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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-08-08

the people Of the state favof prohibi-
ton, and that it has come to stay, will
not favor any measure that offers the
slightest chance for the people to take
another expression upon the question.
1t is said there were forty preachers in
the convention. This; bof course, ne
cessitated certain amount Of hell.
PteacEets cid no more exist without
hell to feed upon, than silk worms can
exist without1certain green leaves to
devour. But while they gave the pro-
hibitionists taffy in the resolutions,
they slapped them in The mouth with
the ticket, which Is one redeeming
feature. John A. Martin, the candi-
date for gosetnof; opposed the prohibi-
tory amendment, and is at .heat op-
posed to it now. We only regret that
in his anxiety to be governor, hs has
seemingly knuckled down 10 the prohi-
bitionists. A. p. Riddle, for lieuten-
ant governor is prohibitionist. Dr.
Allen, for secretary of state, we do not
know, but he lives q Wichita; draw
your own inference. Auditor NcOabc,
well, we all understand that. Treas
urer Howe doesn't care q cent for the
platform, so that he gets the Office.
Prof. Iawhead, for state superintend-
ent, is, we presume, a prohibitionist.
Nine professors out of ten Are cranks,
and cranks are prohibitionists. s.. B.
Bradford, the candidate for attorney
general is brick. He is, the man who.
as county attorney of Usage county,
gave Coy. st. JOHN a black eye, in the
way of an ''open letter, when the gov
ernor attempted to give hiin.his orders
about enforcing the prohibitory law.
Still better, he was, nominated over
Nellis, sen-in-law OF old McAfee, one
of the leading prohibition nuisances in
the state, Notwithstanding McAfee inl
vaded the floor of the convention, bum
ming for his son-th1lsE, ana urging
against Bradford his letter to St. John.
Chief Justice Horton has recently rem
dered decision that kills the prohib-
itory law as dead as an iron wedge. 1t
is 10 De presumed that he Will not re-
verse his own decision.
Attorney General Johnson, candidate
for associate justice, cares about as
much for prohibition as we do. The
SUPREME court will be in pretty good
shape, with Horton al d Johnson on III,
bench. sia g.. -ls ,t.t..s.,
Anotherigood feature of the convention
which we neglected mentioning in the
proper place, was the scooping of Rev.
A. b. Campbell,i chief meddler of the
State Temperance Union, for Attorney
General: Out of $50 votes, he received
less than 80. Taken all in all it is q
very satisfactory ticket; and the oppot
nents of prohibition dictated nearly thS
whole of it. 'gf
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-08-08

were in the sadd!e-bags, three finger
rings and breast-pin, brace of pis-
tolls and bowie-knife, and a pair of
boots"
"Oh, you needn't laugh" said the
old-timer with great animation, "that's
the way they played poker in them
days. A man went the whole hog or
nothing. Why, didn't you eyer hear of
the time Henry Clay bet himself clean
down to his undershirt, and he offered
to pull that of, but the old fellow
didn't weat. an undershirt to put up
against it? Well, sir, its so, anyhow,
and the very table he played the game
on is now in the front room up stairs
over Hancock's saloon. It's an old
pine table about three feet Square, with
hole in the middle to drop the per
centage through for threes, fulls, flush
es and jackpots. Well, sir, about that
old stallion. He was well known
about Washington for several years.
He always fickered when Clay came
near him.. Clay carried,a pocketful of
shel)ed corn, and he gave the horse a
handful every time he got into the bug
gy. The boys knew the stallion we'll,
and they ased to give him pieces of
bread, cake, nuts, or anything of the
sort. He'd eat watermelon and meat,
and I've seen him eat wads of paper as
though he Was trying to make the boys
laugh. Wei, sir, Clay had a nigger
named Sam. One day he loaned the
stallion to Sam to drive to Alexandria.
Sam got drunk before he left town, and
he started out on gallop. lie didn't
stop until he got to Mt. Vernon, twen-
ty miles off. There he turned around
and galloped all the way back. The
old stallion dropped lead at the edge of
South Washington. There were over
a hundred boys at tire funeral. In re-
venge Clay sold the nigger to Louis
lana sugar plditter, with provision in
the bill of sale that the planter should
hitch Sam in shalves and work him in
a cane mill. Fact, sir!''
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Henry Clay'1 Old BUGGY Hor.s

4 Washington correspondent in writ
ing to the Houston (Texas) Post, gives
the following account of Henry Clay's
old stallion and buggy: sosi sssT-&
"I recollect Henry Clay's old turn out
very well, J" said an old-timer; 'lle bad
one of the old style Concord bIggies,
with top that suggested a Mother
Hubbard bonnet. 1t was evidently a
second hand affair that Mr.. Gay had
picked up in a trade somewhere, and
nowadays would do very well for an
old woman to haul vegetables around
town in. The cushions were stuffed
with moss and were so well worn out
that you could see the moss sticking
Obt at the sides. I'll bet Henry Clay
didn't know what a laprobe was, and as
for whip he didn't have any. lie Used
to slash his old sorrei stallion with the
ends of the reins so loud that you could
hear it block Off The steps of the
buggy were gone, and Mr.. Clay used to
jump over the wheels. When he want
ed TO get in he pts one foot ON the huh
and swung the other over the wheel
and dssh board. The wheels were &c
high he had to let the top down to gel
tout. They had axle-grease in those
days, but Mr.. Clay evidently nevel
found it ont. He always drove his
horse at q canter, and you could heal
the front wheels of his buggy squeak
ing as many notes rs there are ON /,
piccolO."
ssAh, we1l do 1 remember that sorre
stallion, ,n continued -the--old-timer
Henry Clay Won him one night at po
kef in John Hancock's saloon which
1 il stn running on the avenue from
Col. Jim Bright. who lived at Falla
Church, Va. Bright used TO come owe
4 leyery week and plsy pbkef with Gay
and seneralIs went hhck Il FaIIs Chnfcl
j with-a pocket full of money. But tha
j was clay's lucky night. He got ava,
With 81 200 of Bright's money, hi
watcis. saddle ana bride, 0yerrbat, sad
de bags, . new sdit 81 clothes tia
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LIRE sas e,s Woman Kept Tavern

The Troy Chief, d republican paper,
places the republican ticket at the head
of its column and then comments:
E"The ticket is an excellent one. The
only thing that win keep them from re-
eeiying the full republican vote, is the
sop thrown to the prohibitionists, In
the way Of resolution in favor Of en-
forcing the laws Never before has it
been thought necessary for a republi-
can convention to pass resolution in
favor of enforcing the laws. In fact,
the republican party was founded on
opposition to laws passed ~ legally,
and as binding as the laws Which she
state convention resolved in favor Of
enforcing. The convention resolved in
favor Of enforcing it. It simply meant
the prohibition law. The Convention
also voted BY d large majority, against
3 proposition for constitutional
convention. 1t is generally conceded
that the state is sorely In need Of 3 new
constitution suited to her present con,
dition; bat the. men whe declare thai
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Prohibition in Topeka.

SuhChOh Nier NAAhho1-o' " htOhs
We always like to be sure of things,
and we never have any hesitation in IN
vestigating the practical condition or re-
suits of our theories. Our position on
the question of prohibition is based on
actual experience in attempts to enforce
liquor laws. We believe that rum
abouHds in the most. fastidious and
careful communities, in given proper
tion to population, and while the most
persistent and vigilaht opposition may
annoy or perhaps make secret the gen.
eral average is not affected, and the raw
ages of the rum fiend" not reduced
proportionate to the trouble of the per-
petual broil in which communities are
kept. Now we think that if-some-one
was to make canvass of the state of
Kansas and investigate closely the sale
of liquor in each town, how it is done,
How the law is evaded, the results of
prosecutions, ETC., much more satisfac-
tory results might be obtained. We
mean, to take no ones story of it, never
mind the internal revenue figures, or
the claims of the prohibitionist, who
is generally silly enough to think that
because a fine is occasionally imposed
therefore prohibition prohibits, but
hunt the places, and see the stuff handed
out, see the wheels trOughs and the
open bars.
1t was with this idea that one day
last week while at Topeka We did a
portion of the town on such a mission.
| We asked a well-known gentleman of
that place to pilot us around. He as
sented and remarked that We would
start in just across the way-pointins
to the most conspicuous building on
Kansas avenue. Topeka is an excel
lent place to investigate the workings
t'of this fool thing. The town is busy
and thriving, and possesses great deal
Of the average humanity. Moreover
the city is blessed with prohibition con
stables, prohibition policemen under rig
i'd orders Of a prohibition mayer, 8
prohibition sheriff, a prohibition prose
cutting attorney, and a daisy of prob;
bition Judge. The straight gospel ha.
been laid aside great deal while thu
preachers banged at this beer business
Mass meetings have been held, and tn,
papers with various degrees of feeble
ness have yowled for the enforcement
of the lawo and lied about results. Tn
ioafers maintained by the State Temper
ence Union also made. headquarters il
Topeka, contributing NO. doubt some
thing fortheif sahfies IN adding She er
foreement Of prohibition. solfhat Then
has been absolutely nothing lacking
And the eondition Of tne city, the Goa
4 ditiea oftlse whisky qdsstisac snd th
\ condition Of the republican party Of tn
city and county, satisfies MS that! u
honest aud determined effort has bee
made 1 tsks~
Wei, whatid we see on eur tour
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A Nsv Constitution.

On the occasion of the 25th anniver-
sary of the adjournment of the Kansas
constitutional convention held at Wy
andotte last week, Judge Kingman de-
livered an interesting speech, and in
the course of it he said:
This growth of the state;. unanticl-
pated by the trainers of the constitu-
ton, and to great extent unprovided
for, has shown that an instrument form
ed for small community is inadequate
to the mants of large one. 1t chaffs
everywhere with its limitations. The
state has outgrown the clothes which
were large enough in its infancy. There
are Frequently more members in the
legislature than the constitution per-
mits. That leads to uncertainty in its
enactments, and provokes useless and
vexatious legislation. Our judicial sys-
tenn needs reorganization. The mem
bers Of the supreme court are over
worked and have not that time for de-
liberation that their high functions de-
mand. The number of justices should
be increased, and the power conferred
upon the legislature to increase. Tie
number as the exigency of business re-
Quires. The district courts need a re-
distribution of their work and it seems,
after several years trial that the legis-
lature is unable to equalize the work in
some counties, the business is so far be-
hind as to.be very oppressed to litigants.
1t is to be hoped that the wisdom of the
state will be able TO devise some way to
try civil causes less cumbersome and un-
certain than the trial by jury, and that
the fundamental law will be so changed
as to permit some plan for this purpose
to be tried.
One of the obstacles to q constitu-
tional convention is the fear on the part
of some that the object is to get rid of
the prohibitory amendment. Those
who have this fear may well reflect that
if the people want prohibition, they will
retain it; and surely, if the people do
not want it, it will not be insisted that
the minority will enforce its views
against a majority. On the other hand
L am afraid some democrats are ayerse
to it solely because they hope the con-
tinued agitation Of the subject will
strengthen their party. This is not the
time or occasion FOR a controversy or
the question of prohibition, but it may
be permitted, to an interested observer
to remark in as philosophical spirit as
he can attain to, that the spirit and log.
ic of the prohibitory amendment are not
new. ""We know what is right for you
to do. I'VE Have the power to make
you do right" ut is OUR duty to make
you do right, and We will do it." This
is bit of logic that once governed the
Christian world, do not here affirm
or deny its truth, but know, for l read
history, that the effort to disproye il
cost many a man his life at the staE,
and many millions Of lives in the battle
field, In the language of another ths
question is, Salvation by education o.
salvation by dynamite. 1 am glad tina
it happens to be- the fashion to conduc
the discussion by words and not b.
fagots as formerly. Even now I notic'
the discussion gets warm but not so no
as by the ancient method. The stat
needs new constitution; when it be
comes aware of its needs it will deman'
n
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Cefored Histrions Guyed.


A New York dispatch tells about a
colored amateur troupe producing
"Othello," in an amusing style as fol-
lows:
Last night colored dramaic compa-
ny called the Astor Place troupe of col
ored tragedians, gave their second per-
formance of the season at the COsmOp-
olitan theatre. 1t was novelty The
house was crowded to the doors with
the largest audience in the city. The
play was tCtliello," and the fun was
fast and furious. The audience was
verryy.hoisy one ana chad abundant op-
portunities to display its humor. OtheE
10" struggled through the part witha
gallery recommending cholera Hedi-
cine for his cramps when the hisrionic
moke was writhihg in the agonies OF
jealousy and enjoining him against
s9uirrling too much lest he loose his
liver pad. But "Iago," was their meat.
He was very black "Iagoi" who play
ed the part for all it was worth. He
wouldn't lose single squirm, or abate
a single wiggle, or scowl that he could
get into his part, and the audience were
convulscd over his antics. .
Look cut, Cassie, he's got a razorl"
yelled a voice from the parquet.
''Slug him, Roderigol He is playing
you for sucker" screamed . gallery
god, when Iago was getting in his
work. ,5. aT
Then when Othello went for Iag6
there was a general cry Of "Time," and
pugilistic injunctions came from all
sides. The scenes between Desdemona
and her lord aroused side-splitting jokes
from the front. She was advised to
get divorce and "Go for all the mon
ey." s~i
The whole entertainment was upfoars
ious. But the coloie actors 60 t'lued
their work gravely, and paid no atten-
tion to the hullabaloo among the audi
ence., The enjoyment Of the latter was
intense, even the old, dignified and UNI
bending taking part in the riotous mer-
riment. The only drawback was that, AS
the tragedy worked up to a climax, the
earnest tragedidns worked themselves
up into perfect foam of prsspiration
This is the only way they got square
with their tOrmentors.
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ing. ana about fifteen others were sick.
OF these last fifteen several were i'm
proving, and promised 10 recover, so
that it may be reasonable to hope that
the losses will not exceed 40 per cent of
the total number.
The Kansas Bureau of Animal In
dustry has sent the various railroads of
the state the following circular:
TOPEKA, Aug. /, 1884.
Heing requested by the representa-
tives of various railroad companies to
make such suggestions as in our opiTi-
ion would tend to prevent the spread
of any contagious disease amcng cat
tie carried by them, we, the agents of
the bureau of animal industry, appoint
ed by the Hon. G.. b. Loring, commits
sioner of agriculture, respectfully rec
Ommend to all railroad companies en-
gagged in the transportation Of live
stock, that all cars used in the trans
portation Of cattle be thoroughly clean
ed and washed Immediately on the un-
loading of the stock; further that any
cars which may have been used in the
transportation of through Texas cattle
or cattle liable to communicate Splenic
or Texas fever, shall be disinfected by
the use of quicklime washing as a dis
infectant. 1t is further recommended
that the stock yard companies set apart
certain pens for native cattle and that
they be washed and cleaned as above.
We would recommend that the pre-
cautionary measures be .enfoIced from
June lst until October 1st. We are of
the opinion that if these precautionary
sanitary recommendations are rapidly
carried out there need be no apprehen-
sion whatever of the spread of Texas
fever among cattle in transit.
[Signedl JAS. II. PAYNE,
III. NJ. TAYLOR,
j. IL. .FULLINwIDER.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad sent out the following in an
swer to the communication of the
board, and the measures proposed will
be put into effect once. d a.s
TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. l, lsS..
GENTLEMEN: Your recommenda-
tian of August lst in regard to the dis
injecting of cars in the live stock trade
is rec9ived, and your recommendation
will be at once adopted by the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railroad company.
Orders for the enforcement of the
measures which you propose are issued
and will be in effect upon the line of this
road from and after Aug. 8, 1854.
lSignedl q ~ A.zA. ROBINSON,
Gent Manager A. T. s. S. F.
The Kansas City, Lawrence & South
ern Kansas sent to the agents of the
board the following: $500
LAWRENCE, Kan, Aug 1, 1884.
GENTLEMEN: Your recommends
tion of Aug. !, in regard to the disin-
fecting of cars in the live stock trade
received, and your Recommendation
will be at once adopted by the Kansas
City, Lawrence g. Southern Kansas
railroad company. Orders for the en-
fOrcement of the measures which you
propose are issued and will be in effect
upon the line of this'ro from and af-
ter Aug. 4, 1884. sriLif. ~ ,ar ''1irt.
GSigned1 J.L. BARNES,
Gen. Sup't. X. c.. l.. & S. X. r. r.
If other roads follow, as they will un-
doubtedly do, willingly, and at once,
no danger need be feared, and the
transportation of cattle over the rail-
road lines will be as free from dan
ger as before the appearance of the
disease ET-r--rg f-..r.r.s.
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POSTAL

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PostoCnco at Medicine lodge opsn from A y
roeFn. sundays one hour nu arrival ot mall.
hnnoy ortior once ". ID. vNNSLTxE, Pm.
EaaA vAESLYEE, ASSISTANT.
The Nails
tsom Harp-r and all Eaatern points, arrives
Tally a. 1Fn; leaves daily at l0AN.
Fr,pm sun Cify, lake City. solher Greek, Red
crcak, Hutuhlusnu. kinFman. Brn@e, hloNu,
Lodi arrtSra Moudnyr, " edncadays aud Fri-
layantsrM. Departs Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays atsAA-
Frum Iuka, Elm Mills and Saratoga arrives on
runNinyaaud fFtdaya ate ~ aud departs ON
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Witness my hand at my once m Medicine
Inrire, Kav ssss, this ISL day nj July, 1884,
W. 4. ROT 81, County Treasurer.
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gHURcHEs.

HTETioDpr tPIsCoPAL. .-ecrviecs eyery
M SUNDAY AZ lo.ao q. M. and . ID p. m: sun
day school every SUNDAY ~ % y. uH Prayer
mOetinH every Thursday cNOninH a. 40
Dlrananru invited. ". II. 0fiLAn, Pastor.
nRn3DYTHRfAH.--s .--seryices on sooond ani
u fourth Sundays of carh month. kanday
sohool atSPh. A. AxLtsE, Pastor.
IL..l -
OtuRIsTI AN .-PruaohinE every ist and d
~ SUNDAY NJ ~ 'sloek, sunday Nhcsl az ~
t|r..IF Pastor.
TINTED RRETflRRN Services ~ the Chris
~ uiAn ohurpA on the IN sunday each month
~ REv. CoLk4
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SoorETIKs.

Rh-F. q A.. ~, -ID-lsa I,OagO No. d.
~ Regular communication, hrst ani
third 5aturday evenings in Sson
NJ month. :. j. BnHyLEH, W. d.
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No. I5p.-Rogular m0etinHCs,
Az. AIIAr.N. q.
L. II. HUnBARD, Secrstary.
A n IT NIT FIDELITY Lodge No. 90
"A, ", u, w a. NOcts every Thursday
nignAr- JsiW. Stnaks-. NV.
Z. ". Moons, Recorder.
n D ELDRED POST. No. lTt. meets
", "a, N, thoiNm SATURDAY, ~ each month
s c.ssS,S sSsSs sSS.s sos,jsie AZ sTfl iSS'SS s
. EtfsNtrt Posi- cOrrlnruiIdsr.
n. n ouaERr. AdJutant.
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Gen. Sup't. X. c.. L. s. S. X. r. r.
If other roads follow, as they will un-
doubtedly do, willingly, and at once,
no danger need be feared, and the
transportation of cattle over the rail
road lines will be as free from dan.
ger as before the appearance of the
disease ET-r--eas r-..r-..-
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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-17
The Daily Bulletin.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
People Will Talk.

You may get through the world, but twill DO
II you listen to all that is said as you go;
You'll be worried and fretted and kept In
stew
For meddlesome tongues must have some
thing to do.
If quiet and modest you'll have II presumed
That your humble position Is only assumed
You're wolf In sleeps clothing, or else
you're fool;
But don't get excited-keep perfectly cool
For people will talk.
And then If you show the least boldness of
Or a slight inclination to take your own part,
They win cali you an upstart, conceited and
But keep straight ahead-don't stop to eI'
For people viii talk.
If threadbare your coat, or old fashioned
Some one will surely take notice of that,
And hint rather strong that you cant pay
your way;
But don't get excited. whatever they say
For people will talk.
II you dress in the fashion don't think to
For they criticise then in different way;
You're ahead Of your means, or your tailor's
unpaid;
But mind your own business, there's naught
TO be made,
For people will talk
Now the best way to do is to do as you please,
For then your mind, If you have one. win be
at ease;
OF course, you will meet with all sorts Of
abuse;
But don't think to stop them-it amt any
Use
For people will talk.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-17

Perhaps that seems nigh price
for it, considering how poor your
blood is, and how your whole sys..
tenn is Frustrated, debilitated, and
enfeebled. People have been heard
to say, under such circumstances,
that they would not give the toss
of a copper for the choice between
life and death. But when it comes
to actually drawing near the grave,
a man naturally draws back, and
says he does not want to die. Life
is very precious, and even to a bro
ken-down man it is worth saving,
One dollar will buy a bottle Of
Broun'S Iron BiHeys. That one
dollar may start you on the road
from misery to recovery. A man
must take very mean view OF
himself who is not willing to invest
that much in making one serious
effort to rescue himself from deadly
debility, and to step into the en-
iovment of solid health. Broun's
Hou BitteyS vitalizes the blood,
tones the nerves, and rebuilds the
system. Its work is we'll known.
Invest that dollar in bottle. 8