Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-09-04
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

CHlEF-JUsTIcE FULLER's handwriting ia
described as the worst that could possibly
be SEEM
GENERAL SHERMAN recently made the as
cent OF Pixies Peak and was delighted with
the experience.
MRS. HARRTsoN's dislike for notoriety in
creases every day. On her recent trim from
Deer Park to Washington she displayed a
nervous dread of reporters.
JAY GOULD says that for the first wear Of
bis married life he lived on 800. got mn ar
daybreak, went 10 church every Sunday
and was as happy as boss humble bee in
sweet clover.
MRS. EDISON sticks to her husband like a
shadow. She is always at has elbow i'm
working hours, with book aud pencil, taking
down his ideas and experiments. She is.
Ia Iact; neiPmate In every way worthy Of
his abilities.
Nix. STURGEON, the wellknown London
preacher, has beautiful residence at Beu-
ian, upper Norwood, with extensive grounds
ana handsome conservatories. A silver
oasket from the Queen is one of his most
precious household gods.
The late Chief-Justice Waite was seventv.
Two when he died. Justice Bradley is
seventy-five. Matthews sixty-four. Harlan
n1ty-nve, Rlatehford sixty-eiRht. Grav
sixty, Field seventy-two, Miller SEVENTH
two and Lamar sixty-three.
PRESIDENT HARRISON plays fairly good
game Of billiards. There is nothing briIIiant
about 1t, and almost anybody in regular
practlce could give him odds, but he has
suncient command Of the balls to make a
very respectable score. He is fond of the
CANA
1HE grand reception room in Mrs. Secre
tary Whitney's Washington house Is said
10 remind one OF the salons Of Versailles
and koatainebleau. The walls are covered
with brocaded silk, made in France to orr
der, after the styles of Louis XVI. and old
masters, and there is an abundance of Gobe-
lin tapestry hung about
MRS. GEORGE GOULD has the credit of firsh
introducing into this country the fashion.
able tan Suede shoes which are now so pop.
uiar. Mrs: Goud has curious fancy for
tan-coiored garments, and II is said thai
more than half Of her extensive wardrobe
Is devoted 70 dresses made up In that color.
"beFFALo BILL's" ranch is located on the
North Platte, In Nebraska, and contains
nearly 1900 acres Of fine land Mr.. Cody
has about 200 head Of thoroughbred horses
and 1000 or 5000 head of cattle. His resi-
dence Is big frame house near the rail-
road, on the roof Of which is painted fts
large letters, Colonel W. F. Cody (sBafalo
Bilf) Scouts Rancho and over II ever,,,
day floats big American Gag.
The youngest member Of the new Cabfnet
is Attorney General Miller-4s: the oldest
HecretarY WiBdom-62 Messrs. RIa;re
Proctor, Tracy and Rusk are of about the
same sge-59. Two Of the eight-Tracy and
Miier-were born in New York; three
0indom, Noble and Rusk-in Ohjot tya--
Dialne and Wanamaker-in in PennsyIvania.
ieaVing one-Mr Proctor--tp the credit OF
late war,
SILK manufacturing is growing very rap,
IDLY IN the United States.
THEproduction Of petroleum in the United
States is on the decrease.
IN Chicago 1.324, 600 hogs were packed
this year against ]. .551, 900 in 1856
II is now proposed 70 clear the air in
mills and factories Of all dust by means Of
electricity,
WOODEN carriage wheels will soon be
done away with in carriages and steel
wheels substituted.
THE agricultural interests OF the South
are rapidly organizing and are buying much
eneaper through their combinations.
The false hair trade Of New York re-
quires the annual importation to that city
from Europe Of about four tons of human
hair.
AMERICAN capitalists are forninga syndi-
cate 70 buy up -four mills A leather syn
olcate has been formed in New Jersey for
fDe leather
SILK weayers' wages have declined 20 per
cent IN ten years, but they are said TO be
earning nearly as much, because the maa
chinery Is better.
The Southern cottoa goods manufact
urers are trying 70 manufacture finer stun
than cheap cotton STUFF, as the market is
likely soon TO be overrun with 1t.
NfEETEEy salmon canneries are in opera
ton in Alaska. They are so thick in the
waters that the boats often can not crowd
through them. Last year $50 COO eases ware