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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15

The cattle business has opened up in
Arkansas, according to a dispatch from
Little Rock dated the Sth inst. It SAYS
that Blevi1s Bros. brought in and ship
ped bunch of 4S0 head, mostly young
stock. They will go by rail to Van Bur
en-, thence over the trail through the In
dian Territory. The price paid per head
was Sc for calves, So for yearlings and
So for two year olds. Although local
owners are holding for better figures,
the above are thought to be the ruling
prices for the season. The movement
in stock throughout the state will be ac-
tive, but not so large as last year, when
the shipments footed up 10000 head,
and when yearlings sold readily at $I3
per head. The absence of buyers from
Kansas and other western states has q
tendency to lessen the demand and fab
ulous prices of last year. A careful es-
innate Of the number of cattle of all
kinds to be marketed in the state
reaches 10000. The condition of the
stock, consideling the severe winter, is
good. Northern Louisiana and the bor-
der counties of Mississippi report the
cattle in good condition generally, and
the market active. Buyers from Texas,
Kansas and Wyoming have already con-
tracted for several thousand head. The
number to be placed on the trail from
these sections will show decided in
crease over last years shipments.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15

A gentleman who was there and saw
the works of constructing the Montreal
ice palace, tells the Kansas City Times
about it, as follows:
ut is being built in Dominion square,
facing the Windsor hotel, and is about
$50 feet in length by 100 in breadth.
The blocks OF ice of which it is compos-
ed are about four feet in length, two
feet thick. with the same width, and as
clear as crystal. The building is to be
surmounted by five towers, the center
tower being about Seventy-five feet in
height and square in shape of the
other towers the two facing the Wind
sor are circular in form and about three
fourths the height OF the middle tower.
The two in the rear are similar to the
middle tower but smaller in proportion.
Much more pains have been taken this
year than last, and altogether the ice
palace will present a most unique ap-
pearance. Imagine the effect produced
upon the beholder when this magnii-
cent palace, clear as crystal, is lighted
at evening by a half dozen electric
torches besides myriads of gas Jets of
all imaginable hueS, and you will un-
dsrstand why every available accommo-
dation has been secured weeks ago so
there will be scarcely room in Montreal,
q city Of 100, 900 inhabitants, to accom-
modate the throng that will flock to the
city to witness the first illumination.
The occasion will be a gala one, and the
time between February 4th and 9th will
be occupied by various winter sports,
the most unique of which will be the
parade Of upward Of !, 900 members of
the various snow shoe clubs of Montre-
al, each carrying lighted torch. After
marching few times around the PAL
ace, the party begin the ascent of Mount
Royal, at whose base Montreal is situ-
ated, and, filing around the summit in
regular order, they descend, still bearing
their torches aloft. The scene IS a very
striking one, assure you"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15
al congre,sional Fnnsral-

OF late years the death Of a congress-
man has been the occasion for q grand
picnic excursion, until the newspapers
over the whole country are showing up
the extravaganza connected with the af-
fairs. A member dies, and Immediate
ly the preparations are made for an ex-
tensive funeral trip; the sergeant at
arms commences to spread his authori-
ty around; the undertaken calculates on
small fortune, and there is no end ia
the expenses.
The last funeral was that of Congress
man Haskell of this state. He was q
plain unostentatious man, in moderate
financial circumstances, and yet his
funeral cost $3,667.s7I Enough to sup.
port his family several years; enough
to buy comfortable home for his wife
and children. And all this expense fol
whatp To afford congressional com.
mittee and a few understrappers free
excursion. Itemized the bill of expens.
es is curiosity, and we publish it to
show how the public money is squan-
dered. Worst OF all, democratic con.
gress permits this extravagance, and q
democratic cficer of the House is res.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15

We are asked to give the period Of ges-
tation of the various classes Of farm an
imals. There is much variation In this
matter, somewhat dependant on breed
and condition, but largely resulting
from causes we cannot discover. The
same animal will vary much in differ
ent times. There are many cases of
premature births after sufficient time
has elapsed so that the young animal
may live. 1t is impossible to draw a
line fixing exactly the number of days
before birth may be counted natural.
On the other hand, some animals carry
their young much beyond the usual time
often when there Is no other abnormal
indication. Popularity we say the mare
carries her young eleven months; the
cow, nine; the sheep five, and the SOW
four. The average time of the mare Is,
probably a few days over eleven months;
Of the COW the average is abent 2S4 days.
The sheep varies considerably, probably
averaging, for all breeds, not far from
145 days; the SOW averages about 1l2 to
lis days.-Breeder's Gazette.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15

A dispatch from Dallas, Texas, dated
the 7th inst, says: Information has
been received here that George B. Low
ing, Of this state, who is now in England
representing the Texas investment COM
pany, has sold large amount of ranch
property situated in the four adjoining
counties on the double mountain park
Of the Brazos river for S2,5OO,OOO. This
is said to be the largest live stock prop
erty transaction ever made. The Mill,
Iron and Continental Cattle company
has just been consolidated and will be
hereafter known as the Continental
Cattle company, with headquarters at
Dallas and st. Louis. The cash capital
is s3,0OO,O 600, but the property interests
exceed 5000, 900. This is the largest
corporation of its kind in the west"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15
Aceoriinr to the Texas Panhandle

According to the Texas Panhandle, q
citizen of Mobeetie has discovered q
sure cure for the disease that has killed
30 many horses in this vicinity.
So soon as an animal shows symptoms
of the disease, he gives a half ounce of
quiniDe, repeating the dose after short
interval. After few hours, another
ounce Of quinine is given in the same
manner should the animal show signs of
the disorder. Since making the discov-
cry, Mr.. B. has lost no more horses
from the disease, although several have
been attacked. OF course. owing to the
-suddenness of its effects, the disease
must be met and treatment applied ON
its first appearance.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15

The Ogallala Land and Cattle compa-
ny, with headquarters at Omaha, which
recently purchased Paxton s. Sheidley's
herds Of cattle, numbering 5000 head,
has also purchased the Basler herd in
Western Nebraska, numbering 5000,
the price paid being S1,25O.OOO. The
new company has now over l00, 600 head
of cattle, representing an investment of
over $4,000, 900. The company is inter
ested in the South Omaha stock yards
and beef packing enterprise and these
cattle are all tributary to this enterprise.
The slaughter house and yards will be
erected early in the spring, the inten-
tion being to handle this years cattle
shipments to as large an extent as pos
sible. Their capacity will be 1000 cat
tie per day, slaughtered, dressed and
shipped.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15

Some western gentlemen have lately
invested $5OO,OOO in horse ranges and
stock in Colorado, and have now in
breeding 1000 mares and 81 imported Per-
cheron stations. The great demand for
large work horses has led to extreme
experiments in breeding the small mares
OF western ranges to large Percheron
stations. Theresnlt, contrary to public
belief, has proved remarkably success
full. From these mares, weighing from
200 to 500 pounds, and worth from SIS to
$50 each, when bred to Percheron staI-
lions, are produced horses that possess
about one-half the united weight of sire
and dam, and while partaking of the
characteristics of the sire, they lose
none of the endurance and hardihood of
the dam, selling readily for from 500
to 500.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15

A certain book agent from an ada
cent county spent Christmas in south
west Georgia. After selling an old dar-
key bible he crossed his back with a
rabbits foot and told him that he could
never now be cOnjured or harmed. The
negro expressed great gratitude and
wanted to buy foot. mo, l can't sell
this" was the reply, "for it is worth
$4,000 to any one. 1t is the left hind
foot Of a rabbit that was killed in a
graveyard at Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and
possesses peculiar virtues; but / am
looking for fresh supply from there in
a few days and will perhaps sell you
One." On going into the country next
day he shot two rabbits and cut off all
their feet. When he returned the gen.
tleman found the darkeys wild with ex-
citement, and as fast as he could receive
the money sold out his stock of rabbits
feet at So each.-Sayannah News.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15


Alta called meeting of the Western
Galloway Breeders association, held
last week in Kansas City, the following
gentlemen were present: A. B. Mat
thews, N. R. Platt, Walter C. Weldon,
Of Kansas City; F. McHardy, of EN-
poria; Philo Lasher, of Coffeysbure.
Mo-; T. c. Mccoy, of Mound City and
Mr.. McCrae, of Ontario, Canada, who
represented the eastern association. The
meeting was called by the Kansas City
breeders for the purpose forming a union
between the eastern and western asso-
Citations and of making arrangements
for the publication of the North Amer
ican Galloway herd book in this city in
stead Of in Toronto, as is the case at
present. Propositions were made to Mr..
McCrae by the delegates from the west
ern associations present, but no salts
factory arrangements were made and
the society adjourned without effecting
its DurDoSe
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15
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A Father % a Som.

The letter below was written by O
father to his son at Covington, Ken
tucky, and it will apply in thousands of
cases in every part Of the country. The
young man was evidently staying out
every night, having a good time with
the boys, and his father and mother
were worrying about him, and yet he
would not reform:
my DEAR Son What would you
think of yourself if you should come
to our bedside every night, and waking
US up, tell us you would not allow us to
sleep any more ? That is what you are
doing ; and that is why am up. Your
mother is nearly worn out with turning
from side to side, and with signing be-
cause you won't let her sleep. That
mother who nursed you in your infancy
toiled for you in your childhood, and
looked with pride and joy upon you as
you were growing up to manhood, as
she counted on the comfort and supper,
you would give her in her declining
years.
We read of most barbarous manner
in which one of the Oriental nations
Furnishes some Of its criminals. 1t In by
cutting the flesh from the body in small
pleces-slowly cutting it off the limbs
beginning with the fingers, and toes
one joint at time, till the wretched
victim dies. That is just what you an
doing-you are killing your mother by
inches. You have planted many of the
white hairs that are appearing 30 thick.
ly in her head before the time. Your
cruel hand is drawing the lines Of sor
row on her dear face, making her looh
prematurely old. You might as vel
stick your knife in her body every time
you come near her, for your conduct Is
stabbing her to the heart. You might
as well bring her coffin and force her in.
to it, for you are pressing her toward IL
with very rapid steps.
Would you tread on her body IL pros
trated on the floor? And yet with un.
grateful foot you are treading on heI
heart and crushing out life and joy-no
need not say "joy," for that is a word
We have long ago ceased to see, because
you have taken it away from US. o.
course we have to meet our friends with
smiles, but they little know the bitter
ness within. You have taken the rose:
out of your sister'stpathway and scat
tered thorns instead, and from the pair
they infict, scalding tears are Otter
seen cOursing down her cheeks. Thu.
You are blighting her life as well a.
ours.
And what can you promise yourself
for the future? Look at the miserable
bloated, ragged wretches whom 70,
meet every day, and see in them an ex
act picture Of what you are fast comm,
to, and viii be in few years. Then IL
the end a drunkard's 8 grave and drunk
ards doomi
Will not these considerations induct
you to quit at once, and for all time
And may God help you, for he can ant
will IL you earnestly ask it.
Your afectionate, butsorrow strickeI
father.n
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15
1t is barely possible sorghum has been

1t is barely possible sorghum has been
Oyer-estimated. Its qualities for sugar
and syrup making, its seed fer flour,
and the cane for stock feed, have all
been praised, but we see by one of our
Kansas exchanges that its merits for
stock feeding are questioned. Mr.. W.
NJ. Campbell, of Riverside, has no faith
in sorghum cane for stock feed. He
says while cattle will eat it, to the exclu-
sion Of everything else, on account of
its saccharine qualities, yet, there is
nothing strengthening about it. He lost
five calves last winter solely from eat
ing, as he claims, sorghum cane. He is
OF the opinion that stock men should
raise rye for feed, instead of sorghum.
He would have the rye cut and stacked
in the same manner as grass for hay.
He is now feeding his weak cattle corn
meal. This costs 81 per hundred pounds
at Larned. Two hundred pounds will
carry an animal through the winter.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15

Geo. W. Rust, in the Chicago Breed
ers' Gazette, in discussing the hardness
of range cattle, advances some new
ideas, which are worth considering. He
says: AS was observed in
q previous letter, hardness is not the
only requisite on the range. But feed
ing qualities are also to be consider ed,
and it may be conceded that the best
feeders will come the earliest to matur.
ity, as we'll as make the largest gains on
the least season of range grass and come
into market in the best condition. A
certain degree of hardness is of course
necessary, and without undertaking to
say whether any one of the improved
breeds is harder than another under
the same range conditions, it does seem
to me that claims of extra hardness
put forth as the chief excellence of any
particular race of cattle involve an ad.
mission that they are also slower of ma
turity, cOarser in composition, less i'm
proved and poorer feeders than other
cattle which are not quite so extra har-
dy. That, at any rate, is the impression
it produces on my mind, and when ]
hear these claims advanced for particu.
Lar breeds Of cattle 1 cannot avoid the
reflection that while these claims are
not fully accepted as true among cattle
men on the range, they serve as the
poorest sort of recommendation to the
same cattle among eastern farmers on
high priced lands, who want animals
improved to the highest possible type,
which mature early and have large feed.
ing capacities, and who do not want cat.
tie approaching in any degree the char.
acter Of the buffalo But do not cred.
it all these claims, and there are some
kinds of cattle which regard as good
cattle which should suspect of beino
really inferior cattle if 1 only believed
the ill-considered claims put forth in
their behalf. Cattle raising upon the
plains commenced in primitive sort OF
way, and was little better perhaps thar
buffalo raising; but it is mistake te
suppose it is in that condition to-day
or that it will make no progress in tho
future. The earliest maturity and the
highest development of feeding quail
ties possible under range conditions arr
more and more sought after and appre
ciated by cattle men. They do not al
see it or give it much thought as yet
any more than do all eastern farmers
but the world is moving and learning
and they will all come around in time. ,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15

The Cowboy, Sidney, Ness county,
Kansas, says: The cattle in this neigh
borhOod will go through the winter in
better condition than many anticipated
early in the season. There have been
no losses thus far from rigorous wealth
er or lack of feed on the range The
grass is unusually poor, but still there
is enough substance in it to afford sus-
tenance to stock. Range cattle which
are subsisting wholly upon the grass on
the plains, are in better condition than
cattle in the eastern portion of the state
that have been fed. The merits Of the
buffalo grass are astonishing.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15

The New York World of to-day says
that literary gentleman in that city
is engaged on book which is tolerably
certain to create a stir when it appears.
The author claims to have proof that
Queen Victoria was secretly married Ia
John Brown shortly after the death OF
the royal consort. He claims that Dis
raeh discovered the fact, and through
threatening to disclose it secured his
advancement. The collected evidence
in support Of this remarkable theory is
all to appear in the book.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15

Kansas is 2Osi miles wide, north and
south, and 404 miles east and west, and
contains 81 ,Sls square miles. The ele-
vatiOn above the level of the sea at Wy
andotte, on the east line of state is 649
feet; at MonOtony, 375 miles west of
Wyandotte, the elevation is S,676 feet,
thus giving a declivity from west to east
of over II feet to the mile.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15

Kansas City Times Railroading has
been brought to fine art on the Kan
sas Central. The train pulled out from
Miltonyale the other day and left the
conductor. But that efficient official
knew the road, and quietly walked on,
overtaking the train about eight miles
up the track. And now the company is
congratulating itself that the conduc-
tor did not pull out first.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15
MEDICINE LODGE, BARBER co. KANSAS, FEB. IS, 1884.
Ths Wyoming Territory ,eo;.latur

The Wyoming Territory legislature
has stock law before it now that IL
passed will convert all mavericks found
in the state into source of revenue,
to be expended in prosecuting stock
thieves and paying inspection and de-
tective expenses. 1t proposes to sell all
mavericks found at auction, the pro-
ceeds to go to the State Stockmens' As
sociation for the purpose above men
fionod
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15
Alex McCloud. on the Psunee. h

Alex McCloud, on the Pawnee, has
lost recently over dozen head Of calves
from disease of themouth. The under
jaw is said to rot away. Seventeen
calves in the herd of Capt. John Glas-
pie have also died recently, whether
from the same disease or not, We arenot
informed. Cowboy.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15

A st. Louis physician of forty years
experience says people eat too much
sweet stuff. 1t produces boils and pim-
Pies, unhealthy fatness, Indigestion,
sour stOmachs, headache, liver conges-
ton and other troubles.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15

The biggest corn story yet received is
that of b. Frederick, who lives near
Clinton, Douglas county, Kansas, whose
field, measured with surveyors chain,
contained 40 acres, and yielded 4,SiC
bushels Of ears, or an average of 12l
bushels per acre.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15

The senate committee, to whom wal
referred the Oklahoma petitions, report
cd adversely to the prayers of the peti
TONERS. The senate concurred in the
report Of the committee and the latter
was discharged.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15

In the new novel, 1.-The Bread Win
ners," it is said that "a young girls
name cannot be mentioned too seldom
in the newspapers. In fact, twice in a
lifetime is often enough, and one OF
them should be funeral notice."
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15
THE BARBER COUNTY INDEX.
MEDICINE LODGE, KANSAS.

Everything goes" at Columbia South
Carolina. AT the last meeting of the
city council forty-one saloons and a
cock pit were licensed. The town has
10000 inhabitants.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15
BARBER COUNTY INDEX,

The IxDEx II q progressive pgwepaess 20,
hshed at he county se1l end b the &46lal -
the Live Stock industry IN the Southwest, an6
numbers among ftg patrons every rAncADan
Of importance IN thfs eecti0n OF me srasfnG
this section Of the staae and IT, Lndiun Terri.
tory south OF here, and has . splendid cfrcrflar
uon among the etuckmen Of the Eastern sfatess
and few equals amoug Westeyi periOd3oail
Politically, the INDEX is Democratic, ana wfll
ever be found advocating the prihcfpess I'D
down by Jefferson.
Its columns win ut all times contain caoscs
end Aeiect FIRMLY reading matter, and n0tAkn0
% oGen6 the moet fastidi0us.
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NO. 81

ponsible for the expense. There must
be an end to such proceedings and the
sooner the better. Here Is the itemized
bill Of expenses incurred in the Haskell
frnnrn1.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15

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-" Regular communication. nru and
uhird Saturday evenings In Zach
" month. 8. }. sEITIIH, ". n.
LIAsr. Secretary.
l. q. o. p. Pioneer Lodge
EA~ No. I70.-hegulnr moetingn.
- every Tuesday evening. Vie-
itinRhrCthren In good stand
ND ing cordially invited.
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q d MILDRED POST. No. ia, mosts
W. ~ NJ tie last Saturday IN each month
- - sourt houes In Medicine Lodge, At ?. n.
Az comrades cordially invited.
Ell SnTTB, Post Commander.
q n oususr. Adjutant.