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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-02

A scene in Carson City, Nevada, as
told by the Appeal: "All yesterday after
noon little band of Piute poker-play-
ers were engaged in playing cards on an
old horse blanket in the rear of Harris
store. One of the most excited and DEM
onstrative of the lot was young buck
about 25 years of age who was in con-
stant attitude of belligerency with his
companions. Finally he sprang up and
made proposition in his native Ian
guage which must have meant business,
for the squaws all came crowding about
and the game began again in great ear
nestness. When it was over the buck
rose to his feet and deliberately strip
ped off his clothes down to an old cot
ton shirt. AS he took them off a piece
at time, he cast them upon the ground
with vigorous dramatic gesture. as he
filed the air with the round blasphemy
of his race. 1t was nearly 5 o'clock in
the evening and very cold when he de-
nuded himself, but he showed no signs
of shivering, and when he cast his pants
and vest upon the heap, he started on a
dead run up Massar street, much to the
astonishment of the people who lived
along the line of that thoroughfare. He
was bound for his wickeup in the noun
tains, and it must have taken him an
hour to reach there. Few white men
would be so prompt in paying debt
of honor.'n
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NO. 48

this very hour there are half a dozen sa-
looms running in the city of Wichita.
We do not have to go far from our Of
fee when we want nip. Then why do
men of sense insist upon a law that is
absolutely impractical There are men
even among drinkers, who would like
to see law which would correct the
great evil of intemperance. But to
fritter away our time on an abortion,
when men can step into a drug store
and get drink, or walk into a back
room saloon and get nip what is the
use of trying TO enforce an absolutely
impractical law ? 1t is nonsense and
the business men of this city have al
ready found out that twelve thousand
dollars in the city treasury is worth
more than all the temperance people in
the world.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-02
The Speed Of q Flying Duck

1t may be interesting to the reader to
know the speed at which many ducks
fly down the wind:
Mallard, from 40 to so miles per hour.
Black duck from As to SO miles per
hour.
Pintail, from so to 60 miles per hour.
Widgeon, from 65 to 20 miles per hour.
Wood duck, from So to go miles per
hour.
Gadwall, from 60 to 20 miles per hour.
Redhead, from so to 80 miles per hour.
Blue-wing teal, from so to 100 miles
per hour.
Green-wing teal, from so to 100 miles
per hour.
Broadbill, from IS to 11O miles per
hour.
Canvas back, from IS to 40 miles per
hour.
Wild geese from 80 to 90 miles per
hour.
For the above table am indebted to
Mr.. D. w. Cross, an old duck shooter
and careful student of the habits of
water fowl. / have not the slightest
hesitancy in believing him right, for
the experience of others with whom 1
have shot ducks, coupled with my own,
more than corroberates the assertions.
When l have held ahead of string of
blue bills, say as least ten feet, and kill
the fourth or fifth duck in the string,
l have been strongly impressed that the
speed they were flying was like the ira
ditional creased lightning, remembering
that the charge of shot left my gun mo.
4 shot, say with an initial velocity of
800 to 1000 feet per second. 1t will be
seen that long experience and good
judgment is necessary to know where
to hold the gun in order to become a
good duck shot.-Pittsburg Chronicle.
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Improved Quality Of Cattle Kansas CITY

Kansas City Price Current Kansas
City has never before received SO many
good cattle as this spring. Not scatter
ing lots as in former years, but drove
after drove of fine bullocks have been
coming in all through the season. The
effect of the liberal purchases of thor
oughbred bulls and the process of breed
ing Up that has been going on in the
trans Missouri country the past tive
years is now showing itself in the i'm
proved quality of cattle being sent to
this market. A visit to the yards any
day will find the pens full of such
beeves as would be credit TO any city
in the "Union." Many steer is being
bought on our market that finds his
way to the best consumers in New
York or the slaughter houses of the
exporters. Illinois and Iowa never sent
to market any better general shipments
Of beeYes than Kansas has given us this
season. Not only are our receipts of
cattle steadily growing each year, but
we are getting better beasts each sea-
son. Naturally there is no finer cattle
country on earth than that contiguous
to Kansas City.
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met on the subject. Some of the mem.
bers didn't want to express themselves.
They knew Hayes wanted TO oust Pack.
ard and yet keep his own title clean,
and those members who wanted to keep
In with Hayes wriggled around consid-
erably. l made no bones about it. I
said, IF Packard, who got 500 more
votes than you did, sir, was not elected.
then you are not If the democrats
had possessed backbone in those days
they might have put Tilden in. They
would have had to fight for it, though
Grant had the troops in readiness. ]
had thousand marines ready in case
OF an emergency. But, fortunately, it
was never necessary to do anything,
and l am glad there was not l do not
want to see any more such days. Don't
you think 1 could get up a readable
boOkpD
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The Fraud Of 1870.

Philadelphia Time: Talking about
Blalne's book" said ex-Secretary Robe
son. as he sat in an easy chair at the
Trenton house the other evening, 81
could write book that might lack the
finish of Blaine's production, but would
certainly be interesting. There is no
man in the country knows more of the
ms and outs of Washington and the
politics of the country for the past fif-
teen years than do. Take, for instance,
those lively days when Hayes title
hung on the decision of the electoral
commission in 1877. Why, was virtu-
ally president of these United States
for about six hours one day. Grants
term was up and Hayes had not been
publicly sworn in. He was sworn in
privately by the chief justice, in my
presence, but the cabinet was really
running things. Some of the cabinet
were terribly scared, and wenton deck
and ran things. There was lots Of ex-
citement then. The old cabinet virtu-
ally remained over for some days. /
used to go to the cabinet meetings as
secretary of the navy, although my sue
cessor ought to have been at work. /
always entered the room and, excusing
myself for intruding, remarked that
had nothing to report, or made a brief
report, as the case might be. / remem-
Der well the fight over Packard's title
as governor of Louisiana. always
maintained that if Hayes was elected
Packard most certainly was. said so
at cabinet meeting when Hayes asked
the opinions Of the members Of the cab
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-02
National Cattle Growers Convention

A special dispatch to the Kansas City
Times from st. Louis, dated the 23d
ult., says:
Preparations for the national cattle
growers convention, to be held here
next November and beginning to take
shape and the project is attracting the
attention of citizens generally. The ex-
ecutive committee of twenty-five lead
ing citizens have organized, and will
have general charge of all preparations
for the reception and entertainment,
and the subcommittee will assist in the
special work.
1t is expected that some 500 regular
delegates will attend the convention and
that several times that number of cattle
men will be present from all parts of the
country and Canada, and perhaps some
from Europe. 1t is the intention to
make this convention a notable event.
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MEDICINE LODGE BARBER co. KANSAS MAY 2, 1884,

ready to start herd of cattle on the
trail. All steer cattle, bought from
Messrs. Reynolds & Matthews. There
are six thousand altogether. Five thou
sand are 10 be delivered to the Ohio cat
tie Company, at their Mussel Shoals
ranch in Montana, the balance are to be
added to their own stock in the same
section of country. The herds will be
started about the first Of May.
Corpus Christi, Texas, Caller Cap
tain NJ. Kennedy is preparing to drive
5000 head of cattle, in three herds of
1900 each. Captain King has already
started several herds and is gathering
more to drive. Mr.. L. Lott, president
of the Lott & Nelson pasture company,
will drive $500 head in few days. Mr..
James f. Scott has purchased 5000
head of cattle from several stockmen in
Nueces county within the last few days.
Prices paid were a dollar a head less
than last year. The well known stock
men, James f. Scott and r. r. Savage,
were in the city last week. Cattle busi-
ness is on the boom.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
company are making arrangements py
which they are to haul about twenty
thousand range cattle from Ef Paso,
Texas, 20 Pueblo, to Craze on thenorth-
ern ranges, says the Las Vegas Optic.
Heretofore these cattle have been driv-
EN- the entire distance, but, by making
for the stockmen a very low rate, the
above arrangements will possibly be
made. The company have already Or
dered number of cars south, and it is
expected that the immense shipment
Will begin in a few da9s.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-02
Panhandle Stock Association.

The regular spring meeting of the
Panhandle Stock Association was held
at Mobeetie, Texas, last Tuesday night,
the Sth ult.
The committees on arranging spring
round-ups reported as follows
For the North Fork division, it was
recommended to commence ON May 20,
at the Curtis ranch, working with that
roundup through Greer county; thence
to the J. Buckle range, thence through
the Spade range, thence to the Carroll
ton range, thence to the Wilson &-Sacra
range, and thence down Mcclellan creek
and the North Fork, taking in the Sweet
Water. We also recommend that each
foreman of range have full control of
the roundup while the same is on his
particular range.
The committee on the Canadian divi-
sion recommend the following line of
work To commence on May Goth, at
the trail on the Canadian and Washita,
and work up to the mouth of Red Deer
creek then divide, one party going up
the Canadian to Bates & Beal's range,
the other to commence on the head of
Wolfe creek and work down to Sixteen
mile creek. That each manager shall
run the outfit in his particular range,
having full control of the roundup for
that time. 1t was recommended that
hands that should be instructed by their
employers to assist as much as possible
in putting the cattle together while
working the several ranges. And fur
ther that instructions should be given
to drive the cattle of fneighboring ranch
es as much as possible without neglect
ing their own.
A resolution was passed endorsing
the movement to hold a national con-
ventio9 of stockmen some time during
the autumn of the present year, and ff-
teen delegates appointed to attend that
convention at st. Louis or such other
point as may be chosen for its sitting.
Also that said delegates bear their own
expenses. n. L. Eaton, j. NJ. Coburn,
Chas. Goodnight, ii. w. Creswell, B. B.
Groom, j. f. Evans, j. John Drew, o.
IL. Nelson, II. I. Groom, Alfred Rowe.
j. w. Powers, Earl w. Spencer, w. p.
Herring, II. B. Sanborn, w. E. Ed
wards, were selected as delegates to
said national convention.
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A most extraordinary case of inheri

A most extraordinary case of inheri-
tance by birthright has just come to
light in Lawrence. There has for a
number of years several Quaker fami-
lies named Wilson resided in Douglass
county. For the last year they have
been diligently searching their genealo-
gy, and find that they are IN the line of
descendants of Pocohontas and Captain
John Smith fame, and that by the law
of inheritance they are entitled to all
the privileges, property and monies al
lowed the Cherokees in the Indian Ter
ritory. The families embrace fifty-three
individuals, all of whom have the same
rights in the Territory. They have re-
ceived all their papers from Washing
ton, and all that remains for them to do
is to locate their land and receive all the
benefits given to the Cherokees by the
national government.
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Not Guilty.

a verdict in the Frank James case at
Huntsville, Alabama, of not guilty was
rendered by the jury after being out
three hours. The arst ballot stood nine
to three for acquittal. Cheer after
cheer greeted the verdict from the
crowded audience, and many acquain-
tances pressed forward TO shake Frank
James by the hand.
Immediately upon the announcement
of the verdict, Sheriff Rogers, of Cooper
county. Missouri, who sat just behind
the prisoner, leaned forward and arrest
ed him on an indictment pending
against him at Boonville, Mo-, for rob.
bing train. ..
One of James counsel states that this
arrest was made to protect James from
the authorities of Minnesota, where he
is indicted for the Saltwater bank rob-
berry, and murder of the cashier. So
long as case is pending against him in
Missouri he cannot be taken elsewhere.
1t is understood the Minnesota authori.
ties were there waiting to arrest James
upon his acquittal, but were anticipated
by Rogers.
The verdict gives universal satisfac.
ton. James left with his wife on the
25th for Missouri.
1.-THE Otterville train robbery, for
which Frank James was arrested at
Huntsville, Alabama, by Sheriff Rogers
OF Missouri, took place at Otterville, on
the line of the Missouri Pacific railway.
on the night Of July Sth, 1876. The
robbery was we'll planned and carried
out and was supposed to have been the
work of Jesse and Frank James, Cole
and Bob Younger, Clell Miller, Charlie
Pitts, Bill Chadwell and Hobbs Kerry,
a green sort of young fellow who was
more hanger-on than an active par
ticipant. The train was stopped at
night and easily robbed, the robbers Sc
curing about $4,000. In two or three
weeks Hobbs Kerry, of all this band,
was arrested, and at Brownsville, in the
presence of several officers and report
ers, Kerry made a full confession of the
part he took in the robbery, giving the
names above as his confederates. He
also stated that the rest of the band
had gone north to Minnesota, and was
himself sent to the penitentiary at JEFF
ferson City for term of years. AS he
truly stated the band did so to Mime
sofa, being reinforced by Jim Younger,
and at NOrthfeld on the 7th of SepUem-
ber, 1875, they made au attack upon the
bank at that place, Frank and Jesse
james alone escaping of the eight men
who rode into the town. Charlie Pitts,
Clell Miller and Bill Chadwell were kill
ed in the streets, and the three Young
ers finally captured after running
fight. They are now serving life SEN
tences in the Saltwater penitentiary.
When the Missouri authorities are done
with Frank James, he will have to stand
trial for the Mortified robbery.l
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Beef Shipments. .

A. B. Combs, of Dallas, received at
Hillsboro, Texas, last week, 100 head of
corn fed beef for which he paid 81 per
100 pounds.
Shipments of beef cattle last week
were as follows James Smith, 2 cars
to st. Louis Wo1dy White sold car
toJ. B. Wilson at $3.50; Jas. Moss sent
2 cars of cattle and of hogs to st.
Louis J. B. Wilson shipped cars of
hogs to Chicago Beef cattle were pur-
chased by the butchers of Texarkana,
Abilene and Longview last week, 5 cars
in all. The demand went beyond the
Dallas supply of beef cattle last week.
Texas Live Stock Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-02
On the Safa Side

From the Philadelphia Call First
western desperado-Well, did you kill
old Col. Rich?
Second desperado-Yes, I fetched
him.
'How did you do it?''
II found him riding on his horse
along lonely road and had plenty of
time to aim.''
but where is his hon se?''
II did not touch that"
did not take the horse?''
Certainly not. In this section they
will hang a man for stealing a horse.''
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-02
Curiosities Of the Government.

Next to the president of the United
States, the best paid federal officer is
the clerk of the supreme court.
Pennsylvania has larger number Of
postoffices than any other state.
Not clerk in the pension Office draws
less than 81 900 year salary, the aver
age for the lib clerks being ST ,294.
Even the copyist gets $500 year. These
clerks have light labor and short hours.
The average salary of the railway post
Office clerks throughout the country is
only S977 year. These men work hard
at the most trying labor and have long
hours.
Eighty years ago North Carolina had
as many representatives in congress as
New York. North Carolina now has
nine, or one less than she had in 1900,
while New York has thirty four.
There are 4l9 type-setters, besides ap-
prentices in the government printing
Office.
Estimating congress to be in session
200 days year, the salaries Of the sen-
ators and representatives amount 10
about $4,000 day.
The state of Nevada, which has two
senator's and one representative in com
gress, has not so large population by
6l7 souls as the city of New Haven,
Connecticut.
During the past ten years the govern
ment has expended nearly $4,000 in
caring for the Indians. The total num-
Der of indians attached 10 agencies is
only 246O00, and of these 10000 in the In
dian Territory, 100 in Wisconsin. and
1900 in New York are supposed to be at
least partially self-supporting.
Last year the postofflce department
used Sll 600 worth OF ink for stamping
and calceling letters.
The FIVE states of Delaware, ColOra-
do, Florida, Nevada and Oregon COM
bined have not SO great a population by
about 100, 600 souls as the city OF New
York. Yet New York City has but
eight representatives in congress, while
the five states have sixteen, besides
their ten senators.
In the fiscal year ending June 3Oth the
governments disbursements for PEN
sions reached sum which exceeds by
$1,000, 900 the disbursements for all pur-
poses in the year 1860.
There are in the railway mail seryice
fifteen clerks who draw the salary Of SlZ
year each.
From the Eve states Of New York.
Pennsylvania, Illinois, Massachusetts
and Ohio the government derives one-
half OF all its postal revenues.
Last year the government paid for
several copies of Puck for the use of de-
partment officials.
The government expended 81 ,22s. IS
last year for North American Ethnol-
ogy" for the Smithsonian institute.
1t costs $50. 900 a year to light the cap
itol and grounds.
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InRarsoll lismiasad.


From the Washington Post: Mr.
Robert G. Ingersoll, who, next to Mr.
Blaine, is probably the most influential
individual in the republican organiza-
ton, can make a fair estimate of his
value when he reflects that vely big
and very black and a very noisy negro
easily defeated him on Tuesday, in a
convention of republicans, as candi-
date for delegate to the national con-
,ention Of his party.
Probably no ole individual could COM
pare with Colonel Ingersoll in influence
in such body as the Chicago conven-
tion is likely to be, influence, we mean,
of the highest order-the influence of a
consummate master of words, acknowl-
edged to be the greatest stump speaker
of his party. 1t is also probable that
out of the 700 or 500 delegates there will
not be more than half a dozen with less
influence than Mr.. Perry Carson, the
colored man who received seventy votes
to Colonel Ingersoll's eight.
Ingersoll's preferences for the nomi-
nation are well known, while Carsons
are probably as obscure to himself as to
anybody else SO it is doubtful if this
feature had much to with the result.
What then was it ?
Colonel IngersOll was defeated for the
same reason that he was not given the
Berlin mission by the pious fraud
Hayes, and for the same reason that he
was not nominated by his party for gov
ernor of Illinois, because he entertains
certain views about religion that do not
suit the majority of his political associ-
ates. 1t is. hard to think, and harder
still to tell, that let HIM be twice as elo-
quent or as popular as he is, he can nev-
er be anything in the republican party
but newer of wood and drawer of
water.
A colored preacher, with goggles so
large that they entirely concealed his
intellect, rung Colonel Ingersoll out Of
the lists by one simple remark in the
convention on Tuesday of last week /:
Dat de republican party will neber
consent to be spoke for by an infi-del.
No sab 7"
The time has come when Colonel In
gersoll should take an account of stock.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-02

Arthur Gorham, vice-president Of the
Western Kansas Cattle Growers asso-
citation, returned 10 the city yesterday
from his trip to Missouri where he had
been to purchase bulls. We learn that
he has secured eighty odd head of Here
ford and Polled Angus bulls, fifty head
of the latter, all of which he will take
to his range southeast of this place.
He made an Investment of upwards of
$4,000 in male breeding stock.-Dodge
City Globe.
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A Habit Some Parents Eave

From the Kentucky State Journal /:
Mother, is it right for person to try
to make a person believe something
what he doesn't believe?'
No, son.
"Well, then, why do you try to make
me believe it's right when any one rings
the door bell to go and peep out of the
winder and see who it is, and if it's sich
and sich one to tell her you're not
in ?''
"Well, that's a different thing"
"Oh, yes; you always say that's q
different thing when you git beat.''
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-02

According to returns from the depart
ment of agriculture, at Washington,
Illinois has the largest number of hors-
es, 1,O2S, ,094 New York the largest
number Of cows, l,5l0,904; Texas the
largest number of oxen and other cattle,
4,277 700, and also of sheep, 1856, ,275 !;
and Iowa the largest number of hogs,
4,SO0, 1893, and also of mules, l9l ,9l7.
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BARBER COUNTY INDEX.

Tho INDEX is progressive newspaper. pub
hshed 81 the county seat, and is tho official pa
per Of the county. IL the especial alvocats Of
the Live Stock industry I'm the southwest, and
Qi lmpOrtance In this section OF the grazing
District Ii reaches nearly etery cow-camp in
TINS section OF the state and the Indian Terri
tory south OF here, and has q splendid circula<
ton among the stockmen of the Eastern states
AS an advertising medium II has no superiors
and few equals among Western periodicals.
Politically, the INDEX Is Democratic, and will
down by Jefferson
Its columns will at all times contain choice
ana select FIRMLY reading matter, and nothing
TO offend the most fastidious.
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The winter losses in Colorado among
cattle, it is estimated, will not exceed
per cent.
Jersey Cattle.

Week before last eighty-two head of
Jersey cattle were sold at auction at
New York. The total receipts of the
sale were S4D, 800, or an average of $6O1.
81 for each animal. The highest price
ever paid for Jersey at auction was
paid at this sale, Hon. Henry L. Pierce,
of Boston, paying Sc. 200 for four year
old COW by Stoke Pogis Sd, out of Bessy
of st. Lambert. He also paid $500 for
a COW by Stoke Pogis Sd, out of Jessa-
mine of st. Lambert.