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National Republican., 1884-11-29

/ give you 81, 900 to cure my lip-s5,0OO down
In the hand to cure my lip, The doctor ex,
amined the lip and gave II as his opinion that
the physcans had been mistaken; that IL was
not cancer Then taking a small vial from
his case he applied drop Of liquid to the can
Ger. In u few minutes after II had dried DIR.
Flower brushed off the dead scaly substance,
and placing u mirror In the old gentleman s
hand, said: Now look Mt your lip II was a
clean, smooth, healthy sore. Then applying
healing ointment, gave the old gentleman
instructions to return in week or ten days.
At the expiration of the allotted time the old
German came back 70 the office intoxicated
with delight. His lip was, entirely well, and
after expressing his gratitude I'm his German
| dialect) he pulled out his well-stufled wallet
and asked Dr, Flower what he must pay, Oh
about 300, said the doctor Great Godl $500
| Did that little amount of treatment cost you
5000 No. replied the doctor, 1t did not cost me
anything, scarcely. did not charge you 70,
you for iOllat to do for your lip, The old gentle
man paid the bill smllingly ana said ne haC
fSTSsGIiS@ sSs aSS lsss sls sfssRSA' fsS to Pm he
|. In the Boston Globs. Nov. le, 1854
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-17
The Diamond Racket.


Harry Sargent now tells how he
worked the original Modjeska diamond
racket. He says: "When Modjeska
was first employed by me she had not
enough diamonds to buy a loaf of
bread with. 1 had to advance her
money to come on here from California
with, and when we began the season
she was in my debt nearly 81 600. You
can then imagine that when sire first
played Camille at the Fifth Avente
there were no diamonds to exhibit.
But when We had played several towns
and got through Boston we began to
feel easier. had some money in my
pocket and SO had she. One day we
were walking along King street in
Montreal, and we passed jeweller's IS
shop next door to the theatre. In the
window was r-agnificent diamond
necklace. She and 1 feasted our eyes
ON it, and then said we might as well
go in and see it. She protested what
was The good but / said it may do us
good to handle it anyway. So we went
in and asked the man in charge Of the
store to see the necklace in the window.
He recognized as, and taking it out,
said it would be just the tffing for
madame. We nudged each other as if
it was delicious joke. Then he told
us that il had been made for Mary An
derson, but that she had never come to
claim it. 1 thought Mary had been GO
ing it rather strong, and then asked
him the price of it. Eight pounds,
said he, forty dollars We were both
asto1fished. 'I'll give you thirty-five
for it, said 4; and the bargain was con-
cluded. The next day / had a box
made with bands of brass. a strong
paddock and handles at both ends for
two men to carry. When we got. TO
Chicago put the necklace in this
strong box, and one night after The per-
formance l walked up 10 the Office of
the hotel, and had a man 10 lift the box
on the counter. Put that in the safe,
said. They looked at the box and said
they could never get a box like that in
the safe. WELL said ], you put no.
tiee in every room that you won't be
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-17

Maj. John Edwards: n clergyman,
of course, writes to the New York Sun
to say that he is too pure to vote for
Cleveland, too moral to go to Blaine,
has too much sense to swallow Butler.
and is in devil of political fix gener-
ally. He wants to know what to do.
We can tell him. Vote for Belva A.
Lockwood, or take to the brush.
However, this reverend gentleman
and it is to be hoped that he is not of
the Ball order-must know something
about his Bible. When the Lord was
looking for king for his chosen people
did He get hold of eunich? Did He
bid to put the purple on flabby, wab-
bling, loose-jointed BOBBY, giggling
like a guinea-hen whenever pretty
girl spoke to him? 4? Or did he take
David, that splendid athlete of a fell
low, who slew the giant of six cubits
and span, who was equally handy
with the harp and sword, and who,
when the beautiful Bathsheba was
afoot, knew alto well the kind of a
snare to set to catch her unawares.
Can't stand Cleveland. hey? And
you preacher of the gospel from Gen
esis to Revelations? A sensible man
wouldn't trust you alone at night in an
organ-loft with blind organ girl, hav-
ing only little trained dog, more
faithful than all your breed, to lead her
home after practieing was over.
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Observation-Disclosures Snhnnl.

The following were received among
the written answers III examination on
scriptures by her magesty's inpectors
of schools:
"WhO was MOsespn
''He was an Egyptian. He lived in a
bark made of bullrushes, and he kept a
golden carf and worshipt braizen snakes
and he het nothin' but qwahles and
manner for forty years. lie was kort
by the air of his'ed while ridin, under
bow of tree, and he was killed by
his son Abslon as he was hanging
from the bow. His end was peace"
"What do you know of the patriarch
Abrahamp"
"IIe was the father of lot and had
tew wives. One was called IIismale
and the tother Haygur. We kept wun
at home and he hurried tother into the
desert, when she became a pillow of
salt in the daytime and a pillow of fire
at night
"Write an account of the Good Sam
ritan."
"a certain man went down from Jer-
slam to Jeriker and he fell among
thawns and the thawns sprang up and
chOked him. Whereupon he gave tur-
pins to the hoast and sad tax care on
him and put hlm on his hone hass
And he passed bye on the hother side"
London Times.
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Sacred Cattle in Texas.

New Mexico Stock Grower: John
O'Neil, a cattle raiser of lifelong ex-
perience in Victoria county, Texas,
called on the Stock Grower this week
and conversation with him proved
most interesting. Mr.. O'Neil is offe of
the few breeders in this country of
Brahma or sacred cattle of the East
Indies. 1t W )uld at first seem farcical
10 speak of raising "menagerie stock"
but Mr.. O'Neil will soon be able to
prove to stockmen of the west that this
strain will show as many good quail
ties as the much talked of Herefords
and Durhams..
The first sacred cattle brought to
America consisted of two lots, one of
which went to Georgia and the other to
Louisiana. In 1879 Mr.. O'Neil noticed
cows near his home which were cross
between the Brahmas and natives and
were the property Of neighbor. The
winter and spring of 70 were excep-
tionally hard OH cattle and the Idle off,
was something tremendous. Our OBJ
serving friend saw in the spring that
the Brahma cows were in excellent con-
dition, and after some experiments he
concluded that the breed would be a
good one to cross with native stock.
Mr.. O'Neil secured bull and two cows
(thoroughbreds) from the Louisiana
herd, but afterwards increased the
number from Georgia. The result of
the cross is very satisfactory. The
Brahma is of good size, fine beef quail
ties, and possesses the best rustling
qualities of any breed. Mr.. O'Neil OBJ
tains the hest results from a cross of
the sacred cattle with the pure Dur
hams, and the male stock from this
cross he runs with his natives. There
is heavy demand in Texas for the
Brahmas, as they are called, but it is
utterly impossible to supply it. Mr..
O'Neil intends to stock ranch in this
territory, when our New Mexico cattle
owners will have an opportunity 10 see
the sacred cattle. The thoroughbreds
are described as being of rich cream
color, and the bulls have very promil
nenthumps on the shoulders
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-17

In the following is about as much
good, solid sense as person could find
in a weeks hunt: I'VE presume that
some people think that newspaper men
are persistent duns let a farmer place
himself in similar business position
and see if he would not do the same.
Suppose that he raises one thousand
bushels Of wheat, and his neighbor
comes and buys bushel, and the price
was only two dollars, or less, and the
neighbor says L will pay you in few
days AS the farmer does not want to
be small about the matter, he says all
right. Another comes i'm the same way
until the whole of the one thousand
bushels are trusted out to one thousand
different persons, and of course that
would not help him any. He does not
realize that the farmer has frittered
away his large crop of wheat, and that
its value is due in one thousand little
driblets, and that he is seriously en-
barrassed because his debtors treat it
as little matter. But if all would
pay promptly, which they could do as
well as not, it would be very large
amount to the farmer, and enable him
to carry on his business without diff
pn1tv
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-17

Those much quoted persons, "the
oldest inhabitants" are divided in
opinion whether they have ever seen
more remarkable weather for the time
OF year than that which has prevailed
over much of the country for some time
past. In many places the temperature
has been uncomfortably warm. There
have been rains in many localities, in
cluding most of those which have been
suffering from the drouth. Grass in
the pastures has grown almost as iuxu-
riantiy as in June. The faIl-sown
grain is starting with great vigor, and
the corn crop almost everywhere has SO
far matured that injury from the frost
is no longer feared. Live stock. in the
main, is doing well. Cattle are fatten-
ing rapidly on grass, and still more so
when COM fed. (. Unfortunately, there
is more than the usual amount of dis
ease among hogs; but in the aggregate
farmers and stockuen arc to be con-
graduated on very favorable au-
breeder Gazette.
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The Silent Beautv-

Les us royster with the oyster in the
shorter days and moister that are
brought by brown September with its
roguish final r; for breakfast or for
supper, on the under shell or upper, of
dishes he's the daisy, and of shell fish
he's the star. We try him as they fry
him and even as they pie him; we're
partial to him lucious in a roast; we
boil him and we broil him, we vinegar
and-oil him, and oh, he is delicious
stewed with toast. We eat him with
tomatoes and the salad of potatoes, nor
look him DER with horror when he fol-
lows the cold slaw; and neither doth he
fret us fhe marches after lettuce and
abreast of cayenne pepper when his
majesty is raw. To welcome the Sep
tember to the knife and glowing en-
ber, juicy darling of our dainties, dis
poser of the claml To the oyster then,
a bolster, with him, in royal royster,
we shall whoop it through the land Of
Uncle Sam.
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Prayer for Prohibition.
PRoHIBITIoN HEADQUARTERS
CHICAGO bet 6 1881

IROHIBlTION HEADQUARTERS, I
CHICAGO, Oct. s 1854. {
To the People of the United States:
In view of the misery and crime re-
sulting from alcoholism and from the
guilt fastened upon the people of the
governments, municipal, state and ma
tional, by permitting and even licen-
sing the traffic in poisonous drinks, the
executive committee of the prohibition
party call on the people of this country
to observe Wednesday, Oct. 20, as day
of fasting and humiliation, and confess
sion, and in view of the fact that many
all over the land are aroused and real
ize the enormity of the liquor crime
and are willing to be at cost and pains
to put it away, we call upon all Chris
tian believers to unite in prayer to AL
mighty God that His aid may be given
to measures which will result in the
speedy putting away of the guilt; and
the suppression of the traffic in alcoholic
liquor. JOHN b. FRENCH,
Chairman.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-17

The accuracy of the figures in the
following item are not at all vouched
for, but we find them in an exchange.
Some of them are doubtless too high
There are 12S,7l0 dogs in Kansas. OF
these 4,Sl2 are known to have gone mad
and to have bitten s36' human beings,
and lob domestic animals. OF the
people bitten, thirty-eight have died.
These l2S,7lO dogs destroyed 2,761 sheep
worth ten times the value of the dogs.
During the year these 12S,7l0 dogs sue
ceeded in frightening away seventeen
housebreakers, and in saving from
drowning one child.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-17
Herefords and Angus.

BY reference to the handsome adver-
tisement on our third page, readers
will notice that Hon. w. B. Ives, of
Sherbrook. Canada, who is largely In
terested in both the above breeds, and
who has already made two public sales
at Riverview Park, Kansas City, will
on Saturday, November lst, the last
day of the Kansas City Fat Stock
Show, sell at public auction, splendid
lot of Hereford. atia Angus cattle, all
young and thrifty animals, of. unexcep-
tionable pedigrees and in good breeding
condition. Catalogues may be obtain
ed by addressing the Live Stock Indi-
Gator, Kansas City, Mo.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-17

The commissioner of the general
land Office renews his recommendations
that the preemption law be repealed,
and most important, that homestead be
amended so as to require positive proof
OF actual residence and Improvement
for two years before homestead entry
may be commuted to cash payment.
He recommends the repeal of the tim
ber culture act. The act providing that
laids covered by accomplishments shall
be subject to entry Immediately upon
cancellation at the local Office of the
desert land law and timber and stone
land act.
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THE BARBER COUNTY iNDEy;

responsible for yaluables unless they
are left in the safe, and here is Nine.
Modjeska's $4,000 necklace. 1 want
you to take charge of it, BY this time
there was a crowd around the counter
eyeing the box. The clerk didn't know
what TO do. Strange said I, that the
present Nine. Modjeska got fIom the
czar of Russia can't be properly pro-
tected. Then get two policemen to
guard the box all night and I'll pay
them mys IT, The policemen were got,
and they sat on either side of the box
of thirty-five dollar diamonds till IL
O'Clock next.day. Nothing more was
necessary for me to do. The papers
were full of the cars sac, 900 diamonds
and Modjeska's jewelry was one of the
great attractions of the season."
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81 don't want to interfere in your
family matters, my dear friend, but l
would advise you to watch carefully
your oldest daughter and your coach
man"
"What have you SEEN" was asked
anxiously, Ito arouse your suspicion?"
Nothing tangible" was the reply
"but you-had better keep sharp eye
out
s.Great st. Dennislr murmered the
old gentleman. lis it possible that Maria
has found lover at last? 1t seems too
good to be true"
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THE BARBER COUNTY INDEX.

The INpEx Il progressive Newspaper, pull
ilahcd M the county seat and u the official pa
per ~ thu county. IL tho especial advocate 81
numlors among IL patrons every ranchnan
n Importance In thir section ~ the grazing
diafrfdt II reaches noorly every cow-camp in
tory aouth of here, AMI has a splendid circtlla-
don aulonr the stoCkmon Of tho Eastern stntce.
A an advertising medium u has no rupcrtors
and few eqtial- among Western periodicals.
Politically, the INDEx IL Democratic. lssid VIII
kvpr bo found advocating the principles laid
dawn by jefferson.
ia columns will ~ all times contain choice
ondsclcct FIRMLY reading matter. and nothing
20 offend the mOaf fuatifiOua.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-17

Just one week after the October
election in Ohio two years ago, Jno. A.
Martin, in the Atchison Champion, in
commenting on the result and the pro-
hibition vote in that state, said: Zone
source of congratulation is that if the
temperance skunks and idiots who
voted the prohibition ticket in Ohio had
voted the republican ticket it would
not have elected it anyway.n
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-17

The convention that elected delegates
to.the republican state convention from
Leapenworth county passed resolutions
in favor of the re-submission of the
prohibitory amendment and instructed
the delegates to work and vote for the
embodiment of resolution of this kind
in the state platform and in favor of
Col. John a. Martin for governor. Col.
Martin promptly announced that he
did not want their votes on any such
conditions
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-17

what ever became of Morgan?"
said little boy to his father, who had
just become Mason. The father
smiled. ''IIe was never heard of after
ward, was he?' The father still
smiled. Then, if he was never heard
of again, know what must have hap
pened to him." "What 2" asked the
father. "IIe must have been elected
-president.-Puck.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-17

A Partisan once remarked to Long
fellow that there was one American
word he could not understand or find in
any dictionary. "What isitp" INQUIRED
the poet. ''Thateldo," was the reply.
Il never heard of the word,n said
Longfeliow. Presently servant came
in to replenish the fire. After putting
on little fuel, Longfellow remarked
to him, THAT will do HAP ex-
claimed the Frenchman, "that is the
very word which troubled me. Every
Other Saturday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-17

Three different civil engineers have
made estimates of the quantity of wa
terpouring over Niagara Falls every
minute, and there is difference of two
quarts between the highest and lowest.
Perhaps some COW was drinking above
when the figuring was going on.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-17
POSTAL.

Postoffice at Medicine Lodge open from A
70 y Pm. Sundays one hour on arrival of mail.
Money order office. w. ID. VANSLYKE. Pm.
EMMA VASSLYKE, ASSISTANT.
The Mails:
From Harper and all Eastern points, arrives
tiily nj NJ; leaves daily at 8 AN
From sun City, Lake City. Soldier Creek, Red
Srcek, Hutchinson, kingmdn, Bross, Kiowa.
Lodi, arrives Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
lays ~ 5PN. Departs Tuesdays, Thursdays and
@aturdays at s An.
From Iukn, Elm Mills and Saratoga arrives on
tuesdays and Fridays at 3 PM ana departs on
WednestlatYs ani Saturlays at \ NJ.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-17

The great desideratum of woman's
existence is a husband but the pima
Gle of the desideratum is baby to hug
and kiss and rolly-polly and grind her
nose in.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-17

n Belya Lockwood banner has been
stretched across the principal street in
Albion, New York. 1t is hemstitched
has dado of Hamburg edging, and
two rows Of shirring on the upper gore.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-17

The only electric railway in the
United States is at Cleveland, and is a
mile long. Ireland, Germany and
France all possess electric short dis
tance railways eight or ten miles in
length.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-17

"Will you have your oysters scallop-
ed?'' asked the waiter at an Austin res
taurant of green customer. "Iave
the oysters scalped? Has everything in
the restaurant got hair on it, Why
don't you scalp the butter?"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-17

n New England woman thinks that
apropos of a recent elopement, ''coach-
men make fully as good husbands as
these rich dudes who are out all night
gambling and drinking"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-17

why did you put that nickle with a
hole in it i'll the contribution boxp"
asked one man of another. because
Icould not put the hole in without the
nickel, and had to put in something"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-17

a fellow in Mcpherson county got rid
of a judgment by swearing that he
worked for his wife for $40 a year and
his chewing tobacco.
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CHURCHES.

METHODIST EPISCOPAI.-serviceso every
4N4 Sunday mt 1880 a. IN. and 80 y. IN. Sun
DAY school every Sunday at $3.50 y. m. Prayer
meeting every Thursday evening at f:3D
5trangers invited. W. III. GILLIAN, Pastor
DRESBYTERIAN.-Se on second anil
fourth Sundays of each month. Sunday
school at p. NJ. A. AXLISE, Pastor.
OHRISTIAN.-Preach every lst and
~ Sunday at ii o'clock. Sunday school at 10
o'clock every Sunday. ED. ID. A. QUICK,
Pastor
TINTED BRETHREN-Serviccsat at the Chris
~ tan church on the tn sunday each month
Oy REV. COLE.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-17

tits stated that General Grant will
receive $4,000 for his history of the
war from the Century. The great gen.
eral prefers fixed sum outright to a
ROYALTY
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-17
Our Live prurgusts.

Our live druggists, Fleming Bros. arc daily
having calls for Bcggs' Biafrhea BaIsam. Id
cases OF Collie, Cholerr. Cholcrn Morbus. Diari
rhoea, Dysentery, Bloody Fiux, inflammation
the Bowels, etc. IL viii bring immediate relief.
Every bottle warranted 10 give satisfaction or
money refunded Price IS certs.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-17

A man in Smith county has walnut
grove, seYen years old, from which he
sold 800 bushels of walnuts this season,
at 81 per bushel.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-17

No fewer than sixteen ocean steamers
left New York on Saturday last for Eu-
rope-the biggest fleet on record, it is
said, in the history of the port.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-17

American beef is now sold as Scotch
in the English market, and brings four
cents more per pound on that account.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-17
]. P. eARUTHERs. EeITOR 4 PROPRIETOR

The mills of Minneapolis turn OF o.
600 barrels of flour per day. The mill
ers make profit of 81 per barrel.
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SOCIETIES.

a A. +. & A. NJ, Delta Lodge NJ. -
"a Regular communications, fra and
X ~ third Saturday evenings IN each
wv month. 5. J. SHEPLER, NJ.
5. NJ. KEssLHR, Secretary.
- II! =
~ j. q. q. F., Pioneer Lodge
~WAS& No. 119.-hcgular meetings,
V"A ~ ~ every Tuesday evening.v " -
NNZ~ iting brethren i'm good stand
{0D ing cordially invited.
W. II. ROUSE, N. G..
L. z HUBBARD, Secretary.
X n IT W Fidelity Lodge No. e0.-
hI VI VI 11 % Meets every Thursday
night j. w. SINGER, N. W.
y K ? ELDRED POST, No ia, meets
VI III M the last Saturday IN each month
OF the court house In Medicine Lodge, Rt r. N.
All comrades cordially invited
Eli SMITH, Post Commander.
NJ. n. GILBERT, Adjutant.
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FURNITURE REPAIRING
CARPENTER JOB Work.
Carpet Laying.
Carpet Laying.

Henry Ush0fer Il propored To do all Kinds
o. furniture and carpenter repairing. making
furniture 10 order and all kinds OF job work
He has oompotont assistants and guarantees
natisfaction.
special attention givcn % putting down car
pets and hanging shades ann PICTURES.
Aeeps on hand and makes 30 order cots Of all
i,ls.
Hoop opposite the Medicine Valley Dank
fromptattonron to an orders. a