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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

General William Tecumseh Sherman
died in New York, at 1870 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon. General Sherman
was at the head of the army, and the
strange fact may be seen that four de-
partments of our government are now
wearing badges of mourning. The
treasury department is mourning for
Window; the navy is mourning for
Porter; the war department for Sher-
man, and the interior department foI
Ex-Secretary Stewart. The judiciary
has just ceased to mourn for Chief JUS
tice Miller.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18
MEDICINE LODGE NEWS CO
Personal Note br Editor.

We have Travelled a few miles in our lifetime
and know what it is TO be uncomfortable
housed in poorly upholstered car and rudely
tossed up and down on old iron rails that are
laid on dIrt road bed. We have been there;
but it was always on other roads than the
Santa Fe. Their main line between Chicago
and Denver is hard 10 beat The rails are of
heavy Steel the track smooth and rock-bal.
lasted; and the through "Cannonbalr' train
that flies at 5O-mile per hour speed over this
elegant roadway is as pretty a bit of work
man hip as Messrs. Pullman ever turned out.
Each veshbule sleeper is model of luxury,
and as easy as Il cradle. Chair cars, library
cars and day coaches are all carefully ada pied
10 the travellers every want The Santa Fe is
rightly named 1.-The most comfortable line"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

The INDEX desires to be considered
conservative on most political ques-
tions. But the financial question is
one Of such pressing Importance that
we are in favor of almost any scheme
to relieve the present needs of the peo-
pie. This state is now in the condition
of a man who has been bled till ready
to faint, and then kept on bread and
water diet for fear he would gain more
blood. Blood IS the life of the man,
and money is the life of trade. If we
are robbed of the power to pay our
debts do not look astonished if We be-
gin to talk of reputation.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18
Ingersoli on California.

Mr. Ingersoll says: THE climate of south.
ern California in winter closely resembles that
OF Egypt. Its equabiiity is constant. and its
dryness is proverbial. The only complaint
made is, that it is too nearly Perfect Resi-.
cents bred in the eastern states confess now
and then that rousing storm would give
them grateful sensation. But this sentiment
meets with no favor from the man who has
Just fled from superfuity of wetpess and
chilling gales To him perpetual summer
seems perpetual paradise, and to the invalid
dFeading the advance of disease the still and
Grid atmosphere is as the breath of life"
The most comfortable way to reach the Pa
eit1c Coast is via Santa Fe route Weekly ex-
chrsions in Pullman tourists sleepers at low
rates. Apply to 6. I. Nicholson. G. &T.A..
Topeka, Ras. for folder
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

In answer to the old cry that protec-
ton moves toward higher wages and
lower prices the New York Times sar-
castically publishes list of twenty -four
large mills and factories where the
wages OF the employees have been reduc-
cd from to 80 per cent. A notable ex-
ample is that of the manufacturer at
Little Falls, who boosted Of the effect
of the Mckinley bill on the wages of
the workmen, "who now finds that a
large increase Of tariff duties on import
ed knit goods has been followed by q
loss of 70 per cent. OF their wages" The
campaign of education Is progressing
on practical basis.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18
AN EXPENSIVE MISTAKE.

One Error of Punctuation Cost the Gov.
ernment S2,0o0.0Go.
There is scarcely ever a session of
Congress In which bills are not found to
contain mistakes in photography and
punctuation. The only wonder is that
many more do not occur when it is re-
membered that al such work near adj
journment is performed under extraor-
binary circumstances. Al is haste
noise and confusion. Rest and sleep is
unknown oftentimes for two or three
days and nights in succession. The
clerks become nervous, weal-ied and
sometimes wholly exhausted by the in
tense strain and prolonged physical la
Dor.
Probably the smallest, and apparent-
IL most insignifeent.o OF all such blnnders
was the most expensive one of the kind
ever made. 1t occurred in tariff bill
more than twenty years ago. There
was section enumerating what articles
should be admitted free of duty, Among
the many articles specified were ..all
foreign fruit-plants, . etc, meaning
plants imported for transplanting, prop
agatiea or experiment. The enroll
ing clerk in copying the bill accidentally
changed the hyphen in the compound
word ''fruit-plants' to comma, making
it read .'al foreign fruit. plants etc.
The consequence was that for year
until Congress could remedy the biunder
AL the oranges, lemons. bananas.
grapes and other foreign fruits 7cre adj
mitted free of duty. This little sr.i:st:.lz
which the mest careful man might
easily have made, cost the Government
about s.. o00. 600. Philadelphia Press.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

Mr.. Turner's letter, addressed to A.
E. Cole, is as follows: II can cheerful
ly say to yon that never had any talk
with Mr.. Frank McGrath of Kansas,
either directly or indirectly, or through
friends, or in any manner, relating to
the senatorial matter in Kansas.
never had any understanding with him
or his friends relating to that subject.
/ have never had the slightest idea, nor
have been led to believe by any one
that his influence could be secured by
the use of money. AS know his
character, know it could not. Nor
have 1 ever made any such proposition
70 HIM with such purposeo or intention.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18
All talk of disparity of silver as com

All talk of disparity of silver as COM
pared to gold is mere nonsense. The
government fixes the value of silver
and also the value of gold If the gov
eminent should say that 200 grains of
coined silver should be receivable for
one dollar, In payment of all debts.
public and private, that small silver
dollar would be worth more than the
large silver dollar of to day. If the
government should say that in order to
exchange national bank bills for green
backs charge of ten per cent. would be
made by the treasury, then national
bank bills would only be worth ninety
cents. The government has the power
to make silver at par with gold, and
we demand that it be done. not by in
creasing the size of the silver dollar.
but by repeating all legislation against
If
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

Jim Hallowell has just dug himself
out of the snowdrift where he was so
deeply buried last November, and
makes the remark that the Kansas
house was very ImpoIite to the old SOL
der. Keep quiet, jim, and the people
will soon forget you. More than half
the members of the house are old SOL
diers, and they don't want any prince
to give them lessons in poiiteness.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

Trusts, monopOlies and combines
have been pampered in this country so
long that now they will brook no oppo-
sition. A distillery in Chicago, which
refused to join the whisky trust, has
been condemned to destruction 10y the
trust. The scheme was discovered in
time to save the distillery, but the de-
tails of the plot were diabolical.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

Eastern papers which are so fond of
predicting that the Kansas legislature
will pass laws that will ruin the state,
should remember that the senate is a
solid republican body, with two ex-
ceptions, and the governor is repub-
lican. How can the house pass any
bad law, or repeal any good law?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

Woman suffrage is coming. We be-
lieve the lower house, Of the present
legislature Will pass bill to that effect
If the senate refuses to pass the bill 1T
Will be another good reason for Ousting
the senate next year. Medicine Lodge
women know as much as Medicine
Lodge men, and are as well qualified to
UOta
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

AS we 90 to press there is no late
news in regard to the election of sena-
tor in Illinois, but from appearances
Palmer is the strongest man, and we
believe he will be elected before the
week is out.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

1t is said that Mr.. Ingalls, will open a
law Office in Washington after the 4th
of March, but that his principal bust
ness will be in the pension line. Tan
ner has become rich in one year. Why
cannot Ingalls, do as muchp
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

And so they civilized and Christian
lied Sitting Bull with bullet That
was a very direct way of reaching his
heart. and no doubt the untutored saw
age felt the influence of this Christian
kindness very sensibly. But he had to
be killed, for he kept telling his people
the Messiah was coming, and he wasn't
being paid the same wages as those in
the States who were telling the same
story. Moral: Never preach the Mes
siah for less than the union scale.-Liv-
ing Issues.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

Mr.. Blaine is frequently referred to
as the Moses of the republican party.
This recalls an historical fact: Moses
never entered the promised land, but,
after wandering about forty years in the
wilderness, died within sight of the
coveted heritage he longed to attain.
Mr.. Blaine is likely to expire on Mount
NabO
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18
A NEW DISCOVERY IN oUGAI

Il NEW OlSCOTEHY IN SUGAR.
From Senator Plumb's letter to the Kansas
City Gazette.
A new discovery has been made in
the manufacture of sugar from sor-
ghum which Is of great value. Hereto
fore it has been found impossible to
granulate much more than half the
saccharine which was extracted. chief
~ by reason of the fact that it contain
ed refractory gummy substances. Prof
Wiley has, he thinks, discovered how
to eliminate those gummy substances
by the use of alcohol; and then he has
further discovered that these substap-
ceS can in turn be transmitted into alco-
hol-so that given the first charge of
alcohol and nothing further of that
material is necessary. OF course there
will be some expense in making it from
the gum, but very little. If this works
out as well on large scale as it has in
the laboratory, and | think it will, il
will be practicable 10 make SO to 20
pounds more of sugar to ton of cane
than ever heretofore, and / renew the
suggestion which / made to you last
fall. [ believe you should 60 down to
Medicine Lodge and see what they have
there. You will find Messrs. Eldred s.
Illnman, who are in charge, thorough
ly posted and reliable men. They have
applied to the management of their fac
tory business principles, and with re-
suits which are entirely satisfactory.
and which. of course, will be q great
deal more so hereafter, if Prof. Wiley,s
discovery proves to be practical. If it
is what it now seems to be-a great
success-sugar can be made in Kansas
for not to exceed cents per pound, and
| think 1t might even be made for q
cents. and still pay the farmer more for
his cane than ne can get from any 9TH
er crop.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

The Meade County Democrat has
been sold. and the name of the paper
changed to the Nationalist. Miss Mol
lie Dalgarn is the editor, and the paper
is to advocate alliance principles. The
paper and the editor have our best
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

The printers about Topeka are kick
ing because of the proposed cuts In the
state printing business. Let the cut
go on. There is big money in the
thing, and the printers wages will not
be locked
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

We are in favor of making cotton
seed lard factories brand their product,
so that consumers may know what
they are eating. Cotton seed lard may
be better than hog lard. but when we
buy hog lard we want hog lard.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

Mr.. Cleveland has started out to COM
NIT hari-kari. He wrote letter last
week against the free coinage Of silver.
The west wants more money; it wants
it quickly, and plenty Of it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

Gov. Humphrey says he is in favor
of the coinage of the entire output of
the American silver mines. OF course
he is. Heretofore he has been afraid
to say so.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

Kansas farmers are suffering. Will
the g. o. p. extend relief by raising the
tariff on acorns?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

Speaker Elder Is said to have killed
his mortgage-taxing bill by attaching
an amendment to it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

Secretary Rusk is trying to get con-
gress to appropriate SIS 900 to be used
In experimenting with the alcohol pro-
cess in making sugar.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18
$4,000 REWARD.
STRAYED.
First Published Feb. II, 1891.
SUMMONS.

State of Kansas TO George W. Curry and Sarah
z. Curry:
YOU viii take rotice that sou h.sye been
i sued IN the district court Of Barber county.
r ansas. hy JOAN p Freese and that unless
you answer thS petition iled by said plaintiff
on OF before the frrt day of April, 1891 said
ps titi0n VIII be taken as true and juagment
rendered against you accordingly. sUrealosing
a Ilol tgage executed and delivered by tseorge
v Curry and sarah e CARR 10 the Sss0walfer
asnrtgase tsointl ny. tstea february !. Is7. on
tie fo.istwi.sg dess Tis.e real e. ale in BARTER
es'aIty, Kansas, to-vit: Tbe east half ~ of
Tie southwest quarter "a anu the we-l ba t
~ OF the southeast quarter "a Of section
tEsEtS-i tssS3 III tcsns88p tiliITi -cne 81
5Iith, u range do. Wes II the SIKH gssfii-
c.pal meridian; and for the sale OF said re- |
estate, without appraiseInent. TO pHy the debt
secured by said mortgage and forever barring
ana forecio%iD9 yosi, aad sach OF yoa. OF ant
from any ana ali KeH upon ard any and ell
right tiiie, estate. interest. property. ara eQu-
1t. OF redemption. IN or To said premises. or
any past thereof. Witness my hand ard the
seal IF said court this 18th day OF February,
isisL ri s Ia sfJIs
ieEALl Clerk of said District Cur.
39 Is AExse SeHzuBT. Deputy.
James Layrence, attorney TOR PIaiEf ID
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

Just as congress is about TO adjourn
the base ball fever breaks out. This
world is full of trouble.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

Jerry Simpson arrived at Washing
ton on Saturday. He is our Valentine
to Uncle Samuel.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18
How he Got LEFT.

Billy Calumet-They say that Van
Isching Coyne married his wife for her
money, and yet it was a love-match on
her part.
Jack otus-Shouldn't wonder; the
poor fellow asked me to lend him five
the other day. ] fancy Mrs. Coyne is
more liberal with her love than her
aashL-puaIs
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

Dodge City is still furnishing crowd
ed houses to "Uncle Tom" companies.
Comment is unnecessary.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

Bismarck is making it warm for En-
peror William. The Emperor threat
ems and old Big smiles.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

Boss Reed has just two more weeks
in which to make himself offensive.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

AID miral David D. Porter, command
er of the American navy, died sudden
ly at Washington last Friday morning.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

Matt Quay has attempted to explain.
No use; the verdict is, guilty as charg-
ed"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

Food adulteratlon has been carried
too far. Stop It'll
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

at Is stated that since the accession
Of Gar Alexander (Issll 27O. 600 Jews
have been expelled from Russia
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

Offered you at lower prices
than ever before in this coun-
ty by the
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18

WEDNESDAY. FEB. Is, 1891.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18
S7RAYED.

From the ranch of W. B. Tyler, -,
during the month OF November S1SSlf sg3!sA
ycarling steers branded on right essxza3<9
hip: yearling heifer branded 81 x.]H.u,,..0l.
on either nip; two-year-old stee OcalIsi q
On le1t hlp.dehorned with swallow fork in
each ear. Will pay 81 per head for locating.
5im3F W Is. TYLER. q etna Kas
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-03
About Enthinr smi,s.


A great deal of unmitigated nonsense
is read and written about the American
girl and the fashionable bathing suit.
Last summer possibly a thousand bath
ers and bathing costumes were seen along
the Jersey and Long Island beaches, and
in no instance has anything been found
to justify the cuts and paragraphs with
which the Eastern woman has been ira
duced. Sensations may be in prepara-
tion. but so far none have been devel-
oped, and with the exception of Coney
Island there is no beach about New York
where any display is made of personal
charms. Here the holden element can
always be found, but for the one girl in
short sleeved low cut bodice and knee
deep skirt there are 500 women taking
their ocean dip in big straw hat, muffled
mp to the chin in blue flannel, with a
long, full skirt and black sandal shoes
and stockings. Among the fashionables
at Long Branch the raging beauties are
least in the surf.
They have sense enough to keep out of
the hot sun. When they do bathe it is
in the shade of the evening or in the cool
of the morning, and then less than Is
minutes is spent in the surf. For the
most part these bellies and heiresses wear
black or navy blue flannel, made high
neck, with turned up collar that viii
reach to the ears if needed, and long
sleeves with cuffs that pull down ovCs
half the hands, in place of bathing mits.
A big harvest hat of plated straw, with
Lad 81. .Imk Al.
aquatic outfit. To be sure, there are red
silk stockings, but one only sees them in
print, and as for the decollete bodice o.
blouse, it is all myth. Then the suits
of black India silk
"Sakes alive!" said the bathing mis-
tress of Long Beach, there isn't one in
the whole pavilion. Last year we tooa
care of one belonging to New York
lady, and it was the only silk suit that
came here the whole season. She didn't
seem to care for it herself, though it had
cost her $25, she said. and she took it up
to the hotel and dried it herself after each
bath, for fear of having it stolen from
the bath house. This woman stated
further that everybody but the green
young ladies had to have a hat and
gloves to keep the sunburn off There is
no denying the popularity of the divided
skirt which has been universally adopted
by all the members of the New York
athletic clubs. This garment is nothing
more than pair of skirts, joined a third
of the distance from the band. The full
ness conceals the line Of bifurcation; the
only object is the greater freedom in the
use of the limbs With this is worn fan
mel tights, sailor blouse, black stock
ings, and cork soles. Blue flannel is tho
conventional color and fabric for sport
ing costumes, just as white satin is for
the regulation bridal robe.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-03

The three golden balls stiil employed
by pawnbrokers have had a curious
history. They seem to have originated
with a legend of ST Nicholas. who, ON
one occasion threw three golaen pieces
INTO the open window of poor man. or
for accounts differ-gave three purses
to three poor virgins TO enable them to
marry. This ST. Nicholas was the patron
saint of the Lombards, who in the middle
ages were the great financiers of Europe
and We're the precursors alike of the
aristocratic bankers and of the much
abused pawnbrokers of modern days.
Tho three purses of the good natured
saint transformed into three golden balls
became the trading token of the Lom-
bard money changers, from whom they
We're in due course inherited by the
pawnbrokers of the present time. Such
is the history and meaning of the
familiar "three golden balls" though
they are jocularly said to typify that il is
two TO one that the articles in pledge
will never be redeemed.
AS for the particolored BARRIERS pole,
that, too. has its history. 1t dates from
the days when the barberw was also kind
of surgeon-when he would cut your
hair or draw your teeth with absolute
impartiality. Among other operations,
he commonly performed that of phle-
botomy or blood letting, during which a
pole was grasped tightly by the patient
that the blood might flow more freely.
As this pole was liable TO be stained by
the blood, it was painted red that the
discoloration might not be observable
When not in use it was generally sus-
pended outside the shop door, with the
white linen swathing bands twisted
artistically around it; and this in time
gave rise to the red and white sign which
is still so familiar to us ALL though our
BARRIERS Tor hair dressers. as many now
prefer to be called) have long given over
the practice of surgery.
The early fashion of exposing shop
signs was by hanping them ont across
the sidewalk, and very frequently they
were large enough and heavy enough
one tradesman vying with another in
making them striking and attIactive-to
obstruct the thoroughfare and even to
cause serious accidents. Little by little
public attention was called to this public
nuisance, and in course of time project
ing street signs either fell into disuse en-
tirely or assumed the less Objectionable
proportions which they preserve at the
present day.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-03

Among the greatest strikes that of DR..
Miles in discovering his New Heart Cure
has proven itself 10 be one of the most
important. The demand for it has be-
come astonishing. Already the treat
ment of heart disease is being revolution
fzed, and many unexpected cures effect
ed 1t soon relieves short breath, fut-
tering pains in side, arm, shoulder, weak
and hungry spells, oppression, swelling
of ankles. smothering and heart dropsy.
Dr. Miles book on Heart and Nervous
Diseases, free. The unequaled New
Heart Cure is sold and guaranteed by
Feldmeyer Bros City Drug Store also,
his Restorative Nervinc for headache,
fits, sprees, hot flashes nervous chills.
opium habit, etc
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-03
The oldess Tree ON Earth.

The oldest tree on earth, at least as far
as any one knows, is the @Boos in the
sacred city of Amarapoora, Burmah. 1t
was planted, the record says, in the year
28S b. c., and is, therefore, nearly Z, 200
years old Its great age is proved accord
ing TO historic documents, says Sir James
Emerson, who adds: "To it kings have
dedicated the dominions in testimony of
a belief that it is a branch of the identi-
cal fig tree under which Buddha reclined
at Urumella when he underwent his
apotheosis. Its leaves are carried away
by pilgrims as relics, but as it is too sa-
cred to touch with knife these leaves
can only be gathered after they have
fallen.-[St. Louis Republic.