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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-05-28

| names. You said: There's Henry's
john" or Here comes Baxter's joe .
or How is the colonies Fred?" All
Sunshine called this man Nobody's
! Tim. He had grown used to the nick
name now. 1t hurt him at first.
Nobody's Tim was one of the ruins
| of the great civil war; the remains of
what had once been a brave and splen-
| did fellow. He was one of the men who
had done fine deeds in war, that flashed
out the best of his character, and then
had been beaten in peace by the worst.
There was, indeed. story about
wound at Gettysburg, and Tim used to
| say that something was wrong with
his heart when he tried to work. But
| few believed it and no one cared for
Tins aches and ails.
There's the colonel" said the cab
driver, suddenly, comm down the
boulevard with his auto-go-but-don't.
l can't say when I've seen the colonel
come home so early. Say, Tim, there's
your colonel. Do set up, can't YEP"
But Nobody's Tim was already on
his feet. He had seen the colonel be-
fore any one else had. Who knew
what Nobody's Tim did not see under
shelter of that old brown felt hat?
Tim stood silently. He followed the
automobile with his sad and sunken
eyes. The colonels wife was riding
with him-a young wife. He had not
been married many years.
The automobile dashed up and
rushed by. Tim stood at attention. He
Strengthened his shoulders. Drink and
poverty and misery and sickness and
advancing age had never quite taken
the military look out of Tins figure.
he damned the old brown felt hat
into position on his head. All that
was soldierly in the loafer awakened
at sight of his colonel. AS the carriage
pulled by, Nobody's Tim saluted re-
spectfully.
The colonel. glancing under his
wife's lace sunshade, saluted the
drunkard gravely in return. After
ward he was glad to remember that
he had done this
Nobody's Tim flushed with Joy at
the recognition, but he did not speak
If any one had noticed, there was
culver in the mans lips. AS he stood
smoking he began to hum below his
breath:
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the COM
ing of the Lord!'
Tim had had fine tenor voice once.
AS the great battle hymn rose from
the lips of the loafer on the sidewalk
the gate tender came out of the gate
house. The electric heart of the rail
nouncing call ran through the soft
May afternoon.
little girl tried to stand still while
the nurse was getting her white arms
into pink sleeves. This was diff
cult prOcedure-no one could under
stand how difficult, unless one were
a baby girl of three, and in a hurry
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-05-28


settled parts of New England with
gates like long, white arms, which
swing up and down to warn the public
of danger. The railroad was a suburb
an route, a short, busy, bustling line
that sent out 40 trains a day over
circuit of 16 miles. 1t ran by dozen
little stations, each representing a
pretty suburb with homes as happy as
can be found in the country. The sub
urb of which we speak bore the beau
tiful name of Sunshine.
The arms of the gates were raised
high in the air, pointing steadily,
straight to the skies. No train was
expected for IS minutes. The gate ten
der had gone into the gate house and
sat down alone; he was not allowed to
entertain company in the gate house,
and he looked enviously across the
track at some men who were hanging
about the grocery; he would have liked
to hear the story they were laughing
at, but gate tender cannot be frivo-
lous.
These men were leaning against the
wall-two customers and the depot
cab driver. One of the customers was
hugging IAN impressive order of salt
pork and sugar and kerosene to his
breast. The other was affectionately
cherishing a paper package of butter.
One man was lounging on the steps.
He sprawled at full length. He had
his hat over his eyes for the May sun
was hot. He was smoking. He usual
ly was. 1t could not be said that he
was usually doing anything else, un-
less, perhaps, he were occupied in
getting drunk. He was marked man
in Sunshine-an idle fellow in busy
place, a scapegrace in a decorous COM
munity.
What did those plaguy railroad
commissioners do about grade cross
ings?"
One of the customers (the butter
customer) put this question in a heav-
lily injured tone.
They recommended EN-" replied
the sugar and salt pork customer.
soothingly.
They'd better!" snarled the butter
customer.
We've only killed II folks come next
july urged the cab driver. cheerfully.
Fourteen" said the man on the step
He did not remove his pipe from his
mouth, and his tone was muffled ac
cordingly.
We'll" said the first customer. "Tim
knows. He picked up the pieces of
most of 'em. My buffers busted" add
ed the speaker, gloomily. Its runnin'
up my sleeve. l give 25 cents pound
for it, tool"
Tim laughed. He was ALWAYS ready
to laugh. He had the merry. cordial
nature common to some children and
many drunkards, and the curly hair
that often goes with it.
IF you'd got to get this butter home
to your wife and seven young ones
without squashing. you wouldn't
taught" snapped the customer.
Tim. at these words, stopped laugh
ing. He turned his head away. in fact.
and pulled his hat over his ewes
Neither child nor wife belonged TO
Tim; he had neither home nor family:
he lived anyhow, boarding or tramp
ing, according to the state of his in
come. which at best was a well-nigh
invisible quantity; for Tim belonged
to the mysterious class of men which
does not work and does not starye.
Sunshine was a pusy little place,
and it's working Tan, after a pretty
fashion more common in the country
than in town, were known by their en-
ployer's names, or by their fathers
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-05-28

They did not meet fire engine. Jane
held the child's hand tight as they
passed the lake. They made the cross
ings without any trouble. There were
no cows. And the only big dog they met
was particular friend and neighbor
| of Roses, who offered to escort her
and take care of her. But Jane told
him it was against her orders; so he
turned away and stayed at home
Quite safe, happy, laughing, lovely,
pink and white, the little girl walked
sedately by the nurses side-as little
girls sometimes do, as little boys never
do-and SO came out into the square.
In the square-so fate had willed it
they met the only danger against
which the nurse had not been warned
This was the grocer's boy. He was
James very particular grocer boy, and
she stopped to speak to him.
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the COM
ing of the Lord"
Nobody's Tim was still singing in his
wasted tenor, muffied and interrupted
by the pipe, which had not left his lips,
except for a moment when the colonel
passed.
But fully 60 seconds before any other
thing. 1t was then that the pipe came
out of his mouth. 1t covered the side
walk with splinters.
GOD Almighty" groaned Tim. "The
colonies baby!"
While the gateman, the gro
Ger, the customers, the cab
driver, the grocer's boy and the
nurse stared and shrieked and started,
Nobody's Tim had charged like regi-
ment upon the oncoming train.
The long, lean arms of the gates had
dropped, and stretched themselves
nightly across the street. A grown
person could not pass their strong
barricade unless by deliberately stoop-
ing under, and so evading it; but to
the baby girl there was no barricade
at all. The arms of the gate escaped
the topmost rosebud on her rose-white,
rose-pink hat by several inches And
the child-something scornful of the
nurse, something disdainful of the
grocer's boy-had continued her walk
in a pretty, solitary dignity which
comes at times on little maids like her.
When Tins pipe came out of
mouth the colonies Rose had stepped
under the arms of the railway gate
And the train
Afterward, the gate tender swore
that the train was 40 feet away But
what are 40 feet? And the baby girl,
suddenly seeing the monster, bewild-
cred by the roar and smoke and steam,
confused by the horror that she could
not understand, put up her lips and
began to cry, and stood still upon the
track.
1t was then that a man leaped the
gate and dashed into the throat of
death with cry whose joyousness
rings to this day in the ears of every
soul who heard it. AS he hurled him
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-05-28

@kSHcA-lEA@L/l# her head,
o. 81 l63 And many hands are
filled with flowers
as coronets to crown the dead
These clay-cold comrades brave of ours.
L ere meath these mounds of sacred dust
Here meath this wilderness of bloom;
l. re lies a nations sacred trust
Within a soldiers honored tomb
nation bows with tear-wet eyes
n beEedictions Ger their graves,
V no gave themselves a sacrifice
Their country and her flag to save.
LTeathe blessings on the martyred throng
OF those who did so nobly dare
TO sing noble patriots song,
And breathe dying Soldiers prayer
Come North and South with clasping hands
A tribute to your martyrs pay,
And Flowers shall be the lovely bands,
To bind in Love the Blue and Gray.
Sc let our starry banner wave,
Our nations feuGs have passed away,
nd on the bosom of the brave
Heap Flowers DER the Blue and Gray.
--George N MacLean, in Chicago Record
Herald
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-05-28

Now lay me down to sleep.
+. / pway We Lord my soul to keep
If I should die before 1 wake,up-Amen"
"Well,' said one of the Grand Army
men, with the back of his hand at his
eyes, 81 guess she's with it,
But the colonel, her father, caught
her to his heart and hid his face upon
her soft hair. He did not speak The
veterans saluted and turned away
Youths Companion.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-05-28

A little girl tried to stand still while
the nurse was getting her white arms
into pink sleeves. This was a diff
cult prOcedure-no one could under.
stand how difficult, unless one were
a baby girl of three, and in a hurry
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19

many friends who will back him if he de- cides to become candidate. The names of Capt Robert Meyer of Tilden and James Minter of Tyler have both been suggested as probable candidates to sue ceed MT. Reynolds. Captain Meyer has been Tax Assessor 0f the county and made a good one. MT. Minter is a sue cessful merchant and planter of South Side. If he enters the race, he is going to be hard to defeat
 As to the offices of Assessor, Collector and Sheriff. the field is not yet made up. As this Is MT. Lumpkins first term, there will hardly by any opposition to his hll- ing a second term. Several names have been mentioned as candidates for Tax Collector, and there may be several more to be talked about before the slate is fully made up. Judge Pitts, of course. will be candidate to succeed himself as Probate Judge. It is possible that he will have opposition, but who his oppo- nent will be has not yet developed The names of Felix M. Wood, A. l.. Mcleod and w. w. Quarles have been mentioned as possible candidates. but your corre- spondent has not heard any one of them say that he would enter the race. As the Constitutional Convention extended the term of the Sheriffs two years no names have been mentioned as success sor to Frank M. Blackwell.
 From the way that the men between 21 and 45 are registering, it is likely that the men over 45 will have to decide who are to fill the offices in Dallas County. Captain V. B. Atkins Is a candidate for mayor. He has turned out his chin whiskers and as they are quite gray 1t makes him look a god deal older. When asked what his object was in letting them grow, he replied to your represen- tative: Ut begins to look like the men over 45 will select the next mayor, and 1 want to get in the old mems class"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19

Syne" to the very great delight of the addience.
 The proceeds of the entertainment amounted to over se0. a part of which will be used to help buy piano for the auditorium of the Auburn Female Insti- ute.
 The N. T. Lupton Conversation Club met this week at the residence of Dr. W. L. Broun. and Miss Minnie Kennedy of Opelika lead with a good paper on Sidney Lanier.
 MT. Saxon. farmer, who lives about two miles from Auburn, attempted to commit suicide Wednesday night by shooting himself with a revolver, the ball passing through his body just below the heart. There is now some chance of his recovery. MT. Saxon had been suf- fering for several months with i'll health and this is thought to be the cause of his act.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
About the Poll Tax.

by your representative this morning and was asked how mahy white men had paid their poll tax i'll Dallas County, Said Mir. Morrison:
 Up to date nearly five hundred have come forward and paid their poll tax. There are about 2.5OO white voters in Dallas County. Of these about four hun dred are exempt from poll tax on account of being firemen and belonging to the military. Of this 2,5O0 about 700 are over the age of 45. hence do not have to pay a poll tax. One hundred and fifty or two hundred young men will become of age and will not be subject to poll tax
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
The Committee Called.

Mir w. w. Burns. chairman of the County Democratic Executive Commit tee, has called a meeting of that body on Tuesday next, the 21st at F m. in the Hook and Ladder rooms. The object of the meeting is to urge upon the white men of Dallas, between the ages of T and 45 the importance of paying their poll tax so that they can go to the polls and register i'll the primaries and. gen eral elections. The address of the City Committee, published in this morning S Advertiser, has been struck off in circu- lar form and will be mailed to every white man in Selma subject to poll tax so that he can have no excuse for not paving his poll tax between now anC February 1st It would seem that great many are going to put off payini the tax until 1t is too late. Those wh, do not pay cannot participate in the neX Democratic primary in Dallas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
Young Peoples League

The Presbyterian young men had a meeting last night in the Broad Street Church and formed a league of the young people. This society or league which is to be composed of both young men and young women, is to do good work in general and have a sociable now and then at the houses of different members. It is to meet every Sunday just before church and talk over tho matters which will he brought up foI consideration. Rev. A. A. Little, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. is the originator of the plan in this city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19

Mrs. Aaron Medron of Savannah, Ga, for years until it was unbearable any longer As l had often seen Pyramid Pile Cure advertised l determined to try it and for two years have never ceased to congratulate myself that I did so. for I have been entirely cured of rectal troubles and two packages of the Py- ramid did it.
 The Pyramid Pile. Cure contains no CO., caine opium nor any injurious drug whatever, and is absolutely safe, painless and never fails to cure piles in any form.
 Druggists sell full sized treatment of this remedy for 50 cents. tu-thu-su.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19

which will leave about four or five hun dred subject to poll tax and entitled to vote, who will not do so on account or their failure to pay this poll tax. think that there will be 1,S00 or 1900 white men who can vote in the next Democratic primaries in Dallas, and between i've and six hundred who will be deprived of that privilege because of the failure to pay the poll tax. Some one hundred and fifty or two hundred will come for ward and pay the poll tax between now and February, l think.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
Selma's Public Building.

The gratifying information comes rom Washington that a bill will be lntroduc- ed in day or so appropriating $lOOoOO for the purpose of erecting puoilc building in Selma and the intelligence also comes that the bill is likely to pass. Senator Pettus got a bill through year or two ago, giving both Anniston and Selma public building, MT. Aldrlch rep resented the Fourth District in Congress, at the time MT. Aldrich was smarting under the large Democratic majority that Dallas sent up for his opponent ana he would not let the Selma bill become a law, while the Anniston bill went through.
 It is sincerely hoped by the people Of Selma that the bill about to be tntroduc- ed will become a law and that in the course of two or three years this city will have a splendid government build ing. Both United States Senators ana the solid Democratic delegation rom Alabama will be behind the bill for. government building for Selma.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
A Good Example.

Judge J. N. Walker of Eleanor and Captain J. M. Anderson of Martins Sta tion have paid their poll tax of $50. which will entitle them to register and vote in the next election. Judge Walker is 65 years of age and Captain Anderson is 50, but as both are old bachelors they do not want any dispute to arise over their right to vote. They have i'aid the poll tax through patriotic motives in order to help the public schools of Ala bama and the men between 21 and 45 should take their action as an object lesson. Alabama has not two more patriotic citizens than Judge Walker and Captain Anderson and their payment of the poll tax cannot be too highly com mended, when so many men are trying to avoid this payment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
SCHOOL BUILDING BURNED.
Loss Will Amount to $2O,O0O-Do-
 than Will Build Another

Dothan. Jan. 1s.-(SpeciaD-The mag nificent public school building of Dothan. which was the pride of the town. was destroyed by fire this evening The loss will amount to $O,0OO
 An alarm of fire was turned in at $ o'clock. The fire company responded promptly, but the flames had gained too great a headway to be subdued. The firemen. assisted by other citizens, fought nobly. but to no avail. The origin of the blaze is unknown.
 The building was completed about two years ago. Another structure will bS erected at once.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
wAsHINaToN's WEDDING DAY.
D. A. R's of Auburn Celebrate the
 Anniversary.

Auburn, Jan. 1S.-(Special.)-The ladies of the Light Horse Harry Lee Chapter of the D. A. R., celebrated washington's wedding day with a colonial concert last night at the auditorium of thes sAu- burn Female Institute. The program was very interesting and was enjoyed by a good audience. The ladies of the Chap ter were assisted by a number of their Auburn friends and by Mr. Klenk of Huntsville, Miss Lutz of Montgomery. and MT. Kinney of Opelika- Au- burn people. who have at least a local reputation for their appreciation of mu- sic were delighted with the perform ances of Mir. Klenk on the violin. and he was encored again and again. His play ing recalled to many persons the delight full occasion when the famous violinist, Remenyi. played here.
 The ladies of the Chapter appeared in colonial costumes and sang "Auld Lang
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19

% - v w v S O. 4 4 4 4 < 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 < Q
 Mrs. Ullman of Selma is visiting Mrs. Sidney Goetter.
 Mrs. Eugene Fies of Birmingham is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Alex Rice.
 Mrs. Frank Fillmore will entertain the members of the Sophie Bibb Chapter, U. D. c. on Tuesday at 4 o'clock.
 The members of the Standard Club will entertain at card party on Thurs day evening.
 Miss Mary Win Ray will entertain the Sans Souci Card Club on Thursday at Il o'clock at her home at Highland Park.
 Mrs. Livingston of Chicago is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Messing. Mrs Livingston is a sister of pr. Messing.
 Miss Nellie Loeb who has been the guest of Mrs. Wollner has returned to her home in Columbus, Ga.
 Miss Hodnett will lecture on "The Dramatic Element in Biblical Prophecy" on Thursday and on The Epic Element in Biblical History and Prophecy" on Fri
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
CAR STOVE EXPLODED.
Young Woman Jumped from Train
 and Was Badly Injured

Decatur. Jan. 1S.-(Special.) )-Panic fol- lowed the explosion of a car stove on the Louisville and Nashville No. 1. south bound. about 4 o'clock this morning be- tv cen Decatur and Columbia. Tenn. The car was full of passengers and many at tempted to jump from the train which was going at speed of forty miles an hour. An unknown young woman did jump despite efforts to prevent her and was seriously injured, one leg and one arm being broken and other injuries be- ing sustained that may result fatally.