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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-13

ne diminished the circle at every mgnL.
The duck, with his sharp eyes fixed on
the eagle, swan round and round. lust as
his adversary few. When about fifty
yards above his prey the great bird uttered
a scream, as if to put the terrified duck on
his guard, and made dart, with his talons
outstretched, directly at him. On came the
eagle with the speed Of an arrow, and ex-
pected to see the wounded duck borne
away by the skiing of birds" without any
chance for his life whatever.
''See him diver' cried the native, as the
duck went out Of sight beneath the placid
waters. The eagle, realizing the fact that
he had missed his prey, shot upward in the
air TO make another onslaught As he did
so he again uttered a scream.
"Dar, man; he has yelled for his mate,
an de two Of 'em will do up dat little duck
if he don't glt out Of dat open water and
hide in the grass" remarked the negro
paddler
Scarcely had the sound of the eagles call
died away when L saw it's mate flying swift
ly towards the battle ground l imagined
could see feathers on the wounded duck
rise as these two immense birds circled
above it. After preliminary understand
ing between them eagle No made another
dive at the duck, while eagle No. Q circled
close enough to the water to catch the duck
as soon as it showed Its head after its first
dive from No. l. l saw the play and
watched the fight for life of the little duck
with intense interest, and wished that they
would pass near enough to me to be placed
passe de combat by a load from my gun.
"Lookl lookl he maxim for de cover"
cried the negro, as the duck showed itself
fully one hundred yards nearer the grass.
Down went eagle No. 2 and down went the
duck under the water, as scored the fifth
clean miss for the hungry birds.
AS the maddened eagle rose to give its
mate another chance ii also uttered pierre
ing scream, which, as if by magic, brought
forth another one of its kind
"Dar, now, if dem fire great big birds
an t gwine to fight onelittle duck, den I'm
a sinner" again spoke the negro. And
so they did, taking turn about as be-
fore, but with no better success, as every
dive the duck would make brought him
closer to the grass.
Once under cover, they gave up the fight
and the wounded bird was spared until the
shades of night, when he would have to do
battle for his life with coons, mink and
other prowling varmints that nightly patrol
the marsh and feeding grounds by which
WapanOce lake is surrounded.
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ALCOHOLIC TRANCE.
The Peculiar As,sntpre Of a aran Addicted


to This Terrible Disease.
Ed r. Pritchard, the clever manipulator
OF the Arkansaw Travellers "Kaleido-
scope witnessed an amusing incident in
Chicago the other day. It occurred IN
van .Buren street car. An old gentleman
who had been imbibing little too freely of
the ardent and who was therefore feeling
quite Jolly, got ca at Canal street. As the
car was well crowded, ne was compelled to
stand Up, which he did gracefully enough,
holding on to strap with both hands, while
ne cracked jokes and told funny stories,
Keeping the passengers in excellent hunor
with his droli AID witty remarks.
ST Throop street quite 8 number of PEG
pie left the car and cur Jolly friend, with
the remark that 'speople moving out and
others moving in all helped TO settle up the
country, = dropped into a vacant seat and
IN two minutes was sound asleep There
he sat, his head thrown back, his mouth
aopen and snoring Ike fog horn, much 10
the mirth Of his feilow-p passengers. Present.
II, however, he seemed to have ehoked, then
came gasp and an unusually loud snort
and simultaneously q set Of false teeth few
ont Of his mouth. aeross the aisle and lit at
the feet Of a woman on the 0rDosite side CT
the car. A roar Of laughter vent up from
the amused spectators bat TIE old gentle-
man slumbered ca quite unconscious Of
what had happened. One man picked up
the teeth, ana shaking the sleeper tried to
arouse HIN, but It was no use. he had sue
cumbed to the influence Of the drinks he
had taken and was practically dead drunk.
So the accommodating felIew-passenger
quietly slipped the teeth into their owners
coat pocket aEd left him alone IL his glory.
SHOULD dze to know what ssas old felIsw
said when he came ont OF MS trance and
missed his ivosles ana found Ihen, instead
Of ssare they ought to be, in his pocket
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ST.. LOUIS has Chinese shoemaker. He
came from San Francisco, where there are
% Chinese factories, and where the en-
ployes get from $40 to SIS per week
Ar the Erie round-house ct Elnira. N
Y, the places of men who received 81 .2e
per day have been filed by boys. who get
90 cents per day, the rate in other shops.
TEE Chicago Tribune saws tit costs 2Ia
cents pound to prepare cattle for market.
and the meat dealer makes sixty per cent.
On what the raiser gained twenty per cent?
TIE Pioneer (Ala.) Iron and Manufactnr-
ing Company have broken ground for their
rolling-mill. lately reported as 10 De erect
ed. The capacity win be 80 tors daily.
They are at work on their additional Io0-ton.
furnace.
THz Federated Trades Of San francisco
and leading Californians declare that the
statement Of Senator Hearst's paper that
the Scott Chinese Exclusion act must be re-
pealed IN order 10 have the work done is ans
true, and say that there are plenty Of white
laborers in the State
THE Philadelphia Real Estate Record
says: THE idea Of building under cover
during the winter months originated in
this city during the erection OF the Brown
building ct Fourth and Chestnut streets.
As a matter OF economy the question of
building under cover during the winter is
settled forever
TEE Pueblo fColl Chieftain SAYS: sThere
is room in Pueblo for furniture manu-
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SCORES OF SKELETONS.
Unearthing of a VeritabIe City of the
Dead in an Indiana Village.

URearthing of q N9ritabie City OF the
Dead in an Indiana Village.
Six miles north of Waynetown, Ind, is
the village of Whitloclz. Some time since
the citizens and farmers of the surrounding
country combined to build gravel roads on
all the highways entering the village, and
to get the necessary gravel they entered
the property of Jacob Luce, one mile west
of the village, in a lot of timber, where
gravel was to be found in abundance.
Soon after opening the pit a skeleton was
found, and, as the pit widened other skele-
tons were unearthed, until at least thirty
graves had been opened and many skele-
tons brought to light, evidently the remains
of an Indian tribe--the ShaWnees-who had
villages near that place. One skeleton was
found beneath large stump, and yesterday
another was found twelve feet under
ground. The graves appear in regular
order aud the occupants we're buried II
sitting posture. In one grave three skele-
tons, supposed to be that Of q woman and
two children, were found. Tie ether day
she largest specimen was vnearthed, which
in life must have been giant. 4 peculiar
ity or the finds IS that the teeth are
nearly eli in a perfect state of preserva-
ton. Tn one grave besides the humEn
slEeaeeons vas that % 2 dog, copper spear
head, an ea~theG pot, and numerous beads,
been put TO rest there. This city Of the
desd IS undoubtedly $50 years old, as the
eldest settlers have no remembrance Of any
popularity existing in the ground at their
earliest rerneInbrarces.
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Here's good New England story that
comes from Duxbury by way of the Boston
Transcript: An old couple, she a widow
woman and he widow man." married
after brief courtship, and he sold his house
and moved over to hers. The first article
of furniture that he added to her collection
was an old sun-bonnet, which he hung in
the entryway, saying: 81 couldn't be con-
tented no way, Sallie, if didn't see Betsy
AIMS bunnit hangin' up there" "Well,
said she, 81 shall go straight up garnet for
Josiah's old hat, which was decent enough
to put away when knew you were coming
here" And so she did, and Josiah's old hat
and Betsy AIMS tsbunnit'' hang side by
side at the present day.
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NEW ENGLAND PERJURY.
Yankee Women Who Hated to See An
Thin Ex-.sa..rE

Yankee Women Who Hated to See ANY
Thing Wasted.
Shakespeare makes Hamlet say:
Thrift, thrift, Horatioi the funeral baked
meas
Did colby furnish forth the marriage table"
But good New England woman did {
'thriftier'' thing than thst, says a writor
IN Wide Awake. Her mother had q long
sickness and finally died, Of infiammatory
ns1rnatisrn, leaving several haIf-used bot
ties OF medicine, which became source OF
great concern to tue daughter. for sit ought
not TO be wasted, y she said. She offered to
sell L ST a discount toa nefghbor. but finding
7 LETT on her hands she took il All herself
Ter sore throat. colds. gastric trouble and
whatever as4neHt sile happened to have.
The same yonza once told taso visitors
whom she had invited to tea that she Lad
been IA 2 good deal Of trouble that aay 70
calceliafe Just how many biscuits 10 niake
fer the meal. She always knew about her
own family she allowed one apiece. and
an extra one ii case OF beiag extra hum
gry.sn but where twc new persons we're
concerned whose appetites and habits we're
an unknown quantity, she was IN such
state Of mind that she was ssfairiv upxot -
and at the table she watched WITH keen
eyes to see what sgas 10 be The fata OF che
one extra biscuit which vas eli sue could
bring herself TO provide beyond the regular
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ourwITrEp BY A TEAL.
A wounded Duck Proves Too Much
THREE Large Eagles.

A wounded Duck Proves Too Much for
Three Large Eagles.
A Memphis sportsman told the following
interesting story TO a reporter Of the Mem
phis Appeal: From my blind In the viii
lows heard the whiz Of ducks wings 70
my left turned hastily, and at the same
time threw my gun to q ready. 1t was
crcss-ayer, "green-winged' teal going Ike
ho was sent for tho doctor. fred imme-
diately and swing tipped" him. The speed
with which he was going landed him FAR be-
vond the reach Of my second barrel As
soon as no struck the water he began to
swim towards the middle Of the lake. In
less than two minutes heard the scream
Of an eagle. Turning my eyes toward the
sound saw, at great altitude above the
timber. an immense bald eagle.
snow youth see fun" remarked the
native with me; 'sbut he'll never catch
him. he concluded, as ne took an extra pull
on his strong old pipe.
Bv this time the eagle had begun to circle
over the wounded duck Nearer aud
nearer he drew towards the scared bird as
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ree..In.. ) - 81 -.

A man VINO Hzas condemned to death for
murder short tine ago, and IS At present
confined n the prison CT Rather, Austria,
having resolved to commit suicide by
starvation, is being led By force twice every
issyenty-four hours The means employed to
feed him are the following: In presence of
the prison doctor, screw is with great diff
ficrlty driven between his teeth and his
mouth IS kept open By small wooden wedges.
A. india-rsIbber tube is then put down his
throat and be Is made to take srfacient
quantity OF MIX gr1ei 10 keep him alive. He
resssts the operation during which he has
to be bound hand and foot-sturdily
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Polstsc,ans md s.atas,nn,,.

The mere politician viii tell you that the
defeat OF his party IS ruin to the country.
Not so the large-minded statesman. He
takes the mater philosophiealy If the
people have made mistake, the people can
and VIII rectify it. They have pronounced
in favor Of change Of policy, and he is
willing 70 see the experiment tried. Such
silent revolutions arc necessarily incidental
TO popular government. il the right 10 ac-
compilsh them consists the essence of ra-
ticual liberty. Where public opinion can
be peacefully ventilated through the ballot
box It rarely explodes IN riot and disorder
Ballots saperseoe the necessity for barri-
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PUBLICATION NOTICES.
Land onlco at Harmed, Rams, Feb. 20 ],

LhHu OiHce AT Larned, kans- Feb. 20. 1888
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
TO make final proof in support of his claim
ana that said proof VIII be made before the
probate judge OF Barber county. Kansas, at
Medicine Lodge. Kansas. on April q IoS9 viz:
Henry I. Bentley. % ID ) No. 6il3 for the sc a
sc = sec 5 Z sw i sec 5 INV a NV a sec
Il, twp 80 south, range II west.
lie names the following witnesses to prove
MS continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF said land. viz:
Thomas Butcher, Milton Clements, OF sun
City, Barber county, Kansas ;lJames Nurse, IL.
A Noah, OF Lake City, Barber county IAN.
RID HENRY w. SCOTT Register.
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sisterIy Affection.

AS fathers love their daughters better
than sons, and mothers love their sons bet
ter than daughters, so do sisters feel
towards brothers more constant senti-
ment of attachment than towards each other.
None OF the little vanities, heart burnin cs
and Jealousies that, alas! for poor human
nature, are but too apt to spring up in
female hearts, can, or, at all events, should,
arse between brother and sister; each is
proud OF the success of the other, because
1t can not interfere with self-nay, on the
contrary, is flattering to self. Hence, if
there be bond of family union more free
from the selfish blots that interrupt all
others, 1T is that which exists between af-
ectionate sister and brother,
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why She Loved Hi, Preacb,nr.

One Sunday, as a certain Scottish minister
was returning homeward, he was accosted
by an old woman, who said: g Oh, sir, well
do like the day that you preach" The
minister was aware that he was not very
popular, and he answered: My good wom-
an, am glad to hear it. There are too
few like you. And why do you like the
day when 1 preachP' "Oh, sir" she re-
pied, when you preach always get good
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HER REASON RESTORED.
Strictly True and Pathetic story with s.
Happy Sequel.


pathetic story, with q happy. seopel
comes from across the water to people liv.
ing IN Dedharn. Mass. Mrs Sarah Smith is
sixty years old, and has lived with her son
by her first husband, Arthur Jollif, IN Ded-
ham. One day last September she suddenly
remarked to her daughter-in-laY:
why, there is George Tmeaninp her
younger sonl, and must go to him. He is
calling me. must go. Poor George. / shall
not desert you"
why, mother, George is not out there. y
ssalo ner a1ghter-in-law, as she stepped TO
the window and looked out
81 know better, replied Mrs. Smith. tshe
was calling to me to come to him.
Mrs. Jollif said no more, thinking that
perhaps George had passed the house. and
proceeded with her household duties. While
thus engaged, unobserved by her. Mrs
smith went out of the house. undeuhte7lv
In search of her son, whom she sunnosed
was waiting for her, and continued on mn
the street, imagining that she would over.
take him. She walked to Boston. where che
was found, sick and exhausted, in the street
and cared for at the hospital With her
mind Still clouded she claimed to have wan
dered from England, and begged to be sent
back to that country. The British Consul
provided for her passage, and she embarked
on one of the ocean steamers for Liverpool
A few days before Mrs. Smith took pas
sage for Liverpool her son George had hired
on board cattle steamer, which was plov-
ing the sea in advance of the steamer in
which his mother sailed. George Jollif
got into port in early morning, and with
many others stood upon the wharf to see
the Boston passengers land. His eyes be-
came fixed on fran figure of an elderly
woman making her way along to the wharf
The form looked familiar to his eyes. and
they were not deceived, for when she had
come within embracing distance he had her
In his strong arms, scouting: "Motherl
mothern Recognition on the part of the
mother was immediate, and in the reunion
her reason returned unclouded. The mother
and son went to the house of relatives in
London, where they are now staying.
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Land oHce at wichita- Knne.. FEB. 6. 1ssa.

Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has flied notice of his intention
to make final proof III support OF his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
clerk OF the district court Of Barber county,
Kansas, at Medicine Lodge, Kansas, on Tues
day, April 10, lee9, viz: George NJ. Cummings,
for the s-w 4 of ne 4, and \ of SIC sec ),
twp 81 south, range 10 west.
He names the following Witnesses to prove
MS CONTINUOUS residence upon and cultivation
of said land viz:
james Wene. E. ]. Williams. Oscar Ormeston
and j. Blair, all of Nashville. Kingman county,
Kansas.
4O-i5 J. G. MCCOY Register
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4O-i5 JIG. MCCOY, Register.
Land Once at Larned. Knn.- Kan 2 Issa

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support OF his claim.
and that said proof viii be made before the
clerk of the district court of Barber county
kans, at Medicine Lodge. Kans., ON March
~, 1889, viz: Robert A. Crooks. q. ID. &. No.
Il, ~ for the lots and 3. sec Z, twp 3D. range IL
and Sc ne !, and NE I sc sec IL, twp 80,
ranLc l3.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of SAID land, viz:
George II. Burgess Frank Hines. Abram
Long Edmund Greaves all of Medicine Lodge
Barber county, Kansas.
3s-43 HENRY w. Scorr. Register.
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a sriiiIonaire.,s Eccrn,~icitv.

A millionaire named TagIiabei, who died
recently at Milan, bequeathed the sum of
afty thousand francs 10 The street sweepers
OF that town, Oh condition that they would
al 90 70 his funeral in their working
clothes IN his youth he had himself been
d hniys OF the broom and shovel
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III meulclIc Lodge township, in said
county and state.
A. s. Anderson Plaintiff.
versus
William Hardman * Son, co-partncrs,
Defendants.
THE State of Kansas to the above-na med de-
PENDANTS, Greeting: You and each of YOU
are hereby notified that you have been sued bv
the aboVe-named plaintiff in the above named
justice court for the sum of eight dollars fSs)
with seven % per cent. interest from the I'd
day OF August, 1885, and costs on an account
summons was duly issued and the hill of par
uculals nled therein against You and duly re-.
turned not serV ed, and can not in the manner
prescribed by law. That on the same day Feb.
u, 1873, an attachment order was duly issued
out OF the said justice court and served bv at
tachilg the goods, chattels and effects of said
defendants. That thereupon said action was
continued and has been set for trial in said ms
tlce court. at his office. in Medicine Lodge
Kansas, ON the 2.ith day OF March, 1854 at
o clock ?. m. of said day. and unless you APP
pear and defend against said action Judgment
viii be rendered against you as bv default i'm
favor OF said plaintiff for the sum of eight dol
lars with seven per cent interest from the I'd
day of August, loSS and costs Of said action
All OF which you VIII take due notice
A. ;. ANDERSON. Plaintiff.
T. q. CUTLiP, Attorney for PiaintiH
4U-4Z Attest: X. NJ WOODWARD J. p
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factory and factories for the manu1acrur,,
of wooden goods, glassware, wire. horse.
shoes, stoves, pottery, tannery, fira-hriclr.
brick and clay retorts, tents, bags. panar.
leather, white lead, soap and many other
things, all of which will ind a ready
market in the vast country tributary ia
Pueblo
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TIT
KANSAS CITY STAR.
TIE Leading Dni,y oftse West.

The Star is the acknowledged leading even
ing paper published in the west.
Ii contains in concise form all the news of
the word up To . O'Clock p NJ. of the day pub
nshed, giving its patrons the freshest news
from twelve to twenty hours in advance of
morning contemporaries.
IL publishes the Kansas City Markets and
the full and complete Live Stock and Grain
Notwithstanding the closing reports from
New York. Chicago, ST. Louis and Kansas City
The star controls and publishes exclusively
the full day Associated Press Reports, and &
large Inc of special kilograms.
he Star has the largest average daily cir
cuiation Of any paper published between St
Louis and San Francisco.
The large variety and good character of it,
miscellaneous reading its exhaustive tele
graph news, its fCrcible and Independent
utterances on leading questions makes il one
of the most popular and influential paperF
published in the west
Ask your postu aster or write for sample
copy.
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Land once at wichita. Rams. Feb o Iss9

Notice Is hereby given that the followiuu-
named settler has filed notice of his intention
20 make hnal proof in support of his claim,
Loren Edwards, probate judge, at Medicine
Lodge, Barber county, Kansas. on March 26
sec 6. and N 4 ne sec : twp 81 south range
10 west.
He names the following witnesses 10 prove
MS continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of said land. VIZ:
j. g. Louthen. John Blair. c. W Moore. Da-
wa McReyn0lds, all of Humford, Barber eouYI-
ty, Kansas.
1913 J. G. MCCOY, Reeister.
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- 1EO. W STEVENS.
NO. $40. First Published March 6, 1881
sHERIFFS SALE

wv ~. fhst funltShed March 6, 1881
sHERIFFS SALE
STATE OF KANSAS,
BAIiBER COUNTY. IS.
In the District Court of Barber county in tho
State Of Kansas.
William C. Mills, plaintiff,
Nicholas Sherlock. George w Vie.l-
efs and Blanche Nickers, defend
ants.
NOTICE IS hereby given that, pursuant IN an
" execution, TO me directed issued out 81
me District Court of Barber county. Kansas
IN the ahoVe entitled action, l. George "
stevens, sheriff OF said county, will. ON
SATURDAY, APRIL 9Th
\. D., 1854, between the hocrs of nine o'c,oet
ia the forenoon and five O'clock in the after-
noon OF said day, aS the front door of the court.
mouse, IN the city of Medicine Lodge Barrie,
county, state OF Kansas. offer for sale at nub
lie auction, To the highest bidder. for cash
IN hand. all the right, title. interest claim ana
estate OF the said defendants Nicbnlas she.
lock. lieoIEe w. Nickers and Blanche Viekers
III ana 20 the following described real estate
situated IN Barber county, Kansas. to-wit:
LOIS numbered six. seven and eight t6gsl
20 : revised addition To the city of Medicine
Levied upon as the property of the abOve-
named defendants and 20 satisfy judgmentin
SAID action against them and I'm favor of said
plaintln Tor the sum of Four Hundred and For
" Dollars and SeNenty-Three Cents fs44O731
together with interest and costs, and for the
costs of this sale
GiYen under my hand mt my Office i'm the CRY
OF Medicine Lodge this 6ih day Of March. 1870
GEO W. STEVENS,
4I-4o Sheriff of Barber county. Kansas
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BARBER COUNTY INDEX.
QUEER INVENTIONS.
Odd Contrivances Seen in Uncle
Sans Patent Office.

Brains Constantly at Work All Over the
Country - Spiral Spring for Mules
Heels-How Trains May Avoid COL
Isions- Other Curiosities.