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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-20

pared in your mind, I don't believe
you would know him, though
"Oh! l would know George any
where!" she exclaimed
81 don't know about that. Folks
change. He isn't boy any more, but
great big man, big as am, with
great, rough beard, rough as mine"
''Is hep
80 yes! George is big; not like the
little chap that used to climb the tall
oak tree back of the house and swing
on the top limb and yell like an IN
diam
why, did George tell you that?'' she
asked, with surprised smile lighting
up her gentle face.
Without answering directly. the Cal
ifornian went on: You remember how
he rode the gray colt, Caleb, without
bride or saddle, and how you all
thought he would be killed; and how
Caleb ran into the woods across the
creek and tried to scrape him off
against the crooked old Eastwood tree
where the big hornets nest was. And
you remember how the hornets stung
the colt and sent him flying out into
the pasture with George on his back;
and how George came out of it all
with only a deep cash on his fore
head, just below the hair; and how
you worried lest the scar would spoil
your boys beauty, and old mother
Blinkerhoff said, Never mind-things
always happen for the best, and you'll
thank the gray colt some day"
Why, you talk just like you knew
all about our old place!"
'Oh, well, I've traveled-ran away
myself, and am going home to mother
now. Maybe when you see George
that scar will help you to recognize
him." He paused and looked at her
so strangely that her eyes opened wide
with surprise. Then, taking off his
hat and lifting his hand, The scar was
up here, somewhere
"George!"
The old lady was in his arms. The
deep poke" bonnet fell to the floor.
The snow-white hair rested upon his
bosom. Few people in the car that day
had eyes clear enough to watch the
wonderful transformation on his face
as he stood there giving expression to
his feelings in a medley of sobs and
laughter But suddenly he seemed pos
sessed by a new idea, for whirling
around, he yelled:
Where's that COMPOUNDED conduct
orr"
MY dear friend" said the white
haired president, as he gave the ex-
cited Californian his hand ''let the
conductor go. l would not mar mo-
ment SO blessed as this with one
thought of him. Moreover. l happen
to be in a position to settle that little
account for you"
Il guess that's So" the big fellow
answered with a smile
The train started, and mother and
son began joyfully uniting the broken
threads of memory where they had
parted 20 years before.-National Mag.
aZine.
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Good Reason forIt.

Father-what are you crying about,
Bobby?
Bobby (between sobs)-I don't want
to go to school to-day.
Why not?'
Sis Tilted the teacher last night
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Had Few Competitors.

Every man has some fad" said the.
quiet man. Mine is minding my own
business"
"Ah, l see," rejoined the philosophical
person. You are one of the monopolista
We read SO much about. STRAY Stories.
, 1904-05-19
One as Saving as the Other.

A naval officer, recently return
ed from the isthmus of Panama,
tells the following story concern
ing the wealthiest man on the
isthmus:
"Senor M is known all over
the isthmus as the stingiest man
who ever lived. He will have no
lights in his house except candles.
and the lone candle in his sitting
room is not burned at night when
he is talking to visitors and is not
compelled to have a light.
The old man has a nephew who
makes the money fly. A short
time ago he called on his uncle at
night. While they were talking
the old man blew out his candle.
What did you do that forP'
the youngster asked.
"'Why, we don't need the light
while we are talking the uncle
replied.
while the uncle was talking
earnestly the boy began to shuttle
about in the dark. Much annoy
ed by the interruption, the old
man said, What are you doingP'
"'Only just taking off my trou-
sers,' the boy replied. 4 don't
need them in the dark and want
to keep from wearing them out "
New York Tribune.
, 1904-05-19
morning
ELK MOUNTAIN TO OPEN
The Elk Mountain Mine to Open up-one
Of the Best Prospects in This Entire
Country to be Developed This Year.

In an interview with Bert Kay
lor, manager of the Elk Mountain
Mining Co., yesterday morning,
Mr.. Kaylor said that he thought
they would start to work about
the LIST of June. In speaking of
the work, Mr.. Kaylor said they
would put on about Is men and
three shifts. The shaft is now
1872 feet in depth and they expect
to go right on sinking until they
reach 500 feet, when they expect
to cross-cut until they find the
lead, which will at that depth be
of considerable width and some
richer than at the present depth.
They have at this time one of the
finest plants of machiLery that
is installed in any mine in the
west today, for the depth of it.
They have one 90-horse power
boiler, N 20 horse power dyna-
mo, one 20-horse power engine,
and one 20-horse power hoist.
, 1904-05-19

complete with Denver prices any
better than the merchant can sell
goods at Chicago prices and make
a profit.
The prosperity of one local in
stitution IA prosperity for the
surrounding locality, and the
more patronage a home business
man receives the lower he can
afford to sell his goods.
The newspaper man buys his
goods at home, boosts for his
home section, aud jeopardizes his
chances of ever even seeing the
outside of the pearly gates by To-
cal putfs concerning ''our enter
prising merchant MI. So and So
mortgage his soul for the sale of a
half dozen extra copies extolling
the said merchant when he takes
unto himself a wife, and when the
said enterprising man finally goes
over the range the editor puts
the final seal on his own doom by
boosting the deceased straight
past st. Peter and seats him in
the heavenly choir with a harp in
his hand.
We believe thoroughly in pat
ronizing home industry, but we
also believe as Jerry Simpson
A lady asked him if it WAS really
true that he wore no socks" Mad
am" he said, Il believe in reel
procity. | am perfectly willing
to show YOU" etc.
Reciprocity is a good thing to
believe in, but it is better to
practice it, and the newspaper
man al advocate patronizing
home industries with much bet
ter grace ii he doesn't see II
Montgomery Ward printed pos
ter distributed over town.
, 1904-05-19
MRS. JARLEY'S WAX WORKS
One Of the Most Successful Entertain
ments Ever Given by the Presbyterian
Church People ia This city-Enjoyed
by All.

Mrs. Jarley's Wax Works, given
last Friday evening by the people
of the Presbyterian church, was
well attended and one of the most
laughable affairs ever witnessed
by the people of Saratoga. The
&C" Supper was very nicely serv-
ed, which lasted from 6 to s
o'clock, after which time the peo-
pie were entertained by the follow
ing characters of the Wax Works:
Mrs. farley, Miss Nellie Rowen;
Emery, Fred Baker; George, Floyd
Lemon; Madame Tussaud, Miss
Della Walker; Captain Webb, Roy
Ainsworth; DR.. Ben Franklin,
Fred Clark; Lii Hung Chang, G.
r. Bremen; Henry VIII, Rev.
Mclean; Little Nell, Nellie KEN
zle; Maid Of Honor to Queen Eliz.
abeth, Miss Lulu Chase; Blue
Beard and his wife, Fred Clark
and Miss Stella Trap; Joan of
Arc, Miss Ora Ainsworth; Girl
that died laughing at an old joke
in a newspaper, Miss Cora San
ders; Maud Muller and the Judge,
Miss Madeline McPhail and Rev.
Mclean; The Prima Donna, Miss
Mae Stockwell; Grace Darling,
Miss Robnett; Tom Thumb and
his bride, Paul Doggett and Fran
ces Farrell; Red Riding Hood and
the Wolf, May Chambers and
Henry Farrell; Carrie Nation,
Miss Madge Cover; Tho Siamese
Twins, Clay Kienzle and Fred
Holck; and last, but not least,
Mrs. Winslow, Miss Edith Rowen.
The entertainment and supper
netted over $40 for the church.
, 1904-05-19

the prices paid for livestock. With
its power to control the livestock
markets of the world nearly brok.
en-, Chicago cannot much longer
place any price it pleases upon
stock arriving for sale.
These are conditions which
those feeders who watch the trend
of events, consider when they say
they will continue feeding upon
as large a scale as heretofore, not
withstanding their profits we're
small during the past year.
Concerning market conditions
at South Omaha the past week,
James G. Dahlman, president of
the American Commission Co,
says:
Packers are not good buyers
in the present season and in con-
sequence the demand for killers
has not been very strong. Stock
ers and feeders are going at a good
rate and this is looked upon as en-
couraging to those who failed to
reap large profits on feeding dur.
ing the past year. Some feeders
apparently intend to profit by the
disposition among others to cut
down their number of feeding cat
tie and according to the present
outlook, those feeders who stick to
it will profit largely. The export
demand appears to be growing
better, foreign cables indicating a
shortage in the foreign supply
and the necessity of larger import
atlons of American meats.
with these two conditions be-
fore us, we cannot e any reason
why feeders should be discourag-
ed and advise that they keep on
preparing cattle for the market.
We most strongly advise, however,
that the greatest attention be paid
to finishing stock we'll before ship
ment, as the poor grades do not
find a profitable sale at any time.
Prices are not fattering just
at present, but, as we have before
stated, everything points to better
conditions in a very short time
and shippers will do well to watch
the market closely"
, 1904-05-19
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ON SHOSHONE PROJECT
State Engineer Johnston Will Talk on
Great Government Enterprise.

State Engineer Clarence John
ston has a number of very fine
photographs of the Shoshone can
on and vicinity which he took on
the occasion of his examination of
the government damsite some
weeks ago when accompanied by
the consulting engineers. The
site selected by the government
for its first reservoir in the state
is very picturesque.
Below the junction of the forks
of the Shoshone the river passes
through a deep gorge which is
cut through a mountain. The
walls of this canon rise to a height
of about 5000 feet above the riv-
er, making it one of the deepest
and widest canons in the state.
One of the views is taken from
n granite promintory l,4O0 feet
above the river. From this
height the river looks like a
small stream and yet the walls of
the canon rise high above the
point from which the picture was
taken.
Other views show the mouth of
the canon, the neighboring noun
tain, the brush along which the
great canal will run, the town of
Cody and neighborhood as we'll
as a number of views of the river.
Prof. Johnston is having some
colored lantern slides made of
these pictures and will deliver a
lecture on the Shoshoue project
illustrated by these views before
the Young Mems Literary club.
1t is hoped that the club will
call an open meeting for the oc-
c%asion, as there are many who
would be interested in hearing of
the Shoshone project and seeing
pictures of the great canon, which
will be the location of the
great dam for which the
government has appropriated "
er $4,000. Wyoming Tribune.
, 1904-05-19
Consistency in General.

The following, taken from the
Pearl Mining Times, is very true
and if the merchants of other
places would work on the same
lines it would be far better for the
voice of the people, the news
papers:
This week large posters were
distributed in Pearl advertising a
cut rate sale in one of the large
stores in Encampment. The post
ers were all right, but down in
one corner was the imprint of a
large stationery firm in Denver.
1t is a well known fact that
Montgomery Ward & Co., do a
big business throughout the west.
This is the source of many long
winded arguments from local
firms concerning the patronizing
of home industry. They have in
vested money in the country and
feel that they are entitled to the
support of the home people. They
are helping to build up the coun-
try, they must pay more interest
on the money invested, higher
freight rates, and SO must of ne
%cessity charge more than Mont
gomery Ward d Co.
All well and good. Take the
above named city for example.
That business house no doubt OBJ
jects strenuously to the amount of
money sent out to the Chicago
firm. However, in spite of the
fact that they have a thoroughly
equipped job and newspaper office
in that city, these merchants send
to their Montgomery Ward pa
per houses. Yet the newspaper
man has the same things to con-
tend with-interest on money in
vested, price Of labor, material,
atc -as the merchant. SO cannot
, 1904-05-19
RECLAMATION WORK
IN WYOMING
Another Triumph for Our Popular SEN
ator, F. E. Warren,

Senator Warren of Wyoming
scored a triumph when he induced
the reclamation service to set
apart Sl,0O0,O00 with which to be.
gin the construction of an enor.
nous storage reservoir in Natrona
county, Wyoming, to be filled
with water from the North Platte
and from which something like
100000 acres will be irrigated.
This enterprise has long been
In contemplation. The represent.
atives of the reclamation service
examined it and reported on its
feasibility. 1t was estimated that
the reservoir could be built within
a reasonable limit of cost, and that
an adequate body of land for rec
lamation could be secured, partly
in Wyoming and partly near the
western border of Nebraska.
1t is believed that the work will
cost in the aggregate about 81
100000. 1t will require a long.
time to complete it, but when it is
done it will make available a large
amount of water flowing in the
North Platte and which now goes
to waste.
Upon the land reclaimed a
large number of people will be
able to find homes. Adequately
watrred, this band will be capable
of producing such bountiful crops
that when fully utilized it should
sustain not less than 10000 fami.
lies, or a population of something
like $4,000 in addition to the PEG.
pie living in towns and villages
and not directly engaged in agri-
culture.
1t is by such means as this that
the arid region may be made the
home of millions of prosperous
and happy people, and both Sena-
tor Warren and the people of Wy.
oming in general should he con
graduated upon the c
achieved.-Denver Republican.
, 1904-05-19
A Breezy Little Girl.

A female child approached me
not long ago on the street. An
air of refinement and good breed
ing attended her. l paused and
pleasantly observed her.
"Hello, grandpa!" exclaimed the
child. HAS anybody seen our
cat?"
| made no reply.
"Speak up" said the child. "1f
you don't happen to have ampu-
tated your voice. I've lost a kind
of tall cat, done off in a tortoise
shell finish. Her feet don't track,
but she's sound and kind, city
broke, stands without hitchine
and answers to the name of Laura
Jean Libby. Where is sheY"
Young woman" said L, 81 ar
, 1904-05-19

not aware that I have the pleasure
OF your acquaintance"
Don't let that cause O n
insomnia, grandpa" said the fe-
male child. I'm not irving to
make a hit with you. Either
you've see my cat or you haven't.
If you haven't, Well part in a
friendly way, with no clothes torn.
If you have, I'd like you to pro.
Once, dig up or relinquish the cat.
Is it a go? Is there anything do
ing in the feline way?"
NO. said l..
"Then, so long" said the female
This, sir, | presume is the re-
of our system of educational
and home training, allowing chill
dren to develop along the line of
least resistance.-Ex.
, 1904-05-19
WEEKLY STOCK YARDS LETTER

South Omaha, Neb., May IS
Spring work on the farms has
largely cut down the shipments of
livestock to all markets. This has
had a tendency to make the mar
kets stronger, even though the
packers demands have fallen off
on account of the approach of hot
weather.
While the past season has not
been a strongly profitable one to
the cattle feeder, principally be-
cause of the high price of corn
and the barely moderate price for
livestock, many of the feeders
coming to this market are conf
dent that the smaller number of
cattle which will be put in the
feed lots during the coming sea-
son will have a tendency to force
prices upward during all of next
year and these feeders intend to
prosecute their business as vigor-
ously as they have in the past.
In conversation with a Chicago
livestock man a few days ago your
correspondent was told two signif-
cant things. One is that the Chi.
cago livestock interests foresee
stronger competition the coming
year than they have ever before
experienced. The growth of out
side markets, such as South Oma-
ha, Kansas City, st. Joseph, Sioux
City and Denver, has taken away
from Chicago a tremendous vol
ume of livestock. The distribu-
ton of the stock among these sew
eral markets has prevented during
the past few months, that combina.
ton on prices which was previous
ly possible, when Chicago vas re-
ceiving the bulk of all livestock
shipments.
The advance which South Oma-
ha has made over Kansas City,
giving South Omaha second posi-
ton as the largest stock handling
center in the world, has made
South Omaha such a strong factor
in the markets, that this city will
hereafter have as much to say
about ruling prices as will Chica-
go.
The trend of Iowa shipments
westward, rather than to the Chi.
cago market, while it has not OPP
Grated towards forcing up prices.
has performed excellent service in
prAyeptipg Ghicaoo nnttina iawn.
, 1904-05-19

A gavel made of Wyoming
wood and presented by the wo-
men of Wyoming is to be used in
opening the quinquennial session
of the international Suffrage asso-
citation, which occurs at Berlin,
Germany, this year.
Some time ago Mrs. j. NJ. Car
ey, who is vice-president of the
American Suffrage association, re-
ceived a letter from Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait suggesting that
the women of Wyoming present a
gavel to be used in opening the
quinquennial session of the Inter
national association, pointing out
that the gift would be most APP
propriate, in view of the fact that
Wyoming WAS the first common
wealth in the world to grant to
women equal suffrage rights with
men.
Accordingly the Round Table
club, of which Mrs. Carey is a
member, was consulted and I'M
dertook to provide the gavel. The
aid of John II. Gordon, the cele.
brated violin maker and wood
worker, was solicited and Mr..
Gordon agreed to make the gavel.
Yesterday it was completed and
presented to the club. 1t is a
beautiful and dainty piece of
work, the head being of highly
polished aromatic Wyoming cedar
and the handle of Wyoming box
elder. The gavel is encased in a
handsome satin lined box made of
Wyoming wood, with the Ameri-
car flag inlaid in different coIored
woods on the top.
The gavel will be sent to Mrs.
Gait, who will in turn, deliver it
to Susan b. Anthony, the famous
waman's rights worker, who is
to preside at the quinquennial
meeting in Berlin. The eavel is
not the especial gift of the Round
Table club, but of the women
Of the entire State of Wyoming.
The Berlin meeting of the In
ternational Suffrage association
will be a memorable one, as it
will be the first time that the
women of Germany have been
permitted to take part in suffrage
movements. Women represent
ing ten countries, among them
Germany, Great Britain, France,
Denmark, the United States and
Italy, will be in attendance.-Wy-
oming Tribune.
, 1904-05-19
st. Barnabas Episcopal Church.

Services on Sunday, May 22nd,
1901 Morning Prayer and Ser
mon at III a. m. Subject: ''Three
Characters" You are cordially
invited to this service. Good
music and a hearty welcome.
j. Watson.
Sunday being Whit Sunday.
there will be a special envelope
Offering for the Episcopal Fund.
The Ladies Guild of st. Barna-
bas' Church are arranging a very
fine concert program for June Is.
A special and new feature in con.
cert work will be given and will
prove very entertaining and at
tractive.
The Solo by DIR. Semler last
Sunday morning in the Episcopal
Church was rendered in a manner
which won the appreciation of the
audience and was greatly enjoyed
by all present. 1t was a treat of
the very best kind.
The musical program rendered
last Sunday morning at the serv-
ices held in the Episcopal church,
shows an earnest desire on the
part of both organist and choir
towards the truly worshipful.
The Rector has been fortunate
in securing the best talent in the
city, which, with the addition of
a good tenor, and diligent prac-
tice, under the efficient leadership
of Mrs. G. Jensen will add greatly
to the beauty of the service and
and the forceful, earnest and sin
cere sermons of the Rev. j. Wat
son.
The following program will be
rendered by the choir on Sunday
morning.
, 1904-05-19
Did She Really Mean IT.

A teacher in a school not far
away is said to have been consid-
erably annoyed by the boys climb
ing the stairs and wheeling as
though exhausted. She made VI
her mind to stop it, and after all
had seated themselves she said
"You boys are making altogether
too much fuss about climbing
those stairs. Hereafter you may
leave your puffs and pants down
stairs" The boys all snickeied
and she doesn't know yet what
'tickled them.-Ex.
, 1904-05-19
Farrell Restauraunt Sold.

Joseph Farrell sold out his res
taurant to Mrs. q. S. Taylor, who
will conduct that business in fu-
ture, and under her able manage
ment it ought to be a success.
Everyone will be sorry to learn
that Mr.. Farrell has gone out on
account of his good jovial face be-
ing missed behind the pie counter.
He has always served the people
in his line in a first class shape
and is noted in his profession.
, 1904-05-19
LOUIS FERREE DROWNED
Fell Into City Reservoir Ditch While at
Play-Funeral Services Sunday.

Louis Ferrse, the six-year-old
son of Lawyer and Mrs. S. E. Fer
rec, fell into the ditch leading to
the city reservoir at about $50
this evening friday and was
drowned.
Mrs. Ferree from her window
saw the little fellow playing on
the bank at about the time men
toned when he suddenly disap-
peared from her sight. She felt
anxious about him, but having
just recovered from a very severe
illness she was unable to go to
him
AS soon as Mr.. Ferree came
home she told him of the boys
absence. The father went to the
reservoir where he found David
Finn, of Merrill, Wis, and Matt
Baroch. He told them of his
tears and joining In the search
they Don found his cap floating
% the water and then the place
where he had slipped down the
bank. By means of a hook kept
at the reservoir the body was soon
found and brought out on the
bank, when Mr.. Finn started the
usual methods for the resusitation
of tho drowning.
DR.. Perdue soon arrived and
while keeping up the work the
boy was carried to the home of
Mr.. Fisher. For over an hour
Drs. Perdue and Mapes with
others worked over him, hoping
against hope that a spark of life
might remain, but as the body
had been in the water over an
hour, life was undoubtedly ex-
tinct when he was taken out.
After hope was given up the
body was carried to the Ferree
residence. Mrs. Ferree bore the
shock bravely but is now nearly
Frustrated.
Services will be held at the
house at 300 o'clock Sunday and
the remains buried here.
Mrs. F%erree's brother, Sergeant
Major Frank j. Hotter, who has
just retired from the regular army
after service in the Philippines, is
on his way here from San Fran
cisco for a visit and may be here
Hasala.
, 1904-05-19

II understand said a handsome
young woman, entering the print
ing office, shat you employ only
girls and that you are in need OF
a forewoman."
"Yes," replied the printer, "can
you make up a formH"
"Just look at me and see," she
answered, turning herself around
She was enpaged.-Ex.
, 1904-05-19
The Youngest.

They were showing him the ba.
by. "Yes, of counsel" murmureo
the simple fellow. "And-er-
how old is it?"
Exactly four months to-mor.
row." chirped the ecstatic mother
"And-er-is that your young.
est 9r he stammered-.
, 1904-05-19
Pretty Good.

Yes" said Miss Passay, Il
found a real nice boarding house
to-day, but the only room they
had to offer me had a folding bed
in it, and l detest those things"
"Of course" replied Miss Pert,
zone can never hope to find a man
under a folding bed."-Philadel-
, 1904-05-19
WYOMING GAvEL

Round Table Club Of Cheyenne Presents
to Association Beautiful Gavel OF wyo-
ming Wood Made by ]. h. Gordon
This State has Honor Because First to
Grant Women Equal Suffrage Rights
With Men.