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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-10-21
DOMESTIC DETAILS.
Useful and Ornamental Items That
Go to Complete the Tasty
Household.

baskets or lacquer, small and trimmed
In nickel and silver, are used in
variety of ways on the summer cottage
dining table.
An economical and varied use of a
silver plate pudding bowl, with a por-
celain lining, is suggested by an Eng
hsh manufacturer, who announces
that the bowl is available also for
stewed fruit or flowers, says the Brook
Ign Eagle.
The queen OF flowers not only reigns
over the world of nature, but just now
over the smaller world of table china.
Big double roses. little button roses,
moss roses, wild roses, all decorate
sets of plates and cups and saucers and
dishes In some cases they are sprin-
Killed. generously over the china, but
more often they appear o. wreaths
about the border
Paper clips which will appeal 10 the
| man or woman of sporting tastes are
of colored bronze and depict hunting
scenes. A scarlet coated rider taking a
| hurdle and preceded by two dogs and
fox, makes up a lively miniature
| group on one of these clips An ash
| tray OF similar design is of green
bronze in diamond shape; the fox dis
plays his accredited cunning and is in
the act of slipping through a hole in
one corner of the tray
Bright colored hunting scenes set in
narrow gilt frames decorate some of
the newest desk sets in green leather
These sets are particularly complete
and include letter rack, calendar, port
folio. stamp and rubber band boxes.
| writing pad and ink we'll and tray
| There are also folding photograph
frames to match tahe set so that the
owner may have the counterfeit pre-
sentiment of his late dear ones adorn
his desk in harmony with the rest Of
| the furnishings.
Very dainty for milady's writing
| table is an ink we'll and tray, small and
graceful in design of clear glass The
ornamentation consists Of borders OF
| delicate festoons of flowers caught
with bow knots. in dull French gilt
| The combination of silver and bur
nished copper now so fashionable is
artistically introduced in tall slim
vase of green glass; the flaring mouth
| anu DOltOIH VI WHICH are Vi the copper
the stem Of dull silver. The silver is
in the shape Of lilies. between whose
long stems the green glass is seen.
Some very elaborate frames are
shown in repousse silver, the openings
of size to admit large photograph
One design has four chubby cherubs
at the corners of the twoupp ones emp
tying cornucopias of flowers upon this
heads of those in the lower corners
| Another is suggestive of royal coat.
| of-arms. with the two crouching lions
at the lower part and crown over the
| top.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-10-21
BUSINESS IN PORTO RICO.
Increased Exports of Sugar and To-
baccO Since Americans As
sumed Control.

The two principal articles of exporta-
ton in Porto Rico, sugar and tobacco.
have increased from 27,56O 900 francs
and 1851 300 francs in 1901 to 81 ,975 900
francs and 10,570,0 900 francs the year fol-
lowing. The exports of cigarettes and
of leaf tobacco have diminished, but the
diminution is of little Importance COM
pared to the much higher value of cigars,
reports L'Economiste Francois.
The sugar cane plantations by the
employment of modern methods are in
creasing, facilitated as they are by the
creation of central factories, one of
which has recently been started at Guam
lea. Notwithstanding the advances
made, there still remains much to be
done.
Coffee culture is extending rapidly.
The product of the present year amounts
to 900 bags. During the last ten
years $500 acres have been devoted to.
orange plantations. They plant about
10 trees to the acre, which yield in five
years about $4,000 oranges, which are
usually sold at the wharfs at the rate of
five francs hundred. and this gives a
profit of 1250 francs to the acre. 1.
Cotton planting is about to be re-
newed. The expectation of cotton
reached 1000 bales in 1865 About 300 600
acres will soon be set apart for cotton
plantations
Many mining concessions have been
granted since the annexation of the
island to the United States, but none,
so far, has been worked with energy.
Gold, silver. iron, copper and bismuth
exist in the island, and also immense
beds of tin, mercury, Ignite, yellow am
Der and nickel, without speaking of the
lead mines.
The construction of railroads is going
on rapidly. The entire system, it is ex-
pected, will be completed in less than
three years. The French line, reorgan-
lied under the name OF the American
Railroad Company of Porto Rico" has
obtained new concession. 1t is now
occupied in finishing the network of
railroads in the island An electric
tramway has been started at Ponce.
Another line connects Bayamon with
San Juan. and it will soon be linked to
steamboat line to Ponce
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-10-21

population Bulgaria figures that she
can muster an army of practically 3O0,-
900 men, though a large part of them
fully one-half-are not connected
with the regular military organizations
OF the country. but are much like our
own unorganized militia, though many
OF them have had more or less training
In the army. To get this number she
would have TO call upon every able
bodied man in the state between the
ages of Is and As years, including for
eigners who had resided in the coun-
try three years
Turkeys fighting strength is placed
at trifle over 100000 men, a great
er majority of whom are efficiently
trained than is the case with Bulgaria,
and her age limit is higher. none
younger than 20 years being called for
service.
The greater part of the world has
been wont to look upon the Turkish
army as a poorly paid, poorly disci-
plined, poorly equipped body of ir-
regularly soldierly. from whom but lit
tie could be expected as fighters save
under the excitement of religious
fanaticism. Such, however, is a wrong
impression. Without even a study of
the character of the Turkish soldier. or
of the army's organization, history
will teach us that he is gifted with a
heroism which the soldiers of other
nations might we'll be proud Nor do
we have to go back further than the
TT.
this display of heroism What nation
can point to a grander example of duty
faithfully and heroically performed
than that of the Turkish troops under
.OSman Pasha during the siege of
Plevna?
Despite our sneers. and our hatred
of the Turkish character d hatred
which may be we'll founded in the
light Of our modern civilization. the
Turkish army is an efficient military
force. 1t is organized ON modern lines,
its discipline is not excelle0 in any
army in Europe;it is well clothed, well
fed, we'll armed. and though poorly
paid. its religious fervor in time of war
with Christian power more than COM
pensates for the lack of pay. Germany,
the generally accepted standard of
military excellence in Europe to-day.
has provided it's arms. and Krupp guns
bristle from the portholes of hundred
fortresses located at stragetic points.
nearly 1.500 Krupp field guns are to
be found In its field batteries; its in
sfantry carry Mauser rifles OF the lates
model, while its cavalry is armed with
the same make of carbine. and is bet
rtS- mounted than any similar force in
Europe So smnch Tor Its German
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-10-21
MAMMOTH CAVE DOMES.
There Is No Means of Meas
urinE Them.

DR.. Horace c. Hovey, writing in the
Scientific American, says that the full
history of the attempts to measure the
height Of the mammoth dome in Mann
moth Cave would fill volumes. He
speaks Of his own attempt in 1896.
when with a plummet he succeeded in
getting the depths of the pits, but the
heights of the domes had to be esti-
mated. In June last he procured a
number of small balloons, inflated
them with hydrogen gas. and went into
the cave. Five of these balloons. ten
inches in diameter, were put together,
and measurements of ceilings in vari-
ous parts Of the cave were made with
out difficulty until they came to the
Gorin's dome. The total height from
door to apex was estimated as 159 feet,
but it was proposed to substitute ex-
actness for guesswork by means of the
balloons. BY means of an acetylene
lamp and special magnesium lights.
the dome was brilliantly Illuminated
When the cluster of brilliantly tinted
balloons were sent upward, the sight
was a pretty one, The alabaster folds
Of the cave hung like massive curtains
and the silence was broken only by the
drops falling from the stalactites. The
balloons mounted we'll for two-thirds
Of the distance. and were then caught
by a current Of air and waited from
side to Side through the sigDoid curves
Of the great abyss. They were drawn
back and tried over and over again,
but always with the same result They
futtered about in the current, hut
would not rise to the top of the dome
In another place the moisture in the
cave prevented success. Finally. the
mammoth dome was tried. and there
The top was reached, and the total alti-
tude Of the chasm set at 154 feet 8
lncIes
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Comparison of the Turkish
and Bulgarian Armies
Both Are Well Organized But Bulgaria Seems
Beaten Before War Begins.

armament It's organization is the
product Of the best of German officers.
No less a parsonage than Won Moltke
laid the foundations of the present
state of efficiency, and the lessons
which that great soldier taught have
been neither neglected or forgotten
In fact, monument erected to him
in Constantinople is a constant re
minder to the Turks of the training
he gave them.
When we remember the opening of
the Greco-Turkish war of 1897, it is
easy TO imagine the fighting strength
of the empire. Then, without any
seeming effort, 100000 men were mob
1lized within few days, and though
less than one-half of this number were
or the regular establishment, all of
them were trained soldiers of the re-
serve, who had previously served with
the colors. While that war was in
progress Gen. Miles, of our own army,
visited Constantinople as military at
tache. During his inspection of one
or the barracks he asked the colonel
commanding regiment how long it
would take him to get his regiment
ready to board the train or steamship
fully equipped for field service. He
was assured that it could be done
easily in minutes That illustrates
the rapidity with which Turkey could
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-10-21
Difference Of a Letter.

In an advertisement by a railway
company some uncalled-for goods the
etter "l' had been dropped from the
word lawful and 1t read: People to
whom the packages are directed are re-
come forward and pay the awful
charges on the same
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Needed His Love.

INSTRUMENTATION, your husband
charges you with assault
Honoria-Yes, your worship; asked
him if he would ever cease to love me.
and he was so slow at answering that l
hit him in the eye with mop I'm only
4 woman, your worship (tears) and
woman's life without love is a mere
olight.-London Tit-Bits.
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One Way too Mako Traae.

The shoemakers at Madrid recently
combined to encourage dancing, with the
object OF wearing out as much shoe
leather as possible. They hired several
dancing halls and charged sixpence ad-
mission. Each admission ticket bears q
coupon, 20 of which entitle the owner to
a new pair of shoes free of charge at the
union store
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-10-21
The Nap.

20 my murmured the fall overcoat
stirring uneasily In the clothes chest, u
certainly did have good nap"
Which you amt got now" snickere<
the fat moth sitting on camphor BAH
gear BIZ . cause ate most Of it'-Phil
adelDhia Press.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-10-21

England has nine submarine war
vessels built or building, and France
has so. Their presence is expected to
make blockades impossible.
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Monsoon stations.

Monsoon stations are to be established
n India for the purpose Of taking obser-
Vations by means of kites and kite bal
loons. The first station will be in the
Himalayas. at Simla. 1000 feet above the
level of the sea.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-10-21

Names seacoast IN a straight line is
225 miles. while following the ms and
outs it Is 2.486 miles. Between Kittery
Point and Quoddy head there are 81
lighthouses.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-10-21

M A MAR between Turkey and Bull
WMrM garia, it would seem from a
&4NTI study Of the subject, would
TSZEsY be much like the war be-
w Y tween Turkey and Greece
a farce from the military
standpoint. But there is an ''if'' in the
situation-if Russia did not help Bull
garia, as is now prophesied by those
In position to judge. And if Russia
did the end would be too complicated
to even permit of a guess at it in the
short space Of newspaper letter
But under present conditions a study
Of the military resources of Turkey
and Bulgaria, the fighting strength of
the two nations. the quality OF their
soldiers, cannot help but be of interest
On paper, Turkey has Bulgaria swal-
lowed at mouthful before war begins
Population is an important item when
attempting to estimate the fighting
strength of nations. OF population
Bulgaria is credited with $500, 900 peo-
pie from which to draw her fighting
men; while Turkey boasts of popula-
ton Of more than 100000, but of
these some 100000 are Christian sub
jects, who are neither eligible to serv-
ice or permitted to serve in the army.
They are. however, serviceable as tax
payers and provision furnishers for
the troops in the field. Out of her
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-10-21

The Cat and the Fox talking together the middle of
forest Let things be BAD said Reynard,
have hundred shifts if should fall e.
If that fails undone Just then pack Hounds
The Cat flew
and thence the Fox trying overtaen
by the Dogs and torn in pieces.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-10-21

So popular and widely appreciated
have American dried fruits become in
Germany that they may be said now to
control the markets.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-10-21
Couteufmenf.

He is richest who is content with the
least, for content is the wealth Of ma
Socrates.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-10-21

The first blacklist of habitual drunk
ards published in London. under the
new licensing act. shows three times as
many women as men.
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Distfnction.

The duke is man Of marked dis
tinction.'
Marked down distinction. She got
him for less than a hundred thousand. y
Puck.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-10-21

mobilize her permanent army of 300
ooo men to meet the permanent arm,
or Bulgaria of 100000 men.
In the event of war the Turkish
army in the field would no doubt be
commanded by Edhem Pasha. a com.
panion of Osman Pasha. a soldier who
rendered gallant service in the Plevns
campaign of 1877-78, and who com.
manded the Turkish army IN the fielc
in the war with Greece. He is a SOL
der who has secured his w train.
ing in war
Though weaker in MANY resnects
than its probable opponent. the Bull.
garlan army is not to be sneered at
by would-be military critics. and If
would in all probability give a good
account of itself on the field of hat
tie. Its organization is comparatively
new, springing as it did from the Bull
garian battalions of volunteers in 1877
and probably from this reason. as
much as from the spirit of progress
slveness which actuates the Bulgarian
people in all things military, it is
modern, and the heroism of it's soldiers
is unquestioned, though in a way I'M
tried. It's infantry is armed with the
Manlicher rife, which is numbered
among the best by military experts.
The cavalry was reorganiZed in 1901
and is armed with the Manlicher car
bine, while the artillery consisting of
nine regiments with a total CT 324 field
guns, nine regiments of six-gun noun
tain batteries. 5 companies of garrison
artillery. and five howitzer batteries
practically all of which are euuipped
with the best of guns from that En-
ropean arsenal. the Krupp factory.
But little. Bulgaria is. we fear, play
ing with the fire that burns, tiff Rus
STA is not back of her, and if Russia is
Il believe it was one of our own gen.
erals who said war is hell''-and in
that case, Europe will have an abund-
dnce VI IL. DANIEL CLEyERTON
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-10-21

In his monologue at the Orpheum, re-
Gently. James ]. Corbett told of an in,
cident that occurred at the Coney Is
land club when he fought Jim" Jeffries
for the first time. The fighter had to
pass through the crowd of spectators
on the way to the dressing-rooms One
man there. though he had never seen
either of the fighters. had backed JEFF
fries heavily. AS Corbett, followed by
his trainers, passed into the place.
some one yelled: Hello. here's JIM"
The man who was backing Jeffries
thought it was his fayorite who had ar
rived, and rushed up and caught Cor
bett by the hand. Good luck, JIM.
he shouted. Il hope you knock Cor
belts block oR.
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Len Than 3 Dollaranar

DUys
In the great coal mines of Bohemia the
average wages inside for nine hours is
s6 centA
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storm. Of old England.

England's recent hurricane the Lon
don Chronicle finds to have been a
mere teacup affair compared with
storms Of historic record. In thu year
944 in London alone $500 houses were
blown down; in October, 1891. a great
number Of churches and 500 houses
we're destroyed; in 1885 il Numbered
for IS days consecuuvely. The dread
full night during which CromwelPs
spirit passed has formed a theme for
poet and partisan. And the great
storm that "o'er pale Britannia passed"
in November 1703-the most terrible
in British annals-also had its endur-
ing record in poetry. It did damage in
London to the amount Of $4,000. 600:
over 5000 people were drowned in
floods in various parts of the country;
u men Of war. with over 800 men on
board. went down in sight Of land. and
the Eddystone lighthouse. along with
Winstanley, its inventor. was swept
away.
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SUPERSTITIoUS MOTHERS.

Binding the baby's right hand is sun
posed in some parts Of England to Sc
cure it future wealth.
In the Isle Of Man It's said that II any
one walk round, or step over, baby, II
will be dwarfed or wizened.
A newborn Yorkshire infant is placed
In the arms Of a maiden before being
touched by anyone else, In order to Sc
cure good luck.
Scottish mothers believe their babies
will be lucky If they handle their spoons
with their left hands and prosperity in
later life is supposed to follow many
tumbles in the first year.
In Germany, as in some parts of Eng
land, the infant must be carried nm
stairs before it goes down. fit happens
to be born in an attic the nurse over
comes the difficulty by mounting a chair
with the babe in her arms.
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A LITTLE OF ALL SORTS.

To remove rust from knitting needles.
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The number of women students at the
German universities this summer is S72
Last summer it was 900.
In honor of Peter Henlein. the in
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be erected at Nuremberg.
Refreshment kiosks are being opened
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Permitting the use of a school build-
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