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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-19
FOUND IN A WELL.

Workman Stumbles Across a Bag Con-
tanning Thousand Dollars.
Southwark has a sensation out of the
usual run, says the Philadelphia Record.
1t is the discovery by John McGucken, a
young contractor, of bag of gold. Nc
Quicken started with five fellow-laborers one
morning to clean out an old unused well on
aproperty on Second street below Mexican.
During the process McGucken, who was
down the well alone, stumbled across heavy
object. Turning the light of his lantern on
the obstruction he saw it was heavy can
vas bag, carefully sealed and tied with a
strong cord. He kicked the bag and heard
the merry jingle of metal. McGucken
thought he had struck bonanza and was
so elated that he jerked the bag from its
resting-place and started for the open air.
When he got halfway to the top the bag
which was rotten from it's long stay in
the well-split and the coin started to drop
out With his hand over the hole McGucken
was hauled to the top by his companions.
There lay pile of glittering gold pieces in
s., $40 and 500 coins.
A hurried count showed that 500 COM
prised the bags contents. How much
dropped out Of the bag is not known, but
McGucken does not think more than $50
Like sensible man he proceeded with his
work, and when the day was ended did
what his fellow-workm say was the
squarest thing ever seen in Southwark
Nearly $500 he divided among them, 500 he
presented to his mother, $500 went to his
own credit in the savings fund, and with
the remaining 500 the young man cele-
brated in mild way his good fortune He
is curiosity on Tree street, where he lives
with his mother, and during the day attends
to his business as though $1,000 gold bags
were everyday finds with him.
Who the money belongs to or who placed
the bag in the well is mystery.
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FROZEN sLACKsNAKEs.
A New York State Farmer Utilizes Il
Reptiles In Building a Fence.

A New York State Farmer Utilizes the
Reptiles In Building Fence.
''The Traps" is the name of locality on
the top of the Shawangunk Mountains,
about midway between New Paltz and Tut
tletown. 1t is nearly all rock and covered,
as the settlers who live near there say,
with "underbrush, huckleberries and
snakes" The mountain seems to be split
at this point, and into the split hunters set
traps for game. This is why it Is called
"The Traps" A residen: of that delectable
neighborhood told Kingston On. " Free
man reporter the following snake story,
which he said he had every reason to be-
heve was true:
"About ten years ago man named Daniel
Hasbrouck, called by his neighbors Mount
ain Dan Hasbrouck,' owned farm which
took in part of the mountain where The
Traps are. One forenoon he started out to
build piece of rail fence. He had cut the
rails about two weeks before, and had them
near at hand. The night before was a cold
one, and early in the morning the frost COW
cred every thing. Dam worked hard and
fast. About eleven O'clock he went home for
dinner. The forenoon had been cloudy and
disagreeable. The wind blew cold and
chilly, and Dam was satisfied to go home
early. About noon the sun shone out
OAARhOAyi lhC WIN uACh away anu IL was
warm like. Mountain Dan,' after having
finished his noon meal, returned to his
work. When he reached the spot he found
that his fence had disappeared. Not one
rail was left The disappearance of the
fence which had been carefully made by
him was beyond his comprehension Going
to the spot where he had commenced his
work, he was startled by big black snake
"'There,' said Dan, as he told the story.
IN be busted, by gosh, if hain't laid that
there fence up with blacksnakes'
"Sure enough, the snakes had been
frozen stiff during the night, and DAM
thinking they were rails, had laid them up
just as he would wooden rails. While he
had gone to dinner the sun had warmed
them up bit, and they crawled away.
Dam says that he measured the snake he
killed, and it was eight feet in length. He
had an axe with him, and it was as long as
four lengths Of the handle. l reckon the
whole lot of blackies must have been from
six to ten feet long, and about from three
to four inches through"
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NOTED MEMS ooUsLEs.
People who Are the COunterparts OF Me
Famous In Public Life,

People Who Are the Counterparts of Men
Famous In Public Life,
A clean-shaved gentleman with lace
that would be generally described as classic
in It's mold stood In the Hoffman House the
other day, says q New York letter to the
Baltimore American, and began to watch
the work of the man who makes silhouettes
while you wait Properly attired he might
have been mistaken for Q priest, an actor or
q great statesman.
iiBooth doesn't look bad,n said one by,
Islander to another asthe classic face got
closer to the silhouette man.
.No." said the other, she looks well, and
even ruddier than one would expect"
The conversation was then turned, and the
classic-faced gentleman afterward wept his
way. The owner of the face was Senator
.iohn W. Daniel, who occupies Democratic
seat In the upper house of Congress from
the state Of Virginia He was looking at
4he aights. while Edwin Booth was probably
in his apartments at the Players Club. The
resemblance between the faces of the Vir-
cinia orator and the American actor is very
striking and the mistake maize by the by
stander was q natural one. Senator Dan
iel, however, would not be mistaken for the
actor except sitting or standing still In
this case IL was only the face OF the Senator
that could be seen by those who stood some
distance away. Had they seen the Senator
in motion the mistake would not have been
made.
Even moro striking ri social resemblance
than Booth and Daniel is the likeness OF
Colonel Calvin s. Brice to the pictures Of
General Boulanger. Those who have had
the honor OF meeting both Of these distin-
ruished gentlemen say that the chairman
Of the late Democratic Hetiopal Executive
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SATURDAY. lilly I3,h 1850
HS' Jlished Nav -, 1883.
sHERJFF'S SALE
slate : CF KANSAS. :.

LATE 'JF KANSAS,
DAT SER COUNTY, ss
= the District Court of the 9th Judicial Dis
trIct within and for Barber County,
Kansas.
ii. a. Noah plaintiff,
John Sunafrank, defendant
DY virtue of an alias execution issued out OF
- the district court OF Barber county, state
OF Kansas, TO me directed, i'm favor of H. A
Moan, ana against John Sunafrank. WILL ON
SATURDAY, JUNE 18th, 1889
at the hour of two O'Clock in the afternoon of
That day at the front door of the courthouse
in the city OF Medicine Lodge, Barber county
Kansas, sell at public auction. for cash TO the,
highest bidder, To satisfy said execution the
Following described real estate, situated i'm
Barber county, state of Kansas, and all the
right title, interest and estate of the said de-
fendant, john Sunafrank, therein, to-wit:
The southeast quarter OF the southeast Qusr.
ter OF section fifteen, and the east half OF the
northeast quarter of section -, and the , orth
west quarter of the northwest quarter of sec
ton twenty-three all in township THU rv south
OF range fourteen, west of ere 9th n m con.
tanning ldO acres more or ieP>: 10 satisfy.
a. Judgment rendered aggilsS' said defendant.
and In favor of said p.afnf ~ for the snn az
One Hundred and Twelve ,,oiiars and NinHtv
Two Cents SIP HslS sEri the further sum Of
lWeniy-oIx Dollars nj Foity-Fjye Gents.
80 1I' o. eos.S s s. lit; together with accrued
Da,sd az - nd the costs of this sale
co. ri o. So. " Slp i'm Medicine Lodge, Kan
'h'' "''s ~9+F a"' of May. 1859.
=, GEO. w. STEVENS,
Sheriff Barber county, Kansas.
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committee couId easily De taken Tor the
great French revsionist and soldier. In
deed, it is asserted that Colonel Brice keeps
in his handsome Fifth avenue mansion a
picture of General Boulanger which ever
and anon he looks at aud admires. Brice,
however, Is smaller in stature than the
Frenchman, but he has Boulanger's eyes
aud wears Boulanger's whiskers all the
time.
ChaunceyM. Depew when on the street
Is mistaken half the time for Adam Fore
paugh and A. r. Whitney. He is better
looking than either of these, especially Mr.
Whitney, who has a lean and hungry look,
although wearing the style of whiskers
most becoming stout man. Mr.. Whitney
keeps Depew's picture in his Broadway Of
fee so that his business acquaintance may
see the difference and not make any embar-
RAISING mistakes on the street.
James g. Blaine's double may be seen
any evening in the Fifth Avenue Hotel. He
is Broadway street broker, and whenever
Mr.. Blaine is in town his double drops around
to look at the statesman's face.
Jay Gould's double is afraid of the big
speculator and doesn't look him up for fear
some one who has a grievance against
Gould will make it unpleasant for him by
mistake. He is said, however, to be very
like the millionaire in face and form.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-19
A CONVERTED ASSASSIN.
The Weird, Bloody Tale of . Chimes
"Jack the Ripper"

The Weird, Bloody Tale of Chinese
"Jacsx the Ripper"
City-front pedestrians were edited re-
Gently, says the San Francisco Examiner, by
the eloquence OF the first Chinese evangelist
who has made his appearance in that local
ity. He announced his name as All Qui.
He did not claim any connection with either
the Salvation Army or the Holiness Band.
Ten years ago / was very bad man,
said he. "What you call highbinders here,
that's what was in Canton. worked for
big mandarin fifteen years. During that
time l killed tifty-one people for money.
Twenty of them were women. / will tell
you how was converted. My master set
his eyes on Christian Chinese girl, but
could not get her, so was sent to kill her.
was to receive ten dollars for the act.
found her alone in the house one night, and
on her refusal to accompany me to my mas
ter i told her she must die. She asked time
to pray. 1 was so affected that the knife
dropped from my hand, and thatincident led
NE to Christianity. grew to love her and
she became my wife. The preacher at whose
house she lived married US.
"One night we were seized and carried
to the house of my former master. He or
dered me to murder her, and refused to
do it. Then he said that another would
perform that office and that could end my
days by hari-kari. His order was obeyed
in one case. They disrobed my wife, and
three men bound her, while third cut off
limb after limb. She prayed for them
while they were doing this as long as she
had breath in her body"
At this point Qul leaped into the air and
shrieked three unearthly yells, while the
crowd who had listened to the weird story
stood aghast with sup ressed excitement.
He seemed to be insane for at least
minute. Then, wiping his eyes, he ex-
claimed: ''The next day 1 escaped, and
here / am"
The exhortation which followed lasted
for at least twenty minutes, and was in
tensely earnest. He said that he proposed
to go through this land and tell the story
of his conversion to show the power of
grace.
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THE OLD LovE-LETTER.
Story of How 1t Got Pension for a Needy
Veteran.

a NGG0R
Veteran.
Mr.. W. s. Mayer, the special examiner of
the Bureau of Pensions up in the big custom
house, can tell many an interesting story in
regard to pensions and those who seek to
obtain them, says the Cincinnati Times-Star.
There are many who try to get pensions
who were hurt or sick after the war, and
they invariably get tripped up And then
there are often some who are most deserv-
ing and most needy and yet who can not
prove their claim. The Government, like a
grand good mother, does not regard with
suspicion her sons who seek her aid.
The applicant is always aided in the prov
ing Of the claim, but woe to the one who
imposes upon the good mother, that is all
There are many pension cases that read
like romances. Mr.. Mayer told of a man who
lives up in Butler County He is paralvzed
from a sunstroke received while on the
march to Washington to the grand review
after the surrender Of Lee. Not n man
could be found to assist in proving his claim
All his comrades of the march were scat
tered or dead. There was not scrap Of
paper of official record.
Il was satisfied said Mr. MAYER, shat
here was a genuine case. His story was al
ways consistent, and then he was a COM
paratively helpless paralytic. re could
move ahont litt.e out could do no work. I
tried in every imaginable way to get him to
recall something that would give me cleyy.
but visit after visit 10 him brought nothing.
II finally asked him one day If he ever
wrote letters home, and if he might not
have written about that time.
"'Why, yes said he, Il used to write to
my sweetheart
nd -iav- -,
There she is
"Did you ever save any of those letters,
madamep / inquired. Dust as though a
woman didn't always save her love letters
tied up in 2 ribbonl
s'.Why, yes, believe all the letters he
ever wrote me are upstairs somewhere
now she replied. Pretty soon she ca
back with worn and tadAa 11,aclxaga IF Lot
tiers. And aa,.1i0ng them she found a letter
rom her then sweetheart describing the
very incident of the sunstroke. He had
written her as soon as ne had recovered
suTaclently, and told how the day was op-
press1ve and the march TO Washington no,
and dusty, and how he had been overcome
with the heat and had fallen out bv the
wayside, and had lain under tree all day
long while the columns were marching by.
That letter to his sweetheart saved the
day. 1t got him his pension He had been
trying ever since 1866 until recently to Sc
cure it 1t was case in which / became
profoundly interested. and rejoiced with
them
Think OF that little scene on that country
mouse porch, the poor and aged paralytic,
the government agent, firm, yet kind, and
the good woman with her love letters frou,
her soldier boy OF twenty-five years ago
tumbsed in her lap, and coming them ali
again, calling up that dread, yet happy past,
TO put away the dread and doubt of the
present, and its title should be .Her Old
Love Letters
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-19
MIcrobe Enthusiast.

The discovery of the diphtheria microbe is
reported from Paris, with vague promise
of an expedient for incubation against the
disease. Similar identifcations of the
cholera, yellow fever, and many other mi
crobes have not involved the DEVELOPMENT
of preventive measures for the protection
of human life. The promised of an effective
method of incubation against diphtheria
will probably prove equally illusory. Med
ical enthusiasts may entertain the pleasing
fancy that the time is coming when all
microbes will be known, numbered and pro-
vided with symmetrical Latin names, and
the human species adequately protected
against every thing except old age. An
ailing and disconsolate world remains in
credulous.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-19

mason, OF kentucky or virginia, who
entered Washington restaurant years ago
and ordered a meal 1t was not brought
very speedily, and he shot dead the waiter
who had attended him. There was great
deal of excitement and confusion, but the
Colonel sat there calm and stern, and never
looking at his victim, summoned the head
waiter, to whom he said: ''Send me another
waiter, and be damned quickI" Talking of
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-19
Land once at Larrici, Kans.. May 10, Isso.

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has iiled notice OF mis- Intention
10 m;lke final proof in support Of his claim,
and that said proof viii be Dnde before the
PROBATE judge of Barber county. Kansas. at
Medicine Lodge, kausas. june 18th. 1879.
W: Henry g. Pearson. y. ID. 5. No. 500, for
the ne s-w /, W \ re sec %, twp 81 south.
fauee II west: and lot =, sec 4. twp 81 south,
range l. west.
He names the following witnesses TO prove
his contintIous residence upon and CIVILIZATIONS
of said lind. viz:
II II. Hardy. Vim. Howard. C. Ncwkirl T.
Knight, all of Medicine Lodge. kausas.
5I-4 HENRY W. SCOTT, Register
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tNo. ISL. First Published June Il, 1859.
sHERIFFS SALE.

DY virtue of an alias execution. issued o,t NJ
Y the District Court of Barber county. state
OF Kansas. To me directed, ia favor of ID. N.
f1ble, W. l.. Crabb and Frank f. Todd mart
ners, doing business under the firm name of
t1ble, Crabb & Todd, and against Archibald
Feltner and Fred. Slaughter, partners doing
business under the firm name and style Of
Feltner Slaughter, l will. on
SATURDAY, JULY 18th, 1889,
at the hour of O'Clock p. M. at the front door
OF the courthouse, in tie city of Medicine
Lodge, Barber county. Kansas, sell AT public
auction, for cash, TO the highest bidder. 10 sat
isfy said execution the following described
real estate, situated i'll the county of Barber
and state of Kansas. and all the right, title in
terest and estate of the said defendants Arch
1baid Feltner and Fred. Slaughter, therein
to-wit:
al of lot nine f9l. except eight 80 feet and
eight 80 inches Off of the side or Tot rrfss =
80, all in block three CD, Lake City, BE- .ber
county, Kansas. HDei
GEO. w. Sgr vrNs
81 Sheriff of Barberco' ,,y KanSss
5. l.. Ovcrstrcet. Atty TO- pP@ y N''iisAS-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-19
land oace at lar,led. Knn.. mar ln ECO

Notice IS hereby given that the following
naIned settler has fiicd notice of his intention
20 make FINAL proof IN support of bis claim
and that said proof will be made before Frank
Holmes. clerk OF the district court of Barber
county X anssiE. al Medicine Lodge. KaBeas on
juno -. II -. Viz: Samuel E CllnkscaIcs, O. D.
, No Hob for the x sc and Sc = s-w 4
sec 81 township ~ SOUTH range 10 west.
tie names the following witnesses 10 PROVE
OF said iaud. viz:
Charles G. Zimmerman. Stephen Y. Carr. Pat
l.atkin. Lyman n fse7eer. ali OF Deerbead (
Ga HEznr ". SCOTT. REGISTER.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-19

A natural curiosity is to be seen on a
street In Columbus, Ga A small oak tree
Is growing from the limb Of a chinaberry
tree. aud the strange freak attracts the az
tsntion OF al passersby.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-19
An Illustrated Poem
The price.
No Distinction in Race.

Margaret Hendricks, colored woman
residing near Garretsburg, south of Hop
kinsville, KY, gave birth to twins, both Of
them girls-one perfectly white and the
other black
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-19
First Published May -. 1881
SBERIFF'g SALE.

SHERIFF'S SALE.
f. virtue of an order Of SALE issued out of the
= district court of BARRIER county, Kansas,
wherein j. Ii. Watkins is plaintiff and Heuben
q. Hazlett and John Molfett are defendants,
| will, on
SATURDAY. JUNE -. 1888.
at the hour of 2 O'clock p. M. at the front door
of the building now used as courthouse, in
the city of Medicine Lodge, county OF Bar
Der, and state of Kansas, offer for sale at pub
lie auction. 10 the highest bidder, for cash in
hand, all the right, title and interest OF the
above named defendants in and to the follow
ing described real property. situated in the
county of Barber, and state OF Kansas, to-wit:
The northwest quarter0f the southeast quar-
ter. and the southeast quart ~ of the northwest
quarter. and the east half of the southwest
quarter of section thirteen 80. in township
thfrty-fOur l34j. Of range fifteen ISL.
Said property is levied upon as the property
of the above named defendants. and will be
sold without appraisement, To satisfy said or
der Of SALE
Sheriff's Office. Medicine Lodge. Barber
county, Kansas. May II. 1879
GEORGE w. STEVENS.
524 Sheriff barber COunv. aIIsas
W. Patterson and VI. SummcrfieId, Attor-
neys for plaintiff.
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SATURDAY. JUNE y. 1889.
PUBLICATION NOTICES.
Land once al Iarped Kama Nav n iva

Land Office at LarDed. Kans., May II, 1882
Notice IS hereby given that the following.
named settler has filed notice of his intention
10 make final proof IN support of bis claim,
and that said proof will be made before Frank
HDimes, clerk Of the district court of Barber
county, at Medicine Lodge. kas.. on June 18th.
1889, viz: John ID. Decker. d ID 5 No. 4527 for
the n W of see. II, twp. 81, south. of range II
west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
bis continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz:
james Carl. Edward Carr. Riley Lake. s. @.
stewart, all of Lake City, Kansas
5l4 HENRY W. ScoTT. Register.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-19

FOR tickets. sleeping car berths and further
Information apply TO company's nearest aren't.
j. III. LYON,
w. L. A, 52s Main St, Kansas city. Mo.
H. C. TOWNSEND. G. 2. and 7. A, st. Louis. Mo
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-22
Some Othrr linmC.

A man with his left arm in n sling
was telling aSsergrr on n Fort street
car what allied him and how il happen
ed. Said he:
My boy Henry likes to 60 hunting,
and SO last Soonlav takes my gun
und goes oudt hy der Norris road NIT
him to kill some squirrels. rooty soon
we vhas sera;atcd, und goes along
by thickct, und Hcnr. shoots me nit
his shotgun"
Accidentally, of coursc:"
"Of course. He secs mo creeping
along, Iii Il takes nc for wolf"
a wolf. Why. there isn't n wolf
within 800 miles Of Detroit"
"Dot vhas 80, but Henry doam' know
it until we comes back home. He feels
VERY had ahoudt it. Henry ,has n
good hoy. ml next time he doan' make
sooCh mistake he shoots mo for n
wCodchuck. Dch'OH Tree Press.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-22
TIE OTMEE SIDE nE Sn.NGE.

The facility with which fodder may go
into silo is of les, Importance than the
condition in which it may com" ont
There arc many points to be considered
and settled before the farmcr5 of this
State will be prepared to adopt the silo
generally. Professor j. w Sanborn has
always been opposed to the system. His
eighth bulletin is devoted To the details
of carefully ,onhuctcd experiments in
feeding silagc against dry fodder and
comparing results: Corn fodder may
be successfully dry stored, and more
chcaply than in the Green state. \
given amount of dry food stored Lasts
longer than tn" same amoun, put in Slu
"Silagc- fed steers made u les; substau-
tial growth than thos" ,lry-fcd, and
probably did net make really the great
growth of solid mhttcr.' Dry fuh!rr
for cows proved more effective thru
sila%c, producing the richest and best
milk. "nry rood gave the hest butter,
which seemed T." keep better" Dry
food is more chcIplv honilcd, and cn,vs
maintain their live wci"ht best uprn il .
The air drying method with dry storage
In good barn in Il compact f"rll is ,lc
cidedly the more economical method of
the two. -IMrUoIH Yjm,s.