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may respectively prescribe" This law has
been supplemented by a liberal endowment
act.
THE old doctrine of signatures''-some-
thing to do with old time usages of doctors
was what? 2. Which is the longest Euro
pean river?-S. +.
A hrm belief of early medicine that plants
and even minerals bore symbolical marks
by which might be told the diseases for
which nature intended them as remedies.
Thus plant showing a black spot like a
pupil on its corolla was thought good for
the eyes, and was called eyebright. So
bloodstone was thought to stop bleeding
and the yellow tumeric to be a remedy for
jaundice 2. The Volga, which is some 2,40O
miles long.
Was there a Hopkins came over in the
Mayf1ower? 2. What disposition is made of
mail that gets to the dead-letter Officer
Pigmy.
There were Hopkinses; Stephen Eliza
BETH his wife, and Giles, Constance, Da-
maris and Oceanus their children. The
last-named was born at sea. 2. Over half OF
the total number of pieces are destroyed
being valueless or without the names of
the senders Much valuable mail is returned
to the senders. Illustrated papers, maya
zines and cards in considerable quantity
are distributed among Washington's chari-
table institutions.
What is the composition of butter milk?
2. How is common excelsior manufactured?
"A. c. c.
1t varies, but the following is near the
average: Water, 81; milk sugar. As; fat, 5;
casein, 8: ash, z. 2. From seasoned blocks
of eio
knife points cut parallel spaces according
to the fineness of the excelsior to be made
shaving knife accomplishing the sepa-
rating of the fibres, which curl UP and mat
together they come from the knife. The
latter works at the rate of from three to
five strokes a second. Poplar and Eastwood
are favored material.
How came the name FairpIay to be ap-
piled to a town in Colorado? e. Do rain
drops still waves, and if so, how'd. j. H.
1t was given by the gold miners who es-
tablished the town as a reproof to neigh
bors who were inclined to grab all in sight.
2. They do, and quickly, as any one can
determine by observation. One explanation
is that each drop sends below the surface
a little water in the form of rings, and
that many drops have the effect of making
the surface water change places with that
beneath, the result of the change being to
flatten the waves. Another is that the drops
spreading out more or less on the surface
have, in some degree, the effect of oil.
Probably both points contribute to the re-
suit.
Will you print something about the life
of Sidney Lanier?-L. c.
He was born in Macon, Ga, Feb. 8, 1872
graduated at Oglethorpe College in 1861
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Literary Notes.

Miss Laura Miriam Cornelius. a fulI-blood
Oneida, who lives on an Indian reserve in
Wisconsin. is making a book of the tradi-
tions and legends of her tribe. She also
contemplates novel dealing with the his
tory or the Oneidas, and has made a gram
mar and dictionary of her native tongue.
woman went into a well-known Phila-
delphia book store the other day and asked
for Mark Twain's Grafton on julius
Caesar" The clerk endeavored to convince
her that Mark Twain never wrote or de-
iivered the Grafton in question, but she was
convinced. with the remark that she could
probably ind IL somewhere else.
Justin 'Huntly Mccarthy, who has inst
published a new novel, is frequently con-
fused with his father, Justin Mccarthy
This is not surprising. since. besides being
of the same name they are both historians
both novehsts, and both have been members
OF Parliament. Justin HuntIy McCartbv
the son. left Parliament after ParneIvs de-
feat, and thenceforth devoted himself 10 Iit
erary work. He has also been lecturer and
dramatic critic His greatest success hith-
erto has been the play. IF 1 Were King"
A collection of twenty letters written in
early life by Lord Beaconsfeld to his sister
Miss Disraeli. was sold the other dav at
Sothebys. and realized nearly fa2. One
letter contains the following highly charac-
teristic passage: II rose and made a most
successful speech-indeed, IL was not merely
a very good speech. but II was by far. and
by all sides agreed. the very best speech Of
the evening. which Is always a great thing
to achieve. for then nobody else is talked
Of" A copy OF the first edition Of "Paradise
Lost" u6sO was also sold at Sotheby's re-
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few thousand writer's OF novels While we
consider some of those published as very
bad. there Is a deal Of comfort in the re-
Election that only a small percentage OF
those written ever get into print
Always there is something in a book that
gets through the publishers hands There
Is some indication that IL will take
Maybe IL Will: maybe IL Will not. Some
times a really creditable work OF fiction
has no sale. while a pretty bad work or art
gets read by many. Often there is GER
tain indication that a new book VIII have
a wide reading, whether or not il ever be-
comes a popular favorite. The book may
follow a first success. thus insur1ng good
sale for IL readily An author, with an
established reDutation-of whom there are
many-is assured of readers.
AS summer comes the demand for light
literature increases There is always an
army OF hungry readers TO be fed. We do
not see how the popularity Of the novel
can wane-if the story is at all interesting
or entertaining
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Literary Epitaphs.

Minneapolis Tribune.
The present but repeats the old story.
both in art and literature. of the mutual
animosities of rival scholastic CLASH
cists, the romanticists, the realists, the
impressionists. etc. Mr.. Howells pro-
nounces' the historical novel freak, and
one of his disciples has just perpetrated
this epitaph on Richard Carvel:
Here Richard Carvel rests from strife,
After a much-editioned life;
A Crisis checked his proud career,
And death soon laid him on his bier.
The malady that Quenched his life is
Too much historic-novel-itis."
1.-The Kentons'' has also called forth the
following "In MemOriam:"
Here lies a family which day by day,
Did nothing much in a most charming
way.
Their bodies rest beneath this waving
grass,
Their souls, we trust. have gone to Bos-
ton, Mass"
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New York Times.
The large sales of few novels in recent
years do not seem quite so imposing when
compared with the startling figures given
out by Mrs. Henry Woods publishers con-
corning the sales of that writer's melodra-
matte novels 1t is to be remembered that
these figures do not include the sales of
rival editions in America, none of the nov
els named being within the operation of the
international copyright law. 1t is reported
that over three million copies Of all her
novels have been sold. East Lynne"
which was published in 1861, stands at the
head of the list with 100000 to its credit.
Then follow 1.-THE Channings." with 220 600:
Mrs. Haliburton's Troubles, with 1900;
Roland Yorke," with 10000; within the
Maze" with 10000: Lady Oakburns
Daughters with 125.0oo; 1.-The Shadow of
Ashlydyat," with 115,0OO, and "Verners
Pride" with 100000. None of our American
fiction contractors can yet boast of total
sales amounting to a sssillion copies.
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New York Letter.

New York Letter
Apropos of Harpers. The startling events
that from time to time take place in that
house keep this city constantly agog to
learn what will next be. AS a sort of
corallary to the absorption by that house
of the business of r. H. Russell, it is I'M
derstood that Mr. Russells syndicate"
which was also included in the transfer
will be conducted by Finley p. Dunno, and
that Mr.. Dooley's conversations will be
reported exclusively to the Harpers-and
If they appear in the publications of any
other firm ii will be by arrangement"
Thus the Harpers have secured to them
selves the exclusive right to the literary
work of Mark Twain, William ID. Howells.
Edward S. Martin and +. p Dunno
There is little in this to suggest the house
that three years ago failed for consider
ably over a million of dollars
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The Author of "John IngIesant."

New York Tribune.
The principal literary papers of his own
country gave to the late Mr.. Shorthouse
the Christian names of John Henry" but
1T happens that his names in reality were
Joseph Henry" The London Globe SAYS
that the mistake began many years ago
and was a considerable trial to Mr.. Short
house, who realized that it would never be
corrected in his lifetime. AS a matter of
fact he had brother named John, who. as
he half humorously pointed out, was not
likely to share all his views. One CORE
spondent who draws our attention to the
mistake was himself so incredulous of its
existence that he went to the trouble of
looking up the record of Mr.. Shorthouse's
birth in the registers of the Society of
Friends kept at Devonshire House. Bish-
not Joseph were confounded."
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His Own STUFF.

New York Mail and Express.
Israel Zangwill. report says, is about to
visit New York again. He may give public
readings from his latest works. Authors
have to stand almost anything" he. said
recently to an American friend. IAN actor
asked me to make a play out of string of
short stories describing the submerged
tenth. L objected. / hadn't time TO read
replying:
why read them carefully and spoil the
play?
glanced at them. Pretty good advice,
/ replied. They are some early ones Of
my own under nom de plume
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New York Commercial
The witty paragrapher who said a good
title. short and expressive. for q new novel
would be Eighty Thousand Words. said
about right II applied to many of the books
the presses turn out to-day. In some a
change in the numeral would be necessary
Many novels are published. but there is a
never-ending demand for them. There
are countless thousands OF readers-and a
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Gently to come to America for e102, which
is believed to be a record price.

A portion of the private library of Daniel
F. Appleton was sold at auction last week
in New York The largest bid was for
copy OF one of the first Bibles printed in
the English language, dated 1885 This rare
specimen brought 5000. 1t was sold to
George ID. Smith, dealer A book OF COM
mon prayer, a rare first edition of 1859,
brought 81, $50. An English primer of Henry
VIII, in English and Latin, brought 500.
Browning's first book of which only eleven
copies are known to be in existence, COM
manded S1025. II was sold to Dodd, Mead
& Co. c. d. Smiths purchases amounted to
over $4,000
The Press., 1903-08-27

We wish to express our appreciation
and thanks for the sympathy and kind
ness shown US by our many friends during
the illness and death of our devoted wife
and mother.
ANDREW BILLINGS AND CHILDREN.
Mrs. Jane Brace Is quite iii at her home
In Somersvllle.
Mrs. Edward Delisle and little son oil
Springfield, are visiting at G. 8. Fuller's.
Rev. Mr.. Austin of Quincy, Mass. oc-
cupied the pulpit OF the Congregational
church Sunday.
Mrs. Emma Griffin, who has been visit
Ing at g. G. Woods has returned to her
home In Meriden.
Mrs. Pease who has been visiting her
brother, Ell. J. Shaw, has returned TO her
home In Northampton.
Regular meeting of the grange next
week Thursday evening good program
will be given and a large attendance Is
desired.
Sarah Ryder, Sc, wife of Andrew Bill
ings, died Saturday after lingering ILL
ness of over two years. She was born In
Holland, but had spent her married life
GA years. In Somers. She was member
Of the Baptist church In Longmeadow.
She leaves besides her husband two
daughters, Matte and Eta, and one son,
Charles, who Is married and lives In
Springfield. She has buried three chill.
dren, and Is also survived by sister, Mrs.
Jane Brace OF this town and four brothers;
three who live In Tolland and one In
Manchester. The funeral was very large
ly attended at her home, Tuesday ct Q p.
M, Rev. N. d. Parsons OF Enfield ofici.
ating. The floral offerings were numaepsze
and very beautiful. 1oi d
L
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LOCAL. NOTICES.

matter under this head 10 cents per line,
III you want good work send your
laundry to the Thread City laundry.
Piano and organ tuning and repair
Ing. All work guaranteed. Prof. i. +.
Jordan.
Samuel Kuslansky Ia closing out his
summer goods at prices that will move
them. He wishes to make room for his
fall lines.
job lot of Pads at 10 cents O pound,
pounds for IS cents at The Press ofice.
Paper Napkins 10 cents hundred at
The Press ONCE. 500, % cents.
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Strength and vigor come Of gDns odd
duly digested. Force reads f0-ssrve
wheat and barley food, adds mo- arden,
but snstains, nourishee, invigoratSs."
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oA0OOA .
Mrs. Hutchins' circle of friends she
has made here regret her departure
homewards. Among her duties she
has to help make ready her two sons
for college.
1t is said that the doctors now in
ject a solution of calcium and potas-
siu1n salts as an efficacious remedy for
lockjaw, snake bites, blood poisoning
and all diseases caused by toxins in
the body. The trouble heretofore has
been the proper combination of the
salts, problem which has recently
been solved by a Chicago physician.
Mrs. Ellen Carpenter Phelps, men
toned in The Press recently, as in
tending to summer here went to
Atlantic City with her husband and
brother, Edward Carpenter She
writes to her correspondent, Mrs. Geo.
e. Robbins, that as she could not get
board on the Hill, near her old home,
now owned and occupied by Mrs.
Emily s. Carpenter, she had changed
her mind, and went to Atlantic City,
where she is at La Fontaine House.
At the Congregational church Sun.
day the topic was prayer - the
prayer of the text, Ps. 3:S being
adopted for all sorts of men. - Pastor
Gardner, in his introduction effect.
lively told of the incident of the deatf
of Anne, the little daughter of Charles
], using this "short prayer, as she
called it, Tighten mine eyes that
may not sleep the sleep of death" JUS
before she expired. There were nj
services at the Baptist church, ON &C
count of the absence of the pastor OF
his vacation In Nova Scotia.
The Press., 1903-08-27

We wish to express our appreciation
and thanks for the sympathy and kind
ness shown US by our many friends during
the illness and death of our devoted wife
and mother.
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WHAT MORGAN WANTS.

The nomination of Grover Cleye
land and his election would exactly
suit Morgan and the rest of the sharks
of Wall street and it would not be
unpleasing to the wing Of democracy
which has been opposed to what has
been the prevailing idea of the ration
al party for the past eight years. It is
very doubtful what the future has in
store for this country. 1t is almost
certain that there is q season Of de-
preston close at hand. It is not likely
that there can be panic 80 disastrous
as some which have come in the past.
The country has reached stage where
that would be next to impossible, But
the present age of speculation and trust
building must come to an end and what
its result will be it is hard to say. If a
democrat were in the presidential
chair it is pretty likely that there
would be biz eff ,rt to make out that
it was all dependent upon the party in
power.
Blu: at any rate there can be moth.
ing in the proposition to have q vic
tory for the so-called democratic par.
ty which means nothing. It is al
ways disastrous to close when you win"
It would certainly be playing into the
hands of the republicans to have Clavt-
land again come to the front The
elements which have brought the re-
publican party to its present unenviable
position would simply entrenca them.
selves if they could have Cleveland TO
manipulate things. If there ia nothing
higher and brig hter than that in store
tor us we might as we'll surrender
Cleveland Daily LEADER.
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For Your Summer Outing.

This season there will be numerous
opportunities to travel with little out
lay for railroad fare. Reductions will
be made by the Santa Fe to Boston,
Baltimore, Detroit, Denver, Colorado
Springs, Pueblo. Los Angeles, San
Francisco, San Diego. and many other
points. Those named below are repre-
| sentative. and show the extended terri
tory to which reduced rates will apply:
National Educational Association, Boston,
Mass. 500. 40 round-trip from Medicine Lodge.
Choice of routes. Tickets on sale June 80 to
July 4. inclusive. Original return limit may
be extended to September l. 1903.
International Convention United Society of
Christian Endeavor, Denver, Colo. Round
trip from Medicine Lodge, $17.12. Tickets on
sale July to TO- inclusive. Return limit good
TO leave Colorado, August 81, 1903. Reduced
rates to California and Grand Canyon will be
made during the meeting for the benefit of
those who may desire to extend their journey.
Summer Tours to California-Christian En-
deavor. During period of sale Of Christian
Endeavor tickets (July 1-1Ol. tickets to Cali.
fornia and back may be purchased at very IA
'OAoOiO idloe' Ouiy p4O.UU 10 Los Angeles or
San Francisco and return, with privilege of
attending Christian Endeavor Convention at
Denver on going-trip. Excellent opportunity
FOR Endeavorers to attend convention and
then visit Grand Canyon and California
International Convention Epworth League
Detroit, Mich. Round trip from Medicine
Lodge $29.87. Tickets on sale July IA and IS,
with limit to permit leaving Detroit as late as
August Is.
Grand Lodge B. p! o. E.. Baltimore, Nd.
Tickets on sale at Medicine Lodge for 1887
on July II and Is. Return limit to leave Bal
timore. July rs. Provision has been made for
extension of such limit to leave there as late
as July 81.
Colorado and Utah Excursions. Round.trip
tickets to Denver. Colorado Springs, and Pu.
eolo may be purchased at Medicine Lodge for
S19. 40 daily to and including September 80. To
Salt Lake City and Ogden for S3O.5O during
same period. Final limit. October 81, 1903.
Tent City (San Diego1, Cal. Special reduced
rate tickets covering rouud-t1p railroad and
Pullman fares; meals en- route; two weeks
board and lodging at Coronado Tent City; also
railroad fare to and from and meals and lodR.
ing at Grand Canyon. From Topeka the cost
is only $1O5.25.
For descriptive literature, reservation of
sleepinR-car space, or further particulars
about events advertised here. or for rates to
other points or for other occasions, apply to
HI. w. HEIVLY, Agent,
Medicine Lodge, Kans.
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THEY PROMISED 1T.

Commenting upon Sen ator Hanna's
state ment that industrial depressions
are bound to come sooner or later, the
Boston Globe asks: as that to be the
outcome of operation of the trusts? Is
that what the present much Wanted
prosperity of the country is to end in?"
To " hich the New York Commercial re-.
torts: Well, did the Globe think that
the trusts had but to assure an everlast-
ing and eternal prosperity? That some
scheme had been devised to keep prices
up forever; that some elixir had been
discovered, dose of which would pre-
vent our business history of alternating
good times and bad times from ever re
pesting iteelf?" That is exactly what
republican papers have promised the
people. They have insisted that the
republican party had discovered an
"elixir" and that the people had but to
keep the republican party in power in
order to prevent our business history
Of alternating good times and bad times
from ever repeating itself" -Oommoner.
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CONGRESSMAN MURDOCH has appointed
Dave Leahy his private secretary. In
the early days of Kiowa Dave published
the KioWa Herald, red-hot Democratic
paper, and he used to make things very
Interesting for the republicans. We
have no doubt that Leahy is still a
Democrat when left alone with his
conscience, but his employment on the
Eagle led him into error and he be-
came a republican for revenue only.
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ALOT OF HORSE SENSE.

The fool has said In his own heart.
ut is nothing to get out local paper, y
and the politician thinks the newsps-
per columns were built to provide a
free causeway for him to walk into
Office. The writer OF epitaphs and
grinder of spring verse do not know
that column rules have an end and
type cases bottom and vigorously re.
sent any Office rules governing space
that may interfere with the flow. for
eyer of their goose-quills. The editor
iterates and reiterates the true story
OF the splendid resources OF his coun-
ty and section and gets damned by the
2x4 petty politician before whose ras-
cality he declines to perform an hus.
tie salaam. The free ad. grafters butt
In from every side. and sometimes the
editor is courageous enough TO pune.
ture his Observation-Disclosures (Ky.)
Bee.
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REPUBLICANS spread it on too thick
when they say that Vie Mnrdoek ear
ried every precinct In the Seventh
district. There are four right here in
Barber county which he did not carry.
Clyne carried Elwood. Deerhead and
McAdoo. In Nippawalla the vote be.
tween Murdoch and Clyne was q tie.
In many others he did not get q ma.
jority Of the votes cast and in none did
did he get majority Of the votes in
the precinct. Mr.. Murdoch is strictly
q minority congressman.
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PERHAPS it would be a good idea for
che County Commissioners to place the
matter Of bridge building aud equalizing
assessments in the hands Of the cheap
guy who writes for the machin organ.
he knows 80 much about these things
and it is q shame to see his wonderful
Ealent unutilized. A man who gives 80
much cheap advice ought to be given an
opportunity to carry some of his ideas
into effect. II he can make a quarter
section Of land in the gyp hills as valu.
Ole a. the best farms in the Shsron val
Icy he should be given q chance to do it.
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TIE Index has profound respect for
socialists who are socialists from princi
pile and live up to their profession, but
We have few in our midst who are on.
~ using socialism as q decoy to lead
men away from the democratic party in
NOrder to assist republicans. We know
s1E . few pretended socialists who make
headquarters in the republican print.
9hop every time they come to town and
On divers occasions have been known
20 eat and drink ct the charity of q no.
SERIOUS republican boss. That kind of
socialism IL like Cleveland democracy.
nc g calculated to assist republicAnism
and the particular class We have deecrib
I'D eet their sustenance from the &. O. p.
WOrruption fund.
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HE Dodge City democratic platform
declared for government ownership.
election of United States senators by q
direct vote of the people, initiative and
referendum and direct legislation. II
any man who has formerly voted the
populist ticket can not be democrat on
such platform it only goes to show
chat his prejudice against party name
Overbalauces his reasoning faculties.
And that is the eheeres: folly.
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MARK HANNA sounded the "kev.note"
In the republican primary at Cleveland,
Ohio last week. He came out fiat foot
ed for Roosevelt in 1904 On the tariff
proposition he took a shot at reciproci
ty. He said, 81 once said 'let we'll
enough alone For Gods sake keep
letting it alone" What further evil
dence is necessary to prove that the {.
publican party is not and never was in
favor Of reciprocity in any form.