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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-09

distance bicycle
races, a s w a S
shown recently at
Boston, when Bob
by Walthour de-
feated George Le-
ander, of Chicago,
and Basil de Guich-
ard, the French
man. The distance
was Is miles from
q standing start
and Walthour won
in Is: IL. De Guich-
ard is the chap
WhOrecently reeleG
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-09
Chief Way-statiop.

The United States owns the chief way
stations of commerce, the principal is
lands and harbors in mid-Pacific-JJn-
alaska on the north. Midway island. the
Hawaiian group, Tutuila in the
Samoan group. Guam in the Ladrones
and Manila. 1t is generally conceded
that Pearl harbor. in the Hawaiian
group, and that of Pango-Pango, in the
Samoan. are far the best, If not the only
valuable. harboIs in all the mid -Pacific.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-09
Diamond-studded Gold Te.t..

The young sultan of Johore nos
sesses a unique popularity. Some
years ago an accident with horse re
suited in nearly the whole of his teeth
being knocked out. These have been
replaced by teeth of solid gold, in each
II which large diamond has been in
serted, and "as the least flicker of .
SMILE" we are told, "uncovers them
the effect is a weird one to beholders,
especially when the sun catches the
stones and makes them flash fire"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-09
RELIGION IN MEXICO
The People Zealously Observe Every
Rite of the Church.
Many Forms Of Penance That Are
CustOmarfly Performed Feast
Days That Are Popular with
All Glasses of Inhabitants.

Why should we wonder at the re-
Iigious fervor and superstition of the
age or the Crusaders when there is a
people at our very threshold who has
tostered just such fervor until the
priest is the ruler of the man and the
cross his weapon?
Nothing is begun or ended without
the blessing and consent of the priest
and the emblem Of the cross is
stamped upon Mexico.
During Lent business is a most sec.
ondary matter and in Holy week is
suspended altogether.
Every feast day is celebrated will
appropriate solemnity and, as occa
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-09
THE WOMEN LEADERS
Some Who Have Been the Heads of
Great Movements.
Mrs. Stowe, Susan b. Anthony, Flor.
ence Nightingale and Clara Bar.
ton Are Typical of
Glass.

Mother" Jones, with her little army of
textile workers marching on to appeal
to the president in behalf of her par
ticular cause, brings up before us forms
of other women leaders; leaders, how
ever, whose efforts are regarded in quite
a different light from those of Quixotic
Mother" Jones. Various names and
movements deserve mention, but space
allows hurried glance at only few.
AS child, Mrs. Stowe showed remark
able ability as a scholar, but the most
widely-known work from her hand.
Uncle Toms Cabin" speaks rather of
deep feeling than of giant intellect. The
strong anti-slavery feeling with which
the book is permeated had it's growth
begun in early girlhood, when the little
Harriet Beecher sat listening to the fiery
denunciations uttered in the pulpit by
her father The Beechers all along were
very outspoken on this question, even
after removing from their New England
home to Cincinnati, dangerously close to
southern territory and southern preju-
dices. Whilst residing in Cincinnati,
Mrs. Stowe frequently visited the south
and thus became familiar with the sur
roundings which later were to be so
wildly pictured in her book. Her home
sheltered many fugitive slave, and she
and her husband aided not few runa-
ways on their escape into Canada. After
the return of the Stoves to New Eng
land. Mrs. Stowe, fearing the fugitive
slave act might lead to the spreading
OF slavery even to the northern states,
and feeling that people did not at all
realizet the horrors of slavery, set to work
TO attempt book that would have some
small influence. Neither she nor her
family dreamed what that influence was
to become, and when the story was pub
lished in serial form it did not attract
much attention. But presently it grew
INTO fame; within five years from pub.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-09

on mile at Pittsburg in los, creating
new mark, while Leander came into
prominence recently by breaking all
worlds records from one to Is miles.
Middle distance pace-following now
adays is much more dangerous pro-
position thanit used to be in the days of
the triples and luads propelled by leg
power. Since the introduction of me-
chanical pace there have been several
fatalities and now every precaution is
taken to guard against such accidents
as resulted in the deaths of Johnny
Nelson, Harry Elkes and others. The
pacemaker, too, comes in for a great
deal of consideration and the man over
the motor now presents a strange sight
to eyes accustomed to the scanty at
tire of the old days. In the first place
the pacemaler is provided with a solid
leather cap, such as is used by foot
ball players. This fits Snugly on his
head and also protects his ears, so In
case OF fall he has a chance to escape
fracture of the skull. He is dressed
as warmly as If going on an arctic ex-
peditiOn-a leather suit and rubber
overshoes being designed to protect
him. The clothes are all heavily pad
ded and this saves him some when an
accident results in fall. The pace
follower has to take more chances. He
cannot handicap himself with heavy
clothing and a headgear and has 10
take his chance in a mix-up About
the only safeguard he has is an iron
attachment on the rear of the pacing
machine which prevents him from
touching wheels with the motor. This
In itself, however, saves many falls.
although in the old days Jimmy
Michael used to nonchalantly rub
wheels while going at top speed with
out coming the cropper that usually re-
suits.
Bob Lowe. the ex-captain OF the Chi
cago National league team, has closed
a deal with the Denver club to man
age the team there for the balance. VI
the seastn.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-09

Precocious Little Girl with large
syes)-And so you wrote that beauti-
.ul story, Mr.. Scribbler?
Scribbler (well-known author)-Yes.
ny dear.
Precious Little Girl have 80
onged to see you.
Scribbler with a smile)-And now
you are satisfied. as
Precocious Little Girl with sigh
mo. I'm not-Pm disappointed.-Ally
Sloper.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-09
DANGER IN HIGH DIVES.
Deafness Frequent Injury to Those
Who Are Not Properly
Initiated.

Except for those who have an espc-
cial aptitude for it-and they are few
high diving is dangerous pastime
70 indulge in" said diving expert the
other day. reports the Philadelphia
Ledger. "A good diver may occasion
ally lose his balance, but, being gen.
orally cool-headed, he can regain it.
or at any rate sufficiently SO to prevent
injury to himself.
Many of our young men and women
who go to the seaside in the summer
Tor the bathing to be had come away
permanently injured for life by having
recklessly INDUCED in high diving, and
Few OF them. as a rule, are able to ex-
plain how they received their injuries.
In the majority of cases deafness Is
the most frequent injury inflicted by
diving. The cause of this is that few
nnd 1t easy to drop the head sufficient
ly to get it well between the arms
Inc result is they receive some ire
mendous blows on the head, and il
the water is struck bit sideways the
ear gets most of the conclusion and
the result will frequently be rupture
OF the membrane of the tympanum. A
good preventive for such an accident
is to place in the ears little medi-
Gated wool or cdotton dipped in OIL
Another injury to health caused
frequently by diving arises from get
ting large quantities of water into the
lungs The extent of the harm done
In cases of this sort depends on the
condition nf 20 or to IL
ness. l have often seen boys, for in
stance, dive into the water at places
where it was absolutely filthy from
the evacuation of drainage into it.
The danger to health, especially to
those with not overstrong constitu-
tons, can readily be seen.
"The higher the dive the longer, of
course, will be the duration under wa
ter. Now. an inexperienced diver is
rarely able to hold his breath under
Nater for more than a second or two
at time, and if the dive is an un-
usually high one he will, in nine cases
out OF ten. give up the struggle in try
Ing to retain his breath, and invari-
ably, too, just before his head reaches
the surface. The result not infre-
quently is that the water that has es-
capped into his lungs and stomach is
far more than is good for him, and 60
many it is positively injurious.
"The best thing 1 know of to bring
one quickly to the surface in high
diving is to have. piece Of cork fas-
tened under each armpit Corks
four ounces each are suf1i-
GENTLY strong in buoyancy for a man
OF 15O pounds in weight. There are
many devices by which the corks can
be kept secured under the armpits.
Perhaps the simplest is to sew each
cork into tight-fitting canvas or cot
ton bag and then again sew each bag
on to the bathing suit by a couple Of
strands, allowing the strands to run
over the shoulders.
Those with weak hearts," the ex-
pert added, cannot be too strongly
advised against high diving. The
spring, the rush through space, tho
break and the entering and cleaving
Of the water are altogether too exclt-
ing for weak hearts, and especially so
n cold weather.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-09
SPORTS AND
AT HLETICS
Tennis experts have been playing q
more or less prominent part in this

public prints OF
the east. and the
preliminary prao-
tice for the inter-
national matches
have caused con-
siderable interest.
American players
have. as a rule.
been playing an
unsteady game and
their real form not
S h o W n. H. l.
Doherty, the Brit
ish champion. VINO
with his brother
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-09
The Change.

"He used - kls> me every time we
passed through a tunnel before our
marriage" said the little woman with
sad reflections
''And does he do so now?" asked
the bosom friend.
''No. he takes a drink Chicago
Daily News.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-09
How He Got Ont.

NO" said Woody. II don't see
Wiseman at all any more He dropped
out OF our social set" 0
He tells a different story re-
marked Sinnickson ~
'Indeed!"
Yes; he cisims he has climbed out .
Catholic standard.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-09

Speed and ability to break worlds
records do not always win middle
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-09

Bob Lowe, the ex-captain Of the Chi
cago National league team, has closed
a deal with the Denver club to man..
age the team there for the balance. VI
the sease n.
Warren sheaf., 1903-05-14
NORWAY.

The revenues from distilled liquors
were 1,424 200 for the past year, and
the malt tax was $796,77O. The last
sum is S3oo,oOo below the correspon-
ing figures for the previous year.
Almost $4,000 has been raised by
Eolutary contributions for the elab-
pration of the scientific rsult of Cap
tain Otto Sverdrup's Arctic expedi-
tion.
About 1,5oO Norwegian exporters
and importers have signed an agree
ment to patronize the Norwegian
companies which carry freight be-
tween Norway and Germany
The storthing has voted a regular
appropriation of $3,521 ,a53.5o~ for the
army.
Prof. Heusler is giving a course of
lectures on Henrik Ibsen at the uni
versity of Berlin. .-.
The Berlin Tageblatt recently con-
tanned almost column about Nor
wegian emigration. It is limited that
the Canadian agent Whalen, who
acted as agent and preacher combin7
ed, might have been checked by the
authorities. -.r II
Bjornson t,kes the Leftist national
convention to task for adopting in it's
platform a demand for separate
minister of foreign affairs for Nor
way. He holds that the consular SER
vice question is enough to keep the
Norwegians busy for some time to
ho hot
the Swedes are "a slow but sensible
people," who in the course of time
may realize that it would be good
thing for Norway to have minister
of commerce. Finally he calls atten-
ton to the fact, that the two nations
are living in a political union which
has no counterpart in the world, and
he trusts that they will be able to
develop this union to their own salts
faction and benefit even if they have
no pattern to go by.
Oskar Jaeger has been permitted to
publish an anti-orthodox essay on the
first page Of Verdens Gang. His main
complaint is that the theologians
have knowingly kept in the Bible a
spurious expression, namely, "a part
of John, v, z, which sustains the
dogma of the Trinity. The author
uses such expressions as .'pious
fraud" and "absurd trinity dogma"
Hans Ross, the linguist, is 70 years
old. He completed q supplement- to
Ivar Aan's Norwegian dictionary in
1895, and perhaps no other living per-
son knows SO much as Mr.. Ross does
about Norwegian dialects.
Warren sheaf., 1903-05-14
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
FINLAND,

Dispatches from Helsingfors an
nounce that further expulsions have
been ordered under the decree pub
1ished April 16, prescribing measures
for the maintenance of order in Fin
land. The persons who have been in
structed to leave the country include
ex-senator Mechelim, two editors, a
former British consul, Eugene Wolf,
and several leaders of the young Fin
nish party.
The recent city elections in Hell
singfors were carried by the Swedish
party. 49,.
~ Finnish Cyclopedia. Two different
publishing houses have petitioned the
senate of Finland for a subsidy Of
$4,000 in order that they may be en-
abled to publish a Finnish cyclopedia,
and the senate has referred the mat
ter to the literary society of Finland.
1t would take at least four years to
publish such a work.
Warren sheaf., 1903-05-14
DEN MARK.

Kaiser Wilhelm, on his recent visit
to Copenhagen, took great interest in
Prof. Finsen's light institute" for
the care of skin diseases, and he pro-
posed the erection of a monument to
Finsen. The Danes will be in no hur-
ry about this monument, Prof. Fin
sen being yet comparatively young
man.
William E. Curtiss, who generally
speaks the truth, has written a
lengthy newspaper article in which
he claims to know that special ses-
sion of the Danish rigsdag will sell
the Danish West Indies to the United
States for $5,OOO,OOO. No matter
whether Mr.. Curtiss be right or
wrong, he has dug up an old ghost
which apparently was sinking into
"innocuous desuetude."
DR.. Georg Brandes has gone to
Paris to lecture at the Russian high
school in that city.
The damage caused by a fire at st.
Jorgens' brick factory at Odense was
at least $4,000.
Warren sheaf., 1903-05-14
SWEDEN,

Replying to A. T. Odelberg, minis
ter of agriculture, who introduced in
the riksdag a bill granting an appro-
priation to the famine sufferers, Gov
ernor Bergstrom, of NorrbolCen, gives
a singing inferential rebuke to Off
cial red tapeism. The governor says
In effect that it is useless 20 lock the
barn door after the horse has been
stolen. He suggests that the riksdag
appropriate 100000 for the employ
ment of the Swedes who are stream
Ing to the United States. Emigration
Is beginning to alarm even the most
phlegmatic Swedish statesmen.
Prof. "A. G. Nathorst has written a
newspaper article in which he ad-
yocates certain masures for the pro-
lection of rare objects of nature, such
objects being trees, animals, geologi-
cal formations. fossils, etc.
Representatives from every commu-
nifty of the diocese of Kalmor and q
large number of others held mass
netting at Kalmar to pass resolutions
against the plan of the government to
abolish the diocese of Kalmar and add
the territory to the diocese of Vexio.
A SWede has invented a new motor
for small boats. The main improve
ment upon older motors is that the
motor of the propeller can be- sud-
denly reversed. The guiding appara-
tus can be placed in any part of the
Warren sheaf., 1903-05-14
GIANT and ELEPHANT FODDER CORN

Every farmer should by all means plant
some. There is absolutely nothing that
you can SOW on the same amount of
land that will give you such quantities of
good nutritious feed as fodder corn. =
Gut while green and shock it so that it
will cure nicely, then stack it and feed
all winter. You will be surprised to see
how nice your stock will keep on it.
Price, per busheI :.
Warren sheaf., 1903-05-14

Is full yellow dent and was originated
at the Minnesota Experiment Station by
Prof. Hayes. 1t is very early variety,
and you can safely plant this corn here.
Price, per busheI.
Warren sheaf., 1903-05-14

GARDEN TOOLS.
All kinds of Garden Tools are displayed for YOUR in
specton.
Corn Planters the most practical kind 75c
Steel Garden Hoes. OK
spreading Forks, steel Strapped, D handle) 75c
MANURE FORKS (4tned, Strapped D handle) 65c
Steel Garden Rakes ..-............ 1Oc
Warren sheaf., 1903-05-14
MINNESOTA KING

Is Minnesota Corn, half dent, and if
planted in the right season will mature
and yield big crop. We will sell you
this corn at the wholesale price this year
and save you the freight. Per bushel
Warren sheaf., 1903-05-14

Z Twenty million dollars of M nne-
sofa crops were destroyed in 1902.
For reliable protection insure in
the State Farmers Mutual Hail In
surance Co., Of Waseca, MINI.
Losses always paid in full. Re
sponsible agents for 1908 wanted.
Write to-day. 6t
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-28

Ignorance cf>the people. Either that is
true or the Republican party's defend
ers are hoping the Democrats as wen as
the honest members of their own or
ganization will be silent from now on.
Further, even if the Republicans had
promptly instituted an investigation. if
they had used every effort to run down
the rascals. the public could not be in
duced to forget that Republican presi-
dents put the rascals in Office, that Re
publican officials countenanced their
stealings, even where they did not
profit by them. Senator Lodges opti-
mism is a beautiful thing to see. but it
is likely to be sadly shattered before
the next presidential campaign draws
to a conclusion.
One Of the slogans OF the Democratic
party during the fall Of 1904 will be.
Turn the rascals out" and thousands
Of honest voters throughout the coun-
try VIII rally to it. The rascals must
be turned out, no matter what their
station or their influence may be and
the conduct of the postofIice inquiry
thus far demonstrates pretty conelu-
sively that the Republican party can
not be depended upon to bring about
this result
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-28
SENATOR LODGES OPTIMISM.

< ENATOR LODGE Of Massachusetts
= is nothing if not optimistic. He is
quoted as saying. in a published inter
view. that the postoaiee department
scandals viii help. rather than hurt the
Republican party. The senator bases
this opinion on the Investigations that
have been made and the disclosures re-
sulung therefrom and goes on to say
that the people will have more con-
hdence in the Republican party be-
cause it does not hesitate to expose ras-
callty
We congratulate Senator Lodge on
his optimism. but it must be confessed
that his is an optimism that deliberately
and perseveringly shuts its eyes on
dark possibilities. In the first place the
Republican party did not institute any
postofiice investigation until IL was
forced to do so. We all remember that
when Mr.. Tulloch first made his
charges Postmaster General Payne
sneeringly referred TO them as hot air.
and to Tulloch's hackers as liars and
"caluminators
1t was with the greatest reluctance
that Mr.. Payne was induced to sift the
Tulloch charges And we are told that
on several occasions there were tears
in his eyes as ne announced this dis
missal Of one man after another So il
the Republican party is hoping to ex-
tract any credit out Of the postofice in
vesugations it must be trading on the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-28
WARNING TO OFFICERS.

A RECENT ARMY ORDER contains
Il a warning to young officers that is
calculated to make people outside the
service open their eyes. 1t is prcmul-
ga5ed in connection with the findings
of court martial that tried a second
Lieutenant for duplicating orders for
bis pay and for contracting obligations
which were entirely unnecessary and
which he was unable to meet In this
connection the commanding general re-
marks:
The attention of the secretary of
war has been drawn to numerous vio-
iations of the regulations governing
the transfer and assignment of pay ac-
counts, especially by young officers who
are not yet fully conversant with the
requirements of army regulations in
that regard. The law and regulations
are alike explicit in regard to this
practice. and operate to deprive of va
hdity all transfers or assignments Of
claims to pay until the right thereto
has fully accrued and the account has
become lawfully due and payable.
Young officers are reminded that
the avoidance of debt. a rigorous econ
omy in expenditure, and a scrupulous
regard for pecuniary obligations are
absolutely essential to good standing
in the military service, and departures
from the standards of probity in that
regard viii not be lightly regarded by
the war department.
From time to time there are agita-
tons in favor Of increasing the pay Of
American army officers. We are told
that they do not receive enough money
for their services; that they must
maintain a certain standard of living
and that. in order to do so, they are
compelled to go into debt. This is not
exactly true. It is a fact that the
cost of living to an army officer is ex-
travaganty high. This is not the
fault of the government, however, but
Of the officers themselves.
There is a percentage of army off,
GERS who have private incomes. They
live extravagantly and their brother
officers, who have nothing but their
salaries, feel that they must keep pace
with them. The result is often dis
honor, disgrace and dismissal from the
service. What the army needs more
than anything else is a thorough revis-
ion in its scale of living.
Every regiment should have a few
high-minded honorable officers who
VIII insist on living within their means
no matter what the other officers may
do. They should be men of recognized
standing, so that the force OF their ex-
ample would be recognized by the 9TH
ers- In this way alone can the life be
made what it should be made and the
officers of high and low degree be re-
lieved of the embarrassment that is m
evitably caused by the pressure Of OBJ
legations which the debtor is unable to
discharge.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-28

The Herald wishes to extend its con-
gFatulations 20 the officers of the state
Who were instrumental in fixing the
murder Of William X. Ryan on Aurora
Hodge and afterwards IN pursuing her
SO closely that she was forced to yield
herself to the officers at Grand Rapids
The sheriff Of Weber county obtained
the first clue that pointed to Mrs
Hodge, and subsequent discoveries
made by the officers of Weber and salt
Lake counties and Salt Lake City made
it clear that Mrs. Hodge was a party
10 the crime. All this was first pub
lished i'm The Herald on July 18th. at
time when other papers which insist
I'd on romance were clamoring for the
blood Of a gypsy, preferably red-head-
ID. The Ryan murder was a hard mys-
.ery to unravel. but the state had
officers with the cleverness and per-
Hstence necessary to solve it.