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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20
DOGS IN WARFARE.
How They Are Taught to Detect the
Presence of the Enemy

How Aney Arc Taught to Detect the
Presence of the Enemy.
Among the various uses to which the in
telligenee of dogs has been put is that OF
scouts in military affairs, says Black
woods Magazine. Here the well-trained
dog does such services as to become wells
nigh invaluable.
That Napoleon fully realized how impor-
tant role might be assigned to dogs is well
known In 1893 he wrote TO Marmont:
stThere should be at Alexandria a large
number of dogs. which you ought to be able
to employ by massing them in groups at
short distance from the waIls'' The marvel
Is that, after so plain an expression on the
subject from such an authority in the art of
war, the employment of dogs should not
have become matter of course, instead of
which, eighty-nine years later, it Is still re-
garded as a tentative measure.
Recent experiments prove that the we'll
trained dog will give notice of the presence
Of a man, dressed in the uniform of a foe,
at distance of one thousand feet. And
just as the custom-house dog passes quietly
by honest peasants and only calls the at
tention OF their masters to law-bre alzers, so
these wise reglmental dogs ignore the
movements of unattached civilians, but
seem to develop strong persons al antipathy
to any person whom they intuitively recog-
nize as being in the service OF the enemy.
Probably, however, no dog has ever
rendered such signal military service, or
has been SO honorably recognized as
the celebrated poodle Mustache, who
shared the victorious fortunes of
the French army through most of the wars
OF the Consulate and the French empire.
de won special honor at Marengo, and was
decorated on the battlefield of Austerlitz
by Marshal Lannes as a reward for having
rescued his regimental standard from an
Austrian soldier when in the act of snatch
ing 1T from the grasp Of the standard
bearer as he fell MORALLY wounded The
plucky poodle drove off the assa1ant, and
then selling the tattered colors in his
teeth, dragged them triumphantly till he
reached his own company.
1t Is evident that were military dogs to
be exclusively chosen from any special
breed, all animals of that race would be-
come targets for the foe, whenever seen,
therefore dogs are to be settled on account
OF individual merton rather promise of
merit, as it is necessary to begin their tut
ton in early youth, and canine education
should be commenced in good earnest at six
months of age. So the dogs now to be seen
in training at certain German and French
military stations are of all sorts and sizes
'dachshunds" and poodles, retrievers and
collies, greyhounds, foxhounds, fox terriers
and others, male and female. The Italians
prefer the latter as possessing keener
senses of hearing and scent. All are
trained to rigid silence-a result only to be
obtained after long and patient tuition, in
deed it is at all times difficult to insure
obedience when music strikes up, SO great
is the temptation to give vocal accompani-
meut.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20
A Great Club Offer

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and the Barber County fSDEA for Two
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tive proceedings published anywhere.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

The department of agriculture has
been exalted to the dignity of IA cabinet
position by congress, and Norman j.
Colman has been appointed and con-
firmed as chief of the department. a
number of eastern agriculturists are
now petitioning President-ele Harri-
son to divorce this Office from politics,
and, in filling it, select the most capa-
bic man, without regard to his past po-
itical belief. This is considered as
practically asking for Gov. Colman' s
retention in his position.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

THERE were 1912 patents issued last
year, and of these but LOSS were granted to
Southerners. Texas led the Southern
states, a patent being granted for every
COOS Texans. Florida came next Missis-
slppi's ratio was one patent 10 every .. A;
OF her population. Alabama, ia spite of the
recent great mechanical development of the
State. was credited with but 81 inventions
in the year,
TIE United States has more than SIX
times as many miles Of railroads as Great
Britain. but the cost of construction was
only twice as much as Great Britain's. In
1857 the gross earnings of the roads Of the
United States, with six times the length Of
road, were about three times those of Great
Britain Our operating expenses were6s. IS
per cent of the gross receipts, while IN En-
sias'a thRv were but 5s.21 per cent.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20
KANSAS PROSPERITY.

The biennial report OF the state agri-
cultural department, for the two years
ending December 81, 1888, has just been
issued, and it presents a good showing
for the state. 1t shows that the COM
bined value of all farm products for the
period covered by this report is S275.-
sol, $50, while the total combined value
for 1885 and 1886 was S264. 045, 1874. a gain
in two years of $11 ,516,006, or 4.73 per
cent. In population the state has grown
from ,4O6, 7SS, in 1886, to ISIS. $50 in
1888, an increase in two years of Ill 1884
or nearly per cent. During these two
years eight counties have been organi-
zed, which completes the organization
of the entire territory of the state. In
the biennial period covered by this re-
port the sorghum product, not includ-
ing that manufactured into sugar,
amounts in value to 81 ,9O0,Y43. For the
biennial period of 1885 and 1856 it
amounted to S3,246. 08S, a gain in two
years of Sl,654,655, or nearly 80 per
cent,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

~. NJ. Streeter, late union labor can
didate for president, advocated, last
week, before the national committee of
the prohibition party, at Louisville, IA
fusion OF the prohibition and union la
Dor parties. lie said that he believed
the majority of his people would accept
prohibition if the prohibtionists would
adopt the opinions of the union labor
men on the questions of transportation,
land ownership and currency. The
committee referred Mr.. Streeter's prof
fer to the executive committee for fur
ther consideration.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

The faith-cure cranks killed man at
Wichita last week. William Slyter, a
believer in the so-called science, was
taken to a hospital in January, and a
malignant tumor was removed from the
abdominal cavity. For week he i'm
proved steadily, and his recovery was
considered assured, and the Christian
scientists re-appeared, and, after assn
ring the patient that he was not sick.
that no operation had been performed.
prevailed upon him to leave his bed.
As a result, the wound opened. and
Slyter came very near dying. He was
taken back to the hospital and was
again improving, when the peIsuasions
of his relatives and the practitioner a
second time prevailed upon him to try
the falth-cure treatment. He died Sat
urday morning, in great agony.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

Meyers and McAuliffe, two alleged
prize-fghters, stood up and knocked at
each other, at North Judson, Indiana,
last week, during sixty-four rounds,
and then 1t was called a draw. Two
hundred sports from Chicago, st. LOUIS
and other cities, each paid $40 to see
the farce. Meyers is miner, of Strea-
tor, Ill, and was heavily backed. Nc
Auliffe lives in the east.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

Judge Chandler, OF the 18th judicial
district, presides over the counties Of
Montgomery, Labette, Cherokee and
Crawford. containing population OF
100000. He says he does not want his
district cut up or divided, as he likes TO
work and wants to earn his salary. This
should make some of the other district
Judges feel ashamed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

The Missouri legislature has. discov-
cred gross irregularities in the man
agement OF the state agricultural col
lege, the university, and the insurance
department. Kansas is keeping up
with the procession, with irregularities
in the construction of the reform school
and in the penitentiary coal contracts.
Missouri will remedy its evils, and it
looks as though Kansas will engage III
a wholesale whitewashing.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

The assassination of Col. Clayton. in
Arkansas, is getting TO be national
question, almost. So far the murderer
has not been apprehended, though re-
wards to the amount of nearly ten thou
sand dollars have been offered. 1t
should be the aim of every law-abiding
citizen OF that state to find the assassin,
and if he is not discovered it will be an
everlasting disgrace to the town and
county in which the crime was com
mitted
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

The Larned EagleODtic tells of a
color attachment for a .cylinder press,
invented by Mr.. DItson, of that place.
If the invention is the success that is
claimed for it, it will be possible to
print newspaper in all the colors of
the rainbow at one impression. a pat
ent has been applied for.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

Kansas City Gazette: According to
our count, the 50 days for the Kansas
Legislature Will be up in two weeks from
to-day, the 10Th of February, That Will
give the gang eight days to reach ~ ash
ington. There Will have to be an extra
session. The boys cannot pass some
necessary bills and the appropriation
bills, and give Legate and Burton half
this time and make it,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

Hungry Kansas republicans are still
begging Senator Plumb to accept cab
met position. Some want his place in
the senate, but others think he will be
better able to take care of the hungry
horde if he is III the cabinet. Mr.. Plumb
knows hen be has a GOOD thing.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

1t was only last week that we gave a
hurrah for Boulanger, and there was
scarcely time to cable the fact over to
Paris before word came back that his
party had gained a victory, and the
ministry had resigned. We do not feel
stuck up' on account of our influence,
but we advise Boulanger to go little
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

The election in the ST. Joseph, Mo-,
congressional district occurred yester-
day. The Democratic candidates are,
for the long term, II. +. c.. Wilson, of
Platte county, and for the short term,
G. f. BOoher, of Atchison county. The
Republican candidate IS Capt. Posgate,
Of St. Joseph.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

a bill has been introduced in the leg
islature to legalize certain waterworks
bonds voted by Attica last December.
AS we understand it, these bonds are
to be given to the proposed sugar plant.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

The proposition to change the "age
of consent" from Is to II years, agreed
to by the Kansas state senate, is calling
forth a loud protest over the state, and
the bill will not likely become law.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

Pratt has discovered a thick vein of
rock salt, at Il depth of $50 feet. Any
town can get it that digs for it. Medi
cine Lodge Is no exception. 1t is all
around us.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

Buckley says he wrote the secret con-
tract, in order TO ruin the character of
one of the gang. Buckley had no char
acter that could be hurt; and the gang
is but little better.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

An extra session of congress appears
inevitable. The republicans want the
Organzation-and the perqulsites there
with connected.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

Real Estate Transfers,

For the week ending Feb. Is, 1889.
Framea& Randall to Leonard
Klink, pit block 81, Kiowa :. 200
NJ A Dooley to E C Fox, lot L,
block 104, Kiowa ..... 100
Chas F Rose to Juliet Tomlinson
lot 1, block 81, Kiowa $500. 125
j c Pitsch to j G Woodwork. lot
II, block Ss, Ki0wa. ...,,..... $50
VIM r Myers toS S. Rebinet, 100
in 20 and 1884 13 2,O00
Newton E Stephenson to John
Stephenson, 1904 in 6 SHOT,. 1.60O
Henderson Martin to Fred Nurse,
720 a IN Is, IL, 10 and 20.3l-13... 1000
J w Lappin to j 7 Lawrence. 800
a in 20 and 29-Sl-19. .,.....,., 50
Alonzo Piper to Flora b Tullis,
800 in 1882 IL ...... $50
J NJ Mercer to Norman F Mercer,
so a in 7-34 ii. ....... 500
Fred " Waller to Nj III Baker,
$50 in . 1914 ....... $500
A Pearlstine to Solomon Gold
berg, $50 in 20 1914. so
Geo w Dinsmore TO Geo II Sex
ton, leo IN 1888 IA. ... /
J Engilman to N Highbarger, 100
a in 29-3414. 1900
j D Murphy to Ethel NJ Haas, 100
in 22-30-14 .................. 1000
Jas n Mercer to Theron D VIII
bur, 100 ain 23-34 Is. ...... $50
Hiram G Albeeto Albert E Thorn
as. $50 in % 80 10. 1850
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

Missouri will soon have law to pre-
vent German or any other foreign lam
guage from being taught III the public
schools OF that state.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

BY a vote Of 81 To 80 the lower house
of the Kansas legislature last week de-
clined to pass bill cutting down the
salaries Of county officers.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

Is marriage failurey the newspaper asks"
Said Shocks with grin lise comedy mask.
:" Well, it's my op.n.on, freely confess,
That as far as I've seen it's a bowling success.
To be sure, as you say, my engagement is OF,
And people, no doubt. in their ignorance scoff
But she was widow. my fair hIncee,
Now triste as the twilight, now dazzling as day.
For awhile, sweet season as short as the
spring,
But as soon as our marriage appeared sure
thing,
Then torrents of temper aad moons of spite,
Reproof and reproaches from morning till
night
Made such blizzard-like blasts round my bache-
lor head,
That fancied at times was actually wed.
But fate one day checked the widows wild
course,
By all of a sudden repairing the loss
Or her husband, supposed to have persisted at
But who really was rescued and who now res
cued me
From this merciless mermaid, soon proving
her match,
Since the sharks and sea serpents had taught
him dispatch
In the matter of dealing with too active Jaws
So bound by our sacred and strict marriage
laws,
To take back the partner she'd sworn to obey,
The widow, now wife, had for once naught to
say.
And twas his blessed bond, this time honored
tie.
That saved me from woe; so always shall cry,
All honor to marriagel And freely confess,
That as far as I've seen it's q bowling successi"
kate VI. RSd<T, in Brooklyn Eagle.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

Blaine says that he would prefer the
annexation of Cuba to that of Canada.
He says that Canada Will come III of
its own accord in due time.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

Harrison and Morton were formally
declared elected last Wednesday. 1t is
now III order 70 give up election bets.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

a Lawrence, Kansas, widower sued a
widow for SIC, 600 for breach of promise,
and tile jury gave him 81.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

Abilene is talking Of having an old
woman for mayor. 1t won't pay, as a
city that we know of can testify.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20
KANSAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

From the annual report of the state
superintendent of public instruction,
we have extracted some valuable infor-
nation that should be studied by every
citizen. 1t answers questions asked
%l;.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

DIR. Krohn was capper, and Martin
was a dummy.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

Barums 6O0-pound giant died in
New Jersey last week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

Easter Sunday, this year, will come
on April 2lst. Many people believe We
will have late spring.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

Hon. Thos. Fenlon was stricken with
apoplexy, at Topeka, last week. He
has partially recovered.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

We wish to remark that it will take
deal of whitewash To cover the peni-
Tertiary rascalties.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20

Senator Plumb does not want to be
a member of Harrson's cabinet
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20
BARBER COUNTY INDEX.
E. P, CARUTHERS & W. c. MUSGROVE.

WEDNESDAY. FEB. 20, 1889.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-20
sHERIFF's sALG-PERsoNAL PROPERTY

sHERIFF's sALE-PERsoNAL PROPERTY.
DY virtue of an execution, issued out of the
. district court sitting Inland for Sadsgew;ck
county, Kansas, 1 viii on
SATURDAY, MARCH ,. 1889,
at O'clock in the afternoon at the stock cor
raj OH North Main street in Medicine Lodge
Kansas, sell at public auction, to the highest
bidder, for cash, the following personal prop
erty:
Seven "a head of mixed COWS az d heifers.
Levied on as the property of Fred Arnholtz
and to satisfy a Judgment obtained against
him by a. n. and A. w. Davis before ". F.
Walker, justice of the peace within and for
Wichita City, Kansas.
Dated at my Office in Medicine Lodge, Kan
sas, this 18th day of February, 1889.
GEORGE w. STEVENS
39-40 Sheriff Barber County. Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-18
NeWbern Items.

NEwBERN, July l7-[Speciall Jerry
Engle is busy threShing his crop Of
grain.
Dave Sommer and wife were visiting
relatives in the city of Hope last week.
The fine showers have been keeping
the corn in splendid condition.
Jack Ross is working for Cyrus Len
hart.
Sunday school at Pennington next
Sunday at 3 O'Clock.
J. II. Taylor, our boss stockman-
sold several loads Of hogs last week.
LYMAN Martin took the teachers ex-
animation at Junction City last week.
Mrs. DE-. Shirk, of Abilene, visited
her father, c. Rugh, the beginning OF
the week.
Mrs. Holt and family, of Butler
county, are visiting the family of James
Sexton.
If you see q young gentleman
Driving in your lane,
In one hand, palm leaf ian,
In the other, the rein
Do not think he is fool
Driving round that way,
ne wants TO teach your winter schQOI
That's what he's come TO say.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-18
Hayes Hulls.

HAYES TWP, July 16-LSpecial +
Although the amount of our news may
at times be limited our people are not
slumbering, but are alive to the bes
interests of their community; they are
only too busy to come and tell us at
once the latest occurrences.
John Lennon, of Buckeye, had the
eyesight of his one eye destroyed, the
other eye having already been blind.
Mr.. Lehmon's many relatives and
| friends in Hayes are very sympathetic
| in his behalf.
Mrs. Ban Bert has returned from Il
visit to friends III Ramona.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirby, from Industry
visited with friends on Saturday. MI.
| Kirby is one of our retired pedagOgueS
and Mis-. Kirby a graduate of the State
Normal.
| 1t is TO be Hoped that our annual
school meeting on the 18th inst. will be
we'll attended. Patrons, be careful
not to grumble about any business
transacted during your absence.
Mrs. 2. Bert takes the lead for rails
ing poultry. She has about $50 Of the
turkey kind and 400 chickens.
There is no scarcity of book agents,
at least in this meek O. woods" One
of our young teachers, VIM. Slemmer,
has taken an agency for an Indiana
publishing house.
Some of our folks are talking of a
fishing excursion to the old river bed,
where the fish are said to be as plenty
as flies in summer.
Died-The infant child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Leech, last Wednesday night.
The little girl was nearly six months
old. The burial took place at the Bert
cemetery. Tie bPreaved father and
mother have the heartfelt sympathy of
| the entire community.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-18
Doings at Hope.

HOPE, Kas., July l6-[Speciall- Dr..
a. l.. Eisenhower. of Abilene, was do
ing business here yesterday.
II. L. Musser and wife will leave for
Washington Territory next Monday.
The Enterprise base. ball club will
play our boys a game of ball in the
near future. All arrangements have
not been made.
The ground has been broken for the
new creamery which will be pushed to
completion as fast as possible. 1t will
be rebuilt near the site of the old one
Alfred and Luke McNamee, both
brothers of our enterprising towns
man, J. G. McNamee, are visiting i'll the
city.
a NJ. Crary is engaged at Lexington
this week, making preparations for the
issuing of the Times at that place,
next week.
Jake Fritz, an old Hope boy, but
now of Herington, was doing business
in the city yesterday.
We are Informed that Mr.. E. ID
Breechart, of this city, will move tC
Abilene next week. His object in do
ing this is to give his daughter the ben
eft of the Abilene high school.
III. f. Marlin, Geo. Keller and Marx
Burton were some Of the unlucky boys
who missed the train at Council Grove
the evening of July 4.
Miss Mary Wolfe returned from
Council Grove last night. She has been
visiting friends there.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-18

ES7 The Kansas breeZes are enjoying
themselves i'll a playful manner just
now.
re- Dickinson county is becoming
famous for it's large and successful
neighborhOOd picnics.
B9~ The South district camp meeting
of the United Brethren in Christ will be
held at Enterprise, August Sth to the
18th. Remember that all are invited.
Ia The Sterl base ball club did up
Salian's crack team yesterday TO the
tune of to s. This is the third game
of the seasOn-Abilene has won two OF
them.
.E&g@A birthday picnic In honor of
Mrs. George Rush III Angus McMas-
ter's grove on Turkey creek, was held
yesterday. About sixty persons were
present, including a number from Abb
lene. \ delightful day with an abund-
ance of refreshments is reported.
5B~AmOng the new charters filed at
the capitol in Topeka is the following;
The second Evangelical Luthern I'M
manuel's congregation of the unal-
tered Augsburg confession" of I'm
ion township. Dickinson county
Trustees: Charles II. Koepke, John
RulUff, William Weber and William
Kandt of WeOdbine.