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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-11-13

Incidents In the Career of Martin Ewing,
of Dalton. Mo.


GkeytesvilIe CAfo spec.aLl
Proba' ly the ol lest man IN the ULi ed
States is now living near Dalton. four
miles west OF hers, with his son. H, is a
c1lored man. AMI was born in Prince Eli
wards County, Virginia, abo1t 1865 His
first owner was James Ewing, grand.
father Of John j. and s. r. Ewing, who
live in and near this place. He has been
In the Ewing family since his birth, aud
calls himself Martin Ewing. Inasnuch
as the longevity OF many of these colored
people Is of q doubtful character, your
correspondent will mention some facts to
corraborats the statement Just mads:
Colonel James Ewing, whom all OF the
old cit zens here knew, aud whose family
record is extant, died In 1859 at the age OF
eighty -four He often mentioned to his
family that this man, Martin Ewing, waI
his dry nurse and that he was q good
many years older than himself. Marin
claims that Colonel Ewin was brought t.
his masters house a very small boy aud
his (Martin's) business was to nurse him.
Martin says he was old enough to plow
corn at that time. Now, allowing the
Colonel to have been two years old when
he came to James Ewing's, Mar tins mas
ter. and Martin to be twelve, which he
undoubtedly was, 1t lmakes this old COLI
ored man 12) years old, as Colonel Ewing
would be ITO IL now living.
This mans memory is good and hl.
mind clear. But low wrinkles furruw his
checks. II he would dye his hair his gen.
eral appearance would indicate a man
a out seventy. H has lost but few teeth;
bis eyesight Is good, except a cataract n
one eye from a blow forty five
years ago. His appetite AID digestion
are as go as they were eighty years
ago. He has smoked aud chewed tobacco
for one hundred land ten years, and al
ways drank whisky when he could get it,
though he has not been drunk for thirty
five years He was not a body servant
of General Washington, AMI has no
recollection OF ever seein him. He says
when the British came to his masters
house all tn co,ored people were taken
to the woods and h dden. HIS recollec.
tions OF camp-meetings and the NJ ,tho-
dists are very entertaining. He has 8 Oh
hundreds shouting at once, aud falling
from benches in helpless, III eless state.
When Lorenz) DIV prenc ell in his
netghborhood all the ne groes were al
Lowell to go nights AID SunI He
thinks he was a; the meeting when d Nv
found The stolen axe, and tells all the
circumstances connected with it. He has
had six wives. Martin thinks religi IN
don't do peop'e good like it d d a hun red
years ago, bus gives l. most of his time
now.
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The Fun Cows Milk.
baltimore Americana

Mr.. A. Robert Car ter, secretary to the
Health Commissioner, was busily enga ed
at his desk making out the tables that
told how the population of Baltimore had
diminished on account of death. While
thus engaged there was loud report like
the sound OF pistol and the secretary
stopped and sought shelter. He tn usht
some one had fred at him. After regain
ing bis composure, the secretary hunted
around to find out what was the trouble.
CHANGING to Look on shelf In front of
his window, he saw the source Of his
fright A bottle Of milk had exploded.
TIE department had been testing cows
milk For this purpose qaahtity o.
milk was obtained from dun COW end
Iced In a bot l. A bot ie OF milk was
also obtained :rom brinlis cow. Each
had its libel The dun eJw's bJttie was
- oua that went n =
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SILK COCOONS.
a New Species of Snk-worIn Two Fee
Long.
journal of Fabrics.l

Long.
journal of Fabrics.1
A DR.. Guzman, in San Salvador, dis.
covered a new species of silk-worm
While rambling through the Cordilleras
and looking for aatiqi tiles, he noticed
peculiar objects hanging on the trees
which resembled money bags ExamiI-
ing them he found them to be six co.
coons. with threads of great softness,
elasticity and tenacity. The Doctor ap.
piled to the Agricultural Department of
the United States. which furnishes all
materials for spianing lks free of cost,
for such 10 reel the cocoons, ard after
having reeled the silk he sent a sample
to the Congress OF San Salvador, with a
pamphlet In this he describes the CO.
coons to be from 81 1-2 to 70 centime ers
Cd (12 to 81 inches) in length, and are
found on tree belonging to the species
TeeOnld StderdriluDa They are very rich
in silk and give roduc5 equal to ASH
attic silk which costs less than the latter.
The Congress in San Salvador, in ap-
probation Of the value Of the discovery.
has granted a patent to DR.. Guzman foI
fifteen years for producing silk aud q
qualification. There is no doubt that the
United States of America will cause ex.
perimsnts to be made with this remarka-
BILE silkworm. Mexican newspapers de-
mand a th orough searching Of the Mexi.
can forests, surprising that this silkworm
will be found there. Our esteemed con-
temporary concludes this story with the
remark that thus another article has been
found which will make America indie.
pendent OF the Old World, and which Ia
the course Of time Will be exported to
Europe, owing to lower cost than As:atic
Bllk. We would request silk culturists to
enligh;en rs on this important discovery,
for we confess our Ignorance
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MANA, THE APACHE.
Short Sketch or an q Il and Influential In.
dian Chief
rTnmhakOpa Erffanh

Tombstone Epitaph.l
From Casimiro Streeter, who Is proba.
bly, better posted C Dncerning the A pa caes,
particularly those of Southern Aroma
and Nav Mexico, than any other white man
In the country, a reporter learns that
Mana, the chief recen ly killed In Chi
huahua, was one Of il not the most infiu.
entail chief in the whole Apache Nation.
Tnis was due partly to his great age, he
being, Mr.. Streeter says, at least eighty
years cid, and partly from his ability as
a diplomatic and intri guer. Not only
this, but he had five daughters married
to chiefs in the different Apache tribes.
All his sons in-law proved thems elves
warriors OF renown, which added
not lit..e to the reputa.
uon OF Mana, from whom they
were credited with having received much
wisdom. The foil owing ore the names of
the sons-in-law. which names will be
readily recognized by dwellers for the
past fifteen years In the Southwest:
Ton. Palone, Mescalero chief, killed
in the Sierra San Andreas in 1878. Rim
yon. Gilano chief, killed some years
sincelin chihuahua; Vicente, Chirica-
hua chief, and brother of Geronimo
killed during Vctorio's last raid;
Jarachi, Glano chief, also killed with
Victorio. Mana was q Gilauo or Gila
River Apache. to whom the name of
Warm Spring Apache was applied after
the band was removed to New Mexico.
For nearly twenty years Mana was par
alyzsd, from which affl lotion he recovered
by batting in and using the waters of the
Warm Springs. Hs sto ID over six feet,
was as straight as pine and dignified In
mieL He knew his power among
the Apaches, and was correspond
ingly naughty. 1t is sta.el that while
Captain Crawford hal charge of the San
Carlos agency, to which Mana hal been
brought y Crook, the chief walked into
Crawford's quarters one day and indiy -
nantly dsman led to know why it was that
the soldiers of Crawforps command dill
not sllute him when they met hi n. Craw-
ford Affected surprise, and, sing from
his seat, said: "Well, mana, they are only
private sold ers, and are probably afraid
to salute chief like you. lam a CHIEF,
however. and I'll salute you," finishing
the sentence b. cking the old fellow out
or the house. Mana is sail to have vowed
veng aance at tho time, a1d it may be that
CrawforIs salute to tho vindictve old
chief may have gons a long ways toward
lr-ci i2itatiny the recent outbreak
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"OLD OPERA"
A Brooklyn Horse That Prefers Music to
Feed OF Oats
fBrookIvn Union1

A brooklyn Horse That Prefers Music to
Feed OF Oats
brooklyn Union.l
There's horse that would rather
listen to music than eat," said the driver
OF n Brooklyn livery coach team. pointing
to rlght-eyed, Roman-noss shapely
mag. ''The way found IL out Is this:
/ feed my team at four O'Clock In the
afternoon to be ready for evening calls.
Then / 60 home for half an hour for my
own supper. Well, usually he woul have
his mess all eaten up clean when / got
back; but once n week / would find his
oats un. n.o1ched, or that he had Just begun
10 feed. IL puzzled me for a number OF
weeks; but one day happened to stay at
the stable all Of the afternoon, and then
found what was the matter. Our boss.
who lives next door to the stable, has a
disa led child, and one Of the amusements
he gives her Is to have some of these Ital-
Ian street musicians come and play under
her window for twenty minutes CT 50.
when the little girl throws them a mar
ter. This makes them come very regu-
larry. The afternoon 1speak Of they were
there, and just as they struck up that
horse, whose stall Is near the door, turned
his head and seemed to listen as atteu.
lively as a person. Que day tho boss
asked mo why didn't feed at the right
tims. / told him the musicians had beer
around, and related what had discov-
cred. He seemed to doubt my ory; SC
to prove IL TO him l took a harmonica
from my pocket an experiment had
often tried before, and played several
lively tunes. The horse took his head out
OF the nanger and kept it up. W tn ears
cocked and nostrils wide. until stopped.
% d OPERA as we call him, mas become a
curioslty OF the neighborhood and has
quite an audience whenever the band
comos around.
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a BIG ONE.
Nearly Twenty Feet Long and OF Propor
tiOn1te Size.


tiOn1te Size
Nashville Americana
One of the largest snak 8 tn at has heen
seen in this county FOR years was seen VS..
terday at the Far Iii ger Company's works
on the Nashville &c Chattanooga Railroad,
three miles from town. 1t was first see
by one of the men at work in the bull lil-
plank In the n )or of the building ha |
been broken in, which left a hole in the
Il 'or fouT feet long and tea inches wild >.
Through this hole the snake had poked its
head. As on as the fact was made
known every hand IN tho works forty in
nu uber, left the buildin literally STAN
pedel and it was with fiiculty that the Y
were persuaded to return to the works,
aud it was not till the Superintends snt had
paced a guard well arme at all the hole 4,
abo1t the works that the snake c1uld
crawl out from. II short time aft, the
guards were placel at the different out.
lets, through tho id ,ntical hole in
the n i0r whers first obs srved the snake
poke his holl anil body up abo 1t two
aud half OF three fe,t above the fDlr.
The Super ntendent was near st the hol,,
and the guard stanl ng i'm ne liatcIy b.
hind him failed to get a shot until his
snakeshiD's head had nearly d sappeqr-d
under the floor, but "a near as could be
ascertained his head was about eight
inches across, AMI of a copper color.
Where tbs snake came from no one
Knows, hut that he has bsen attracted tc
the works by the material used in making
fertilizers there is no doubt. judging
from the s'ze OF the head, the snake
should be Il teen or twenty feet long, or
OF proportionats size. 1t has been no ice.I
for some time that the grass and weeds
around the works were being m ,shed
down hy some hing. Watch Is kept on
duty day and night with arms ready to
capture the snake as soon as he comes
from his hiding place The building ia
too full of goods to attempt a search by
tearing up the floor.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-11-13
POSTAL

postuiicc at Medicine Lodge open from : A "
to . pN. Sundays one hour on arrival Of mail.
Money order Office. W. ID. NANSLYKE, Pm.
EMMA NANSLYKE, ASSISTANT.
The Mails:
From AttiCa and all Eastern points, arrives
daily nt Z PM. leaves daily at \ An.
FROM SunCity, Lake City, Soldier Creek, Red
eek Hutchinson, kingmnn, BrOss, kiOwa,
u ~, arrives Mondays, Wednesdays and FRI
Il ysntbPM. Departs sTuesdays, ThursdaysGnd
saturdays nj AN.
From lukn, Elm Mills and SarntoRa arrives on
tuesdays and Fridays AT . NJ and departs ON
Wednesdays and Saturdays tsAM.
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LEES SUMMIT
N u RISE ES.

D1sHIH D1sOo' KIUpfb. Les . sunn1t, 10
To our patrons. orchardists, and planters:
We respectfully call attention to our heavy
SUI plies and excellent qualify OF nursery pro-
ducts consisting Of apple. peach, pear, cherry.
plum, etc, berries and grape vines Of the vari-
seedlings and evefgreeus from inches TO
feeti prices low. Special attention is called to
the fact that our agents are furnished with
written certificates OF authorized agency signed
by us. We insist on patrons requiring agents
20 show our certincafes 20 rs 10 avoid mistakes
or deceptions. Orders sent By mail promptly
attended 70. BLAIR BROS, proprietors,
60 Lees Summit 10.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-11-13
France & Co.,
tOak Mize in charged
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Coal
Flour and feed.

Keep on hand the best varieties Of coal and
standard brands OF hour.
Come and see us at Forbes old stand, north
Main 81. near Ingraham & Simpsons stable IS
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Democratic Central Committee.

Democrotic central committee.
y. +. CAHUTHERs, Medicine Lodge.
W. +. WILLIAMS, sharon.
=. r. DICKERsOS, Elm Mills.
r. =. PROCToR, sun City.
n. VI. MASON, Lake City.
j. NJ. SIMMONS, New Kiowa.
W. e. ALFOHD, Hazclton.
l.. e.. CRABB, sexton.
LIN. MURDOCH, Lodi.
Tuos. j. DYER, Cumminsford.
T.. i. CARUTHERs. Chairman
W. II. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
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WTKmore moner than at anything else by
w LIN taking an agency for tho best selling
book OUT Beginners succeed ernndly. Noht
fail. Terms free. HkalETR EoCk Cc1s PERT
Isad, Name
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CHURCHES.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL.-Services every
1N1 sunday at i0:sO n. m. and 30 y. m. sun
dny school every sunday M $3.50 y. IN. PRAYER
meeting every Thursday evening nt 5:D
Strangers invited. W. n. GILLIAN, Pastor.
DRESBYTERIAN.-Se on second anl
i fourth Sundays Of each month. sunday
school at 2 p. NJ. A. AxLINE, Pastor.
HHRTSTTAN.-PrcaCh every lat and 81
- Sunday ~ N o'clock. SUNDAY school az 10
I'olock every sunday. REv. a. II. MuLKEY,
Pastor.
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SOCIETIES.

a AZ. 4 A. ~, Delta Lodge No. -
IN Regular communications, hrst ana
~ ~ third Saturday evenings IN each
M month H BLICgHAnS, W. NJ.
a. NJ INGHAHAN, SECRETARY.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-11-13

7 ORRAINE CHAPTER, Order Eastern star
Lttegular meetings first and third Monday
''' Mas. r. l.. o'BRYAN, W. NJ.
Miss DELLA MOORE, Secy.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-11-13

A J. JONES,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Medicine Lodge, Kansas.
Careful attention given To collections, dcpo-
etious and commercial business. ~
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-11-13

A, 0, u, W. E'ss!'y ESsi. gTslS FS4g' S% :l
night. J. w. SISGEn, N. W.
X D ELDRED POST. No. 15l. meets
VI A. M the last saturday In each mOnth
az the court house IN Medicine Lodge, at =. ".
All comrades cordially invited.
Ell SMITH, Post Commander.
N. n. GILBERT, Adiutaut.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-11-13

7, oCXwoOD q GILLETTE,
Physicians and Surgeons.
once over I,oberson & Co.'s store, corner
Main n. and First nve.. Medicine Lodge
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-11-13

Land ONCE az Larued, klns., Oct. q, 'Hb<
Notice is hereby given that the fellowing@
named settler has filed notice OF hfs infeu tson
10 make tiaal proof IN support Of ms caiIsi, and
that said proof viii bc made befsre Afoerr l..
Medicine Lodge, Kans., Dec. 20, 1855. VIZ: John
B. Gcbeiie, DIS. No. oti1, for the lots 9 and
sectionO, twp. - OF range n west
He names the following wishe eSses &c prove
his continuous residence upol anfd cultivation
or, said land. VIZ:
John sparks. Ieaih A. Twoubly, Henry W.
Pepperd. james Pepperd. of Medicine Lodge
Barber county, Kans-
s8ss w.R. BRowSEEE. Reststers
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-18
Personals and Briefs.

Mr.. James L. Bib. editor Of the
Ners and Farmer, Of Louisa, is in the
city.
+ Senator William Lovenstein received
the full vote cost at Hungary and Short
Pump precincts, in Henrico. Yesterday
he left for Savannah on . visit to his
daughter.
Colonel II. 7. Douglass, chief engi-
neer Of construction on the Baltimore
and 0hio's eastern extension, was in
the city yesterday.
The will Of the late DR.. Francis d.
Cunningham has been admitted TO pro-
bate. The estate is valued at s7s 200,
all Of which he bequeaths TO his only
son, Richard N. Cunningham, with the
request that his brother, John A. Cum
ningbam, act as his guardian. Msssrs.
John A. Cunningham and Samuel G.
Wallace are the executors.
The first regular monthly entertain
ment Of the boys branch Of the Young
Mems Christian Association will be
given at the rooms this evening at s:l5
O'Clock. Rev. W. W. Landrun will
deliver an address. and very interest
ing programme has been arranged. All
who are interested in work for boys are
invited TO be present.
The alarm of fire at 1858 o'clock yes.
tsrday morning from Station "a was
caused by the burning Of small houss
in the yard Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
shops used as a store-room. Damage
estimated at s75.
The following member. Of Auror'
Lodge, No. ll6, Independent Order O
/ Odd-Fellows. have been appointed 3
committee TO represent the lodge in The
cerem onies of the unveilhg Of tbs
Ridgely monument in baltimore, Nd.
on the 22d-viz George Z. Booth, b
K. Allen, A. Witte, George W. Fuller
W. Z. Pesrce, W. ". Payne. r. )
Denny. J. W. White, Louis Aubel, f
F. Hagemeyer, and J. II. d. johnson
The Odd-fellows who expect 10 ylsi
Baltimore on the occasion Of the IN
yelling of the Ridgely monument will
meet at 0dd-Fellows' Hall tonight.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-18
Merron-FOufafre.

Quite party from Richmond, Hano-
yer county, and other points had the
pleasure of witnessing beautiful and
impressive wedding yesterday morning
at the residence Of Mr.. George p. Haw,
Dundee, Hanover county. The con-
tracing parties were Mr.. Albert Sidney
Morton, of Richmond, and Miss Ellen
Stuart Fontaine, Of Hanover.
To say that the marriage ceremony
was lovely, and in being so was only
commensurate with the appearance OF
the bride, would be but expressing par
TALLY the admiration eyinced by al
present.
The bridesmaids and groomsmen, who
naturally received large amount OF
admiration, which they so richly merit
ed, were as follows Miss Lila Meade
and Mr.. C. II. Gordon, Miss Lizzie
Morton and Mr.. J. @. Farley, Miss
Loula Broun and Mr.. Darlington Will
liams, Miss Virginia Stuart and Mr..
John Tyler, Jr.. Miss Rec Rufsn and
Mr.. B. Il. Valentine. Miss Zaidee Nor
ton and Mr.. G. S. Stringfellow.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-18
MR.. JOSEPH R0sENBAUM.
Death Yesterday ssersiss Of This WE'LL
ksewu Gestlemsp.

s" ht>tsrnhy woFuiux cf Iuts Weh-
ksewn eestlemsp.
Mr.. Joseph Rosenbaum died yester-
day morning about s O'Clock at the
residence of his brother, Mr.. NJ. Rosen-
baum, on the south side of Grace
street between Sixth and Seventh
aged, sixty-seven years. He was
born IN Bavaria, and came TO this city
in 1887, and for more than forty years
was actively engaged in the dry-goods
business here, for most Of the time with
his brothers. S. NJ. and NJ. Rosenbaum.
He acquired a fortune that is esti-
mated at about sl50,000, and some
years ago retired from business. OF
late, being in ill-health, be spent a good
portion Of his time in Europe, and His
singer was favorite place with him,
the waters of which he thought did
him great deal of good. As late as
April last he was in Richmond, and
that month left for Europe. His last
known address in Europe was Kissin-
gen, and to that place, about a month
ago, Mr.. NJ. Rosenbaum wrote him,
advising Kim Of the illness Of Mr.. S.
VI. Rosenbaum. The deceased did
not get those letters. The weather at
kissingen was so cool that be had left
and gone to Wiltsburg, and then. find
ing himself growing feebler and feebler,
and fearisg--shat his days were num-
bered, set off from the last-named
place for home. His great desire was
to die here in Richmond surrounded by
his brothers and other relatives. At
Hamburg, August Goth. he telegraphed
here that he was en- route to Rich
mond.
Yesterday a week ago his brother
Samuel died, and this deceased heard
the news upon his arrival at New York.
He got to Richmond before the body
was removed from the house, but was
too sick to attend the funeral. He
went Immediately to the home OF Mr..
h. Rosenbaum, and that day went to
bed. from which he never arose. His
ulStdrt " a. tbioi SStitht aiiu h~ihcnlhS
Of the liver. The physicians whom he
consulted at Kissingen he'd out to him
no hope Of recovery; hence his deter
mination to return when be did. His
illness here was marked by great suffer
ing, but his mind continued clear
throughout, and he was very calm and
much rejoiced that he had been able to
reach his brothers house TO die.
The deceased WAS never married.
Al the people Of his name here have
been distinguished for probity and high
character. He was good man. a
worthy citizen, an Israelite proud Of his
people and religion, and firm in the
faith. bis funeral will take place at
. O'Clock this afternoon.
The deceased left will. His already
considerable fortune was enlarged By
the recent death of Mr.. S. NJ. Rosen-
baum. who died intestate.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-18

Before the recent election | mem
toned to friends that Mr.. John A. Cur
It's had gone against the interests Of
Richmond when a member Of the last
General Assembly in not fighting the
attempted legislation by which Balti-
more sought to lease the Virginia Md
land road. was confident of this,
yet Mr.. Curtis has since assured me
that he fought these several bills from
the first. and that had confounded his
action in this matter with his refusal to
vote with his party on the electoral bill
to carry 1t over the Governors veto.
As Nr. Curtis thinks have done him
injustice, and probably some injury, by
what said. at his request | chserfully
make this public statement.
c. OBJ. COwARDIS.
Richmond, September Il, 1855.