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Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-10-02

A LARGE number of our Demo- cratic citizens can't go polygamy, and so express themselves, nor will they support a ticket that recog- nizes polygamy-
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-10-02
The Gila county Republicans have

nominated the following ticket:
 Councilman, J. C. Coplin; Assem- blyman, A. R. Young;. Probate Judge, Judge Swasey; Recorder Chas T. Martin; Treasurer, G. s. Van Wagenen; District Attorney, c s. Farquar, Sheriff, B. F Pascoe Administrator, J. R. Nichols; Sur vavnr A G. Pendlefnn. Snnel isnrs
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-10-02
THE CHOLERA.

ROME, Sept. 29-Reports from the cholera affected districts of Italy for the past 24 hours, give a total of 360 fresh cases and 193 deaths, including 116 cases and 50 deaths in the city.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-10-02
Ls lecture on Tuesda,

Dis lecture on Tuesday, Col.
 endeavored to leave the im> I.ression upon his audience tEat through the financial policy of the Republican party something over $450, 0,00O, ,0O0 were held uselessly in the Treasury of the United States while the people were being opress- ed by taxation through internal revenue and customs to further in- crease that accumulation. In fact, Col. Head made the statement that it was uselessly held in the treasury. If Col. Head knows no better he is not fit to represent Arizona Tn the halls of Congress, and if he does know better and misrepresented the matter for purpose, he would be a disgrace to Arizona in the halls of Congress.
 In his attempt to tell tohy he is a Democrat, he made the above state- ment as one of his reasons. The statementi is made from false prem ises In the fist place, and in the second place is absolutely false to the amount of about $3OO,O1O,O0O, as the statement of the United States Treasurer, made September 18th, will show:
 The total cash in the treasury, ex, | elusive of minor com, q, ?, 3, and 5 cent pieces,) amounts to S45O, ,975, , 994.O4. Of this amount there is held For the redemption
 of bonds and pay
 ment interest past
 dut, but not yet pre- | scented. S:25, ,O6O, ,Sl0. II 2 For the redemption
 of gold certificates
 now in circulation, | (Act July 12, 1SS2... S,595, ,030 co 8 For the redemption | of silver certificates
 in circulation, (Act Feb. 28, 1878. ....... 95, $40, ,531 .0O For the redemption
 of certificates issued
 on deposits of U. 5.
 notes, (Act June s,
 1872, ,......e......, 15,375, ,OOOOO For disbursing offi-
 cers, such as pension
 agents, postmasIers,
 etc., subject to their
 checks ....... 27,177, ,919O4 6 For drafts and ch'ks
 of the treasury, not
 yet presented for payment, many of
 which are Tn transit. 5,167, ,350.3S T The nve per ceLt.
 fund for redemption
 of national hank
 notes, which fund IS
 made up by and be-
 longs to the national
 bank, (Act June 20, 1874. IS,l0o, loJ O4 s For the redemption
 of notes of national
 banks that have fail>
 ed, gone into liqui~
 datlon or reducing circulation :.-.. 3S, ,461 ,922.6O 9 Bal. of postofice department accounts 3,5SO, 914 Is MakiD1 Q total Of nnnN
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-10-02
CHINESE WAR.

PARIS, Sept. 29-At a meeting of ihe French Cabinet, held to>day, NJ Ferry informed his colleagues that Admiral Courbet had telegraphed that the French preparations for the resumption of warlike operations against China were complete.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-10-02
MAsrERs OF THE sIrUArIoN

HANOI, Sept. 27-The operation against Phung and Myluong have been successful The French are now entirely masters of the situa- tion on the river to-day.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-10-02
THE TRAeED1AN's CONDITION.

CHICAGO, Sept. 29--John McCul-- lough's engagement here for the past week has revived in the papers a discussion as to the mental condi> ton of the eminent tragedian. He has been enacting the role of Vir- ginius throughout the entire week On Wednesday night he presented the part in such a manner as to call for the unqualified praise of all the critics. On other nights there have been lapses of memory and varia~ tions in hIs observance of stage business that show him to be sufe feling from form of moral incerti- tude, as baffilng of diagnosis as it is distressing to his friends. The cause is ascribed to too much club life, and one Of the m orning papers de- clares that Mir. Mccullough would benefit himself most, and thereby confer the favor of his genius longer upon the public, were he to with draw for time beyond reach of the seductions of a public life.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-10-02
PACIFIC COAST FAILURES.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29-Brad- street Mercantile agency reports ten failures on the Pacific coast States and Terrtorles for the week ending esterday, as compared with 29 for the previous week and 21 for the corresponding week in 1883.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-10-02

: ll-l1 s5 ',ii5 1fJirCy It is supposeu 10 represent in the county. Possibly it might whip some of the kickers into the traces; or has it already exhausted its bull-dozing tendencies.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-10-02
MORE 1NcENDIARIsM.
AN ANONYMOUS PAMPHLET.

LONDON, Sept. 3O-Gladstone's ats tention being called to statements published Tn an anonymous pamph- let which accused hlm of supporting the Roman Catholic Church, he pro- nounces them grossly untrue and demands the name of the author.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-10-02
THE AMERICAN COMMISSION.

NEW YORK, Sept 3O.-The Com mission met in the custom house yesterday to hear the views of gen, tlemen interested in trade as to the best means of increasing it, Gen. Geo. H. Sharp, chairman, presided. There was a good attendance.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-10-02
ANoTHER REYIsIoN.

NEW YORK, Sept. 29-The Trib> ane announces the completion of revision of the Bible. The work of revision has occupied fourteen years. The new publication will be issued next spring.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-10-02

HE average length of time the blitical adventurcrs" composing te Republican county ticket have een in the Territory is about mR..years, while the average nIe the "old and solid sing the Democratic hve been in the Ter SIX and one half se time the Repub-
 have been in the
 also been in this
 of course the
 rers" should be
 la,As ..old and
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-10-02
Territorial Ticket

Territorial Ticket. For Congressional Delegate
 c. c. BEAN, of Yavapai county or supf. Public Instruction,
 R. LONG, of Gila county. For Joint Councilman 1st District, J, K. AINsWoRTH'
 of Yavapai county
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-10-02

Making a total of mons
 ey held for special
 purposes, and there>
 fore not availab ble tor
 payment. other than
 as specified of. .s3O1, ,s23 8O1. .35 And leaving all availa>
 ble cash balance of. .l49, l52, ,@92 .bJ
 A call of bonds will mature on September 30, which will require for their payment $1O,OOO,00O-
 or the amount of cash available, as above stated, S95, ,5OO,O ,OOO was ob- tained by the sale of bonds 10 create a fund for the assumption of specie payments under the act of January 14, 1875.
 The amount of the reserve on ac- count of resumption has, as matt ter of prudent administration, been maineained by the Secretary of the Treasury at about S13s,O0o,OOO, or about 40 per cent. of the amount of United States notes outstanding, fixed by law at S346,681, ,OI6.
 By the above it appears that there is $149, ,152 ,29s69 in the treasury. which, looking at the matter from Col Heads false premises, might be open to the charge of "uselessly held" But suppose that reserve fund were dissipated; the proposI- tion is preposterousl Would any good business man conduct his own business in such a manner? Does Col. Head conduct his business in the manner he suggests for the United States? If he did he would be a bankrupt man before year. as would any other man. It is a principle of sound financiering to have reserve to fall back uponiR emergencies and Ae who is without 1t endangers his credit, endangers his business and generally falls by l the wayside, a bankrupt.
 According to the Treasurer's state ment, as above given. the amount of available funds is really a reserve for the redemption of United States Treasury notes when presented and | if It were possible to present ali of these notes for redemption at once, the United States would actually be obliged to borrow money to do so or draw upon some of the. special funds above mentioned and thus only shift the danger to another point
 So far, then, is Col. Head estray in national finances, either from dis honesty or ignorance, neither of which will be excused by any com. in a man who aspires to the highest honor in the suffrages of
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-10-02
cLEvELAND's VISITORS.

AIBzNr r, Sept. ees5=Among today's callers on Governor Cleveland were Bishop Gallaher, of Louisiana, ac- companied by Rev, Walter w. Bat> tershall, of Alabama, and J. H. Al> drlch.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-10-02

under the law, woman was prohib~ ited from landing, and he had no authority to allow the law to be evaded under any consideration,
 WANTS PEACE.
 TEN TsN, Sept. 30-It IS reported that the Empress of China has de- cided to conclude peace with France.
 BOILER EXPLOSION.
 BLAIRsvILLE, Pa, Sept. BOA boiler in the engine room of the Mellwood coal shaft expoded, kills ing a number of men.
 MORE INCENDIARIsM.
 CLEVELAND, Sept. 30-Three more fires Of suspected incendiary origin, started after one o'clock last night but the losses were only trifiing.
 NOBLE EXPLOIT.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3O-Lleut Leuz, U. s. N,, arrived here yester- day ln charge of the schooner Adele, seized in Behring sea for taking 2 seals contrary to law. The cargo is valued at $1OO,OOO.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-10-02

WE learn that Independent Dem>
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-10-02
JUSTICE FIELDS DECISIONS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29-Justice Field, of the U. $. Supreme Court, rendered three decisions this morns ing on the Chinese cases, in refer ence to the American Chinese re> striction act. The first case was that of boy born in thls country of Chinese parents. Judge Field holds
 that tue 14th amendmentk to the constitution does not exclude the petitioner from citizenship, and he must be allowed to land. In the second case covering that of previ~ ous residence, Judge Field decided that no evidence to that effect was now permissible, and that no Chi> nese could in future land in the United States unless the bearer possessed the required certificates, designated in the amended act. The third case was that of a remanded ChInawoman who applied for ad> mission 10 baIl upon a recognizance that she would appear when a vessel was ready to leave. The Judge de-
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-10-02

please. and will, | put up a tick ct
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-12-26
A New Volcano.

On the 26th of July the light house
keeper at Cape Reykjapes, the south
west point of Ice and. on scanning the
sea with his glass, saw what he at first
took for very large ship, but with a
closer inspe ton showed to be n new
island. Ii had the form of n rounded
tiattoned cone. was of considerable size,
and lay, according 10 his estimate,
about fourteen miles northwest of the
volcanic island Eldey or the Mea!sack
(Melskken), which lies eight miles OIL
Reykjanes to the southwest. Several
ear hquake shocks had been felt during
the preceding days. and they have since
occurred at intervals, but no other vol
canic manifestations heralded or at
tended the rise of the island. Ow NC
To the danger of approaching the island
in an open boat, no one has vet at
tempted to land on it. The light-k keeper
has observed it from day to day when
not prevented by foggy weather. and
reports no change in its appearance.
save that a large part of one side of he
cone a. pears to have slipped or fallen
down into the sea
From time to time since the coloriza-
ton of Iceland volcanic islands have
sprung NO out of the waves in the neigh
borhoOd of Reykjanes only to disappear
again after a brief period. In the end
OF last century au island arose Mt or
near the same place as the present one
occupies. and was taken possession of
by the Danes, under the name Of NyR
New lslamd); but as it consisted only
OF loose volcanic q h and pumice. the
action of the waves speedily broke il
down; and after little more than n
month it disappeared. ST. james Ga
zette.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-12-26
Speakers and Crowds.

A hinge crowd is always agitated By
come restlessnesS or emotion: il sways
to and fro; il changes its pose; it is i'm
patient and inexperienced and tho
condition precedent of the speakers
success is a condition almost impossi-
bic of fuliilment. 1t is in the power of
one man to destroy that brcathlcss
hush in which Glone the orator can
be heard; and we know that mahevo-
lent or INSCRIPTIONS partisans are not
unwilling to provide that ona man.
Then suppose the speaker ia heard.
Cndisciplinei and III informed crowds
are ignorant of the art Of . good lis
tenor. A stroke of keen wit misses
their appreciation a literary allusion
Is wa ted on them they care nothing
for the 'lofiy and balanced style'' OF
Pitt, the infections of the voice, the
niceties of gesture, are for the most
part inaudible and invisible. But the
case is far worse than tifis. The crowd
will not even allow the speaker to fin-
ish q sentence. As his words How on
he comes upon the name of the person
or the institution against which the
mob is demonstrating Instantly
some fugleman brays or groans some
zealOt cries, .'Down with himr" or
"Tirn him out" OF goes the crowd
into cheer. hiss, or a OUTLAW, and
the speaker must leave the reporters "
finish his maimed sentence and begin
frcsh one.-St. JG.ney' Gazette.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-12-26
Tell Us Why.

Why Is 1t that tall man always hts
such a weak display of beard?
Why, on the other hand, does little.
short man inevitably carry big fierce
mustache that overshadows the entire
countenancc?
Why is it tho visitor you most hate,
who always puts your mucilage brush
back into the ink bottle?
Why is man with new gold watch
SO solicitious about the lapse of time?
Why do servant girls know so much
about cooking before you hire them
and so little afterwards?
Why do we drop raspberries on .
white tablecloth and never on . red
one?
Why is man so short in his memory
when you have a bill against him. and
Why is 1t, per contra. that he doesn't {
forget to call in every day when he has
one against you?
Why does hired girl always hang
the meanest piece of the weeks wash
ing nearest the street?
Why do we hate the man who tells
us Our faults in secret. and
Why do we love man who praises
us in q crowd?
Why do flies prefer alighting on fat
man 5 face when he is trying 70 catch
an after-dinner nap?
Why, when your boy has visitors, and
q particularly ingenious and diabolical
piece of mischief is the outcome of the
afternoons congress, do you always Ia y
all Che best blame upon your neighbor'
children?-Rocktdnd Courier.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-12-26
Comnostfny Leayess

To compost leaves use freshly slake6
lime, one busbei to every fifteen or
twenty Of the leaves and dark loan ".
ing beneath them. One bushe! of lims
Is recommended for ten of swamp
m ok. Twenty bushels Of the leaves
and muck are to be first spread three
inche; deep. then a bushel Of lime warm
from the slaking sprinkled over this
laycr; Then this pfoce is 10 be re-
peated till the heapis several feet high.
The heap may remain through the
summer and be- mixed by cutting down
aud sloyeling over il . bushef of salt
Ito six bushels of lime) be dissOi ved iu
water. and tho brine used TO slake the
lime. the action will be more rapid, and
q few weeks be long enough to set up
decomposition. when the heap may be
overhaiiled. and will be ready 10 use Ia
. few weeks more. Instead Of salt,
muriate Of potash will answer, and will
supply indispensable potash to the
crops. 1t Is on account Of the forma-
tiOn OF sofia and carbonate of soda from
the lime and salt MIXTURE that this mix.
ture exerts n more powerful decompo-
sing action than lime alone. When salf
Is cheap and wood ashes scarce, the
mixture may be applied to advantage.
FarDl. Field and Firesidk.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-12-26
Hereism OF the King OF Italy.

cat Pordenone they rejoice. at Ma
pies they die. go to Naples" Such
was the tele graphic answer of the King
tO the inhabitants of POrdenone begging
his presence at their races, and he
came. and was received with an ova-
ton. 1t is impossible to describe tho
enthusiasm of these impulsive south
erners-Prayers, blessings sud tears
met his Ma esty wherever he appeared,
and even the coolest heart can not 9TH
erwise than beat gratefully for the
self sacrifice which has impelled him
to encounter so much danger aud to
witness such deplorable distress. The
details are the same from day to day,
and 10 repeat them would be useless
and too painful.
There is. however, something that Is
cheering in the mi.ist of all this dark
ness, nnd that Is the abnegatiOn Of the
King, of those who ao company him,
and of all the local authorities, and Of
those whose duty It Is to assist the suf
fering. The first visit OF his majesty,
after a short repOse, was To the Hos
pital OF the Canocchia- II wish to sec
ail, "he said. when some one interposed
to prevent his mounting 70 the upper
story. The Archbishop, whose visits to
the hospital have been daily. WAS al
ready there to receive Che King. and
accompany his Majesty in every d.
rection.-London Times.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-12-26
BARBER COUNTY INDEX
{. P. cARUTHERs. EDITOR & PROPRIETOR
NATILDA'S REWARD.

MATILDA'S REWARD.
Matilda lived upon farm
In Allegheny County.
And happiness upon her life
Did shed its golden bounty.
She used to help her mother in
The duties OF housekeeping
She used to churn and make the bread
And cake. and do the sweeping.
And while she did these things. she smiled
And sang pleasant ditty,
And listened not 70 other girls
Who glorined the city.
They'd speak about the farmers life
A one OF beans and pottago,
And place the handsome brow q stone front
Above the humble cottage.
And to her they would daily say,
In manner strangely vocal:
"Ihc gtrl who stays upon the farm
Those Riria all 20 the city wcna
Upon the eelfeane mission
To marry men with land and gold
And hold high position.
Dnt after ysar5 had ioated by,
These girls became less s1nny,
An ia their wrinkles learned rich men
Like poor men, wed for money.
Then brokcn-hcartcd. they returned,
And In the country tarried;
And cen the ''yokels'' wooe them not
The 'yokcls' all were married.
The girls were sorry that they e'er
Did from the country sever.
Because they knew their city Ifs
Had shelved thom all forever.
Matilda STAYED upon the farm,
Her parcn = cosy tRcasure
And in the work she did for them
She nothing knew but pleasure.
One day she In the village heard
That rood oil Farmer Piummoe
Was making money taking In
Town boarders for the summer.
Pull soon they had upon the farm
A score OF city peope,
Which male NRtiIda's father feel
As tall - any steeple.
To cut the story short, q man,
who'd been an early conner,
Dttliko the place 30 well tn lt he
Stayed longer than the summer.
And even whom the golden rod
hiew roun the meadow Edges.
He With the farmers daughter walked
Down lanes by shady hedges.
And whom the last leaf on the tree
In bscuk November tarried.
The bells pcaled from the village church,
One day. ana they were married.
Ani now her calm and happy life,
With simple duties laden, -.
10 all the envy OF each sour
And discon ented maiden.
n. n. MunNdtrtck. in ". Y. Ledger.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-12-26

On or before the first Of January we
will send statement to everyone in
debted to the INDEX on account of sub
scriptiOn, advertising or job work, with
the idea of getting all old Indebtedness,
especially, settled. AS it is absolutely
necessary for US to collect all outstand-
ing debts within the next 30 days. we
hope those who receive the statements
viii come forward and pay mp without
further delay. By doing this our pat
rons viii shoNtheir appreciation Of the
INDEX In a most satisfactory manner.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-12-26
TIE BAaBER COUNTY INDEX.

- Irprx n a progressive newspaper, pub
n,i-rd ~ the county seat, and n the oflctal pa.
- ID thc county. II the especial advocate %
- I've atook Industry In the Southwest, and
nnmharu among In patrons even rancnman
81 imnorfanco In this section of the Trazing
diafrict II reaches nearly every con ln
49, ss--,,on of the state and the Indian TerTf-
- eorfh of here and has q splendid oirculnr
an among the stockmen Of the Eastern states.
~ an advertising medium u has no superlors
80 fevv equals among Western periodicals.
Poiifically the INDEx n Democratic, and vii
vvrr be found advocating the principles laid
dawn by Jenerson- -..,- .,-.....
or,.leelect FIRMLY reading matter, and nothing
ID oRend the most fasudiou-.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-12-26
MEDICINE LODGE, BARBER co. KANSAS. DEC. 26 1884

THAT is a very nice yarn" 1 said;
.but you don't expect me to believe it.
do you?"
80. no." he replied. "I didn't
myself when it was told to me, but a.
you wanted TO hear it thought would
spin it out for you" Lire Oaks
(FI0-) Cor. Philadelphia Times.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-12-26
NO. 80.
In the Fan.

"Maria," he said 10 HIS wife the 9TH
or evening after supper. ~ think I'M
put on that light overcoat to 60 down
town."
''What, that bottle green2"
Eyes. dear"
"Why. Il sold that to a peddler a whole
month ago"
''Sold it! Sold that bottle green over
coat to pc ddier!''
"Yes, darling. for that pair Of vases"
"Then we are ruined! In one of tho
pockets of that coat was $l0.OO0-all
the cash i had saved in the last six
months on salary Of fifteen dollars
per week! No new seal-skin sacque-
no horse-no new house-we are ru-
ined-ruinedr'
SCOT fire in the parlor stove, ehe"
he queried as he backed up to 1t and
spread his coat tails apart.
Eyes. Samuel, the evenings arc get<
ting chilly"
"Y-e-s, fire feels rayther good. I
was a-thinking that after I'd fed the
| hogs you ! would -"
| Here he stopped and began to jump
up and down and tear his hair and
damage his hat, and after q minute he
pulled the stove over and rushed for
water to quench the fire.
"Mercy sakes alive! but are you
mad?"
''Hanner-oh Hammer! dowse her
out, dowse her. Call for the police"
Samuel Collins! have you gone
crazy?"
"Crazy! Never! You back action.
double jointed, duplex idiot, but I had
hidden $40, 900 in greeubacks in that
stove, and you've kindled fire on top
of it'll We are knocked out-busted to
blazes, and go to the barn to cut my
throat with a razor?'
They sat in the cleaning. She was
thinking that it was about the time o.
year to make soft-soap, and he was fig
| uring on whether he could afford TO
buy forty acre tract of land In the
suburbs. When he had decided that
he could he kindly said:
"My little rosebud, won't you get
me that old trunk which one of the
hired girls left in the attic a year ago?"
''Not this eve!" she swectly replied.
81 gave that to man two weeks ago
| for hauling away those ashes"
"Ashes! Gone! Two weeks" he
whispered. while every button on his
vest danced jig under the suppressed
excitement.
You bet"
"Friendless! Fooless! You have
knocked me into the middle of thirty
| years ago! That trunk contained all
my small change. amounting to some
$4,000, and utter poverty and desolate
ruin stares US in the face! Here-we
will both drink of the poisoned chalice
and die togetherw
And they died.
This is also the season when the poor
but honest farmer plows up Jugs con-
tanning $4,000 in gold coin; when
folks clean out wells and find dead
loads of silverware; when old houses
are torn down and bags conta' ming sill
yer dollars come to light. and when
tramps along railroad lines find dia-
mond rings by the back-load. Every
such incident is true-posit:vely true.
and any one doubling the fact will be
shown bag of gold watches brought
up from the bottom of Lake Erie on q
schooner's anchor. Detroit Free Press.
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