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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-12
MEN OF THE GRAND ARMY
Their Annual Encampmehts ana Les
so7s of Heroic Self-Sacri-
dce They Teach.

once every year the soldiers Of the
civil war who still survive are accus.
toned to gather somewhere for their
national encampment. Three days are
given to reunions and business meet
lngs and parade. This practice, says
Youths Companion, has continued SO
long that it has become an old story
IN all the northern half of the coun.
try; for the grand army has encamped
both In Maine and in California.
1t Is an old story in one sense, but
a perennially new one in other senses.
This year, for the third time, the
grand army held its encampment in
Boston. The city was decorated, of
course. and unusually crowded. There
were blue uniforms and black soft
hats everywhere The same white
haired men marched in the parade, 3
little stlfTer in the knees and somewhat
FEWER in number, and they were
cheered from end to end of the route
But there was nothing new about any
of these things.
Yet the encampment as a whole did
produce-it always produces-some
thing new and fresh; rebirth of pa
trlotism. acknowledged of the
debt due to these men, a new percep
ton OF what the war cost them.
NO one can watch the parade of the
veterans without seeing that the vas
majority of those in line are men il
moderate circumstances. They con
slider themselves fortunate indeed tina
they are able to be present at all
Thousands of their old comrades, they
will tell you, could not come because
of the expense
Here is the new lesson which the en-
;ampment teaches, or the old lessor
which it constantly repeats-the life
long sacrifice of the men who Tough
and lived as well as the short but com
plete sacrifice of those who died
The war ruined the chances of finan.
,ial success for tens of thousands OF
soldiers who, if they had been more
selfish and less patriotic, would be
richer to-day in the goods of this
world; but how infinitely poorer both
they and we should be in things which
wealth cannot measure or money buy!
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-12
RETIRED BUSINESS MEN.
Many Find Themselves at a Loss for
Something to Do and Take
to Reading.

Successful American business anu
professional men usually die in the
harness Most of them do not, mere
ly from motives of avarice, continue
to pile up moneys after they have
made fortunes. The ingrained habits
formed by a lifetime's work in one
field are exceedingly hardin many
cases impossible-to break, says the
Chicago Tribune. Most men also find
it difficult to imagine what they should
do with themselves after they retired.
They fear they would be burden to
themselves and bore to everybody
else.
There are, however, many things
which business or professional men
who retire while still vigorous can do
to make the latter end of their lives
pleasant and to render themselves USE
full to themselves and to their COM
munities. They can read The av-
erage man, during his busy years,
hardly takes a glimpse into the better
books. If he should reserve some of
his later years to get acquainted with
the great kingdom of the intellect he
might add much to the pleasure of his
life The retired business or profess
sional man can travel Like Diocle.
tan, after he quit the throne of the
Roman empire, he can grow cabbages.
He can contribute needed wisdom to
philanthropic and charitable enter
prises.
But the man who counts on retiring
when he has secured a substantial
competency and leading thereafter a
life agreeable to others should make
preparation for the change. He must
keep at least on speaking acquain-
lance throughout youth and middle
life with the great world outside his
avocation. The money grubber who
has not lifted his nose from his ledger
for 40 years will get little pleasure at
so from Hawthorne, or Macaulay, or
Tennyson, or Shakespeare, or Herbert
Spencer or Plato. He will get equally
little satisfaction from travel, for, as
George William Curtis has said, those
wis would see Greece and Italy must
take them in their hearts
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-12
DEFICIT PILING UP APAcE.
Effect Of Republican Financial Meth
DDS Should Set Patriotic Vo-
tiers to Thinking.

The Boston Herald does not take q
very cheerful view of the governments
financial outlook. Republican manage
ment seems to have put the treasury in
a very bad way. The deficit continues to
roll up balance on the wrong side OF
the ledger. August shows an excess Of
expenditures over receipts amounting to
not far from 100000 This, taken in
connection with the deficit shown in
July, will make a total deficit of more,
than $25, 1000 900 for the first two months
of the current fiscal year. The receipts
for August were lighter than those for
the same month of either of the two
preceding years. This decline, says the.
Herald, has come very largely through
the falling off in the imports of dutiable,
goods, while our imports of goods on the
free list have advanced. In more than
one instance the Dingley rates of duty
are practically prohibitive-thatf is, they
are so high that, instead of turning in
a very large amount of revenue, they
produce but small amount OF income
for the treasury, owing to the lin
tied amount imported. While the
revenue last month fell far below the
level for the month of August in either
1903 or 1902, the expenditures have adj
vanced enormously. The gain over the
expenditures for August of last year is
Is per cent, an increase of almost one
fifth, and yet we suppose the republicans
will say that Interpolation of the coun-
try has increased, therefore the expendi-
lures must also increase; and leading
republican organ like the New York
Tribune will welcome this as another
step toward the two billion mark In con-
gressional expenditures. Our country
is at peace. there has been no material
change in the conditions, as far as the
country itself is concerned, from what
ruled in August of 1903 and 1902, and
yet, as we have said, national expendi-
lures have advanced by almost one-fifth
in single year. On any such ratio of
progression as that our national ex-
penditures would double even their
present figures inside of five years.
Even with such condition to be con-
sidered, the republican party and the
present administration have as yet
made no declaration in favor of either
economy or retrenchment. Those words
evidently do not appear in their vocab-
ulary. They welcome extravaganza.
says the Indianapolis Sentinel, as they
think 1t insures the retention Of a very
high tariff.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-12
CURRENT PRESS OPINIONS.

1t is said that Senator Fairbanks
never makes a speech without referring
to a cemetery The senator is always
thinking about the final outcome of his
vice presidential aspirations.-The
Commoner.
Those enormous gains" in YER
mont simmer down to couple Of hun
dred more republican plurality than
they had in 1900. Really, Mr.. Cortel-
you, was the money of the trusts pru.
IDENTIFY invested, after all?-Albany IN
Y.) Argus.
Henry c. Frick, a multi-million.
aire associate of ]. P. Morgan, also de
clares for Roosevelt for president
Frick is against letting the Democrat
fool with the tariff, and for good cause
He is at the top of the steel trust
Nashville American.
Republican assurance is giver
that under no circumstances s.ll Presf-
dent Roosevelt seek third term" No,
he will follow the precedent of dropping
out of sight after serving part Of a term
obtained through accident-zLos An.
geles (Cal.) Herald.
Tom Taggart is not running the
democratic campaign to suit the repub.
licans. This is too bad.-Memphis Com.
mercial-Appeal.
THAT Carl Schurz is to make
number Of speeches in Illinois is good
news. Mr.. Schurz has intellect, elo'
quence, sincerity. character. He is {,
leader of the vanishing old type.-N. 7
World.
The only ones who this year are
asking: Have you heard from Maine?.
are democrats. Somehow the repub.
licans have lost interest in the Mains
election very Suddenly Utica o.
server.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-12

aioca brava," which means wild man.
doc" 1t is so named because of the
marked resemblance of the youne
trees to the mandioc which forms the
most common crop of all sections. Il
~ reality belongs to- the same family
but, unlike the other, produces later
md seed. During prolonged drought:
the people have dug up it's roots and
ground and prepared them as is man.
IvOc, though with greater labor AM
Jess benefit, because of the smaller
HmOunt of nourishment contained in
the finished product and the work nee.
essary to wash out the greater amount
VT poison.
The tree grows rapidly from either
seeds or cuttings. In four or five
years it will reach a height of from
20 ito so feet and a circumference ot
from II to so inches, depending upon
the soil and climatic conditions. T.
grows erect and branches some dis.
lance above the ground
The manner OF extracting, collectins
and preparing the latex. or sap, called
varies in different sections. In some
places serpentine incisions are made
around the trunk of the tree; in other
places large horizontal chip is taken
1rcm the bark and wood, and in still
other places either a slightly obliuue
o. V-shaped incision is made. The
fISe method enables a larger and
nl1lRKpT RnIlnHf1nn nf
tends to kill the tree The second
method exposes the tree to the de.
structive action of ants. The othe,
two methods are the best. with a pref
erence for the V-snaped incision a,
Herewith greater number of lactifer
GUS ducts are cut with the least injury
to the tree
-\The best rubber which has come Re-
this market has been prepared bv ar
American who has acquired consider.
able property in the heart of the new.
ly discovered region. His rubber has
been prepared by keeping the milk
liquid until he was able to fill ur
pans. then letting it coagulate, imme.
diately thereafter submitting it to
pressure between boards and subse.
Quently washing and drying it on sew
eral days in succession. AS a result he
produces slabs one-fourth by 10 by %
inches, of a beautiful amber color.
with agreeable odor and wonderful
elasticity. His rubber has brought
the best price offered in the market
and has been classed in New York and
Liverpool as equal to frst-quality
Para rubber.
From investigation it is evident that
the culture of the manicoba could be
most advantageously introduced into
the south of the United States, and
particularly into Porto Rico and tbs
Philippines.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-12


league. and there is likelihood that Du.
Iuth and Detroit, and possibly st. Paul
and Minneapolis, will be included a,
well. 1t is only during the last few
years that the great Canadian winter
game has made much Roadway in the
states, and during the past two seasons
its progress has been notable. It was
introduced in the copper country some
years ago, and from the first it gained
favor. The result was the organization
of stock company at Houghton and
Hancock and the construction al
Houghton of one of the finest ice Kinks
in the country. A hockey team, play.
ing under the name of Portage Lake
and composed of men who had achieved
fame on the ice in the dominion. was
organized, each winter the line-up was
strengthened and for the past three
seasons the seven has held the ma.
tional championship. Sault Ste. Marie
too, took up the game last winter
had team which only ranked second
to Portage Lake, and this year prom.
1ses to be even stronger AS was the
case at Houghton. big rink particu.
larly designed for hockey. was built
going into commission last season
P1ttsburg was one of the pioneers in
introducing the sport into the United
States. A considerable number of thu
best men who have played the game in
Canada have been imported to thu
smoky city, and while some of thu
stars among these have been drafted
by the Michigan teams, there still re.
main more than enough to constitute
formidable aggregation. The 500 il
already signing fast men and will be
stronger next season than last. Lau.
cium is looking about for men both in
the States and Canada Whether Port.
age Lake will be as strong as last year.
when i&erather ran away viii the ma.
tional honors, is a question, but in any
event it will have a seven that will
at least figure in the race AS far a,
the league project is concerned, it il
argued that such an organization would
assure the highest class of hockey
played in the world. 1t would give the
states an association equally as great
as any in the Dominion, would lead to
an interchange of games with Canada's
crack teams, and in this country would
give the game the same standing as Is
ccorded baseball.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-12

be the true version of the great pitch
er's introduction into baseball: Capt.
Jack" Messerly, who captained the
Sioux City team of the Iowa-South Da-
kota league during the season of 1902,
was at the head of the Mankato (Minn)
team number of years ago. One day
a product of the farm appeared at the
hotel where he was stopping and
sought out Capt. Messerly and asked
him for position on the team. Mes
serly and the other members of the
team were always on the alert for
"Rubes," and the stranger was sized
up" as member of that class. An ap-
oointment was made for the stranger
% meet the gang the next day at the
ball grounds. He appeared in cowhide
boots, blue flannel shirt and blue
BOOTS, cut off at the knees He was
asked by Messerly what he could do,
and replied that at his home in South
Dakota he had posed as something of
/ pitcher. Messerly set him on the
plate to pitch for his gang of hitters.
The stranger, who proved to be the ia.
nous Philippe, made monkeys" OF
Messerly's gang and he was immedi.
ately engaged as a pitcher. Thus i
was with Mankato that Philippe mad
his first professional appearance. Late
he drifted to the Red River Vale,
league, afterward being captured bA
Walter Wilmot, of the Minnesota club.
Since then his rise has been rapid.
Phillippe's parents reside near Ashton,
5. D., where the now famous pitcher
was raised on 4 farm.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-12
Other Side of II

But" protested the prospective ten.
ant, the house is awfully damp"
My dear sir" replied the agent.
that is one of its many advantages.
In case of fire it isn't likely TO burn"
And there is no water in the well, >
continued the y,ould-be renter.
Another advantage" said the agent.
In case your children happen To fall
in it they won't drown. &c Chicago
Daily Newz.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-12

ton of a United
States Hockey as
ISOLATION. W h / C h
will make its de-
but as soon as the
season opens dur
ing the coming
winter, is assured.
The men at the
head of the pro-
ject r e pr e S e II t
clubs at Pittsburg,
Sault Ste, Marie.
Houghton H a n :
cock (P or t a 6 e
lake, and Lauri-
um. 1t is assured
t h a t these four
places will hold
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-12
SPORTS AND
AT HLETICS
Deacon" Philippe for years has been
regarded as the premier twirler' Of the

Pittsburg National
league team, rank
ing among the best
box artists in the
country. Various
stories have been
written as to how
he was found,
and induced to fol-
low pitching as an
occupation, b u t
they are all de-
clared to be erro.
neous and the fol-
1nUinO ic said RI
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-12
As q Beginning.

Let me see.' said the editor to a
lew acquisition, graduate fresh from
college Il hardly know what to put
you at"
Until you decide" replied the man,
I'll sit down and write few leading
Smiths Weekly.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-12
May Get There ON Time.

Pendennis-Fve made an awful mis-
take. sent a messenger boy up to Miss
pashley's with lot of flowers, think.
ing it was her birthday. and now learn
that her birthday is tomorrow.
Warington-Thats all right; the mes
senger boy may get there In time.-Tit.
Bits.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-12
ParadoxicaI.

Grace-Did you hear about Blanche
having to go to sanitarium to take
a rest?
May--Gracious! She has been away
on a vacation all summer
GraceE Yes, that's the reason.-N. Z.
Herald
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-12
The Wise Landlord,

'.Can see the proprietor" asks the
guest at the summer resort.
mo. sir, answers the clerk. He has
gone to the city for his summer yaca.
tiOn- Judge.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-12
Women FLAG Trains

On the continent women. instead of
men, display the signal flags atArural
railway crossings. The wife performs
this duty while her husband works else.
where.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-12
A Fad Follower

Burglar Bill-W'at's become o. Slick.
fingers sister?
Sneeky Sam servin' time for follow
In fashionable fad
s'Wot fad?''
-Kleptomanier."-N. 7. Weekly.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-12
American Queen.

The king of Korea is married TO an
American lady
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-12
Mans Idea.

kissing doesn't last; cookery does
Meredith.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-12

Much interest is being displayed in
the game of hockey and the organiza,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-25
BARTONSViLLE.

Mrs. STYLES and Mrs. Clayton were
on the sick list last week.
Wallace Weston is clerklng ior
Mr.. mckinley in the BartonsViie
store.
Orlo Fiske has returned from his
weeks visit with friends out OF
town.
Miss Minnie Smith and daughter
Miss Daisy Wilder. are now stopping
at Fred Loveland's.
Henry Ryder and family now oc-
cupv the house formerly owned by
Mrs. Mary winchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sabin Morris enter
tanned Mrs. Morris's sister, MRS.
Frank Sanderson. few days last
week.
The Oregon Indian Medicine COM
pany, which held forth for a week
in this place, has now gone 10
Felchville.
There will be another social dance
in Spiritualist hall next SATURDAY
evening. Supper will be served ny
Mrs. Lucy Davenport.
John Finn, brother of Mrs. p, M.
Welch, who has been in a distant
mart of the United States and In the
philippines, visited her last week.
Andrew Mckinley. who has
bought the Store in this place Tor
merlv owned by Mrs. Mary t. BOW
ker. has now filed it with new goods
and runs an order team.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-25
VERNON.

The town schools closed Friday
for vacation of one week.
The young peoples dance at Whit
hed's hall Thursday evening was
well attended.
The Ladies' circle will meet We'd
nesday morning. Dinner will be
served at noon.
Miss Inez Akley is at home from
her school in West Brattleboro for
two weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Wiley of Brat
tleboro visited last week at Calvin
stones and Mrs. f. e. Johnson's.
Mrs. Emmeline Stockwell and
grandson, Everett Stockwell, will
spend Thanksgiving in Fitchburg,
Mass.
North school, Miss Florence
Thurber, teacher, gave very pleas
ing entertainment Wednesday even
ing Of last week. A. l.. Maynard Of
Brattleboro sang several selections.
The proceed amounted to nearly s.,
which will be applied to the pur-
chase of a clock for the school-room
and new books for the school IL
brary.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-25
WARDSBoRo.

Clara Wolfe is visiting her BROTH
er, Max Wolfe.
Nettie Johnson Is at home for the
holiday vacation.
Mrs. Emma Clark has moved into
Ernest Cobb's house.
Harry Bemis is home from Sax
tons River for the holiday vacation.
Frank Kidder, who has been visit
ing in Springfield. has returned
home.
Mrs. o. V. Hefflon, who has been
visiting in Palmer. has returned
home.
The A. q. club will meet Thursday
afternoon, Dec. l, with Mrs. A. L.
Wheeler
Mrs. Fred Hamlin gave birth
day party Tuesday to her friends
and neighbors
Mrs. Mary Bliss has gone to spend
the winter with her daughter. Mrs.
Mary Leith, in Greenfield, Mass.
Ida Jenness Moulton. impersona..
tor and musical entertainer, Will
hold an entertainment in the M. q:
church, Dec 5, under the auspices OF
the grange.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-25
som ERsET.

Martin Brown was In town last
week.
John Kenney was In Brattleboro
| last week
Joe Thomas left town Tuesday
for Sandgate,
A number of men were here last
week looking for work.
The big storm turned into an In
dian summer and sleighing mas
played out,
Many deer are left, yet They are
often seen by choppers near Deer
Cabin brook.
Napoleon Beateau hauled pulp
wood last week for the Deerfield RI
yer company.
Milo Tudor of New York city Is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
William Tudor.
The steam mill shut down this
week as the boys will spend Thanks
giving at their homes
Some men employed by Joe
Smith logging went on strike Sat
urday new crew was hired at
once.
Batey and Reando moved out last
week, Batey going to Woodford and
Reando to Stamford where they have
wood jobs.
Mrs. Herbert Tudor Is In town.
Mr.. Tudofs new house is finished
and they win soon move In and live
on his farm.
Miss Zebra styles who taught two
terms of school here, spring and fall,
left for her home in Peterboro, ~
H., Friday, TO the regret OF many
friends.
w. w. Peck and daughter Blanche
have gone to their former home In
Morrisyile. Mr.. Peck has decided
not TO cut any timber this winter.
He now has over million feet In
his pond.
Mark Tudor had two flocks of
sheep out In the big snow storm. He
found 16 two days after the storm
Eighteen were not found until Fri
day, they having wandered with the
storm. They were found near Pine
valley.
Representative Johnson of Somer-
set, in Windham county, has the dis
tinction of residing the longest dis
lance from Montpelier as railroads
run. He gets a mileage of 227, while
Mr.. Pane of Barre city, with a Few
others in Washington county, has the
smallest-six miles-with the excep-
ton of Mr.. Stratton of Montpelier
who according to the report lives a
mile from the State house.-Barre
Times.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-25

Ing and evening. He also spoke In
Stone hall at p. m.
The stores were closed Thursday
for the usual Thanksgiving vacation.
Miss Mary Green and C. II. Green
went to Saratoga to spend Thanks
giving.
Charles H. Webster entertained
Alexander Brown and family of YER
non Thursday.
Prof. A, ]. Phillips spent Thanks
giving day with his son Arthur at
his home in New York city.
Mrs. A. J. Phillips is entertaining
an old friend, Miss Franc Potter,
who Is one of the professors In coll
lege In Hartford, Conn.
The seniors and senior middles en-
tertained the two highest classes of
Mt. Hermon Wednesday evening with
"a play and tableaux in the gymna-
stun.
Miss Caroline Garrett, who has
been for the past month in the Far
rem hospital on account of severe
burns, has recovered sufficiently to
leave the hospital and is now at her
home on Mill street.
Mrs. Milton ii. Davis, who has
been spending several weeks with a
friend In Greenfield, being taken sick
there, has recovered sufficiently to
allow her to take a business trip to
Canaan, n. II. Mrs. Davis was for
merly a resident of this town.
James Il. Smith has finished work.
ing I'm the drug store of C. II. Web
ster and has been employed in the
East Mortified drug store during
the absence of Mr.. Woodbury.. Mr..
Smith has been in the employ of Mr..
Webster for nearly year.
Several large family gatherings
have been held in town this week. on
Monday ]. A. Fisher entertained his
kindred with an old fashioned
Thanksgiving dinner. There were
similar parties at Joseph Colton's, T.
r. Callenders, Charles C, Stearns's
and others.
Mrs. T.. Charlton Black was the
reader at Stone hall Monday evening,
which was the evening of the regular
course of lectures of Mortified SEM
mary. Mrs. Black is one of the fac
ulty of Boston university, being the
only woman on the board and is a
reader of much ability. This is the
second time she has favored North
field audience.