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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-07-17
The EVERLASTING CONFLICT
An Unfortunate Condition Caused IIy Read
Ing Conflicting Accounts OF the Battle of
shiloh.

An Unfortunate Condition Caused Isy Read
Ing Conflicting Accounts OF the Battle Of
shiloh.
lBardette, In Brooklyn Eagle.
After carefully reading all the published
accounts of the Battle OF Shiloh, up to
date, | am firmly convinced:
That there were never moro than n Ser
geant and ten men OF the Confederate ar
my actively engaged at one time;
That Grant was surprised at all points;
That he was killed early in the first day s
fight;
That the Federal forces outnumbered the
stars In the heavens about ten to one;
That Grants army was routed aud driven
clear across the Tennessee River into the
mountains;
That it mover came back again aud is
there yet;
That the valor Of teamstsr In BuelPs
army who did not get there until some
time the next week saved the day for
Grant. m AXE this statement ON tho au-
thority OF the teamster himself, who on rht
81 knowi
That a drummer boy did all Grants
fighting for him. I am crcdibly in
formed OF this fact by n son OF tho drum
mer boy who had IL directly from his
father.
The widow McLAughlin's husband, a
corporal who commanded the Federal
right, finally led the movement that drove
Beauregari from the field. have n letter
from the widow-who, by the way, de-
slres that her pension DO incroased-to
prove this:
That all the fighting was done ON the
first day.
Except that which followed on the sec
ond day.
That both sides were vastly Outnum-
bered.
That each side lost the emost men.
That it was only n econnoissance in
force.
That it was merely n skirmish.
That everybody in America was there
That nobody was there.
That there was no Battle OF Shiloh.
That there are n powerful sight more
men writing about it than wsro In tho
a IN.
That the arcest charge was made by
the utter.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-07-17
MEDICINE LODGE. BARBER co, KANS. JULY II. 1885
PARROTS.
some Extraord nary stories About These
Household Pets.
saturday Review.1

saturday Review.l
Mr.. "Blank of Bli link, /" in Yorkshire, had
fever. about Christmas-time, and his
parrot was taken from the dining-room I'd
the kitchen for greater quiet. 1t remained,
there several weeks, during which it stole
The raisins intended for plum-pudding
The cook in anger threw sJme hot grease
at it and scalded its head. When Mrl
Blank got better the parrots cage was
taken up stairs again. Mr.. Blank, with
newly shaved head, approached. The par+
rot turned one eye upon him and said
slowly: "You bald headed rufian! So
you stole the cooks plums!" There may.
have been. some appropriateness in the
mind of Dean Stanley's parrot on a
memorable occasion. While the lamented'
Dean was a canon at Canterbury, a gen.
tleman who was invited to break asst found.
all the servants assembled in the garden)
gazing up at laburnum In which the par
ros was at large. At that moment the
canon came out. The parrot looked down
at him and said in a low but distinct voice,
exactly like Stanley's, "Let Us prayw
Here-is clear example to prove that some
thing very like a thought passed through
his mind. The servants were assem-.
for morning prayers. They were standing
as they stood when the lesson had been
read, aud they were about to kneel; and
the parrot said exactly what was always
said under such circumstances. Perhaps
the most curious of these examples is one
which comes to US from private bird
fancier. A grey parrot was stationed in a
nursery, where his grea. est delight was to
see the baby bathed. An infantile COM
plant seized the child, and the parrot was
removed to the kitchen. There, after a
time, he set up a terrible cry. "The baby
The dear babyP' All the family rushed
down, to find the parrot in the widest ex-
element watching the roasting of a suck
ing pig.
DIR. Russ judiciously advises that a
young and untaught bird should be placed
beside one which is tame and talks we'll.
He tells curious story of Grey which
taught young Amazon. When the pupil
did not learn his words correc ly, the Gfey
would say, "Blockhead," and turn away
contemptuously. Yet Cuvier thought
there was no intelligence and no power of
transmitting its accomplishments in the
mind of the parros. Eventually the Grey
| and the Amazon .-were able to converse.
Rosa, the Grey, would say, "Have you
any moneys" to which Coco would reply,
"No," in a sorrowful voice. Rosa would
give the name of the Emperor, and Coco
would calculate, "Long life to him." A
third parrot is described which talks but
little, though it has other accomplish
ments, and is delighted at being dressed
up as doll and laid in a cradle.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-07-17
RHODE ISLAND

Governor Bourn Explains 60 n Little New
York Girl How 1t Comes to Have Two
Capitals.
Hudson River (S " Registcr.l
Yesterday we received very pleasant
call from a little miss, n, scholar of Public
School No. 3, carrying a note from Miss
Armstrong, teacher. She was likewise the
bearer of a huge letter ,.on which was the
coat of arms of the State of Rhode Island,
directed to "Miss lola NJ. Tator, Hudson,
". Y" A few DAYS ago Iola's teacher
wrote on the blackboard for her scholars
the question:: "Why Has Rhode Island
Two Capitalist" leaving the class to find
out. lola, without consulting her teachtr
or schoolmates, wrote to the Governor of
Rhode Island, and received in answer the
following letter:
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND,
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
PROVIDENCE, February 5.
Miss lola N TatOr, Hudson, ". y:
have received your letter Assing me why
Rhode Island has two capitals. IL / can be
Of any assistance to you in your lesson /
viii gladly " rite you the reason. In the
very early history OF this State there we re
two states or colonies; comprising what is
Rhode Island. The island of
Rhode Island was one and the other
was Providence Plantations. After
while both were united into one colony
under the name of "Rhode Island and Provi-
dence Plantations" and that is still the full
proper name of the State, though it is com
monty, for convenience, called "Rhode
Island" In the colonial times, and also down
TO within comparatively few years. the
State Legislature used to meet at several
towns In the State Providence, Newport
Bristol, Kingston and East Greenwich-prob-
ably because the people of the various Sec
tions thought the Legislature ought TO favor
them rs much as Providence and Newport.
But for the last thirty years the Legislature
has met only at Newport and Providence
thus perpetuating the remembrance of the
time when there were two governments. The
Legislature meets at Newport the last Tues
day in May, and remains there generally
only a few days. Then it adjourns to meet in
Provid dence in January, where nearly all the
business of the State is transacted. II have
not written so you can understand the reason
let me know and will write you again.
Very truly yours,
RnIfuu
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-07-17
SPILLED THE CORPSE.
A PaiIBearer slips On the Ice, And the
Dead knocks Down Ne Living.
IErfe tPa) Special

A ParI-Bearer Slips On the Ice, And the
Dead KNOCKS Down Ie Living.
IErie CPa-) Special
A remarkable burial scene is reported as
having occurred in Wesley yville, four miles
east OF this city. To-day a large gather
ing assembled at tho Methodist Church to
attend the funeral services of the daught
of Mr.. John Wells, and as the coffin was
being carried into the church by four
young ladies. who, according to tho wish
OF the deceased, had been selected as bear
ers, two of them slipped on the ice coated
ground and fell, the shock bursting open
the casket aud exposing the corpse, which
rollel upon one Of the girls aud held her
to the earth. The contact with the dead
body frightened her so that she relapsed
into insensibility before the body was
placed in tho coffin again, and many of the
ladies who witnessed the distressing scene
returned homo, so shaken were their
nerves The service over the remains
ended, n second accident Mortified the
mourncrs. At the entrance OF the ceme-
terry, which adjoins the churci, the
handles OF the caskst became de-
tached, and the Jar resulted in another ex-
pOsure. The covering being partially
turned, both arms and feet were thrust
out; and, ia the excitement which fol.
lowed, three women fell fainting on the
snow.
The body having been forced back, and
tho lid nailed down, the procession To-
sumed its way to the lgrave. All stood
with uncovered heads around the excava-
tion, in = binding snow-storIn, as the cof.
fin was lowered. The cords were not prop
eriy adjusted, and, slipping of the casket
was dashed to pieces On the bot om of the
pit. Losing his balance the grave-digger
was Trecipitated upon the body, and was
drawn out palsied with fright After
much labor. the debris of the coffin and its
occupant were removed, and preparations
for inteTment went on. Ii was found that
the head had been crushed in, and the
shrOud was in shreds, necessitating new
hatiliments, as well q nsw coffin Later
l.. the day the remains were committed 10
earth without recurrence of the painful
&C mes of the mornn-.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-07-17
Ex. SENATOR THURMAN.
said to Bc Preparing a Book OF Political
"Reminiscences.

hAfutintictuft+s
Twashihqton Tor Chi ago Tr.bune.l
understand that ex -S sIator Thurman,
since he has settled down la his library at
aomo, has outlined book Of political
"reminiscences. II Is h1psd that he will
have time 90 complete t. lie il n writer
of most vigorous Englsh For number
Df years he was the leader ON tho ID mo-
cratic side OF tho Ssnat,. H. was the one
Democratic senator VINO " ~ able 20 c1ps
with Roscoe Conklins, Matt Carpenter,
Jane q. Blaine ani Elmunds. The oil
gentleman when hs was in the Senate,
was n great snuff -taksr. When he became
very much inte estcd In n debate he wolld
lairly stuf bo,h nostrils full of black
snuff. Then cut would come Ms rcd ban
Hama handkerchief. A defiant blast would
then h. blown AMI tho senator would stand
40 and proceed 10 hammer with great
blows of stardy common sense against the
Arguments OF tho opposition. He always
began his speeches with resembling 'It
Won't do. 81; II won't To-" Tho waving
of his bandana handkerchief and this
phrase wsre for long time tho banner
and tho watchworl OF many Demo-
eratlc n hit. Roscoe Conkling aud Thur
man were great friends, although con-
stantly opposed 10 zach other In debate. I
remember quito a funny scene occurring
botwccn the two during the later years OF
rhurman's s,rvicc. Mr.. Conklinx came
into the senate with rcsplondcnt silk
handkerchief sticking out OF his gray
tweed cutaway coat Thurman's eye
caught u Immediately. He gazed upon Il
longingly. For n few moments ho re.
strained himself then no came running
over O. Mr. Clnkling. A grave conversl n
tlon began From the SOLEMN look Of the
two Senators one might have thought that
the most serious affairs OF state were bo-
Ing discuss a. Finally Mr.. Conkiing arose
anil displayed The entire length and breadth
OF his handkerchief. Mr. Thurman looked
nj 10 cnviously. The beauty AMI rars quail
ity OF this handkerchief were discussed for
fully hve minutes Then Mr.. Conkling
with true spanish pOlitcness presented his
resplondcntly colorod handkerchief 20 the
Ohio senator. Tho Ohio senator was not
To DO out lOno in pol tsness. Ho went down
into his snurY right-haRd pocket and
brought out tho great Democratic ban er
OF tho senate. the red banlana: :bespangled
with little yellow stars. This he presented
with very grave bow Co Mr.. Conkling.
10 was gratefully sreceivcd. The entire
business of the Senate was suspended dur
ing this in'erchan 20 OF court ISLES by these
two opposition leaders. That day tho two
loaders Haunted oich others colurs and
were mover moro agcressivcly polite IN
th'ir political thFuiis at zach other.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-07-17

Governor BOurn Explains Co n Little New
York Girl How 1t Comes to Have Two
Capitals.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-07-17
he LAID ron A WEASEL.
And Had Desperate Tussic with an Anl
NAL which Proved To- be a Catamount.
lM Ifnrl LInl Cnr. y L snnl


Ana Had Desperate Tu-,lo with an AMI.
NAL which Proved to be Catamount.
lI lfori tra) Cor. y. Y. SUM-
Farmer Tcrwilligcr, OF Lackawaxen
has tcen missing chickens from his hon
coop every night for tho past two weeks
OF 90. lie couldn't find out where they
went Tho other day nc read how Sheril.
Ridgway had rescued n rabbit from q
weasel in the ston, quarry at Kimhlc's
aud how the we1sel was suspect "a OF be-
ing the cause of the disappearance OF if
teen chickens that ha 1 belonged to on5 o.
the quarrymon.
Thy gum, moth r." said Former Ter
willigrr 90 his wife. "I'tl bst is a weasel
that's walking or with our ch ctons. "l'i,
hay for him all tr.n n his scalp"
Farmer Tsrwilliscr went to the hem
coop. armed with pitchforS au1 re-
volvcr. IL wac after darE. He ope1cd
tAo door to eater and wait for tho weas.,
Co come. a ycli that Rll,i tho coop nm I
set the chickens b. cack.ias greeted him.
The next secJsl he was sprlw,inE In the
snow, aud an animal with eyes liSo live
colls stood over hm, ripping his clothira
to tattcr-, aud l1sing no time 10 get down
about in On, snow, hut the animal whose
feast he had disturbed stayo1 10y him. He
finally got his pistol cut OF his overcoat
pocket and fired. Then he got to his feet
Rni nrcd all the shots there were i'm the
pistol here and there about tho yard. Then
he put ON his lost licks for tho house. He
slammed tire door behind him and locked
a. There wasn't much OF his clothing left
on him. When he got his breath hv sail
o. his wife;
81 don't know what I was bus have
my doubts about it's b1ing wcassi."
Tho next morning when Farmcr Terwil-
Tiger pccred out Of his upstairs window he
saw thu dead body Of large animal
stretched In the suow near tho hen house.
Tho snow was torn mp for several fec.
around, and roll with bloud. The animal
was catamount, and it wei .hsl over
sixty pOug Ia
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-07-17
ARMY HONOR.
The Oui~cr- sf the Army Not More Honor
abie Than other reopic.
fy..btn.,on f.t,.rt

The Oni~cr- sf the Army Not More Honor
abie Than other reoPic.
.twsshlngton Icitcrl
so-called army honor is myth. That
u 10 say, there Is no higher sanso of honor
among tho army officers as a class than
there Il among people Of equal education
and position In other occupations % life
doubt " there Is AZ much. Ths truth Of
u 10, The army ofiiccrs are placed in false
position through the attention paid them
BY society. An army officer comes -
Washington aud he IL invited every where
and Il called upon 30 associate with people
who have plenty OF money. As natural
rvs nc no s1on becomss involved haanciai-
~. A man who fccls tho sharp pressure
of debt eau not always afford the luxury
OF indulging In tho most rigid IDEAS OF
what Is strictly honorable. None OF them
have any better pay than ths department.
aud bureau chiefs. Yet these officers live
nc the best hotels as a general thing,
have carriages, dress we'll, and nrs
seen everywhere. The department clerks,
who have equal salaries, live In the back
rooms - cheap boarding houses, wear
shabby clothes. And never 20 In socicty.
A Sccoad- Lieutenant has a. 90, a FIRST
Lieutenant 81 .DD-that is. II he Is mount
ell An uninounted Lieutenant gets
Si,9o A Captain not mounted Is Paid
Si,SoO; Captain mounted has Sa,O0. It
will be seen that up 10 the grade Of Cap
tain onl,crs rank with tho department.
clerk 50 far as the salary goa Whom
you gee above Captain you strike the sal
aries paid - the chiefs of bureaus. A
Major is paid $500; a Lieutenant Colonel
5000 Colonel $35Oo. IL is only whom
you reach the rank of Brigadier-General
that tho pay OF senator OF member 10
reached. A BriEndier-Gcneral Is paid
H.5)l, a Mai'r-G neral $500. aud the
Lieutcnant-ocucral$ $ii .OO) per annuu-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-07-17
Tea Culture IN California.
IchIcaes Times.l

An egriculturist at Oakland, Cal, Is
making determined effort to introduce
the cultivation of tea in that State. He
has over two thousand tea-plants in q
thriving condition, and when they arrive
at the age OF four years he will obtain
Japaness labor and pick and cure. He
does not entsrtoin donEt OF success He
has also a number of camphor tees that
ara grow ing we'll
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-06
GL0BULES.

The chamber of commerce will meet this
morning.
The Taxpayers association will meet in
Union block this evening.
The Junior Pioneer ASSOCIATION will meet
at the court house tomorrow evening.
Tue socialists discussed Easter in English
and German at Arion hall yesterday after
noon.
Bishop Wells of Wisconsin viii confirm a
class at st. Paurs Episcopal church this
evening.
The annual parish meeting of ST. Paurs
church this evening will take place at Odd
, Fellows hall.
Prof. c. II, Morse, lately of Boston, will
give an organ recital at 1 O'clock Wednes-
day afternoon.
The date of Mr.. Otto Haese's lecture on
the French Revolution is Monday evening,
the l 3th, at Turner hall.
All the Episcopal churches will hold their
annual elections of vestrymen this, Easter
Monday, evening.
meeting of the creditors OF c. A. An
derson, late proprietor of the Matteru, is called
for this morning at the hotel by the receiver,
Frank Ford.
1uc CAbutF haIueW ana crusaders Total
Abstinence societies recei-ed communion st
the 6 O'Clock mass at the cathedral yesterday
morning.
The April term OF the supreme court will
open tomorrow noon. The calendar will be
ready in the morning. II contains about the
usual number OF cases.
The annual meeting OF the Ladies' associa-
zion OF Christ church viii take place wednes-
day afternoon, and on Friday evening
Bishop Wells of Wisconsin viii administer
confirmation.
There was large attendance st the Easter
song service given st the rooms OF the Gospel
Temperance union yesterday afternoon. Mr..
George y. HIllmal, assisted by others, con-
Quoted the singing, which was excellent
Articles Of agreement for the Thompson
Wilson sparring match have been sent to
Thompson in Cleveisnd, O. The match
will probably take plaer about April %.
Wilson viii 20 into training TODAY.
The Plasterers' union held = meeting yes
terday At their ball on Jackson street. They
are us strong, sSa report the outlook fo-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-06
Wa,fare 4ganst Skating Kinks.

| From the n. Y Times.
There is going to be a determined warfare
on the skating Kinks by theatrical managers,
who have determined to unite against this
form Of amusement, which is now conceded
on every hand to have occasioned loss of
at least one-third of the moneys usually
counted upon by theatrical enterprises
throughout the country. In Minnesota law
is proposed which provides that men and
women shall not simultaneously skate in the
Kinks. The object of such a statute is to put
an end to the condition of immortality which
is claimed in many quarters to be stimulated
by the skating system. The effect of the law
would be naturally enough to shut off that
portion of the patronage of such places which
is made up of 20 ung men and women who
find more pleasure in the social relations of
roller skating than in the physical exercise
i'm parted. similar bill is on the point Of
being introduced into the Illinois legislature,
where it will be pushed forward by Mr.. James
Meade, Mr.. Hooley, Mr.. McVicker, Mr.. Nc
Connell and Mr. Hanlin, who control the
principal theaters of the Western metropolis.
This, believe, is the first case on record
where any considerable number of theatrical
managers have come definitely together to
fight against common foe. Unity of pur-
pose is not one of the str ong points among
people engaged in various capacities in the
theatrical calling. In every large community
there are always two or three managers who
do not feel themselves personally damaged
| by opposition such as that shown by the Kinks,
and who positively refuse to enter into any
combination which is calculated to help their
competitors. But the importance of some
step calculated to put an end to or curb the
skating frenzy has suggested itself in most
imperative vein to theatrical people. Mean
while the craze for roller skating, far from
being abated, seems to gather new force at
every turn. The possibility that there SHOULD
be profit in an enterprise requiring the very
large expenditure involved in hiring and run
ming an establishment of the size of the
Madison Square garden shows that the entire
community is expected to support this latest
I form of amusement. There was once before
a roler-skating mania in this country, but it
died out before it had reached very large pro-
portions. The present craze appears to be
boundless, and the managers of theaters have
made up their minds that they must com bne
against the opposition or find their business
| fatally impaired.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-06

c,TATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF RAMSEY
- IS. In Probate Court, Special term, held
March %, 1855.
In the matter Of the estate of benjamin F. Solomon
deceased.
on reading and fling the petition Of Arnold Kali
administrator OF said estate setting forth that
no personal estate has into his hands; the
amount of debts outstanding against said deceased.
and description Of AL the real estate of which said
deceased died seized and the condition ard value of
she respective portions thereof; and praying that
license be to him granted to sell private sale ell
the real estate set forth described I'm said petition
And it appearing by said petition that there is
sufficient personal estate in the hands OF said admin
strator 70 psy said debts. and that it is necessary in
1t IS therefore ordered, That al persons interested
in said estate appear before the Judge OF this court
Tuesday the 18th day Of May, A. D. 1885 81 ten
said county then aRd there, 70 show canse Of snv
administrator to sell said real according 10 the
prayer OF said petition
And it IS further ordered. that copy OF this order
shah be published foT four successive weeks prior TO
said day OF hearing; the last Of which publications
shall De as least fourteen dSys before said dsy Of
hearing. In the Daily GLOBE, newspaper printed
and published At ST. Paul IN said county and per-
sou=ly served all persons interested in said estate
residing IN said county least fourteen days before
said day OF hearing, sud upon al other persons inter
ested. according TO Law.
By the Court,
L. 81 wN B. NcGgoRTY.
Judge OF Probate
Attest. FRaSx PozvzT r. CLERK usrsO s<-~norJ