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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-11-15

How a Farmers House Was Fill
ed With ROarders.

"No, l can't say I've had prosper
GUS season." observed one passenger to
another. "Last Spring me and my old
woman thought we'd keep Summer
boarders and make some money. We
have big house, able to accommodate
eighteen people besides our own folks.
So we writ to our sons and darters in
the city, telling 'em what we had de-
cided on, askin' EN- TO say a good wotd
for US to their friends. Well, we fixed
the old house up in fine shape and wait
ed for our boarders. Purity soon our
darter Mary came down from town with
her three children and said she had
spoken to all her friends about US. In
about week darter EN- came with her
four children. She said the same thing
an though they wasn't profitable board
er', We hoped for a new kind, and felt
much encouraged from what they told
us. The next arrival was my wife's
sister Sal and her two nearly grown
up children. | was a good deal dis
couraged then, but my old woman
braced me up by sayin' some payin'
boarders was comm, and we could
'commoda;e six more anyway. The
next arrival was my darter Eunice with
her husband and tive children. They
all settled down as if they lowed to
stay all Summer, and | was purity badly
broke up about it told my old wo-
man things was geuin' down to fine
point, an not much left of the garden
truck. She encouraged me by sayin'
we still had room for two boarders, an
we'd charge them enough TO run the
whole house. Two days after saw a
strange man stop and 60 in, and |
thought that luck had changed at last.
and killed TWO chickens before got to
the house. When did get there dis.
covered he was my brother Jim, who |
hadn't seen ior twelve years, come 10
spend the Summer with me. That SET
tied me on the Summer boarder busi
ness, though the Old woman said We
still had room for one boarder, and by
moking the hired man sleep in the barn
we could takein two, an that wou d run
the house. When come IN from work
the next night my darter En- met me on
the porch, and said smilingly: "Faih-
cr, says she, we've got two new board
ers. They came this afternoon. Come
up stairs and see Them wait ill
dress up abit, says |. SO washed,
put on a collar, an feeling a good deal
encouraged, went upstairs. There was
all the glrls and my old woman. 'Pap,
says she, with tears in her eyes, the
house is full at last. Eunice has got
twins. Chicago HeyaA.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-11-15

A man named Campbell, superintend-
ing the construction of mill at Blen.
helm, Ont, had narrow escape from
death by a wheelbarrow falling from Il
third story and striking him on the head. l..
1t seems difficult thing to get in any
position where the wheelbarrow will
not have the advantage of the man
when the two come logether.-Detroit
Free Press.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-11-15
Flour Made of Wood.

The chief industry up here is produc-
ing wood -four, kind Of cousin to wood
pulp. 1t was first manufactured in the
Catskills about nine years ago, and now
over twenty mills are in full blast. The
process is exceedingly simple. Any
soft wood tree-poplar is the favorite--
is felled and drawn to the mill. The
bark and boughs are removed, and the
trunk put in machine which is nothing
but lead pencil sharpener on large
scale, with four or more knife edges in
stead Of one. On starting the machine
the pencil sharpener revolyes with great
swiftness, and in a few minutes converts
the log into hundred miles Of fine,
clear shavings. These are ground and
bolted exactly as in hour.mlll. The
product is soft, fine, yellowlsh-white
flour, similar in appearance to a very
well ground corn meal. 1t possesses a
slight woody smell, and is almost taste
less. 1t is put up in large bags and
then is despatched, unmarked, to the
buyer.
tried 10 find out who purchased the
article, but with no success. The wood
miller was not very communicative.
alt makes" he said, "Well, don't
know how much exactly. One log may
give FIVE bags, and it may give ten. 1t
sells well-that is pretty tolerable. /
reckon clear SIS or So day out of it
perhaps more. Inever fggered it up.
What's it good for? Good many things.
LIS used TO stiffen paper. but if you put
in too much the paper gets brittle.
Paper stock is dearer than poplar -four,
and that's why they put it in. If you
mix the flour with linseed gum and
billed oil you get a kind OF oilcloth.
Some folks mix it with meal to give to
pigs and other animals. | guess it's
good, but never give it to my hogs,
and even those fellows give it to some
| other fellows critters and not their own.
Yes, have heard that some bad con
tractors mixed it with meal for army
and Indian supplies, but l don't take
much stock in the story, because they
could buy sour meal as cheap as poplar
hour. 1t wouldn't pay to mill pine or
cedar or hemlock; they are worth too
much as timb-r. But any wood that
isn't used that way can be milled into
flour. l Use poplar almost altogether,
but when | run short Of logs grind up
buttonball, birch, elm or willow. -
Nt70 York Sun.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-11-15
A arninS.

Notice posed by Deadwood hus-
band in post Office: "My wife Sarah
has Shot my rancho When didn't Doc
a thing Too hur an want it distinctly
Understood that any man That takes
her in an keers for her On my account
Will get himself pumped SO Fnll of
lead that Sum tenderfoot will loca te
him for Mineral clame. A word TO
the wise is sufficient an orter work on
fools. P. Smith.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-11-15

Weak Ewes. tu 'd D"yeiOp.nent,
tmnetin rlts to Marriage &C..
from exce.se ar You hfuf FoilieS
q aUy Gau~e speedily, safely and
priVat ~ eur ii.
YOUNG. MIDDLE AGED and OLD men.
and all who need medical sRILL and EX-
PERIENCE, consult the old European Ply
sician at once, His opinion costs nothing
and NAV save future misery and shame.
When inco, venient to visit the city for treat
ment, me ticines can be sent everywhere ~
cxpr.s ss, FRtt FROM C SERVArION. 1t
is selt-evident that physician who gives his
whole attention to lass of diseases ATTAISs
G EAT SKILL, and physicians tbrou hout
the country knowing this, frequently recom-
mend difficult cases to the OLDEST SPEC
IALlST, by whom every known GOOD REM
FDY is used The Doctors AGE and EXPF-
EIENCE make his opinion of SUPREME
IMPORTANCE.
gs~Those who call see no one but the Doc
tor Consultations free and SACkt DLY
CONFIDENTIAL. Cases which have failed
in obtaining relief elsewhere especially solic-
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for a case undertaken not cured. Cali or
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~ The services of the celebrated old Ger
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PEN>ARY His fame as Specialist fer dis.
eases of men is universally known. and hun
dreds are da ly availing themselves of the
opportunity of free consultation. personally
or by letter. in all languages.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-11-15
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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-11-15
LEEBrG DIsPENsARY,

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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-11-15
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sur. At once address TRUE n Co.. Augusta
Maine.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-30

The Kansas City Times Topeka cor
respondent reports the following inter-
views with Governor Click and Secre-
tary Of State Smith, and as they are
home people and intelligent men, their
views are of interest
Governor George w. Click returned
this afternoon from New FORK where, in
company with Secretary of State Smith
and Treasurer Howe he went some two
weeks ago to secure a new fiscal agent
there and look after the funds that were
deposited with Donnell, Lawson &
Simpson. In q short interview Mr.. Click
says, regarding political excitement In
the east Everybody Is for Tilden IL
he win accept" said the governor, 'but
I cannot say that Mr.. Tilden will con-
sent 10 lead the democrats to victory. I
did not visit him, 50 1 do not speak by
the card. Next 10 him, I think, stands
Mr.. Payne Of Ohio. Then Justice Field
has q good following, and 90 has Mr.,
Bayard. I was told the latter could
carry New York. Governor Cleveland
~ looming up, but Mr.. Tilden 30 occu-
pies the hearts Of the people that there
10 not much talk about any one else"
Mr.. Smith was also seen, and he say.
they are all whooping IL up for TiIden.
Everybody IL shouting for him He viii
be nominated n he win accept, and thai
he win II generally believed. In case b.
does not, Governor Cleveland win b.
pushed forward, - 10 10 conceded that
hs can carry New York.
A regards the republican layout, Mr.
Smith thinks that the eight has narrow
Cd down to Arthur and Blaine. There
dos not seem 10 Be- any thought, much
lee fears Of dark horse, and 20 all The
forces are marshalhng under either the
hag OF Arthur or that OF the statesman
from Maine. found q strong senti
ment for the former IN New York
which wa natural, Of courne but i ~.
90 found that Rlaina'B 0tock was away
up I Attended the big Arthur boom a
Cooper union, but I Wns not taken OF
my rect by zoe enthusiasm.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-30

From what appears to be a reliable
source the announcement is made that
all engagements looking to the suppress
sion Of the liquor tariff in Kansas are
declared "off" until after the fall cleo
ton. 1t appears that Rev. A. B. Camp
bell now affectionately called IAN Bow
els Campbell" has resigned the posi-
ton Of president Of the State Temper
ance Union st. John has written a
letter declaring himself in favor of John
A. Martin, and has taken himself of to
TO New Mexico on an extended visit ;
Secretary Troutman, the mathematical
liar Of the prohibition firm, has gone
east to spend the summer, and Judge
Thacher has decided not to enter into
the contest for the republican nominal
ton. What has become Of Van Ben
nett Is not stated, but the superstition
Is that he has been left to stir up discord
among the democrats, il he can.
II this is the scheme, then Col. John
A. Martin is in luck, for it insures him
the nomination but here comes in the
bitter Of his sweet st. John was in
Kansas City the other day and he said
in positive terms "that whoever the
nominee may be, the platform will be
the platform Of two years ago." If it is,
the nominee will get in with reduced
majority IL he succeeds at all. A dem
ocrat may even succeed in defeating
Col. Martin.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-30

Pittsburg Stockman In the earlier
days Of the cattle business in the far
west the idea prevailed to some extent
that the gradual exhaustion OF grasses
would necessitate the shifting Of ranch
Is from place to place, and the seeking
OF new districts rs old ones became
worn out. It was doubted whether 10
cuperation would at all be complete,
and it was supposed that the renewing
process at best would be a slow one.
Years Of experiment have shown, how
ever, that reasonable grazing has no
permanent deteriorating effect whatey-
er upon the range. Regions which were
noted for luxuriant grass ten years ago
furnish a. good pasturage to-day rs
when cattle were first driven upon
them. In unfavorable seasons the grass
Is sometimes eaten of to the extreme Of
closeness, and the roots seem to be al
most burned out beneath the scorching
sun Of the plains. The very worst sea-
sons, though, have been followed by
complete recovery. It has been but q
few years since the ranges Of Colorado
were reduced to an arid waste, and cat
tie persisted by thousands for want Of
food, while others were driven into
Wyoming, New Mexico, and elsewhere,
for pasturage. It was thought that a
large part Of Colorado was ruined for
ranching purposes. But recovery has
been steady, and the Centennial State
looks to-day like anything else than a
desert waste. The permanence Of the
grasses Of the plains, upon which the
future Of ranching wholly depends, has
been established beyond peradventure.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-30

Judge Martin, Of Topeka, has made
another ruling in q whiskey case. He
says that any man who carries q key,
and with 1t gains admission to rooms
where whiskey is kept, and violates the
law by drinking and putting his money,
as pay for drinks in a tin box, or any
man who makes keys, knowing that
they are to be used for this purpose, or
puts locks for such keys on doors lead
ing into rooms where liquor is kept, or
any man who in any way connects him.
self with key that unlocks doors into
rooms where he can get liquor b drink
Is Just as much violation Of tie pro-
hibitory law and just as liable for pros
ecutiOn as is the man who furnishes the
liquor to be drank. This kind of ruling
seems TO be accepted with better feeling
by the liquor dealers and those in SYM
patty with them than any the Judge
has ever made. They say that now it
will be impossible to get q witness who
win convict them, al summoned are
men who carry keys and wear collar
buttons. They will not go on the wit
ness stand and criminate themselves to
convict somebody else.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-30

In this day Of wonders nothing is
greatly surprising; but occasionally the
telegraph tells Of an occurrence that is
at least interesting. For instance q
Milwaukee dispatch Of the 18th says {:
There Is great excitement at Oak Creek
over the action of the relatives Of Hor-
ace Baldwin in saving of his legs when
he died last week, TO make them ct the
coffin. Baldwin was six feet seven
inches tall, and when the day Of the fu-
neral came It was found the body was
too long for the coffin, and a nephew
severed the feet from the body with a
common saw. While at work he thought
Baldwin moved and he fell in a dead
faint, when another relative finished
cutting of the limbs. At one time soon
after the funeral it was thought the
nephew would be mobbed by neighUors,
but the crowd was quieted by the super.
Visors.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-30

The proposed national convention Of
stockmen has been heard Of in the east,
and the Pittsburg Stockman has this to
say:
Great things are expected Of the ma,
tional convention Of cattle growers, to
be held in st. Louis some months hence,
and great preparations are being made
for that occasion. It is now considered
as indisputable that the attendance Of
delegates from the United States will
run well up into the thousands, includ-
ing a representation Of the tine stock
and fat stock interests of every cattle
section on the continent. Canada stock
men will also be on hand, while a large
number Of English cattlemen promise
attendance. The meeting thus assumes
at the outset thoroughly International
all, and will certainly be the largest
and most influential gathering ever
known in the cattle interest. The mag
nitude Of the affair, its object and the
consequent importance Of its delibera-
tions, will attract attention from all
parts Of the civilized world"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-30

law that has some meaning. Courts,
lawyers and juries have spoken out on
this now important question, and the
people have taken up the CRY.
In Barber county We have q way Of
disposing Of desperate cases, and do not
anticipate that assassins win desire 10
experiment here again ut the same
time q case may occur where we would
be glad If the strong arm Of the law
would interfere rather than the arm Of
the people.
We favor making an issue Of the ques-
ton of capital punishment in the selec-
ton Of candidates for both branches of
the general assembly, and would elect
no man who win not agree to vote for
an amendment to the criminal law by
which persons convicted Of murder in
the first degree shall be executed on the
scaffOld.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-30

II does appear that Anthony Il to
have the Fort Scott & Wichita railroad
after all, or there Is some tall lying be-
ing done by newspaper correspondents.
It il understood that the road 10 10 cross
the Southern Kansas road at Argonia,
near the western line Of Sumner county.
A dispatch from Wichita dated the 18th
inst, says:
Vice president and General Manager
Miller and Chief Engineer Woods, Of
the st. Louis, Fort Scott q Wichita rail-
road, are here personally superintend-
ing the extension OF the company's line
from this point 70 Clearwater and An
thony, in Harper county, near the In
dian Territory line. The bridge SPAN
ming the Arkansas river ut this point Ii
completed and the track Of the compa-
ny well over the Big Slough towards the
COwskin. When completed to Anthony
this road viii be strong competitor for
the cattle trade ofsouthern Kansas, the
Territory and Panhandle.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-30
rAs Pat Nan ana the snake.

Messrs. Campbell and Van Bennett
have undertaken to dictate to the re-
publicans Of Kansas what they shall do.
One is democrat and the other has
been in the state four years.-Topeka
Capital.
Rev. A. B. Campbell took ONCE as
soon as he got to Kansas he was made
chaplain in the penitentiary. 1t is q
soft place. Your audience cannot run
away. You get a handsome salary, your
feed, clothes, boots and shoes, all made
by the convicts out Of goods paid for by
the taxpayers OF Kansas. Preacher
Campbell waxed fat. He had a soft
thing; sure audience, good pay, no
pastoral visits /; no trouble about saving
souls. Preacher Campbell is the latest
man we have ever seen in Kansas. We
know all the editors and thousands Of
farmers and mechanics, but Kansans
are never fat men. They work too hard.
The pioneers have had to break the
prairies, build their houses on borrowed
money, and pay OF the mortgsges-no
time to get fat. When this preacher
came here he had no notion of going on
to a farm or Of going to work, on a
small salary, like other preachers. He
wanted to keep his fat. He selected the
biggest stone building in the state for
his home, with plenty of servants to
wait on him, to feed and clothe him,
and to allow him to get fatter and fatter.
When there was change In the ad-
ministration and the preacher had to 60
he still had no idea Of going to work.
SO he formed a co-partnership with
Martin Van Buren, Bennett, u Cherokee
county democrat, and the only man in
the United States who, during the war,
published a paper called the Copper
head. Bennett did this in Iowa. All
the time that the war lasted this traitor
sat in his Office and abused the Union
soldiers, President Lincoln and the pat
riotic men and women of his native
land. He did not join the rebel army,
where he belonged (; he was just o cop
perhead snake, Kissing, biting, running
out his tongue at everything that was
loyal and patriotic and true. More ven
omous and cowardly even than the rat.
tlesnake, which sounds . warning Of al
arm before it fixes its fangs and sends
its poison into the heart of its victim
This was Bennett, the Iowa snake, and
this ID his history. He is the coparenel
of the preacher. For year and a hall
now the fat man and the snake hav,
been travelling through Kansas and col
Letting money to support themselves
They came TO Hiawatha and begget
and carried of almost q thousand dol
lars. They came here during the Meth
odist conference, when they were sur
Of an audience. We saw them-Val
Bennett in front, splitting and foaming
and the fat preacher In the rear, sweat
ing, wiping the oil OF from his face
shaking his fat sides over the snake
wit, laughing very contented, very hay
Ply, and finally toddling to the front an,
asking the people to subscribe 70
Brother Benefits paper.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-30

President Arthur's friends worked M
n large meeting of New York business
men, and heralded TO the country the
news that this important element want
cd the president retained In Office. Had
this meeting not occurred at exactly the
time when Wall street was i'm such a
bad streak Of luck, when alleged for
tunes were crumbling as the house built
on q sand foundation, the business
mems meeting might have been Of ben
eht to the president. As it was, it only
created the impression that he stood in
with Wall street spectators; that they
were running him as their candidate,
and the consequence is the masses are
now Gown on Mr.. Arthur. lie Is being
killed in the house Of his friends.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-30

New 7 DIRK Sun (editorial): "How did
it happen" asks the New York Times,
'that the Marine Bank trusted Ward
with millions Of dollars ?"
Simply because the president Of the
Marine Bank thought the firm Of Grant
& Ward was making enormous amounts
OF money out of Government contracts
secretly obtained through the influence
Of General Grant.
This explanation has been offered by
Capt. Ambrose Snow, one of the direc-
tors Of the bank. We quote his words |:
Ward told him the story about the
government contracts, and he believed
It and left all to Ward. Fish had his
real estate to look after, and he relied
on the government contracts, which he
supposed were obtained through Gen.
Grants influence.
TIE superstition that the gold mine Of
the nrm consisted in government con-
tracts procured through the influence OF
General Grant was entertained not only
BY Mr.. Fish, himself . partner in the
arm, but by the customers also.
Mr.. Work. one Of the counsel Of the
eoneern, Is notable example. HE had
seen the books Of the frn," says the
New York Tribune, in which the rec
ord OF the profits On The suppositic1s
contract was kept. and knew that vast
sums were being reaped- These books
were conclusive arguments in more cas-
- than one to persons who were solicit
ed to invest their money with Grant q
Ward"
In fact, Wan street bit eagerly at the
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-30

bait Of oncial corruption which Grant
& Ward held out.
Everybody knew that any exercise OF
influence which would put enormous
profits outof government contracts into
the pockets Of Grant & Ward would be
grossly improper, il not criminal. Yet
hundreds, not 70 say thousands, Of in
telligeut people seem to have assumed
that General Grant was q man who
would thus prostitute his influence for
the sake Of gain. They entertained no
doubt that he was willing to do wrong,
and they rushed In with their money TO
obtain q share in the fruits Of his
wrongdoing.
Such 10 the shameful estimate which
Wall street formed Of General Grant.
He was believed to be willing to make
money out Of the national treasury by
improper means. We are now assured
that this belief was incorrect. and that
General Grant bad no knowledge or sus-
plcion OF the uses to which his name
was being put.