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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-07-04

Thirty miles of country is big thing
10 disappear. but this distance las been
dropped out between Kansas City and
Chicago How it happened is thus fig
ured out: The Chicago. Santa Fe&Cal-
ifornia Railway Is completed between
Kansas City and Chicago, and the dis
lance between the two cities is only 45S
miles measuring from Union Depot
Kansas City, to Dearborn Station, Chi
cago. This is exactly thirty miles less
than by any of the old lines, so you have
20 travel thirty miles less. your freight
has to be hauled thirty miles less. and
practically the Santa Fe has made thirty
miles disappear. A few years at this
rate and Kansas viii be in New Eng
land, 81
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rO-Day's Programme.

According to the programe arranged
for to-day, at 70 O'Clock the procession
viii form in front OF the court house;
march north on Walnutstreet to the NJ.
+. church; west to Main and south and
east to the grounds.
The exercises VIII be opened with
music; then prayer; then a welcome adj
dress by Judge McCanless; vocal music
by the choir of is voIces; an address by
Hon. r. A. Cameron and then more
music and more speaking aud dinner.
A good time is expected,
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unioa Labor MeetinR.

The members of the Union Labor
central committee of Barber county,
are requested 10 meet at the court house,
In Medicine Lodge, on Saturday, July
7th. 1858, for the purpose of making ar
rangements to call county nominal
ing convention. All members of the
the committee are expected to be in at
tendance and al voters in sympathy
with the principles of the party, are in
vited to meet with the committee.
H. G. EVANS, Chairman,
CHAs. RuMsEy, Secretary.
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A Farm for Almost Nothing

We will sell the southeast quarter of south
east quarter section Z, southwest quarter of
southwest quarter section northwest quar-
of northwest quarter section IL and north
east quarter section Is, township 80, range 10,
being 100 acres choice land, fenced all around
with wire fence, II miles southwest of Medi-
cine Lodge. at headwaterso of Little Mule creek,
for $75000, one-third cash, balance i'm years.
Address KANSAS NATIONAL LOAN Co.,
6-h Wichita, K ansas.
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Taxable Wealth cf Barber County.

Barber county has taxable wealth to
the amount of nearly three and one
half millions of dollars. Below will be
found tabular statements showing of
what this wealth Is composed and how
it is distributed over the county. The
figures are official having been taken
from the books of the county clerk and
he having compiled them from the re-
turns of the township assessors for the
present year of 1888:
PERSONAL PROPERTY.
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AS reported by Shannon Il Shannon,
abstracters and conveyancers, Medi-
cine Lodge, Kansas.
MEDICINE LODGE.
A l. Freeman to A l. Florence
lots is, II, Is, blk Z CS s. Core
viSed add. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. IS $500
A l. Florence to j G Brewer same $500
KIOWA.
ID T Flynn to D p L Ewell out
ioI o.. lUO
j A Frame to f r Randall sever
al lots- -.... ................... 500
E w Thompson to III Z Fisher II
lots blk l67. .. 800
John Dymak to Reaky Walner
lot blk AZ. 800
HAZELTON
Cyrus Butler to Nancy Follett
lot blk As Peck's add. -. so
A NJ Peck to Burlington School
Fur Co 4 lots. 90
SUN CITY
o Corliss to Minnie Z Whita-
ker lot ] 2 blk 4....... $50
L Bissantz to Minnie BWhitaker
pit lots Is 16. 1000
S Z Holloway to Carrie r Full
mer lot blk IA. ......... 1900
W ID Hilton to Carrie r Fullmer
lot blk G & r subd. ....... 25
AETNA.
Thos. Hamilton to VIM G Handy
lots 3 blk 10 EO0
LANDS.
w a Maddox to G d Maddox $40
acres in 1880. ..... 1900
ID Clough to Elijah Starkey $50
acres in 1920 ....... 1000
Z Starkey to III Elliott same. :. 100
Ii a Reynolds to A b Reynolds
100 acres in Is 10 2O-33-lO. $50. 700
ii A Reynolds to NJ A Reynolds
s-w7-33-10.. 500
b + Coffman to w II HOgard 400
acres in 10 25 % 3O-3O-II. 5000
j E Allen to III s Bradford 100
In Il 22-33-12.. ................. 1000
II + Lafetra to III CHull ne "a
ORR .................. lOO
Margaret Adams to Fannie A
Lawrence ne 33-34-15. 1000
Fannie A Lawrence TO Frank Da-
Wis same. .................... 1850
Rebecca Wilson to J n Demoss
ne 35-S4-15.. ........ 1000
j A DemoSs to G w Rickert same /
p Jones to A ID Krebs s-w IL
OHIO .................. ...... 1900
w f IIendselman to A d Krebs
e s-w and W Sc 32-34-15. -. 1000
e G Hendselman to a ID Krebs
Sc 30 and W s-w 33-34-15. -. 1000
a ID KrebS to Jonn Z Jones three
tracts above. ............ 1000
S E Holloway to } NJ Bell 16Oa in
o-5l-lo ...... 1000
S + Holloway to Carrie Fullmer
$50 in 1925. 1000
r a Hazlett to Jas NJ Jayne I6Oa
In 23-34-l5. $50
NJ Jaynes to Ii Z Vantrees same 500
Flora & Vanhorn to A II Van
horn 100 acres in 5-31-15.. -. 1000
j L Massey to \ r Vanhorn $40 a
in s 9-Sl-15. ................... 1000
A L Woods to w 5 Huffman
Sc 81 and W s-w 33-33-l4...... 5000
G l. Hammack to ID Murphy ea
Sc and s-w Sc - 3e-14. ..... %
a ) Woods to Nelson Fuller ne
NV and W he 1921 ..... $500
III NJ Buck to Clement Lake W !
NV w I s-w 2l-3I-14. .... $50
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-07-04

J. B. Gano is the manager OF the South
western Bus and Transfer Limo. Buses and
baggage wagons meet every train, passenger
and freight. Delivers freight and express in
office of G. G Taliaferro, or at the bus barn on
Kansas avenue. west.
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STRAYED!

Two colts, one a two-year-old filley. dark iron
grey, white spot i'm forehead and one white
hind foot, Il Clydesdale and \ Norman; one
yearling horse colt. u strawberry or red roam,
blazed face, both hind feet white, Il Norman
Liberal reward for their return or for infor-
nation leading to their recovery. G.. G. BURNS,
Aetna Barber county. Kansas. "a
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LOCAL NEWS.

pXAMINE YOUR TITLE-you may need n
II correction and We are prepared To do this
work and guarantee correctness and satisfac-
ton. BnONsON a HOUCHIN. 40
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A. O. u. w Attant,nn-

At the meeting of the Fidelity lodge
No. IS, Thursday evening, July 9Th,
will occur the election and installation
of officers. All members are earnestly
requested to be present.
JOIN DOHRER. Recorllar.
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Public school Martara

The committee appointed at the an
nual school meeting, in District No. l.,
to examine Che reports of the clerk and
treasurer, after a careful examination
report as follows:
Receipts during year. $a9o7 50
............ 29l9.04
Cash on hand. SIS. 76
The committee was composed of f..
M. Byerley, J. w. McNeal. and T. IL.
Logan.
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rARM LOANS I'm the best companies. with
i the privilege Of paying part OF the principal
at any time. In sums OF floo or any multiple OF
the same. BROEsON 4 HOUCHIN. ~
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Normal Rnardara-

Persons desiring to board Normal
students will please let me know at
once; number of boarders wanted and
sex preferred. III. s. LANDS.
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D. KARI, II. D.
MEDICINE LODGE. KANs.

oFFIcE-ln Karr's drug store, Wood s. VIM
cent building. All calls promptly filled. Par
ticular attention given to Obstetrics and dis
eases peculiar to woman.
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4 nsTRAcTe on TTTIF 10 \
Al marriage Incense Was Yesterdav i

n Barber county We have the most perfect
and complete set OF abstract books in the coun-
~. corrected up TO date BRoxsOS HOUcHIN.
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pomocratic Central Committee.

r. l.. OBRYAN. CHAIRMAN.
AUG. SCHMIDT. SECRETARY.
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East Barber Items.

Sharon, Kansas.
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NO. ~.


take warnfn' in time, stranger, FER wnen I
git my grip onter a man onc't. make him
sweat blood at every pore. Fact Now
what dye say?"
''Think you're rather windy fer man
o. yer size.D
Then ye're goin' to stick here, are yer"
s'Yes, Stree, ole boss. -
"Want ter git pulverized fer keeps, eh?r
IF you're man enough fer ther job,
yes"
."Want free pass ter Bellzebub's
rancho, do yer"
II don't mind, ef you've got one."
Want ter serve as free lunch counter
ter ther ki-otes. do yer"
"Yes, eff you're ther whopper as can
run ther establishment
THAT settles it, stranger. l see you're
inclined ter be stubborn, so I'll have ter
jest knock nine gallons o. goats milk
outen ye, right here" and springing for
ward, the squatter proceeded to sswade
in" to the other for all he was worth.
Take one last look and bid goodbye
ter all ye see" he cried, as he closed in
with his adversary.
Then ensued a desperate rough-and-
tumble conflict wi thin the long. desert ed
cabin, and somehow the stranger was
getting decidedly the best of the battle
when, suddenly, an old trap-door gave
way beneath their weight, and down into
deep, dark pit they went, all in a heap
This circumstance took all the fight
completely out of them, although they
were not materially injured by the fall,
and, looking around them, they saw that
they were in deep, cellar-like pit
with no visible means of escape there
from, and waist deep in soft, sticky
mud, that gave forth a well-nigh suffo
eating odor.
now, an no mistake" cried the squatter
of mud upon it.
"Yes, opine our chances o. gettin, out
o. here are mighty slim," was the an
swer.
you're right. Our goose Is cooked this
time fer sure. Say, stranger, I'll take
back all Pve said to We, am eff we ever
git outen this alive, you kin have thi:
half o. ther section an welcome, fer
thar's enough fer both o. u.s."
"Good enoughl Shake"
The two undiscovered palms came
solemnly together, and the compact was
sealed.
Then they began casting around for a
chance to get out Of their unpleasant sit
uation.. A wild whoop of Joy burst from
their lips as they discovered an old lad
der, still sufficiently strong to bear the
weight OF an ordinary man, in one corner
of the pit.
Three minutes later two mud and slime
covered animals-of what species it would
be hard for a casual observer to tell
stood in the open air, drawing many a
long breath of relief.
''Shake again, stranger" said the squat
ter. "Ye're safe now, but I shudder tel
think o. what ID a-been yer fate eff thai
ole door hadn't give way jest in ther n icl
o. time, fer when 1 git my grip onto g
feller onct, Pm liable to warp the Sep.
tember dew-drops plum outen him, an nc
mis- take. % Yankee Blade.
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A DEAF LINGUIST.

Language Which Sounded Very Much
Like That of an Automaton.
"One of the most remark able things
ever Witnessed" said Judge Kelley, the
Father of the House, to a Chicago MdiI
correspondent, occurred at Dover some
years ago while / was waiting to cross
the channel on my way to Switzerland.
l was hungry and had some time to wait,
so ] went into a small eating house,
seated my yself at a table, and gave my
order. There, as everywhere else, it took
some time for the walters to bring what
was wanted, and 1 began to look about
me. At the table at my left sat three
gentlemen. One of them was an old gem
tleman with silvery white hair, another
was a full-bearded man of thirty-five
and the other was young fellow with a
slight black mustache and wonderfully "
alert, keen manner. / could not help
hearing their conversation. They
were talking of a journey on
into Belgium, and l cleaned
that they were to attend some conven-
tion which was of an educational nature
The speech of the two elder men. OBJ
served, was very distinct and clear. This
was interesting to me, because it indi.
Gated that they were well educated men,
The language of the young man excited a
good deal of curiosity. He spoke fiuently,
smoothly, and yet with a peculiar accent
l can not describe it in any other way
than to say that it sounded as l should
expectthe language of an automaton to
sound, or as friend once suggested when
told him the story, there was a sepul-
chral, CHASTITY edge to his words, as IL
they had been pronounced by some grin
ming skeleton. When we had eaten our
lunch, and the three men and myself all
arose simultaneously, it became easy for
me to make the acquaintance of the
elderly gentlemen. / soon learned that
the three were on their way to attend
a worlds convention of deaf mute
teachers at Brussels. Then, very
much to my astonishment, my new
found acquaintance told me that the
young man, whose speech had seemed so
strange, had been totally deaf from his
birth, and never heard a human voice,
and that what ] heard him saying
was all a matter of requirement.. He had
been taught by the best teachers of En-
gland the art Of visible speech and had
mastered not only his owns tongue, but
German and French, and spoke fiuently in
these languages. To satisfy me that this
was so, the old gentleman introduced me
to the young man and asked him to give
tIo ou oAoihPio VI MS lanllaFlty Win
French and German, and he did so. Il
was simply the most wonderful demon
stration of the DELEGATE prehensible fac
ulty of the human mind that ever came tc
my knowledge. l bad never supposed,
and certainly should never have believed,
If 1 had not witnessed IL on that occas ion.
that it was possible for the human mind
to so overlap such terrible barr Ter as
total deafness aud master an unknown
realm of knowledge and accomplish
ments.
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HE GOT EVEN.
How One Actor Got Even with Another
m Practical .Tolxin1

How One Actor Got Even with Another
I'm Practical Joking.
One OF the most original and at the same
time comical practical jokes ever played on
mortal man was one in which Mr.. James
h. w, famous actor, figured promi-
nently as victim. The event took place
last week at one Of the club-rooms in Chi
cago. half-dozen performers adjourned
after the theatrical entertainment to the
rooms in question to enjoy smoke and
quiet game Of billiards. The games had
progressed smoothly ON the three tables,
and the air being somewhat heated, one of
the actors, who played "heavy business" "
with the company, hung his bran new plug
hat on an unliShted gas jet just over the
row OF spectators chairs, one of which was
occupied by Mr.. W. Thinking to have
little fun at his companions expense, Mr..
W reached up and turned the gas on
full head. The unpleasant smell was soon
detected, and they all instituted search to
locate the escaping gas.
A match was lighted and all Joints were
tried. At last some one held match in the
vicinity of the now gas-permeated hat. An
explosion followed and the hat struck the
ceiling. When picked up it was found to be
intact, but the smell still fingered. Now,
the heavy man " was fond of practical
joke and instantly suspected the perpetrator
and internally vowed to get even" within
an hour Matters had assumed their usual
quiet condition and the games progressed,
while Mr.. W. sat watching the players from
his comfortable seat. The brilliant glare of
the gas, coupled with the cigar smoke, in
duced him to close his eyes, and it was not
long before an ominous snore was waited
to the ears of the players. Now was the
"heavy mans " opportunity. He instructed
all present to throw away their cigars, and,
this being done he turned out every light
and pulled down all the curtains, thus en-
veloping the room in absolute darkness
Still Mr.. w. snored All the players were
then instructed to punch the balls around
and count up on the string, just as though
they were playing under the full glare of
the gas.
This was begun. The heavy man touched
Mr. VS. foot with his cue. A start was
heard and the snore ceased Through the
pitchy darkness was heard first a yawn
and then a sort of exclamation from Mr.
W-'s direction. It's my shot'' There's
four for me-" Here, you counted one too
many" and with these and other sayings
the players poked their balls around the
tables and slapped the counting checks in
the darkness.
Boysm said Mr. w. No answer
"Boys say, boysp' cried he. Still they
poked. "Are you fellows playingl'' asked
the victim. "Of course we are. Can't you
see we're playingf' said the heavy man.
Then they heard him rise. "Say, fell
lows, don't deceive me. Are you really play
ing billiards.'
why, certainly, we are" With wild
cry Mr. Well forward. my God! boys,
I'm blindr'
Suffice it to say that when the lights
were again turned up and Mr.. W-was
picked up from the floor he acknowledged
himself beaten as far as practical jokes
were concerned. WEB FRENCH
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AN AuTocRAT.

He sitteth in the golden chair,
Within his palace tall and fair,
And on his face a who-does-care
Expression lightly lies,
While he doth scan his courtiers there
Through bright and cunning eyes.
With lsping tongue and stammering word,
In voices as sweet as e'er was heard
From cooling dove or mocking- bird
Throughout the country fair,
Full soon his wishes are preferred
Unto his courtiers there.
Lord Chamberlain, wish TO ride"
He speaks, and will not be denied;
Straightway his chair stood beside,
And humbly bend my back;
Me for his steed he does bestride
With many cruel whack.
Or he doth cry: ''My lord, come neari''
And when obedient appear
He'll deftly clutch my hair or ear
And draw him to me close,
And without courtesy or fear
Proceed 70 tweak my nose.
Or II he thinks my pockets hold
A sweet (more coveted than gold),
With royal mien and vlsage bold
AS autocrats have ever,
In voice commanding am told;
my lord, stand and deliverv'
Though only two years old to-day,
He ruleth with a monarch's sway
Both lady fair and gallant gay
Who neer from duty swerve,
But waiting stand in fine array
Around his throne and serve.
John p. Siolander, In LOWis0iHs COurier-
Journal
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Hereditary Tricks.

A case is on record of man who pos
sessed the habit Of sleeping on his back
with the right leg crossed over the left.
His daughter, while still an infant in the
cradle, exhibited the same psculiarity.
The possibility OF imitation, conscious or
unconscious, is here obviously excluded.
A case has been reported to the writer of
man who had the habit of alternately
hexing and extending his great toe while
lying in bed. His grandson developed the
same habit, though quite ignorant of his
grandfather's popularity. Ribot records
curious instance of a domestic servant
who exhibited an incurable vice of To-
quacitY. She talked incessantly to any
one who would listen, to animals, to in.
animate objects, and even to herself.
When upbsa ded with her folly she said il
was not her fault, as her father had pos
sessed just the same habit. and had al
most driven her mother distracted by il.
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the halt and the blind. Sometimes they
are well-to-do, but do not display it or their
business would be ruined A prominent
member of this class is the stumpy old
woman of West Madison street Fair
weather or foul she is at her lamp-post She
turns away at an old squcalzy m1sic-box
that has sang for charity so long that it has
contracted a cracked voice and a wheezy
respiration. The organ is more OF an OBJ
ject of compassion than the old lady. Ones
sympathy for il is awakened akin to that
bestowed upon the blind girl in the - Two
Orphans who is compelled 10 sing to at
tract the public, while the old hag mixes
among the pedestrians crying: Charity,
good people, charity"
Then there is the individual whose
highest ambition seems to be to exist. He
is character in the way of a street orna-
ment. He tolls not neither does he spin,
but he lives, moves, has his being and
dresses wei enough for the requirements
of the class with whom he associates. No
one knows from whence he draws his sus-
tenance or what is hls ultimate aim or OBJ
iect, if both are not absolutely intangible.
The only thing that gives this class any de
gree Of animation is the order of the police
70 - move on"
MOI uuIrequculiI tue S0aDDy RenIeel man
is encountered whose acquaintance is readily
reached. BE is Of the class who borrow
but never lend lie IS invariably hungry
and full He is usually looking for remit
tance that never comes He is relic al
better days-a seed pod Of the ripened past
his sock in trade IS an article OF unaduI
teratea cheek. Re is swayed to and fro By
the waves Of destiny-a veritable human
drone
The young man known by the appellatior
Of s.masher'' Is a street character, although
he would not consent to be thus classed i
consulted personally. BE freqnents the
fashionable steets and thronged crossings
and stares at the lady passers. II he knew
the general contempt that class had for him
he would retire from business. He dresses
beyond his means. beats his way through
life and is a living puzzle to the advocates
Of the theory that nothing was created in
vain.
IN contradistinction to the man whr
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WHEN practicable, fall-plowed land should
De sown to spring grain when the frost is
out OF the surface sufficiently SO the seed
can be properly covered, although the frost
sun remains under, which, on coming out.
VIII leave the soil very loose-and 10 this
loose condition of the soil Is owing the lare-
or crop to be expected on fall-plowed land.
FOR purposes Of transportation apples
should be packed 50 as to avoid all bruis-
ing from jolting. Barrels for home con-
sumption may be filed fun and headed
without much pressing, but those for mar
ket, that are to stand little before trans
porting, should be so thoroughly filed and
pressed as TO prevent any possibility of
shaking about in the barrel, as will be the
case II packed loosely. There is nothing
that injuries the appearance of fruit and
damages its sale as to have it badly bruised
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rarely moves, ana at suen times dispIays a
small degree of activity, is the man who is
always in hurry on the street. He de-
sires to convey the impression that he is en-
gulfed in business of pushing moment but
if one is expert enough to shadow him, he
viii be- found, nine cases out of ten, to
enter saloon, or stop and pose in some
shady corner for an hour, when he hurries
to some other point, without an object or an
aim at the termination
The study of street characters is not de-
void of interest. 1t is a good field from
which to learn important lessons in human
nature. In rare cases real philosopher is
found among this class. If so there is
usually lack of balance between his phi
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Gave the Bed-Buc the Preference.

A Frenchman who recently came over to
America stopped at one of the hotels in a
western town and in the morning when he
came down from his room he stepped up to
the counter behind which stood the land
lord with his usual accommodating smile
"Meester," said Frenchy, ''ze room ez full
q mooch bed-a-bugr'
"Why. what do you mean, sirl' said the
hotel man; ''we have no bed-bugs in our
house. don't believe you know bed-bug
when you see itl''
"Ohl certainment. know ze leetle bed
a-bug.''
''What are they like!''
'sYou TAXA re bed-a-bug and mashe wiz ze
finger. Den you TAXA re pol-a-cat and smell
him Zen you smell &c finger and you give
re pol-a-cat re grand prefaranzel'