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The Baltimore County union., 1886-06-19
The Mind and the Legs.
.Denrer Republican.

Men generally cross their legs when
there is the least pressure on their
minds. You will never find man &C
tually engaged in business with his legs
crossed. The limbs at those times are
straighter than at any other, because the
mind and body work together. A man
engaged in auditing accounts will never
cross his legs; neither will a man who
is writing an article, or who is employ
ed in any manner where his brain is
actively engaged; when at work in
sitting posture the limbs naturally ex
tend to the floor in perfectly straight
line. A man may cross his legs if he is
sitting in an office chair discussing some
business proposition with another man,
but the instant he becomes really IN
earnest and perceives something to be
gained, his limbs uncross quick as a
flash, he bends forward toward his neigh
Dor, and begins to use his hands. That
is phase that believe you will always
observe.
Men often cross their legs at public
meetings because they go there to listen,
or to be entertained; they are not the
factors in the performance, and they
naturally place themselves in the most
comfortable position known to them,
namely, that of leaning we'll back in
their chairs and crossing their legs. A
man always crosses his legs when he
reads newspaper, but is more apt to lie
down when he reads a book. He reads
the paper, of course, to inform himself,
but at the same time the perusal of its
contents is recreation for him, and his
body again seeks its position of relaxa-
ton.
When a man is reading a newspaper
and waiting for his breakfast his legs
are always crossed, but so soon as the
breakfast is brought to him he puts the
paper aside, straightens out his legs, and
goes to work ;, that is, begins to eat, his
mind now turning on the duties of the
dav before him. Men cross their legs
in a ballroom, but it is far from an ele-
CANT thing to do, and is not done by
those who have been brought up in good
society. 1t is your three penny-bit
Young man who crosses his legs at a
ball, and would you believe it, have
seen young ladies do the same thing?
HarOld Abner, who has been divorc'
ed from his wife, met his ex-spouse on
the street
Good mawnin' lady; good mawnin'.
'Why, howdy do, sab; how's yer
health1'
Imprubin nightly, thank yer. Look
heah, when 1 went away from yer house
dis mawnin' l lef' er coat hanging on
de wall. I'd like to go up an git it,
Law, man, dat coat hab dun been
put on my stephusban'.'
Look, heah, Tidy, yer amt married
ergin, is yer7'
Law, yes, Abner. De facks am,
married ergin fore dat ar 'vorce come
out
Did yer, chile2 Well, SO didI. Folk
whut's got ter hustle roun' an make e
libin' can't efford ter wait on desc heal
lawyers. Come down an see us SOM
time. Good mawnin'.'
The Baltimore County union., 1886-06-19

R0-Halfthe ills we hoard in our hearts
are ills because we hoard them.
The Baltimore County union., 1886-06-19

b@-A bad habit-An ill-ftting riding
dress.
The Baltimore County union., 1886-06-19
What Christ is to Those Who
Know Him.

"What the breast is at the birth,
What the soil is to the earth,
What the gem is to the mine,
What the grape is to the vine,
What the bloom is to the tree,
That's Jesus Christ to me.
"What the string is to the lutte,
What the breath is to the flute,
What the spring is to the watch,
What the nerve is to the touch,
What the breeze is to the sea,
That's Jesus Christ to me.
"What the estate is to the heir,
What the Autumn is to the year,
What the seed is to the farm,
What the sunbeam to the corn,
What the flower is to the bee,
That's Jesus Christ to me.
"What the light is to the eye,
What the sun is to the sky,
What the sea is to the river,
What the hand is to the giver,
What friend is to the plea,
That's Jesus Christ to me.
"What culture is unto the waste,
What honey is unto the taste,
What fragrance is unto the smell,
Or opringe of water TO a well,
What beauty is in all I see,
AU this and more is Christ to me-"
The Baltimore County union., 1886-06-19
Eight Hours of sleep.

The latest authority on the vexed
question of sleep, DR.. Malins, says that
the proper amount of sleep to be taken
by a man is eight hours. So far as re-
CARDS city life the estimate is probably
correct. Proverbial wisdom does not
apply to modern conditions of social
existence. Five hours for man, seven
for woman, and nine for a pig, says
one proverb; and a second, quoted by
Mr.. Hazlitt in his English Proverbs,
declares that Mature requires five; GUS
tom gives (allows) seven; laziness takes
nine, and wickedness eleven. These
conclusions were, however, drawn from
observations of country life. Physical
fatigue is more easily overcome than in.
tellectual. Men who follow any intel
lectual pursuit are exceptionally fortu-
nate if the process of restoration occupy
less than seven hours. More frequently
they extend to eight or nine hours.
Kant, see it stated, took never less than
hours. Goethe owned to requiring
nine. Soldiers and sailors, on the other
hand, like laborers, do with much less
quantity.
The Baltimore County union., 1886-06-19
A Woman Gives a Pudding Recipe

This is about the way one woman tells
another how to make pudding:
IF it's to be a small pudding, why,
of course, don't use much flour, and
the bigger it's to be why the more flour
I take. Sometimes l have to use great
deal of -four, and then again l can very
often get up quite pudding without
having to use very much. You see it
depends good deal on the baking
powder. If that's real good it don't
make so very much difference about the
flour, you know
Il suppose you use raisins?'
well, now, sometimes l do, and then
sometimes don't. 1t depends alto
gether on whether I want it very rich
or not, and what kind of sauce l
am going to use. Of course, the richer
l want it the more raisins / put in; but
if the sauce is to be very rich you must
be very careful about the pudding, or
you will be sure to get it too much so.
The best way is to make your pudding
first and then fix your sauce to match
it,
'How much sugar do you take7'
well now some folks take good
deal, and some folks don't. AS for
me, never did like to have things too
sweet, and for that reason I'm always
careful not to get in too much sugar.
After you've made it once or twice you
won't have particle of trouble in get
ting it just to suit
'How many eggs do you useF
well, now, that's the beauty of it.
With this kind of pudding it don't
make so very much difference how many
you take. If you've got plenty of eggs,
and you're going to make big pudding
why you can put in several; it wont
hurt; but if eggs are scarce, you can
get along with one or two just as well,
and nobody will ever notice the differ
ence.'
do you mix your dough with milkF
well, now, sometimes / do, but it's
not so very particular about that. If
you've got plenty of milk, and don't
need it for anything else, it won't hurt
to use it, but if you haven't, why, don't
do it. If you get everything else right,
it won't matter about the milk at all
'How about spices?'
use 'em if you want to. Some folks
likes 'em, and think myself they rather
help pudding sometimes, especially II
you use a plain sauce. But you must
follow your own taste about that, and
if you don't get it right the first time,
don't blame me, for the Lord knows
I've done my very best to tell you how
to do it and all about it..
The Baltimore County union., 1886-06-19
aa%sHow does wife take nv in

B8~' 'How does wife take my lncar-
ceration?' asked a convicted Mormon
of brother. Susie cries her eyes out ;
Jennie is sad at times; Martha doesn't
seem to care very much; Sophie says
she is going back to her parents in Ten
nessee; while Eugenia is already engag-
ed again.
The Baltimore County union., 1886-06-19
Country Minister Go farnerl-

p@ Country Minister Cio farmer)-
'You and your good wife, !Mr. Hayseed,
don't get in for Sunday services as often
as 1 would like to see you
Mr.. Hayseed-'I was goin' to hitch
up an drive in las Sunday, but it RAIN
ed. What did you prea ch abouta'
Minister-'My text WAS, Feed my
lambs
Mr.. Hayseed-'Is that so7' Ia like
to have heerd that sermon. Jest at this
season of the year far mer what keeps
sheep can't know too ouch about feed
in lambs.
The Baltimore County union., 1886-06-19

B0r The Scientific Ame,1ean, says:-
Every one has a cure for sore throat,
but simple remedies appear to be most
effectual. Salt and water is used by
many as gargle, but little alum and
honey dissolved in sage tea is better.
An application of cloths wrung out OF
hot water and applied to the neck,
changing as often as they begin to cool
has the potency for removing inaama-
ton of anything we ever tried. 1t should
be kept up for number of hours: dur
ing the evening is usually the most con-
venient time for applying this remedy.
The Baltimore County union., 1886-06-19

JosEpH G. WILSON. HARRY B.. PHILLIPS.
WILsoHT TYSON Ss FH5hbrrs' B5ftb1Ne''
NJ. ". Cor. Charles and Lexington Streets,
Entrance 1st door on Lexington ST., No. 81,
BALTIMORE, MD.
R:E:A:L E:S A: T:E..
Property for sale or rent in all parts of the city
and county. Business property, lots for manufac-
turing purposes, water fronts, farms and country
seats Refers to bankers, manufacturers and mer-
chants generally. Dec.l9, SOY.
The Baltimore County union., 1886-06-19

B~Envy is vice, which keeps no
holiday, but is always 'on the wheel and
working its own disqu'iet.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-04
AnnidantalIu Shnt

Henry Weidner, the ~ year-old son
of lIilOry Weidner came near losing
his life Wednesday afternoon at the
hands of a companion. Weidner.
Boone Kinkead and Billy Taber were
down in Elm creek bottom south of
town about O'Clock. Kinkead had a
small, cheap revolver. 22-calibre. but
had no ammunition. The boys conclud-
ed to have some sport shooting and
young Taber came up town and pur-
chased of Morris Bros. two boxes of
cartridges. With these they were max
ing the woods ring. In some manner.
the pistol, when pointed toward young
Weidner was discharged, the ball hit
ting him in the left side of the back and
ranging half way around the front
directly over the point of the hip bone.
The boys came to town and told the
story that they were fishing on the
Medicine, when some one on the op-
posite side fired at them, with the re-
suit as stated. This story was not
generally believed when told, and a
strict inquiry, by the parents of the
wounded boy knocked it out in one
round. Young Weidner acknowledged
that the shooting was accidental.
Young Taber was hunted up and cor
roborated Weidner, and yesterday
morning young Kinkead brought forth
the revolver from its hiding place.
Drs. Moore and Davis dressed the
wound ofyOung Weidner and extracted
the ball, and say he will be out in a
few days.
1t has not been long since we were a
boy and our memory is very good. We
therefore suggest that search would
reveal these miserable little pistols in
the possession of about half the bows
of this town. If parents do not take
this matter in hand there will be a
more serious accident than the one
above reported.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-04
TnTIrlIE SFYFV

This week the BARBER COUNTY
INDEX enters on the seventh year of its
existence. 1t has been continuously
published rs a democratic newspaper
since June 8, 1850. At the time of its
foundation and for several years after
ward, it was the only democratic paper
IN southwest Kansas, and until after
the national election in 1884, it was one
of the very few democratic papers in
this part of the state. The INDEX has
been consistent and clean at all times;
it has never been connected with any
jobs or scandals; it has never avoided
its debts and it is to-day owned abso-
lutely by its editors and publishers. No
one holds any notes, mortgages or &c
counts against it. The paper has
received liberal patronage from the
business men and citizens of this city
and county, and without INDUCING in
self-laudatiOn to any great extent, it
has deserved the support it has received.
Always the champion of Barber county
first. southern Kansas next, and then
the state, it has exercised an influence
for good at home and abroad. In the
future as in the past, the INDEX will
ask for the support of all classes who
are interested in having d clean, con-
sistent newspaper published in their
midst.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-04
Elm Mills.

Yesterday about o'clock the rain
reached us and it did every body good
to see it pour down. Late in the even
ing it Stacked up some but is still rain
ing this morning, June I'd. Let the
good work go on. S. +. Patton, who
is out west looking after his interest in
Kansas county will be back in few
days. We will soon have good roads
around the Mills. Work has been 60
ing on for few days under the care
OF 5. L. Dickerson who is making the
boys work out their little time. The
timber for the new bridge has not az
rived yet. Ten teams came in the
other afternoon loaded with wheat for
the mill. This mill is running II hours
day. MP.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-04

The II. Dodge military reservation
which was abandoned some years ago,
and the troops withdrawn from the fort
by the war department, comprising up
ward Of twelve thousand acres of land
was last Monday settled upon by people
residing IN the vicinity Of said reserve,
and In less than twenty-four hours every
quarter section was taken and house
erected thereon or some improvement
made. whereby 1t may be held and
claimed by the party so making it. In
some instances two or more persons
made their improvements on the same
quarter section OF land and a number of
fights occurred In consequence thereof.
People were fairly wild. FabalOus sums
were paid for carpenters to erect houses.
One hundred or moro teams were kept
busy from morning ill night. Never in
the history Of the western portion of the
state was lumber or land known to be
30 sought after. None appear to know
under what law they could procure n
title to the land SO taken up, or what
particular method il will finally be dis
posed OF or what right they have IN set
tlinG 81 cGuatting thereon,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-04

At the convention Of Knights of La
Dor, in session at Cleveland. this week
the committee on legislation presented
demands OF congress which were rati-
fled by the convention. the most impor-
tant of which were the following:
That patents for public lands be given
10 actual settlers only; calling for the
Immediate forfeiture of all lands where
the grant had not been complied with.
and calling far the removal of the
fences from the public domain; that
after 1856 aliens shall be prohibited
from acquiring n title TO lands; asking
the abolition Of all laws requiring
property qualification for voters, and
requesting the passage of the law levy
ing an income tax. In this connection
the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That we will hold respon-
sihle at the ballot box all members of
congress who neglect or refrain from
voting in compliance with these de-
hands.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-04
Child Ahdunfad

My daughter, ten years old. Della A
Taylor by name, was abducted and car.
ried away from my home at James
Bonds place at Silver City, Indian Ter.
ritory, on April 8, 1856, by Boswell
Smith and wife. think Smith is still
in the Territory. The outfit are travel
ing in two horse wagon, and is com
posed of Smith and wife, Sam Hays
and Mexican by the name of Penny
Any information concerning theil
whereabouts will be thankfully re
ceived by me. L. j. TAYLOR,
Silver City, Ind. Ter.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-04
District CourI.

Judge Ellis being interested in a
number of cases on the docket in dis
trict court, Hon. r. 4. Cameron was
elected judge pro TEN, and put in a
busy week. Following are the cases
disposed of, not heretofore noted, up
to-day, Friday:
L. ). Proctor, administrator of the
estate of r. c. Berry, deceased VS..
Douglass Il Lamport; judgment fol-
defendants for costs.
). +. Stone VS.. Carlisle d Carlisle:
judgment for plaintiff for costs.
McAlister VS.. Watson; continued by
consent.
City of Medicine Lodge VS.. II. Mer-
chant; continued.
John n. Wisner VS.. E. C. Swagerty;
change of venue to Harper county.
McAlister VS.. Lebrecht; continued BY
consent.
John n. Wisner VS.. Hattie j. Bias;
change OF venue to Harper county.
In the matter of the application of
Cutlip II Nichols, to purchase school
lands; change OF venue to Sumner
county.
w. E. Woods VS.. John Pcston: con-
tinued by consent.
Rogers VS.. Blake, Jackson VS.. Blake.
Standiford VS.. Blake; continued nv
consent.
Martha Parkhurst VS.. John G.. Park
hurst; divorce granted plaintiff. and she
awarded care and custody of the chill
dren.
Lamont VS.. Rigg; set for June 5tb.
"m' Garrison VS.. VIM. Rhoden-
bangh; judgment for plaintiff for
S6O.4O.
ID. Stith VS.. J. W. Cook; death OF
plaintiff suggested.
John Upperman VS.. VIM. Doles. ct al:
continued by consent.
Long-Bell Lumber Co. vs.; l. Rur-
choit Il Co.; judgment for plaintiff FOR
Sl2S.S1, foreclosure of lien and sale of
property. s.
Same VS.. Collins & Smith; judgment
for plaintiff for 1922 execution
stayed fer 80 days.
Geo. l.. Lat Bauteaux VS.. A. III.
Mulkey; verdict of jury set aside by
court, new trial ordered.
Same VS.. Nancy Chenoweth con.
tinued on application of plaintiff.
Lewis CULLEN VS.. Briscoe & Sparks;
dismissed, defendant to pay clerks and
Justices costs and plaintiff to pay
other costs.
Eliza J. Meisser vs.. VIM. and David
Henry; judgment for plaintiff for $40
and costs.
Brookmire VS.. Bunker Il Saddler:
appeal dismissed.
Geppert &c Stone Us. The Medicine
Lodge Building association; sheriff sale
confirmed and deed ordered.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-04

Herr Most. the anarchist, was on the
2d inst. sentenced to the penitentiary
for enc year and fined 500. His as
sociate, Brounsehwing, got nine
months in the penitentiary and fined
$3.50. Scenik was sent to the peniten-
tiary for nine months and not fined.
Recorder Smith, in sentencing Most,
expressed deep regret that the law did
not permit bin to impose n heavier
sentence. His crimes, he said, desery-
ed the punishment awarded to capital
offenses. lie also told him he was the
greatest seoundrel lie had ever seen at
The bar. a.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-04

The state democratic nominating
convention will be held at Leavenwor. h
un the ith of August. The basis of
representation will be one delegate and
one alternate lor every 80 votes and
fraction of In and oyer cast for the
candidate for secretary Of state in 1851.
This will give Barber county two votes
in the convention. As soon as the
congressional convention is called, the
county convention for elccting dele
gatcs will BIZ announced.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-04

The pusiOtIicc department in response
toa request from the residents of three
small hamlets in Tennessee. to suggest
names for their newly established post
offices has selected the following Which
Have beer accepted: Mikado, Yum
Yum and Nankipoo, which goes to show
that there is need for wedding out tho
fools in the postOilice department. The
idea Of naming postoillces fer the char
aclers IN silly opera, because it is the
"sawciety rage, is weak and silly.
What would people think now of post
Offices being called by the name of char
aracters in PinaforeY
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-04


\ dispatch from Kingman says that
j. j. Strickland has failed with liza.
bilities amounting to $1,000. and assets
nothing. lie owned large amount of
real estate, but il was heavily encum-
bcred with mortgages. \ Greensburg
paper last week announced that Strick-
land had passed through there on his
wSy To Texas. lie was formerly from
that state and came to Kingman several
years since where he went under the
name Of J. J. Smith for quite a while,
until he could get out of a difficulty he
was in there. Then he took up his
real name. lie WAS shrewd trader
and was supposed to be making money
very fast.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-04

The man who places five dollar ad-
yertisement In his home paper and
llatters himself that lac is n liberal adj
yCrtiser. will be surprised TO learn that
yearly advertisement. one column in
length, in the Chicago Tribune, costs
the advertiser $4,000. Tue New York
Herald receives Tor TO- lowest priced
column $4,000, and The highest S35l,-
900. The New York Tribune. for the
lowest. S2s,5jl, and those papers il is
stated are never at a loss for advertise
inents To- gu up their columns.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-04

While both democratic and republic
can papers have been saying good
words In regard TO Mr.. Cleveland's
marriage, it remained for the Wichita
Eagle 20 rake up an old, WORKOUT cam
paign Islander. \ mans true senti-
ment will crop out once in a while.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-04
LAND OFFICE AT LARNrp, Kas. May IL, 'se.

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
and that slid proof will I've made before the
Probate Judge, at Medicine Lodge. on July 18th
1856, viz: Lemon w. Bisby, o. d. S. 1886, for
the lot 2. s-w ne t. and s 4 NV a section 8,
township 81, range II.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
Lee Bradley, George Osborn. Bruff Wilkins
and Washington Boone, all of Medicine Lodge,
Barber county, Kansas.
5l4 w. X. BROwNLEB, Register.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-04

4 curious piece Of information is tele-
graphcd from Chicago to the effect that
u number Of employees in m iron
foundry who have been working on the
eight hour plan have struck for ten
hours. This probably means that the
men have been receiving eight hours
pay for eight hours work, aud have
discovered that II isn't enough for them
to support their families. Unless
workmen are now receiving too much
pay, which is doubtful, they cannot
afford to remit ono Gfth Of it in order
To work two hours less per day.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-04
LAND OFFICE AT LARNED, Kas., May IL, sc.

Notice is hereby given that the following.
named settler has 1lled notice of his intention
to n AXE final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before III.
NJ. Ingraham. clerk of district court of Barber
county, Kansas. at Medicine Lodge, Kansas,
on July 18th, 1885, viz: Joseph Smith, o. ID. S.
$40 for thes z NE t, n Il Sc section Il town.
ship 49, range IL.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz:
S. HAYES, w. Thomas, John Handrub and
Joseph Handrub, all of Cancma, Kansas.
514 w. X. BROwNLEE. Register.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-04

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his calm, and
that said proof will be made before the pro-
bate judge at Medicine Lodge. on August Sd,
1886, viz: George w. Root, o. ID. s., lilo, for
the :: Sc t, e y s-w section IS, township
30. range ID w.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of, said land, viz:
Jacob Large, j. Beals, W. b. Buckley and w:
]. Vinson, all of Elm Mills, Barber Co., Kans.
514 w. K. BRowNLEE, Register.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-04

Hon Angel Matthewson, of Parsons.
mentioned IN most flatter ng terms y
'he Palladium. of that city. as a suita-
hle man for governor Of Kansas, and
lis nomination asked for. lie is dem
ucrAt