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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-05-27

Only one kind of cattle is kept on
the Island Of Jersey, and that kline is
island famous. The cows are pastured,
but are not allowed to run at will.
They are tied in rows, and the whole
row Of COWS Is moved forward at once.
The land must be carefully handled
and highly fertilized to permit it to
carry two cows to the acre, as it Is
said to do. 1t should be remembered,
however, that the cows are somewhat
smaller than the Jersey cows in this
country. as there has been decided
increase in size Of the breed since
coming to the United States.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-05-27
Copyright. 1906. by Daily Story Pub. Co.

81 do hope the cars won't run on the
track" said Betty Sylvester. as she
put the finishing touches to her sis
ter's costume. and then stood back
and studied the effect critically. Its
an audacious flying in the face Of
Providence. to go switching of be-
hind one of them engines that amt
like nothing human nor divine. But
here's your Aunt Beulah. down sick
in bed and writing to US. and the land
knows l can't go with all the farm and
COWS and cooking. and three hired
men here; and they do say she's got
a splendid house with carpets and
bath rooms and all, and we're the only
kin. There. think that will do. Yes.
it's shame we've never been to see
her, and she being there twenty years,
and the last five all by herself. But
it's hundred miles, and it stands to
reason we couldn't go in wagon, and
l won't be switched across the land by
one of them snorting railroad things
that hasn't been in the neighborhood
scarcely year, and folks still jump
ing Just to hear them. Yes, that will
do" and stepping forward quickly she
dabbed little kiss upon her sisters
ear. Nov goodbye. Be sure and
write soon's you get there. and don't
be set up with the fine things IN Aunt
Beulah's house. do hope nothing will
happen. But young folks like to travel
round and see things. You'll likely
have real good time. and IT'S shame
Aunt Beulah's at deaths door and l
never been to see her. But there;
must run back or the sweet pickle will
plumb spoil on the stove. You look
real pretty. Dorcas." And with this
involuntary compliment, Betty Syl-
vester hurried toward the kitchen.
leaving Dorcas blushing and fright
ened at the prospect of her first jour
ney on the cars.
For number of years Dorcas had
had sutton. At first he had confined
his attention to stolen glances across
the fields and across the church, and
on rare occasions when his manhood
had asserted itself, to elaborate toilet
and a half hours leaning against the
Sylvester front fence, admiring Dor
cas- posies and talking crops. Later
he had braved the front gate, gener-
ally with straw in his mouth, and
sat on the steps for an hour in the
cleaning. talking with Betty, but look
ing at Dorcas. In cold evenings and
during the winter the hour had been
passed in the cosy sitting room. play
ing checkers and popping corn. Not
word Of love had been spoken. but 1t
was understood in the house and in the
whole neighborhood. that John Bald
win was waiting on Dorcas Sylvester
and that some time in the future, as
they should determine. the two good
old country families and the two we'll
titled farms would be united-provid-
ed of course, John Baldwin's dinidence
ever allowed him to get that far.
AS she ran lightly down the steps
to the farm wagon. Dorcas gave one
quick, shy glance up the slope to
where the big Baldwin house stood.
half hidden by Its towering elms. Yes,
there was Johns buggy standing in
the road before the house. and his
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-05-27

Come farmers find 1t difficult to To-
cate strawberry bed except on low
land and therefore do not locate It at
all. Such land Is good. provided it is
well drained. but very often it is not
we'll drained by natural means. Straw
berries like moisture, provided 1t is
only properly proportioned with air
and soil. and on low place the sup
ply Of water in dry time is likely to
be better than on high place.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-05-27

follow the pain of the lightning, and
say that hope Is vain,
But the birds are blown from their storm
build again.
follow the path OF the waters, tho raw
age of hill and glen.
Rut the floods subside. AMI the flowers
abide. and bloom for the homes oil
men.
Ard the world is never hopeless on storm
swept sea and sod
It's faith in love undyiny-its beautiful
dream OF God,
-Frnnk L. Stanton. in Atlanta Constitu
ton.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-05-27
weIoht. Of Seed and cr.in,.

There should be national law reg
ulating the weights of seeds and
grains. AS 1t is. chaos prevails large
ly in such matters. Wheat is quite
uniform in weight throughout the
states, but such is not the case with
most OF our gains. A move in thfS
direction should meet with succeIy.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-05-27
Blights are caused by minute plant.

Blights are caused by minute plants
called fungi. These are vegetable
parasites, which sink their roots into
the substance Of the plants and draw
nourishment therefrom. AS long as
the plants can supply more food than
these parasites can use, the effects of
the blight is not apparent. AS soon
as the parasites begin to use more
food than their host plants supply, the
die, or such parts Of them as are af-
leaves or twigs. as the case may be-
fected by the blight.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-05-27
1eioht Of Ears on corns.sIk..

The lower the ear on the corn stalk
the less likely is the stalk to be blown
down by a high wind. Experiments
are being made 20 breed low ears.
Seed from corn with low ears has beck
replanted enough times TO produce =
little variation in this regard
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-05-27

fast horse could reach the station in
one-half the time they could with the
farm wagon and old Charlie. Besides
Betty had thought the hired man
might as well kill two birds with one
stone; 80 he was taking a load of
produce along, which he would peddie
after leaving Dorcas at the station.
AS she climbed up beside Jethro. who
did not offer or dream of offering as
ststance. Dorcas thought how much
easier 1t would be in johns spring
buggy than In this heavy wagon which
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-05-27
Conserving Feed and opportuni.

In Denmark everything is. used 10
the best of advantage, and the grass
in the pastures is carefully fed out
systematically by lettering the cows
in the fields. The tramping up of the
pasture during wet time is not per
mitted. Only in this way is it pos.
siLle for this little country to get so
much from the land that she can sup.
ply her own needs and ship to other
countries millions of dollars worth
of butter, cheese, eggs and bacon
yearly.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-05-27

Minnesota has a little over 500
cr<ameries.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-05-27
Apple Score Card.

At the last meeting of the Wiscon-
sin Horticultural Society the follow
ing score card for judging apples was
adopted:
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-05-27

Indiana has little over 100 cream.
cries.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24
THE CHANGE OF HEART IN KANSAS.
W. a. White in the Emporia Gazette.

w. a. White in the Emporia Gazette.
1t is funny, how we have all found
the octopus, an animal whose very ex-
istence we denied ten or dozen years
ago. The question that naturally
comes up for discussion is this: Had
the octopus just Matched out, or were
Nose Coppoc. Bill McCleary and Ed
Waterbury and the old-line populists
who put sandburs in his tail, and tied
cans to is, smarter and further seeing
and more frank and honest than we
were?
The other day pamphlet came to the
Gazette which seemed about the right
thing. 1t was going after railroad dis.
elimination. 1t seemed sane and calm
and well poised. The man who wrote
it seemed to have his head full of facts
well ground through the wheels of log.
ic. When 10 and behold the pamphlet
was written and printed in 1890, and
was written by Percy Daniels! The
sun do move. This Is funny world!
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24
The Winfield Assembly.

The nineteenth session of the Win
held. Kansas. Chautauqua will be held
this year June 10th to 3Oth. The pro.
gramme is announced for the session
and while not yet complete, shows
many strong and attractive features.
In the summer school there are fifteen
separate and distinct departments
that cover the time each day of the ses.
sion from eight o'clock in the morning
until night. The lecture platform is.
II anything, more attractive than ever.
and includes men of national reputa.
ton. music of the best. moving pictures.
and athletic numbers too numerous to
mention.
William j. Bryan delivers the first
regular lecture of the session June 2,st.
Governor LaFollette, of Wisconsin.
speaks on Saturday, June oath. This is
Editors Day" of the Chautauoua.
and 1t is expected that Governor Hocb.
OF Kansas, and Governor Ferguson. of
Oklahoma, will be present, as both are
newspaper men. Sam Jones breaches
on Sunday June 25th.
In addition to these distinguished
men there are announced the following:
DR.. Geo. l.. Robinson, Mrs. Bertha
Kunz Baker. DR.. w. B. Riley, Prof. Fl.
S. MCGOWAN, DR.. Byron w. King. the
Dunbar Bell Ringers, j. WILDER Chap.
man, Christy Moving Pictures, Worlds
Fair Indian Band. DR.. Thos. E. Green
DIR. Robt. Forbes, Mrs. Anto,nette
Lamoreaux, Shakespearean Dramas.
ChllOcc0 Indian School Entertainment
and Prof. M. Edwin johnson.
Island Park, where the Chautauuua
is held, is one of the lovellest spots IN
this section of the country, and has full
~ recovered from the deluge that tho
Chautauqna experienced last wear.
New buildings have been added to the
Park, until today it is one of the most
complete Chautauqua grounds in the
country. All will be brilliantly lighted
by the new electric light plant. Rail.
road rates have been reduced for the
occasion, and special train service is
being arranged for.
Everyone who possibly can should
spend at least one day at Chautauqua.
as it is one of the great educational
movements of the day.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24
SELLING HUMAN BEINGS.

A reader of the Commoner sends In
an editorial which recently appeared in
the Cedar Rapids uowa) Republican in
which the editor suggests the advisable.
lty Of selling the Philippine Islands to
Japan. The Republican says:
Whenever peace is concluded between
Russia and Japan, the latter will come
into possession of large sums Ut money.
The japanese have been looking for
more land on which to expand their
race and their national characteristics,
Their little island Is filed to overflow.
ing.
Why not try to sell them tho Philip.
pine islands? The United States does
not need those islands. Very few
Americans will ever be able to live and
thrive in that warm climate. There is
nothing In common between the Amer
lean and Malay. They do not under
stand each other and they can not help
each other very much for that reason.
But the Japanese do understand the
Malays and they can get along with
them. Thy can intermarry and have
a civilization in common.
So IL Japan is willing to pay the price,
why not let her have the Philippine
islands, What does the United States
want to go across the oceans to engage
in the unappreciative task of trying to
do something decent for semi-sayages?
This nation might hold seaport or
cOaling station or two in tn islands for
naval bases, but outside of those there
IS nothing in the islands that Americans
can not get along without. There is
still work enough for development on
this side of the waters. The United
States wants to get back to the good
old Washington practice of keeping as
many OF its eggs as possible in one
basket and that the home basket.
The Republican seems to be tired of
the Philippine problem, and it has rea.
son to be. for the nation has lost money
and standing In its attempt to ape the
colonial systems of other countries.
But why regard the Fillpinos as mer.
chandise to be turned over at fair
price to some other nationp Why not
recognize the inalienable rights of tho
people of the Philippines, and turn the
government over to themp Has our
nation so far forgotten its traditions
and It's principles as to regard human
beings as the proper objects of bargain
and sale? Can we go out aud buy PEG.
pie at so much head, and then dispose
of them at an advance whenever we can
lind a purchaser?-Commoner.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24
THE STANDARDS NEW MOVE.

The Standard Oil Company seems to
have patched up treaty of peace with
the oil producers of Kansas and what
promised to be game fight between
the state of Kansas and the big oil
trust, will not take place. Some time
last winter the Standard pulled out and
announced that it would have no more
to do with Kansas on account of the
hostile attitude assumed by the state
legislature. Now it is announced that
the Standard will pull into the state
and build $50 more oil tanks with ca.
pacity of IS, 900 barrels each, and as soon
as the tanks are ready the company will
take the entire output of the oil pro-
duceTs. This amounts to about 10000
barrels per day and the capacity of the
new tanks will be sufficient for five mil
lion barrels.
1t is evident that the Standard is at
its old game of bluff under new role.
1t will try to freeze out the state rein.
cry scheme as we'll as any independent
refinery that may be in the field for bus
mess. BY accumulating vast stock
OF crude oil in advance, the Standard
hopes to have the advantage over the
independent concerns and compel them
to do business at loss.
The outcome of this new move will
be watched with interest and if the
state goes into the business Of refining
oil as provided for by the recent law,
then there will be fight in which ev-
cry patriotic Kansan will have more
than passing interest. The Standard,
perhaps, hopes to bluff all would. be
competitors, including the state.-Kan-
sas Commoner.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24

Now comes the dishearten-
ing information from Russian
circles that Rojestvensky is
breaking down and may be
compelled to retire. The
public for several months
had a measley suspicion that
there was something serious.
ly wrong with the vice adj
miral of numerous letters.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24

Congressman Victor Muir
dock was crowned a hero of
exceeding gallantry last week.
He saved the lives of two
beautiful feminine bathers at
Ocean Park near Los Angeles,
by plunging into the water
at the last moment and drag.
ging them to shore. This
should entitle him to the sen.
atorial toga.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24

The Kiowa Journal would
like to have the newspaper
held OF Kiowa all to itself.
There are a lot of other edi.
tors who would like to get
along without competition
but somehow the people will
persist in dividing their pat.
ronage. If the Journals
competitor were a democrat
we could see the whyfore of it
all, but this thing of knock
ing on a good republican
brother-it's awful.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24

The jointists of Kansas
have thrown a defy into Gov.
Hoch's face and the good
parson is wavering. The nj.
timatum has been issued that
it he makes an attempt to en-.
force the law he will be a one
termer as sure as the Omnip.
otent made little apples. His
Excellency should apply to
Gov. Folk for something to
stiffen the backbone.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24

Young Herb Croker, son of
the ex-Tammany boss, died
from the effects of over.in.
diligence in whiskey and
opium. He died on a Car be-
tween Kansas City and New
ton while on his way for an
outing on the "1O1" ranch at
Bliss, Ok. AS usual, the fam.
lily didn't know that the dear
boy dissipated.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24

Frank McGrath of Beloit,
brother of Jno. T. McGrath
OF this county, has been ap.
pointed parole officer at the
state penitentiary. Mr.. Nc.
Grath, although a republican,
is a good and responsible
man worthy of recognition
and competent beyond the
average politician.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24
First Published in the Barber County Index
May nth, 1905.
Road Notice.
STATE OF KASAS,
Barber County ss'

Office of County Clerk, April 10. 1895.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That on the
~ 9Th day of April, 1905, a petition signed
byJ. M. Gardner and "a others, was present.
ed TO the Board of County Commissioners OF
the county and state aforesaid, praying for
the establishment of certain roads, described
as follows, viz:
Commencing on the Pratt county line at
intersection Of half-sectfon line Of section 5,
township 80 range II. west, thence south
through center Of said section one mile and
fntersectfng with a laid out road running
east and west.
Also commencing at crossing of Ethel ave-
nue. ana Main street, Isabel, thence north
easterly on line of direction of Main street to
the Pratt county line, said road to be 100 feet
wide.
Also commencing at railroad where Main
street crosses, thence south to the half Sec
ton line, said road to be 100 feet wide; thence
west to the section line to laid out road, this
last to be 40 feet wide.
Also commencing $50 feet north of where
the railroad crosses the east line of the north
west quarter of section 5; thence in a north.
W. th atreceioa parallel with the railroad
section and intersecting with a laid out
road running north and south, said road be-
ing originally Ethel avenue.
Also commencing at the south side of the
railroad right of way on the east line of the
northwest quarter of section and running
road right of way and intersecting with the
above road at the crossing of the railroad
crossing, said road to be 40 feet wide.
And your petitioners will, as in duty bound
ever pray. etc.
Wherein pom, SAID Board of County Commits
siOners appointed the following named per-
sons. viz: B. Marshall. R.L.L. Barnstable and
w. 8. MOOmau as viewers, with instructions to
meet in conjunction with the county surveyor
ut the commencing point of said proposed road
day of June. A. D.. 1905, and proceed to
view said road and give to all parties
hearing.
By Order of the
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Seal: C. w. WILSON, County Clerk.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24

There is some interesting
reading in the June Every.
body's now published. Tom
Lawson has given the public
a little more information con.
corning financial operations
of great institutions. Law
son has been one of 'em and
ought to know. He has al
ready spent upwards of
100000 in gathering infor.
nation and giving it to the
public.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24

The reported shortage of
the hop crop need not alarm
anybody. 1t is asserted by
undisputed authority that
dog-fennel can be supplied in
the place of hops for the man.
ufacture of beer under a pro.
cess that makes the liquor
"just as good" Thus hath
another great economic proc.
lem been solved.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24

The people of Newark,
New Jersey, were recently
shocked because a man was
caught walking in a park
with his wife. The courts
were appealed to and they
declared it unlawful. A
New York paper adds: "Such
conduct in New York is not
unlawful, but very unusual"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24

Nan Patterson has been
given her freedom and the
world will not be the worse
for it. Whether she killed
Caesar Young or not, the gen.
eral impression is that he was
more guilty than she. We
would like to see the day
dawn when mans vices would
attach the same disgrace to
man in the eyes of the world,
that woman's vices do to
woman.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24
City Marshal's Notice.

In opedience to an order made by the Co,,n.
y Health Officer, public notice ia herehv III
en- 70 al property owners within the civ i'm.
us OF medicine Lodge to remove all r,1bh;sh
rrom streets and alleys surrounding their
premises, clean all cess pools and use everv
precaution 20 promote the sanitary condi,ionss
OF the city. All streets and alleys fond NE
lected after May 10th will be cleaned at The
expense of property owners. and nartiss Tue
Iuslng to comply with the terms az tfis =, aS
nee viii be liable to prosecution. W
J. b. STOCKSTIII.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24

All "Coons" do not always
look alike after all-with due
Difference to the popular say
ing. We have one Coon in
mind whose likness will new,
er again be seen in either
Barber or Harper county,
Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24

The United States Supreme
Court has put its foot down
on gambling on a small scale.
Gambling in a bucket shop is
wrong but gambling on a
board of trade is eminently
proper.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24

Backache is never known to those
persons who take an occasional dose of
Pineules. The value of the resin OBJ
tanned from the pine tree has long been
recognized In the treatment of diseases
OF the bladder and kidneys. One dose
of Pinules will give relief. and one bot
tie VIII cure. Sold by j. r. Young
Drug Co.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24

Gov. Hoch has refused a
pardon for Willie Sell. He
says the evidence produced
before him has failed to eth
er establish Sells guilt or in
nOcence.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24

Nan Patterson is now ready
to go on the stage. She
starts in at $4,000 per week
with a promise of a raise if
she makes the proper hit.
Its an i'll wind" etc.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24
Gov. Hoch's son will marry
a Pratt lady June 9TH.

Paul Morton is going to
quit his job in the presidents
cabinet, and his old job of
second vice president of the
Santa Fe has again been ten
dered him. He has not yet
accepted.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24

First Published in the Barber County Index
May 10. 1905.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
In the Probate Court of Barber county, State
of Kansas.
In the matter of the estate of Rebecca j,
Ware, deceased
Creditors and all other persons interested in
the aforesaid estate are hereby notified that
shall apply, at the next term of the Probate
courthouse in Medicine Lodge, county of Bar
Der. state of Kansas, on the 3rd day of June,
A. ID. 1905, at 2 O'Clock D. m. Of said day for
full and final settlement of said estate
Charles +. Ware,
Executor of the last will and testament of
Rebecca j. Ware, deceased.
SEWARD I. FIELD,
Attorney for Executor.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24

Forsyth's mill is the right place to
get your feed. Corn chop, Kaffir chop,
bran, shorts and chicken feed always
on hand.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24
Clubbing Rates.

X. C. Daily and Sunday World 49,.
an0 index $500
K. C. Daily World. not including Sunday
edition, and index ...-... Fps
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ST. Louis Semi-Weekly Republic
and Index Observation-Disclosures. l.60
New York Tri-E eekly World and
Index. ......-........ I.6o
Farmer and StOckman and Index Lao
Kansas Farmer and Index. LIS
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Semi-WeekIy Topeka Capital and Index 1.50
Tom Watson's Magazine and Index. 10