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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

MARY E. TABoR-Osteopathist; grad.
uate of A. 8. o., Kirksville, Missouri
Rooms at the residence of Prof. Shep.
ardson 3, Medicine Lodge, Kansas; of.
fee work specially; hours to IL and
2 to 8; extra charges for outside calls;
Consultation free.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Seward l. Field have a
bright little boy.to entertain them now.
The young gentleman arrived on Tues
day night OF last week. Grandpa and
Grandma johnson were So proud for a
few days that they didn't care whether
hotel kept or not.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Dick Kenney had severe attack Of
neuralgia of the heart last Thursday
morning and it required day to get
him out Of danger. Drs. Moore and
Kocieli attended him. Itrequired hard
work to restore him to consciousness.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Mr.. Beal, the father of the young la.
dy whose name appears in public print
80 much now adays. was city marshal of
Anthony for nearly year in the earlv
days of the Harper county-seat fight.
Beal was Harper citizen until the
people of Anthony employed him to
coms down here on the police force
Anthony Bulletin.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Prof. John NJ. Doan and wife have q
new boy at their homo IN Lake City
township. John divides his time be.
tween the boy and his herd of cattle
and he has his hands full. The boy is
worth his weight in gold.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

The Kiowa and Medicine Lodge base
ball boys crossed bats Rt KioWa last
Wednesday and the Medicine Lodge
team were defeated in score Of % to
10. We thought our boys could beat
the Kiowa fellows but We were doomed
TO disappointment again. But they
still hold the championship belt over
the Santa Fe section gang stiffs.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

E. E. Hagerman requests US to say
that he holds second grade teachers
certificate. An impression has gone
out that his certificate is hird-grade,
and in justice to him We make the cor.
rection. The county superintendent
did not designate second and third
grades, for publication. this year, at
the request of number of teachers.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Hall Hdw. Co., have just received .
car of Deerlng mowers and Osborne
rakes which are absolutely guaranteed
for heavy work In cane, kaf:ir corn and
alfalfa. Call and examine machines
and get prices before buying elsewhere.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Grandfather Bodenhammer arrived
from Iowa last Wednesday to visit
with his daughter, Mrs. G. W. Urton,
and other relatives. He was at one
time q citizen of Barber county.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

The editor of the Lyons Republican
thinks he Is responsible for our recent
showers. He was down twice and we
had nice shower each time. Come
again, Bro. Conkling.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

D. F. Painter is visiting at his old
home at Petersburg, Indiana. This
was his first trip east since landing in
Kansas In 1882. He left last Thursday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

According to the list of advertised
letters published this week, Albert i.
Bentley and John p. Allen, the two
colored men of this county who drew
claims, must be having healthy cor
respondence. Both Of them have first
class claims.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

WaldroE Chase's new canvass avn.
ings are just the thing. They are both
beautiful and serviceable and add
greatly TO the appearance of the city's
Main street.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

The second nine base ball club went
to Attica yesterday to play Harper's
second nine. Attica played the winner
yesterday evening. We did not learn
the result OF the games
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

John McGrath brought in load OF
tomatoes last Thursday and was sur
prised at the great demand for them.
He has many bushels of them and had
been allowing them TO waste when a
friend told him that they were valuable
on the market. The stores were glad
to get them at eight cents per pound.
The man who has vegetables to sell this
year is on easy street.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

The dog poisoner is abroad in the
land again. One night last week E. III.
Nixon's little Pug and Harry Thomp-
sons Dig Newfoundland both succumb-
ed. People who throw poison around
are in very poor business and some day
will get into trouble. There is heavy
penalty provided for the Offense.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Men who are posted on the markets.
say that fat cattle will sell for seven
and eight cents this winter. AS soon as
the grass cattle are disposed of they be.
lieve that fat stuff will be out of sieht.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

The Lyons Republican thinks that
Medicine Lodge ought to have plenty
of rain, considering that two new
churches are being built.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

seward Fields doing a good law bus
mess LAYTON. He and a young law
yer friend of Wichita have formed a
temporary partnership.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Woodward is doing business on q
cash basis and his customers get the
benefit of lower prices than they can
get elsewhere under credit system.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Sharon valley is a veritable Garden of
Eden now, but at Lake and Sun it is as
dry as ever. The fellows up there will
have TO go east for feed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

II. A. Beals sold his farm in Sharon
township to Mr.. McCune last week.
He received $1,000. The farm consists
of a quarter section Of land and inn
provements. Mr.. Beals expects to 90
to Oxnard, California, to live with his
son, Leon, who is engaged in business.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Rev. j. j. Griffin returned from
visit to Missouri on Monday. Preach
ing and other services at the Baptist
church next Sunday as usual.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Mr.. Ward, Of Sharon, who was taken
to Wichita hospital recently for treat
ment was brought homo corpse last
Wednesday. He was down siuce win
ter.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

No new developments in the alleged
cattle stealing case. The newspapers
may get whack at it after awhile.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Frank Shell lost three head of nice
yearlings recently from black leg. He
vaccina,ed the herd with poke root and
has had no trouble since.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

DIR. Kociell has just received a sup.
ply of new electric belts and batteries
of different sizes and prices. Get one.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

If you want pair of good shoes ut a
low price go to II. l.. Williams, L.
brecht's former place OF business.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Mrs. w. II. KinKaid and grand
daughter, Miss Luna Smith, accompan-
led Charley Kinkaid to Dodge City last
week to visit.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

A. D. Shaw and wife, Mrs. G.. W.
Shaw and j. W. Wall. attended Ow-
en- Wallis marriage IN Gomanche coun.
ty Sunday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

l.. S. McEwain and wife are expect.
ed home from Colorado Springs this
week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

The Willing Workers are requested
to meet at Mrs. Ed Youmans', We'd
nes6ay. August 21.-Sec'y.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

DO get in on the Baptist week, max.
ing your appointments this week at
DR.. Wants,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

A boy baby was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Charley Moore last Thursday night,
August 18th.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Summer hats at greatly reduced
prices, at Howe & Burton's, north
Main street.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Gano & IIoag will pay highest mar
Ret price for fat hogs delivered at the
stockyards on Monday, September End.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Those of this city and vicinity who
attended the q. a. r. reunion at
Hutchinson last week are John L. Mid
dleton, w. T Collins, !. IL. Owen, j.
w. Springer. j. n. Titus. They re-
ported a tremendous crowd. Good
lodging quarters were hard to find and
the veterans were pretty we'll tired ont
when they returned home.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

r.. Walter, of Deerhead, sold few
head of steers TO R. H. Clay. He deliy.
cred them here On Monday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Are you interested in the building of
the Baptist church? If SO, see DR.. Y ant
next week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

DIR. 9. l.. SPARKS, Resident Dentist.
Office over Citizens Bank.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

A good second hand electric battery
for sale cheap. Inquire of DIR. Kociell.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Fine ice cream just in from Wichita
at Sparks and Dorgan's.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Ernest Williams LETT yesterday for
Kansas City to buy big stock of fall
and winter goods for H. l.. Williams.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Waidron Chase and j. III. Minick re-
turned from Ashland yesterday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Otis Lorton has been somewhat in.
disposed for the past several DAYS.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Gano q Hoag are prepared to buy
wheat at highest market price. Office
and scales at Badger Lumber Co.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

A. l.. Noble was over from Winfield
Monday and Tuesday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

The Methodist and Baptist churches
are nearing completion.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21
LOCAL NEWS.

Ask any Baptist, what Baptist week
means.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Something attractive in dress goods
at WOodward's.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

JUST RECEIVED: A car load of barb
wire at Chase Hardware Co.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Mrs. w. l.. Langhart and mother.
Mrs. Deal, went to Wicitha Monday in
the interest of Mrs. Langhart's health.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Fred Smith is visiting at Lake City
with Taylor Nichols boy.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

For Farm Loans see VIM. Palmer at
,ffice of DR.. Moore.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Unless outside PARTIES interfere,
there is going to be big fight one of
these days between Captain J. D. Fair
and Captain john l., Brady. The
trouble started this way: One day last
week lady inquired OF Captain Fair
for the editor Of the Crosset. Mr. Fair d.
rected her to the Cresset office but The
editor wasn't in. She came back and
asked the Captain to describe the edl-
tor so that she would know him if she
saw him on the street. Cap was
stumped for awhile bat finally he. told
her that when she meets man who
she thinks is the ugliest man in town
she could safely say that she has found
the editor. She took him at his word
aud walking up tie street she surveyor
the crowd and her eyes fell on Captain
Brady. She approached him and said,
mister, are you the editor of the Cres-
sst?' OF course, Judge Brady didn't
get mad right away, but when be learn
ed everything he was hot enough to kill
somebody. We don't know how Broth
er Lorton feels about it, but Messrs.
Brady and Fair never speak as they
pass by"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Baptist week at DR.. Yant's next week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21

Hon. Milt Hull was up from the war
city Friday and Saturday. His trip
here had no connection with the Kio-
wa trouble. In fact he saw that peace
was restored before Ire left. His prIn-
cipal business was to perfect arrange
menus which establishes his son, l.. c.
Hull, IN the jewelry business at Green
field, Iowa. The young man is rustIsr
and has excellent prospects before him.
Milt has right to feel proud of that
hOv
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-21
c. B. KlNKAID'S LEG BROKEN.

County SuperinteI
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-05-07
HOW CHINESE CURE PEANUTS.

They Are an American Product, but
Receive Oriental Treatment.
The transAmerican railways have
their agents in all parts of the world
commercial agents, industrial agents,
tourist agents, livestock agents, car
service agents and oriental agents, as
well as the regular assortment and va
riety of freight and passenger agents.
The oriental agent of the Great North
ern railway in this city is Mr.. Moy
Wu-yen, a highly interesting China
man who carries in his pockets hand
full of cheese peanuts with which, from
time to time, he regales his friends
In the midst of business he suddenly
conceals his hand beneath his blouse
and asks, will you try Chinese pea
nut?" The hand, soft as that of a gen.
tie maiden, reappears with the nuts
and you are tempted, says the New
York Press. You yield with pleasure,
accepting one. 1t resembles the native
'goober," which ex-Gov Campbell
failed to corner, but is the most de-
licious morsel in the nut shape that you
ever tasted. Mr.. Moy laughingly tells
you, when you ask where more nuts
can be had. that they are not Chinese
peanuts at ALL but the familiar old
Virginia 'goober" prepared in the Chi
nese fashion. We take the raw nut"
he explains, 'and dry it perfectly in
the sun, leaving it many days on the
house top. Then we soak 1t in salt
water-brine, you call it-for three
days, after which we again dry thor
oughly. This may take week. Then
we put it in an oven in pan of very
hot sand and continually stir until it is
cooked well done. That is all. Nothing
could be more simple. The peanuts
the Italians roast in their sheet-iron
cylinders? No Chinaman would touch
one! We say Chinese peanuts to have
fun with our friends. There are 70
Chinese peanuts"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-05-07

raSsa. 1t is as large as New England,
With = population less than that Of
Boston. which being said, completes
the sum of statistical knowledge. There
are no reliable statistics. No trust
worthy census has ever been taken,
and none of any kind for many years
A decade ago the population was es-
timated at 100000. Recently 1t has
been put at half that number, a popu-
lation of easy-going, careless human
ity, regardless of today as of tomor-
row, for they know that tomorrow will
be as today and today is but a copy
of yesterday
The general confsuration of the
country has been compared to ones
right hand opened with the palm up
ward and the thumb close to the side.
On the side of the thumb you will have
the Atlantic on the other the Pacific
ocean, while in the hollow of the hand
you will hold the great lake. The ir-
regular lines at the junction of the
wrist called by the palmists the life
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-05-07

But they are harmless people. under
chiefs who make their own laws as
occasion requires.
Method of Dispsnsing Justice.
When one of their number has trans
gressed council is held around their
tribal fire, the gravity of the crime dis
cussed and the penalty which the guilty
one must pay decided. Usually fine
is fixed. Being notified of the amount
the culprit without demur seeks pas
sage tn some port where, finding en-
ployment, he remains till he has accu-
mu1ated sufficient to pay the fine
whereupon he returns to his people
with Joy and thus rehabilitates him
self. AS the chief means of conveyance
among these people is by their narrow
dugouts, which they paddle up and
down the numerous streams intersect-
ing their interminable forests. they
make admirable canoemen and are Gag
erly employed as such at Belize, Brit
ish Honduras. by the mahogany cut
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-05-07

the dry season, January to May. is
sere and yellow. Yet 1t is this western
part OF the country that is the more
thickly populated.
Journeying westward from the At
lantic coast, the traveller crosses first
the fiat lands covered with great for
ests of tropical jungle. This land is
characterized by the black alluvial soil
which covers 1t at great depth.
Gradually the land rises, and rocks and
gravel crop out of the loan. Settle
ments are rare and human habitations
are far between, though the fertility
of the land is SO great when once
cleared of its stupendous growth, that
corn planted with a sharpened stick.
grows luxuriantly, and no cultivation
with either plow or hoe is required.
This territory extending from the San
Juan river to Cape Honduras on the
north, has long been known as the
Mosquito country or kingdom. It's
sparse Inhabitants constitute a tribe OF
queer brown Indians, who paint their
faces red to scare the devil, and in
dulge in q number of other more or
less curious customs and ceremonies
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-05-07

ls said to have contained a million in
habitants. The city as such was wiped
out of existence by the usual meth
DDS OF the Spaniards in the new world,
but the name was applied to the coun-
try about. and is retained by 1t at the
present day. Nature in lavishing her
favors on this land left little for the
heart Of man to desire. Though the
country lies in the tropics almost any
climate desired may be found. 1t is
simply a matter of climbing the noun
tAins to the proper altitude above the
sea level to find either perpetual
summer, spring or autumn. There
where nature forestalls every neces-
sity, the primeval curse of labor IL a
barely perceptible burden. Fruits grow
in reckless profusion. Cattle breed
and multiply upon the fertile plains,
furnishing meat and the material for
the clothing. which become a mere
matter OF conventionality rather than
. necessity.
what the Country Ii Like.
One might search far and ind NO
other country about which there is less
reliable information than about Mica
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-05-07

ters, whose traffic is up the rapidly
flowing Belize river
few clumsy looking "bungoes"
cross the lake and one American n-built
steamer, the Victoria, which carries
passengers to and from Granada. 1t is
here that the aspect of the landscape
changes and the great chain of mount
aims forming the backbone Of the two
American continents finds its lowest
depression. The great forests of the
eastern coast have disappeared
and fertile table lands, luxuriant
groves and grass-covered prairies or
savannahs with rising mountain peaks,
deep ravines and roaring torrents char
acterize the scenery as the traveller
Journeys onward. And it is here that
the sparse population of the country
is chiefly concentrated. They are broad
ly separated into two distinct classes,
the Ladino and the Indian. Ladino is
general term meaning the upper or
better class, and is applied alike to
all white natives. creoles and mesti-
zoes, whatever their origin. The pure
blood Indians form the most despised
class. The dark-skinned Ladino will
readily account for his dark complex
ion by claiming negro origin, while
he will sturdily deny that Indian blood
flows in his veins, so deep set is the
stigma which was cast upon the abor-
igines by the early conquerors
The West Coast Indians.
The Indians of the interior and west
coast differ from those of the eastern
slope in their attributes as greatly as
do the varying aspects of the country
While the Mosquito and other tribes,
all more or less related. are a dark
brown, bushyhaired people, who have
made no progress in the arts of civil
ization, those of the tablelands and the
western slope are yellow race, who,
at the time of the conquest possessed
civilization closely allied to that of
the Aztecs. They are at the present day
an amiable, polite, industrious and in
| teresting people, though unprogres-
sive. Their industry is Of the most
| painstaking and in many instances un-
thinking character. They do things be
cause their forefathers did them and
consequently waste their time In slow
and antiquated methods.
The construction of the canal will
draw thousands of foreigners to Nicar-
aqua and the effects OF this new and
heterogeneous element upon its pres
ent population is hard to anticipate
There are vast fields awaiting owners
to develop them and indications of
gold and silver mines to be discovered
and exploited. The immense forests of
the Mosquito country with all their
valuable timber and rubber, are as
yet unexplored and there are prairies
capable OF sustaining millions of cattle,
while on the higher elevations the cof-
fee tree grows in reckless profusion.
Ir such country, with its thousands
of square miles of undeveloped, ynin-
habited territory, 1t is not hard to i'm
agine when the difficulties OF travel
are once removed the influx OF busy,
striving population from the already
crowded centers OF the old world,
which shall make of that region, SO
richly favored by nature, land of
blessing to its civilized Inhabitants
Thomas R. Dawley, Jr.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-05-07

In the pride OF its bustling, hurry
Ing progress this country has been
wont to look upon Central America
as q congeries of unimportant, insig-
nif1cant Latin-American states, chiefly
devoted to the cultivation of wars and
revolutions and scarcely worthy of
great nations consideration. With the
Increasing probability of the great ship
canal. which is to connect the Allan
tic and Pacific, one of these hitherto
insignificant states becomes of the
greatest significance, and the eyes OF
America are turned to one of the most
beautiful and easeful countries in the
world; region where life is SO Joy
ously worth living that its earliest
civilized discoverers, finding a barbar-
ism more soft and generous and ap-
pealing than their own civilization,
called the Nicaragua of the inhabi-
tants, "Mahomet's paradise"
Nicaragua was the name OF the great
aboriginal city, which occupied the
site Of the present city Of Rivas, and