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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-01-29
I'VE LIRE H[TH VOL

Lately, J. Il. Lawrence, of New
kiowa, went east in the interest of
that town, and in letter to the Heralt,
GpRit35hsg last Is Esfk Ae tss aG bg
Der county generally. He says:
The three days l stopped at the
Union depot made ii IA business TO ex-
anime the tickets of the emigrants and
see where they are from and where they
are going. The majority were from
Indiana. Ohio and Pennsylvania. The
tickets were mostly bought over the
Santa Fe line to points west of Hutch
insOn. In conversation with the eml
grants they seemed entirely ignrran- 4
the advantage: of his part oi III state
In Topeka l saw about four hundred
emigrants who were snow bound. At
Newton about twelve hundred people
came in the two days was there. All
were bound for the west part of the
state, except about lifty-four persons.
who came TO this part of the country.
met representatives from every place in
the state who were advertising their
part of the country, except this part of
the state. From all this l draw the
conclusion that to secure emigrants t.
this part of the state we must organize
an emigrant bureau, get up a pleutifui
supply Of advertisements and employ a
man TO go into the states from whith
the emigration is coming and put them
into the hands of the people. If this Il,
too much for our city to undertake L,
do we should combine with our neigh
boring cities, and all work together.
The Harper people are ready TO join in
this good work, and no doubt Medicine
Lodge, Attica and all towns will join
hands with us"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-01-29
Administrators Notice.

state Of Kansas, Barber county, ss:
In the matter OF the estate of Samuel W
Cur', late OF Barber county, Kansas
Notice Of AppOintmcnt.-Notic is hpreb,
given. that on the 18th day of January A ID
l9ol, the undersigned was. by the Probat.
Court OF Barber county, Kansas, duly an
pointed and qualified ~ Administrative of tn,
estate OF Samuel w. Curd. late of Barbe,
county, deceased. All parties Interested
said estate will take notice and govern them
selves acN ordingiy. MARGARET NJ CURD.
Administi atrix
Brand Long, Attorneys. 81
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-01-29

Hon. David II. AtchisOn died at his
home IN Clinton county. Mo ON the
18th inst, at the age of 76 years. lie
was a member Of the United States SEN
ate from 1911 to 1875, and was for two
years president of that body. lie was
president of the United States for one
day in 1888. The time of the outgoing
executive expired on Sunday, and he.
aspresident Of the senate, held the rcins
until the inauguration.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-01-29

II appears now that the lines Of old
Kiowa county will b. re-established.
This will take slices from Comanche
and Edwards counties. Already the
bill has passed the lower house of the
Kansas legislature.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-01-29

Representative AlcNcal. Of this
county has introduced a bill in the leg
islature to create the Twenty.third ju-
dicial district. to be composed of the
counties Of Barber, COmanche, CLARK
and Meade.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-01-29

The third and fourth-class pOstmast-
masters of the United States will hold
a national convention at Chicago, Feb
Tuary 18th. The purpose Of the con
Vention is 10 influence congress in
granting them privileges and pcrqui
sites commensurate with the import
ance of their offices.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-01-29

fla bill introduced by Representative
McNeal, Of tins county, in the present
legislature, becomes a law, every sec
ton line in the county will become a
public highway. This, then, will de-
away with so many road petitions, and
the yexaiiOns incident thereto.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-01-29
AssiRnae'a NotinA

Notice Is hereby gwen that l, the assignee q
Ambrose Allen, will meet the creditors of sal,
assignor nj tue Office Of Taiiaferro & Rouse. 1.
the city OF Medicine Lodge, Barber county
Kansas, on the 9th, 2Sth and 18th DAYS Of NAV
1855. between the hours of . o'clock a m an
O'Clock p. m, for the purpose of adiustin.
estate OF AmOrose Allen.
3S41 w. T. ROUSE, Assignee.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-01-29
Nntica Of nissnIn,inn

Notice IL hereby given that the co-partne
ship heretofore existing under the firm nan
of sparks, BriScOe & Co., composed of n. :
~ arks. John priscOe. and Il. L. Sparks. e,
gagged in general farming and cattle busine
Is this day dissolved by mutual consent. II. =
Sparks retiring John Briscoe and r l.. Snnri
viii continue the business under the firm nan
Of Sparks s. Briscoe.
r. NJ. SPARKS,
81 JOHN BRISCoE
L. T. SPARKS
MEDICINE LODGE. Kan, Dec. %. 1886
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-01-29

Congressman Anderson has intro
duccd bill in congress to prohibit
members and senators from accepting
railroad passes :nd telegraph franks.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-01-29

The publisher OF Gen. Grants mem
oirs tliis.weeS sent Mrs. Grant n check
for S25O.OOO her share of the profits Of
the book up TO date.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-01-29

KIRK Gum, the Chicago sport, went
into "a gambling house the other night
aud cody "losed" Sll 500 AZ faro.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-01-29
{. P. cARUTHERs EDITOR 4 PROPR.

Tie range cattlemen's convention is
I'm session at Denver this week with a
large attendance.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-17

number Of candidates for the post o
honor and finding himself in qusudar,
- 10 which one be should choose. th,
happy thought occurred 10 him Of subiec
ting three Of the more promising studens'
In turn 70 the simple test Of describing
The visw from his laboratory window,
which overlooked the side yard Of the
college 0ns said that hs sav merely Z
board fence aud brick pavement;
another added stream Of soapy vator,
: third detected tho color Of the fence
noted ! green mold or fungus on the
bricks, and evidences Of blning in tho
water. besides other dstailA lis need.
Ices 70 tell 70 which candidate va award
cd the coveted position.
Houdip. The celebrated prsstidigitator,
attributed bis success in biz profession
mainly 10 the quieknsss Of his perception,
which, he tells NJ In his entertaining "a.
tobiography. be acquired by educating
his eye 10 detect large number Of OBJ
jscss u single glance Hs simple plan
was 70 select shop window full Of .
miscellaneous assortment Of articles. and
walk rapidly past II . number Of times
every day. writing down each object
which impressed itself on his mind. In
this way, be Was able, after time, to de-
tect instantaneously al Of the articles 10
the window. even though they might be
numbered by SCORES.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-17
u...s o..'. Eyes.

How many Of us go through life With
out ever realizing that onr eyes have "a
be educated 10 zee a. well ~ our tongues
to spesk. and that only the barest ont
lines Of the complex and ever.charging
images focused on the retina ordinarily
impress themselves upon the brain? That
the education Of the eyes may be brought
to high state Of perfection 10 shown in
numerous ways
There are many delicate processes oi
manufscturs which depend for their prsc-
ticsl success upon the nice visual perceP-
tion OF tho skilled artisan, who almost
unsonsciousIy detects variations Of tenn
persture. color. density, etc. Of bis ma
terisls which are iusppreciable 70 the or
dinary eye.
The hunter, the mariner. the artist,
the scientist, each needs TO educate the
eye to quick sction in his special field Of
research before be can hope 70 become sx-
pert in IL
The following story from the Penn
Monthly. which Is quite spropos, il rslat-
"a VI Agassix. and Il i sufBcienliy char
sctsristie Of this remarkably accurate OBJ
server 10 have the merit Of probability.
We are told that once upon tins the
professor hAd occasion 10 select "a assis-
tsns from one Of bis classes- There we're
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-17
The Boy. Account Of . Game Of Cards

Little Johnny. the youthful eontribu'
tor Of the Aryonam. records this moral
tale:
A preecher which had been wicked
gambler fore he was preccher he seen q
gambler too, and he sed, the prsecher did:
''Ile jest play cards with this pore mizable
sinner, and win ol his munny, and wen no
ID busted maybe be will listen TO the divine
trooth and be saved" 30 they played,
and the preecher he winned ol the feller's
mummy evry cent, and then he sed; Nov,
see how wicked you have been for to loos
ell yure mummy, and yure white aud babys
haven't got no bread for to eat" And
the gambler be sed: That's so," and he
bust out cryin' Then the preecher DO
sed: ''Pore sinner, il you promise unto
vnre oa'.r ''nN' play cards agin lie give
ii =, o.,.a go lm,a preecher." So the
gaui,li ID, VAS a stonish, and he sed: II
ne,.. u.a good man, ! prommice,
yes iu de, and haven bles you'll" and be
busted .al cryin' agin, the gambler did.
Then the preecher he give him back ol
bis mummy. and the feller put it in his
pocket. and he WHIPPED his eyes. and blode
his nose grsteAe, and then be thots while,
and pretty sumo be coffed, and he sed TO
the preecher: II feel mighty mean tax
in back this hundred dollars from man
wichrescewed mo from card playin'. tell
you what lie do. you put other hundred
dollars sgin IL and weel toss up for the
pile, he'd or tails best two out OF three"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-17
Sunday in the Great Cities.

On recent Monday the New York
HerdH published reports intended TO show
how the Sabbath was observed in Ave Of
the largest cities 10 this country. From
this II appears that in Chicago the dram
shops we're open Sunday as on any other
day, and the receipts Of the theatres on
Sunday evening are the largest Of the
week, but public sentiment crowns down
upon Sundry horse races" and the base
ball nines do not play on that day. In
Louisville, on the other hand, it is the
drinking places that are closed. while
there 10 sport at the race couyses. base
ball games on the ball grounds and enter
tainments 1t the cheap play houses. In
st. Louis, where '6nt nights' At the
theatres are usually Sunday nights. . cir
Gus Sunday draws great crowds to per-
iormancs within the city limits and there
arc base ball games at oil tho parks. In
Cincinnati, in spite Of the Law and Order
League, only one or two Of the leading
theatres were closed and there were
oceans Of beer in the gardens and con.
cert balls In New Orleans the theatres
we're open and games oi base ball we're
played 10 the presence Of thousand Of
we'll dressed and decoriously behaved
people.
~ An -t.r-
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-17

French and Amarican fiction now seems
TO br the raye u revival Of the old fiction
Of Frat sni continuation OF the new
fiction OF America. The following is o
masterpiece OF French fiction.
NJ. McAiakershift, when the file OF SOL
diers left him. found himself in a dung
con. Not ray OF light penetrated the
dismal abode. but McMakeshifts eyes
became 80 accustomed to the darkness
that be saw broom straw lying in cor.
ner He caught up the broom straw ut.
tered stiHed cry. and pressed II to his
hesving bosom. Then 10 his despair. be
tirt'-' h.s noan With the straw and laugh.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-17
AKaasAs Tornado.

One July night. continued the tall man,
had my wheat all stacked ready fol
thrashing. and went 10 bed feeling - rich
~ il ! owned the country. About mid
night y near u I can recollset, heard I
clap Of thunder, and then the house began
to rock like . willow tree. Then every
thing was quiet for while, and went
to sleep. Early the next morning my
wife got up and looked out Of the win
dow.
John said she, where on earth is your
wheat?
Whst' said I. jumping out Of bed,
what's that you ssy'
Where's the wheat9
/ looked out OF the window, too, and
stranger, I saw the most remarkable
sight / ever saw. There wasn't grain
Of wheat within q mile OF me. There
wasn't remnant Of my barn. My barn.
yard was gone, the horse. the COWS, and
even the pigs were gone. I got dressed
and walked out doors. The place was
changed, stranger -changed in . single
night My house was sitting in gar.
den by the side OF creek. There was .
new barn in the yard, and some red COWS
mine we're white; some black pigs
mine were spotted; aud instead Of wheat
there was the alfiredest stack OF corn
stalks you ever looked at. Thought at
first I was dreaming. and asked my wife
to kick me, but l wasn't About break
fast time some neighbors came in and
asked where Mr.. Jones was. I never
heard OF him.
He used TO live here, they said. He
lived here last night.
Then l told them Of the crash and the
rocking, and they said / must have been
struck by . tornado. l asked where /
was; they said I was in Izurd county,
which WAS 80 miles south OF where went
to bed. Sure enough, they were right
The strAngest part Of il WAS, the house
wasn't hurt bit. The roof even didn't
leak. The neighbors said it was . vista
ton Of Providence, and the place belong
cd to me. But that wasn't all stranger,
About year after l heard from some Of
my old neighbos that Jones house had
been moved right up TO where my old
house stood. by the same blasted wind.
We both concluded to stay where we were,
and avoid any trouble on that sccount.
I've been away three months. and can't
exactly say where / do live now, but ex-
pect am still OF the old stand.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-17

The young man fingered near mAnAs
ing editors desk waiting for an appoint
ment on the regular stall
But you drink said the manager. wish
ing 70 lot the candidate down easy.
Yes. replied tho young man. 30 did
Alexander The Great.
You ere dude. glsncing II tho youths
dsndi6ed dress.
So vas Disraeli.
And you are liar.
So vas Napoleon Bonaparte.
And you are head and cars In debt.
Like Alexander Dumas.
And you arc glutton.
So was Peter the Great
And you swear occasionally.
So did George Washington.
You are liable to get drunk.
Like Daniel Webster
You arc not college man.
Neither was Lincoln.
And you write wretched illcgible
hand.
Like Horace Greely.
You can't make speech.
Like Grant.
Well. said the manager. plunging 81 >
heap Of manuscripts. anyhow We don't want
you; you won't do. Good morning.
The man turned away exceedingly sor-
rowfully.
It's no sort Of use he said; fellow COM
bines in his own brain and person. the
traits Of oil great men from Alexander to
Grant, and can't even get place on the
Brook l,u Eagle. This world is growing
too fast for geulus.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-17

am u work.
Seoup. secup. scoup A icbg, bony
arm was thrust into DeMakeshit'a cell,
psAaksshiit seized Il and pressed ,hs el-
boz 70 his lips. The sbbe stepped into
The cell.
ws must escsro from here, said The
abba
Hovi
by scaling the wallis
How can we scaie them without .
knifcf
Wait
The able took of his shirt tore |, in
to shrcds. and In = marvellous manner
made ladder, Got couple of pinsS
What do you want with ,Lemf
Make hooks 10 60 on the end Of Tho lad
der.
| Here they arc.
Now. said the abbe. bending tho pins
and fastening them on tho ladder. follow
me-
They psseed out inso the courtyard.
DeMAkeshift uttered an exclamation.
lie saw the man who had poisoned his
grandfather, The abbe threw the lad
der. The pins caught hold: tho two men
escaped.
The following is an extract from Ameri-
can realism;
Samuel, said Miss Peterson. have Jon
taken the ashes out Of the stove?
guess have.
Did you Ak the kindling2
guess have.
Samuel arose, stretohsd himself. blow
his nose on bordered handkerchief.
took up decorated shell, looked u II,
put IL down, looked at the clock. took
up his hat and quietly left tho house.
His heart was heavy, much heavier than
his brain. He walked with . slight
limp Whya The corn doctors expe-
riment had not been successful. He
blew his nose. Then he sneexsd. When
be reached the street corner hc sneezed
again. A girl passed, looked back at
him, and gigeled. He dsspised giggling
girls. His sister who married . man
who possessed epileptic fits did not gig.
gle. He followed the girl. He despised
himself for doing il, but he couldn't help
it. II was the first time he had ever fol.
lowed girl. He overlook the girl.
How are you? he asked.
She Riggled and said that she was able
to get about.
know that, said he
Then they both gigglcd. He turned
and left the girl. His heart was full Of
sweet sadness. He regretted having
spoken to the girl. for he had not been
brought up with her, yet her bright i'm
age, as it hung before him In 4 neat
black walnut frame. smiled npon him
and made his heart beat with joyous
throbs.
l must not speak to her again, be said.
but the next minute be ran after her. He
overlook her and said;
How are you by now?
She smiled and said she was still stir.
ring. He turned and ran away. That
night his sleep was not sound. He was In
love.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-17

nov the ruling one ia The eastern sasiss.
As the nation becomes moro and nors
cosmopolitan Il driiss away fron The study
faith oftbe fathers. vhoss fns issiisct
Was 10 fear God. and whose art pur.
pose vas 10 keep bis commandmsnA =
Mir~m.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-17
l~4aanded ) voice.

y l'snanded voice.
L.
McA.. !. ..lit. Who are arc yoa?
The Abb So.Lopg.
Alb.
Alb, bah.
How long have you been here.
l have now alas, no method OF reckon
ing time. but must have been here since
sunrise this morning.
McMakeshift groaned.
Where are you now.
In tunnel. the sbbe replied.
A tur-els
Yes.
i5 II M iitArt beat Where did
|y pt''a
h.
sfsti-a me.
A..
All. i4la Where did you get you'
shovel,
Had nonc.
Thor so~ did "a get tbe tunnel7
Listen.
Ivill.
Iscoope.l s.a, with 3 shirt button.
Have you lu'toa on your shirt.
No.
Alas. you are married.
No.
Then sLy have you no buttons'
chinsmsn does my washing.
Al.
Al, hah.
Well ~..t until ] gougs my way
through this rock. and will lend you my
button-
Oh, thank you.
Hist. ths turnkey comes.
Alter long silence: Has the turnkey
gones the abbs asked.
Not Jet
Well. when be goes tell me. and will
resume my work.
All right, he's gone now.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-17

4 nIfY Send 10 cents postage, and we
lii will mail Won free royal. vAlua
UJ bic, sample box Of goods that
st once, than anything else In America. Both
ssxss u all ages can live ~ homo and work in
spare time. or sil tho time Capital not reqnir.
"a. We viii start you. Immense pay sure for
those who start At once. EriSsos 4 Co. Port
land, Maine.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-17

There is nothing 10 this county that
has undergone 4 greater change than IL
Congress. When ! wss 10 thst body.
says Judge James J. Lindlsy, Of st. Louis.
10 Gt1e Demovm reporter. We received
g. day. aud sven thst sss sn advance
which at that time vss strongly opposed
and condemned BY some. Ny nvt year
I received e7z0. whiis on the ssst year
the pay roll credited me With sbout o..
900 The only satisfaction nor u 10
knowing tbst Webster snd Clay worked
Tor the sane money. Then - did ;
great deal of our oua committAs work
Also. Nov the payroll Tor COMMITTEES
clerks il sbout - large - Il then vss fos
members. This shows vsss ehsngs.
The present fnsmbeFs Of coagssss sss
hardly appreciate hov the york ~ thss
daae.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-17
The Caif's Fault.

An amusing story Is told BY CORES.
pondent Of the Pittsburg Dispatch about
southern congressman Of some prom
inence in national affairs. This congress-
man used to get on big "boose" every
now and then, and he WAS always severely
punished for his dereliction by the tenn.
perance lectures which be subsequently
received from his wife. One day. when
she had been unusually eloquent concern
ing bis shortcomings, be got up In ut
Of despair and swore he would bang hi,a-
self. He only meant 10 frighten her into
repentance. but sho knew him too we'll to
believe for moment that he really in
tended TO commit suicide SO she follow
ed him out TO the barn aud even offered
TO assist him TO accomplish his purpose.
He got long hAlter strap and threw one
end Of II over beam. while she made :
running moose 10 the other. There WAS
nobody near but . sucking calf and .
sAwhorse. When the preparations were
complete, ho mounted the sswhorse and
put the moose around bis neck. There
were no sigma Of frelenting on the part Of
his wife and the situation WAS becoming
embarrassing. So he addressed her. -
he asserted, "for the last time" His re-
marks wrung tears from the calf aud the
sswhorse, he sfterwsrd said, but they
did not move his wife. who only jeersd.
While the dying speech Was 10 process.
the calf became 30 mach fifeeted tbst hs
butted over the sawhofse. upon wbioh
the suicide fell with . dull. siskeniug
thud. aud was 10 smother second sus-
pended 10 the tbrose Of strsngulation.
His wife. thinking this was part Of The
prog ramme, refused 10 come 10 his relief.
and the suicide was nearly dead, and
quite unconscious. when dsrkey, who
had been peeping through crack In the
barn, rushed 10 aud cut him down.
When he came 10 be found his wife ~ .
dead faint Hhe bad finally realized thst
her husband was 10 eItremis, and then
believed be had been 10 dead earnest siI
along, There WAS rsconcilistion,
which has lasted ever since, but the hue
baud has never dared 70 admit that the
calf was the oaly serious aetor 10 The
comedy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-08
SALT HERALD SUNDAY AUGUST IS86-TWELvE PAGES

shadow throughout the Ieaeue season
every PLAYER of the National Leagne /:
sni submit a weekly report 10 President
Young sc Washington. embracing a
statement ofleach players habits and of
MS actions from day 10 day. We shall
MAKE the total abstinence provision an
a important section Of our club con-
tracts with players. and II il shail tie
reported 20 President Young, through
our agents, that a man has been drink
ing liquor OF any kind that he has been
seen intoxicated. or that he has been
in anv way guilty Of ungentlemaDIy or
unprofessionel conduct, the President
of the League shall have the power 20
impose fine not to exceed an amount
b. be determined by the League and
that areport shall be sent out by the
president and secretary OF all such fines
imposed. and the character of the Of
Tense, Just as notices OF contracts aud.
releases are nowforwarded each week 10
the different Clue presidents. We EN-.
ploy men ct good salaries TO play ball
during six months in the year, and II Is
only fair to the League and to the pub
lie. as well as necessary to TIE good
name and popularity OF the National
game that they conduct themselves as
athletes and gentlemen. These are my
views. and 1 shall certainly take steps
to have h IN adopted at the next bust
ness meeting of the League"
need scarcely add that Mr.. Spald
ing's ideas OF players duty toward bis
club and 10 the public viii doubtless
meet the views OF every lover Of the
game Of base ball. and that in adopting
them for the government OF Its players
in future years. the League will certain
~ take step In the right direction.
Cox CREGAH.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-08

AS resu Of the visit of the G. A.
r., the copper cent and two-centpieces
have oStruded themselves upoa San
Francisco, to the apparent disgust of
its inhabitants. The {utroduction Of
the nickel was bad enough but the pen
MES are just now getting the cold
shoaideE. l