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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-03-13
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MEDICINE LODGE BARBER CO, KANSAS MARCH 1a. 1885

state, as he must have been, Mr.. Ba-
con still thought II not beneath him to
write defence, that it might appear in
the proceedings of the legislature along
with the accusation. Yesterday morn-
ing's dispatches tell the result. The
legislature, by vote OF 73 to IS, refus-
ed TO hear him or to even allow his ex-
PLANTATION to go upon the minutes. One
Smith, a member from Mcpherson
conunty, denounces Mr.. Bacon's action
as infamous, the more infamous in that
he had been Union soldier.
Such an occurrence should be consid-
cred in spirit of calm philosophy. No
slumbering animosities can be awaken
ed by it on account of the personality
Of Jefferson Davis. He is as much a
a relic to-day as any fossil of the siluri-
an epoch, and it is hard TO understand
how even in Kansas such a feeling of
bitter personal hatred can exist towards
him. In New England, in New York,
Ohio, Illinois, in any of the states
whose citizens went to the front for the
Union in the open, there could hever
have occurred such an incident as this
in Kansas. 1t is theory of the great
De La Rochefoucauld that the objects
Of baseness are most hated by its pos
SCISSORS. Perhaps on some corollary of
this proposition something of the Kan
sas feeling might be explained if only it
pOuld no foEau for orronta1 4hok - - =.
a philosophical sense, base to hide be-
hind bush and whack your enemy in
the Kansas style. Perhaps had the men
in the Kansas legislature followed Mr..
Bacon up to the mouth of confederate
cannon, when he was going there, i'm
stead Of shooting at the back of the
southern cOnfederacy from ambush.
they might be better able now to ap-
preciate the action of a man who is
neither coward or idiot. This, howev-
er, is question purely philosophical
and metaphysical. 1t is useless to pur-
sue 1t. To the man who has not BUSH
whacked, jayhawked, hung ghOrsethieyes
or otherwise led the life which leads to
the Kansas legislature, the Kansas leg
islatOr is, and he must remain, mys-
terry. The practical side of the question
is that Mr.. Bacon, seeming to have
some idea of the amenities which pre-
walls among civilized people, must be
much out of place i'm state which
sends churls and idiots to represent it
in its legislature.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-03-13

Exchanged

The Emperor William is the oldest mon
arch in Europe. Queen Victoria is sixty
five. King Christian of Denmark Is six
ty-six, and his wife, the Queen, is q year
older. The Emperor of Austria is fifty.
four, and his wife is forty six, while King
Leopold Of Belgium, forty mine years old,
has wife aged fifty. One Of the youngest
monarchs reigning Is King Alphonso of
Spain, who has seen twenty-seven years,
and next to him come King George Of
Greece and Alexander Of Russia, each of
whom are in the neighborhood Of thirty
nine. The Sultan of Turkey is forty two
King Oscar of Sweden fifty-five, Louis of
Portugal forty-six, Humbert of Italy
forty, and President Grevy of France sew
enty-one. Tn wife of the Russian ruler is
three years younger than her husband, the
wife of the German five, and the Queen OF
Italy seven.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-03-13
Il Wa a rather Hubbard.
TwnitehaIl Times.l

The coat was very bad fit-too fun In
the back.
'ThatTl never do" said the customer;
SITS like shirt on q bean pole"
'Dot cost, mein frent," replied the
dealer, s.ish very stylish garment.
Look at dot back. Mein gracious, It Is
Judy. See dot beautiful pufBng-der latest
styIe-and don't you forget it. Il was
made on Fifth avenoo. II ish der Fadder
Hubba I'd style, and IL actually worth 30
much ash fife tollar more for dot cut-D And
i've minutes later the delighted customer
lett the store with his Father Hubbard
soat.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-03-13
GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION.
Organizing comanche County and Locating
the Temporary County Seat.

Organizing Comanche County and Locating
the Temporary County Seat.
State of Kansas. Executive Department
Topeka, February y, 1885.
WHEREAS, y memorial signed by
over two hundred and fifty household
ers, residents of COmanche county, Ks,
whose signatures to said memorial have
been duly attested by the afidavits Of
three householders thereof, showing
that said county had more than fifteen
hundred inhabitants, and that more
than two hundred and fifty of said in
habitants are actual householders, and
paying for the organization of said
Comanche county, said affidavits alleg-
ing that they had reason TO and did be-
lieve said memorial to be true; ard
whereas, Thomas Taylor, a bona fide
resident of SAID Comanche county. was
duly appointed and commissioned as
ceasus taker, who was duly qualified as
such officer, and it appears from an act
ual enumeration, by census returns
duly made, certified and sworn to by
said census taker, according to law.
that there are two thousand FIVE hun-
dred and seventy-nine bona iide inhabl-
tants in said county, and that eight
hundred and thirty seven of them are
actual householders.
Now, therefore, know ye that 1, John
n. Martin, governor of the state of Kan
sas, by authority of law vested in me,
have appointed and commissioned Geo.
NJ. Norris, of Coldwater, Owen Con-
naughtOn, of Protection. and David L.
McIntire, of Sun City county commits
sioners, and r. a. Crossman, of Cold
water, county clerk of said county of
Comanche, and do hereby designate
and declare the town of Coldwater to be
the temporary county seat OF said coun-
ty.
In testimony whereof have hereun-
to subscribed my name and affixed the
great seal OF the state. Done at the
city of Topeka, Kansas, the day and
year above written.
JNo. A. MARTIN, Governor.
E. B. ALLEN, Sec'y State.
Speaking of the appointees, the Cold
water Republican says:
OF the appointees Mr.. McIntire is a
cattleman, of good business qualifica-
tons. He is an old resident of the
county and is considered a square man
who will would work in the interest of
the whole people. In politics he is a
democrat.
Owen Connaughton is a farmer and
Is one Of the gentlemen recommended
at the granger meeting held in this city
last month. He is said to be a just man
and of fair business ability. We do not
know his politics but tits reported he is
a greenbacker.
George NJ. Norris is a merchant OF
this ely, Of large business experience, a
republican in politics, and IL county af-
fairs are rs closely looked after as his
own private matters are he will be a
valuable member on the board.
There may be some objections and
criticisms, bnt take it all in all it is
considered a fair county board, repre-
senting as it does the various interests
Of the CO unity.
OF the county clerk we have nothing
particular to say being satisfied our
friends will excuse our modesty. [R. A.
Crossman is editor of the Republican.
and a man well qualified for the posi-
tion.-ED. INDEx.l
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-03-13
A Maine Farmers Fish Story.
fBiddeford (Ne.l T,rAes1

A farmer who was in town from Wells,
Wednesday morning, related remarka-
bic circumstance which happened I'm his
town one day last week. For some time
past the herring haveremained away from
shore, and the fishermen were unable to
obtain them in very large numbers. All
at once they began to come in shore, even
into the breakers, in immense numbers,
probably being frightened by dogfish or
bluefish. The number kept increasing, and
when the tide went out IL left q place Of
about an acre completely covered with
FISH, In some spots, where there was q
depression in the sand, the fish were piled
70 to the depth of about five feet, and they
fiocked 70 the shore and secured carr
loads of fish to be used on tneir farms a.
fertilizers. One farmer obtained sixty
cart-'oads.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-03-13
A KNOWING SNAKE.
The Last Snake Story OF the Year-A
Truthful Tale From the Fields of
Georgia.
olumbus (Ga) Times.l

columbus (Ga) Times.l
A strange story comes to us from one Of
the counties below here, and IL it were not
for the fact that fact is more strange than
fiction, we should feel hesitancy about
relating it. The story is this: A gentleman
having been at work in a field some dis
tance from home had carried his dinner
with him. When noon came he took his
basket and went in a piece of woods near
by, and close to a creek, to eat his dinner.
After finishing the meal he sat down on a
log to rest a while before resumiDg his
work. While thus engaged, happening to
glance at an old decayed stump just before
him, he saw q snakes head protruding
from a hole. He Immediately seized long
pole and went up by the side of the stump
waiting to see If the snake, which had gone
back, would reappear. In q short time the
snake not seeing him, crawled out, and as
he did so the gentleman killed him with
well-directed blow, seeing then, to his
horror, that it was that most dreaded
reptile, the rattlesnake. To his astonish-
ment another came out and was also slain,
and another, and another, until thirty
four had been counted. While still watch
ing the hole he observed that the last
snake had only been wounded, and had
crawled of and was, apparently wrfthing
in the agonies Of death some distance of
on sand bar caused by the overflow of
the creek. He Immediately left his post
and advanced toward the hideous reptile
TO dispatch him. When he reached the
spot the snake was apparently dead. Look
ing down ON the smooth sand near by he
saw, to his utter amazement, the words
mo more" traced thereon in plain, distinct
characters. He looked at the snake and he
looked at the words. He saw that cap
ital N should have been used in COM
mencing a sentence, and he made the COR
rectioni then, seized with a sudden super
stitious fear, he FASTENED home and told
his strange story. We give it to the public
for what it is worth. AfSer an the snake
may have lied, perhaps there was more.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-03-13
THE BARBER COUNTY INDEX.

Re IEDEx n a progres.ive. Newspaper, pub
nw of the county, IL the especial advocat6 of
ne Live stock industry In the Southwest, and
humbera among its patrons every rnnchman
~ importance IN this section of the graxing
estrict- II reaches nearly every cow-camp in
tDry south % here, and has = apleudh crculn-
oon among the stOckfnen 81 the Eastern states.
"A An advertising medium u has no supcriOrs
and fow equals among Western periodicals..
Politically, the lNDSx IL Democratic. and will
ever Be found advocating the principles laid
oeNn By Jefferson.
lta columns will at AL times contain choice
and aolscf family rradiux natter aud nothing
20 Offend the most fastidioun.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-03-13
p.as.rstl. Central csan,,ts..

q. =. CAAurHsRs, Chsirnsn, hedioi o,
fstCo.
n. srnoEo Secretary. Msdieins LSdgs.
ID. L. PtEacE, sua city.
W.o. THOrHsoS. Lake Oty.
y. u. RrnrE, kiova,
I.P. nALI, LodL
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-03-13

OtHRtSTIAN.--Prcach cvery Let and Z
~ sunday ~ n O'Clock. SUNDAY school NJ 10
Gslook even sunday. Ed. ID. A. QUICK,
Pastor.
~ tian church on tbs tn sunday each month
~ Rnv. COTS.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-03-13
POSTAL

fOstocncs a. Medicine Lodge open from A y
eeFn. sundays Que hour on srriyal Of natl
monsy order once. ". ID. NANSLYNE. Pm.
RnnA VANsLrEE, AsstsrAEr.
The Nails:
From Attica and sl Essten points, arrives
AAiiY ~ TN; leaves daily atsAH.
From sun City, Lake city. soldier Greek, Red
pfcek Hutchinson, Kingfusn, Bru-s. kiowa.
taysatbrn. Departs Tuesdays, THURSDAY and
saturdays stsAH.
from LUKE, Eim Nils snd saratogs arrives on
ruesiayr ard Fridsys ats Fa aud departs ON
Nodnssdays and SATURDAYS nt SAN.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-03-13
THE BARBER COUNTY INDEX.

Advertising Rates.
kvery Gay We receiye prOpoaan fer ndvo1fB
Ing space from patent mediuine rnelx aeEl&
machine companies, book puhlinhcU, snateE5
Ing sgents. etc. TO all euch we wfH say: TEs
space IN this paper can be allied win home Cd
vertisements at rood prfcoa- We have D rpvd
circulation among an Intelligent slses q peoria.
We have no forsign ads I'm the paper, and d06t
care TO have unless they pay in oAsn eur rsgulsx
rates. These are: 80
! column, tcsr ioosson,, per ys~. a4R
CAsfs QuARrrxIY N ApvAvus.
An reading aetcss 10 cents per line nAGz ~
exRTIoS
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-03-13
CHURCHES

NJ SUNDAY At i0:ao a m. and T:9O D. m. sun
aay school every sunday No $50 y. W. Prayer
meeting every Thursday evcning at 7;ao
Strangers Invited. W. II. GILLIAN, Pnstor.
DREsDYTERTAN.-se ON second ani
y fourth sundays OF each month. sunday
prhool atBP. n. A. AxLISE, Pastor.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-27
THE MILLS OF THE GODS.

Like the echo of some awful calaIn-
ity comes the wall to Republica ears
that the Texas legislature has voted to
submit the prohibition amendment to
the people OF the Lone Star. The
Democratic majority OF Texas is in
round numbers 100000. The vote in
the house stood &c To l6. The liberal
Republicans of Kansas will contribute
100000 towards carrying the amend
meni in Texas Ii was Democratic
votes in the Kansas house that origi-
nally submitted the amendment in
Kansas, and the Republicans of this
state will be most happy to recipro-
cate the favor: We will send St John
down. also brother Griffin and our
entire congressional delegation. But
that IL takes up So much of our
time to get ont the EAGLE, we should
go down and start big prohibition
daily paper right at the capital of the
state, and raise the war cry Dem
ocracy and Prohibition" Such a
paper would be pushed by the
entire prohi5itory force of the
nation. and would reach a hundred
thousand circulation inside Of three
months Texas, Democracy. COW bows
and water. We suppose that Texas
Republicans are very liberal and no
doubt sticklers for the personal lib
criy" racket. but we appeal to them
by the recollection of how Click
wrung IN that cry upon Kansas Re-
pu@fican- that they emulate the MEM
bers of the last Kansas legislature by
going 10 every polling place in Texas
with fall jugs of whisky and permit
ting n Democrat Il swig until he has
voted for the prohibition amendment.
This programme successfully carried
out aud the amendment saved the next
year the Republicans can raise the
howl of personal liberty" against
the Democrats and elect Republican
governor for Texas aud maybe two
or three congres, men.
Though the mills of God grind slowly. We,
they grind exceedingly small:
Though with patience He stands waiting,
with eXactness grinds He ALL
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-27
APPLICANTS FOR PENSIONS

Their has arisen one question in the
pension department in Washington
that will cause much trouble to
very many Kansas people before il is
s'itled. COMMUNIST ,ners of Pensions
Black has written TO Gov Martin. un-
der da'e OF the 18th, making inquiry
regarding county clerks and their
true position under the law of Kansas
Tie states that great numbers Of aft
daviis mad by pension claimants, or
rather declarations of The same, have
been made before county clerks. Sec
lion ALA. revised statutes of the
United states, provides that declara-
iions of pension claimants shall be
made before 4 court of record, before
some officer thereof having custody of
of its seal" Mr. Black saws if the
county clerks in this state are clerks
of courts of record, il will not
be necessary for the applicants for
p-n-ions to file other papers: if they
are not. then the applicants must file
other papers executed bv the proper
"fii GERS. Senator ingalls, raised the
question by his statement that county
clerks AT not such officers "a are con-
templated in the statutes Mr.. Black
asks GOV. Martin the question:: is a
county clerk in Kansas an officer of a
court of record?' wishing authorities
cited if such is the case. they are
not, he advises Gov. Martin to notify
such clerks that they may not take
further affidaviis.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-27
THEIR FIGHTING CAPACITY

The following figures are furnished
in regard to the comparative military
and naval strength of England and
Bussia
Great Britain's standing army is
only Is. 1000 men against Russia's 49,
600, and her army, when on war
footing, 642 600 against Russia's $780,
600 when on n war footing. England
pays $4,000 900 year for her army.
against Russia's Sl25 600. And vet
Great Britain's army costs S2.31 for
each head of her population, while
Russia's costs her only 81 27 per in
habitaut Even if Great Britain takes
into account her India contingent 1.-THE
army of the British India is 10000.
and on war footing $50 coo the to-
tai would be, in either case. less than
half of Rnssia's force.
Russia has the largest standing army
OF the worid-7So.oO0. Italy comes
next with 10000: France next with
$500 Germany next with AS GOO:
China next with 10000: Austria and
Hungary next with 2SS. GOO, British
India next with 10000: Great Britain
next with $4,000.
Russia's navy has S73 vessels, that
of France, 500, Crest Briiain's 246.
though il is proper TO add that Great
BrIfain's navy cost about three times
as much as that of Russia. and can no
doubt knock The latter out of water
or TO The bottom of the water BY su-
perior naval skill and gunnery. Eng
land has the ''siuews of war" while
Russia is practically bsnkrupt.-Em-
roria Republican.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-27
DARKER STILL.

IL will require seventy thousand
head of cattle for Armour & Co. of
Chicago, 10 I'LL the English order for
canned beef. Huge orders are also
being received by American cartridge
manufacturers from England and from
Russia. IL these things are not the
strongest evidence that bitter and
lasting conflict is imiment between the
great powers of Europe. then signs
are worthless. Between Russia aud
Turkey there seems a perfect under
standing. The Porte has even gone
So far as to ask Bismarck in regard 10
the advisability OF Turko-Russian
alliance.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-27
GOOD. STRONG AND HONEST

The EAGLE said The morning after
the Republican convention that the
city ticket nominated was good, strong
and honest, and that the more it was
studied the better il would be liked.
The prediction was sound. Men who
al first thought that a stronger ticket
mig ht have been named when calmly
looking over the record and fitness OF
each individual nominee finds il diff
cult TO raise genuine objections and
the criticism touching the large per
cent Of young Republicans named has
but little weight. Being young they
will be all the more anxious 80
meet the expectations and de-
mands OF the people. And they
are not all Young men. There is IA
suffic sprinkle Of gray heads TO APP
ply the breaks if il ever should become
necessary. We say again, the ticker
will grow upon the party and the pro-
pie simply because tine imaginary
faults and objections will disappear
in the light of calm reflection. Tie
Democrats viii rake their party all
over and then fail 10 equal it. The
truth is, the Democrats don't believe
themselves that they can, therefore
they will try TO bolster up their work
by naming or nominating few i'm
aginary popular Republicans. Nc
true Republican will accept nomina.
ton AT their hands. Any Republican
who may, will but demonstrate the
fact tha' he TIA inks more of chance
for Office than he does for his I,epub
lican principles or party.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-27
THE NEW SCHOOL LAW.
Tn IN. Editor Of the Earle.

To the Editor OF the Eagle:
There were few changes made IN
the school law by the last legislature
which may be interesting to your
readers, MANY of whom are teachers
and school officers.
First-The state board of education
are required to prepare "series OF
questions for each examination, to be
used in each county of the state.
Second---No certificate shall be
granted to any person to teach in any
of the public schools of the state after
January /. 1886, who has not passed
an examination in physiology and
hygiene, with special reference to the
effects of alcohol stimulants and mar
cotics on the human system.
Third---The board of examiners
shall on the last Saturday of January,
October and April and at the close of
the county normal institute, publicly
examine all persons proposing to teach
Ill vi thC NOuh'
Fourth--Certiticates shall be OF
three grades, first, second and third
and shall continue in force respective
ly three years, two years and one
year.
Fifth---The county superintendent
may endorse unexpired first grade GER
tiiicates issued in other counties Oh
payment of the usual fee of one dollar
Sixth-The county superintendent
upon request made in writing by any
district board, and after satisfying
himself by examination of the ability
and proficiency of an applicant, may
grant a temporary certificate in cases
O. necessity, valid only in the de-ig.
mated district and until the next regu'
lar examination by the county board
Of examiners. Provided, that nc
such temporary certificate shall bt
granted TO any applicant who has failed
| i'm examination at the last regular
meeting the board; nor shall snch GER
tificate be granted twice 10 the sam,
person.
Srvepth-In no cas- shall THIRD
grade certificate be given a third tint
to The same person.
Eighth-A law providing for county
uniformity of text booke--in case !
majority of the districts in the county
express theii desire for such uniform
ity by vote at The annual meeting fol
the election of school officer Ii a
majority of the districts so desire, TIT
county superintendent shall call fo
one delegate from each municipal
township and city of the third class Il
be elected by the school board of suct
township, and such delegates sinai
constitute a county text book board
to select aud prescribe the text book
to be used in each branch of stud,
required by law to be taught in TIL
the public schools.
This offer for the information o
those interested, without comment o.
criticism Ii. ID. HAMMOND,
County Superintendent
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-27
SEWERAGE MONOPOLY.

The Topeka correspondent of the
Kansas City journal talks thus of the
sewerage question, as applicable to
Wichita:
The last session of the legislature
gave us many laws the wisdom of
which was not apparent At the time.
but which, at later day, reveals, of
themselves. the finer points contained
therein. Among them was that re-
latiHg to sewerage in cities OF
the first and second class, introduced
BY Mr.. Hatfield of Wichita. This law
companies and provides that they shall
receive certain rights. Under this law
Wichita has just had incorporated
a sewerage company. with Mr.
Hatfield as one Of the incorporators
This company will be granted the ex-
elusive right of the city, which act
before dollar has been expended, will
make its stock worth Sl1O. When
the sewers are constructed, the stock
will be worth much mere than that OF
either gas or water companies, for the
buf u ~ tdht
ga>, and they can build cisterns and be
absolutely independent of the water
works But when sewer mains have
been placed. and a portion of the
property owners in any one
block have made connection with it,
every other owner can be forced to do
The same on The grounds of public
policy and safety. Stops thrown in
the alley or Il strong slop barrel will
inevitably bring complaint, and an
order from the health officer TO con-
meet with the sewer. The yearly tax
on property thus connected, after the
plant IL in. will be almost an absolute
net income rs but few laborers will
be required TO flush and keep in re-
pair The scAcrs Ii will be seen that
Ia re Is new source OF great wealth
10 the enierprising Kansas citizen
whose barrel OF flour is never permit.
ted to run down.