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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-06-12
Political ana Pnrnnnni-

The civil-serYice law covers g,272 ap-
pointments in the city of Washington.
The death Of Howard, the lottery
man, is expected to exert an important
effect on Louisiana politics.
a Republican newspaper says that
Democrats never take water but does
not mean to AatteT them.
DIR. McCosh, president of Princeton
college, thinks that child should not be
sent to school until Il years of age.
why do the wicked live?" asks an
exchange. In order, we suppose, TO
subscribe for the Blaine organs.
Louisiana has pretty much abandoned
her old industry of breeding creoles,
and has gone to producing iron.
Germany wants to keep the Germans
from coming to America, and SO orders
the railroads to cease giving reduced
rates 10 immigrants.
The special election in the Third Ar
kansas district to elect q successor TO
Senator Jones does not take place till
September. The canvass is already
wide open.
The Massachusetts legislature will
adjourn OH 18th; the Illinois Legislators
will hold on till the 18th, and the New
Hampshire body, having just begun.
may sit till the dog days are over.
Joaquin Miller yeams for a consul
ship. ThinS how he would embellish
dull pages of the monthly volume Of
consular reports. This Is a matter for
Secretary Bayard's most serious con-
sideration.
Senator Cullom says he would rather
have his friends turned out becau. 9
they are Republicans and successors
appointed because they are Democrats
than TO see the changes made ON other
grounds. But think of all the martyrs
such a course would make.
The civil-service reform law has not
restricted the presidents power of re-
mOval. It simply provides safeguards
to prevent appointments as political
brides or for other improper reasons.
IL does not interfere with turning the
racals out but with putting them in.
1t Is stated that Mark Twain has in
hand or invested $4,000. He made
$4,000 from his books. $4,000 from
lecturing. $4,000 from his self-stickinR
scraP-bonk and S75.OOO by marrying.
Mrs. Netto II. Bringhurst, daughter
of the celebrated Sam Houston of
Texas, Is n resident Of Louisiana and a
member VI the w. NJ. G. T.. u. She Is
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The republican judiciary committee
for this, the 10th district. Is called to
meet in Wellington OH Wednesday 18th
inst. for the purpose Of effecting per-
manent organization. This should re-
mind the democrats that they have AN
opportunity Of electing a democratic
judge in this district. Tie Harper and
Sumner county lawyers are all divided
and the assertion has been frequently
made that no candidate can be selected
by n republican convention who will be
acceptable to the two counties; that il
the democrats will put up good man
he will be elected. We suggest that the
central committees OF the several coun-
ties in the district should at once see To
il that there is judicial committee or
ganized for tho district. COmanche.
Clark and Mead counties are i'm this
district, and it is time that the democ-
racy Of those counties were getting in
shape for work.
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After Three Months.

New York sun: Three months ago
q democratic administration was estab-
lislied ut Washington.
For twenty-four years before. the re-
publican party had been i'm power there.
and it had been kept in power in large
part because the people were fearful of
any change.
The transfer Of the government from
the republicans To the democrats was
dreaded even 10y not few timid demo-
cratic capitalists. They were afraid it
would provoke disturbance which
would be hurtful to their pecuniary in
terests and for that reason many of
them voted for Garfield when at heart
they preferred Hancock. This feeling
of the business community was, of
course, adrOitly stimulated 10y republi-
can politicians, who also kept alive dis
trust of the south and philanthropic
solicitude with regard to the freedmen
under democratic administration.
Well we have now had democratic
administration for three months. The
union still exists, no disturbance has
occurred, the wheels Of the government
move smoothly, there has not been a
single jar. Instead of the danger APP
pretended from change, the people
find only improvement and more reason
for confidence. The mere sweeping
out of the republicans from the white
house has wrought great reformation,
and when they go generally from the
offices the good work will be more en-
phatic.
The south introduces no discord and
makes no pretensions, but quietly pur-
sues its path Of progress, only happier
and more hopeful than before. The
freedmen are on better terms with their
old masters than ever before since en-
ancipation.
Danger in n change? Not much.
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quoted as saying that her father brood
ed over the secession of Texas until he
died Of broken heart.
OF the Bibles valued by book maniacs
on account Of their typographical errors,
the most curious is that issued by the
LondonStationer's company i'm the reign
of Charles 1. 1t omitted the word mot
from the seventh commandment and
the stationers were heavily fined for the
blunder.
a SanFranciscOc oroner's jury recent
ly returned three separate verdicts in
the case Of n man who died from injur-
les received 10y being run over by a
horse car. Four of the jurymen rem
dered verdict Of accident, four Others
were Of exactly the opposite opinion,
while the ninth went it alone, and rem
dered the following verdict, signed by
himself: IL come TO the conclusion not
to say how the deceased came 10
lose his life, whether by accident or by
being thrown from a car, as the testi-
mOny given has not proven which,"
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Turn Them Ont.

st. Joseph, Missouri, Gazette: If
this is n reform administration
and if II is not a reform administra-
tiOn what else is it, or what else could
il be-the whole civil service of the
United States must be put into the
hands of democrats. Every chief of a
department must fill the depart
meats with subordinates who think
as he thinks, whose desires are
the same as his, who will second every
effort made in the direction of economy,
and who will not go outside of official
relationships to peddle secrets and fore
warn guilty agents, subordinates or
what not that justice is after them hot
foot, and will get hold of them surely
unless they just as surely get out of the
way.
At the present writing every bureau
atWashingtOn is in peculiar aud most
anomalous condition. The head of each
is democrat, but he has no tools to
work with. If an investigation is or
dered into the administration or ac-
counts of some thieving or peculating
republican Official, a republican clerk is
charged with hunting up the evidence.
There is no democrat To do il, because
two dozen democrats, all told, have not
yet been given clerkships. With but
here and there an exception all the chiefs
of division and all the chief clerks are
republicans. This condition of things
forces each chief to transact his bust
ness, so far as he is compelled to use
agents TO transact it, though the sworn
enemies of the democratic party.
Frauds have been perpetrated and syn
dicates for the purpose of plumber and
robbery have been formed, have grown
strong, and do still exist under the same
subordinate officers who gave them
birth and nourishment and strength.
In short, every department Is filed with
spies and enemies, while the head of
each bureau fettered by subOrdinates
doggedly and maliciously opposed to
him. There is but one remedy on
earth, and that was announced every
where and trumpet tongued during the
campaign-turn the rascals out.
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cnndidn,na for nors,nn

a few days since, in speaking Of the
growing conviction that the Democrats
will elect tile next governor of
Kansas, and who would be the prob
able nominee Of the party, we said
that among the names mentioned in
this connection are ex-Gov. Click,
ex-Mayor G.. G. Burns, and Col. y. $.
Everest OF Atchison; Mayor Cofran
and Judge John Martin of Topeka; and
A. \. Harris oft. Scott. The Eldorado
Democrat lengthens our list by adding
the names Of Harry Norton, of Emporia;
W. G.. Perry of Fort Scott; John r..
Goodin, of Humboldt; Gen. Blair of
L1avenwOrth, and Judge Amos Harris
of Wichita, and adds that il would not
be surprised to see every county i'm the
state except Butler, bringing out can
didate for governor next year. And
why, pray, should not the honored
name of L. i. Fulton be considered i'm
this cOnnectiOn?-Atchison Patriot.
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MINGONA!
THE QUEEN OF THE MEDICINE
VALLEY.
SITUATED ON A NIGH EsrINENCE.

SITUATED ON A HIGH ENIINENCE.
Overlooking the beautiful Medicine
valley, nine miles northwest of Medi-
cine Lodge, the cOunty-seat of Barber
county, is the new and prosperous town
OF MingUna. Ii is situated on high
second bottom land, but quarter from
the Medicine river; two public roads
leading west intersect each other at this
point; ii is in the center of a magnifi-
cent farming and grazing country: sur
rounded by community of prosperous
citizens and commands trade reaching
far north and south and five miles east
and west and must necessarily be i'm a
short time prosperous trading center.
Nlingona is on the line of the proposed
extension of the railroad from Medicine
Lodge west. and will be the principal
and perhaps the only station between
the Lodge and Lake City. II will be a
splendid slipp NJ point for live stock,
and tie probabilities are that il will in
a short time he the very center of the
live stock trade.
Mingona is high and dry and will
never be affected by floods. Excellent
water is obtained at reasonable depth.
The town rs not near to swamps and
death-dealing miaSma does not lurk
near 1t. On the tOwn-site IS a substan-
tial school house. Broad streets and
avenues have been laid off; parks and
public squares have been set apart for
public use, and every calculation made
tn give the inhabitants all the pleasures
and advantages offered by any town or
village.
The town-site is on decided land. and
no contest win arise over the titles to
town lots.
Every alternate lot is being given
away to parties who will agree to build
on them, and not only business lots. but
residence lots come under this liberal
arrangement. Now is the time to in
vest at MingOna. Every branch of bus
mess will prosper there. Tradesmen
and mechanics should go to Mingona.
Farmers and stOckmen can buy farms
and ranches near the town at reasonable
prices. While it may never be the larg-
est city in the southwest, it will always
be desirable business point, well stu
ated in the best part of Barber county,
and surrounded by good society.
A daily mail reaches MingOna.
For further or fuller information call
on or address any of the following Off
GERS of the Mingona Town Company:
ID. TOmblinson, president; Fred Nurse
secretary; or \. McCray, treasurer.
Address any Of these gentlemen at Min
gona, Barber county. Kansas. 50
1
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THE THOROUGHBRED HORSE
RIO BI N HOOD

Will stand the present season commepc;,o
NAY 1, tSSo, on Saturdays and Moutlays at Simn-
s 81 utri In M"dlcine Lodge, and balance of
town. e noien VI
and SIP 50 to insure Ava seaSon
DESCRIPTIoN AND PEDIGREE.-Robin Hood IA
seven years old, May 18th, dark BAY color II
hands hands nigh; weight 1000 pounds; sired by
1Oung RO'dn Hood, beautiful daDnIe hov M /
hands high. and weighing 100 po,Inds His
COTS inherit In n striking degree his mavnifi.
cnt ana kind disposition. They are inyarlably
black or bay I'm color. He was bred ~ Canada
ia ,,, r1Tcneron mare weighing 100, impor-
Ndpoleon, whose weight was 1920 pounds
noung Robin Hoodwas sired 10y the celebrated
stal1on, Old Robin Hood, who was ont of n
piack mare, the property of Mr.. w. Jordan,
Low Claythorpe, near Burlington Yorkshire
she took the first prize several times at the
yorkshire and Lincolnshire Agricultural meet
ln2s, open 10 all England, for being the best
brood mare in England for breeding horses for
AGRICULTURAL purposes. She was got by Black
Active, the property of Mr.. r. Roydhouse. ir..
Hedon. OIL Robin Hood was got by Old Black.
legs dam by Little John, grand dam by Old
KNIGHT.
A black Kentucky Jack will make the pres.
ent season at the 5: ronY ranch, at So foi n sin
gle leap, $3.50 for the season and Sl2 so TO in
sure. Knight has good bone and actor is ,
years old and Is IA hands high His petiivrep
can be traced to imported stock. He has .
mealy nose and white belly and il n sure foal
getter. Money for services of the horse Robin
n od ana the jack, Knight, is due and paya ble
as follows: For single lean at time az se,.yic...
for the season or for insurin0 when the mars
IL Known to be in foal or oh anges owners
Care viii DC taken to avoid accidents but will
lie responsible for none.
M. STRONG, Medicine Lodge. Kan.
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he was presented with an elegant gold
headed cane by an aPpreciatiye petit
jury that had been doing duty before
him several weeks, the presentation
speech being delivered by Jas. n. Law
renee. leading attorney. 1t has only
been few weeks since the entire bar OF
Wellington and a considerable portion
Of the population were heaping their
abuse ON the head Of Judge Ray; and it
is pleasing to see that these people have
repeated of having wronged man
whose only sin was accepting an office.
the very sin every mothers son of them
was willing tO commit.
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Ordinance No. Sc.
To Prohibit Barbed Wire Fences.

First published June 5, 1851
BE II ordained by the mayor and counciimen of
the city of Medicine Lodge.
Sec. ]. That it shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persoLs to erect, construct or place any
fence or enclosure OF barhed wire within the
limits of the city of Medicine Lodge.
Sec. :. That any and all persons violating
any OF the provisions of this ordinance, shall.
upon conviction. be fined in any sum not ex-
oeeding one hundred dollars.
Sec 3. That the mayor, by and with the aid
OF the marshal and the police force of the city,
shall remove any and all such fences or enclos-
ures SO erected or moved within the city limits of
said city, after the passage of this ordinance
and the costs of such removal shall be recoy-
cred by civil suitin the name of the city against
the parties offending, If the same be not paid
on demand.
Sec l. This ordinance shah be in force from
and after its publication H. the Barber county
INDEX. =. E. STONE, mayor.
Attest: A. l.. NOBLE, city clerk
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Secretary-of-state Bayard must have
been surprised at the grand ovations
rendered him during his western visit.
lie was invited to attend the commence
ment exercises of the universities of
Missouri and Kansas, and from the time
he crossed the Mississippi river he was
given every attention that could be be-
slowed. AT st. Louis, Columbia, Kan
sas City, Mo-, and Lawrence, Kansas,
thousands OF people turned out to hear
and see this accomplished American.
and even this early the newspapers are
talking OF the "Iiayard BOOM in 1883.
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Decorating oraves


St. Louis Gazette: AS for the flower
business that is mere matter of indi-
vidual Ia: t or preference. The dead
10 not care. Any soldier-nO matter
for what cause or king or country he
lights-who is killed in. the fore front of
battle goes straight to God. HerOism
is religion. Self sacrifice is a Precipitation
that makes every sin, through it be as
scarlet, as white as the sins that are
washed in the blood of the Lamb.
What matter then the roses and the
lilies of this world; so only then heroes
of the blue and the grey who went down
in the white heat and torment of some
desperate battle crossed safely over the
river of Jordan and are resting peace
fully to-day under the shade of the:trees
of Paradise.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-06-12

Attica Advocate: T. f. Mahart, of
The Southern Kansas railway surveying
corps now doing work near this city,
accompanied by that popular stock
man Geo. G. SDith, gave us a pleasant
call. lie tells us that il is lis opinion
that the Medicine Lodge branch will be
pushed to completion this summer, and
laughed when we showed him the article
IN regard to the railroad being built
no farther than IIazelton this season.
The railroad will go to New Kiowa this
summer, and don't YOU forget IL.
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A type-setting contest occurred I'm
New York last week between Mccain,
composition CA the Herald aud som
mers, OF the World, for $40 n side
The match was for three hours, I'm solid
minion type, without a paragraph, from
reprint copy. The result by hours was:
First hour-McCann. s,is6; Sommers.
100. Second hour Mccain, ALTO;
SommerS, zoos. Third hour-McCann,
2.llI; Sommers, 2.050. Total, Mccain,
$50; Sommers, 6,O75. Mccain beat
the record made by George Ahrensburu
IN the Times Office ten years ago by
about 300 ems. One line was taken 90
Tor every minute consumed In correcting
aproof. Mccain lost lSlines and som
mers y. The corrected record In lines
VAS: Mccain, 2ii and Sommers ~.
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The 81. Louis Republican put Il
thus: "In view Of the fact that there is
an altogether useless discussion as 10
what oonstitulesOffensiye partisansnip.
we may state now, we hope once for all
that an offensive partisan is republic
can otliceholder who refuses TO resign.
There Is no mystery about Il whatever. -
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Gladstone and tile balance of the
English cabinet have resigned. and now
foreign news will be eagerly looked for.
Gladstone lost his grip" in connection
with the Russian war troubles. and has
been gradually losing his influence.
The surviving members Of the Disraeli
cabinet will now take n hand in the
government.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-06-12

Kiowa Herald: New Klowa would
bea irst-class place for some three or
four men 10 embark In the drug business.
We only have five or six drug stores at
the present writing. with two or three
more contemplating opening up in the
near future. About four more will
make n suillciency.
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The cities that are contSsting for the
location OF the Methodist college in
western Kansas areWclllngton, Wichita.
Newton and EldoFado. II now appears
that Wellington stands the best show.
as It's people have raised SiO.OOO i'm
money and will also give land worth
Sl50OO rs n bcrus.
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80 to StOry's new place. the Gvusum
mouse, ON Kansas avenue east sfhere
ne has a newly-fitted Confectionery
stocked throughout with fresh goods.
novelties In candies, substantials i'm
meats. vegetables and such. There YOU
can get meal ON the European plan
pay Tor what you get-and All served
IN inst class style Everything new,
neat and clean Al
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-06-12

General lIutleran1 OK Senator Conk-
ling were seen riding together in n
hanson on Broadway the other day.
and now speculation is rife To know
what tie next political combination
,ssttl t.o
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-06-12

Several democratic papers are giving
prominence to the name Of Hon. Thos.
FenlOn, of Leavenworth. rs candidate
for governor in 1885. II he Is n candi-
date he will likely have n strong fol-
lowing.
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Galveston News: Rather strange
that the festive cowboys of Arizona
and New Mexico, WHO are generally
spelling for somebody to shoot, are con-
spicuously absent when the Apaches
fur,, IUnea
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chamberlain's Flows. "A warrants.

list. To Scour in any Soil.
End. The best Wearing Plow in the
market.
Srd. Equal to any other for Work.
4th. Warranted Equal to any Plow
made for ease of draft and running
qualities. AN. ALLEN. IS
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Gov. Martin has offered reward Of
two hundred dollars for the recapture
OF Culpepper, charged with assassnat-
ing young Cloud in the edge uf Conan
che county n year ago. Culpepper
escaped from the Wichita jail last Jan
unrv
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-06-12

Mrs. Southworth is 81 years old and
has written seventy-one novels. She
Is now under contract To write only for
Robert Bonner, from whom she is to
receive $500 per annum.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-06-12

Philadelphia Press The iron work
ers have decided 10 strike while the
weather Is hot. This reverses the old
order Of things and gives the iron n
chance tn cool eft.
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Ranch for gala

44 acres, six and half miles from
Medicine Lodge. all under fence. two
houses and corral; 100 acres can be
cultivated. This Is the hest watered
ranch IN the county, having living
streams running through IL. Will be
sold for part cash and part on time
Tree $500. Call on or address
- SHEPI.ER x SITEPLER.
GA Medicine Lodge Kans.
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Watch For the New slrn

In front of the boot and shoe store. II
VIII read, Great Reduction i'm Boots
and Shoesln This will be no humbug.
you can on that day buy boots and shoes
from ~ TO ID per cent. lower than the
oaOauy iOW prices. 81
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John l.. Sullivan has shown that he
understands the grace and delicacy Of
Boston logic. lie says he has been in
toxlcatcd, but was never drunk in his
life
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-06-12

Business Is suspended at the Larned
land office until the records, recently
destroyed by fire, can be replaced. Now
Ii good time % appoint n new register.
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Real Estate Loans

On three or five years time, closed
without delay at the First National
bank. We Will meet any rates ever
given in Barber county. Interest paya-
bic ut our office in Medicine Lodge. 81
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The advance sheets OF General Grants
book are out ami the newspapers are
prufuse In complimcnting the prospect
i've pnhlIcnllnn.
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hnIla for SaIa-

| have 20 fine Short-Horn, Missouri
raised bulls, shipped in last winter. in ex
cellent condition; suitable for ran &c and
stock purposes. They are two years ole
and al good cOlOrs.
&. ii. MCCRACKEN or Z. MAPLE,
1913 Harper. Kans.
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x&n BULLS AND cows 49,,
.%A FOR SALE. V%

% nean OF grade Shorthorn and Hereford
ouiss, from to 2 years old, raised in kansas
neat OF grade Shorthorn cows. good ,,olors
some with calves and others will haye-aIl in
gosn order. This stock Will be sold at a bar
AA~~SA'oh. hdnsts 81 L
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Wells! Watarii

j. I. Mozart and II. l.. Scott, who
may be found at Am Aliens hardware
store, are prepared To drive, bore or dig
wells on short notice and at reasonable
prices
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Boston Post: Its about rs hard for
the average American citizen to mind
his own business rs IL Is easy for him To
mind some nther nersnn'a.