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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-04
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School Report of District Al.

The following is correct report of
the month commencing Dec. 18th, and
ending Jan. 23rd. Whole number at
tending during the month, SO. Aver
age attendance each day, %. Those
not tardy during the month are, Ethel
Bernard, Thomas Bernard. Vala Ber-
nard and Charles Peterson. Those
present each day are Ethel Bernard
Thomas Bernard. Vala Bernard, Chas.
Peterson, Hattie Newsom, Arthur New
som. Lizzie Naughten and Elias Pei
ton. E. s. RULE Teacher.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-04
EAST SIDE MAIN STREET HERRiNeToNs OLD STAND.
MEDICINE.LODGE. KANSAS.
Valley Items.

La Grippe is again in our midst, ]. W. Young
has it quite badly.
Mrs. Sebastian Eckert is very sick, with lit
tie hopes OF her RECOVERY.
Mrs. VIM. Rogers went to Pratt, last week to
visit her son. Elby, who is studying dentistry
under DR.. Henry Gibson, her nephew
We understand that j. NJ. Gardner wants to
buy his tenant out. as he would like to have
the place himself. Suppose he is going in
partnership with new man-Miss Winnie by
name.
Mr.. Eldred's cattle are doing fine at Uncle
Tom Edes' place.
J. B. Frazier steps high and long, and wears
broad grin on his face all on account of "thst
boy VINO put in an appearance on the END of
Jan. DR.. Upton, of Nashville, in attendance.
VS.. Mooman lost horse last week. As he
is poor man the loss is k.eesnly felt.
ONE mad dog scare is around here.
Bert Roby is getting along finely in his
school. He is q good teacher: His word il
Law. In that respect he reminds US Of Grover
Cleveland. MIGNoNETTE.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-04
Washington Letter.

NELSON. WASHINGTON. Jan. q, 1891
Ed. INDEX: The fact that / have &
great many friends in Barber county
that wished to hear from me leads me
to write this letter to The Peoples pa.
per- and hope that you will find space
in your columns for it.
In company with the family l left
Medicine Lodge on the 18th of Decem.
Der, and the folks arrived at Cascade
Locks, Oregon, December 18th, while
/, possessed of a rowing spirit, kept on
my way, arriving at Portland that even
ing. This town is beautifully situated
on the left bank of the Willamette riv-
er near its mouth where we find one of
the best harbors on the Pacific coast.
The town has monster forests all
around it while on the west it is built
against the Coast range of mountains
Leaving Portland l took the North
ern Pacific for Tacoma. This is town
built upon the bluffs and as can be seen
by looking at the map; is situated at
the southern point of Puget Sound and
is making one of the principal ports on
the sound.
From there [ visited Seattle. After
one reads an account of the great fire
one year ago that laid waste the bust
ness portion of the town. they would be
surprised to see the magnificent build
ings now, where small wooden build
ings stood, now great brick and stone
structures from three To seven stories
can be seen. There is but one place
that you can now see any trace of the
fire and that is on the wharves. At the
time was in the place, it was full of
men out of employment and begging
on the street corners, and petty robber-
les were of nightly occurrence.
From Seattle | took the steamer
North Pacific for Port Townsend at
the head of the sound.
This place has nice situation and a
lot sells $50 to 1000 according to To-
cation. They have port at which
nearly all the ships from China, Japan
and Australia first drop their anch ors,
and they have hopes of transcontinen-
tai railway. The government keeps
officers here to watch for Cinnamon
coming over from the "Flowery King
DOM"
From here l went to Quilceme, lit
tie place on the peninsula and right in
the heart of the forests.
Here / spent two weeks in hunting,
fishing, oyster gathering and boat rid
ing.
From there L came back to the Cas-
cade mountains; am living right on the
banks of the Columbia river, three
miles above Cascade Locks.
Here my father and | are running a
general store and also keep the post
Office at this place.
We have fine climate and good soil
wherever it can be cleared; great crops
of fruit are raised every season.
We buy apples for 90 cents per bushel
potatoes for 60 cents, cabbage cents
per pound.
Any one that is not afraid of work
can get work here cutting wood at 81 90
per cord.
We have Barber county settlement
in here and of course they all brought
the Barber county ideas of industry.
If this meets with the approval of
our editor | will try again, and now be-
fore try his patience too much l will
cut this off. F. Il. HAYES.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-04
MAJ.-GEN. b. F. BUTLER.
He Will Return to the South for the
First Time Since the War.

ElrSU lime since the war.
1t seems hardly necessary to say any
thing of the history of Gen. B. F. But
Ter. No man in the whole nation has
been more constantly in the public eye
for the last four decades than he. AS
successful lawyer and influential poll
tician before the war, as patriot who
was among the first to respond to the
country's call at the firing upon Fort
Sumpter, as the man who gave New
Orleans the best government the city
ever had, as Commander of the Army
of the James, as Representative in
Congress and a leading politician since
the war, he has had public attention
constantly focused upon him. No man
in the country has received more praise
and more abuse than he, and no man
has more warm personal friends and
admirers. Many of the people of the
South have been particularly bitter
against him, and have tried to make
his name the synonym for all that was
detestlble. He is now about to return
good for evil, and heap Goals of fire up
on the heads of his detractors by
great enterprise to help restore pros
perity to the region which suffered so
severely from the ravages of the war.
He is at the head of the great Georgia
Alabama Investment and Deyelop-
ment Co., whose advertisement appears
elsewhere in this paper, which is made
up of capitalists whom he has associ-
| ated with himself in a scheme to re-
build and develop large portions of
| Dixie. Eerly next month he intends to
make tour of the South, visiting the
section for the first time since the close
of the war-twenty-six years ago. He
will go to New Orleans and to all other
prominent points, and survey the field
of operations of this company carefully,
| to inform himself personally as to the
| possibilities of each locality. There is
something phenomnal IN such a tour
by Genarsl whose first visit was
sword in hand, but who now goes as a
restorer. 1t will be watched with great
interest by all sections of the country.
National Tribune, Washington. d. c..
~ n
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-04

Born-At HaZelton, January 18th, to
the wife of Alfred Sartin, boy.
Monday was grounding day. The
old fellow doubtless saw his shadow,
for the sun shone about half the day.
The INDEX editor returned, last
Wednesday, from Topeka. He was
chuck full of political ideas, also chuck
full of malaria andneuralgIa. And, by
the way, he is convinced that one dose
of neuralgia can Kill off a dozen polite
al schemes,
Last Wednesday night, Rev. z. J.
Pinkston, with party of eight others,
were on tthhAir way to church, in the
south-weBt part of the county, all be-
ING in a wagon drawn by 2 span of
mules The night was rather dark and
the road was not the best, and Mr..
Pinkston was on the watch for acct
dents, The wagon ran off the side of
an embankment, and before the occu-
pants knew what had happened, they
were rolling around in the bottom of
canyon twenty feet deep. Mr.. PInkston
felt the wagon going over, and attempt
ed to Jump out on the upper side. He
landed fun length on the tongue of the
wagon, which he proceeded to hug
In a very affectionate manner. expecting
The mules to kick him into eternity
every minute. They did not kick, but
the wagon tongue broke, and the front
end gave Mr.. p. a severe knock on top
of the head. His hold was loosened.
and the mules started With the front
end OF the wagon. dragging Mr.. p. be-
meath the front axle The axle was
across his breast. and, as the wagon
moved, his back caught against the
side of the embankment. But just as
the life was about to be crushed out of
him, the wheels also struck the embank-
ment. and jumped over him. He was
not seriously hurt. though he made two
narrow escapes No one else of the
crowd was hurt, and they gathered
/ themselves together and went on to
church, where Ar. Pinkston preached
with his usual vim and energy. His
head was sore and bleeding, and bis
chest was somewhat compressed from
having two mules pull against it. But
trivial affairs like that won't stop an al
lance preacher when he starts ont in
the good work.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-04
Programme of Educational 'seetin,

To be held at Sharon, Saturday even
ing, February 18th, 1891:
Care and improvements of school buildings
and grounds-wm. Garrison. Discussion of
same by L. s. Smith and E @. Davis
How to secure cooperation OF parents In
the school work-James Lumpkin and win
Cameron.
OF what does order in the school room con-
sist-J. W. Swaney. Discussion by Mr.. Garri-
sen and WI. Cameron.
Geographical Methods-Melone Newland
Discussion by Miss Matte Rule and Mr.. Bon
nell.
First reader methods Mrs. Hahn. Discus
sion by Mr.. Swaney and Mr. Rule
Qualifications for teacher of a districu
school-E- Rule. Discussion by ]. o. Hahn
and Lumpkins
Methods for presenting history to beginners.
Miss Nellie Peterson. Discussion by Kate
Spar and Sadie Steele.
Vocal music in the public SCHOOL,. W.
Swaney. Discussion by Jas. Hgffeker and
n. NeEland.
The exercises viii be interpreted with mus.
ic- The opening speech or essay on each sub
ject to be limited to ten minutes. Discussion
speeches to I'VE minutes. Anyone present
viii be welcome to take part IN the DISCUSSIONS.
BY order of Committee
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-04

We have seen few signs of blowing.
Now is the time to get ahead Of your
work.
Kansas was thirty years old last Fri
aav: ..nr . r.....o svpvcls observed the
day by appropriate exercises.
The KioWa Journal is complaining OF
a case of spring fever. When spring
comes It VIII need pair Of crntches. II
such weather as this makes it tired.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-04
College Hill Items.

College Hill alliance met last Saturday night;
two persons applied for membership.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rosenberg, start for their
home at Shumit, Kansas, Tuesday. Mr.. and
Mrs Taylor viii accompany them.
We were probably misfnformed as to s.. W
Urton'e dance. We understand it was party
w. H. Davenport viii move to the Pearson
place. east of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Grouse who have been
at Lyons. attending the funeral Of Mrs
Crouse's sister, returned home last Saturday
The question for debate Tuesday night is:
Resolved. that pride and ambition have
caused more misery than superstition and war. !,
WIN HoEsE
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-04
BY order of Committee,

Farmers. raise all the croD You can.
we hope you will raise the largest crop
this year that you ever grew ont OF
Kansas soil, and that you will get .
higher price per bushel than eyer be
fore.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-31
ROUMANIAN.
RUSSIAN JEW.

people. They said they had been driven
from their native country, whose Chris
tian people looked upon them as aliens,
by the persecution OF the government.
They were entirely destitute, and as no
one came forward with guarantee that
they would not be q burden on the COM
nunity they were sent back 10 undergo
more persecution. The moccasin-like
shoe OF the Roumanian Is, as Its appear.
ance indicates. a homemade affair. II is
mighty comfortable In cold weather, being
lined with sheep wool. IL is merely the
skin OF a ship with the woolly side turned
in. The bottom OF the Roumanian's 3 trou-
sers is often adorned with strips OF wool
like those shown in the picture.
The shoe OF the male Italian may be
properly called brogsn. 1t ls generally
OF American make, and indicatee that lite
wearer has been hero before. IL is the
habit OF q large number OF the Italians.
especially those whe work In tue mining
regions and wear the hob-nailed shoes
pictured above. to return To their own
country on the approach OF winter and
come back TO America In the spring. The
shoes OF many Of the Polish Jews have
toes OF the toothpick pattern, and, nat
urally. the gait of tho Polish Jews Is pain.
ful TO look upon. His crop OF bunions is
nearly slways large. The shoes that tell
nationality are not the everyday sight
they were at Castle Garden less than
twspty.uve ysegs sge
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-31

them. It's characters are well depicted
aud the style is vigorous and rich. The
story is not only very readable, but
what is much better--it is very we'll
worth reading, and it is piece OF good
fortune to the reading public to have it
brought ont in form which insures its
wide distribution. Houghton, Miftlin d
Co.
The Speculative Bachelor" who
writes the volume "Shall Girls Pro
poser" discusses a variety of topics
associated more or less directly with the
subject of love and marriage. His in
quiry set forth on the title page is, as
might be expected. somewhat inclusive,
but beneath some satire and banter turks
some wise analysis of the social situa-
ton. (Cassell & Coz.
Chatterbox for 1901 comes in bound
volume form for those who were not for
tunate enough TO secure it piecemeal,
making an attractive and fully illustra-
ted volume. Estes 81 Lauriat).
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-31
The BOOKS0F The WEEK.
DR.. Mitchel's Study Of "The EvoIu-
ton of Life."
LADY DUFfERlN'S J0URN AL
The Gentlewoman In Society-Lady Gre
vilIe's Rules for Polite Behavior-some
of the Easy Chairs" Philosophy,
other New Books.


THE EVOLUTION OF LIFE. BY HUB
BARD WINsLow MITCHELL, M. ID. New
York G.. T. Putnam's Sons.
There is no fear or hesitation or doubt
In DIR. Mitchelrs mind. He accepts the
evolution theory to its uttermost detail
and brushes aside the objections Of those
who deplore the alleged "confiict of
science and religion" with an impatient
hand. Withal, as the writer has all a
physicians directness of style and com
presses his narrative into modest space,
his book is a thoroughly commendable
one and well suited TO the needs of the
busy reader. who wants TO know some-
thing about the evolution theory and has
not the time or patience TO read a
thousand volumes OF controversies.
The earth from nebular dust, the mon
key or ape from protoplasm, man from
the monkey-all this is familiar enough.
Turn we with more interest 20 DIR. Nit
chell's ''prognosis" of the earth's future.
What will become of our great grand
children a million times removed, is a
question that bothers many evolution
lists, but not our valiant doctor. Natur-
ally, he admits, the sun is cooling stead
lily and the earth must cool with it, but
not beyond endurance, for, presently,
according TO observations at the Lick
Observatory, Arcturus must plump into
the sun, causing great accession OF
heat. Too much heat, we should say, at
first; and would not the balloon lines to
the Arctic circles be much crowded for
awhile? We confess to a liking for the
alternative and more comfortable theory
that the suns heat is constantly fed by
showers of aerolites, such as we get on
the earth in less proportion. But if
Arcturus does plump we shall not be
there TO see.
The book is well illustrated, and the
pictures are not a whit the worse for the
fact that many of them have seen SER
vice before.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-31
Electric Proof Safes.

Some time ago, when safes were being
blown TO pieces frequently, an indianapolis
inventor devised "A scheme to as completely
protect his safe rs IL he surrounded IL with
lake OF molten iron. He put in large
electric battery and when everybody had
left the store but himself. he turned the
electric current loose upon the safe. lie
knew that the safe was thoroughly charged
from quick touch Of il, and with feel
ing OF pride that he had at last completely
bafiled the burglar who should design To
rob him he went home. Being cautious
he did not tell any of his employees of the
charge, intending to get down early and
shut of the battery himself
At an unusually early hour, by chance
next morning his bookkeeper came in,
and not finding any one down he prepared
TO Ak for business. Going TO the safe he
seized the combination knob. Then he
turned somersaults before he let 20 OF It.
Then he stepped back and studied. Pick
ing up a poker he began To punch the
knob, and he was again wrenched. Then
the Office boy came down and volunteered
TO open the safe. A enforcement OF
clerks soon came, aud armed with all sorts
OF weapons they began TO assault the safe.
bat just At this moment the proprietor
came In and shut of the battery.-New
York Telegram.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-31
FEET OF IMMIGRANTS.
Interesting Shoes from all Parts Of
the World.
SEEN AT THE BARGE OFFICE
Hungarians Who Have Small Feet and
Dutchmen Who Wear Clumsy Wooden
Shoes 90 Arabian slippers That Look
Like Gondolas-The peiapitated Foot
gear of the Russian Jews.

NEW YORK, Dec. Silt is mighty
shutting Of feet that may be heard
any day that three or four liners
deposit their 'tween-decAs voyageIs a.,
the Barge Office. The sound OF this human
tide as il touches the shore OF the land OF
the free Is not unlike, the swash OF the
surf on a sandy beach. When lot OF
young Germans with military caps come
up the gangplank you can tell by the
rhythm of their tread that they have just
served their three years In the young
emperor's army. They have not yet got
over the swing Of the military gait and
the bearing OF the trained soldier. Many
of these stalwart young fellows have
been coming In lately Rumors OF a
European war In the Immediate future
are said to be the cause OF the exodus
from the Fatherland.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-31
An American Essayist.

FROM THE EASY CHAIR. BY GEORGE
WILLIAM CURTIS. New York: Harper
d Brothers.
The News has often enough expressed
its opinion of editions de luxe and gift
books--so called--which make of some
familiar poem or story only a portfolio
TO receive more or less beautiful illustra-
tion, to be swathed in exquisite binding,
and to be sold at high price. Rut here
is book after our own heart, within and
without. 1t is small, just right for the
pocket; the beautifully decorated cover
Is not of the sort that soils at a touch !;
the title page and press work throughout
are fine. and there is no illustration save
a good portrait of the author.
The little essays are selected from
three or four years writing in Hdrper's,
and it is needless to say that each is a
model. No living American writer rep
resents more attractively the influence
of the best American culture than
George William Curtis, and in these
essayettes, covering as they do very
broad field as TO topic, we have fasci-
mating glimpse of an active, sagacious
and catholic mind. Mr.. Curtis knows
how to be reminiscent with the most
agreeable results, and in the essays
chosen for reproduction here has given
free rein to his fancy and recollection.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-31
Etiquette Or?

THE GENTLEWOMAN IN SOCIETY.
BY LADY GREvILLE. London; Henry
a. Co.
There is, TO an American, something
disgusting almost to nausea i'm such a
series title as ''The Victoria Library for
Gentlewomen," but as the English mind
sees nothing out of the way i'm it and
Lady Greville's book is really very ex-
cellent one, we should pass from title to
substance as quickly as possible.
Lady Greville opens one of the chap
ters with the calm statement that "mar-
riage must inevitably remain the chief
end and object of the Gentlewoman in
Society" an end not easy of attainment
by all when the growing complaint has
long been that there are three mar
riageable women to one eligible
man in every London drawing room.
She draws sad picture of the life of an
''aristocratic spinster" and adds these
very, very English reflections: "A
mother who cares for her girls happiness
cannot bear TO see them fading away
hopelessly day by day, knowing that
they are destined to future poverty and
heart sickening disappointment, and
not do their best TO save them from such
fate. The epoch of woman's brightest
beauty lasts only ten years-from twen-
ty to thirty-and SO much has TO be done
in the interval. Like far-seeing gen.
eral she marshals her forces, counts the
cast and proceeds bravely on the skir-
mish through the hot, oppressive mazes
of the London ball room, continuing the
chase to Cowes, Germany and the coun-
try house"
There's something very foreign about
this. American spinsters do not "fade
away hopelessly day by day." They have
a tolerably good time of il, can earn
their own living if they need TO, and are
mistresses of their own persons and pro-
perty. 1t must not be supposed that tn is
is fair sample. There is a splendid
chapter on presentation at couyt.'
which every toady American parv G nu
ought to read, SO sensibly does il expose
the utter folly Of the whole proceeding
and the chapter on dress and the remarks
on the physical training of girls are full
OF common sense.