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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-02-13

No mar can cure consumption. You can
prevent il though DR.. Woods Norway
Eine Syrun cures coughe, colds, bronchitis
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-02-13

Everybody,s iisblo to itching, piles. Rich
and poor, old and youns--terriblc the tor
ture they suffer. Only one cure cc-c
DONNA Ointmsnt Absolutely SPfe. cant
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-02-13

brands finally cleared the tracks OF the
Erie railroad and Rauapo avenue ana
alehtnC on Straight street started an
other great area of fire in which thr de-
struction and dcsolatiun wrought was
nearly as great as in the other. This sec
onI great fire started at the angle Of Park
avenue and Washington street and sw pit
almost unchecked until on those two O. o.
roughfareS there was no more fuel ON
the right side of Market street until it en-
countercd Sandy Hin cemetery there was
no barrier to check it. on the left h"nd
side at Carroll street il claimed 81 Jo-
scphs church. a great classic stone build
ing. 1t was on this second great fire hat
the volunteer hremcn from the out id
cities did their most heroic and flee i've
work. They fell back only when tn y had
to and when tho natural obstacl" inter-
posed they seized the chance and stopped
the fire
The final and owe of the most desperate
fights Of the day occurred in mid ltt"r-
noon back in the first fire area at iuc
Hamilton club situated at the corner of
Church and Edison strCets. Tie han 'onc
club touse caught AMI the exhausted are
rlcn we're rllli I'd around it. They we're
frXious to save the structure ana h'Si1rs
faiidrc mrant II at the fire II light take new
Roadway anCnt, the properties adjoining
,ho club house The building was do 1mc J.,
however. but t. trent of water keat the
htc to the promises The four walls Of the
club house stood. but the ro5f collapsed
ami the interior MAS completely burned
ont.
Paterson rests in valley and tho con-
Migration was all imposing spectacle from
tie rim Of hills that wall it in. Columns
of flames climted high in tine air md
shed their light for miles. .lundr l. of
persons hurried into TIE c:ty l,f'r lay
light to wat h the work al dies tr'''lnn at
close range and vi en- the day cam .hou-
sands more Joined tEom The Ere became
a great popular spectacle that clairrd IA
irons of New York and cFcly outlying town
in New Jor-ar. TEeN cror led the regular
trains of tn" railways Cl,ra'inC through
here and compelled the dispatching % on
ira trains. one" in the city they crowded
around the uromcr ~ at times hamDered
them in their york Eo,icC lines waca inn
possible and hrcI ph the day they poured
in an cndess sNcam through the desoate
streets. Great miracles Of ruined brick
stCCd in every street but the crowds pass
ed under them unmiudful of the warming
Of Iolce ami fremen. With the crowd
came thieves and letters hut there was 1T
much pillaslng.
NATIONAL GUARD CALLED OUT.
Under orders from Governor Franklin
Murphy, who hurried here from Jersey
City, Companies A, c, X, and NJ of tn
Fifth National Guard regiment ass mblel
at their drmores and We're held as a To-
serve force. The police, deputy She riffs
hundreds Of special watchmen and irem Il
united In protecting property during the
day ard when night came "A grim order
clearing the streets was issued by tht
city and county authorities. Despite the
precauton of the authorities there was
much confusion in the streets at night
The destruction of wires left the city il
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-02-13

Don't think less Of Your system than yam
do of your house. Give II Il thorough
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-06-04
SEATE MINING LAW.

On account OF the activity OF mining !
in this section, the following law re-
gardlng stalking out and holding a
claim is published:
Chapter AClll.-An act to amend I
section one OF an Act entitled: An /
act amendatory OF and supplemental
to An Act relating to the location, re-
location. manner or recording lode !
and placer claims, mill sites. tunnel
rights amount OF work necessary to /
hold possession OF mining claims and !
the right OF co-owners therein, APPROX /
ed March 10, 1897, approved March !
n, 1900, approved March 20, 1901.
Section I. Section one OF the above
cntlti.i Act IS hereby amended SO as
to read as -5-oWS;
Sectlon one. Section two OF the
Above named Act IS hereby amended
SO as to read as follows:
Scct-oH Two before the expiration
- iAAS'y Gays from the time OF posi-
ing h2rce upon the claim the locator
must SINK discovery shait upon the
/ cam 10 the depth o. al least ten ice
from the lowest part OF the rim OF
snch Shaft at the surface or deeper II
! necessary 70 Sho" by such WORK
iooe deposit OF mineral IN place. A
crosscut, or tunnel, which cuts the lode
d. otpth OF ten leet' or an open cut
aIon8 me Ieoge OF looe equivalent 10
S''d'' iou' 'ee' 05 SIX lee' Oy ten 'ee'
- eQol'dlei' 10 uiSc"FeIy shall Inc
Locator must delhe Tie boundaries OF
MS cam by marking tree or rock
III pace OF Dy Se''lhg post or stone
one at each corner ana one al the cen
ter OF each side Inc Nhen post is
"Seu II must Dc at least lour lnches
square Oy louf leet SIX lnShes III
length SET one loot IN the ground win
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-06-04
Seeds! Seeds!

In order to facilitate the delivery OF
seeds, Mr.. Newlands requests all those
desiring a quota of seeds next spring.
to send in their applications at the pre-
livery than would otherwise be posi-
sent time, thus assuring an earlier de-
Bile. Address all applications to Fran
els G. Newlands, House Of Represen-
tatives, Washington, D. c.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-06-04
STATE INSTITUTIONS

L. o. Henderson. Warden State Prison
JOS. +. Stubs, Pres dent State University
DR.. Patterson, Supt. Hosp Mental Discs
los. Josephs, Supt, of Orphans HON
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-06-04
ATTITUDES

Railway Depot, U. s. Mint. Government
Building. Post Office and State Capitol
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
IMPROVED ON NATURE.
me Case Of Crooked Leg Which
was Successfully Handled by
William Mckinley

A year or two after William Mckinley
had begun the practice of law at Canton.
y, he distinguished himself in humorous
fashion In one of his first successful cases.
AS often happens in court, the humor was
not merely for the sake of the Joke. but for
serious purpose. Mr.. Edward T. Roe. ia
The Life Work of William MCKINLEY"
tells the story:
Ihe case was a suit against a surgeon.
whom the plaintiff charged with having
set his leg so badly that it was bowed. Nc
klnley defended the surgeon, and found
himself pitted against John McSweeney,
one OF the most brilliant lawyers of the
Ohio bar.
insolvency brought his client into court.
and had him expose the injured limb to the
'ury: It was very crooked, and the case
looked bad for the surgeon. But Mckinley
had both his eyes open, as usual, and fixed
them keenly on the mans other leg.
AS soon as the plaintiff was turned over
20 him, he asked that the other leg should
also be barred The plaintiff and Nc.
Sweeney objected vigorously, but the iud "a
ordered it done. Then it appeared that his
second leg was still more crooked than that
which the surgeon had Set
My client seems to have done better by
this man than nature itself did" said Nc
kinley, and l move that the suit be dis
missed. with recommendation to the
plaintiff that he have the other leg broken
and e then set by the surgeon who set the
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
The Best Kansas News.
Got Into the Wrong House.

At Parsons the sheriff-elect, B. F.
Deinst, dangerously wounded Henry
Calhoun the other night. Calhoun
and two companions, two negroes,
were attempting to burglarize
Delnst's home and had effected an
entrance through the kitchen door,
when Deinst was aroused by the
noise and started to investigate.
Calhoun's two friends escaped, but
Calhoun was intercepted. He drew a
knife and advanced upon Deinst, who
picked up an ak which had been used
to break the door and struck the ne
gro ON the head, splitting his skull
Calhount is at the city Jail and prob
ably will die.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
AN ANGEL IN DISGUISE.
He WantGe an Eraser, But the Good
Woman Wouldn't Give Him
Dry Bread.

An artist who was making a sketching
tour through q picturesque region of Con-
necticut CHANGED one day on a barn so al
Turing to his eye that he sat down on a
stone wall and went to work at once, relates
an exchange.
He soon became conscious that he had
two interested spectators in the persons of
the farmer and his wife, who had come to
the door of the house to watch him.
The artist by and by discovered that he
had lost or mislaid his rubber eraser. and.
as he wished to correct a slight error in the
sketch ne went up. to the door and asked
the farmers wife if he might have a small
piece of dry bread. This as every artist
knows, makes a good eraser
The farmers wife looked at him with an
expression of pity not unmixed with sur
prise.
DRY bread!" she repeated. "Weu. I
guess you won't have to put up with apy
dry bread from me, young man. You come
right into the kitchen with me and ri
ter on it,"
"Now, don't say word," she continued.
raising her hand to warn off his expostula,
TONS Il don't care how you came to this
state, nor anything about it; all know is
you're hungry, and that's enough for me
1ou shall have a good dinner"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
The Blood.

=: The blood is life. We derive from the blood
me- .e, power, beauty and reason, as the doc
tors have been saying from time immemo-
rial. A healthy body, fresh appearance,
and generally all the abilities we possess
depend on that source OF life. 1t is, there.
fore, the, duty of every sensible man to
Keep the blood as pure and normal as pos
slble. Nature, in its infinite wisdom, has
gwen US a thermometer indicating the state
OF the blood, which appeals to our reason
by giving notice of its impurity. Small erup-
tons of the skin, to which we scarcely pay
any any attention, headache, ringing noises in
the ears, lassltude. sleePlessness, are gen
NAL state, but is filled with noxious sub
stances These symptoms deserve our full
attention. If more attention were paid to
these symptoms and steps taken to remove
them, then many illnesses from which we
suffer would become unknown, and the hui
man body would become stronger and health
Ter. Attention, therefore, should be paid
to those warning signs, and the blood can
be purified and poisonous substances re-
moved from it by the use of DR.. August
koenig's Hamburg Drops, discovered more
than 60 years ago.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
School Row at Pomona.

Pomona is in an uproar over trou-
bic III the public schools. Parents of
few Of the older pupils were bitter
toward the principal, F. S. Bright
man, who as result of continued
goading resigned and left town. The
school board was ready to stand by
Brightman, but he would not stay.
The designations of two of the young
women assistant teachers were re-
quested by the board, it being al
legged that they were largely response
BILE for the feeling against Bright
man.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
Ability to Endure.

William Keller, of Montgomery
county, was leaning on his shotgun
and it was accidentally exploded The
charge of shot tore off his right hand
completely, and also part of his left
hand, and then penetrated his lungs,
lnfiicting fatal wound. But Keller
did not even fall. He walked to his
home, some 200 feet away, and gave
instructions that a surgeon be sent
for. The surgeon came, but the
young man was dead in five hours
Kansas City journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
Low Rates for Farmers.

The Western Passenger association
has notified Secretary Coburn that a
round-trip rate of fare and third,
open to everybody, has been granted
On all Kansas railroads, also from
Kansas City and ST. Joseph, for the
thirty-second annual meeting of the
state board of agriculture, which will
be held in Topeka, January IA, Is and
16. The annual meeting of the Kan
sas Improved Stockholders associa-
ton will be held in Topeka during the
first days of the same week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
Potatoes Harvested by Flood.

Philip Pfeiffer, Lincoln county
farmer, had field of potatoes along
Table Rock creek. A freshet washed
out the field, soil and all, to depth
OF ten inches, and Pfeiffer supposed
his potatoes were all gone, but when
the water subsidized he found Is bush.
els of them piled together near q
rifle, sound and clean.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
Sheldon in a New Role.

Rev. c. M. Sheldon, of Topeka, is at
the head of movement to establish
a life insurance company that will
write policies only on the lives of
Christian people and total abstain
ers. All the churches of the United
States are to be asked to assist
this new organization. The rates will
be from 10 to 20 per cent. lower than
in the old-line companies that accept
men who drink liquor.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
Pleased to Forward 1t.

Gov.Elect Bailey is receiving a
large number of letters from women
who would be pleased to occupy the
executive mansion as his wife. One
lady recently asked him if not in
terested himself to please forward
her letter to Lieut.. Gov. Hanna, also
a bachelor, for his consideration. Mr..
Bailey Immediately forwarded it as
directed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
No Negro Pupils.

II the reports of the county super
intendents of schools can be relied
upon, Is counties in the state have no
colored school children. They are:
Cheyenne, Comanche, Decatur, Elk,
Cove, Grant, Greeley, Hamilton, Has.
kell, Jewell, Kearny, Kingman, Lane,
Meade, Ness, Rawlins, Rush, Scott.
Seward, Sheridan, Sherman. Smith.
Stanton, Thomas and Wichita.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
Theories DON'T Pan Out.

superintendent j. S. Simmons, of
the Hutchinson reformatory wants to
give that institution the appearance
of a penitentiary by building prison
wall around it.. This was not the
theory that governed when the re-
formatory was established. But
theories do not always pan out when
dealing with criminals.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
VIII the Custom BE Brokenf

The promotion of a congressman to
senator is almost unprecedented in
Kansas. Harris is the only senator
Kansas ever had who first served an
apprenticeship in the lower house, if
we except Perkins, who became sena-
tor by appointment.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
Favor Pringle for Speaker.

1t is announced that Gov. Stanley,
Gov--elect Bailey and Chairman AL
haugh, of the republican state COM
nittee, will favor the election of J.
T. Pringle, of Usage county, for
speaker of the house. They take the
ground that the house should be or
ganized in the interest of the incom-
ing state administration, and not in
the interest of any senatorial can.
,didate.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
Cost of Public Schools.

In 1876 the public schools of Kansas
cost $1,379,231. Last year they cost
S4,560,207 The largest amount spent
in any one year was in 1889. The sum
OF SIS, 137, AGO was used then. Of this
sum, however, over $1,00O,OOO was
spent for new school houses.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
It's n Family Cu.tom.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Foster, of Stock
ton, have celebrated their golden wed
ding. Mrs. Foster is the third sister
of her family to celebrate such an an
niversary, and Mr.. Foster has one
brother who can boast an equal
length of married life.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
A Good Day for the Smiths.

Three Smiths were elected to office
in Russell county. One was elected
county clerk, one county superin-
tendent and the other coroner. Two
were on the republican ticket and one
on the populist.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
Straight to the Spot
THOUSANDS PROFIT BY THE FREE
OFFER OF DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS
AND GET CURED.

OFFER OF DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS
AND GET CURED.
Aching backs are eased. Hip, back, and
loin pains overcome. Swelling of the
limbs and dropsy signs vanish.
They correct urine with brick dust sedi-
ment, high colored, excessive, pain in
passing, dribbling. frequency. Doan's
Kidney Pills dissolve and remove calculi
and gravel. Relieve heart palpitation,
sleeplessness, headache, nervousness.
TELL CRY, Ind received the free
trial of Doan's Kidney Pills. They are
splendid. I had an awful pain in my back ;
on taking the pills the pain left me right
away and feel like new man.-Stephen
Schaefer
Mrs. ADDIE ANDREWS, R. F. D. No. 1.
BRoDHEAD. Wis. writes: received the
free trial of Doans Kidney Pills with much
benefit. My little nephew was suffering
terribly with kidney trouble from scarlet
fever. Two doctors failed to help him and
he finally went into spasms. His father
gave him Doan's Kidney Pills and from
the second dose the pain was less. He
began to gain and is to-day well boy,
his life saved by Doan's Kidney Pills.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
Must BE Elected In Fall.

Attorney General GODDARD holds
that, under the new amendment to
the constitution adopted at the recent
election, constables and justices OF
the peace in second-class cities must
be elected at the general election in
the fall and not at the municipal cleo,
tons in the spring as has been the
custom.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
Half are From the Farms.

Burglary and larceny are the CHIEF
crimes committed by young men, &C
cording to the statistical report of the
state reformatory board. Of the 23s
inmates of the reformatory, 2Os were
convicted of burglary or larceny.
Nearly half of the inmates are either
farmers or farm laborers.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
Only an Amateur.

Cultured Mother-My dear, your sister
Clara is an amateur pianist. Dora is an anna.
teur photographer, and Elvira is an anna.
teur astronomer, but you don't seem to be
anything. "
Pretty, Daughter-Oh, yes, mamma, I am
an amateur finance. Here's my frst en-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
Needs of the state Normal

The state normal school board Of
regents will ask for an appropriation
of $4,000 for new building to be
erected just west of the main build
ing. Another appropriation is asked
with which to buy the Mitway park,
the best athletic field in Emporia, and
some lots adjoining.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
This Record May Stand.

Al Merritt, a farm hand in Atchi-
son county, recently husked and mar
keted STA bushels of corn in nine
days. In marketing the corn he had
to haul it mile and unload it with
q scoop shovel
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
Kansas Politician whipped.

John w. Davis, a politician of
Greensburg, was assaulted and nearly
killed by his renter, Link Olinger, in
a store at Greensburg. They had
quarreled over a division of crops.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
Ge<-Rich-Qutck Scheme.

Jones-Green sent dollar to a man who
advertised plan for making quarter
minutes.
Brown-So! And did he get the desired
information?
He certainly did. The man wrote and
told him to take a quarter and cut it in two.
then he would have two Chicago
Daily News.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
Site for Federal Building.

The government has purchased for
So,ooO the northwest corner of Sher-
man and Walnut streets in Hutchin-
son as site for the federal build
ing.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
Frisco System New Observatisn
Cafe Carr

In addition to through chair car and
Pullman Sleeper service the Frisco Sys.
tenn operates on its trains out Of
handsome Observation Cafe Cars. un.
der management of Fred Harvey. These
cars are equipped with every convenience.
including large library observation room
and platform; the former supplied With
easy chairs, writing material, fastest news.
papers and periodicals. Electric lights and
electric fans add to the comfort of the pas.
sengers. These trains leave Saint Louis and
Kansas City daily via the Frisco System.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
Dewey May Get 1t.

T. E. Dewey, of Abilene, reporter
of the supreme court, has been rec
commended for reporter of the United
Ttates supreme court by Justice
Brewer, formerly of Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03

P. H. Anderson, of Dickinson coun-
ty, who made fortune in the Klon-
dixie, has given $4,000 to the new
Swedish mission university to be To-
Gated at Mcpherson, the only insti-
tuition of it's kind west of Chicago.
Mcpherson citizens gave $1,000 and
q tract of land.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
A New EIectric Line.

Eastern capitalists are securing
right-of-way for an electric road con-
Meeting Newton, MCPHERSON, Arkansas
City and intermediate points with
Wichita.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
Rejected Mrs. PIumb,s oner.

The Emporia city council rejected
the offer of Mrs. p. b. Plumb for a free
site for the Carnegie library, and pur-
chased a site just opposite the new
federal building.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03

The ills of life are sufficiently hard
bear, without adding to them the we,
and tear of discomfort and rebellion. :
Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
WONDERFUL RESULTS FROM A
FREE TRIAL OF THE WORLDS
GREATEST KIDNEY MEDICINE.

RIDDLES MILLS, KY.-Ir the free
trial of pills. They done me great good.
1 had bladder trouble, compelling me to
get up often during night. Now sleep
well no pain in neck of bladder pain in
back is gone also headache. i. Hill.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03

Clerk-"I should like to get off early sir
as my wife wants me to do some odd Jobs
about the house while it is light enough"
Manager-''Can't possibly do it!' Clerk
THANK you, sir. You are very Kind
London Answers.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
Lost Only Two

Congressman Longs majority over
Kew. Vernon Rose in the Seventh dis
trict is 1872, as against 1919 two
years ago. Of the Sc counties, only
two went against Long.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
Killed by Explosion.

Walter Mullins, blacksmith of
Union, Clay county, trying to rescue
can of gasoline from his burning
house, was fatally burned by the ex-
plosion.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03

Dropsy treated free by DIR. III Green.
Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dronsv
specialists In the world. Read their adyer.
tlsement In another column of this naner
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03
Dead Easy.

Young Man-So Miss Ella is your Oldest
sister? Who comes after her?
yet; but pa says the first fellow that comes
can have her.-Cleveand Leader.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-03

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of
as ana cough eure:-J W; OBrien, 322 Third