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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-28
HOW IS.

A careful review OF the election re-
turns by counties in Kansas, reveals
many curious, and, to the pOpulists,
encouraging things. In the first place,
the total populist vote, with large de-
crease in population, shows an increase
over that OF 1890, when there was a
democratic ticket in the field. as this
year, Of between 1900 and 10000.
In the next place, the returns show
that in spite of the sweeping claims of
the republicans, the populists have car
ried quite number of counties, and
several of them counties that We never
carried before. They also show that
we have carried part ofthe ticket in a
majority Of the counties in the state.
They also show that the home of por-
ulism remains where it always was-in
the rural districts, among the farmers,
the acknowledged best element in the
state, while the republicans got their
sweeping majorities in the towns. the
home of the hoodlum and bum. Take
for instance, Franklin county, so long
the home of the Ottawa journal, and
we believe it to be fairly representative
Of other counties in the state. The re-
turns show the county polled 4.73O
vOtes-one of the largest in Its history.
OF this vote the city of Ottawa cast J.,
342, Morrill, getting 772. and Lewelling
303; the rest were divided between Ov-
ermyer and Pickering. MorTilI's total
vote in the county was 2,155, Level
ling's ,866. Now take the 1872 town
votes from Morrill's 2.165 and there are
left 1878. Then take the 303 town
votes from Lewelling' s 1855, and there
are left ] ,565. leaving clean majority
in the rural districts of 1872 for LEVEL
ling. Does this look very much like
'redeeming Kansas"?-Ottawa Journ.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-28

WASHINGTON, NoY., /. The presl-
dent has issued the following:
BY the President Of the Uuited States
OF America. A Proclamation:
The American people should CRATE
fully render Thanksgiving and praise 10
the Supreme Ruler OF the Universe.
who has watched over them with kind
ness and fostering.care. during the YEAR
that has passed; they should also with
humility and faith supplicate the tath.
er Of all mercies for continued bless
ings according TO their needs. and they
should by deeds of charity seek The
favor Of the giver of every good and
perfect gift.
Therefore, l. Grover Cleveland, presi
dent Of the United States. do hereby
appoint and set apart Thursday. No.
vember %, as a day Of Thanksgiving
and prayer, TO be kept aud observed b.
all the people of the land.
On that day let our ordinary work
and business be suspended and let US
meet in our accustomed place of wor-
ship and give thanks to Almighty God
for our preservation as 4 nation, for
our immunity from disease and pesti-
lence, for the harvests that have re.
wa.ded our husbandry, for q renewal
of national prosperity and for every
advance in virtue and intelligence that
has marked our growth as people.
And with our thanksgiving let US
pray that these blessings may be mul-
tiplied unto Us, that our national con
science may be quickeDed to q better
recognition Of the power and goodness
of God, that our national life we may
clearer see and closer follow the path
of righteousness.
And in our places of worship and
praise. rs well as In the happy reunions
of kindred and friends, on that day let
us invoke direct approval by generously
remembering the poor and needy.
Surely he who has given US comfort and
plenty will look upon our relief of the
destitute and our ministratiOns of char.
ity as the work of hearts truly grateful
and as proofs of the sincerity of our
thanksgiving.
Witness my hand and the seal or the
United States, which have caused to
be heretofore affixed.
Done at the city of Washington on
the LIST day of November, in the year
of our Lord 1894. and OF the independ.
ence of the United States 18th.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
By the President,
w q ERESHAN SAcrakarv nj Sfaf0
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Curious TrnnsmIttaI o. Di.....

In 1876 boy Of eight years, the brother
Of the narrator's wife, was taken down with
scarlet fever and died, says q writer in the
Boston Post. One Of the principal amuss-
ments OF his illness had bean looking over
large picture-book. After his death this,
with several other useful playthings, was
packed away in a trunk. Twenty-six years
later, in 1872, the sister-in-law Of the editor
took this trunk with her on q journey which
she made to England, where he was then
residing The trunk was opened The second
day after its arrival, and the pictured Ook
was taken out and presented to the editors
two-year-old son. During the next fortnight
the little fellow was attacked By scarlet
fever It was wonder to the doctors who
were called in consultation how the disease
had been contracted, Is there had been no
scarlet fever in the town for years. At last
u occurred to the editor that the picture
book might have transmitted the disease,
and the medical men in attendance, on being
told the facts connected with II, agreed
that 1t had retained the poison for twenty
Dix years and communicated q - the cha
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-28
BOTANICAL eREvITIES.

CENTURY ago only 300 species of orchids
were known, and those very imperfectly
Now the latest authority gives the extreme
number OF known species as 10000.
WHEREVER the poison ivy grows, a sure
and simple antidote also abounds in the
deadly nightshade," or belladonna Take
the leaves and bruise them in cream until a
thick green paste is formed, and apply this
to the affected parts with feather; it af-
fords instant relief; apply as often as af-
fected parts become dry.
Or the 4 200 kinds Of flowers which grow in
Europe only 400 or 10 per cent. are odorifer-
Gus. The commonest flowers are the white
ones, OF which there are 1,194 kinds. Less
than oneffth of these are fragrant. OF the
e51 kinds Of yellow flowers n are odorifer-
Gus; of the S23 red kinds, 81; OF the 564 blue
kinds, 81; of the S08 violet-blue kinds, Is
OF the 24o kinds with combined colors %
are fragrant.
WHAT is most commonly known as the
resurrection-plan is Salaginella lepido-
phylla, q native of Mexico. It Is not often
to be found in the trade as Q real live plant,
for, being gathered in large quantities and
dried on and packed away for years, there
Is no possibility Of its coming TO life. But,
il only month old, in its dry coRdition il
will again absorb large quantity of moist
ure, and in 50 doing 1t spreads out its green
frond-like surfaces and appears like living
plant When again dried, it curls and rolls
itself up, ready to unroll whenever supplied
with moisture.
A LOVELY flower called the rice-lily grows
thickly in parts Of Southwestern Georgia.
1t is extremely sensitive to the light. The
blossoms fold up at night, but open in the
morning. At night, while the lovely white
blossoms are closely EMBODIED in their pur-
pie covering and the flowers are asleep, if a
lamp Is placed near tn m they will gradual
~ open and turn towards it. If a strong
light is placed on one side Of the case con
tanning them, the half Of the bouquet that
faces the lamp will be unfolded, while the
other half that is In the shadow will remain
tightly closed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-28

SILK manufacturing is growing very rap
Aly in the United States.
The production of petroleum in the United
States is on the decrease.
In Chicago l,324.00o hogs were packed
this year against /. 557, 600 in 1886
II Is now proposed to clear the air 10
mills and factories Of all dust by means Of
electricity.
WOODEN carriage wheels viii soon be
done away with In carriages and steel
wheels substituted.
The agricultural interests of the South
are rapidly organizing and are buying much
cheaper through their combinations.
The false hair trade of New York re-
quires the annual importation to that city
from Europe of about four tons of human
hair.
AMERICAN capitalists are forminga syndi-
cate TO buy up -four mills. A leather syn
dictate has been formed in New Jersey for
Gne leather.
SILK weavers' wages have declined 20 per
cent in ten years, but they are said to be
Earning nearly as much, because the ma
ehinery is better.
The Southern cotton goods manufact-
urers are trying to manufacture finer stun
than cheap cotton stuff, as the market a
likely soon TO be overrun with It.
NrNETEES salmon canner1es are in opera-
ton In Alaska They are so thick in the
waters that the boats often can not crowd
through them. Lasty ear $50, 600 cases were
pxported.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-28
SHE WROTE A POEM.

" was Real Poetry, Too, Although II
Didn't Rhyme.
In attendance at one of the Indianapolis
ward schools is little colored girl nino
years oil. She is miserable, indeed. for al
nome she Is Il-treated and the shoes She
wears, and often the clothes, are supplied
oy the teachers or some Of her classmates.
There Is a tender poetic vein in her make
up, and it found vent in composition. The
teacher took a little pansy plant to school
one day and told the pupils of the flower.
Two days after she asked them to write a
poem OF it and gave them the privilege of
having the pansy talk and tell the story, and
this, according to the indianapolis Journal.
Is what the little girl wrote, the word pausy
In the copy beng the only one dignified
with capital:
II am only Pansy. My home is in a lit
tie brown house. / sleep in my little brown
house all winter, and l am now going to
open my eyes and look about. Give me
some rain, sky, want to look out of INV
window and see what is going on asked.
so the sky gave me some water and began
to climb to the window. at last / got IN
there and open my eyes. oh what a won
oerful world l seen when birds sang songs
70 me, and grasshoppers kissed me, and
dance with me, and creakets smiled at me.
and had pretty green dress. there was
trees that grow over me and the wind famed
me: the sun smiled at me, and little chill
oren smelled me one bright morning me and
the grasshoppers had party he would play
with me and naughty boy pick me rrp and
tore me up and died and that was the last
Of Pansyn
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-28
FOUND ON THE FARM.

SoMB compensation for floods and him
ORANGES to farm work by continued rams
may be found in the greater crop Of grass.
THERE is no reason why horse of good
constitution at eight years old should not
be able to do good work at thirty, barring
accidents or abuse,
WHEN having a wet season, water will
not stand on the surface Of land deeply
plowed as long as it does on that which
only has the surface turned over
To HALTER-BREAK, begin by holding the
colt and afterwards trying him for q short
time and increase the period until YOU
could leave him In safety for any length of
time.
WHERE one has not a subsoil plow, fair
Job may be done by running q second time
In the furrow with the ordinary pIow. be-
ing careful not to throw up the subsoil toe
high.
IT is much easier to stir and pulverize the
soil before weeds have made their appear
snce than after they have invested the
surface with their tanglIng fbers. The
crop will always be better for having moth
ing to encounter but clean, mellow soil
IT is said Of kind and conscientious
farmer that he always sent the LATEST man
he had after the cows, and when he had
N.
He knew the folly and loss from worrying
and hurrying cows with udders full of milk.
SKILLFUL orchardists who succeed in rails
ing the finest and most delicious peaches
make it rule that none shall remain on the
branches nearer to each other than three or
four inches: while of some large or rare
sorts, distance of SIX inches has been the
rule.
Two Very Simple Methods Of Removing
All Sorts of Stains.
Put the engraving on a clean board and
cover it with a thin layer OF common salt,
finely pulverized; then squeeze lemon juice
upon the salt until a considerable portion
OF it Is dissolved. After every part OF the
picture has been subjected to this treatment
elevate one end of the board so that It win
form an angle of about forty-fve degrees
with the horizon. From q tea-kettle or
other suitable vessel pour on the engraving
boiling water until the salt and lemon juice
are entirely washed on. The engraving will
then be perfectly clean and free from stain
1t must be dried On the board or on some
smooth surface gradually, not by the fire Or
sun.
immense the print for an hour or 50 Cor
longer If necessary in a I've made hy adding
70 the strongest muriatic acid its own
weight in water, and TO three parts Of this
mixture 1dding one OF red oxide of man
ganese india ink stains should in the first
instance D. assisted out with bot water,
and pen Ill marks should be taken out with
india-rubber very carefully. II the print
bas been mounted the paste on the back
Anoutd be removed with warm water
Another recipe is: Lay the engraving
down on a smooth board with clean sheet
OF paper underneath, and with q clean
sponge and water wet the picture on both
sides and then satnrate it well with a soft
sponge with the following mixture: A quar-
ter Of pound chloride of lime, two ounces
oxalic acid and one quart Of soft water and
opply,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-28
THE BIDAcCEPTED.

WAsHINTOE, Nov. 26-Secretary
Carlisle has decided to accept the Stew.
art syndicate's bid for the entire new
issue of $50 .OOO,OOO5 per cent bonds
The 6gure offered by the syndicate was
HOT.
The following official statement con.
corning the acceptance of the syndi
Gates proposal was was made at the
treasury:
The secretary of the treasury has &C
copied the proposal of MIR. John A
Stewart, president of the United States
Trust company, and his associates, t.
purchase the entire issue of the 5 pel
cent bonds, amounting to $50, 000, 900 al
ll7.077 and accrued interest from Nov
ember 1. The proceeds of the bonds
under this bid will be $40, 5l7.62 great
er than they would be if the other high
est bid were accepted.
n very important advantage to the
government in accepting this bid is the
fact that all the gold will be furnished
outside and none drawn from The treas
ury. 1t IS also more convenient and
less expensive to the department t.
deal with one party rather than with
manV
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-28

Setting aside the reports Of travellers
concerning race of tailed men among the
Nyams Nyams tribe Of Central Africa, It
appears that more Or less credible his
toriAns have cited ftom enc hundred and
dty 70 two hundred cases Of persons with
tells, Max RaFteIs, . German who has
written Q monograph on the subject do
scribes twenty Oao Well-authepticated
cases. including those Of tails connected
with the body, tails with free movement.
and cutaneous prolongations. The tails
are usually conical or spherical in shape,
ana from two or three up 70 I'VE inches in
length: An extraordinary specimen, how
ever, hAs just been examined and pho.
tographed at SGgod, by Euenns Rabaud.
the length beng ten inches and the shane
cylindrical II belongs to MOI boy twelve
years old. and 10 soft and smooth, with no
honv frame
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-28

The St. Louis GlObe-DemOcrat wants
AL the greenbacks Cancelled so that the
gold reserve will not be depleted and
and no more bonds need be issued.
This is queer way of getting at the
remedy; withdraw all the money from
circulation to keep out of debt. Law
makes money, and if gold Is more val
liable than silver or paper it is simply
because the law makes it so. Another
fabrication by these gold bug organs
is that there is law compelling the
secretary of the treasury TO up keep the
$lOO, 900 600 gold reserve. This is false,
there never was such law. They pre-
tend to say that this reserve IS for the
| purpose of redeeminG the gresnbacks.
There are $347 ,O00, 900 of greenbacks in
circulation. over three times the
amount of this much talked of gold
reserve, Whenever this $l0O, OO0. 900 il
diminished, it is done by the money
barons themselves simply for an ex
cuse to get the government to issue more
bonds. 1t Is an easy matter for these
sharks to gather up $40 600 600 of green.
backs and present them to the treasur,
for pay ment, when another bond issue
takes place and 50 on este perpetua
This robbery will continue as long as
the people allow it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-28
IRON CHAIN MAKING.
3et and Noisy Work Requiring Consids
able Skill and HtronRth

8ot and Noisy Work Requiring Gender
able Skill and Btrongtb.
All readers have seen iron chains, though
II 10 70 be hoped that none Of them viii ever
have 70 wear one. For all that, they may
be glad 70 know something about the proc
ess OF making them, q process thus de-
scribed by ths Pittsburgh Dispatch:
The first operation Il the making of the
links. The material comes in coils, each
containing from eighty to one hundred and
twenty feet Of round iron rod. which Is of
uniform diameter and Of various sizes. cor
responding to the different styles of chains.
A piece of this wire is placed in the
groove Of powerful machine, the wheel is
started, twisting motion Impaired. and
the iron comes forth in q spiral roll, looking
a. the outer strand Of a rope might If sep
arated from the component parts.
The groove into which the iron is pressed,
and the spindle-like arrangement about
which the coil IL formed, make the coil ex-
actly uniform throughout, the links being
the same distance apart, and Of the same
size. The machine does its work RAPIDLY:
but Little time Is consumed in converting
the eighty or more feet Of rod into shape
for chain links.
The next step in the manufacture of a
chain 10 the outing Of the links. The
spiral coil goes from the hands of he
hrst workman to another who places it in
long sheetiron trough, suspended as high
- mans head, one end being considers
bly, lower than the other.
One end Of the coil il then submitted TO
the operation Of the cutting machine, which
1t . single blow strikes OF enough Of 10
for chain link. The machine is regular
and rapid In its motion. The workman has
enly 70 hold the iron In position, and from
two hundred to two hundred and seventy
Owe links are cut every minute. They drop
Into spout, and roll therefrom into q small
cart which 10 hauled away when full TO the
welding department.
So far all the work has been done without
the agency OF heat, but the chain can not
be completed without the agency Of are.
Tho dnal operation 10 welding the links
together. Standing beside Q furnace In
which hot natural gas IRE is blazing, the
workman seizss . piece Of the white hot
metal with his tongs, places it on die, and
putting his foot on treadle causes o spring
hammer 70 descend, giving shape 70 the
link.
Two otaer turns and two more blows Of
che hammer, and the link Is completely
formed and welded together. Another
piece IL then taken from the FIRE, and the
vpou 0uO oo1Cly oIAppS0 around V00 UnK
just formed. Il Is then operated upon just
- the Arst link was; anotheris added, then
another; the chain is growing rapidly
% fast, indeed, that two feet or moro Of il
has been finished before the red glow has
died out Of the Grst link welded.
OF the small Chain, which the workman 10
aow making, the welding Of three thousand
Nnks 10 considered good days work. More
can be made OF smaller size, and less Of Q
larger. Il is hot AID noisy work.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-28
The Weight of Individuals.

The average weight of boy at birth is
seven and that of girl little more than
SIX pounds. When they have attained the
full development of man or womanhood
they should weigh twenty times as much
as they did at birth. This would make a
mans average weight 40 and woman
about 125. The height OF male at birth is
foot inches and that of a female foot 6
inches. Fully grown, mans height should
be about three and 4 half times greater
than at birth, or feet inches, white a
woman should be 5 feet 8 inches. The
weight of individuals who are fully devei-
oped and well formed. however. varies
within extremes, which are nearly as toe.
while their height varies within limits
WHICH al most are as l to ID Taking 900
pounds as the maximum of mans weight
and IS as the minimum we would have the
average Of 1925 pounds. Placing the mag
impm weight of woman at 1855 pounds and
the minimum at 20 pounds, and we get an
sverage of 1271< pounds.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-11-28
SENTIMENT IN BUSINESS.

a Drummer Discovers = Pawnbroksr with
Conscience.
] have had occasion to call on 'my uncle''
In almost every large city In the country"
said the drummer 20 q New York Sun Cos
siper, and I'm telling you st. Louis Is the
hardest place ever struck. About six
months ago brought MP there dead broke,
and, while waiting to hear from the firm,
took dress coat over TO . pawn shop to
get loan Of three or four dollars. It cost
NO thirty dollars, and was almost new:
"How much do you want on dot?" asked
the broker, who was an old man.
"Oh, about four dollars" He stepped
back. and held up his hands in amazement
and gasped:
my frendt, would you be so VERY kind
ash to walk oudti know yur doan' wish
me no harm, und treat you as q shentle-
maus."
''Why should go QUIT"
because my brudder will be in here
ferry soon, and doan like him to find you.
He will look upon you ash crazy, and he may
proceed to fiolence.''
"What makes you think I'm crazyl" I
asked.
"Dot coat May be you vas only foolish,
but my brudder doan' stop for dot. Four
dollars on dot cost-a-h-hr'
ut cost $780,"
"Where!"
elm Boston"
HAhi Dot accounts for him. Ny frendt,
do you know what make sooch coat for!
Three dollar, sir.''
SIS it possibleP'
"Dot tailor make twenty-seven dollars out
Of you slick ash grease. It vas poor cloth,
poor make. und one shoulder vas Topped"
"Well, how much will you advance On
III"
"Feefty cent"
"Whati That's an insult"
please doan' shpeak 80 loud. Ny brud-
der may come in any time, und he vas ferry
Golent il you shpeak lout"
"But don't want TO be insulted. Give me-
that coat"
"Of course; but please doan' go away
mat. like to please I'll customers. Dot
vas my way Of advertising my peesness.
May be vas mistaken, und / ask you q
question"
"What il it,"
''PIesse doan' be mad, for I vas your
frendt. Liz to ask il you want dot money
torun away ont May be you vas going to
ahseont."
"And may be you was an internal old
Harp
"Den you dosn' run avayl Ny frendt,
dot lifts great burden on my back. vas
afraid Of you. vas afraid might help
you on der road to ruin, und make q low
otfer. You vhas all right, und now take
dot coat und gif you one dollar. II my
brudder come in, doan' tell him how mooch
Igf. He vas ho:ent if let sentiment In,
duence me in peesness."
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WATSON and Black have arrived at

WATSON and Black have arrived at a
compromise in Georgia by which Black
accepts the certificate of election but
agrees to resign on the 4th of March
next, when the matter will again be
submitted to the people to choose be.
tween the two candidates. This Is one
way of reaching an agreement, but the
question arises, will the next election
be any purer or fairer than the one just
past. It's shame and disgrace to any
state IN which the voice of the people
tsnot needed as expressed at the balloI
box. How long will freeborn American
citizens tolerate this unblushing chi.
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