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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18
What Some Women Buv.

New York Letter Come with me to
Tiffany's and you will get further idea
of how money is flung away. You will
get suggestions of what you would see
if you could peep into the boudoirs and
bureaus of such girls and mothers as
those referred to. TIffany's is crowded
with these women on every fine day.
and yet it is only one of half dozen
grand market places Of n1amhon. In
them you will see young girls choosing
jeweled garter buckles, ranging in price
from $500 upward to whatever dizzy
heights of value the gems set in them
may bring women paying $3.50 for a
one jeweled smelling bottle, $3.50 for a
gold headed silk umbrella, 500 for cor
set clasps of gold, $50 for set of hair
pins, $50 for pearl and gold glove but
toner, $500 for pair Of opera glasses
crusted with glittefing stones. Why,
the catalogues isshed by these establish
ments exceed in sensationalism the
widest fancies of men and women ordi-
narily endowed with common sense and
common coin. Louis XIV is made to
appear a child of poverty and Queen
Elizabeth a person Of humble Surround.
ings, when one compares the luxuries
they enjoyed with the articles herein
set down in small type as so many mat
ters, of course. Sir Walter Raleigh, be
ing smoker and noble swell, doubt
less imagined he had pretty nice pock
et-piece when he purchased a neatly cut
piece of flint, from which at the end OF
a chain cube of spark provoking stee
was dangling. If he could only look in
to one of these Broadway showcases, h
would find match boxes Of heavy gold
Uttered with tiny gems and ticketet
$3.50, and if he bought one he would b
no better supplied than scores upor
scores of youths. Queen Elizabeth
leaning upon the gallant courtier's arm
would find her american sisters buyinl
dress buttons worth very much mor'
than if they were solid gold, and tiara
1 to be worn at two balls each winter, ant
kept in safe deposit company 364 day
Of each year, valued at the cost price o
her precious crown. Perhaps she nigh
think il Jest to order q toothpick ant
60 home again but she would find th'
obliging clerk ready to show her tray
to t0othpickS priced as high as an ordi
nary horse and wagon or the rent of ;
comfortable dwelling in the suburbs.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18
Register Your Brands.

At recent meeting of the Urited
Rocky Mountain Cattle Growers asso-
citation, Mr.. Adams, of Saguache county.
Colorado, made the following pertinent
remarks concerning the registering of
brands
Il wish to speak to the members Of
this association about the necessity of
properly recording our brands. In the
cases tried before the courts nine out of
ten of the thieves get off without pun
ishment through the carelessness of cat
tlemen in recording their brands prop
erly, the brands in many instances being
on different part Of the animal from
that named in the record. Iknow of an
instance where a thief was arrested and
every one having any knowledge of. the
case was satisfied that he was guilty.
The owner brought in the record TO
prove his cattle, and il was worded
something like this: On either side for
cattle and on left hip for horses The
attorneys for the defense showed that it
was a horse brand and the thief got
clear. Again, a good many men in buy
ing cattle take bill of sale, thinking
that establishes their rights to the brand
bought but you can't make a record
Of II unless i is accepted and attested
b. notary public. Recording a bill of
sale does not make a legal transfer of a
brand. These are matters that cattle.
men should pay more attention to-"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18


The other day, when old Pungletp.
the grain merchant, went home to lunch.
he was surprised to find ar unusual
number of wet umbrellas on the rack.
SO he ascended to his wife's room and
said:
Anybody in the parlor, my dear ?''
Eyes, dearest, replied his better half,
who was putting on the finishing touch
es to an elaborate toilet Eyes, dear
est, quite lot of people. There's the
doctor, an expressman, hackman, a
grocery clerk, telegraph repairer and
nine messengers in the parlor."
"What on earth are they here for?''
"Well, you see, lovey, my new plush
and rep princess came home five days
ago, and it has been doing nothing bit
rain ever since. I've stood il Just as
long as | could, and 50 when { raincd
again to-day just rang for everybody
on the telegraph indicator. so l could
haye somebody to show it to. Isn't it
too lovely for anything ~
And with an expectant smile she rus
tied down stairs San Francisco Post
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18


Texas Panhandle: Several Of the
cowboys in the vicinity OF Deer Trail.
Colorado, are agitating the subject Of
starting company to be called the
Cowboys Cattle company. Any cowboy
on the range can invest his earnings at
so much per share, and hard-earned dol
lars which are now thrown away, or
worse, Will be saved to the country as
Whole. and the toilers of the range in
particular. There can be no question
that interests of substantial nature as
this would be, must make the boys bet
Ter citizens iB every respect and more
faithful IN their work for their employ
ers. 1t woald also, to no small extent.
! influence their feelings in regard to the
coming and going of thieves, and there
would be vastly less winkiDg going on
and less camp chuck eaten by, crooks.
Where cowboys regard their employers
simply as driveling regards his master.
1t is possible that there the thief NAV
receive his dinner or lodging aud not be
given away The scheme among the
boys in Colorado is a good one for them
selves. their employers. and the range
interests generally
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18

A late authority says that the title of
Colonel is name of distinction that
is given for different virtues in different
localities. In Texas man who shoots
another is entitled to the rank. In Ken
tucky the man who can drink the most
whisky and keep on his feet receives
that appellation. In New York it be-
longs to the president of a coaching
club. In Boston it is only given to peo-
pie. who have swallowed Webster's
Unabridged. In PittsUrrg every man
is a Colonel who keeps his boots
blacked.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18

AtchisOn Patriot: The result of YES
terday's municipal election may b.
summed up ike this: OF six council
men elected the democrats elect four
and the republicans two. Of the nine
members of the board of education the
democrats elect five and the republi-
cans four. OF the two constables the
democrats elect one and the republicans
one. The big fight was on councilmen,
and ended in a most substantial demo-
cratic victory. The political complex
ion of the. council for the next year will
be seven democrats and three republi-
cans, with democratic mayor to pre-
side over its deliberations. The quE<-
ton of prohibition entered largely into
the contest, and the demonstration now
is complete that Atchison, from top to
bottom, from center TO circumference.
is opposed to the principle of prohibi-
ton. Yesterdays election may also be
considered vigorous protest against
the mistaken policy of bringing a quo
warranto proceeding against this city.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18
MEDICINE LODGE BARBER co, KANSAS APRIL 49, 1884. s

There is confederation of the story
that Senator Fair, of Nevada, is about
to re-marry the wife from whom he.was
divorced last May. She brought the suit,
alleging infdelity on his part. and he
made no contest, but gave her the MI
nor children and Sl.000,OOO in money.
Mrs. Fair is spoken of as good woman.
She married Fair when he was Gem
mon laborer, and shared his luck. If
she can forgive him, lie had better let
her take him back.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18

Governor Click has wisely decided to
make assurance doubly sure by main
tanning the quarantine against the dis
eased herds in this state, and by stamp
ing out the disease. Experiments have
been inaugurated, under the advices of
DR.. McEachran, of Canada, and DR..
HOlcombe, the state veterinarian, with
a view OF determining definitely, if pos
sible, the nature of the disease. The
diagnosis which has pronounced it not
foot and mouth disease and not conta-
gious does not command implicit conf
dence, and the authorities have wisely
decided to take the safe side.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18


Chicago Herald: Yes, I've heard
tell on this smoothin' down the sea with
oil" said Michigan passenger, but 1
never believed word of it until t'other
night L sat out in the sugar camp tend
in the kittles of bilin' sap. You know
in bllin' sap we always keep a piece of
fat pork in the kittle, and when piece
is cooked up we have to put in more. If
kittle has nice chunk of fat in it We
can't git fire enough under it to bile it
over. Well sir. that night it come to
me all of sudden that it was the
grease out o the pork risin' to the top
o. the sap that kept it from bilin' over
-smoothed the waves down as it were.
| saw through the oil-on-the-water bus
iness right away
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18

The following is the new dodge of the
fence cutters. A gentleman from Pleas
anton, Texas says: The fence cutters
prop up wire fences instead of cutting
them. They are known as fence prop
pers. They pull the post out OF the
ground and place long forks under the
wire, and By propping fence post an
ambulance can pass under the wire.
This is done to evade the law.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18
{. W. PAYNE.
PROPRIETOR

The Wichita Poker Craze"
Which says for a heathen Injuu,
Who hasn't civilized ways,
The GLOW Dog of the wichitas,
Was a regular draw-poker craze"
When we camped on the Canadian,
Down low on the southern fork,
Missouri Dan" had greasy deck,
And we settled down to the work.
Dave dealt the papers TO baltimore"
(Which Hal was also his name):
Hal, 'antied.'' Yelloc Dog stayed in,'
As likewise 1 did ihe same
Then Dan ''pasSed OUT Hal raised the blind. -
And ''throwed to the center to draw,
And Yellow Dog stood the raise of Hal,
Which the same also saw.
1 drawed two cards and Hal drawed one,
And Yellow Dog he drawed three.
And ] knowed that Hal had "hlled his hand"
BY the wink he wank at me.
Then the fun began, and the Injun 'bucked," "
And / saw Missouri laugh;
He knowed whoever won the pot
That we was all "half and half"
When all the rocks the party had
Had been put up on the board,
And all the flxin's about the camp,
And even the stock we rode,
called for "sight," throwed down my hand
When, sure as I'm alive
Baltimore Har' he hit four ones,
Whilst the Yellow Dog he hit fivel
Stranger, of course we was surprised,
But the rules of the game declare
That whenever the rCdskin cheats the white
He must climb the golden stair"
And there he was wicked Injun,
For he tried to "raisc gale,'
BY "ruping' us innocent cowboys.
So We took him of the trail;"
Way sown on the South Canadian
Where the waters wildly sweep,
Where the osier sighs to the sage bush,
The Wichita Yellow Dog sleeps.
Which If why says of the Injun
Who hasn't civilized ways,
For to tackle a cowboy az poker
He must have n "poker craze"
Memphis AT peal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18
Cincinnati Saturday Night:

Cincinnati Saturday Night: "A
young married man writes: we have
just had twins added to our household
and the boys are guying me terribly
about it. Is it any derogation to mans
character to have twins = No sir, it is
not; but it is marvellous and unpre-
cedented and unaccountable freak OF
nature. No wonder the boys are eAcit-
ed over it,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18

Sol. Miller, of the Troy Chief, is al
ways getting off something good and
it matters not on what subject he dis
courses. Witness the three items fol-
lowing
Governor Murray, of Utah. is appro-
priately named Eli. No country in the
world offers more opportunities to ''get
there"
The weekly suicide occurred at Tope-
ka, last week. 1t was a strange woman
who was so disheartened at seeing the
place, that she poisoned herself the first
night there.
Senator Ingalls, gave reception to
Congressman Funston few days ago.
y ludicrous incident is said to have oc-
Cured on the occasion. When Funston
first spoke the guests thought it was a
gong sounding for supper and all rush
ed into the dining room.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18

There IS one thing about babies, -
said a recent traveller ''they never
change. We have girls of the period,
men of the world but the baby is the
same self-possessed, fearless, laughing,
voracious little heather in all ages and
i'll all countries"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18

Patent applied fol: Cheap burglar
alarm.-Drive headleSs nail into the
casing of any door, and after closing
the door, hang tin pan on the nail
when you go to bed. That is to say, do
all this if you are naturally timid and
want a cheap burglar alarm that will
work every time.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18

The senate has passed IA bill increas-
ing the salaries of United States district
judges 10 5000 year, with an amend
ment prohibiting the judges from ap-
pointing any relative within the degree
of first cousin TO positions in the court.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18

Tt is now charged 10y Mr.. Blaine's po-
hucal enemies that his new book is not
only intended as a campaign document,
but that every one of the agents select
ed to canvass for that work is an ennis
sary of Mr.. Blaine, and is booming his
boom at the same time he is selling the
hnaE
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18

Eastern Montana stockmen have
wisely decided TO take all bulls from the
herds on the first of November and keep
them separated therefrom until the first
of July of each year.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18

VIM. Jones the man who attempted to
shoot Guiteau as he was being taken
from the court room to the jail will en-
ter on his trial on the 2Sth inst. The
shooting was done in November. 1881.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18

One man testified before committee
of the New York Legislature that the Ii
quor that runs from oleomargarine but
ter will eat through a pair of cowhide
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18
BARBER COUNTY INDEX,

The IEDE2 d pr6efsssivs nsespeter, pub-
lfshed nt the county Seak and h The oftcial pa-
per OF the county. II the especial advocate cf
the Live Stock industry ,tn the Southwest, and
numbers among its- patrons every iranchman
OF importance In this section Of the grazing
district. 1t reaches 1earlx every cow-camp ID
this section of the state iSnd the Indian Terri
tory south of here, and hks 4 ,splepdid circula-
ton among the stockmeu Of, the Eastern states.
AS an advertising medium It ksA no spperiors
and few equals among Western DerSodicals
Politically, the INDEX is Democrhac and viii
ever be found advocating the principles laid
down by Jefferson. -, - :.
and select FIRMLY reading fhatter, and noftinF
to Offend the most fastidious,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18

y man at Oconee, Georgia, who OBJ
tanned judgment for 81 200 in law
suit, bad just $40 after settling with his
| lawyers.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18

| A minister out west advertises
'Matrimony made easy-one dollar
down, balance on monthly Install
ments"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18

Thirty-seven thousand mules were
sold at Atlanta, Georgia, since the mid
die of October last.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18
BARBER COUNTY INDEX.
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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-02-28
0DLLINoHAM BAY TO HAVE A
RAILROAD,

A bill has been introduced in Congress.
BY Senator Cullom chartering the Belling.
ham Bay Railway and Navigation Com
pany, which is locally understood to be
the bill Of Mr.. Garfield. What the pro.
visions are We have no idca nor why the
especial sanction of Congress is asked in
behalf Of the company. The declared
object OF the company, though, is to build
railroad from Seattle to Whatcom, the
road adopting route midway between
the Sound and the Cascade mountains,
and having length of just about 100
miles. Its route is through country
abounding in agricultural, mineral and
timber resources, having already con-
siderable population, to which great ac.
SESSIONS are constantly making. Two years
1t least will be required Tor the building
Of the road, during which so per cent.
will be added to the population of the
country between the terminal points, and
probably 100 per cent. to the trade, thus
insuring the road business from the be-
ginning Of heavy and lucrative charac-
ter quite sufficient to meet operating ex-
penses and pay very respectable interest.
The building of the road would be a line
thing for Whatcom, finer ono for Seat.
tie, and finest of all to the people and
country along the line. 1t would be the
fourth line terminating in this city, and
would be the chief one. The building
Of railroad from Seattle to Whatccm in
the next two years will as good as insure
the doubling Of our city's population be-
fore its completion, and would tend great
ly to the retention OF commercial suprem
acy at this point. We cannot too strongly
encourage the building of this new road
En-.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-02-28
A GOOD SUGGESTION,

One Of our principal shippers from
Lewiston suggests that the shippers of
Lewiston, with the aid of Portland deal
ers, construct good freight boat of Ii hit
draught, capable of carrying from 80 to
200 tons at low water to ply between
this place and Rlparia to be under the
command of an experienced navigator of
the upper Stake river and that the own
ers apply to the o. r. & n. Company
for permission to run said boat as a
freight boat, in carrying grain to Riparia
at a price to be agreed upon between the
owners and said company, and that said
company should take said grain at Ripra-
ria aud forward it, forthwith, to Port.
land by their railroad, and that said com
pany should in no wise interfere with
said freight boat or its management, but
that it should be controlled by the owners
thereof without let or hindrance 1t is
claimed that an arrangement similar to
the above would subserve the needs of
the people of the upper Snake far better
and be more regular in making her trips,
than the present arrangement, as much
more discretion could be used by her
officers, than to receive all orders from
Portland As matters have been. and
now are, we are greatly in need of more
regular transportation, and much larger
quantity Of 1t than can be furnished by
the boats now in the service of the O. r.
4 n. Company. 1t may be doubtful
whether any satisfactory arrangements
can be made with said company that will
permit such boat to run without that
companys control, as they have always
seemed to be jealous of any Interference
in this traffic, and would not suffer anoth-
er boat than their own to pay its expenses,
If they could help it. Although the
river is an open navigablc stream for all
crafts that can navigate it, and never
should be monopolizcd by any company
II would have been far better for the
producers and shippers of this section to
have the railroad charges from Ripari,
to Portland the same rates they now do
from Lewiston to Portland, if they would
take our grain away from Riparia and
allow us to run our own boat to Riparia,
than to have been checked in our ship
ping privileges as we have been during
the last SIX or seven months. Lewiston
can raise the means for such boat il
che can have fair play in shipments from
Riparia.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-02-28
SETTLER RIGHTS ON RAIL
ROAD LANDS,

Some of the Apologies and defenders
of the railroad land grabbers are attempt
ing to oppose the passage of the bills in
Congress to forfeit these lands back to
the public, by setting up cry about the
rights of settlers under the license of the
railroads. This is false cry gotten up
purposely to deceive. There is not a
single bill now before Congress to forfeit
any of these grants but what contains
ample provisions to protect the rights OF
all bona fide settlers under the railroad
contracts or deeds
Let no one be deceived by this lame
attempt at deception When wolves pro-
tect lambs then we will expect railroad
companies to protect the rights Of the
settlers. Congress will give them the
protection the land grabbers have refus-
ed Tidette.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-02-28
The late SLOWS will favor biz

The late SLOWS will favor bi. crops the
coming season, other conditions being
favorable. The Signal answers an in
quiry from Iowa about the productive
ness Of the soil of Yakima by saying
that Wilson Brothers, whose farm is near
Yakima City, raised an averag, of forty
three bushels on thirty-two acres and
sixty-seyen bushels to this acre on five
acres; oats, over fifty bushels; potatoes,
over 300 bushels, result of good farming.
As to climate, it was the 9th day of Feb
'ruary and the mercury had not been be-
low zero, generally ranging above 2s de-
grecs. Young men who "write up
Washington territory, are requested tc
make a note of the abov~ - Chronicle
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-02-28
NOTICE FOR HOMESTEAD PROOF.

LAND OFFICE AT
Lewiston, |. T. Feb. 81, 1884.
u. B, CHURCH.
office is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice OF his in
I, ntion to make final proof in support Of his
claim. and that said proof will be made at this
Office on April 3, 1884. viz: David Il. Church,
home Goa for the lots 3 and 4, sec 5, twp &c .,
r " ande 4 sw 4 sec 80. typ 81 u.r5w ". lie
names the following witnesses TO Prove his con-
tiuuous residence upon. and cultivation Of,
said land, via; II. kees. A y Cooper, q Rees.
A Norris, all Of Lewiston, l. T.
J. M. HOWE,
81 Register.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-02-28

NOTICE is hereby given that tho business
hsrstof0rs conducted under the firm n anne al
NJ. J. Greenburg 4 CO. shall be continued un
der the name and style Of Grostsia / Binnard
Thanking the public for their liberal patron
age in the past. We respectfully solicit coz
tinuancs Of the came to the present fra. And
oil parties indebted n the late 6rn Of Gresn
burg / Co. are respectfully requested to com,
forward and settle. as We desire to have al
open accounts On the books Of said I'm adjust
Cd - early as possible.
Dated At Lewiston, !. T. Feb. Q. 1884.
1873 GROSTEIN BINNARp.