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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29
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The bin for the proposed establisl

The bill for the proposed establish
ment Of Bureau of Animal Industry,
as an adjunct Of the Department of Ag-
riculture, is attracting a good deal of at
tention all over the country, but meets
with its first serious opposition at Chi
cago. A meeting was held at the Chi
cago stock yards, a few days since, at
which the entire scheme was strongly
denounced as subversive Of the true in
terests of the stock raisers of this coun-
try. Resolutions were unanimously
adopted protesting against the passage
of the bill, on the ground that the ten
dency of the entire system of live stock
inspection was to destroy the sanitary
standing of our domestic animals in the
estimation of foreign governments; that
it would for no good cause restrict the
free movement of cattle between the
different sections of the country that
it would create a new army of Office
holders and that the live stock of the
country was never in a more healthy
condition than now. All these things
are quite fofeibly expressed, and, COM
ing from the source they do, must have
an appreciable effect upon the law max
ers for whose benefit they are uttered.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29

A movement is being set on foot in
England for the purpose of organizing
a Cleveland Bay Horse Society. Its OBJ
ject will be the improvement of the
breeding OF this class of horses, and per-
haps form register. They are said to
be very popular in their native country.
and are fast gaining favor in this coun-
try. They originated in cross between
the thoroughbred and the large native
horses of the country, and as first bred
were very large and strong, and were
properly rated as light-draft horses, the
heavy coaches and bad roads of those
days rendering it necessary to use
horses of great deal of power as road
sters. But as modern methods of urav-
ell superseded the old-fashioned coach,
and the roads of the country were i'm
proved, demand arose for a lighter
and finer horse than the old Cleveland
Bay, which demand was met by fur
ther infusion of the blood of the race
horse, and as now bred these horses are
simply large carriage horses, weighing
about 200 pounds, uniform in style
and color, good travellers, and well wor-
thy of cultivating as family, or light
business horses.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29

A. B. Allen says that horses which
are bred on fiat, soft, rich soils never
grow the clear, tough hoof, ivory-like
bones, and powerful muscles that do
those which are reared on a dry and
somewhat hilly region. This agrees
with the observations of many breeders,
and the fact may furnish valuable
hint to purchasers of horses. 1t is well
known that the horse of the plains and
the hills of the far west has in the high
est degree the good qualities of hoof,
bone and muscle mentioned. Any lack
of size and symmetry which those
horses may show can doubtless be rem
edied by judicious breeding, retaining
the good qualities always possessed.
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emony. In order to acquire that con,

emony. In order to acquire that con-
tented feeling they must be on the
range in time to learn al the character
istics of their surroundings. Then they
are contented and happy. Under such
conditions will they take on fat and de-
yelop rapidly. If our herd owners would
get all their cattle on the range by the
middle of July each year the mortality
would be almost entirely overcome.
Who ever Heard of q native dying I'M
this country from the vicissitudes of the
climate ? OF course there is an occa-
sional cow dies in the early spring from
the effects of calf-dropping, but the
bulk of the losses are confined TO .'raw-
hides" or late arrivals. With this ell
ement of loss removed values of ranch
property all over the Northwest would
advance ten per cent. Strangers CON-
ing here to invest in this class of prop
erty will generally want to visit the
range. The bones and hides of q few
late arrivals are scattered about ON the
plains or near the water holes, and
these are the first things to catch the
visitors eye. You explain to him that
these were strangers, and that their
death was caused by coming in late and
poor. But this is not satisfactory. He
concludes you are losing all yotir CATTLE
and are anxious to quit the business. II
he makes an offer it is far below the a.
tual value. Again. if he happens TO
visit a range where there has been a
large number of recruits turned in late,
and the death rate is pretty large, he
concludes all the ranges present SINH
lar graveyard condition and his desire
for entering the business is at once over
come. He reports to his friends that
all the cattle are dying, and the cow
business is too precarious for conservs-
tive investors. On the other hand, when
he visits ranch with no rawhides, and
sees no dead cattle, he at once arrives at
true conclusion and says the business
is safe. He is ready to invest and does
not hesitate to so inform his friends,
Stockmen, look to your interests, and
get your purchases on the range in good
time.-Cheyenne Live Stock Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29

A new kind OF railroad ticket is COM
ing to the front. 1t is best explained
by taking the Grand Trunk as an ex-
ample. That road prints book of tick
cts, containing 600, or 500, or 100 or so
tickets, on page, each ticket good for
one mile. These little tickets are small
ler than postage stamps, twenty on a
sheet, and perforated. You can buy
two, twenty or thousand of them at a
fixed rate, and the company on it's part
is bound to accept one of them for every
mile you travel. You will not be re-
quired to tell the ticket seller where you
want to go; you will say, give me a
hundred miles, or thousand miles, and
get on board and give the conductor
enough of the little squares to carry
you to your destination. There will be
no such thing as lay-over tickets, or
trouble of getting tickets exchanged, or
loss on through tickets not used-these
little tickets will be as good as money,
and always current. The road on its
part will be duly protected from scalp
ers and the like. The new system has
received the Endorsement of the better
class of passengers, agents and travel
ers, and has been adopted on several of
the Western roads.-Elevated Railway
| Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29
Genesis in Kansas.

The first white man in Kansas was
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, iri
1912.
The first charter including Kansas
was given by James I, of England, May.
23d, 1909. 1t was the second charter of
Virginia. The first Virginia charter
(I6o6) included the part or Kansas south
of $50 north latitude.
The first mention of Kansas appears
on Marquett's manuscript map, June
10th, 1873.
The first French charter including
Kansas was given by Louis to Anthony
Crozat, September 18th, 17I2.
The first Frenchman in Kansas was
NJ. Dutsne tDuteen)i September l4th,
l7l9.
Kansas first became part of the Unit
ed States by the Louisiana purchase,
made April 30th, 1903.
The first American to explore Kansas
was Lieut.. Zebulon NJ. Pike, In May
and June, 1906.
The first victory of freedom in Kansas
was the United States law passed March
9Th, 1870, missouri Compromised
The first Santa Fe train crossed Kan
| sas in the summer of 1898.
The first settlement was made at Fort
Leavenworth in 1877.
The first missionary on Kansas soil
was Rev. Isaac Mccoy, a baptist minis
ter, in 1873.
The FIRST printing press was brought
to Kansas by Rev. Joseph Meeker, and
set up five miles northeast of Ottawa to-
| prinr hibtes hyu1n i,oolSs and tracts for
the Indians, IN 1884. 800
| The first newspaper published in Kan
sas was the Leavenworth Herald. The
| first issue was dated December Is, 1854,
aud was printed under an elm tree on
Cherokee street.
The first organization OF Kansas as a
territory was May 30, 1854; (Kansas-Ne-
The first free-state party was from
Massachusetts, and was led by e.. III.
Brancomb.. They founded Lawrence,
July 30, 1854.
The first postofice was established at
Fort Leavenworth, May p, 1873.
The first convention of free state men
was held in Lawrence, August l4th and
18th, 1856. James ii. Lane, III. Il. Con-
way. J. X. Goodwin, Charles Robinson
Of it.
The census was taken In February
showing population of 5,Q1.
The first election was held March 30,
1855, under proclamation Of Governor
The irst railroad was the EIwood &
Marysvllle. II was built i'm 1860. and
the first locomotive, the - .sAlbany.n WAS
placed on the track April q. --com,nor
/ wealth.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29

At the meeting of the republican con-
gressional committee of the Seventh
district, held at Hutchinson on the Goth,
HI. c. Taylor, of Rice county, was made
permanent chairman and L. III. McCar-
thy secretary. On motion of j. H.
Horsington the congressional conven-
tion to nominate congressman to sue
ceed Hon. s. r. Peters was ordered to
be held at Hutchinson, on April 23d.
The basis of representation was fixed
at double that fixed by the state central
committee for each county in the Sew
enth district, with the addition that the
counties of Finney, Lane, Hamilton,
Seward and Comanche shall each be en-
titled to one delegate. No opposition to
the denomination of Judge Peters was
developed at the committee meeting and
the opinion of the members present was
that Judge Peters will be renominated
by acclamation.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29
Oman Saloons in Wichita.


The impression prevails abroad that
the saloons of Wichita have been her
metically sealed up. This is mistake.
some have closed, perhaps the majority
of them, but the open saloon is still an
institution in this city. During the Pc
Rod when arrests were being made, sew
eral ran along in open defiance of all
danger and consequence, and since
court began others are re-opening. On
Monday we were informed that there
were six open saloons doing large bus
iness, on Douglass avenue, between
Main street snd the depot; front doors
open, and beer ''jerked'' right over the
counter in obedience to the popular de-
mand. Counting open front doors and
open back doors there are said to lie
from twelve to fifteen saloons running.
The drug stores are not included in the
count. These tony places where the
elite partake scientifically, mechanical
ly, and sometimes incidentally, are hav-
ing harvest of shekels. If saloons
viii run right in the jaws of the Judi
cial watch dog, what will they do, and
how many of them win be open before
the next term of court The good dea.
cons and the penitentiary parsons will
never get out of work. In the course
Of time. they VIII become fearfully de-
moralized and we will have to organize
committee of safety" to look after
their morals. The necessity for a ''com.
mittee of safety" shows the character
OF the work being done by the so called
churches and pauper schools. II We
would double up the latter we would
have to double up the safety commit
tees.-wichita Beacon.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29

Wheeling Intelligencer 1t may as
well be spoken bluntly-the considera-
tons which General Sherman rehearses
as his reasons for refusing the presiden-
cy have strong and solemn hold upon
the people. The bullet in Lincsln's s
brain, the melancholy end of Johnson's
career, the obscurity into which Hayes
at once dropped and the tragic end of
Garfield always come up in pathetic re-
view whenever the presidency is named,
and rob it of much of its alluring as
pect. In the minds of many of our
great men the presidency is no longer a
glittering prize to be eagerly sought and
coveted as the coming event of great
public career.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29

The national democratic committee
met in the. City of Washington on the
22d of February, 1884, and appointed
Tuesday, the Sth day of July, next, at
noon, as the time and chose the City
of Chicago as the place for holding the
national democratic convention. Each
state is entitled to representation there
in equal to double the number of sena-
tors and representatives in the congress
of the United States, and the democrats
of each organized territory and of the
District of Columbia are invited to send
two delegates subject to the decision of
the convention as to their admission.
All democratic citizens of the United
States, irrespective of past political as
sociations and differences, who can
uuite in an effo:t for pure, economical
and constitutional government, are cor
daily invited to join in sending dele
gates to the convention.
The call was signed by all the men,
bers of the national democratic commit
tee. On motion of Mr.. Henry of Ken
tucky, it was resolved that the next
meeting of the committee be held at
the Palmer house in Chicago, July 7th
next. The committee then adjourned.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29

A dairy paper says: The small, rough
Shetland cow is now proposed as sub
iect for importation and booming. This
cow has no claims we should respect.
1t is creature of untoward environ
ments and hard fortune. 1t was born
of sorrow and grief, and reared in mis-
cry and starvation upon storm-swept
rocks and moors where no tree can sur
vive, and the coarse heather is its bed
and food and the lee side of rock its
shelter. 1t is small, very small, thirty
inches high or thereabouts, but where a
goat can be kept this would make a bet
ter family cow than the Shetland. There
is some poetry in this, but more truth.
But we should not be surprised that it
got an importation boom all the same.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29

Caldwell Standard p. III. Cooper
came up from the South Canadian few
days ago, and reports cattle looking
fine, considering the severe storm they
have just passed through.
We understand Harry Hill, who will
have charge of the stock yards this sea-
son, will be here in few days, and will
commence refitting the yards up in good
shape.
r. d. Cragin, of the Cragin cat
tie company, came up from his ranch
last Monday evening, and reports that
the cattle are all right so far, but had
some tallow pulled off during the last
storm.
Oscar Wilson has leased his 100 acre
farm on Bluff creek, one mile south of
this city, to Mr.. Harris, of Arkansas
City, and NJ. Preston, of this city, for
two years at $500 per year. The above
gentlemen intend to branch out in the
hog business, and will breed only the
finest blooded stock.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29
Pumpkin Pies.

Pumpkin Pies.
Gentle stranger, let me ask,
Did you ever stop to bask
In the atmosphere OF cooking.
When q maiden fair is looking
Askancely from the depths
OF her hmpid azure eyes
As she shoves I'm the big oven
Those delicious pumpkin pies7
An, what ecstacies appealing.
As aromas gently stealing,
Permeate the rural kitchen
Whose confines hold a fair witch in,
Fascinating, dainty, rare,
To intoxicated eyes.
'Tis the meiden, -four laden,
Manipulstor OF the pies-
Pumpkin pies! What memories rise
Even to the sunny skies,
AS she opens to your eyes
The big oven she did shove in
Those delicious pumpkin pies
Golden orbs of luscious gloryi
Never had the world q story
Fairer to the heart of man,
Ay! To hearts of mortal clan.
Than the manuscript In yellow
Hot and toothsome meath your eyes
And fain would long to spell, oh
Worldly bliss-in pumpkin pies.
Quarter, half, the whole, oh, give II ]
could dwell in bliss and live il
In an hour such as this,
An, forever more / wis
Sitting in the pleasant kitchen
Whose confines hold a fair witch In,
Fascinating, dainty, rare,
Askancely glancing from her eyes,
At me, over pumpkin pies.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29

Kingman Citizen: As the A, T. &
s. f. by its vice-president in a public
meeting in Kingman, declared all title
to the right of way, donated the road
by the city of Kingman, and by virtue
Of such abrogation the title remains in
the city. Why not donate the same to
the Fort Scott people and in addition
vote them liberal subsidy? 1t can be
done and this corporation win build to
KIngman as they have always wished to
tap the Ninnescah valley. Why not ?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29

Caldwell Journal: /: J. A. Blair spent
two or three days last week at the Pond
creek ranch during the storm, and re-
ports that the cows hunted their holes,
i. e., hollows, breaks and behind high
banks, and remained there till the storm
was over, when they at once began their
usual rustling for grub. He says that
hundreds of them scarcely moved out of
their tracks during the two worst days
of the storm. He does not think many
cattle perished in the storm, and that
the consequent loss will not be as heavy
as many anticipate. We hope he Is right
in this matter.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29

A Detroit Photographer There is
this feature about photographing on
linen. You can wash andboil the work
and it won't come out. There win be a
rage for it if it once gets started. and
the people win have photographs print
ed on their curtains and tides and in
handkerchief corners The face of q
beautiful young lady on tie corner Of q
gentleman's handkerchief would be
much more attractive than a monogram
or initial letter. 1t would be just the
thing for hat Innings and bands.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29

The lessees OF the Cheyenne and Ar
apahoe country have provided lumber
gates where trail goes through their
pastures that are thirty-two feet wide,
and have so arranged the wire fence
that fifty feet on each side can be read
lily taken down, thus making passage
way one hundred and thirty-two feet
wide, fully enough for the largest herd.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29
The Little Woman.

Don't talk to me of Olympus maids,
"Divinely tall and fair
OF Cleopatra's imperial form,
Or Junos stately air.
Those mighty danes, with redoubted names,
May erst have held their sway;
'Tis the little woman-bless her heart!
Who rules the world to-day.
With her willful, wnsome ways,
Her artful, artless smiles
Her airy grace, and her fairy face
Her wisdom, wit and wiles,
She mocks the pride and she sways the strength
She bends the viii of man,
As only such despotic elf
A little womar-can-
Though her pathway may lead through the
darkest ways,
She always finds a light;
Though her eyes be dazzled by fortunes rays,
She'ssure to see Alright;
Though her wisdom be of nosrecial school,
Her logic, 'just because"
The flrst has settled kingdoms fate,
The last has made its laws.
lis the little woman that goes ahead
When the men would lag behind,
The little woman who sees her chance,
And always knows her mind
Who can slyly smile as she takes the oath
To honor, love, obey.
And mentally add the saving clause
In a little woman's wayl
Would the diamond seem such perfect gem
II II measured one foot round7
Would the rose leaf yield such a sweet perfume
II il covered yards Of ground2
Would the dew-drops seem so clea and pure
IL dew like rain should fall?
Or the little woman be half so great
II she were six feet tall?
'Tis the hand rs soft as the nesting bird
That grips the grip of steel;
'Tis the voice as soft as the summer wind
That rules without appeal:
And tho warrior, scholar, the saint and sage,
May fight and plan and pray,
The world will wag to the end OF time
In the little womans way.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29

Daniel Lambert, an Englishman who
at the time of his death weighed seven
hundred and thirty-nine pounds, has
long been regarded as the heaviest man
on record. But the claim is disputed in
favor of Miles Darden, who died near
Lexington, Tennessee, in 1856. His
weight was a fraction over one thous-
and pounds.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29
Kansas CITY Indicator Hall BrotI

Kansas City Indicator Hall Broth
ers, of this city, purchased last week of
the Trinidad Cattle Company, one thou
sand five hundred head Of she cattle,
raised in Cook county, Texas, paying
therefor S37 600. The lot comprises 500
yearlings at SIG per head, 500 two year
olds and dry cows at S2I, and 500 cows
and calves at S34, all to be delivered on
the Hall Bros ranch. in Las Animas
county, Colorado.
Deeside Lass, an Aberdeen Angus
cow, owned by Mr.. A. b. Matthews, has
just produced her third bull calf within
thirty-three months. The first of the
three, King of the Ring, was sold to NJ.
b. McKeever, of Prairie City, Iowa, for
$500. a like sum was offered few
days since for the cow, but her owner
seemed to think selling COW that pro-
duced $500 calves would be like parting
with the goose that layed golden eggs.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29

Hon. Almerin Gillett, the new rail-
road commissioner, knows something
about railroads.. He owns farm of
five thousand acres, and is heavy ship
per of stock. He has often accompanied
his cattle to Chicago riding in a caboose
and rising up in the night to punch
up" the critters"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29
LIVE STOCK INTERESTS OF THE SOUTHWEST.
MEDICINE LODGE. BARBER CO KANSAS FEB 2e, 1884,

Hon. B. w. Perkins has introduced a
bill authorizing the secretary OF the in
terror to create commission to try and
dispose of claims for citizenship in the
Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw,
and Seminole Indian Nations.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29

The Santa Fe road will soon be equip
ped with air brake rolling stock. Ev-
erything on wheels, including freight
engines, freight cars and switch en-
gines. This win be one of the greatest
improvements ever adopted on west
ern road, and will facilitate the running
of freight trains on fast schedule time.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29

Small bOy-"Pa, did you know ma
long before you married her 7" Pal
didn't know her until long after had
married herr
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29

The largest school in the world is said
to be the Jews free school in Spital-
fields, London. 1t has daily attend
ance of over $500 pupils.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29

Cerro Gordo Williams is said 20 have
spent $4,000 to secure his reelection
from Kentucky to the United States
senate.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29
BARBER COUNTY INDEX.

The INDEX II q Progressive newspeper, pub
hshed at the county seat, and IL the o1iicial pa
per OF the county. Il the especial advocate OF
the Live Stock industry In the Southwest, and
numbers among it's patrons every ranchmsn
OF importance In this section Of the grazing
district 1t reaches nearly every cCw-catnp In
this section OF the state and the Indian Terri
tory south OF here. and has q splendid circuln-
ton Hfhorg the etockmeh Of the EaFtcrn stHfee.
as an advertising medium 1t has no superiord
Politically, the INDEX IL Democratic. and will
ever be fpund advocating the principles laid
Its colupns will at all times contain. choice
and select FIRMLY reading matter, and nothing
TO offend the NEST fsstidiots.
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Missouri state bonds command a pre-
MUM of % cents.