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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25
0DGE BARBER CO. KAs FRIDAY WHOLE NO

as probably no picture OF any public man
in the history of the country has been sold.
Mr. Brady has the largest collection of
pictures of President Lincoln in existence
and whenever the best portrait of Lincoln
is painted it will be painted from his mega
tives
Few people come to Washington who do
not see Aunt Clara, or Aunt Marguer-
ite," as she is sometimes called-the old
French lady who keeps q notion stand
just of the rotunda, in the capitol. She
is charming old person, always ready
with a pleasant remark, sometimes quite
bright in her salles of wit, and above all
things most pronounced patriot. Aunt
Clara has sold souvenirs OF Washington to
thousands upon thousands of tourists, on
whose memories her quite striking counte-
Hance undoubtedly forever photo
graphed. She has made her living in this
way for over twenty years. Her first APP
peCrance in Washington was in the early
months of the rebellion. She had lived in
New Orleans, where she had lost her hus-
band. BY large millinery establishment
she made a handsome living. The war
broke up her business. and as she was an
uncompromising Uuionist she had to leave
the city. losing her property and barely
getting away in safety with her family of
little children. Her store was mobbed and
its contents cast to the four corners of
the earth. Her loss so worked upon
her mind that she became slightly
daft. For lorg time in Washington she
irequCnted the Senate galleries, where
whenever n Union speech was made she
clappeCl her hands loudly and waved a
small silk flag. She became famous in
this way, until the guides about the capi-
tOl never thought their chaperoning en-
tircly completed until they had taker
every party in convoy to the gallery to
watch Aunt Clara. One day Senator Will
son said to Colonel French. the Sergeant
alarms of the Senate ut that time: I've
ought to do something for Aunt Clara
You see what can be done, and will back
the thing up in the Senate" The kindly
Colonel hunted out Q convenient place in
one oi the corridors, got together little
money and set Aunt Clara up in the no
tion business. where she has ever since
been. n most Industrious and thrifty
tradeswoman. She has sent all her chill
dren off to school and educated them TO
the best of her ability. One son is n grad
uate of Yale and two ofthe daughters have
had the best opportunities to be had for a
college education in this country. She has
laid up n snug little competence, and the
vainy day has no terrors for her
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25

sions, feel as II our newstapcf
lives were in nunner running TO
waste. You think these exaggerations:
Not bit. have met two. .sach men with :
! in the last two weeks. It seems strange
that New York broker worth couple of
hundred thousand Cat timcs) should know
so little about these things. Yetmy chance
acquaintance was found to be very INTEL
ligent and clever otherwise.
He said: "A good many Of us think and
read Of little beyond Wall street. 1t is as
much as 1 can do to master the financial
columns of the New Y ork press. When
get through with them, IL have any time
to read. skim over the local sensationss
have been doing this for years."
"And your set does the same th;aS,
suppo 'e," suggested.
Practically, yes. Some of the fellows
ha-e theatrical or musical tastes, or run
after horse-fesh, or the ladies, or base
hall, or yachting, or something or other,
and these read still less. The strain of
the street requires relaxation. Books?
don'S believe a dozen books a year
are read by the whole force of oper.
ators combined. Upon my word, haTn't
read book for FIVE years. have not time,
tion. My knowledge of Government af-
fairs is very crude. You are inclined To
laugh at what you call my ignorarsce. Butt
remember ignorance rs relative matter.
Nobody caii master every thing, and the
successful men Of the age attempt to mas,
ter but ono thing. The news Is your pro:
fession. If should take you irto the
stock exchange tomorrow you would be
laughed at for your ignorance. Do you
know the gamut of puts and callsg"
confessed the justice of his criticism.
"Well, the dealer in margins must have
many of the qualities of craftsmanship
decision of character, sublety, nerve
staying power, convictions. undsrstaahf
my business pretty wcn, ne the run OF
them, but l can't paint, or sculp, or run q
newspaper"
II am very glad to have mot you, SIR"
remarked. "You are the first man l ever
met who confessed he couldn't run a news
paper. You are philosopher, SIR"
What's more," he added, laughing, -
don't want to-"
That's more remarkable still"
Very much impressed with the cool
philosophy Of my broker acquaintance,
left him, but the talk has been running
through my head ever since. Imet lady
of culture last night and repeated it.
"Why, dear me.' she exclaimed, 81
used to think the same think till came to
Washington. l always supposed the
President lived in the Capitol, and that it
and the White House were identical"
ventured a little reportorial wit at her
expense, and then repented! Her conn
panion retorted:
"Oh, you newspaper men are so vain.
You think everybody reads what you
write. It's mercy they don't. You arc
so smart and know so much it actually
pains you! It's mercy some of you don't
burSts Why, lean ask you more questions
in minute than you can answer in a
week. Can't we, Jennie? And l don't
know anything-about--ab labor and
capital and politics and Laws"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25
MoyabIe Grln, T.eIII..

A grape tre,lis possessing several rooi
points Is shown in the accompanying Illus
tration. The wooden posts, which need
not be fastened together, are OF 3xl stuff.
IL lcant against each other their own
weight and that OF the vines will hold them
in place. They are joined by smooth gal
vanizcd Tencing wire. The posts must be
braccd inside as seen in the il Illustration. II
ii is desired TO lay down the vines in the
fall, the staples can be drawn and the wires
pulled out, greatly simplifying the work
The trellis being double. II row of vines
may bc planted on each side. Another
point in its favor is that it allows the pick
er to get at the branch, on the under side
OF the vines easily and without disturbing
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25
a SNOW IsEx KILLED.
The Rare Animal Disposed or BY An OH
Trapper In the Owl Mountains!
Lander IVY T. Snectaii

The Rare Animal Disposed CT BY An OH
Trapper In the Owl Mountains:
Lander (wy. T. Specially
In the Owl mountains Is seen at long in
tervals snow or white ibex One of
these rare animals was recently killed by
an old trapper and hunter known as
Shoshone Jack. The snow ibex attains
the size of the big horn or mountain
sheep, has coat of dazzling white, and
is of the true ibex breed. 1t is both nctive
and powerful, and when driven TO bay is
most dangerous adversary. les massive
horns, with their backward sweep of two
ieet, are formidable weapons and nre for
midaofy used. Some years since Tom
Anten' then a mountain prospectcr and
hunter, now half owner in the not
cd Bonanza oil spring, Big Horn
Basin, came near losing his life in an
encounter with a snow ibex in the Owl
mountains. Tom was in pursuit of q band
OF biack-tafl deer, VIII, n he espied ahead
OF him what be Mt first took for moving
snow heap. Soon. however, be saw it was
an animal, and a moment later knew that
1t must be the fnfned mountain rara avis,
n snow ibex. The ibex, an old ram, was
within fair range, AID Anton at once
pulled down upon him. At the crack of
the rifle the animal fell In its tracks.
fastening up TO secure the rare prize,
Anten suddenly found himself confronted
by tho infuristcl animal. A most tre-
inendous butt" sent the hunter flying
into tho air, and when he strnck the ground
the rnr was on top of him. And now tho
heavy, curved borns of the furious
brute were dashed again and again
against the anatomy of tho hunter.
Every bone onl joint felt the
fearful punishment. Finally, Antcn
succeeded in grasping one OF the heavy
horns, and, dragging himself to bis knees.
confronted his. furious assailsnt. He held
on desperately, and was forced 10 the
brink of rough and steep mountain
wasbout. Hero Anten succeeded in draw
ing his hu ntinss- knife. He made several
Intellectual passes with this weapon and
the closely clasped foes went down the
washout together. The ibcx struck the
bottom underneath; and the keen and
ready blade OF the hunter drank deep
OF IFS life-Jlood. Again and agnsn did
the knife strike home, and the SNOW ibex
was corpse. When dressed the carcass
weighed one hundred and twenty-ivs
nodnds, aud the flesh proved exc llett'
eating. The Owl mountains seem 10 be
the only vs. yoming district in which tb5
snow ibt Is found. There are said TO hs
few 10 certain lccal.ic. Of tie Ncn,sra
mountains.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25
SWIFT'S BAD LUCK.
Kailroad Omcinl's Experience With sigS
nal-Service Prophecies.
EChlcago Heraldl

IChlcago Herald
Talking about the sienai.sersice and
its bad luck with the @eSther prophesyin~
business" said a station agent. "let mr.,
tell you little story about Swift, super
intendent of telegraph on the Rock Island.
Some time last winter the signal service
people told Swift they would furnish him
their bulletins if he would undertake to-
send them out and have them posted along
the road. Swift accepted the offer and
thought it a big thing. He had instruc-
tions sent out to all operators concerning the
posting of the weather bulletins, and felt
so proud of the new sertice That he
went around Dragging what good thing
it woull be. In few days the signal
service predicted very heavy snow
storm, and Swift sent word TO the superiu-
tenden's, suggesting that they had better
make arrangements in advance to keer
the track clear of the usual fall snow suro
to como.
"'Now,you see,' he said, "'how valuable
this service is to a railroad. When that
snow comes Wen be prepared for It, and
not a wheel will be stopped
instructions were sent to station agents
and section bosses, and in some 1laces
EaHSS OF extra laDOrerS were hired to-
shovel snow. But this snow storm didn't
seem to be in a hurry. The day passed as
bright and clear as one could ask for, the
night following was equally pleasant,
and the next day started in as clear as u
morning in June, with no no sign of snow
% be discerned.
"The boys couldn't stand it any longer.
First one sent n message to Swift inquir-
ing: Where is that snow .stormT and then
another took it UP and sent in his ques-
tion. In few hours Swift received about
i've hundred messages from Illinois, Iown
Missouri and Minnesota, inquiring whers
that now-storm was, and when it might
be expected to arrive at the station of the
inquirer. One of the boys wanted his
storm sent by express, and another asked
what snow looked like, any way. In this
way they kept it up until poor Swift was
knocked out of the box as the ba ,e-balI
people say, and, after giving ord .rs that
the signal-service reports should be fred
from the road, he went home mad stayed
there for thirty six hours.''
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25
CHURCHES.

METHODIST EPISCOPAI.--Scrviccs every
INl sunday nt n 100 A. IN. and 30 y. m. sun
day school every sunday at $500 y. IN. PRAYER
meeting every "Wednesday evening ut 1OO
Strangers invited. W. III. GILLIAN, Pastor.
pRESBYTERIAN.-S Services every sunday NJ
X N a. m. and 30 y IN. sunday school nt
lOa.m. REV MCELROV, Pastor.
HHRtSTIAN.-p Preaching every sunday nj
Sii o'clock a. W sunday 'chool Ht 10 o'clock
n. nv. every sunday. A. ". MULKEY. Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH - Services on third
SUNDAY of every month ~ ShCrlocks hall, ut
iO3n u. m. SUNDAY school immediately after
ward. JOuN n. MCkuNE, Pastor.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25
n,r..rrnnnir OF oera.
Meaielne lodge omeors.
SOCIETIES.

SOCIETIES.
a AF & A. ~. Delta Lodge No 81
. ~ - Regular commune ations, hrst nna
XX third saturday eyenings u e9ch
q. + FHEENAN, Secretary.
MEDICINE LopGE CHAPTEn II. a. M:. U. ID
meets Masonic hall eyeTy - an sIaS, a,n In'a' M
s. l.. SnEAvTs. secrctnry.
+ ORRAtNE CHAPTER. Order Eastern star
IL Meetings will he held nj o'clock on the
frst aud third Monday evenings IN cach
month until October 3l-t.
DEtruIA LoDGE. No 100. X. of p. meets ON
Monday evening of cuCh week. NJ Odd Follow
hall Visiting Knights In good standing inNl-
ted IN attend. =. L. OvERsTHEkr, I. Z.
c. SAMPLE, Il. as.
o. O. T., Pioneer I,od .
,S|NN& No. l7a.-Hegulnr mcotinss-
kGN ~ ~ every Tuesday cVcr.ng.N =
ttinV brethren In good stand
ing cordially invited
l.. T.. HUBBARD. y. q.
w. r.. ROUSE, Secretary.
ENSIGN ENCAMPMENT No. g., I. q. q. ?.
Meets nrst and third "Wednesday OF each montn'
T. NJ BYEEfEY. HIP j. T.. NEIsoS, &. +.
E.Z. LoRAsm, s. W W. Il. RoUsE,s.
\. IT, w Fidelity dtodS Lodge fSnrs.lay N9; S;N
night. j. W. SINGER, ". W.
l.. W. MooRr. Recorder.
r. 4 p ELpREp POST, No. lIi, meet, meets
Ot tho court house in Medicine Lodge, at Z =. NJ
All comrades cordially invited.
III SMITH, Post Commander
NJ. n. GILBERT. AdJutnnt.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25
4 Careful Traveller.

Travcler-That's the fire escape Isup-
pose?
Dakota Lantllord-Yes.
"And the elevator?"
rs yondcr. sir"
81 always like to take my bearings. Orc
thing more. Which is the way to the
cyclone cellar?''
Through this trap, sir. a prccipitatc
incline, vet tender in it's delivery"
That's all. Goodnight. t."-PbiladcIphia
CaH
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25
IGNORANT VISITORS.
Strange Mistakes of People Who Go to the
National Capital.


National Capital.
Murray. in Indianapolis Sews.I
The ignorance OF the character of Wash.
ington City, its public bull lings, the reIa.
ion Of It's law makers to one another, etc,
rs displayed by visitors. is something ap-
palling. 1t is not oo:rfined to the back
woods of Arkansas or the dirt-beaters of
North Carolina, but permcates the intelli-
gent people who reside in the city of Bos-
ton and in tie nearer city of New York.
Here we fellows on the row kave been
writing about Washington from ten to
twenty years, and impartfng valuable in
formation on every possible subject In
connection with the Government and pub
lie affairs. We are actually driven every
week to conceive something rev, or wrses
up something old in a fresh manner. And
to US nearly every thing seems old aiitf
stale. When ! come across New York
man who thinks the President lives in tho
capitol building. or Massachusetts man
who has IN idea that the Senate and
the Supreme Court bold join; ses.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25
HIS PICTURE.

lie seemed n great distress;
He wr thed and slu rIned and twisted,
We could not even guess
What cause for this existed.
And when VIC asked the cause
WHY he did thuslY cacerf-
Said he: Ny picture was
IN yeSter morning paper.
II had IN ugly face:
lGcEcd all redeem n9 featured
And wQIld. tn nix. disgrtce
The worst of human creatures.
But u = my heart h0s rent:
Two suns have not arisen
Since IL did represent
a candidate for prison.
"And what Is quite as bal
Degrading eXhIbition.-
saw it IN an 'ad, =
noted quack physician"
-RCmbler
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25

I. ". q. T.. Pioneer I,od q
No. 11q. -itegiilnr mcctinEs'
every Tuesday cycr.ng.N V =
itlnghrethreu I'm good stnnd'
ing cordially invited.
T.. T.. HUBBARD. y. q.
" II. ROUSE, Secretary.
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Why is hald-headed man lika n rra--
houndI Because he makes q lit;ie hair Z ,
. great Way D. I.tdelfnict..
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25

the vines. The trellis is as cheap as any,
is strong and durable. and does not re
quire the digging of holes. while it may he
taken out OF the way when the vines are
laid down, and stored under shelter in IL
small space until reedel again.
AgricHhHrisf
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25

Senator Fair proposes coIonizing the
Apachs Indians to Santa Calina Island.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
LOUISA, LAWRENCE co. KY. MARCH is, 1886.
WARS ALARMS.
Lively Night for the Militia at Greenwood
Mines.


GREENwooD KY, March l4.-Last night
at II O'Clock, a rumble and roar, and then
loud explosion and violent concussion,
shook the earth around and about the tents
of the watchful soldiers. The drum beat to
arms, and as soon as possible the company
were in line and ON the alert Every
eye was turned toward the spot
from which the deafening sound
came A brilliant blaze lighted up the
hill behind the tents. No word was spoken
save the whispered commands of Captain
Neach, to be ON the lookout and fire low
After standing at the barricade for few
minutes no further demonstrations were
made, and the company again returned to
the camp. This morning after breakfast a
squad OF men were detailed TO search the
surrounding hills and find the cause of the
explosion. On the top of the second hill, in
the rear of the camp, they found a quart
bottle filled with giant or blasting powder,
primed and fused with miners fuse.
On the ground near was found another
pieces of glass were found scattered over u
space OF twenty or more feet. Captain
Neach has the bomb now in his posses ion,
and IL will now remain with the company
as trophy: The purpose of the attack on
McKeever is now thought to be plain. 1t
was the purpose of those who attacked him
to stun and then throw these bombs into
the stockade, and thus do all the damage
necessary for the convicts to escape, and
at the same time destroy the building.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
NaW York soanss nunlIcaied.

TORONTO, ONT, March This morning
All attempt was made by the street car
company 10 run a car Aninimense crowd
gathered about the stablesiand obstructed
It's passage, Coal carts, express wagons,
etc, were turned upon the track, COM
pletely blocking the ear. The police were
powerless. The crowd made rush at the
car, broke all the windows, and
knocked down both horses and
driver, A call for more po-
lice was made, anda strong force of both
mounted and foot officers arrived soon
after. The mob was beaten back and sew.
eral arrests were made. About two o'clock
this afternoon a second car started with
better success, the police using their clubs
effectively One man had his head split
open. AT 3;l0 p. m, there wers everal
cars running with three policemen on each;
The strikers claim the mob was composed
of loafers and roughs, and that the strikers
had no hand in the affair,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
THE ASHLAND HORROR.
Evidence Accommodating That VIII Prove
the Innocence of Ncai, Graf
aud Ellis. -.t

AsHiANn, KI, March 10 The horrible
murder on Christmas eve, 1851, when three
children were murdered here, which re.
suited In n lynehing and the killing OF
nearly forty people afterwurd, is recalled
again by Developments about To he made
which viii demonstrate that Neal, Craft
and Ellis were innocent OF the crime
for which they were hanged. For
some time several philanthropic gentle
men, some of whom never saw this town
have been employing detectives TO sift
ivory theory and investigate every clew,
Thair work has been crowned with the
greatest success, mud the arrest OF the real
criminals will soon follow. The evidence
against them is conclusive, and will show
that the triplemurdor was committed early
IN the evening" that the perpetrators
went to the house by appointment
with one OF the girls, who had pre-
yiously been ON intimate terms with one of
them, and that the triple murder followed
an unintentional killing OF the boy for re.
sisting assaults on the girls The arrests.
will soon DC made, and would have been
made before but for the excited state OF
public feeling here on the subject The
parties. as has been hintcd many times be-
fore, hold very respectable places
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
LABOR'S WAR.
Number and Extent of Strikes
Throughout the Country.
Einy-onc Thousand In 1885 vs.. Eighteen
Thousand In 1884.

NEw YoRK March i2'-One year aud
quarter ago Brsdstreets published the re
suit of an investigation into the decreased
number OF hands employed in prominent
lines of industry and among other exhib-
its was one that there were in the United
States 1850 employees on strike, large
total AZ compared with any preceding
date, excepting during the railroad strike
of 1871 or the total given T,l00 were
conl miners, 5000 OF these being in
the Hooking Valley alone; thcro
were $50 Massachusetts and Rhode
hatters, 800 Philadelphia shoenakers
tlocked OUT, and 1000 Philadelphia
caTpet-weavers At the present time the
increasing number and the magnitude Of
strikes Is due In large part TO efforts to
put wages up to former levels and to secure
recognition from employers for employees
organizations which seek TO reduce hours
Of labor, enforce exclusive employment
OF Union men, advance the rate of wages
and prevent the employment of con.
Wet labor in competition with free labor
II is found that on Thursday, March IL, the
date Of Bradstreets inquiry, there were on
strike at prominent industrial centers east
of the Rocky Mountains no less than 5l.OO
employees, as compared with 5000 in De-
cember 1884. Classifying the strikes, II is
found that the total lof bituminous coal
miners is y $50, againta Z, 100 one year and n
quarter ago, OF textile workers is 1033O,
against 4, $50, and OF boot and shoe employees
4,015 against 5000 in December, 1881.
While the great nail strike west Of the Al
leRhenies has not ended, and does not
promise n success for the strikers the num-
ber resisting the mill owners is about 1000.
Al the latter date the strikes were in al
most all cases against reduction of wages,
or It's equivalent: at this time they TO
very large extent are for higher wages.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
Conscience Money.

WASHINGTON, D.. c., March 3.--Last De-
cember Postmaster General Villas received
a letter postmarked Cheyenne City, Neb.,
and signed From a Christian in which
the writer confessed that in 1854, while in
the post-ofiice at Peru, Neb,, 1.-THE
devil tempted him TO steal a
letter containing $40. He also con-
fessed that he had about the same
year distracted 800 from letter sent by a
soldier in Nebraska to his wife. He in
closed Sl45 by way of reparation for the
crime Since the receipt of the letter the
postal authorities have succeeded in find
ing Enoch Riggles, OF Plum Hollow, Iowa,
the rightful owner of the $40. stolen more
than twenty years ago and the money has
been sent TO him. The authorities have as
yet found no clew to the soldier whose 500
WINS stolen
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
A NEW INVENTION.
Company Organized In New York TO Oper-
ate the Telegraph Printing Machine.

Company Organized In New York TO Oper-
ate the Telegraph Printing Machine.
NEW YoRK, March l2-Abner Mckinley,
Of Canton, brother of Representative Nc
Kinley, is here, having been elected Secre'
tary of the National Printing Telegraph
Company, recently incorporated under
the laws OF the State of New York,
with capital stock of one million dol
lars. The company has purchased
the patents on an invention by Samuel V.
Essick, Of Alliance, ofan instrument which
will transmit printed messages in page
form They propose to form snb-com-
panes at various centels in which they
will hold stock and to whom they will
sell instruments, the sub-companies to form
and manage exchanges The new instru-
ment somewhat resembles a typewriter,
and can be worked by unskilled operators.
Mr., Essick claims that il can be
worked with almost the same electrical
resistance as can the ordinary telegraph
instrument ExJudge Rooney, of this
city. is President of the company; Lewis j.
Morrison, Vice President, and Mark w.
Samuel, Treasurer and Manager. Nego-
tiations. are in progress with parties in
Pittsburgh, Hartford and Toledo to supply
them with instruments,