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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-27
Burdette on the Farm and Garden.

This month is a good time to pay the
interest on your mortgage and renew
the notes you gave year ago. It Is al.
so a pretty good time to take up the
notes you unwittingly gave to the cloth
peddler last christmas under the i'm
preston that you were only signing q
contract.
Oats thrive best in an elevator. A
farmer who has 80, 900 bushels of oats
in an elevator need not worry about the
weather. Always raise oats in an ele
vator and keep out of a deal with the
Chicago man.
Look after the bean peles you had
left over from last year. You will look
long time before you find any. They
have gone partially into the insatiats
NAV Of the all-devouring fire. place, and
the neighbors have stolen the rest.
Raise chickens. If you have got a
nice little garden by all means raise
chickens. Your neishbUt's hens arr
the best ones to raise. You will find
them FROM $50 A. M. until go p. NJ
on your lettuce, onions, raddishes and
I flower beds. You can raise them high
er with shot gun than anything else
n. B.-Alwats eat the hen you raise
p. S.-Cook the hen before eating
p. SS.-Befofe eating the hen, that is
Crush eggs shells and feed them Il
your own chickens if you are fooiist
enough to keep any. IL the white,
and yolks are removed from the shell
they will crush more easily.
If good horse shows symptoms o.
going blind and is developing a few
first-class spavins, it is time to sci
him.
eternal vigilance is the price of thu
potato crop. About ten hours day
devoted to crushing potato bugs viii
hard sticks, win probably save the up
per part Of the patch for you. By tn,
time you dig the potatoes YOU will b,
so disgusted with everything pertain
ing to potato culture that tUti couldn'
look potato in the eye without {
feeling of nausea, and as for eatin,
one. But this enables yeu to sell tn,
whole bushel without pang,
Young hens lay more eggs than olt
ones. This is because the giddy yount
things have not yet learned their value
In few years they viii know Just hov
to stand around on strike when egg
are $l.75 dozen. and then rush on
and work dotible time. when eggs ar,
SO common the tramps won't eat them
burlington Hawkeye.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-27

The friends of Hon. Ben 8. Miller, of
this, the 92d representative district,
will present his name to the Harper
senatorial convention for its considera-
ton rs the candidate of the republican
party for the Office of state senator.
They deen him in every way qualified
for the Office, and wish to honor them
selves by assisting in honoring Mr..
Miller with the nomination and cleo
ton to this Office.
Eighty to ninety per cent Of calves is
the way all the stockmen on the Strip
talk wien asked what the calf crop will
be this season. This is encouraging,
as it has been doubtful question, in
the light of last tears experience,
whether it was q paying btisiness to
raise calves on our local ranches. It
II not definitely settled yet whether 1t
is more profitable to buy yearling steers
at SIC around from through drovers
and mature them, or raise the calves
from so cows and $50 bulls running on
grass that costs about five cents an
acre.
Some one during the past six months
has been burning a lot of the Dutch 8,
Mr.. 4tunkel's) cattle. The new brand
II exS on both sides; and is done with a
straight bar and q left-handed ''S''
brand. About thirty head Of these cat
tie have been gathered in the past fif-
teen days during the roundup south
west of here. Frank BoidsOn holds q
bill Of sale for forty head of cattle in
the above brand. and is gathering them
He bought of young Wesley, the Med
icine Lodge bank robbef. The cattle
are undoubtedly the Stunkel cattle; for
the Dutch ''S' ON some Of them shows
up as plain as Is does ON any Of the cat
tie IN the Stunkel brand The matter
ought to be investigated, and il there
are any guilty parties, they should be
brought up short and that at once
Caldwell Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-27
BARBER COUNTY INDEX.
Official Paper of Barber County

Post Dispatch: It is the proud boast
OF Senator Ingalls,, Of Kansas, that he
has used the word ''iiar" oftener than
any other man in public life without
being kicked for it, and yesterday be-
ing fine day for the exercise of Mr..
Ingalls, vituperative oratory he i'm
proved ON his record by accusing Sena.
tor Brown, of Georgia, Of lying and
forgery, throwing In little side alIu-
sions to cowardice, thugs, etc. As it is
contrary to the precedent of the senate
for one senator to kick another, Mr.. In
gals will probably tally another sue
cessful use of the word liar. 1t is hard
to tell what to do with the artrabilious
senator from Kansas. He was bitten
once by q dog, but the dog died.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-27
EroW-Eaters.


New York Sun: The democrats will
be unwise If they reckon confidently up
on any considerable iesertion from the
regular republican ranks by reason OF
the success of the star route leaders at
Chicago in nominating Mr.. Blaine for
president.
A very large fitifnbef Of the independ.
eht voters, who would support the re.
publican ticket IL it was satisfactory,
will Undoubtedly vote for good demo-
cratic candidate In preference to Mr..
Blaine.
There are also fnAfit statinch and hofi-
est republicans of long standing who
will vote against Blaine and Logan II
they vote at all, we warn the democra-
cy against over-estimating the number.
BY the time that election dny comes,
hundreds and thousands of republican
voters who are quite sure that they
will never support Blaine, will march
up to the ballot box and vote the ticket
just the same as Stephen B. Elkins and
Powell Clayton.
The dish may be disagreeable but
many Of them will eat it. Especially Is
this probable in the case of those more
or less independent republicans who are
ambitious to attain Office or remain in
offce. A man who opposes the regular
nomination for president and vice pres
ident, fairly made, cannot reasonably
expect to be put forward as q candidate
fot anything himself.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-27


There seems to be, says the Chicago
Times, a growing disposition on the
part of range cattle owners to cross or
mix the Shorthorns ard Herefords.
The Shorthorns crossed on Texas or
common COWS rapidly breed up In sire,
and give a, frame to take on a large
store of fat, but some claim for these a
tendency to roughness and lack Of rust
ling qualities. This is overcome by
the use of the small-boned, round and
compact white faces. Many claim that
this will add vitality and rustling abili-
ties to the herds. The next few years
will settle the question in the minds of
most ranchmen, for numerous expert
metts are being made in this line in
all parts of the ranging country.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-27

Some grasses are sayages and some
are civilized. The former 20 out with
the savage beasts. The latter comes In
with the school houses and churches.
The buffalo grass fifst creeps oset and
holds the drift sands. 1t IL said the
graff1ma grass follows it closely. But
close pasturage kills both and as the
soil forms and moisture is utilised the
blue joint and other grasses take their
place. AS these are killed ont by still
closer pasturing, the blue grass, or as il
is sometimes called June grass, comes
In, with white clover closely following,
and these prepare the way for red clO-
veg, timothy and other grasses.
1t is curious also to note how weeds
travel westward with theStar of Empire.
The dog fennel comes in, not with the
Methodists as is generally supposed,
but after they have taken possession. Il
comes In with the Presbyterians and
blue grass.
The rag weed comes III sfong with
the Episcopaiians and the sweet SCENT.
Cd vernal grass. sfow Tar this process.
sion will move west is an interesting
question just now. The buffalo grass
and the gramma grass are fast reducing
and ;the blue joint following closely,
but just how far the blue grass
can follow is very serious matter to
Kansas and Nebraska. 1t seems to IN
blue grass and timothy. will drop ou,
and orchard grass fall In as the ieaGe,
Of civilized grasses.
This procession has winged follow
ing or rather accompaniment, for thu
prairie chicken keeps even with thu
blue joint and the quaii keeps step will
the blue GRASS.
Among animals the prairie dog aiit
antelope 60 cut with the buffalo grass
The Hereford is In his glory In tn.
blue Joint and the Shorthorn kind Of
hangs back for his perfect development
for the bite grass, but both being some
what. cosmopolitan send out grade,
to the head Of the procession Of Tho
grasses.
Painted houses, orchards, fne towns
carriages, crvameries, tile factories, az
riciltural newspapers and other mic.
things have their advance gard will
the blue joint and the main body will
the blue grass and clover, Presbyteri
ans, Baptists and Episcopalians. III,
Methodist is q cosmopolitan. He goel
everywhere and wherever he goes, h,
stay.-~Iowa Homestead.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-27
Arkansaw Traveller: Sever.l

Arkansaw Traveller: Several days
ago the governor of Arkansaw received
the following from man who believe 9
that officers are the servants of the peo-
pie: Dear Jim-Wush you would
keep your eyes peeled and find me a
yoke of steers. You mout 60 around
to the wagon yards and see IL you can
lind any. don't want brindle steers.
Jim, 1 reckon that tha's a right smart
sprinkle of farmers in your town and II
you keep sharp look out you can find
a good yoke of steers. / don't want
brindle seeers. After you buy them
you can drap me a line and I'll come
down after them, or IL you can send
them down by the secretary Of state,
would be much obleeged. Steers air q
great help on farm, but / don't want
brindle steers.'
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-27
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Stock Qussip.


Bull fighting has been prohibited BY
the authorities of France.
Beef can be proftably raised on the
range for two and half cents per
potind.
1t costs Colorado s., ,OO0, 900 each year
for feed for live stock, above what is
raised in the state.
The receipts of hogs at the Kansas
City market amount TO about $4,000
head each week at present.
About soon 600 head OF cattie and
over 100000 head Of sheep are now
grazing on the ranges of New Mexico.
st. Gouis is raising S25, 900 for the en-
tertainmsnt of the National Cattle Con-
gress that meets in that city November
IL.
American cattle are reported as slight
ly better in the Liverpool market sell.
ing at Is q 1915, estimated dressed
weight.
The estimated increase Of the cattle
in Colorado during the past year has
been S3s per cent. in numbers and 4O
per cent. in quality.
The number of cattle slaughtered in
Chicago for the year ending March /,
1884, was 1896, as compared with
T74,5fS for the previous year.
Professor Grihneli, Of Iowa, has bssti
appointed, under the pluro phetiinonia
bill passed by congress, to have charge
OF the new Bureau Of Animal Industry.
Colorado will this year import proba-
bly, 5000 bulls. BY law of the state q
bull must be as good as quarter thor;
Oughbred before he can ruin at large ON
the public domain. This hecessitates
great market for the grade animal.
bred in the western states.
EACH tectirfing year TEXAS more neat.
ly approaches the condition Of being
the nursery and breedinggrounds, from
which reservoir the western states and
Territories draw their main supply ol
young steets.
Since the organization Of the differ.
ent cattle growers associations In thu
west the laws for the protection OF live
stock are being vigorously enforced
and severef punishf1ents are being In
flicted than are generally tnstsd out ID
Older states for like offences.
An English and Scottish syndicate ha,
purchased $40 square miles of land II
Old Mexico for q cattle ranch. II I,
calculated that this will sustain i0U ,00i
head of cattle aiid 500, 600 head OF sheep
1t cost million dollars and win requir,
another million TO stock It:
The Denver Live Stock Journa
claims that Denver will be the creates
market for blooded cattle the present
summer on the continent Of Americx
The live stock exhibition at the Nation
al Mining and Industrial Exhibition
will call more buyers and sellers toseth
er than were ever assembled sine,
Shorthoms, Herefords, POlled-Angu,
and all other high-bred catt1e wete in
troduced into this country.
1t does not take long for our domesti'
animals to relapse back into wild beasts
says the Rural World: The Wild hog,
of Australia are descendants Of few
porkers left there by Capt. Cook, on tn
the celebrated voyage of the seventeenth
century. The Wild cattle there an
of the Shorthorn race, being descendant
from stray members Of herd that {
faft1ef hsd imported from Enlgand
These two animals now furnish TN
daring Australian hunter with his Ia
vorite sport; their donlestiCated rela-
tives duietly fsttsn Ii theft pens and
stalls, constituting one of the greatest
ffioHeyed interestsf the world.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-27

An exchanges says Fort Worth is d
rtstling town. II has white elephant
cattle exchange, a variety show of
beautiful blondes, gambling saloon,
and Eve hundred gin mills. There is
some talk of building 3 church.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-27

Chicago News A big, clustering
Hurrah was Dragging about his init,
mate acquaintance with great editor
Of d Blaine orEab: ~ ~.
"I'm with him every day afid givS
him lots of pointers for editorial arti.
cles. He's proud of my acquaintance
too, and takes pains TO introduce me to
everybody he meets"
"fes," said d we'll gro#h Dotbt, yUti
swagger about the streets and in pub
lie places with him, but When he Is at
home, all alone in the solitude of his
chamber, he sends for me and l sit
with him by the hour.
A legal construction walked into d
court room:
Ibid yot send for ME, judgeT"
eyes. DO you want good easy pc.
sition7'
s,of codfse 1 d5.''
.sWeil, then; go and stand BY tlie
outer d0Uf, and when w0riian with 3
tiahdage aboit her eyes and q set 81
scales in her hands comics up, tell her
she can't come ifi."
s.Is that allfn
That's all, It a pretty soft Job. t
don't think She win venture % come
arotind here, but If siie should I'd like
tohsye yoti handy to shoe her away"
WHO is sire, anyway, judge. What's
het fiamey''
"weiI, it's SO long since I've heard It,
blamed il il hasen't slipped my Hems
ory."
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-27

fufafnatsefi reached this city yester'
day that the war department had order
ed the organization of new military
district to be known as the Oklahoma
district including al lands In the Indian
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-27
Mr. Blains's Pie Story.

Blaine used to tell STORY to express
the feelings Of republicans toward the
administration of Mt. Hayes, but IL
applies better to their feelings Of his
own nomination. A party of young
men were camping out in the Main
woods. One was selected to cook and
it was agreed that the first man who
complained of the cuisine shotild as.
sumo the duties Of cook hittiself. The
fare was simply atrocious, but all held
their peace With an effort. One day
some pie was served that was thought
more tillaihous than anything that had
gone before 1t. The man at the head
of the table looked around upon the
faces of his companions and 1t occurred
to him that condition fiearer akin to
rebellion was pictured upon the face of
his vis-a-vis than upon the countenance
of any other of the unfortunates. Ads
dressing hifii sweetly, he said "What
do you think of this piefn With the
utmost emphasis the reply came, 81
think it is about the blank blankedest
pie that I ever" And then the recol-
lectiotlof the agreement flashed across
the speaker and with beaming coun-
tehance and tone of demotiiac delight
he hastef1ed to add: "Btt like IT,
Waterbury American.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-27

81 am surprised" said d Silver head.
ed sage, on Sunday last, "that Beecher
has gone back on Blaine. If it had
been Tilden 1 should not have won
dered at it. You know that Beecier
had some trouble with Tilden's wifs
three or fotir years age, but I Thought
he was solid with Blaine.
"What was his trouble with Tiiden's
@ife7''
"Didn't you hear about that7s Why,
1t was something about hunting up
hens nests. Theft chicket1s tised tu
ruin together .ahd they had ttoubis
about it; but that was good while
ago.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-27
THE BARBER cOVNTYMOEK
AdvsrtisinR Rates

kvory day We roceive prOPo1h tor eavcLu-
mIcnlno oompanl1s. book pubbshers. adFeltL.
ing aganta. ota. TO All suCh We VII fnys 49,
apace IA tnls paper can ~ nOcd Nsh 49, =.
Vurffrn1nnuts ~ RtgJd bffcr9i We hafo y EOoo
uirStl.ti,5i ainui. an iiilulllS Siii cinal u c0pe
We have no fOrdlEu ad'e in ths paper, and don
oaru % have uhlcas thVy p',y in OAsh our rognAAf
soia,an, ,ovr I,'u.,iObh pqr year. 'r5SS nc
% $50
B1u
AnrsaAias uvucss 10 usnta psr line HAon IN
.nu ouAnfaasF A. ADvAsuA
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-27
THf BARBER COUNTY fNDEX

The fEDsn b Z prugfessats uswspapsr, puba
usne4 g The coun<y eeats ana b she o11c1al pas
PR q the cQunty: lt the cePectal sdtocase 81
numbers amang ~ pafrUns every ranohmaa
81 iMportance IN this section of Tho grastud
distficG II reaches nearly esgfy c6wcamp a
tnis section Of the Btnte and the 1udhru Terri
nfy sosfth Of here's and has = spief,did Sst6dlss
non amQnk the stockmen Of the Eastern statesi
AS an aovertf3ffB ffedinmit has no suberiors
and tew eqttals among Western poriodicals
PUttticallys the INDEX 10 Democratic, and wifi
svss 20 f2und adtocatire the principles iSSd
fts columns viii at ail times contain cho,cs
and select frffiilt reading matter, Hfsd notfind
20 offend the most fastidiUtfs,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-19

llcular Industry, they can only he
| guided hy what they conceive 20 he the
| best interest of the public npc-school
fund. 4 stockmnn Ia Denton county
/ recently sued the railroad for
over ~ per acre for burning
oil his grass; the Jury gave him
sixty cents per acre. SO there II one
| fair valuation between n Htockmcn ANA
/ his peers ~ Ia the value of grass, Other
! instances are occurring around ~ every
| day whore stockmon are leasing lands ut
l four 90 ten cents per acre. Yet the eat
/ tie mon, after occupying the territory for
| years free of rent, object To paying n rent
! which they all would acknowledge low
| II the admission would not help prevent
| their "iroc" use of the lands,
The state certainly ought 10 enjoy the
same privilege as the counties, which
| have all along been leasing their -four
/ leagues of school lands; we have never
heard any cry against the Commission
crs' Courts which have leased school
lands. Why hasn't the Gazette scored
/ It's Commissioners court as freely rs the
| Democratic administration for the same
/ OiicnccY Tho County courts lease their
-four leagues To create an annual revenue
of several thousand dollars for their
county ircc-schools. The state, by lcas-
ing It's lands, can bring To the support of
the froo-school system of the state over
Sl,WO,OW ana double the frcc school term.
Why shouldn't the state do ity why
shouldn't the cattlomon-thc cattle mon,
the big cattlcmcn, for the small stock
men and farmers are not found In the
unorganlzod counties, and there are no
public lands remaining I'm the unorgan-
lied counties rather than the public
schools have the benefit of their landsy
II these lands are worth rental. and Il
Is in the power of the state 10 get II and
add to the education of her people,
wouldn't her legislators and her
governor De rocronnl To their trust not To
do it, Abilene Reporter.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-19
NOTES FROM M'GREGOR.
Observation-Disclosures and Crops-Per-
sonal, Etc.

MCGREGoB, June II. Correspond
ence. Mr.. j. II. Halls little daughter,
Pearl, who died June 18th, was buried in
Coryell county. They have the sympa-
thy of the community at large. Mrs.
Tyson and her daughter are still very
sick. our "Plaindealer" man is spread
ing himself for County Commissioner,
with bright prospects of election.
The weather has been SPLENDID for the
farmers. Most of the grain has been
cut. Threshing will begin in few days
in earnest.
Thomas G. Smith, Esq, Il prominent
attorney from Waco, was in our town
yesterday, on legal business.
Col. w. NJ. Flournoy and +. O. Rogers,
Esq, of Waco,c came out n few days since
and organized u lodge |. q. o. II. ut this
place. The few resident members of the
order will, we presume, soon succeed in
building up a flourishing lodge here.
The interest in the Republican Con-
vention and its results, has about died
out. The Republicans have n strong
ticket, but with such n ticket as Thur
man and Mcdonald To contend against,
we think their chances slim. Let the
Democracy be careful.what they do Mt
Chicago.
Success to the HERALD.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-19
SULPHUR SPRINGS SPRAY.


The Weather Clerk Helping the Husband
man-Pcrsonai-InnuS of Nisitnrs-A
Hint to Dallas Business Men.
SULPHUR SPRINGS. June l7.-lCorres-
pondence. The weather continues IA
vorable for farming, and consequently
grasS'is about subdued and farmers wear
a more pleasing expression.
\ difficulty between parties, hoth
white and black, resulted in the death oil
a negro. IL was u final case OF JuGgc
Lynch, and so last sunday was con
sIlmed in preliminary trial of eight or
ten men arrested on SUSPICION.
Mrs. II. w. Henderson and children
leave for the states of New York and
Massachusetts, where she will spend the
remainder of the summer. ON her re-
turn she will be accompanied by
her sister, Miss Grctta Beck, who has
been North ut school for a year
past. Mrs. Henderson will have in
Sn% niece as Miss nj as Maud White White
n charming little miss, who attends
school i'm st. Louis for the next year or
two.
They come and go-whilst some arc
hurrving north, east or west, n goodiy
number are seeking our little town III
quest OF health, and profess themselves
benefited by the sour waters, OF when
we have several wells. From their anaNl
sis they certainly should he bene
/ fetal.
/ Ifthe good citizens of Dallas conclude
/ to build to Paris, and extend their ran
/ road privileges, give sulphur springs
chance 10 help you, and your CORES
pondent thinks you will be surprised a
! her libcralty. Stir this matter To TN
depths, and don't let ii settle withou
some practical results.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-19
Mother.

If the little darling is spending such
sleepless nights and slowly and pitifully
wasting away by the drainage upon its
system from the effect of teething, pro-
cure a bottle of DIR. Bigger's Southern
Remedy, and find what many other
mothers have by its use.a complete cure
as IL will in all bowel affections in both
young and old. Price 20 cents. Ask
your druggist for it. Manufactured by
Walter A. Taylor, Atlanta, Georgia,
proprietor Taylor's Premium Cologne
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-19

The Public Frce-school lands Of Texas
are held in trust by the state Govern
ment for the benefit of our system of
public education. The state Legis-
lature, as the guardians OF this
institution, have duty to per-
form. and i'm the disposition OF
these lands have to keep in view solely
the interests of the institution Of which
they arc the sworn guardians; i'm the sale
or lease Of the lands they have no right
to favor any-class Of people or any par
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-19
BATHS BATHS !

Mr.. Beetham Is now prepared 20 give Hot,
Cold OF Hypodcrmic Bath In n few mo-
ments' notice. He has also made arrange
ments whereby he can ship the Mineral Wa
ter to all parts of the country. Call on or adj
dress NJ. ]. BEETHAM,
Palo Pinto County. Mineral Wells, Texas.