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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-01-18

Cantata rehearsal at the NJ. E.
Church next Monday at 6.45 2. NJ.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-01-18

will make stated visits to Island Pond, due
notice of which will be given in the local
olumns of this paper. L. f. BIBBER.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-01-18
sPErLALBUsEYEss NOTICES.

The reign OF low prices ietill cum
tinues at the cheap cash store on CIUsS
street, aud below for proof Of the s''In'
L give you a few of the Astounding
leaders. Standard print, CLASH thread
fast colors, cents per yard. Lock-
wood A cotton, 40 inch, 0 IA cents;
Lockwood b, s IA cents fine bleach
cotton, from 10 to II cents machine
cotton, cents fine all wool cash
mere, AZ inches, 80 cents, AZ inches,
GJ cents. Gents all-wool scarlet shirts
and drawers, 81 each; Scotch wool,
81, lumbermans all-wool ribbed, % c.;
part cotton, As cents all cotton, 30
cents Cardigan jackets, 70 cents, and
gents outside shirts at equally low
prices. Gents suits of clothing from
So to $14 for fine heavy all-wool new
styles. Overcoats from So to $l2.
Pants from 81 to 81 per pair; boys
suits, 1925. Wolf robes, we'll lined,
$3.50; plush lined $40. Gents grained
boots, double sole and tap, 1926 do.
shorter leg, S2.75; thin boots, fine
calf sewed, 1926 do, pegged, 1913;
boys kip boots, double sole and tap,
So; childs boots, fancy tops, double
sole and tap, $l.25; carpet slippers.
80 cents fancy box toed knit $,.75
ladies queen slippers, S1.25; American
kid, go cents; misses French kid, 81;
ladies French Kid boots, $3.50; Amer
lean kid, $1.4O; pebble goat, $40;
grained boots, $3.50; Jersey Lily,
$1.25 misses fine boots, $3.50 child
rem and youths from 25 cents to 81.
The preceding prices comprise but a
small part of my large stock of goods
and space forbids enumerating them.
My stock of dress goods, clothings,
hats, caps aud furs, dress silks, silk
velvets, nonpareil velvets, Spanish
laces, Spanish ties, and gents neck
wear and furnishing goods is complete
and will be sold at equally low prices,
in keeping with the advancing times.
| invite you all to call and examine
if you do not see what you want, ask
for it,--,no trouble to show goods.
A. II. BoNETT.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-01-18
SATURDAY, JAN. 10,

and continuing until the entire stock
is disposed Of The goods consist OF a
first-class stock of Overcoats, for Men,
Boys and Youths,-will be sold at
your own prices. Also a large stock
of Suits, to fit everybody, consisting of
Worsted Suits, Melton and Harris
Goods, &s., sc. Also a big stock of
single
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03

News has reached Washington that
the Pennsylvania democrats are conf
dent Of defeating Blaine in November.
The Keystone state has usually been
considered as a Blaine stronghold. This
year, however, he finds that the vast
body of wOrkingmen are enthusiastic
for Butler. Knowing that unaided they
cannot carry the state, the democrats
have agreed to fuse with Buffers par
ty. Arrangements are now being COM
pleted, and within day or two the res
ignations Of seven democratic electoral
candidates will be announced as having
been accepted by the state central com.
mittee. The Butler managers will fll
these vacancies with the names of men
who are pledged TO support him in the
electoral college. The ticket will
therefore contain twenty-three for
Cleveland and seven for Butler. Many
Of the old-line democrats swear they
will not vote for the Butler electors.
They claim that southern democrats
would vote the republican ticket rather
than support Ben. Butler. They say
while they will not vote for Blaine they
will scratch all save those who are not
pledged to Cleveland. It is thought,
however, that the rank and file of the
party will enter heartily into this agree
ment, as 1t is understood the movement
is being engineered by ex-Speaker Ran
dali and ex-senator Wallace.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03

A member Of the Tammany society
now stopping in Chicago gave a repre-
sentative of the Times a review of the
political situation in New York Pos
sibly 5000 votes will be cast for Butler
but the independent republicans of the
the twin cities have a strength of at
least IL 600 for Cleveland. The repub-
licans In the stock, produce and oil ex-
changes have deserted Blaine. The
prohibitionists confidently claim SO, 600
votes in the state, and 95 per cent. of
them are republican. Cleyeland's ma
jority in New York and Brooklyn may
be fairly estimated at 80 900, and indi-
cations point 10 him as the winner.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03

Five thousand dollars reward. This
cash will be paid in coon skins, posstm
hides, or other produce to be collected
at or about the next camp-meeting or
thereafter. by anyone that catches him;
for young man missing in Our town
in the next few days. Some say that he
10 red-headed, eross-eyed. .hump-backed,
knOck'kneed. wnopper-j jawei. and pig
eoned-towed, and that he had tin ear
and gutta-perchs nose. This is not
correct. He is tall complexioned, about
8 inches feet Of age, square counten-
ance, pleasant shoulders, and his height
is 81 years and Is months. He had ON,
when last seen, a pair of swallow-tailed
seal-skin trousers with cylinder escape.
ment seat, double-barreled frock coat
slightly run down at the heel, usually
wore d smile ON the back Of his head
and had q slight impediment In his
looks il met in the dark. He wears a
"Grecian bend" on bis Upper lip. and
whiskers cut of short on the inside.
Was carrying an empty carpet.bag 6ll-
ed with post-hOles and weel-borrow
seed In each hand and wooden bag in
the other containing nothing but few
ocean steamers, railway tunnels, needle
nolds, shirt collars, and q few other
things. Usually wofe d high-heeled
square.toed plug hat and low-crowned,
broad brimmed and double e-back-action,
stem-wihding, cable-screwed boots.
Was born before his Younger BROTH
er and ID therefore about your own age.
He was often hoard singing
I'm my daddy's only son,
Gay and lively full Of fan:
Brother is twice as old as me-,
And we're twins, you plainly SEQ.
Amy one giving such information as
will learn him where be Is will be prose-
cuted as the law directs. He was suppos-
ed 70 have gone on ON his ear, but that
was q mistake.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03
He was particular hard-up debtor-

He was particular hard-up debtor
or, at least, one from whom 1t was en-
meutly difficult to collect anything.
One day his long suffering creditor
sent clerk to dun him. and with not
much hope of success, however. In due
time the collector returned.
"well," said the employer, ibid you
get the moneyp''
mo; but he promised to pay at
once"
HIS always promising; but never FIX
es the day."
"This time ne did; he said to come
around Tuesday next, at II O'Clock, and
he'd give me the money"
lie did? Did he say aliyting else2"
mo, sir. Oh, yes! he did. As was
coming out he said something about "a
pigs eve. over the left but the remark
seemed to me utterly irrelevant"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03
nfAnsk Ha06 II

A guest at country hotel, after
vainly trying 70 sleep summoned the
negro waiter and said:
Look here, what the duce am I 60
ing to do about these mosquitoes? They
are about to eat me up"
sorry, boss, dat we had to put yez
In dis room. but is couldn't be hepPed. u
That's all right. No doubt the In.
tentions Of the establishment are good,
but confound It, you don't want me- to
be eaten up alive, do your"
"Oh, no, sab; doan wush ter harm
yer"
"Well, why don't you give me mos.
quito barr You've got one for that
man. pointing to q bed on the opposite
side Of the room.
Yes, sah."
why, then, can't have cne2'.
Case dar's only one lowed to each
room. but I'll take de one frum de zen
herman, sab, and gin it ter yer"
II don't want you 10 do that. He viii
.0h, no; sab. He doan need it."
Case he's dead sab. h.'-ArSansaw
| Traveller.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03
MEDICINE LODGE BARBER co, KANSAS, OCT, 8, 1884.

II the business failures which have
occurred in this country within the
present year could be closely anaiysed
a to the catises to which they are di-
rectly traceabls, it would be found that
much larger proportion Of them than
Is generally expected have originated
In gambling in grain, produce, stocks,
bonds, and various other commodities
which form the basis for q moderate
amount Of legitimate business and an
imfnodefate af1iount of illigitimate
speculation. In fact it Is the opinion
Of intelligent observers that without
this gambling no financial disturbance
would have marked the year 1884. It
Is well known that the few huge bank
failtires which gave the depression
special local force in various places
were almost invariably the result of
dishonest speculation-downright thiev.
ing, rs in the case Of the Marine Bank,
in New York, and the Penn Bank In
this city. Many honest men have been
swindled along with those who suught
to procure q livelihood by obtaining
something for ilothing-but they can
blame their misfortune on systemized
swindling which compromised them by
wrecking their debtors. Farmers have
perhaps suffered less than any other
producing class-and yet the grain and
produce gamblers of the country in.
clude not few tillers Of the soil. We
haye no pity for the fnen who walk
with open eyes into the snares laid fol-
them by speculative sharpers, but hope
the experience of the present year may
prove potent in checking an evil whose
growth has been as rapid as 1t is alarm.
ing In the possibilities Of its conse-
quences.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03
[Buzzing in net pinkest earl

lBuzzIng in her pinkest earl
Female suffrage isn't what we need
to raise the price Of wheat so much AZ
some other things. In this land OF the
brave and home of the free, me own
native land, If you ylease, each name
represents the labors, the trials and the
victories Of lifetime.
America permits every child born I'm.
der the star spahgled banner-long may
1t wave-to begin the work of making
himself, or herself, as the case may be,
something or nothing. Is not that
true, Ethelr Blood and lineage high
don't count much here, Ethel. I'd
rather have good, vigorous plebeian
blood in America, Ethel, than to have
royal blood with trichin@a in it. With
pure heart and liver that will not
shirk any responsibility, We may ac-
complish much. 30 it is not, after all,
the pedigree or the prerogative whichis
to make Rome howl, fair maid.
There are men in this great land,
Ethel, who swing their hats and howl
and get drunk, and vote, who do not
know 30 much all their lives as you for-
get when you are asleep. So it's not a
question Of qualification. you see, but
let us step into the conservatory q
moment while mutr1t1r into your ear
a thought that came to ME several
years ago. Which would you prefer,
Ethel, to run government, or to run
the man who runs the government
see by the teil.taie color that comes
and goes in your Geek ,hand by the mah-
ner in which you struggle to swallow
your fan, that you twig.
Mind you, do not say that the object
Of a joyous being like yourself should
be to marry man and run him; but L
say this without fear Of successful con-
tradiction, that the overwhelming per-
centage of my own sex enters the mar
rlage state during life. Continuing the
argument from this premise, am led
to say, and still without fear Of success
full contradiction, that in each case
where / have looked up the data, 1 haye
found that these men have married one
of your sen.
This leads me to say that while mar
riage may not be an object toward
which we struggle, it is a condition of
things which is certainly alarmingly
prevalent.
And that is why I say that female
suffrage need not rack your gentle
mind. Let that job out. Be the na-
tural, noble, unreasonable, irresistible,
hilarious, fearful, comfortable, sunny
package of neutrality-suspicious. con-
tradictions that you are now, only try
to be sensible and useful, and you will
be solid with the masses. Ethel, you
will be solid with the masses.
10 live that when thy summons comes
] 10 Join the matrimonial caravan thaS
moves toward the conntibial goal thou
10 not like the half-paid hired man,
bugging potatoes, but sustained and
soothed by common sense, approach thy
doom like one who wraps the cellar
door about him and lies down to pleas
ant dreams. BILL NYB.
Il
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03

Mrs. Lozier has declined to run for
vice-president on the Lockwood ticket.
Ii is understood that she differed with
Miss Anthony on the vital question
whether or not. in case the ticket was
successful, the use of low-necked shirts
by the sailors in the United States
should be abandoned.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03
To . oiadY Young Thing.

Puck: Fair one, in whose eyes the
light of hope and youth and Joy I see,
you ask what think of female Suffrage,
and you desire to know how it works
in the far west where it has been tried.
l answer It works all right enough, but
1t doesn't tear up the political green
wards and purify the ballot as you
might think 1t would. If you will come
here, however, and sit near me, and
look up into my deep, earnest violet
eyes, while the other people are engag-
ed In discussing Off voting man and our
boy, while the great world, too, has its
eye on everything else except the gentle
gazelle with the tall pointed hat who is
to be mother Of the future cohgfess-
men, 1t will be q good time for me to
buzz In your uinkest ear.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03

There are now thirteen passenger con-
ductors on the Nashville, Chattanooga
& st. Louis road who commenced run
ming before the war. Civil service rules
have been In operation on this road for
a long time, and not conductor from
the outside has been put on in fourteen
years. All the men have been advanc-
ed from the foot of the ladder.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03
A Book For Every Democrat.

f'he Democratic Text and Hand book fur
the campaign Of 1884 has been issued by
the national democratic committee, and ID
being distributed through the Different
state central committees.
fti a book Of over 500 pages, compris,
ing vast amount Of political information
exactly suited TO the times.
This book should be In the hands OF eve.
~ democrat In the state, and Il is an al.
most Indispensable aid to every democratic
speaker or writer. The uniform price of
the same as fixed by the national commit.
tee Is 81.
The book win be sent post paid to any
address by renting 81 to w. G. Perry,
chairman democratic state central commit.
tec, Topeka, Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03

A leading dry goods dealer of Buffa-
10 says: 81 never knew a woman who
handled other peoples money to steal
one cent. haye employed women as
cashiers for years. They are quicker
in making change than men ; they viii
detect counterfeit money quicker: they
keep their cash accounts closer; and
they don't want to run the whole store,
as men do"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03

The utility Of the bicycle is proved by
the Vermont farmer who takes his sons
machine, suspends the wheel few feet
from the floor, removes the tire, substi-
tutes an endless rope which he also
places on the driving wheel Of agrict1l.
tural machines, then makes his son
mount and furnish motive power for
Smelling corn, cutting hay, turning
grindstones, etc.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03

New York World: Grover Cleye-
land has proved his wisdom as well as
his truthfulness and sincerity through
out the campaign. Gross and infa-
nous lying personal slander have not
disturbed his equanimity. His letter
was model of earnest, plain, common
sense writing. 1t told the country
frankly and with ample directness the
views of the candidate on those matters
which concern the executive Office, it
fully and emphatically indorses the tar
i'll planks and all other planks Of the
excellent democratic platform, it es-
chewed all attempts at demagogueism
and sentimeDtality, and it made as
clear as the MONDAY sun the real issue
of clean government against corrupt
government, of official integrity and
honesty against official improbity and
dishOnOr. Grover Cleveland has not
made q single mistake. He has never
opened his mouth since his nomination
to utter anything that was not SENSIBLE,
manly, sincere and truthful.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03

The Southern Kansas railroad COM
pany, always ready to meet the needs of
the travelling public, has put on another
passenger train. 1t leaves Kansas City
at 10 a. M, and leaves here for Kansas
City at a. m. This is all that the peo-
of Wellington could wish for from the
Southern. We now haYe two trains
each way. which is quite sufficient at
present. Credit is principally due to
General Passenger Agent Hynes.-Wel-
linOtOnian
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03
THE BARBER COUNTY INDEX.

me fnpEa n prowfNesiVe Newspaper, pub
Liahed a the county seat, and u the utnc1al pa.
or of The county. II the ESPECIAL advocate 81
the 1--we ntock industry IA the Southwest. and
numberu amouw its patrons every rshC hrnan
~ importance IN this seytion q the Frh1ing
diutr,if N reaches nearly every COw-carnp IN
a. soctjon ~ the state and the Indian Terri
lrIrV sf,slth OF here, and has a spendid cirClha-
On among tha stockmen % the Eartorn states.
AZ an advertising medium u has NO supertorr
aud NV squalls amoug Western periodicals II.
Pnlittcally the INpnH n DvmOCratc. and VII
evrr h.. found advocatinK the principles laid
dawn by Jefferson. -
ondsals.ct frInily reading matter, and nohing
81 "a end the must fastidious.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03

One Of our best commission frfns ad.
vises Its customers as soon frost comes
to buy good I 100 to !, 200 pound cattle,
In good flesh II possible, and make a
short feed with them-say ninety days
and ship them of before the extreme
cold weather sets I'm.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03

There is a show for the st. John pro-
hibitiOn party yet. Mr.. Proctor
calculates that in about I5,oOO, 900 years
all the water win have disappeared
from the globe. In 15,OOO, 600 years the
prohibitionists ought to build up quite
party II they tug along right lively.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03

st. John now has chance to make
his Mark. The enthusiasm for him at
present Is only Lukewarm, though 1t
will doubtless begin 10 Paul before
election, and perhaps Peter out alto
Oether
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03

The Bible society has determined to
stop putting the Bible in railway cars.
One of its officers said: ''Of thou
sand distributed, we believe but ten
were read, while 800 were 30 mutilsted
as TO be worthless. and 400 were stolen. ''
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03

The story Mr.. Blaine tells of his two
marriages recalls the same incident In
the life of Gen. jackson, who married
his wife second time becarse he found
out that she was not legally divorced at
the time Of their first marriage.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03

"I am in favor of submitting the pro-
hibition amendment to . vote of the
people. GEO. w. CLICK. ~ am In
favor Of anything In order to be elect
cd governor."-JOHN A. MARTIN.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03

Some of ex-GOv. st. Johns followers
are advising him to keep up his spirits,
but they ought to be aware that he
hasn't any In the house, not even for
medical purposes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03

Leavenworth Times: prohibition
within the republican party is dead.
We can safely leave the obsequies to
the honest, fair-minded legislature that
will be elected this fall.''
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03

Some boys engaged in stealing tur-
nips at North Topeka, Kansas, un-
earthed q handkerchief in which was
tied 500 in silver coin.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03

Troy Chief: We learn that Mrs.
Paddy Mslloy has been paying her re-
spects to as, in harangue at Hiaw2-
tina. Good Lord is that old blister on
the rarapaQs aQain2
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03
POSTAL.

PoStof1ce at Medicine Lodge open from A u
- y ~. sundays one hour on arrival of mail.
Money order office. w. ID. VASsLYKK. Pm.
R,DdA vANSLYKK, Ass1sTANT.
The Mails:
From Harper and all Eastern points, arrives
tniiy nj p v; leaves daily at bA NJ
From Sun City, Lake City, Soldier Creek, Red
-rct.k. Hutchinson, ktnEman, Bross, kiowa,
Lodi, arrives Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
lays At S ~. Departs Tuesdays, Thursdays and
saturdays ut AN.
From Iuka, Elm Mills and Saratoga arrives on
Tuesdays and Fridays at Pm and departs on
Wedncsda1s and SATURDAYS nj SAN
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03

or the four men elected to the pr,si-
dency by the republican party two have
been assasinated.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03

or the IL 900 office-holders in Wash
ington not more than ninety of them
receive q salary of over s. 600 year.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03

A Yankee editor, in his financial ar
ticle says: "Money is close, but not
close enough to reach"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03
BARBER COUNTY INDEX.
QEciaIP Paper of Barber County
and Medicine Lodge.
E. P. cARUTHERs, EDITOR L PROPRIETOR.

4 man in Maine recently sold guam
tity of hay that had been cut % years
for So ton.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03
CHuRCHES.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL-Services every
AVA Sunday At 1870 g. m. and 30 p. m. Sun
lay school every Sunday at $40 p. m. Prayer
meeting every Thursday evening at 1880
Strangers invited. W. H. GILLIAN, Pastor.
DRESBYTRRLAN.-Se on second AMI
Z fourth Sundays Of each month Sunday
SchOol at p. N. A. AxLINE, Pastor.
NtHHISTIAN.-Preachi every lst and
- sunday at II O'Clock. Sunday school At 10
o'clock every Sunday. BID. ID. 4. QUICK,
Pastor.
TINTED NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at the Chrs-
~ tan church on the -th sunday each month
oy REV. COL.E.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03

A fragrant cigar Is the Purity sold
by Harrington &Smith.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03
DO you really, truly love me
More than any girl you knowr
Well, then hug me just q little.

II you must. De1Or6 you go.
Fold your arms around me tighter,
Have you never Rugged before?
Draw me ileafer, hug me close;
Can't you hug me any more2
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03

It takes 2O1 of the 4Ol electoral votes
to elect . president. The number cast
nv aarh state in as follows:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03
FURNITURE REPAIRING
CARPENTER JOB work.!
csrps, Laying.

Henry ulsh1far Il prrporcd N ~ an hlnas
Of furniture AMI carpenter repairing, making
fnrniturr to order and all kinds OF job WORK.
ne haA couppetsat assistants and guarantees
aatinaction.
SPECIAL attention given IN putting down cur
pets and hanging sbadrs and piot,rrcs
Keys on hand and makes 10 order cots Of eli
kinds.
ry- shnp cpposits the Nedicins Valley Bark
Prompt attention 20 an orders. B