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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-28
ME BARBER COUNTY INDEX.

M INDnx y = progressive nowspapcr, pub-
ra.sed ~ tho osnity eat. and " tno otsc1a pa
~ ~ ths Oounty. IL No eepcclal enNOos''e ~
- IlVo nfock industry I'm the Southwest, and
@1mbara aTnang IT, patrons every fanchman
81 lnpurtnrce m thie section Of the grazing
R,frtrt II reaches nearly every com-chminp m 10
- ...-ti,s, of tho state and the Indian Terri
- noath ~ hore. and has splcndnd circuln-
~ arnonr ne stookInen Of tho kastern states.
AZ 40 advertising meshuin V has no sperlors
- - -runla among Western periodicals.
PontioaIy the ISDE1 10 Democratic. nnd ~.
- = fos,nd Advocating the principles laid
Ag9n ~ JensraOn. -. -.
eusAsaIsct FIRMLY reading matter, and nothing
= oHend the mset fnstidious.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-28

Josh Billings SAYS: "Tt-,c Is oos
thing about hen that looks Ike wis
dom They don { cackle much until
after they have laid their err. sum
pholks are alwuz q Dragging and kack-
ling what they are are going to do be-
jorehand" :"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-28
FLEMING BROS.

Have the finest assortment of Albums,
of all sizes and the latest makes, rang
ing in price from ONE DOLLAR to
TWENTY DOLLARS, bought espec-
iarly fOr the holiday trade. These must
be sold out at even sacr;aec.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-28
WOES ATTIRE.

-Jomcs Whao0pab RaSS, ~ iSdi0,sapols Josa>
thI.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-28

At the dccease of an aunt or uncle
for three months black would be worn,
but in this case fortnight at least
would elapse before going OUT was
resumed; at the death Of great aunt
or uncle mourning would be worn two
n onths: for second cousins and distant
CONNECTIONS. such as relatives by law,
three weeks is the duration of black;
for brothers and sisters six months Is
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-10

dence that he was an evolutionisf. Of
course we needed no further introduce
ton. Suffice il 10 say, that | was
Loyalty entertaiuea for three days, aud
every assistance was given me in my
search after the bottom facts as to
the country. In recouhting the good
qualities of the country he did not
neglect 10 tell The other side of
the question as he had seen il for
fourteen years, which included
three years of grasshopper trouble;
one year that he did not harness his
team for six weeks after he had plant
ed his corn, so rainy; one or two
years Of blightcd or spoiled wheat
crop. lie told me he lived four years
in dug ont The doctor lives on the
Arkansas river bottom: He says Of
the bottom lands, there is vein OF
quick sand that extends under the
whole country about six feet deep on
bottom lands and deeper as the land
rises back from the river. They all
drive wells and say they are inexhaus-
tible. He SAYS the Arkansas river
never overflows, altough the banks
are higher than the country along be-
side it, but the wafer rises up through
the ground when the river rises.
This mans statements can be taken
for he does not want to sell out
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-10
Hon. John Kelley. of SedgWick.

Cordial was the hand. plain, kindly
and frank was his counicnauce which
John Kelley, the next senator from
this district, presented TO his friends
aud supporters in this county last
Tuesday. A farmer from choice, but
endowed by nature with gifts which
any statesman might be proud of. iiu-
cnt of speech and rich in the cult va
ton of "A noble mind and generous
heart, he makes friends wherever he
goes. On account of the present p.,-
li,ical situation, and through his own
native merits. he numbers TODAY,
among his friends and supporters, far
lore substantial men in the Demo-
cratic party than does his opponent.
John Kelley is man-always true
man and never a renegade; and true
men among the Democracy know how
TO appreciate voters as well as voters
of any other party Men who change
their coat with every political breeze
for the spoils OF office will receive no
encouragement from the Democracy
of kingman. Ed. Dorsey will know
this better after the elcction.-king-
man Courier.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-10
HEARD FROM AGAIN.

We hope our Democratic friends
willlpt fail 10 read the agricultural
address of Gov. s. Grover Cleveland,
published in our telegraph columns of
Yesterday morning. Ii is notable
for the fact that II is his second effort
to catch the ear of the American pco-
pie. That ii is notable for anything
else the veriesr mossback will hardly
claim. The only difference between
his letter of acceptance and his speech
is, in the first he tried not TO say any
thing but said more than he wanted 10
and in his speech he tried to say some
thing but said nothing. As an agri-
cultural speech or rs an address to the
public intended to cover material
matters of more or less interest, we
can name fifty farmers in Scdgwick
county who can, in AN hours notice
beat the thing clear out of sight. And
this is the nobody whom the Demo-
cratic party have asked the American
people TO place in the position which
was created for virtue and wisdom
a,,l,.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-10
OH MY.

II has leaked oui and il j. the talk
among the boy, HAT our dear innocent
friend acros, the WAY, whose mind
never tcscrndS Ia the level Of dirty
politics, our Discreet, unanbjiious
personal liberty lover across The way.
Captain White, has The wires laid Ia
capture the Democratic nominate ion
for congress, for this district. at
Hutchinson. to-day. We do moi say
nav, not cyea complain. but 10 have
our ideals thus one by one dashed to
The earth makes H. sick. for have we
moi MI along understood, has il not
been an undcr,' andin@ of cycrybo dy's
that his fight for the Democratic
party was one OF patriotism and not
for office. True he accepted "a rcgen-
cy of Gov Click but we placed that
to the account of patriotism and love
of the classics rather than Ia the pal
try salary and milagc of $500 per an
mum. But we know now, bat alas
when too late, how il Is
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-10

a gentleman has been contributing
several articles la the EAGLE touching
the attitude of the Irish in The present
national campaign. The articles were
sound and from the pen @: "a NAN Than
whom ON that particular question
there is no better posted man in this
community. Oar contemporary saw fit
in the first place. 10 dissent to the
article, aud, in the >ccord place. t.
offer the gentleman 4 gratuious in
suit by charging that he was
claiming 10 be that which he wn-
not Finally il went so far in lis pre-.
sumption and ignorance rs To wager
five dollars, in an indefinite kind
Of way hal il was cor
rect in lis assumption. Instead
of offering ANY rcbukc to lis boosted
smartness OF day before Yesterday we
simply rendered il bait which j,
nabbed by renewing its five dollar of
fer with the definitrness We desired.
Now, while the EAGLE makes no
claim to hating al prcterscs with the
boosted vigor of our ncighbor we do
claim that we never Intentionally mis-
led our readers; and while we confess
to surplus Of brains we have no such
surplus OF money rs our esteemed CO.
temporary seems to be bothered with.
The gentleman contributing the ar
ticlel referred TO is genuine lrishman
neither he nor this papc: cvcrclained
that he va. an INSTRUMENTATION
in Ireland, aud has in his possession
his naturalization papers and proof of
his identity. lie is citizen of Wicl-
ita, a member of Father Kclly's church
in good standing, AMI knows more
about the Irish and the Irish American
question than the entire Beacon out
fit. As to what he said about the
Irish in Sedgwick county, was aud is
true. They might not tell the Beacon
or any oT the old mossbackers
what they intend tn do but
they have told him, and the
canvass was careful ani painstaking.
The gentleman, further has been tray
cling agent of The EAGLE the most of
the time since il appeared as Il daily
aud we will not only vouch for his ra-
iivity bni no man would ever look al
him more Than once without aili rnine |
the same thing.
The Beacon after questioning our
veraciiy and siaihrring Ms with cpl
thcts about 81 matter which was per- |
fcctly legitimate and honorable. an
nounccs that il viii drop the whole
matter. SO do We, but if the W. &. !
Il. L. wants ihat live dollars our Irish
man, his person aud p'pcr- :.r. al
their command
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-10
A Foregone Conclusion.

Judge J. $. O'Connor, formerly of
Washington, and one of the officers in
the old Irish brigade during the rebel
lion, in a private letter 70 friend
makes the following remarks concern
ing The feeling among the Irish voters
of New York City, where the Judge
has been settled in the law business
for the last two years.
"Referring to the political situation,
to a loOker-on it would appear that
the backbone of the Democratic
party here is broken. The disaffectiOn
among our people from the Demo-
cratic ranks is something wonderful,
and cause Of much alarm to the old
war horses Of the party No matter
where | turn the success of Blaine and
Logan is looked upon as foregOne
conclusion. Irish World.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-10
That knoW-Nothing Issue.

To tie Editor of tie DaiEy Edole:
AS the Democrats are now making
desperate efforts TO whip the Irish
back into the ranks by vague hints
about Known othingism. and trying
TO make them believe that Blaine was
"A Know Nothing; for the benefit of
my connirymcn who may not be post
ed about This matter | will expose that
Know Nothing issue.
Ia the Presidential campaign of
1856 there were three tickets in the
field the Democratic, the Republican
and the Know-Nothing. Convention
met in Philadelphia February D., and
nominated Willard Fillmore for pre,i-
dent and Andrew J. DOnclsOn, of
Tennessee, for vice president. All the
states were represented except Maine,
Vermont, South Carolina. That year
Blaine was delegate TO The Rcpubli-
can convention opposed TO the Know
Nothing ticket. consequently he could
not be a KnowNothing. That year
the state of MARYLAND cast a, AGO votes
for the kmow-Nothing ticket and cleo
ted a Know Nothing governor. Ten
icsscc east IN round numbers $4,000
Know Noihing votes :kcntuck, 60 900;
Georgia $1,000, and 80 on through the
''soiid South" Now lets see how the
Republican, states voted Maine casi
only 1926 KNOWN thing votes; Yer
mont only $40: Michigan. | COO. and
New Hampshire. 422. lie any honest
man examine the record and imagine
lac will readily see that it was in states
that re always solid for the Demo-
cratic Ticket HAT Know oihingism
FRESHMAN.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-10
WRONG AGAIN.

We thought the honor might be ac-
corded 10 Kos. Harris. or his brother
the Judge, or 10 some other old time
Democrat. If To he defeated by Judge
Peters two Ia one could be considered
an honor, but il seems we were wrong
and that Captain White is the coming
man for the Democratic councils.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-10
WHAT HE SAW.

a Mr.. Il. Il, Cove of Clinton county.
Iowa, who lately, il seems, made a
trip through southw estern Kansas,
writes letter TO the Adve rtiser, pub
lished at his home place, from which
we make the following extract touch
ing this city and county:
Il left Wellington and went north
TO Wichita, in Sedgwick county. This
is lively place of 1900 inhabitants
on the Arkansas river. This stream is
bridged ut this llace, bridge about 900
feet long. Wichita has water works
from the little Arkansas river, which
empiic- into The other river at that
place. This has been built in the last
dozen years. From Wichita | went
ont by team sixteen miles northwest
up the Arkansas river bottom. was
told that farms were selling out three
or four miles from Wichita for 800
per acre and sell readily at 800 an acre
out sixteen miles. This is ms fine coun-
try rs ever saw. Corn. wheat and oats
do well:all kinds of fruit in abundance:
peach trees SO full many are break
ing; apple trees look very healthy:
grapes and plums are abundant
wherever they have the vines and trees.
| saw but little tame grass; | was told
that il does well, but would want to
he sure Of il before | would cast nv
lot in tina, country. was well pleased
with the appearance of the people,
they seem 10 bc thrifty and are as
friendly rs could he wished. They
have had good crops for three years in
succession which think has given
them boom in speculative prices.
We do not wish TO pull down Kansas, or
any state, but we concluded that much
of their prosperity had come through
orr adversely of the two last crops of
Iowa. But Kansas is a great and::grow-
ing state: is well established, but the
history of many of its individual
members is the same as our early set
tiers: "they have come up through
great tribulations"
One of the greatest advantages that
Kansas has over Iowa is IN its greater
length OF season for corn raising. They
begin 10 plant about the middle of
April. In my trip northwest of Wich-
tia. went TO see DR. j. Il. Minturn,
whose name saw appended 10 an art
icle in The Chicago National Live Stock |
Journal, On the subject of hog raising |
| feund his to he the most complete |
system that have ever seen: his arti- |
Gle was in iheJuly number of this year.
founu the Doctor a man of much in |
man ofposiiiye conviction.
though Liable 10 mistakes. The day ! |
went TO his place was rainy. had ON
my oil cloth coat aud carpet sack in
hand when addressed him. He re-
,eived me civilly. but thought rather
,oolly. When told him was an
iowa man looking over the country and
lad come all the way from Wichita
o see his hog arrangement he said arc
rou an agent tor anything? told him
was not. He said, all right,
bought you was colporter. We had
good laugh over the mistake. Twas
veil paid for the sixteen miles travel
IA looking over his premises. On GO
NJ to his house found in his library
nd on his reading table, positive evil !
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-10
THIN TAFFN.

Cleveland in his tally speech TO
farmers day before yesterday said:
"Thc soil remains in lis place ready to
be titled" Guess llalpin's lover never
travelled much, IL he really thinks
the soil does "remain in lis place 10 he
TILED" he ought 10 come ont To the
Arkansas valley on come windy day
in March. Its nil ia your eye,
Sterhen,
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-10
Five Dollars Reward.
To tie Editor Of the Daily Eagle /:

10 tie Editor Of the Daily Eagle:
l beg leave to trouble you just once
more for little space TO reply to an
article in Yesterdays Beacon. Here it
l.:
"If the gentleman who, we believe,
l. masquerading under the cognonen
"an Irish Democrat" in the col
umns of the EAGLE, will come out and
give his name, not the name he had
before he came west, and prove that
he is Il bona fidc Irishman, and Dem
ocrai, we will give five dollars to the
Women's Christian Prohibition I'm
ion, and so far M the Christian Pruhi-
bition Union is prohibition. We think
we could hardly give five dollars more
uncheerfnlIy."
Now tins article is too-too ex-
crueiatingly funny; but the Bea-
con is u little off in the
statement that call myself an
Irish Democrat! Oh, no, thank you;
| must plead not gully. got my eyes
open down south some years ago No,
sir; no Democrat in mine. As to that
little matter about being a bona fidc
Irishman, wish TO inform the Beacon
that have my naturalization papers
with the, and my name is on them, the
name | had before | came west. With
regard 10 furnishing it TO all the Dem
ocraiic papers, | am like one of my
countrymen who went to the post
Office for letter for his master; when
asked the name, he told the man in
side that he would find the name on
the back of the letter. So the Beacon
will find my name on my naturalization
papers if he wishes to challenge my
vote on election day. 'TRIsHMAN."
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-10
We Can't Accept.

Who does the Democratic party OF
S-dgwick county consist of we would
like to know? Campbell for chief JUS
tice, Dorsey for state senator, and
Capt. White for congress. Who they
will strike next would be hard TO
guess. TIL { it will be some old time
Republican there is little room for
doubt. Thi- is 10 notify the managers
of that party that the editor of the
EAGLE is not seeking an office and will
accept no nomination ri their hands.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-10

The best thing the Democratic pa
pers can find 10 report about Mr..
Hendricks is the pleasant ords said of
him by Mr.. Bl,inc in his "Twenty
Years of Congress. II ought to show
them that Mr.. Blaine is big enough
man to treat his political opponents
honorably and literally.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-10

Tell W alton. of the Caldwell Jour
Thu sday and Friday, and fourd corn
raised in this county far ahead of that
of Sumner. He procured sample TO
exhibit at the state fair TO be held ut
Topeka next week. OF course Tell
won't exhibit il rs Sumner county
corn but then he will have TO keep an
eve on Marsh Murdoch. of the Wichi-
Ia EAGLE ANTHONY Journal.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-10

Ii is said Ia be dangerous for half
grown boy TO be fcmd alone in All
open field in southern Russia Ii is
becoming equally dangerous for a Re-
publican TO stray alone into Demo-
cratic camp of Sedgwick county. They
nominate him every time.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-10

Tn. Fort Scott & Wichita railroad
bond elections, ia Sumner county,
will be held on the l5. next Monday.
The result viii be favorable in ali the
townships. Immediately after these
elections, propositions will be submit
ted tho townships of Harper county.
Anthony Republican,.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-10

The Democratic papers ~hicl, have
I 40 or three years abused Flyer now
say he Wa Il pure man. an ahlc nla",
and that he worked him" II to leah
in a public oiiic. for he pnhlic .od.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-10

Having been assured by large number of the
voters of Sedgwick county that q change in the
Office Of clerk of the district court was not at
this time, desired, /, therefore, hereby an
nounce myself as n candidate for reelection TO
that Office, subject to the will of the Republican
county convention. e. A. VAN Ness.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-10

G. ". G. Jones is a candidate Tor the position
Of county attorney. subject to the decision OF
the Republican county convention, to he held
n Wichita, September 10Th. isst.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-10
-INSUESGENENiS.

To The Edif0r Uf He Ijd,if i.dgir:
Please announce Ia the Republicans of Sedg <
wick county that while am not unmndful of
the honors 50 kindly bestowed, still, belle, ~
that the interests entrusted to my hands have
been cared for in man which has ELECTED
the approval of the public, beg leave To an
nouncc myself as a candidate fur reelection to
the Office of probate judge. subject, Of course
10 the action of their delegates in convention
Respectfully, T.. u. JEwETT.
| announce myself as candidate for the of
flee of judge of probate OF Sedgwick county,
subject to the decision Of the Republican con
vention JOHN X PARSONS,
OF Iiatton, Rugslcs Il Parsons
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-10
GREEN'S cASNeNGAlI' STAGE!

The cut below is a correct picture of the Con-
over Patent Upright Piano. Call at Steinway
Hall and examine it
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-13
Notes About the Weather.

The recent cold snap, during which the
mercury fell to zero, and in some exposed
localities to two or three and possibly four
degrees below, has given rise to considera-
BILE discussion on the subject Of cold wea-
ther in this section in past years, many
persons asserting in the most positive man.
ner that no such weather as that OF q week
ago had been experienced here IN ten years,
while others are rs positive in claiming
that colder weather prevailed hereabouts
but few wears ago. To put this question
at rest, and at the same time to show how
soon happenings and dates can be forgot
ten, the following extracts from the Local
columns Of the Dispatch OF January l,
1881, is published
yesterday morning December 81
1SS0.) at O'Clock the mercury at the DIS
patch office indicated 20 above zero. but
the temperature was far below that figure
in other parts OF the city and in the coun
try near Richmond.
"At 7 A.. n. at the corner OF Grove
avenue and Laurel street the thermometer
was down 10 14o be!Op Zero-astonishine
figures for the Sunny SOUTH"
AT No. 731 west Marshall street at .;3C
4. VI. it was % below zero
AT sunrise on Church Hill it was S'
below, and at the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad il was 80 below"
"In Hanover county and in Henrico, ad
jacent to Richmond, the weather was quite
as cold. For instance; At Ashland 1t was
1Go below zero; DR. Jones's. lSo below
Mr.. Shepherds, l9o below; and at Mr.. j
b. Crenshaw's first gate on the Brook
turnDike). 14o below"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-13
The BILL to Sell the Virginia Reports

RICHMOND, January II, 1884.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
That was an excellent bill introduced by
Senator Edmonds, proposing to sell the
accumulated Virginia Reports at the uni
form price OF S1.50 per volume, and it was
pity to cripple it and preclude its effect
i've operation by making the price $3.50
per volume, rs was done in the Senate yes
terday. OF the Reports designated there
are more than thirteen thousand and three
hundred volumes on hand, which are even
worse than useless to the State. The OBJ
iect OF the bill is to sell these for
the benefit of the State, not for
the good OF the lawyers. There Is
very little doubt but that at S1.50 they will
sell readily. and it Ia about equally certain
that at $3.50 they will not. A lawyer or
Judge will want whole set or none, and
the difference between the two prices will
amount to about $50 in the cost OF set.
II you think this will not handicap them,
lust ask the first lawyer you meet. This Is
not question OF cost to the State. When
a merchant is thus heavily overstOcked he
must sell for what he can get without re-
gard TO the cost-price. II this amendment
is concurred In by the House the bill
might almost as well not be passed. L.