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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-13
Facts. FIGURES and Words


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81 saw at once" said physician who had been
called in consultation, 'that DR.. Pellets dag
noss was wrong; but as he was In charge of the
case, 1t wouldn't do for me to Interfere"
"Did the patient dep" H.
ooh yes; died Of professional courtesy very
common and fatal disease"
The remedy for all pain, Salvation OIL % cts.
II would make a stone image turn green with
envy to observe the expression of profound dis
gust that settles down on the face of the doctor
when he hears his patients praising DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup"
We should be kerful how we encourage lux
urys, Ii IL but a step fOrard from hoecaik to
plum-puddin but IL IL a mile and half by the
nearest road when we have to go back agin.
All disorders caused by a bilious state
of the system can be cured by using Carriers Lit
tie Liver Pills. No pain, gripping or discomfort
attending their use. Try them.
whenever l hear anything don't understand
/ always go to the encyclopaedia"
Ali And where do yon keep yonr encyclo-
padia?"
why, at home, of course"
"H'ml What home body you must bel"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-13

XTTANTED-A MAN OF TEMPERATE AND
w moral habits, seeking employment, to repre-
sent an old established house In his own section.
Salary, If suited 500 per month. References ex
acted. SUPT. MANUFACTURING House, 30 Reade
ST. N. Y. dec26d1awM4w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-13

'NIary, Nary What are you doing to that
stOve?n
"Sure, and Ohm shaking it down. sorr.
"Pease stop, then. 1t took me nine hours to
put Il up last Monday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-13

Their gentle action and good effect on
the system really make them perfect little pill.
They please those who use them, Carriers Littls
Liver Pills may well be termed Perfection"
Yes we want good strong boy Where nave
you been emplOyed?'
"In pennanship academy."
"And what kind OF work did you do there?"
81 was employed to joggle the table when a
scholar wrote his fair sample OF my handwriting
before taking lessons at Scrbblers Callig aphc
Academy"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-04-11
FARM MORTGAGES.

The April number Of the Rand-Mc-
Nally Bankers Monthly says: There
has been q good deal of talk about
Kansas farm mortgages, all for the
good OF Kansas, of course. The records
show that while Kansas owes on farm
mortgages about $235, 100000, Indiana
owes $685., OOO, 600; Iowa, s567 ,OOO, coo;
Michigan, S5OO,OOO,OO0; Wisconsin.
1857 ,O0O, 900, and Ohio, 81 ,l27 900 600; SO
that, after all, Kansas is not so heavily
in debt as some of her competitors art
endeavoring TO make it appear. II is
true. Kansas is much the Youngest state
named, but 1t is also true hel farm lands
are. for that very reason, owing tt
greater fertility, best able TO carry hei
debt. and that the proportion of her in
debtedness is much smaller and far less
burdensome, proportionately."
In another paragraph the Bankers
Monthly says: lin the mileage OF new
railroads constructed the past year
Kansas leads with 2,O7O miles. -Four
states and two territories, namely
Kansas, Texas, Nebraska, Colorado
Dakota and Montana, together show al
addition of over 6,400 miles, or about
one-half the entire years mileage OF
the country. The only states from
which no new construction is reported
are Vermont, Rhode Island and Nevada
The new mileage furnishes employ.
ment to 5000 men"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-04-11
WASHINGTON NOTES

The Supreme Court Of the United States
has denied the application for q rehearing
OF the ''driven well'' cases. This is the
second application that has been made for
a rehearing in these cases.
SPEAKER CARLISLE has purchased for
$4,000 the house on K street, Washington,
near Franklin Park, occupied until his re-
cent recall, by the Swedish Minister
MAJoR-GENERAL ALFRED Fl. TERRY has
been placed on the retired list of the army
This was in accordance with the report of
the army retiring board, OF which Major
General SchofeId was president
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND recently stopped
horse at Oak View which had run away
with its rider, lady in the newspaper
business.
The President has approved the act
granting a pension to Mary s. Logan,
widow Of General John A, Logan, and the
act to increase the pension OF Mrs. Apo
lima A. Blair
The President has sent the following
nominations 10 the Senate: Briga-
dier-General George Crook to be Major
General; Colonel John R Brooks, Of the
Third infantry to be rigadier-General.
CONGRESSMAN MILLS, yielding to the adj
vice Of his physicians and the wishes Of
his friends, has left Washington for Fort
ress Monroe and Old Point Comfort, where
he will sojourn for a while to rest and re-
cuperate. His physicians expect him to re-
turn to Washington a well man within q
week or ten days.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-04-11
sHERIFF,S SALE.

STATE OF KANSAS, lss
BARBER COUNTY.
In the District court of Barber county, state
Of Kansas.
Henry NJ Ingraham, plaintiff,
versus
August III. Kruger, defendant.
by virtue of an order of sale, to H.,
~ ted, issued out OF the District o,,t e S d.
Der county. Kansas, in the ,.a VI DnI
action, T., George W. Steve sbor,y ~ sa;d
county, will on -is' snerlH OF said
SATURDAY April. estb.
in the foreman the hours of nine o'clock
neon of said and five o'clock I'm the after
uay, at the front door of the
Rarbcr ~ in the city of Medicine Lodge, In
1ic go, unity, Kansas, offer for SALE at pub
hnns ION. TO the highest bidder, for cash in
ess all the right, title, interest, claim and
ate whatsoever of the said defendant, Au.
gust H. Kruger, in and to the following desert
Ded lands and tenements to-wit:
Lots one and two and q, and the east half
or the northwest quarter of section seven. cO.
township thlrty-three t33l south, range ten (l0j
west, In Barber county, Kansas.
Ihken as the property of said defendant.
august n. Kruger, and TO satisfy a judgment
AGAINST him, and in favor of said plaintiff. for
the sum OF One Hundred and Ninety-TwO Dol
lars and Eight Cents ($l02 0S.) and the further
sum OF Twenty-Seven Dollars and Thirty Three
AT the rate Of twelve per cent per annum from
the 24th day of February, 1883, together with
the costs of this sale.
Given under my hand at my Office in the CITY
OF Medicine Lodge, this the 9th day of March,
A, ID. 1888.
GEORGE W. STEVENS,
- Sherin OF Barber County, Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-04-11

w. II. Brownlee has stepped out of
the Larned land Office and Special
Agent Hobbs is in charge, looking over
the books and investigating charges
that have been made against Receiver
Bickel. We have no means of know
ing the particulars of the unfortunate
fight that has been going on there for
nearly year; but we Will be slow t.
believe that Col. Bickel has been guilty
of the sins that are laid at his door.
Until he is proven guilty we cannot be
lieye that corruption in Office can be
charged to him. During our dealings
with him, extending through nearly
four years, we have found him to be
honest. The business of the land Office
has been entirely suspended and will
not be resumed until the successor t.
Mr.. Brownlee has been appointed and
the appointment confirmed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-04-11
Yroom wac Hia Mama

The man found dead, two weeks ago
west of Kiowa, was, indeed, Ellis d.
Vroom, as was suggested i'm this paper
last week. County Attorney Shannon
has received letter from the bank al
Seneca, Newton county, No., in which
the cashier states that Vroom came To-
that place last November, with man
named Ed. Payne; that two women
were in the party-Payne's wife and
Vroom's wife, supposed to be a daugh-
ter of Paynel that VFOom deposited
$275 in money, but afterward paid Sl6O
of the amount to Payne for a team /;
that he drew out the remainder of the
money, and on February I'D, last, he
and Payne left in wagon for Montana:
that it is supposed the women joined
them further west. 1t appears almost
certain, then, that Vroom was murder
ed by Payne, and the body left where il
was found. 1t is supposed the parties
formerly lived in Cowley county.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-04-11

AT the meeting of the central com
mittee, at Leavenworth, last week, it
developed that Hon. Thos. George, of
Wellington, has many friends who are
anxious for him to become a candidate
for the democratic nomination for gov
ernor. Our hrst choice, as frequently
expressed in these columns. is Hon.
John A. Eaton, of Winfield; but if ne
does not want IL, we want it understood
that we are for Tom. George. lie Is
one of the solid democrats of this con-
gressional district and he is especially
popular in Barber county, where, two
years ago, we gave him a good majority
in his race for congress.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-04-11
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF tn. Daily New.
c0NCRESa


IN the Senate on the Sd petition was
presented for United States troops 70 be sent
70 Chicago as a protection against the Social
lists Of Illinois and Iowa Mr.. RiddleberRer
finally got his resolution up consider the Fish
cries treaty in open session, but Mr.. Edmunds
called for the enforcement of an old rule. which
enabled two Senators to have the doors closed
and the matter was discussed in secret ses
sion- The Bond bill was then taken up
and discussed until adjournment. When the
House met the Senate Direct Tax bill came M
as the special order and was debated In Com
miItee OF the Whole until evening. AT the
evening session several bills passed. among
them bill TO provide for the promotion Of
army officers after twenty years continual ser
vice in one grade, and q bill to retire Alfred
Pleasanton with the rank OF Colonel Ad-
journed.
In the Senate on the 4th a resolution was
adopted instituting inquiry as to what pre-
cautions have been taken TO prevent q viola
ton OF the revenue laws, and what legislation
is necessary TO prevent the smuggling of lead
and lead ores from Mexico and Canada The
Bond bill was then taken up and debated until
adjournment. LIN the House soon after the
reading Of the journal the Direct Tax bill came
up as the special order, and its opponents COM
menced 70 illibuster. which was kept up until
2:15 o'clock the next morning when a recess
was taken TO AS
In the Senate on the b h two or three un-
important bills passed. when Mr.. Wilson, of
Iowa. addressed the Senate on the subject of
the Presidents message At the close of his
remarks consideration OF the Bond Purchase
bill was resumed as the regular order. The
substitute as amended by Mr. Beck's silver prop
osition was agreed TO and the bill passed. The
bill provides for the use OF any accumulated
surplus in the treasury in the purchase of
bonds, and the Beck amendment provides for
the purchase of bullion and coinage OF silver
dollars. in excess OF the monthly minimum now
established, TO take the place OF any National
bank circulation withdrawn or surrendered.
The House. in continuation of the session of the
previous day, fillibustered on the Direct Tax
bill during the entire session, and took a recess
until IL rs next day.
The Senate on the 9th passed 127 pension
bills in the space OF ninety minutes. and at two
o'clock resumed consideration of the Animal
Industry Bureau bill. After discussion the bill
was made the special order for Thursday The
Dakota Admission bill then came up and took
its place as the regular order. Adjourned until
Monday. The House met ut II rs in continu.
alton OF Wednesdays session, when fillibuster-
ing on the Direct Tax bill was again commenced
and kept up until $50 o'clock, when q recess
was taken until II 80 next day.
The Senate was not in session on the 9TH.
THE House met in continuation of wednes-
days session and resumed filibustering on the
Direct Tax bill until q recess was taken until
Monday morning.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-04-11
THE CASH SYSTEM /!

Experienced buyers, wheth-
er they be farmers, tradesmen
or mechanics, all admit that
under the system of Cash at
both ends of the line" they
are enabled to buy and sell
on a much smaller margin of
profits. With the idea of bene-
fitting our customers and at
the same time gaining a con-
siderable advantage for our
selves in the eastern markets,
we have decided that on and
after February LIST, 1888, to
follow strictly the cash sys-
tenn.
We need not tell our many
old customers that ours is by
far the largest and best sell
ected stock of goods in this
county. 1t is a general stock
in every sense of the word and
embraces everything that a
family may need in the way
of necessaries, comforts and
luxuries,
Winter is practically over
and it becomes advisable to
clear out all heavy goods and
to do this, we shall make sub
stantial reductions on all
blankets, woolens, heavy cloth
ing, overcoats, winter boots
and shoes, and in fact all fall
and winter goods.
This is no sensational an
nouncement TO draw crowds;
but a business proposition
that can not be controverted.
Call and SEQ us whit the
cash or its equivalent, and
you will go home with more
goods for the money than you
ever before hauled out of this
town. Respectfully,
St0ndifoyd. XoumdnS & Eidred.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-04-11
THE LATEST.


MONTREAL, April ga dispatch from
London, says the Miller, again urges Brit
ish millers to form a syndicate for the pur-
chase Of No. hard wheat, pure and una
dulterated, direct from the Northwestern
farmers. 1t says the wheat would, of
course, have to be stored in elevators
owned or controlled by the syndicate. This
would be the chief source of expense.
Nevertheless, it declares, the formation of
such a syndicate is highly desirable in the
interest OF the native producers as we'll as
the British millers.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, April Sowing to the
depression in the pipe trade and to labor
troubles, which caused the sioppage of the
mills for nearly four months, the Elba Iron
and Bolt Company. limited, and the CONT
mental Tube Company have suspended pay
ment. Their liabilities are $5.7, 900, and
their assets, consisting OF valuable manu-
featuring sites, mills, etc, amount to
over S9O,OOO When IN full operation the
two mills employ about so men. A num-
Der Of wealthy Boston men are stockholders
in the concerns.
BELLOWS FALLS, VT, April 8-The train
leaving Bellows Falls over the Rutland
railroad at eleven O'clock last night was
wrecked one mile above Rockingham sta
station by washout- Engineer Moses
Pratt and Fireman John Pratt were killed.
The baggage aud express Car with contents
Were burned. Many other people were
badly bruised.
LONDON, April "a dispatch to the
Standard from TangIer says: IA treaty
was signed to-day whereby the Sultan
agrees to leave the dispute between tue
United States and Morocco to the decision
OF Moorish representative and the Ameri-
can Consul. II they fail to agree q Euro
pean referee will be nominated, whose de-
cision shall be final"
NEW YORK, April Sat meeting of the
antipoverty wing of the United Labor
party antagonists of Henry Georgel last
night, the chairman said the United Labor
party intended to unite with the Union
Labor and Greenback parties and nominate
candidate for the Presidency.
CALDWELL, Kan, April 8.-The cattle
mems convention OF the Cherokee Strip
Live Stock Association closed one of the
most enthusiastic meetings held for several
years here Friday. The old board OF d.
Of one member resigning.
FORT ScoTT, Kan, April S.-The Gulf
railroad discharged one man each of the
day and night switch crews in their yards
here yesterday. As a result the night crew
quit work last night, and the day crew re-
fused to go on duty this morning.
ODESSA, April cit is officially an
nounced that all foreign Jews in this city,
numbering 10000 families, chiefly natives
of Austria and Roumania, Will be expelled
shortly.
LONDON, April S-The Transatlantic
steamship companies are stopping the
booking OF Irish emigrants, because the
number Of applications for passages are
greater than can be accommodate
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-04-11
THE WATER pITCH. ErO.

The new council cannot be too care
ful in investigating the ditch question.
The bonds voted. $4,000, is not large
amount, the annual interest being but
$500; but even that should not be
thrown away. Had the ditch been dug
last fall, by the laboring men of this
city who were then out of work and
badly in need of money, there would
not have been any objections to the
expenditure, even if the water had
never come through. But now, a diff
ferent state of affairs exists. Times
have frightened up; there is a demand
for labor on the farms and in the Yari-
Gus trades, and if it should turn out
that the ditch will not be practicable;
that it will not supply sufficient water
for manufacturing purposes, or that
there is a probability of the ditch filling
with sand, or overlooking To the dam
age of farmes along its line-then we
say that if the city council and mayor
expect to live in this county in peace,
they had best drop the subject.
There are two classes of citizens in
this community, and in every commun-
ity, we presume. One is the citizen
who owns property, pays his public and
private debts and expects TO live here
and, in time, assist in paying any obi
cations that he may have voted on his
property in the shape of bonds; he is not
usually the man who tears his neither
garments over elections, rides around
in some other mans buggy, hauling
voters TO the polls and arguing on the
street corners what he, as a tax payer,
will do; but he is the man who pays the
bills, eventually. The other citizen is
the enthusiast" who does not know
the color or shape of a tax receipt; who
manages To avoid the assessor annually
or give in his property in his wife's
name; who spends eleven months of the
year in scheming as politicians; who
abuses his conservative neighbor for
his ''old-fOgyism''; who circulates sub
scription papers, but does not subscribe
himself; who never tires of telling what
he would do as county commissioner,
as a councilman or as a school director;
who imagines he carries in his vest
pocket the entire floating vote of his
township, and, in short, who is a great
bag Of wind and promises.
We say that of these two classes of
citizens, the former will be here the
longer; and though he may not whOop
and yell for progress and prosperity,
his name on the business end of docu-
ment of any kind is usually worth more
than the signatures of a thousand
fresh citizens who are going to revo-
lutionize the city, county and state,
make every body rich by getting them
to go in debt and make the town pros
porous by increasing its taxes.
We believe that the taxpayers of this
county, city, or township are willing to
vote aid to any practicable internal i'm
provement; and we believe that the
only guarantee that they want, is the
guarantee that every business man
should have when he spends his money,
to-wit: The assurance that he is get
ting an equivalent for the expenditure.
The city council is invited to cut this
article out and file it among the arch
ives of the city to be referred to on the
first Monday of April, 1889.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-04-11

CLEAKfNe mouse returns Tor week enueo
April 2 showed an average increase
OF 81 compared with the corresponding
week OF last year. In New York the in
crease was ~
KING HUMBERr has signed a decree to
establish italian consulates in Denver,
Philadelphia and New Orleans.
ATTEMPTS were made to hold National
League meetings in thu proclaimed dis
tricts OF Ireland on the Sih. Most Of them
were broken up by the police. At Kilrush
the soldiers charged the mob. Several
persons were bruised, but no fatal in
juries were reported.
A SPECIAL dispatch from Montevideo re-
ports the loss Of the steamer Rio Jan..iro.
She had 40 passengers on board.
A PARTY Of Catholic missionaries EXPECT
soon to leave the City OF Mexico for South
ern Mexico to convert the native Indians
who are said to preserve the religious
customs OF the Aztecs, including human
sacrifices
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-04-11
Valley sh IT stops.


The farmers are happy since the rain
of Saturday night and Sunday. E. b.
GOrden's black pony died last week.
Scott Briley owns the second best hors e
in the county-good for Valley town.
ship. Cream Valley school common
ced April End, Miss Flo Teagle teacher;
she has twelve names enrolled aud still
they come. Born 10 Mr.. and Mrs.
James Byrd, a boy on March oath
There is considerable corn planted in
this vicinity and the oats look fine.
j. NJ. Gardner mas a brother in the east
wanting to buy farm in Barber county.
We welcome him into our midst.
CARLYLE Brothers have taken all Lut
about fifty head of their fine cattle to
Mt. Hope, their SedgwicA county stock
farm. WIDOW PEACH Blossom.