trans
misunderstanding Prices of Government Sc
eurities-QuOtations of General Stocks.
NEW YORK, July 9.-Money 202la per cent.
Prime mercantile paper lac per cent
Government bonds were steady except for
threes, which were frmer at 1884 0103a.
Railroad bonds were generally firm.
State securities dull.
The stock market was heavy to-day, and
prices declined L al y per cent. Denver, Il Wa
bash preferred and the trunk lines being the
greatest sufferers. The weakness was due to
reports of further business troubles at the West
owing to break in the provision market. After
2 o'clock there was a rally of l40Sa per cent,
the latter in New York Central. At thea close,
however the Improvement was lost, and many
shares sold at the lowest prices of the day. In
specalties, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
broke five points, to lis, and Long Island ga, to
70. The market closed heavy.
The transactions az the Stock Exchange to-day
aggregated 239,46s shares, as follows Del
aware. Lackawanna e. Western. Al 900: Denver
and Rio 3rande, $1,000 Erie, IL 900; Lake Shore
1000; Louisville & Nashville. 1900; New
jersey Central. $4,000; New York Central. g.
600; Northern Pacific, 1000; Reading, 1900;
st. Paul 17,0 900. Union Pacific. Is, 900; Canadian
Pacific, 5000; Northern Pacific preferred. TO-
600; Wabash preferred. 5000; ST. Paul, Mime
apolis & Manitoba, $4,000.
STOCK QUOTATIONS..
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Cotton.

NEW YORK, July 9.-Cotton quiet at 10 3-l6
0l0 7-16c; futures steady; July, 10.l5c: August,
10 24c September, 10.10c; October, $500: No.
vemoer, 9.s2c; December, 1886; January, 9.92e;
o.03e; March, 10.I3c.
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II. NJ BETS, druggist. La GRANGE, saws; "f
consider there is great merit in Browns Iron
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LIVE STOCK.
indianapolis Market.

g UNION STocKYARDs. July 8.
CATTLE. = Receipts, 27l; shipments, 4l0.
The offerings more liberal and of fair quality
Market about steady at LAST waek,s nriceA.
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Oats-Under light arrivals prices are firmer
and fair demand for Immediate shipment, No
inquiry for futures. We quote:
No. white, track
Mixed, track. ..--.................3
Rye-No. ., dull and nominal; SOC bid: no sell
ers.
Bran quiet 5000 bid held at $1125.
GRAIN IN STORE.
July z, 1888.
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STOCK QUOTATIONS..
ExcHANGE AND GOVERNMENT sEcuRIrIEs.
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Cincinnati Hamilton and Ind ana polls
Depart-Cincinnati, Dayton and Toledo ~ am
Connersvite Accommodation 44o PIN
Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo
and New York Express 800 MN
Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo
and New York am
Arrive Connersvile Accommodating. 8 40 an
Cincinnati, Peoria and 81.
Innis 1915 PIN
Cincinnati. Peoria and 81.
Louis .10:i5 pa
CIucinnnti Accommodation. 7:l5 mn
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-19
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
How the New Law is Regarded at Wash
ingron-Peopie In the Departments
Pleased With tine Change Congressmen
DO Nof Unanimously Favor the Law.

WASHINGTON, Dee. 18.-1he civil service law
has been in operation five months. An attempt has
been made to ascertain the views Of Congressman
and of the department officers upon the effect OF
the law. No difficulty was experienced in the de-
partments. There is very general unanimity OF
oninion among tue executive officers that the law Is
wise one. The most relief is expressed in tn ap-
pointment divisions it is there that the officers
under the old system were brought face to face
with importantly and distress. The heads of the
departments bear uniform testimony to the good
made as to Congressman as body. 1t was certain
y not to be expected that they would all be willing
to kiss the rod that has smitten them so heavily.
Many were not disposed to talk upon the subject.
Others were utspoken In oppesi ion to it. Others
considered that the law had worked the good result
tnat was expected of 1t, and were pleased that II
enabled them to become some hing more than Con-
gressional errand boys. The only Co gressmen who,
as class. were opposed 10 the law we're Democrats.
Many of the new members seid that they knew
nothing about 1t and evidently not we'll pleased
that they did not into the Inheritance Of the
spois OF their predecessors.
Joe Blackburn is a fair sample Of many Demo-
Gratis. 81 find re ief, he said. ION the contra
ry the annoyance is greater than ever before When
plead that the civil service law prevents me from
deavor to find some loophole by which the law can
be evaded. Repeated assurances that my efforts
are Of no avail only lead to more pleading and
greater annoyance. am bothered more by appli-
cants tousy tnan BEFORE and it is the result of
the civil service law whichis delusion and snare
and of no use whatever"
Ihe views Of Gov. Dingley of Maine may be taken
as type of the best Now England opinion. He
was of opinion that the workings of the civil service
act are beneficial alike to the service and members
Of Congress. He was unable to see how any Repre-
fsntatives could fail to appreciate the benefits aris
ing from the vast deor0afe OF applicants ffuce the
passage of the act. He thought, too, that it was
beneficial to youAg men, in that 1t decreased the
number who would desire Government positions,
a many young men who, through the influence OF
some Congress man. might otherwise be shut up in a
petty cerkship during the best years of their lives
who have the opportunity of making names for
themselves outside. Young men would be better
off he thought, if they remained outside the Gov
ernment service, but If they must enter, let them
do SO through the gateway of the examinations pro-
yided by the Civil Service Commission. ''Do you
ind that the number Of seekers after Government
salaries has greatly diminished since last July?"
Remarkably so. Last session / had numberless
applications; this year have none."
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GEN ERAL NEWS.

cayen at Pine Ridge colliery Of the Delaware
s. Hudson Ca nal Co., at Wilkesbarre, Pa, caused
stoppage in the of operations connected with
mining, which cannot be resumed for many days.
G. f. Paul, of Troy, N. Y. publisher of the Sara
togian died at Saratoga Springs yesterday morning.
A special from San Antonio says that it is esti-
mated that POO miles of fencing have been destroy
ed by wire cutters in the region west Of San An
tonic during the past 15 days.
The New York railroad commission yesterday be-
gan an investigation Of the of the recent burn
ing of sleeping car on the New York Central near
Castleton. Conductor Wright and Porter Bishop
testified that the car was not locked and the porter
not asleep.
Two boilers in D. P. Richards oil refinery, on
51st street, ttsburg Pa, exploded yesterday, in
turing six, two of whom may die.
John Kelley, of Laconia, N. H., was fatally in
iured yesterday by being jammed against building
by team.
The criminal court of Gallatin, No., Monday fixed
the bail at $4,000 in the case of Frank james for
the murder of cashier Sheals in 1869. The prison
er was remanded to jail.
The coroner's jury in the case of Francis j. Par.
meI ter of Providence r. T. found dead In his barn
on the Sth inst, have returned verdict Of death al
the hands Of persons unknown.
The Canadian Pacific Railroad deadlock is prac.
tically ended New esg Deers Lave arrived, and the
workshops will be opened today.
In an effort to frighten boys by shooting his
gun in the air s. Norris Of Paris ILL., yesterday fatally
shot his brother Tad, and seriously Injured his
brother Orlando, Winston Griffin and Ben Nc
Laughlin. Griffin is n expected to live.
At meeting Of the Union Base Ball Association
in Philadelphia yesterday, III mas Cunning whC
signed with the Chicago union and after ward wifi
the Boston league, was expelled.
In the Gloucester county court Yesterday. Ru
dolph Hern, convicted Monday OF manslaughter In
was sentenced by Judge Parker to q simple nns Of
$500, and 10 pay tho costs Of court.
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RAILWAY MATTERS.
The Eastern Rreight Pool.


New YORK, Dec. 16.-Charles Francis Adams
Jr., Hugh Riddle and John G. Gault trunk line
bitrators met to-day in Commissioner Fink's Office
and heard appeals from awards Of per centage in
the Eastern freight pool with which it is alleged
there Is great dissatisfaction. Commissioner Fink
denied that the Pennsylvania road threatened to
withdraw from the association and said the associ
alton was never more stable than at present.
The McHenry Case.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 18.-The McHenry railroad
James McHenry testified that the scheme of re-
organizing was intended to pay eventually every in
debtedness of the Atlantic q Great Western Com.
pany II was so ignorant of the deception practic-
ed upon me that believed the sworn statements of
officers OF the road, until by this litigation my eyes
became opened. now do not think the earnings of
the road were honestly accounted for, and its IN
de0tedness could always have been met had the
Erie ro d paid its dues The report of Gen. Potter
was designed to depreciate the the proper
ty in the eyes OF its proprtetors, and public
Clelland as to its Indebtedness to the United states
10 ling Stock Company of SS00,O00 per annum, is
ABSURD. AT the time the receiver appointed
stated there was need for the road was sol
vent had IL collected what was owing by the Eris.
When prepared the scheme of the last reorganiza-
tion based 1t upon the ability of the roao to in
crease its profits and earnings from the usual
al reports, and never attempted to wipe
out or repudiate any of the indebtedness.
Ike trustees appointed had no interest with the
road beyond the trust intended reserve for my
self for active management, and paid no money TO
Mr. Lewis, agreeing, however, to pay him $4,000
on the satisfactory completion of his work trus-
tee. Lewis is a professional company wrecker.
Five wealthy London companies came grief
through him. Neither Lewis nor Bates ever rem
dered full and satisfactory report as required.
SIhere an indis putable desire the part the
trustees to keep affairs statu quo TO afford the
Erie opportunities to counteract the scheme in Or
ing toward the lease of the New York Pcnns
and Ohio railroad recently carried out.