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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
Worked as section Hands.

Several of the students at OF.
tawa university have been working
during the vacation as section hands
on the Santa Fe. They worked faith,
fully, laid by their wages, and gave
an oyster supper to their foreman
in memory of the ''happy hours they
had spent in his company"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
Want a State Fire Marshal.

The mutual fire insurance compa.
MES of Kansas adopted resolution
urging the legislature to pass a law
creating the position of state fire
marshal. It will be the duty of
such officer to investigate all big
fires and run down persons guilty
of incendiarism.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
A Prejudiced Opinion.

rs it true that men of genius do
not know the value of money!"
I'm afraid it is" answered Mr..
Stormington Barnes. Most men of
genius see so little of it that they
never have a chance to form any
definite ideas ON the subject
Washington Star.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
EmpOria to Entertain Bankers.

P. I. Bonebrake, vice president of
group 2, of the Kansas Bankers as
ISOLATION, announces a meeting of
his group at EmPoria on October %.
This group is composed of the bank
ers of Shawnee, Wabaunsee, Doug
las, Johnson, Morris, Chase, Lyon,
Usage, Coffey, Franklin, Miami, An
derson and Linn counties. Emporia
proposes to entertain the bankers
in fine style.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
More Money for Schools.

Warden Jewett, in his annual re-
port, will recommend that $1,000 be
allowed by the state toward paying
teachers in the Lansing public
schools. The schools are largely
made up of children of state prison
officials
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
Jury Acquitted Mrs. Edwards.

At Burlington jury acquitted Mrs.
Jennie Edwards of the charge of
beating to death her step-daughter
Feeling against Mrs. Edwards was
strong but the evidence against her
was circumstantial.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
May Have to Pay the Bonds.

Wabaunsee county is trying to
hatch up some plan to evade the
payment of S13S,O0O in bonds is
sued in 1880 to aid the Manhattan,
Alma & Burlingame railway. The
bonds fall due in 1910. When the
company tore up the track from To-
peka to Manhattan about four years
ago, the commissioners felt that it
should release them from the pay
ment of that proportion of the
bonds, but the bondholders think
otherwise -.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
CHANGE OF LIFE.
Some Sensible Advice to W0-
men by Mrs. E. Sailer.

"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-When
passed through what is known as
change of life,' had two years suf-
fering, sudden heat, and as quick
chills would pass over me my appetite
was variable and I never could tell for
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
Boycott junction city.

Soldiers at Fort Riley are boy
cotting Junction City, claiming that
a ten-cent rate between the fort and
town on the electric line is excess
Sive.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
Big Money from Tomatoes.

G. FL. Watson, of Shawnee county,
expects to get between 700 and 500
bushels of tomatoes from four acres
this season. He is getting 25 and 80
cents bushel for the tomatoes and
the crop will pay him fully $50 per
acre.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
May Build Town Hall.

Most of the labor oil the new school,
building at Lansing was done by
state convicts and Warden Jewett
contemplates the erection of town
hall with prison labor
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
Hudson to succeed Carmichael.

Gen. J. *. Hudson, of Topeka, was
elected senior vice commander of the
Kansas G. A. r. to succeed NJ. A. Car
michael, of Colony, deceased.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
Socialists to Nominate.

John G. Otis, chairman, has called
a meeting of the socialist party OF
the First district at Topeka, Septem-
Der %, to name candidate for con-
gress.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
Phillips County's Cfnch.

All three of the nominees for con-
gress in the Sixth district-repub-
lican, democrat and socialist-are
from Phillips county.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
winfield Child Had Matches.

The five-year-old daughter of Rev.
Stophlet, of Winfield, was perhaps
fatally burned by setting her cloth
ing afire with matches she was strik-
ing.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
Train Killed wealthy Farmer.

Glenn Barcles, wealthy farmer
near Seneca, was killed by railroad
engine while trying to cross the
track near his home.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24

Chancellor SHOWS Secretary Dead
Robert Bright, secretary to Chan.
cellor Snow, of the state university
died suddenly at Fort Scott
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
Latest Kansas Events.
State University,s Opening.

The address of Henry j. Allen, of
Ottawa, marked the formal opening
Of the fall term of the thirty-first
year of school at the University of
Kansas. Chancellor Strong made his
first appearance among the students,
and was given the college yell as he
mounted the platform. In the course
of his address Mr.. Allen said: 1.-THE
good wishes which 60 out from
Mount Dread to-day are from the
hearts of the Kansas people. They
have watched with loyal pride the
progressive labors of Chancellor
Snow for a dozen years; they will
always have an affectionate and
grateful memory of his work. They
will watch with hope and high expec-
tation the labors of the splendid man
WHO comes to take his place and lead
the university into new admins
trative' era. He brings us good
name. We welcome him to Kansas.
I'm told that when all the different
degrees which he has earned by his
scholarship in the universities in the
east arrived there were a wagon
lead of them. If in addition to this
New England education he can take
on the Kansas polish what a Kansan
we will make of him."
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
Should Have Courted at Home.

This dispatch recently came from
Washington, Ind: August Hackmeis-
ter, well-to-do German farmer of
Osborne county, Kan, is locked up
in the Jail here on charge of break
ing into a sealed box car on the Bal
timore & Ohio railway. A trip to
Cincinnati to visit his sweetheart is
responsible for all his troubles. He
left his home in Kansas Friday and
soon after his arrival in Cincinnati
he was robbed by two men of all
the money on his person. He knew
no one in Cincinnati except the young
lady whom he was visiting and,
rather than tell her of his financial
ADVERTISEMENTS, he decided to beat
his way home. He got as far as
Georgia, Ind, and when a Baltimore
& Ohio train pulled into the little
town he opened the door of box car
and crawled in. Some of the train
men saw him enter and, thinking
him thief, they closed the door and
locked him in. He was turned over
to the police upon the trains arrival
in this city. In his pocket was found
warranty deed to $50 acres of land
in Osborne county, Kan.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-08
KENTUCKY AND CONNECTICUT.

1t is Connecticut instead of Massa-
chusetts that is bleeding for the sins of
the outside world just now. They are
going to have slugging match between
a couple of professional gentlemen in
Louisville some time this month and
Connecticut is in mild spasms in conse-
quence.
Col. Henry Watterson, the editor of
the Louisville ourier-Journal, has writ
ten pungent letter to the Secretary of
the Law and Order League of New
Haven who urged the distinguished
Kentuckian to exert his influence to
stop the fight. Col. Watterson declines
to use the influence of his newspaper to
prevent pugilists from hammering each
other for the pleasure of sport loving
There are laws on the statute books of
the Blue Grass state which the "consti-
tuted authorities can enforce if they
wish to stop the fight, and Col. Waiter
son intimates that if these authorities
do not do their duty it is none Of his
business.
"Parenthetically," Col. Watterson
observes that ''this is a mighty big
country for single local society away
off in the land of steady habits to at
tempt to regulate and reform. Reform,
like charity, should begin at home. >"
Then Watterson's sporting instincts
the heritage of every true Kentuckian-
assert themselves. ''If the law is
against prize fighting" he says, "let it
be executed. But if it is not, or cannot
be, let the coming match be fight and
not foot race.
There is precious little comfort for a
New England reformer in Col. Waiter
sons letter, but that is exactly what
might have been expected. What
could have led the truly good man in
Connecticut to imagine that the grand
old Blue Grass State-the common
wealth of seasoned sportsmen, the land
of blooded horses, phenomenal mint
crops, flowing with Bourbon-would be
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-08
BATS and Vampires,

At sunset in the forest of Guiana the
bats fit from their hiding places, some
taking the place of the parrots and
fiocking around the fruit trees, while
the horrid vampires wander far and
near in search of some sleeping ami
NAL, or even man, in order to obtain
a meal. Cows, goats, hogs, fowls as
well as game birds and quadrupeds all
suffer from their attacks if not Sc
cured in well latticed pens, while the
traveller must not be surprised wher
awaking to find blood ooZing from
a wound in his foot or temple.
In some places domestic animals can.
not be kept at all, as they are so weak
ened by repeated attacks as to ulti-
mately die of exhaustion. Fortunately,
however, the vampires are not very
common, and with proper care may be
excluded from dwelling houses and
stock pens.-Longman's Magazine.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-08
His Great Pressure.

The German officer is nothing If not
practical, so there may be an element
of truth in the following amusing Incl
dent, which comes from Berlin. says
the London Express:
A sergeant was perpiexed how to
deal with bowlegged recruit. At last
lie bethought himself of plan. TAX
ing one mark piece, about the size of
a shilling, he ordered the recruit to put
it between his knees and said, "Woe
betide you If You let the money fall
before l come back in five minutesw
The unhappy recruit, with knees
pressed together, remained in that un-
comfortable position for minute, and
at last, struck by happy idea, he took
the coin from between his knees and
put 1t in his pocket.
When the sergeant hove in sight,
he hurriedly replaced what he thought
to be the same coin. 1t was, however,
a two mark piece, about as large as a
form. The sergeant smiled as he COM
plimented the bowlegged recruit on
the great pressure he must have ex-
erted on the coin between his knees.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-08
An Ancient Bible.

In the Cottonian library in England
is an old manuscript copy of part of
the Bible in Latin. The London
Chronicle says it was used at the cor
onations of English sovereigns 300
years before the "stone Of destiny"
was brought from Scone to Westmin-
ster by Edward |.
If this be true, the use Of this Bible
for the purpose dates back to the year
1000. 1t is quarto of 217 leaves, con.
tanning the four gospels, and seems
from the style of the writing and illu
minations, which are very beautiful,
to have been made about the end of
the ninth century.
1t narrowly escaped destruction in
the fire at Ashburnham House in 1871,
of which it bears evidence in its
crumpled leaves and singed margins
There is some evidence that the son OF
Edward the Elder, Athelstan the Clio
rious, who was king of the West Sax
ons from 925 to $40, owned this Bible
and gave it to the church of Dover.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-08
Heredity and Genius.

Expositions Of the laws of hered1ty
fail in affording no clew to the under
standing of genius. AS these laws Of
inheritance are now expounded 1t
would seem that no offspring could
ever rise above the average level of
preceding generations, and we have all
had thousands Of commonplace an
cestors. In animals excellence is, as
rule, easily accounted for; in man it is
not So How comes it that In the same
family one member rises not merely
above all the rest, but above the bulk
of mankind? One only of the Bona
parties was Napoleon; one only of
the Shakespeares could write Ham
let" And why should the son of an
ordinary Lincolnshire farmer and his
probably ordinary wife have turned
out not merely the greatest natural
philosopher Of his time, but of all
time? We are still waiting for a Sec
Ond Isaac Newton. To say that such
men are sports" is to give us a word
for a thing and merely to cover ig-
norance. The sport must be caused,
and what was the cause? The excel
lent work being done in tracing the in
fiuence of heredity only makes more
astounding these prodigies of genius
Baltimore Sun.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-08
Training shepherd Dogs.

The natives of Mexico seem to have
an original way of training shepherd
dogs. A pup is taken from its mother
as soon after birth as possible, the
breed of the dog being immaterial.
The young of sheep or goat is taken
away, and the pup is substituted.
After the first few days the pup is
never fed except just before the flock
goes to pasture in the morning and
just after the sheep are brought in at
night.
AS soon as he can walk he goes out
with the flock and stays with 1t all
day. Whenever he begins to antici-
pate supper by trying to drive the flock
in before sundown he gets punished.
After he is about year old he takes
a flock out, guards it from other dogs
and coyotes during the day and brings
it in at the proper time at night
without supervision. All kinds of
temptations can be tried on any dog
that is encountered in the hills with
his flock, but in spite of all he will re-
main faithful to his duty, driving his
flock to a safe distance before ventur-
ing TO make the acquaintance of any
other dog.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-08

The contention of Senator Fairbanks
of Indiana, in labor day speech at
Kansas City that compulsory arbitra-
ton is not arbitration is absurd. 1t is
true that in the common law "arbitra'
tom has the voluntary idea, because
the common law gave that name to the
hearing of cases by other than the
regular courts. But the regular courts
performed the same functions in some
cases. For example, if work was not
done under contract, the courts made
the employer come in for decision and
undertook to decide what the labor was
worth. It is no more difficult to decide
what labor is worth in advance, in TIE
same way. But an arbitration board
with representation of both parties.
could probably decide more accurately
what labor is worth than a professional
judge or an average jury.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-08
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT

the entire system of.%'government is as
much out of order as if a cyclone had
blown through it. Triggs feels sure
that the day of politics is at an end, that
the flag is mere rag floating in the
breeze and that patriotism and nation
ality are but tads of Yesterday. Turn
ing his lorgnette on the future, he sees
only the wreck of political government
and great trust in its stead, headed by
some Croesus worth few billions, ad-
yised and guided to some extent by a
board of managers and a directorate.
He asserts that in this scheme Of rule
no Congress will be needed or tolerated.
Professor Triggs reaches the conclu-
sion that the government will own
everything, and that the people, instead
of paying taxes and owning the govern
ment, will be stockholders and receive
all their sustenance from the govern
mert.
Triggs is under cloud which has no
cheerful lining. Whether his trouble
comes from his stomach, his liver or his
intellect does not matter; it is there,
and it is the duty of committee of
physicians to locate it. In the mean
time, it is just as well for Triggs and all
the other croakers of his class to make
up their minds that there will be love
of country, enthusiasm for the flag,
Congresses and popular government in
America thousand years after they
are all dead. When the hour comes for
the overthrow of plutocracy, which is
just now trying to get firm grasp upon
the government through the trusts, the
people will arise and crush it like an
egg shell. This is government of the
people, for the people and by the people
now and forever.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-08
The English Navy.

In the earliest times of the British
navy there was practically no distinc-
ton between the merchantmen and the
man-ofwar. In the rare times Of peace
men-of-war traded as merchantmen,
while merchantmen always went arm
ed. Thus in tirle of war the trader be-
came the warship and vice versa.
From the time of the conquest and
probably earlier down to the days of
Elizabeth this was the ordinary prac-
.tice. Elizabeth hired out ships of the
navy for all sorts of purposes, from
piracy to slave trading, taking her
share of the profits when the venture
was successful and disclaiming all re-
sponsibility when it wasn't.
Henry Ill, who may be described as
the originator Of the navy as a special
fighting force, hired out the ships spe-
cially built for the navy in times of
peace and even allowed them to be
taken away from their appointed sta
tions provided that the hirers deposited
due security for the return of the ships
with their tackle and all equipment in
proper state of efficiency. The prac
tice ceased after the repulse of the
Spanish armada, when the fighting
ship, as such, became distinct from the
trader.-London Globe.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-08
Ideaa of Happiness.

Two young women, patiently of the
"saleslady" persuasion, rode down
Chestnut street in a crowded trolley
car on a recent morning. They chatted
animatedly about the merits and de
merits of VIII and Gus till they
reached Broad street. From there tC
Twelfth they preserved a dreamy 81
lence. Then one broke out with.
Il say, Ag. what would you choose il
you could have everything in the world
you asked for?"
WELL" said Ag slowly and musingly
II think I'd choose enough silk dresses
to last me for the next ten years
What'u'd you take, Sade|
''Me?" replied Sade. ITS the dream
OF me life, Ag, to have all the money
I'd want, so could 60 to me job in q
cab every morning." - Philadelphia
Times
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-08
For y Pinch of snuM.

Louis XVIII. of France, while recit-
ing an ode of Horace to his chamber
lain one day, suddenly stopped to take
a pinch of snuff and was annoyed to
find that he had left the box in his
bedroom.
With a low bow the chamberlain
handed him his own box, and the mon
arch took good pinch from it, after
which he rectted the long ode to the
end. He then said to the chamber
lain:
You have a poor niece, believe.
Well, | like your snuff so well that I
propose, as a token of gratitude to
you, to give her the right TO open toy
store in the Tuileries. will sign the
necessary papers this evening"
Thanks to this royal grant, the chSm-
berlain's niece conducted small but
profitable business until her death, III
1859. Her little store then became the
property of the state. and ever since 1t
has been rented for about 400 francs q
year.
Thus the French republic of today
owes portion of its income to the
fact that Louis XVIII. appreciated
good snuff.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-08
PfckpOckets and Pins,

Artful as the ways of the Heather
Chinee" are the lodges of the expert
picker of pockets. The other night a
young lady who had been to the thea
ter was getting on to tram car, and,
knowing the possibilities opened up to
the light fingered gentry by crowd.
she kept her hand in her pocket and
grasped her purse firmly. Suddenly
she felt sharp prick as from a pin on
her hand and, acting on the impulse,
let go her hold of the purse and
snatched her hand out, almost as quick
ly returning it, but she was too late.
In the few seconds that had elapsed
another hand had been there, and the
purse was gone.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-08
HENRY CLAY AS AN ACTOR.
How the Great Lawyer Won "a Hope
less Case,

How the Great Lawyer Won a Hope
less Case.
An old and well known traveller, who
has recently settled in Chicago, while
coming in from Pewee valley the other
afternoon told an interesting story
about Henry Clay, the great Kentucky
statesman. The story teller in his
youth lived in Mr.. Clay's district dur
ing the time when Henry Clay was at
his prime as lawyer
"A man was once being tried for
murder" said the narrator, land his
case looked hopeless indeed. He had
without any seeming provocation MUIR
dered one of his neighbors i'll cold
blood Not a lawyer in the county
would touch tile case. 1t looked bad
enough to ruin the reputation of any
barrister.
THE man as a last extremity ap-
pealed to Mr.. Clay to take the case for
him. Every one thought that Clay
would certainly refuse, but when the
celebrated lawyer looked into the mat
ter his fighting blood was reused, and,
to the great surprise Of all, he accept
ed.
"Then came a trial the like Of which
ried on the case, and it looked more
and more hopeless. The only ground
of defense the prisoner had was that
the murdered man had looked at him
with such a fierce, murderous look that
out of self defense he had struck first
A ripple passed through the jury at
this evidence.
"The time came for Clay to make his
defense. 1t was settled in the minds
of the spectators that the man was
guilty of murder in the first degree.
Clay calmly proceeded, laid all the
proof before them in his mastery way,
then, just as he was about to con-
clude, he played his last and master
card.
Gentlemen Of the jury he said
assuming the fercest, blacklist look
and carrying the most undying hatred
in it that have ever seen, gentlemen
if man should look at you like this
what would you do?'
THAT was all he said, but that was
enough. The jury was startled, and
some even quailed on their seats. The
judge moved uneasily on his bench
After fifteen minutes the jury flee
slowly back with Not guilty, your
honor The victory was complete.
when Clay was congratulated or
his easy victory, he said:
"Tt was not so easy as you think.
spent days and days in my room be
fore the mirror practicing that look
1t took more hard work to give thai
look than to investigate the most OBJ
tuse case.' "-Louisville Courier-JOur
nal
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-08
Meanings of the WORD "stove. >,

The word "stove," as applied to
heater for room, seems to be of about
the same age as the article to which the
name is now applied, for while the
word as name had an existence in
early English it was used in different
sense.
Both Lord Bacon and Woodward
used it as referring to a house or room
artifcially warmed and particularly a
hothouse for plants. Bacon also used
the word as a verb in the way of keep
ing warm in a house or room, as ito
stove orange trees and myrtles," to
quote from his writings. pepys used
the verb in nautical sense, as heating
for the purpose of making pliable, as
'stove bolt ropes"
But all these definitions are obsolete
now, such disuse dating from the time
when DR.. Franklin made his discover
les and applications. The French word
"etuve," it may be added, describes a
hothouse or bathing room, and hence is
parallel in meaning with the early Eng
ish word.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-08
A n,rd That. Hard 70 KIN.

Penguins have an extraordinary
amount of vitality and are harder to
kill than any ordinary cat. once had
occasion TO kill a large bird aboard
our ship, the Southern Cross. and,
making use of the weapon next my
hand. drove large spike squarely
through the creatures head and fin
ished the operation by mailing it fast
to the deck. That seemed to make the
job very complete, and | went below
decks for dinner Coming up an hour
later, my astonishment was prodigious
on beholding the penguin, head erect,
flippers out. waddling about. apparent
iy without thought of the spike, which
still remained transfixed in his crani-
um.-C. Z. Borchgrevink in Leslie's.