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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-07-16

The studding is by inch. Joist,
by 10 inches. Roof rafters, by 4
inches. The hardware is of neat de-
sign. All work throughout is of
good kind.
The house is to be left brook clean all
ready for occupancy.
GEORGE A. W. KNIT.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-07-16
Goeseberry Waterloo.

Add the yellow rind of one lemon to
one quart of ripe berries; stew until
tender in little water. Drain in jelly
bag. To every pint of juice allow one
pound of cut sugar. When the sugar is
dissolved, freeze the same as ice cream.
Ladies World. New York.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-07-16

THIS six-room house with a very
large veranda can be built for
ST, 800 complete with brick foundation.
The sizes of the various rooms are
as follows: Parlor. IA by 1919; living
room, 1879 by 1919; kitchen. II by IL
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-07-16
ART IN ARCHITECTURE
Designed and written Especially
for This Paper.

sheathing. All floors are double, hav-
ing tar paper between them.
All doors are 5-panel doors. The
shingles on roof are Star A Star brand.
Glass throughout is American double
thick. The exterior painting is two
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-07-16

feet inches; chambers, II by 1914,
10 feet 3 inches by 141a and by II feet
three inches; store room, 5Hs by z;
pantry, by 8. The parlor has large
hay at front and an angle bay at side.
The chambers have large closets.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-07-16

coat work. Body of house, green with
white trimming. Roof is stained olive
green. Press brick chimney. Plaster
ing, 2-coat work. Carved caps showing
on veranda columns to be of compost.
ton carving.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-10
HEN RETTRNIYG TO WORK.
NO GENERAL ATTEMPT AT RESUMPTION
PLANNED BEFORE MONDAY.
In rrIEaEArH p - TEIBuNE J


WiIkcsbarrs. Penn. oct. S-Only one attempt 10
resume work was made to-day. the Mount Lookout
oolliery OF the Temple Iron Company, heing start
cd with A good force Of men IL ran all day with
no interference. and tomorrow the force will be
increased 40 soldiers were guard. and no
crowds gathered. At the other ooiiieries the op-
orators viii wait urtI Monday 20 begin work By
that time the troops viii be distributed widely
possible Al the places, where they are expected 10
do the most good. Meanwhile the operators are
gathering what men they can.
General Manager Dryden Of the Ontario and
Western Compauy's coal department said that the
number Il new who put IN an appearance yes
terday encouraged him 20 believe that one or two
additional colIieries might he started within the
Of The ReiawaTc Iack9Wans ana Weetirn CON-
pauy's coal department said that the number OF
men returning 20 work was greater than al any
time since the strike began. lie denied the state
ment that the company intended concentrating its
men al few OF the coliieries and working these
70 their fuil capacity rather than operating num-
her al much less than their usual capacity.
We intend 10 DO no such thing" said hc. TO
the miners no are coming back 10 work is being
given thc pick Of thu chambers and II the good
take their pick Of those in other mines. Just a.
soon a sufficient number Of men 10 warrant the
operation OF an additional coliery present them
selves an additional colhery will be operated"
y NJ pg also TeceveS from the Delaware and fI1d
Company. the Temple Iron Company. the IIill-
side Coal and Iron Company ana the Pennsy Ivania
President Baer OF the Philadelphia and Read
ing, is willing 10 give employees at the mines fun
time and steady work This ne announced in
letter the Rev. q. i. Magic. OF -. NichOlass
German Catholic Church, OF this city. Father
Magic. m discussing the situation with miners
found that there was not much complaint about
the scale Of wages as about the fact that the men
did not work steady time, On Monday H. wrote
Mr.. Baer stating that II the mine workers could
be assured Of six days work week. except FOR
factory 10 them and more effective than bringing
soldiers 10 the region. Working only twelve or
hfteen DAYS a month. Father Maggie said did not
allow the men TO earn enough 20 be comfortable.
President Baer replied follows:
Il am perfectly willing 90 promise the full
time and steady work. exert when work is pro-
vented by unavoidable accidents. / am quite
the conditions such that can keep this prom
Use. VIII kindly tell me how can give this
assurance 10 the men TO make IL most eTcctive?''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-10
LSELLN AIDS NEW-ROCHELLE
BANKER ORDERS TRAINLOAD OF COAL,
BROUGHT FROM HIS MINES.

Ih're Will he no coal famine IN New Rochelle
II Adrian Iselin can help il. Mr. IseIin. who
owns several coal mines ON the lin. ~ the
Buffalo. Rochester and Pittshurg Railroad =
rushing whole trairload OF coal east. 10 meet
the wants OF the people - the city in which he
lives The fuel viii he given To the poor first
ana after they are supplied il will be sold in
one and two ton lots 10 any resident OF New
Rochelle Who wishes 20 purchase il AZ the cost
price, - - "a ton. delivered Mr.. Iselin has
designated the New Rochelle Coal and Lumber
Company. which owns extensive yards on the
waterfront the distributing agents and II
one shipment IL not sufficient to supply the
shortage he will make others. II is said that
he has eight hundred men AZ work at his mines
getting out the coal The coal is Of "a variety
which Is about one-half anthracite and the
other part bituminous. and consequently Mr..
lselm's oolli~ries have not fallen under The ban
of the strike leaders.
MI. lseliu Is having circulars printed in
struct!ng the people how 90 burn the coal most
economically, and viii mail them out % the
purchasers. He was led % ship the coal by
an incident which occurred a few days ago.
The New Rochelle Coal and Lumber Company.
which supplies the banker with fuel has been
selling half ton .cts TO customers. Nil lseltn
ordered half ton OF coal from the company,
hut when the driver arrived at the house he
discovered that there were several tons I'm the
cellar. and. despite the plea oi the servants
ana gardeners that the fuel needed for the
greenhouses. 10 keep the plants alive. he refused
to leave It, When Mr.. Iselm heard ot the action
of the driver he decided that coal famine was
at hand. ami made arrangements at one 10
supply mis- house and the houses 81 his children
and also the New Rochelle Water company.
About ten cars of coal were needed t"r THIS
purpose. and he decided that while he was
bringing it he might as well get tram
load and relieve the pressure IA the whole
neighborhood. The coal will come in big Jumps.
and purchasers viii have 10 crack IL 10 S'IeS
to suit their purposes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-10
SIMPLE PLAN FOR BURNING OIL.
KEROSENE SOAKED BRICKS PROVE lNEA-
PENsIvE AND PRACTICAL FOR
HOUSEHOLD USE.

The burning OF Kerosene oil in an ordinary
hIlcheh stove, after the oil has soaheu n'o "
porous brick. may solve the fuel problem IN 'hs
tenement houses if the price of coal remains pro-
hinitiye The method was described briefly In The
tribune on Wednesday by Adolph Muller OF 'he
urn or Henry Maurer Son. manuiaeturers Oh
Terra Gotta brick at No. 420 East Twenty-thiiu-S'
since then Mr.. Muller has been obliged TO answer
many inquiries. and IL is evident that Wiuespreau
interest has been aroused in the subject
There is no patent the method, and one can
get the required fuel for few cents Any solt
porous brick will do, but the best for the purpose
Is terra Gotta hollow brick. of the kind that has
been used for years to line ceilings and for paru
tons. Glazed OF painted brick will not serve the
purpose at ALL for to be of use In ouring oil the
oFick must be porous enough to permit the OIL 10
soak into it readily. The brick must be OF size
to go into the frebox OF the stove and rest on the
CRATE.
Such brick is placed in a shallow dish half full
OF ordinary kerosene oil and allowed to soak about
haIf a minute When side of the brick IS
soaked In that way. the brick is turned over. to
allow the other side TO soak II IL is hollow
brick IL can be handled with tongs a stove poker
without soiling the fingers. As soon as the brick
match. The brick will throw out flame for nearly
cook di gtiR 9 enough neat f M DOT rb iii sd
sumed at one burning costs about cent when oil
To heat ar room IN Which there is an open crate
some on soaked bricks can be placed In the crate
ana lighted There is no danger of explosions when
the the oil is burned in that way. The burning oil
tiEoWS OH no offensive smoke or door. The fame
OF an oil soaked brick can be extinguished by
dropping the brick into pail OF water After
being in the water the brick can be soaked IN oil
and lighted again.
With relay Of bricks and kerosene bath a
kitchen stove could be kept going all day without
much trouble and ar small cost. Probably a small
tamliy could do all the necessary cooking and heat
the living room comfortably for a whole day by
using oil soaked bricks IN the stove for less money
than IL would take to buy one pail of coal that
would last only hour two.
\ precaution that would suggest itself to any
sensible person is 70 set fire the brick imme-
iidtely after II is soaked and placed in a stove or
IN CRATE. To permit oil soaked brick to re-
nam long time in a stove without burning would
SHow the escape OF fumes, which. collected in "A
nreboX. might explode when "A match was apDIIad
tor the same reason kerosene oil should not he
Kept standing long in open dish I'm close room
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-10
SOFT COAL DOWN TO 50.
THE SUPPLY HERE READY
TO SELL To POOR AT FIFTEEN
CENTS A PAIL.

The retail price Of coal went down a trife
yesterday. soft coal was selling at retail at
50 ton. the lowest price for the week. The
supply OF soft coal was increased by the ar
rival at the shipping ports Of many coal trains
which had been held back by lack of power
Engines lent by the anthracite roads hauled
some OF the trains The supplies Of bituminous
coal are being transported from the mines with
al possible speed at present. and there should
be more Of drop in the price Of soft coal soon.
even if the supplies OF anthracite coal are not
increased
Lower prices should prevail in the next few
days among the tenements. owing to the an
nouucement of H. G. Barber. of No. So Water
81. that by an arrangement with the coal
operators he would be able 10 furnish anthra-
cite coal 10 the poor OF the East Side Is cents
a pail This action is primarily 10 relieve the
hardshps among the poor caused by the present
exorbi;ant prices for coal I'm small quantities
The coal viii be purchased at an average rate
of $40 a ton.
My plans are complete" said Mr.. Barber
and I am sure they will he successful The
ccaI viii be ready IN the morning, and we will
serve all worthy customers who present them
selves The idea is that will supply the poor
in the lower district. The firm Of Curtis &
Blaisdell is being negotiated with i'm an effort
10 establish depOts IN different parts OF the
city, but no definite answer has been given by
IN
There is. happily no danger OF the supply
giving out and no likelihood Of the price going
up. / am assured 10y two railroad companies
who are furnishing the coal that they will keep
il up all winter If the strike continues
The large detail dealers are everywhere main
tanning their rigid specifications on the amount
- coal To he delivered 10 individuals who have
been long customers.
II Is next TO impossible 10 get more than a
ton at 4 time from any dealer, and. in most
cases. except for the large business and nat
buildings the deliveries are limited to half and
quarter tons
The opinion prevails among retail dealers
that a continuance Of the strike through the
next two weeks viii put number OF retailers
cut OF business. II this is the result many or
the customers Of the firms which suspend VIII
be driven from post 10 pillar In hnding dealers
:. hn will honor their orders.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-10
MORE FRENCH MINERS OUT.
GARRIsoNs N MANY TOWNS HELD READY
To PREVENT VIOLENCE.

Paris oct Authorization from the coal mining
regions indicates that the strike is spreading rap
idly but while in the Pas dc Calais. NoTd ana
other districts tho cessation % work Is already
complete I'm other regions the mines are still work
inE ~ fun capacity The strikers in the Pas de
Calais district number $50 men. Tn" mines are
working at MontlIoon. Department Of Alier. and
Montceau-ies-M Mines Department % Saoue-et-Ioire
wnerc a large majority 81 tho miners are opposed
20 tho strik, A. Amin. department ia Ncrd.
only eS,0 ont 1900 men have ceased work
Tho .yelIows.'' as the auti-strkers are called.
arc preparing 10 OFFER resistance IN case attempts
are made 20 prevent them from working They are
Distributing pistols and cartridges and are organ
iziug night patrols II is probable that al the
most 1900" out Of 1921" the total number II coal
miners I'm France. will ioiu the strike
Several minor disturbances have been reported
from various points hUt no serious trouble has as
yet occurred Strong bodies % gendarmcs and
TROOPS ~ guarding the pits ana patroIlng the ds
tricts where attempts Al violence feared Al
diuonal troops constantly arriving In the coal
mining region. ana the garri-0rs - ueighhorins
towns are kept Ia barracks and In readiness Cor
a move AZ the shortest notice
IN. lack or coal has already caused number II
iron works 2, close and incr"a SCI quantities % coal
are being received IN France from Belgium and
Germany.
The government has issued rigorous instructions
~ r4es ana othc- enlblsrrs. and prohibiting also
mo sale cor possession ~ old muskets transformed
IFrsnce 4 nunih,- 81 ,sse- ~ strikers Interfering
with nou-strikers and compelling them To cease
worE have occurred. tut there has been No serious
collision Tho only noteworthy incident happened
near -. Eteune, AZ The so-Cailef Mine Tor
Miners" which IS worked ou co operative basis.
Three hundred miners have refused 20 strike. and
q body 81 seven Hundred striker tried 20 coerce
them this moruius resulting IN stone throN ins
The windows ~ buildings were shattered and the
striker had fhTettfr~I 10 blow 10 the mine when
detachnen- ~ %"raarmss arrived there and pro-
tert-d the pits
the miners central COMMITTEES has written 70
Premier CoWhc@. 10 l1riUE that the strike s. due
20 the refusal q IN" companies 90 grant their
pl0ycs' Just reQHest5 and lskIuC the government
10 intervene with the companies and also 10 place
tho mems demands before the chamber ~ Depu-
ties Immediately after Il reassemules
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-10
MUCH EYE TROUBLE DUE To SCOT
HOSPITAL SURGEONS ATTRIBUTE IN
CREASE OF CASES To IT.

According to the house surgeons Of the eye nos
pitfalls and nhrmaries the prevalence OF solt ooa'
SCOT I'm the air of this city continues 70 have an
increasingly evil effect upon the eyes or us N
babitants As was pointed out in The Tribune
some time ago, the presence of tnnumerahle paru-
cIes of soft coal floating in the atmosphere m
creases the number OF cases Of Inflammation
table has lust been prepared at the Manhattan Eye
and Ear Inhrmarv Of the number OF cases OF eye
trouble treated there. Last year the total NUMBER
~ such cases for September was 6.765 This year
for the same month the number has risen to sos.
For the month Of October said a house surgeon
Yesterday TO Tribune reporter. III present ndica-
tiors give a proper basis for prediction, the num-
her Will rise above 10000 When the trouble began
We noticed that more cases came from districts u
which soft coal was being used particularly
while the elevated railroad. for instance was
burning soft coal many cases were located aions
IL lines After this was stopped. the uaJ0IIy
..Sr,s from the neiChbOrhOod If the piers. Wheio
the coal was being handled But now Jne ouI Ills
of bituuinous has become 50 general tlrousAoe55
tne city in hotels. apartment houses, stores ~
So torth that there is special TERRITORIAL as
I'm titles where soft coal IS habitually used
ssneciallv in the West. eve trouble Is nuch HOI7
General than II Is normally In New-Nork ~ =
nor only that the Introduction OF foreign matter
1Don the eyebaU results In tn1tanmatlon thas
makes this trouble SO important, but Such inIaI.
marion always renders the eye sensitive 70 con
tagious troubles. such as acute catarrhal commune
tivitis or pink eye and tracnoma The latter ~
sren particularly " the poorer classes Il has
tbs most favorahN conditions for becoming cpl
demic when air is close OF burdened with forelsh
matter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-10
PLAYHOUSE AGENT FAVORs OH.
\ PROMINENT ONE IN BROOKLYN WILL.
PROBABLY INSTALL. A PLANT AS AN
EXPERIMENT
EXPERIMENT.

Many owners and managers Of apartment and
nat houses In Brooklyn are investigating the merits
OF various devices which will enable them 10 use
O instead % coal In their furnaces n is said that
such plant would from sl75 10 som and vyorrJ
buTn about nifty dollars worth OF OIL a season II,
n,aIns four family house. John Pullman a
pi"iIheht agent on the Park slope, said YESTERDAY
"nen seen In his Office in UniOu-st
W nave from seventy-ive 20 one hundred
dpdI 'Hntit houses and not enough coal to run on,
Jay. we must do something our tenants must
HdNr neat anu when We cant the coal We must
get something else. So tar as I have iuve4fteatsi
the merits OF oil fuel I have been highly
Pleased with IL and 7 will probably Install a ranr
IN my own house experiment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-10
POLICE AFTER COAL SUPPLY
DEALERS INSTRUCTED As To WHAT
COURSE 10 TAKE IN CASE OF RAIDS

The police. acting on orders from Comu-is-
sioher Partridge. 10y request Of Mayo, Low
nave been making a canvass Of the coal wards
In the city 10 ascertain how much coal Is avaiIa-
BIZ and what may be the danger OF raids unon
the yards If the coal supply becomes less after
cold weather sets Iu There has been partfcu-
lar inquiry about telephone connections. Deal
ers who have no telephones in their offices have
been advised 10 get them. and they have baa,,
informed Of the telephone call for Police Head
quarters. 3lcO Spring. and have been advised
TO use the call without delay in case Of a.
tacks on coal yards
Coal pockets along the river fronts an, e,.t
yards In the interior parts Of the city have baen
visited by the police. A report said to have
been submitted two days ago Was that tbe
total amount OF coal possessed by dealers north
OF seventy second-st, on both the East md
West sides of the city. was only 37ij tons
Thirty eight dealers were seen I'm the canvas,
IN mat part of the city Nine dealers vera
toind to have no coal at all; two had .Ios.d
Their yards The greatest number OF tons nos
sTsseu by any one dealer was six hupdreT
two tons 0' iiAN "ds
a., Inc police have learned that the woods that
ihe boulevard Lafayette north of Ope -
dred-and-tfty -tfth-st., have been desnoiIad =,
some me trees. Only the stumps remain and
me ponce believe that the trunks and branches
49, carried away for nrRWOOd nv
persons who already have had actnaI nsed -
Mo'a as substitute for coal, or by some Who
are preparing for cold weather. and do not want
Wga ~, - az the present high price. The po-
nee VIII watch the woods hereafter IN see thst
the destruction goes no further '''"'
IN IN the Suburbs OF the city many trees are
DsliS Sdcfhcsd- In Mount Vernon New-Ro-
chelle, Pelham and BronxviIle Some nao,i" -
nav "a, ices IN their back yards are cutting down
me frees ana chopping them up for hraWood
MaHS apple and pear trees in those places were
ked 10y the san Jose scale recently. or So hadiN,
injured mat they have ceased to hear frnit
MANY OF me dead or dying trees will be used as
IueI as soon as the weather is cold enough for
WOOD hres There is an ordinance against cut
ing doNh trees tn Mount Vernon. even when
~ 49, ar on private property. but some of
the mount vernon people are disregariinr the
oIunlahoe not taking the trouble to get the
consent OF the Common Council before making
irewood Of their trees
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-10
sTANDARD om rsEs 1rs owN PRoprc.r

The standard oil Company is 10 use oil for fuel
In ITS large reneries in tireenpoint Long Island
'ity- IN" oil In its crude form will be sprayed into
the furnaces underneath The stills by the action %
pumps, device for controlling the supply having
been Invented by Herbert l.. Pratt one Of the
stockholders ot the company.
The shortage in the nv he
Sttlhe mas hastened the plans of the Standard Oil
N4lupdny Tor substituting oil as fuel at the refn-
eIl-S FOR years the use of oil fuel has been
ltnplated Thousands of gallons of oil will be
suled daily AT the rehueTies when the oil burning
furnaces ready.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-10
COAL STRIKE TOUCHED on.
At ctucAGo SOCIETY DINNER. EN-sEC-
RETARY GAGE AND DR. HILLS
Dt,NOUNCE LAWLESSNESS

The thIrsy-nrst anniversary of the E'''' I'M
ago tire was the dat hosen by the mehoels ol
the Chicago socIety Of New-Iork Tor inc" "IS'
bauaIct IL Was held last night AT Shcriy =
About one hundred members attend"L 'dSsiuS
N Wicker president of the society. presided
Wicker told of humorous incidents at the time OF
the Chicago fire.
Mr. Gage and Dr. Hills made the Pi'hcIPdI ad-
dresses. The former said in part.
We are to-day facing grave situation. Time
alone will show II Ignorance aud lawlSsshsss sEali
take possession IL looks row a. ratns ~ now
in defiance Of economic laws Hi NhI.-e
out destroy the gifts that h hIrning question
cred upon great people nc ~ re, fcIties is
OF the present and future OF all our 800 -, -
whether the inextingushabe ana nStu[1 bsW bs
men TO freedom shall be recosnze1 OF no 5'i The pc
trodden under the heels OF a brutal MOI. IN. ne
right OF individual freedom ana iy defended
and preserved or the hope OF one nun nuhure yea
OF national freedom Will pass away IKE ''S''"'
The Rev DR. Hills said in part;
Mr. Gage has spoken to YOU OF the t3Hn ,h
of this country. Fisher Ames pnSJ free psper
and free church. and then WALK b I for WON
with the right 10 work WIN ms nscesssry said Mr.
Ames let there be Of soldiers 10 see tiar ne
shall have that right ana -bicaeo did teach this
country a lesson once-that ~ ths tSdnL end 80
strikes-that man had the rignt, 70 SorS for snV
man whom he saw ut IL non11nion MAJ tnsn 1919 ,er
guns from Washington sent 70 q, nEofect him or
else this great republic should go ou' VI eN'0O-
other addresses were made by Melville +. stone
Edward r. Cragfn. he Rev. Dr. sures' tne heN'
DIR. Henson and the Rev. Dr. Aooott hittIeuse.
Horace White the Rev. Dr. Robert Solyer R5oer
Mather, president OF the Union Leasu Rtctxt "
Chicago: AshbeI r. Elliott. Henry A piSNs'
George ". Daniels; William Il 11dsyi, TavIor and
Vanderbilt Henry g. Smith. 3 freuer,S i"SiVA ao'
81.