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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18
QUARTERLY REPORT
County Superintendent
Of Public instruction
FOR
BARBER COUNTY, KANSAS.

Quarter begins Sept. "a, 1904, and ends
December Is. 1904.
l. Number of district schools visited this
quarter. giving number OF each district: rooms
], 2, 8. dist, s; rooms l. g g. DIST 81; "a, e. %,
II. 10, 7. 81. 81. IL. &c. 81. . %, Il; rooms 1, .,
DIST 49, room s. dist /; So. 49, g. IS, 45, 20, to.
tai No. of Visits 30.
2. Average length Of time spent in actual
school inspection: IL hours.
8. Number Of written reports of such visits
made to the district board:
4. Number Of consultations with district
boards: 4.
3. Number of days office has been kept
open at county-seat: 49,
q. Number of examinations of district
clerks records: O. Number kept as required
by law: 0.
7. Number of examinations OF district
treasurers' records: 0. Number kept as re-
quired by law: o.
8. Number of teachers meetings attend
ed: 2.
0. Number OF lectures delivered: Talks to
schools: 81.
10. Is the Office supplied with suitable rec
ord books, as required by the existing lawf-
Yes.
II. Number of Certificates granted: g.
drst grade, 1; second grade. 4: third
grade, 4; professional, o.
IL. Number Of certificates endorsed: Q.
To the State Superintendent of Public In
struction, Topeka, Kansas:
hereby certify the above to be q correct
statement OF the work Of this ONCE In the mat
tiers herein reported, for the quarter ending
this day.
Dated at Medicine Lodge, this LIST day of
January 1905.
P. L. LAKE,
County Superintendent Barber County.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18
Sharon items.

Why don't you get sleigh?
Mr.. Warren is not feeling extra we'll
these days.
Our merchants were all very busy
Saturday.
Ask Howard Stones fittle girl how
the squirrel goes.
The cold snap was pretty tough on
young CALVES and pigs.
A number of Sharon people went to
Medicine Lodge by rail Saturday.
DR.. VanFossen says the general
health IN this vicinity is distressing.
ly good"
Miss Gcace Mcclure who has been
attending college at Fort Scott. came
home Friday evening quite sick.
G. A. Good had valuable colt
wounded, presumably by stray bullet
from some careless hunters gun.
There is reward awaiting the man
who will do some extra work these cold
days to make his stock comfortable.
q. G. Fair has already begun to reap
results from showing his birds at Wei.
lington. He sold cockerel Friday for
$500.
Mr.. Braner and daughters arrived
from Indiana Friday. They are stop
ping with Mr.. Braner's son, our new
butcher.
For man who is obliging and &C
commodating to remarkable degree.
we can heartily recommend Mr.. Jones,
our banker.
Jim Fair says the cold weather has
stopped his cattle from dying. Alto
gether be has lost nine head of cattle
and one mule this winter.
L. e. Vandiyier's stock we'll frozs up
last week and he had to take a long
pole and break the Ice before he could
dip water with buckets. The we'll is
eight feet from surface to water
Where is that Joker" with the goose.
bone who predicted mild winter. He
: Is probably dividing his time between
digging feed out of the snow and hop.
ping around to keep from freezing to
death.
Don't you forget it you'll never re-
greet 1t il you send 81 to Ridgway Thay.
or Co., for Everybodys Magazine. just
say, when you send, that you want 1.-The
chapters that have gone BEFORE" on
Frenzied Finance. They are tree.
Iu our items last week it says 1.-THE
remarkable score OF 80 points," in
speaking Of one of g. O. Fairs pullets.
1t should have read "96 points," Also.
In another line, Instead of brilliant
Berkshire" it should have been bril-.
. liant Sunshine.
The Stadard Oil anarchists are doing
all In their power 70 cripple Every.
body's Magazine and have succeeded in
getting large number of the best ad.
vertisers to quit. 1t is about time for
tue American people to throw down
the gauntlet to that arrogant monopo.
ly.
Some people have been readers of pa.
pers like the Mail 6 Breeze so long that
they have come to discount everything
aud everybody. No reason, however
plausible, ever appeals to them. Re-
Gently man In this neighborhood
when approached on the subject of
good roads, foolishly responded: .Oh
we're used to the wind.r He treated
tia . joke,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18

Poor Warrants.
st Francis Hospital. care Miss Shanks 65 20
State of Kansas, Barber Co. Sc:
l, q. w Wilson, county clerk, do hereby Ger
tify that the foregoing is true copy Of bills
allowed by the Board of Co. Commissioners at
the January meeting.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my seal this 18th day of
J anuary, A. D. 1905. c. w. Wilson,
seal: Co. Clerk.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18
Don't vV0I(
Cut Prices.

Our prices are already be-
low all competitors. We
are ready to show you the
Finest Goods in Furniture,
Glassware and Queens
ware in the county.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18

ManZan is the Pile Remedy thai
reaches the spot and stops all pile paiu
instantly. If you suffer with Blind.
Bleeding, Itching OF Protruding Piles
and want to be cured it is only necea,
sary to use ManZan. the Great Pile
Cure. Sold by Young Drug Co.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18

For bright, clear light with NO
SMOKE or odor. use National oil and
gasoline, for sale by II. T. Woodward
& Son.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18
CAsKETs AND BURIAL
SUPPLIES IN STOCK.

Special attention given to Embalminr Al
work guaranteed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18
7. 4. Triee, & Son, Sharon, Ks.
Clubbing Rates.

K. c. Daily and Sunday World 49,. ssoe
and Index Coo WV
Is; c. Daily, not including Sundays. 2.2S
K. G. Weekly Star and Index .. los
e. c. Weekly journal and Index ...1 a
st Louis Semi-weekly Republic
I.60
new York Tri-Heek World and
Index. "a
Farmer and Stockman and Index ~
Kansas Farmer and Index ...I R
Bryan's Oommoner and Index. ~
Pilgrim Magazine and Index ,.. M
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-07
What a BOW bid.

jamie Pettigrew was the smartest
boy in our class. Willie Hunter was
a real good fellow, too, and Willie and
jamie used to run neck and neck for
the prizes. Either the one or the 9th.
er was alwa?o at the top of the class.
Examination day came round, and
we were asi'ed such a lot of puzzling
questions that, one by one, we all
dropped off till, just as we expected
the first prize lay between Jamie and
Willie.
| shall never forget how astonished
we were when question after question
was answered by Willie, while Jamie
was silent, and Willie took the prize.
went home with Jamie that after
noon, for our roads lay together; but
instead of being cast down at losing
the prize, he seemed rather to be
nightly glad. l couldn't understand
it.
why, JAMIE" said, 'you could
have answered some of those ques-
lions; l know you could"
"of course I could" he said, with a
light laugh.
Then why didn't your" / asked.
He wouldn't answer for a while. I
kept pressing and pressing him till at
last he turned round with such a
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-07

stick for the reins Grasp the reins
firmly in your clenched fists and draw
the heel bit" taut so that the balls
of your feet are off the ground and
your weight resting entirely on your
heels.
The course must be short, as the
race must be run entirely on the COM
petitors' heels. This would not seem
at all hard, but the heel bits" must
be kept in place, and it is this condi-
ton which makes the race much more
difficult than it appears. The second
you lift your heels from the ground
there is a great chance of your heel
bit slipping out of its position, which
instantly disqualifies you.
You are also disqualified If you let
the ball of your foot touch the ground,
ruling that will compel you to pro
coed slowly and with care if you want
to show your competitors "a clean pair
of heels"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-07
How Animals Turn Robbers.

Animals-some of them-have a
curious way of joining together and
robbing other animals.
A traveller tells a good story of a
highway robbery committed on a
heron by three black rogues, aided by
q couple of dishonest followers in
black and white.
The heron had gone a-fishing, and
had caught and eaten an eel and some
smaller fry. On his way home he
was accosted by a carrion crow ard
two hooded crows, and requested to
stand and deliver his hard-earned sup
per- the magpies waiting to see if they
could get any profit out of the nefari-
Gus business. They were sleeping
partners in the firm. Driving the
heron to an open space between two
woods, the crows came to close quar-
ters with their victim. One struck at
his head from above, while another
pecked at his side. The third seized
him by the feet, which are thrust out
behind when flying, and upset him
so that he turned a complete somer-
sault. At this the villains cawed hilar-
ously.
Unable to stand their treatment, the
heron disgorged fish, which the mag
pies seized and made off with. An
other somersault was turned and a
second fish fell to one of the crows
Seeing he could not get rid of the re-
mairing thieves, the heron at last
yielded up the eel and went home
supperless, while the crows had a tug
of.war with the fish.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-07
An Orange Party Plan.

Have you ever given an orange
party? 1t is curious and amusing
from the very start, as each guest is
requested to bring an orange, which
request, being accompanied by no eX-
PLANTATION, is quite puzzling, and there
fore gives an added interest right at
the beginning.
Usher each arrival into the dining
room, where they are received by the
orange aid committee" whose first
duty is to aid you in registering ,'our
orange and tying ribbon marked by
letter around it, SO you may identify
it later.
Then all the guests assemble in the
dining room, while the committee con-
tinues with its work, which is to count
the seeds. Each orange is cut in half,
the seeds are extracted, and, after be-
ing counted and duly credited to the
owner as entered on the register, ley
are put into a transparent glass bowl.
Now the guests partake of a repast
composed of every conceivable form
Of orange you can think of-sliced
oranges, orange ice, orangeade, orange
favored candy, etc.-after which you
announce that prize will be offered
to the one who guesses nearest to the
number of seeds in the bowl, and a
BOBBY prize given to the poorest guess
err Also two prizes will be awarded
to the two guests having the most
number of seeds and the least mum.
Der in their respective oranges. APP
propriate prizes are an order for a
dozen orange sodas at a good roda
fountain for the grand prize, and a
small jar of orange marmalade will
provoke a good deal of mirth when it
is given to the winner of the BOBBY
prize.
And by the time the party winds
up you will find the bowlful of orange
seeds have sprung up into a splendid
crop of fun. Yet, if you prefer other
fruit, you may call the party after al
most any variety containing a mod
crate amount of seeds, although we
would not advise a watermelon party
as then the committee would have to
spend week or so counting the seeds.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-07
Coin Trick.

Begin this trick by remarking how
very easily a wetted silver dime will
adhere to the forehead, and say you
will wager anyone that after you have
applied it to their forehead they can.
not wrinkle" nor shake it off with
out touching it with their hands.
You may give little illustration by
damping coin with the tongue and
sticking it to your own forehead, then
making a great fuss of working your
face to dislodge it; naturally it falls
of after a short time. Someone is
sure to take up your wager.
Start by putting the dry coin to
their forehead, then taking it off to
damp; instead of doing so you (un.
perceived) wet the tip of the middle
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-07

Copyright 1904. by Daily Story Pub. Co
The forecastle lamp burned with a
spasmodic splitter as 1t swung from
the beam to the motion of the bark
and cast It's dim light on the wrinkled
face of Tom Blodgett as he fought for
the few sands of life that remained in
the hour glass of his allotted time.
Over the side of the narrow dirty bunk
bis horny hand hung nerveless, and
his waxen face betokened the last
stage of Illness.
Joe Brent, coming down from his
watch on deck. asked him how he did.
Hi WISH" murmured Tom, Il could
talk with a clergyman"
low would edges do?" asked
Brent; mis- fathers a sexton hin a
church and he's nearer a clergyman
than any one hon the bark"
Tom nodded and Brent proceeded to
awaken MIR. Hodges.
Wake hup. you bloomin' lump o.
sead," beloved Mr.. Brent, and at the
same time hauling the representative
OF the church irreverently out of his
bunk.
Say somethin' comfortin to old
Tom" commanded Brent; you know
somethin' habout church matters"
you'll be 'appy. Tom" began Mr..
Hodges, somewhat sleepily; you'll
ave no taupsails to reef and no decks
60 'olystone---"
SOW about 'eIl?" interrupted the
sufferer with solicitude.
''No ell for you. Tom" replied Mr..
Hodges. cheeringly; hits a straight
course hup for you, my boy"
"Hi pushed man hoverboard in
Shields once" moaned Tom. Joe
here knows HI did. Mebbe o was
drowned. HI don't know"
What, that there Pete Bowly!"
calculated Mr. Brent. 1.-THE Halmighty
'as no grudge ag'in you for that. Hill
bet my wages Q was glad to get Pete
hoff of Is BOOKS"
Hive a matter o. twenty pun some
hodd shilling in the savings bank at
Shields" whispered the sick man. II
want you two fellers to ave IT,"
"We'll happreciate hit and take good
care hof the money. for your sake, .
said Mr.. Brent. feelingly.
"We1l 'andle 1t Christian-like." add
ed Mr.. Hodges. shut you'd better make
will. Hit II ease your mind lot"
who'll write the WIFI" inquired
Mr. Brent.
"Billy," retorted the resourceful Mr..
Hodges; &c II write it."
The cabin boy was bundled out OF
his bunk and with many suppressed
protests produced pen, ink and paper
from his bag.
Then MIR. Hodges dictated Tom
Blodgett's will.
"July 9Th. Hon the bark Semiramis
bound from Capetown to Lunnon, If
teen days bout. wind sou'sou'west
fresh. Hi. Thomas Blodgett. hof Heng
land. 'avin' made up my mind to die
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-07
Awaiting Developments.

William F. King of the Merchants
association tells story of boy who
had faculty for losing one job and
getting another almost simultaneous.
ly. Meeting him on the street one day
friend said to him: well, Jack,
who are you with now?"
''I'm with John Smith & Co."
as this a permanent connection at
last?" asked the friend.
81 can't tell about that yet" replied
Jack. 'I'm only there on memoran,
dun, you see."-New York Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-07
Found AZ y.

Hensley, Ark, Dec. 26tb-fC...
That a sure cure for Backarbs
be a priceless boon to the noo,,'
especially the women of AmaI
admitted by all interested in M
matters, and Mrs. Sue Wlu,r,
this place is certain she has ,or.,
Dodd's Kidney Pills the lonvla.,
for cure. ~
II am 3S years old" Mrs. VIM,
says, land l have suffered with
Backache very much 70, a
or four years. l have been ~,
by good physicians and got M d
but thanks to God, l have found .
1T last and it is Dodds kidney p
/ have taken only one box and n
done me more good than all the
tors in three or four years I
all sufferers from Backache to h
that they can get Dodd's Kidney
and get we'll"
Backache is one of the first ~
toms of Kidney Disease. Guard az,
Bright's Disease or Rheumatlsn
curing it with Dodd's Kidney PHI
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-07
Struggling To Get Apart.

Here is lot of fun which some Of
our younger readers have perhaps
never tried on their friends. Look at
the picture and see if you can find out
way for the two boys to get apart
Two small girls who were tied togeth.
er in this manner rode home in q
street car together, slept all night over
it and did not guess the riddle until
after breakfast the next morning. The
antics which they cut up in trying to
get apart furnished fun not only for
themselves, but for a whole room fnll
of people.
To make it really exciting, a mum.
Der of couples should be set So,nn -
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-07
PLAYING The sAss =
Takes Musician to HAMA. i.
ment ProperD "

Takes Musician to H.nsI, =.
me"s Properly
The bass drummer
most important member' . one
said David l., Clark. Of cb, us
Plankington. Il am oon, g
instruments, and l tell r %
music furnished by a ban 5Oa aal
much upon the quality ANA uepe'|
the big bass drum as un Sau 9IalSl
and playing Of any on 'ae nd
The best bass drummar 'us'Ha|
to-day is a Philadelpbia Ns
not think of his name ,n mans
though l know 1t as well ~ 10y 10y
own-and he gets as bleh kao'|
any musician in the world sallq
a soloist' The beat Of the S Sas.
is the very backbone of mn Ya''
is in the least uncertain !.
the rest of the band will Sa ", SNa
and wavering and the resDl, a "
discord. There is great a ',a'
IN drums too. 1t depends H mug
material and the workmaD ~sl
manufacture. A poor drum n.a
will soon become dead and e r,I
the right tone for a short tID n'' !
a good instrument will, like : !,
improve with age."-Milwor,'ssl
consin. @uAss
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-07
A Promise.


"Ohl understand II now! she cried.
AS slipped the spools into place,
And the radiant light of knowledge shone
over the dear little face.
Some lessons are easy to me, but num-
bers,
think. are hard"-and sigh
Crept out from the tremulous lips-'l
thought
Once I'd just have to cry;
And now how glad / am 1t Is right.
:. Dear teacher I'm going to bring
some flowers to you tomorrow. Good
night"
And away like bird on the wing.
But pencils and playthings the dimpled
hands
Found all too heavy to hold;
Yet life's mystic lessons she now under
stands,
AS she plays in the streets Of gold.
And / wonder II there in the morning
land,
Should l reach the realm of light,
She'll greet me with welcoming wave Of
hand,
And the flowers she promised that
night.
Irene Pomeroy Shields in Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-07

finger of your right hand, and apply
It to their forehead as if 1t were the
coin you were sticking on. Now take
away your hand Carefully concealing
the coin The fun then commences.
Your friend imagines the silver Is ON
his forehead, and tries to work 1t on
his friends meantime encouraging him
to persevere; and so the fun goes on
until it dawns upon him that he has
been fooled" Now is the time to get
out of his road.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-07
How Forks Are Fastened.

pick through these interlaced prongs
just far enough to secure it firmly.
Sometimes the pressure from one or
at most two prongs is sufficient for
this. The toothpick should be insert.
ed from the inside of the v, like a
tongue, between the fork handles. The
other end of the toothpick should then
be lodged in the mouth of a pitcher
which is high enough to allow the
handles of the dependent forks to
clear the table.
With nothing to hold 1t, the single
toothpick will then support the two
forks without tipping or breaking, a
feat most puzzling to the ordinary
spectator and most fruitful source
Of speculation and animated discus
sion.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-07

legatees, managed to scrawl his name
to the will, and two seamen were
awakened and induced to add their
names as witnesses on promise of a lib
eral spirituous entertainment when
the bark reached London. Then the
fateful paper was placed in the inside
pocket of Mr.. Hodges pea jacket.
Him going to buy a Interest in
public know hof in Sunderland"
said Hodges that night, when he and
Brent were on deck again.
"Aven't made up my mind what to
do with mine," remarked Brent.
Him going to take in the play a
lot"
The next morning the skipper and
chief mate came into the forecastle
to see Mr.. Blodgett.
He's about to up anchor, from his
looks" whispered the mate.
Il can't think what ails him."
unused the skipper. when he took
sick | started forrard in the medicine
chest and travelled aft, giving him
a dose out of each bottle. Then, I
turned about and travelled forrard
and give him 'em all over again. |
don't see why he isn't better"
He was always obstinate, was
Tom" suggested the mate.
II found this here bottle in an old
locker this morning." said the skip
per. at has no label on it, but it
looks like medicine"
Smells like varnish," remarked
the mate, shifting at the bottle.
Maybe it's bug poison"
ITS not varnish," replied the
skipper, land l don't believe it's bug
poison. I've half mind to give Tom
dose of It,"
Good idea," exclaimed the mate.
Hell die anyway, so give him the
whole of It."
When Tom had swallowed the con-
tents of the bottle the skipper cast
1t overheard.
Els better" said Hodges, with
deep gloom, addressing Brent.
Seems one can't trust to hany.
thing" grumbled Mr.. Brent. whats
more, he's going to get well. Did you
hear i'm cussin' at Billy this morn
ing?"
Two days later Tom was furling
topsails and the will had been de.
manded from the legatees and
| burned.
Il wish," muttered the skipper, "rd
kept that there bottle. It's blooming
good medicine, whatever 1t was"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-07
when Bows PLAY MlnstreIs.

When you boys want to blacken up
your faces for a minstrel play or any
other kind of fun, here is good way
for you to blacken up:
Take few gals, bruise them to a
fine powder, and strew the powder
nicely upon towel; then put little
ground copperas into a basin of water,
which will dissolve and leave the wat
er perfectly transparent. After any
person has washed in this water and
wiped with the towel on which the
gals were strewed, his hands and face
will Immediately become black.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-07
How to Make a Finite.

A little flute from which good deal
of amusement may be derived can be
made by wrapping piece of paper
around a pencil to make tube. Paste
the edge fast, and to one end of the
tube fasten triangular piece of pa
per somewhat larger than the open
ing.
To play the flute, draw in your
breath through the open end of the
tube; the difference in pitch will de-
pend upon how hard you Breathe
Holiday Magazine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-07

once and a prize offered 70 tho
ana md t nrst get apart. Such wriggIIne
ana twisting into all sorts Of aSsnrs
p positions as this will result in co,lG
hardly be equaled by a nest q, HUI boo
constructors. S' VI Doa-
and the problem is, after all or,.o
easy of solution. The cantan ~, qulte
81 si,n 1ne nandkerchiefs has only to he
o onppeu under the loop made nv The
osherS handkerchief where it ~ . tns
ABOUT the wrist, and the loon , lieu
carried over the hand. p 'nus
,,, ne Two of your friends together =,
this way and follow tho. disole IN
Of hon, lou WIN soon catch the idea
Vi now to quickly separate them 'DoA
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-07
strange, kind look in his bonnie brown

strange, kind look in his bonnie brown
eyes.
Look here" said he; how could |
help it? There's poor Willie. HIS
mother died last week; and, II 1t
hadn't been examination day he
wouldn't have been at school. Do you
think was going to be so mean as to
take a prize from fellow who had
just lost his mother?"-Sunday School
Advocate