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Wichita eagle., 1888-04-18
Food for the Babies.

The practice of dosing infants almost as
soon as they are born with sweetened water,
teas and castor or olive oil is relic OF med
dlesome, superstitious ignorance-the sooner
discarded by mothers and nurses the better,
says Laws of Health Nature provides in the
mothers breast the kind OF food best adapted
to the needs Of the infant: watery and laxa-
tive at first, richer and more nutritious after
ward By trusting to nature and her re-
sources, and distressing the fussy officious-
ness of meddlesome nurses, with their
invincibla desire to do something for little
tender beings, and. worse than all, TO admin
ister the so called soothing syrups, an
immense gain to the welfare Of infant life
would result When babe seems to be in
actual pain about its stomach or bowels a
little essence OF peppermint in warm, sweet
ened water. or O spoonful or two OF warm
whisky toddy, will usually give prompt relief.
The proper time for weaving Is pointed out
by nature in the provision of one or more
grinder teeth for each jaw. Under some cir
cumstances, as when the health and strength
of tho mother are feeble, it may be better to
wean sooner. Cows or goats milk, diluted
with & very little warm water and made just
perceptibly sweeter than natural, with tie
addition of little PUPPY bread, makes an ex-
cellent form OF nutrinent during this period.
The rule Of plainnesS and simplicity req Iires
to be undeviatingiy followed throughout
childhood. Concentrated sweets, such es
candies, jeliies, ice cream, sweet cakes, rich
buildings, sweetmeats, pies, znarmalades or
buffers made of fruits well boiled down--in
short, every preparation of food, refined and
concentrated or made up of a complication Of
ailments, should Re vigorously excluded as
wholly unfit to build UP strong, symmetrical
and healthy bodies. Almost any ripe fruit
of natural bulk and composition may be
freely allowed, especially when the craving
for IL is strong. -Chicago News.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-18
How Woman Drinks Soda

There is marked difference between tie
manner IN which q woman absorbs soda
water and the nlodus operardf adopted by
the average man The latter stands up
straight, grasps the handle Of the g!aShoider
firmly. holds il up even with his face, waits
til the foam settles the least trihe. inserts
half OF aiS face n the foam and gUlps the
compound down at 5 single draught The
woman goes about II in different way She
daincily extends the thumb and forefirSer.
picks Up the glass carefully and raises il
about SIX inches from the counter. Then she
bends her head forward. and as soon "a she
does 50 her lips also bend forward Until one
would think ske was going 20 whistle But
she doesn't She Just bends lower and lower
until sae gets where she can touch the edge OK
the gisss with her extended lips without wet
ting the remainder o. her features. Further
more. she doesn't finish the task az tie frs.
sr.enpt She drinks her soda ne.hodicaIly:
the u1zn drinks his imPcisiveiy, which shows
thss in this at least the difference between
mans way and q wozuAn's IS reveTsed-A-
h>nv Exurexs
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-18
Naval Strength of the World.

TT arnears from the Universal Register"
for 1887, issued by the COMMITTEES OF ''LloydS
Rerister of British and Foreign Shipping
that Great Britain has guns capable OF
penetrating So inches Of unbacked iron, and
Is others which can penetrate % inches Of
the same material. Italy has 20 guns which
can penetrate 81 inches OF iron. France IA
Guns which can pierce 81 inches, and IA 9TH
ers able to penetrate % inches OF unoackeo
iron. Russia has 20 guns and Spain equal
to the penetration of "a inches OF iron, and
no other power has any guns capable OF an
equivalent result. IN other words, OF guns
able to penetrate "a inches Of unbacked lron
Frace has Is; Italy, 20; Russia, 20; Spain, p;
and Great Britain, %. Next, regarding the
speed OF their war ships, we find the several
powers stand as follows:
ssSbips Of 20 knotS and above: England, /;
France, /; Italy, 10; Spain, 2, and other
European nations, 4 OF 10 knots speed
England has II ships; France 10; Germany,
3; Italy, .. and other nations, 9. OF IS knot
ships England has 5; France, {; Germany, 2;
Italy. 6, and other nations, 6. Our supremacy
is. however, chiefly seen in II knot ships, Of
which we have %, mounting Isl guns;
France, 4 Of 20 guns; Italy, Of 40 guns; and
other nations, of 19 guns. England has II
ships OF 90 guns that can steam 16 knots,
whereas France has only of So guns. At Is
knots France beats US with Is ships OF pa
guns. as compared with our IL ships Of l26
runs; and at "A knots Franco has - ships of
SS334 guns, whereas we have only Is ships of
252 guns. Summarizing these figures, 1t ap-
pears that with speeds above Il knots we
have 50 ships of 795 guns; France, 60 Of $50
guns: Germany, S5 Of 2S5 guns, and Italy, Al
of POI guns"
Out of O total mercantile tonnage now
afoat OF 20.943,65o, Great Britain and her
colonies own 1889, 1876. The total steam
mercantile tonnage of the world is 10, 53l ,siS,
and of this Great Britain and her colonies
own no less than 6,595,S7l, or nearly two
thirds of the whole.-Scientific American.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-18
Retaining the MAideu name

Il Is the fashion for tbs E1ost ultra fash
iouable women nowadays 70 retain their
maiden for their middle nar1e Some OF
tAese ladies have been aszouishei 70 hear that
the innovation was firSs started and became
widely USED By tie suffrage women Ct tais
country, who though, Il best 20 Fe-aia even
this sight hold upon their Identity The
shocked and Surprised fasl1onables are q tne
cas- that are uncoEssciogsiy DSIng and ut2liz-
ing many q the changes that have been
slowly brougnt about By their ir6ssatigahae
sisters Of stronger Uieuz-EarEord inns.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-18
FIoat FishinC a Hollow Nockerr.

Float fishing. the old fashioned country sort
OF angina, l. now being reduced TO hollow
rlockerv BY the aid Of electricity. AN az
range,nent has been devised" says The
Electrician. by which pull CT the Line
closes the circuit of : tiny battsry carried IL
the base Of the rod and tbs Is Elade either to
sound an alarm o. &c gently tickle the hand
Of TIE fisherman as he grasPs the bust Moth
ing row binders the sportsman from gong 20
sleep Fiat fishing IS evidently the thing
for people who Ike 70 carly along big can
q @baic--Sew York Tribuna
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-18
Resd. and Order wn,s Yoa snosld Ba-e. :

1%G "a = tIi &c Lew
Each township trustee should have a
trustees record. road record, poor record
and full set Of township records and other
blanks, worth a. least s.. Also some sta
tionsry-
Each township treasurer should have a
Treasures record
Zach township clerk should have clerk 5
record and warrant book
Each justice Of the peace should have =
civil docket. criminal dockst- stray record
transcripts, compiled laws Of 1855. and \
full assortment OF blanks
Each constable should have Al assert
neut Of blanks
Each road oTerseer should have . road
oEerseers account book recap. bo4ok for
labor. receipt book for extra work and :
receipt book for material used
The above should De furnished 70 the
officers OF each well regulated township =.
the expense % tie township
For sale ~ the EAGLE otflce- Orders
promptly filed b mail or express prepaid
4SI wtf
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-18
sSNAltISs~
9a1ly Eagle
LABOR.

One lesson, nature, let ne learn Of the.
One lesson, that every wind is blown;
One lesson of two duties serv'd in one,
Though the loud world proclaim their ermity-
or toll unsever'd from tranquility,
or labor that in still advance outgrows
Far noisier schemes, accomplished in repose,
Too great for haste. too high for rivalry.
Yes, while on earth thousand discords ring,
Mans senseiess uproar mingling with his toll,
Still do thy sleepless ministers move On,
Their glorious tasks il silence perfecting;
Still working, blaming still our vain turmoil;
Laborers that shall not fail when man Is gone.
Matthew Arnold.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-18
Gold in the Treasury

The gold held in the treasury in It's vaults
CT Washington weighs SIG tons. II packed
into ordinary carts, one ton 10 each cart. II
would make q procession two miles long. a.
lowing twenty feet OF space for the move
ment of each horse and cart. The silver il
tie same vault weighs : $50 tons Measuring
1t in carts, as in the case Of the gold. 1t wcuId
REQUIRE the services of :, $50 horses and cart
70 transport it ami would make q procession
over twenty-one miles in length
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-18
4 San Francisco Club.

San Francisco has most commemorate
club. called the sight Seers-" 1t is walk
ing club, with no initiation fees and no dues,
the only requisite being that each member
bring his lunch on the regular weekly tranlI2s-
The club recently assembled Mount Tamalpais,
from which one may overlook San E-ancisco
and the surrounding conutIT for fifty miles
CHICAGO Herald
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-18

Oilcloth may be improved in appearance by
rubbing it with a mixture Of q half ounce Of
beeswax in saucerful of turpentine, Set
this in u warm place until they can b
thoroughly mixed. Apply with a fanuel
cloth and then rub with a dry flannel
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-18

Passengers to- II silsford- for Coidvaser
and Ashland De SIRE and take Lakes
straight i.-s and save twenty four hoars
taEns, arrives a. Co.cw2tex Is -sSo p Il
1T
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-18

4 shoemaker In biaSen nas invented 3
water velocipede, WIFI WHICH De has made
successful Trial trip&
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-12-26
MILLIONAIRES HAPPY.

1t will surprise no one to learn that a
committee of capitalists of Birming-
ham, Alabama. representing one bVa-
dred millions Of doilo =. called on NJ
Harrison the other day and formal
congratulated him on his election. Tire
Birmingham millionaires OF course were
more bold i'm their course than the pro-
tected monopolists OF the east, but by
this time, no doubt, every millionaire
in the country has congratulated Mr..
Harrison in person, by letter or
franked telegram. 1t demonstrates the
truth of what the Democrats said dur
ing the campaign that Mr.. Harrison was
running as the monopoly candidate of
the monopoly party; that his defeat
woHld be regarded as a victory for the
people as against trusts, combines and
aggregate wealth, while his victory
would be the cause for congratulation
by the milliOnaires. We have not yet
heard of any delegation of western far
mers calling on Mr.. Harrison to con-
graduate him; and we doubt il, after
their taxes have been paid and the Jan
uary interest on their farm mortgages
has been provided for, there could be
found in Barber county a dozen men
who would like to join i'm even a letter
of congratulation to the Republican
president-elect. The grist that Western
farmers are getting from the mills of
the gods just now may be exceeding
fine, but it likes heap of being nour-
Ishing or even pleasant to the taste.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-12-26
PROPOSED REFORMS.

Col. ID. A. Millington, formerly editor
of the Winfield Courier, has excellent
ideas about the elective franchise, and
in recent article, in that paper, dis
cussing the subject of DISTINGUISHING
the negro, which, of course, he opposes,
per se, he says there would be no lnjus-
tice or absurdity in the idea of protect
ing community against the domino
ton of the ignorant and vicious not
only in the south but i'm the whole coun-
try, but it would not be fair or safe, so
far as the election of president and
members of either house of congress is
concerned to thus restrict suffrage in a
part Of the nation without doing 1T in
the whole nation. The ignorant and
vicious have no moral right to vote, are
unfit for suffrage and ought never to
vote at any election. 1t is trite say
ing that the safety and stability OF our
institutions depend upon the virtue and
intelligence of the electors.
He thinks that the nationol govern
ment should take charge of the entire
election machinery and provide regis
tration officers. We would, of course
delegate this to the states; but rather
than not have a uniform system, we
would be willing to let the federal gov
eminent have control.
Continuing. Col. Millington would
have submitted to the people an amend
ment to the constitution providing that
the necessary qualifications of an cleo
tor at any election OF any national char
acter shall be that he Tor she) shall be n
native born or naturalized citizen of
the United states: shall be over 2l years
of age; shall have resided in the United
States for the last ten years; in the state
for the last year and in the election pre-
cinct for the last thirty days preceding
the election at which he offers to vote;
shall be able to read and write leglbly
in the English language and shall not
have been guilty nor have been con-
victed OF any felonious lserious) crime,
or IN any manner have violated the cleo
ton laws of the United States within
the last ten years.
He thinks that another amendment
should provide for the election of a SEN
ator from each state at the congression-
al elections NJ the intervals of two and
four years.
The beauty of these changes, he
thinks, is In the facts. that while 1t
would permit the whites to retain their
ruling power in the southern states, it
would also shut out the vicious and ig-
ncrant white element which is very
large in the south; and the whites, be-
ing legally ia Dredominance, will not
be forced to hold together on the negro
question and will DIVIDE on other ma
tional questions.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-12-26
WANTS TO 60 TO HE'LL

II have prayed all my life, and now
pray that when die, God will lead me
straight to hell" said Rev. George O..
Barnes, the Kentucky evangelist, to a
congregation numbering nearly a thous-
and people, in one of the most fashion
able churches in Louisville, the other
night.
Bro. Barnes, who delights in being
called "Praise-the-LOrd" Barnes, has
been conducting revival meetings in
that city for two weeks past. He is
probably the most eccentric evangelist
in the country. He has preached in al
most every country in the world, and
boasts that he has put a gospel belt
around the globe"
Whep his audience partially recovered
from the establishment caused by the
expression of choice for future abid-
ing place on the part of the preacher.
MIR. Barnes explained his statement.
He believed, he said, that no man could
possibly commit enough sin i'm this
world to damn him to eternal punish
ment. He must be chastised for his
little badness, however, and hell has
been provided as a sort of work house
on the road to heaven, where the sinner
must stop and work out the fine i'm.
posed by God.
Brother Barnes added: II cannot, in
the three score and ten years allotted
me in this life, do half the evangelistiC
work l want to do, so want to stop of
ut hell, where can shorten the SEN
fences of many poor souls who want to
get ahead on the road to eternal bliss. y
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-12-26
TINE TREE QUESTION.

Eagle: Ope Of the most interesting
statements made by General Greedy in
his paper before the the Forestry con-
gress In Atlanta was that relating to
lhe growth OF forest trees in the far
west since the Indians have been con-
lned TO reservations. General Greedy
says that within the past ten years for
ests have sprung up In regions that
were annually burned over by the In
dians. This same state of facts was
demonstrated many years ago in west
ern Kentucky, that portion Of the state
between the Tennessee and Mississippi
rivers and known as Jackson's Pur-
chase. As long as the Indians remained
In possession Of the territory mentioned
they burned It over every winter, and
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-12-26
No. 500. First Published Dec. 26, 1855.
sHERIFFs sALR.


STATE OF KANSAS.
COUNTY OF BARBER
In the District Court of Barber County. Kans.
D. c. Ewart. Plaintiff,
versus
James Nurse. Jennie b. Nurse, Serm-
antha Bush and Reuben Lake, De-
PENDANTS.
by virtue of an order of SALE issued out of
II the district court of Barber county, Kan
eas, TO me directed, in the above entitled cause
/ Will on
SATURDAY, JANUARY 26. 1889,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock i'm the fore
noon and O'Clock in the afternoon of that
day. at the front door of the court house. i'm the
city of Medicine Lodge. Barber county, Kans
sell at public auction, for cash. TO the highest
bidder ali the right title interest and estate of
the above-named defendants in and to the fol-
lowing described real estate, situated In Bar
Der county. Kansas, to-wit:
Lots eleven and twelve, block two in the
original town of Lake City, and lot four, block
fourteen. Lake S second addition TO the town of
Lake C1ty. Barber county, Kansas; 10 be sold
without appraisement
Levied upon as the property of said defend
ants and to be sold TO satisfy judgment rem
uered against them and in favor of said plain
tin, in said suit, for the sum of Two Hundred
and Sixty-one and 2l-l00 Dollars with interest
and costs and for the costs of this sale.
Dated at my Office in Medicine Lodge, KAN
sas. this 24th day of December, 1885,
GEORGE w. STEVENS,
oI-S Sheriff Barber County. Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-12-26
lNo. 94l. First Publishsd Dec. 10, 1888,
sRERITY's SALE.

STATE OF KANSAS,
RABRER COUNTY,
In the District Court of Barber county IN .,,o
state of Kansas.
w. L. Blair. Plaintiff
versus
sylvester n: Lawrence, ]. II. law
renee and Matte A. Lawrence, De-
fendaptS,
BY virtue Of an order of sale, to me directed.
y Issued ont OF the district court of Barber
county. / will on VI "i"er
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10. 1881.
at the hour Of o'clock in the afternaon NJ
the front door of the courthouse IL, the CITY 81
Medlcine Lodge Kansas offer for sale At n,,h
nc auction. Tor cash, to the highest bidder. All
me rIgnt, Title, interest, claim and estate of
sdid neIennants in and 10 the following des-
cr1oed real estate, situated in Barber county
Kansas, to-wit: ''
Lot No, seven in block eight, situated I'm the
Town OF Mingona. Barber county Kansas ac-
coIdlng 10 the recorded plat thereof; also the
northwest quarter of the southwest 0pexser
ana the northeast quarter of tho n.rih,wyest
quarter and the southwest uiiarter AZ fhe
northwest quarter OF section lffcefL fownshin
tnIrty-one, south of raugc thirteen west
LEVIED upon as the property of the above
named defendants and to satisfy a tlldument
IN favor of said plaintiff FOR the sim ~ flne
Hundred and Twelve and 3O-iOO dollars toveth.
er with interest and costs, and to be sold with
out appraIsement.
Given under my hand in my Office In tba
cry OF Medicine Lodge, this, the 18th day Of
Dec, 1888. "
GEO. ". aTEyBNs.
S4 Sheriff Of BARRIER county Earisas
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-12-26


The papers last week published a
sensational story to the effect that sew
eral weeks ago an old negro servant of
Eugene Bartlett, n cattleman near
Bross. Kingman county, conceived the
idea that she was bewitched by Jennie.
Bartlett's twenty-year old daughter,
and last night. during the absence of
the remainder OF the family from home,
the negress oyerpowered the girl, tied
her hands and feet. strung her up by
her hands to a rafter, striped her OF all
her clothing. smeared her body with tar
and then built Gre In n kettle under
her feet aud disappeared. When dis
covered the girl was unconscious, her
feet and lower limbs burned to n crisp
and other parts OF her BODY also bad
~ burned. She recovered sufficiently
o. tell how IL occurred, but died soon
afterward. A searching party has been
formed and nothing will be lett undone
80 fnd the negress.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-12-26
mo. 1887
sHERIFFS SALE


stats OF KANSAS. a.
In the District Court of Barber county in the
State Of Kansas
Henry Fisher ana Frederick Fisher,
co-partners doing business under
the hrm name of Bank of Hazelton.
L. 9: Peck and Mary Peck, Defend
ants.
NOTICE is hereby given that, pursuant to an
~ order OF sale, to me directed, issued out of
the District Court of Barber county Kansas
In the above entitled action, l. George w
stevens. sheriff of said county, will, ON
SATURDAY. JANUARY IL,
A. D., 1889, between the hours of nine O'Clock
In the forenoon and five o'clock in the after
noon OF said day, at the front door of the court
house, In the city of Medicine Lodge barber
county, state OF Kansas, offer for sale at puh-
in hand. all the right, title, interest claim and
estate or the said defendants In and to the fol-
lowing described real estate, situated I'm Rar-
Der county, Kansas, to-wit:
Lots ive t5), six (6l and seven ca In block sew
enteen 40 town of HaZelton, as shown by tho
recorded plat thereof, Barber county and state
of Kansas. '0
Levied upon as the property of the above.
named defendants and to satisfy judgmentin
said action against them and in favor of said
plaintins for the sum OF Six Hundred and
Ninety-two and 4O-l00 dollars 1862 400 with in
terest at the rate of IL per cent. per annum
from date of Judgment, and for the costs Of
suit and for the costs of this sale. y.
Given under my hand ut my Office i'm the CITY
Oh Meuicine Lodge this 18th day of Dec, 1888
.o,, GEO. w. STEVENS,
3uS4 Sheriff OF Barber county, Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-12-26

According to the tables of the state
board of railroad commissioners during
the year ended June 3Oth last, on the
santa Fe al persons were killed and 96l
injured: on the Missouri Pacific sys-
TEN, II killed and % injured; on the
Union Pacific. 7 killed and 2l6 injured;
ON the Chicago, Kansas Il Nebraska, 3
killed and 81 injured; on the Kansas
City. Fort Scott q Memphis, 8 killed
and 10 injured; on the Kansas City,
WyandOtte Il Northwestern, 2 killed
and IS injured. In all rs persons lost
the lives and 1854 were wounded. OF
the killed four were passengers, 50 en-
ployes, and the other 81 persons who
G re'essly got In the way OF trains or To-
co. dOtives. Carelessness Is ascribeh as
the cause OF the injury Off passengers,
I .02s employees. and 80 outsiders.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-12-26
mo. ZIG. First Published Dec. 20, 1855.
sHRRIFFs SALE.

STATE OF KANSAS,l
BARBER COUNTY. S.
In the District Court of Barber county, in the
state of Kansas.
p ID. Cunningham, Plaintiff
versus
John w. Annis, Defendant
DY virtue of an order of sale to me dircc-
- ted, issued out of the District Court of Bar
Der county, Kansas, dated the 18th day of Dec
1888, l, George w. Stevens Sheriff of Barber
county, Kansas, will, on
SATURDAY, JANUARY 18th,
A. D., 1889, between the hours of nine o'clock
In the forenoon. and five o'clock in the after
noon of said day, at the front door of the
courthouse, in the city of Medicine Lodge, in
Barber county, Kansas, offer for sale at pub
lie auction. to the highest bidder for cash in
hand, all the right, title, interest, claim and
estate whatsoever of the said defendant, In
and TO the following described lands and tene-
ments, to-wit:
The east half. Il. of the southwest quarter
=, or section one. i, township thirty-three
south OF range fifteen IL west containing eigh-
y acres more or less, all in Barber county.
Kansas.
Levied upon as the property of the above
named defendant and to satisfy q Judgment
In said action against him and in favor of said
plaintiff for the sum of Twenty-six and 5000
dollars ts26.50l with interest and costs of suit
and costs of this sale.
Given under my hand at my Office in the city
OF Medicine Lodge, this, the I'D day of Dec.
A. D., 1888.
GEO W. STEVENS,
5l'So Sheriff of Barber County. Kansas.