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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05
FATE IS SEALED
BY RED WOOL !"
STRANGE EXPERIENCE OF
SECRET SERVICE MAN.
is WARNED TO LEAVE PARIS
His Companion Found Next Day
Stabbed to Heart with Knife
Tied with Fatal Bow of
Crimson.

London.-The thrilling experiences
of Mr.. Francis Lake, who for the last
five years has been in the employ of the
Austrian government as a secret service
agent, read more like volume of Sher-
lock Holmes adventures than chapters
from the life history of living detec-
tive.
81 always had a liking for police
work." he said to newspaper repre-
sentative, "and have worked al it since
l was quite youngster. had friend
in high Office at Scotland Yard who knew
my liking for detective work, and he in
troduced me to secret service agent of
the Austrian government working in
London. The latter at once offered to
pay me salary to assist him, and for
IL months l worked as a secret service
spy. At the end of that period he Of
fered to retain me in the secret service
MY first duty was to sign bond in
London that would never divulge my
business or my whereabouts even to my
relatives or friends
after signing the bond of secrecy.
was sent to Vienna, and spent the first
two months in familiarizing myself with
Austrian criminals.
by far the most extraordinary and
thrilling case with which have been
connected with was that of the murder
in the Rue Arcole, in Paris, on January
81, 1902. The murdered MAJ was an
Austrian by birth, but for a minor po-
litical offense was sentenced to serve
seven years Punishment from his native
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cHILD'S SPIRIT PLAYMATE.
Little Boy Often Holds Conversation
and Frolics with His I'm
seen Friend.

Mckenzie, Tenn.-McKenzie has q
strange psychic phenomenon in the per-
son of Willis Miller. six-year-old son of
Capt. w. B. Miller Willis has a spirit
playmate with whom he converses and
plays" as he calls it, every day.
Willis calls his spirit friend Raymond.
and can be heard often saying. "All right.
Raymond, 1 will be there directly" and
Immediately he will go out of the family
room into the hall or the yard under
some large shade trees, where he will
converse with Raymond sometimes for
an hour. The conversation does not re-
semble childish prattle, but rather that
of persons of mature years, and to those
who do not see the spirit talker it sounds
like talk over telephone.
Willis was very much distressed
Christmas morning because Raymond
did not get any presents, and carried
some of his into the hall for him. and
there they talked and played for some
time
Raymond has never entered the family
room, but Willis says he will come to see
them all some day.. He says Raymond
told him not to let any of the other mem
bers of the family go with him to their
meeting place at present.
The family noticed the conduct of VIII
lis about year ago, but thought il only
child's play.
The child is favorite in the town. and
of very precocious nature He is very
nervous. He never forgets name or
face, and while walking around with his
father he is asking questions far beyond
his years.
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RESTORED HIS HAIR.
Scalp HumOur Cured by Cuticura
Soap and Ointment After All
Else Had Failed.

Il was troubled with severe scalp
humor and loss of hair that gave me q
great deal of annoyance and inconven-
fence. After unsuccessful efforts with
many remedies and so-called hair tor s,
friend induced me to try Cuticura Jap
and Ointment. The humor was cured in
a short time, my hair was restored as
healthy as ever, and l can gladly say I
further annoyance. 1 shall always use
Cuticura Soap, and I keep the Ointment.
Gil hand to use as a dressing for the he +
and scalp. (Signed) Fredk Busche, 2l3
East 51th ST., New York City,"
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MISS BULL RECEIVERS
FEARFUL DECLINE OF STRENGTH
COMPLETELY ARRESTED.
Medical Skill Had Almost Exhausted Itself
in Vain Attempts to Relieve Her-A
Remarkable Result.


In Vain Attempts to Relieve Her-A
Remarkable Result.
The recovery of Miss Gertrude l.. Bull
is of great interest to the medical world.
A very bad cough followed severe at
tack of pneumonia. 1t seemed impossi-
BILE to break it up or to restore her
strength, which had been sadly under
mined. In spite of the best efforts Of
the doctors and the use of several adver-
tised modes of treatment her condition
daily grew more serious. She finally
discontinued all medicine and gave her.
self up to despair.
"What was your condition at this
timer" she was asked.
"My stomach was so weak could not
keep food down. I suffered from con.
slant nausea. My kidneys We're in ter
rible condition. My feet and ankles were
swollen so badly that it panied ME even
to stand OH them. 1 was very bilious.
My heart was in bad shape so I could
not go up and down stairs or stand any
exertion or sleep i'll natural position -
" 1t seems a wonder that you should
ever have recovered. How did it
happen?"
"You may well call it marvel, but
DR.. Williams Pink Pills wrought it.
None of my friends thought could live
many months longer. My parents had
no hope. Just then a pamphlet adver-
Using DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People was thrown in our door. 1t was
q great event for me. These pills saved
me from the grave. Within week from
the time began to take them felt bet
Ger, and in three months was entirely
well. ! cannot praise DIR. Williams
Pink Pills too highly and dearly hope
that my experience may bring good to
some other sufferers"
Miss Bull, who was so remarkably
cured, resides at Union Grove, Illinois.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills act Immediately
on the blood, purifying and enriching it.
In all debilitating diseases, such as
lung troubles, grip, fevers, and in all
cases in which the system is thoroughly
run down, these pills perform wonders.
They are sold by all druggists through.
out the world. A valuable booklet on
diseases Of the blood, win be sent free
to any one who applies for it to DIR. VIII.
1iams Medicine 90. Schenectady. n. z.
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Recovers Lost Evesipbt

Appleton, Wis.-Miss Sadie Clark, a
high school student, of Neenah, Wis,
has recovered her sight quite as sudden
ly and mysteriously as she lost it two
weeks ago. She had never had any
trouble with her eyes until she awoke
on the morning of February 6 stone
blind. The other day while on train
en- route to Milwaukee to undergo an
operation her sight returned, unim-
paired.
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Coughs Oh Prussian Bullet.

Paris.-In the Franco Prussian war
NJ. Barber of Hericourt received a bull
let in the shoulder, and the surgeons
were unable to extract it. Recently he
suffered from violent pains in his head.
which puzzled the doctors. A few days
later he spat out the bullet. after {
coughing 1T
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OPERATION AVOIDED
EXPERIENCE OF MISS MERKLEy
She Was Told That an Operation Was
Inevitable. How She Escaped It

When a physician tells woman suf-
fering with ovarian or womb trouble
that an operation is necessary, the very
thought of the knife and the operating
table strikes terror to her heart, and
our hospitals are full of women coming
for ovarian or womb operations.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05

A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.
itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles.
Your druggist will refund money if PAzo
OINTMENT fails to cure in to IA days. SOC.
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Chance for Another Guess.

A guest who went to pay his bill MOI
long since at fashionable Florida hotel,
was given a statement which showed him
indebted to the house to the extent Of
$l24. As he had been there only four
days, and had had few extras, he thought
it a-little steep, but he never Ainched.
Opening up a fat roll, he extended huge
bunch of bills to the cashier, with the
remark: Guess again. I've got more
money than that. Washington Post.
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checks will be in style for mems wear this
spring. While this may do for the men,
no woman will be satisfied with anything
less than big checks for her gown.-Wash-
ington Post.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05

Don't Get Footsore! Get Foot-Ease.
A wonderful powder that cures tired hot
aching feet and makes new or tight shoes
easy. Ask to-day for Aliens Foot-Ease.
Accept no substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address A. S. Olmsted. LIE Roy, n. Y.
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Folks is boun' to hab something to
worry EN-" said Uncle Eben IF man
is too rich to own mule he buys hissef
an automobile. "-Washington Star.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05

That scratching sound emanating from
Indiana is not all made by the hens; the
poets are making some of it.-Chicago
Chronicle
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05

Lewis t'Single Binder" straight Sc cigar.
No other brand of cigars is so popular
with the smoker. He has learned to RELY
Factory, Peoria, Ill.
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It's mean critic that won't roast
friends book enough to make it sell
N. o. Picayune.
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To BE Envied

Mamma, what Is spinster?',
"A spinster, my dear. is woman tn
be envied. But don't tell your father I
said so."-Brownirg's Magazine,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05

Nothing emphasizes the fact that there
is no accounting for taste more than the
way some people admire themselves
Puck.
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From the surgical news that is floating
around We may reasonably understand
that this is sort of reconstruction period
for physical man.-Toledo Times
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05

The average man meets temptation
about threefourths of the way.-Chicago
News.
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HE greatest area Of hard
wood forest and the largest
supply Of hardwoods in the
United States are in the re-
giOn comprising the South
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-08-04
He Eiaured It Out.

"I've got an S-yearold boy at home
that will make either metaphysi-
clan or detective-1m not sure
which," remarked a lawyer, as he
entered his Office the other morning.
THE kids Just getting over an at
tack of measles, and has hard work
amusing himself. Yesterday his moth
er and the nurse were in the room,
and he spoke up all Of sudden,
much to the embarrassment OF his
mother:
Say, ma; know how old nurse
is.'
His mother thought the nurse
might be confused; but she wasn't.
"'How do you know so much,
Willie?" she asked.
"'Well, l asked you once how many
years you've been nursing. and you
said five. Then when you forgot that
asked you how old you was when
you went to the training school, and
you said eighteen. Then, by and by.
asked you how long you was in
school. and you said four years. Now
eighteen and four and five are TWEEN
tv-seven-eee""
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-08-04

So they drew his attention to tho
will again. and showed him that
should this marriage ON which the yes.
tator had set his heart as means OF
bringing the two transatlantic
branches of the family together again
fail To be eonsummated. the vast prop
erty Was To pass into the hands Of
the Society for the Ameiioration OF
the Condition of the Hottentots.
Having fastened his attention here
they showed him over the noble es-
tate. and Jaes really was quite smit-
ten with Its charms.
Then the lawyers explained TO him
that in case OF his refusal TO carry
out the conditions Of the will. tho
young woman would be left penniiesz.
even though II were not her fault tho
arrangement fell through.
Thus Jack was made To SEQ what
depended on him. and how ungnliant
IL would be on his part to force this
state Of poverty upon her.
Last OF all. these Shr.wd legal gen.
ilemon gave him u photograph OF tho
Girl.
That completed tho matter. Ths
more he scanned the picture OF his
kinEwoman. Jessie Cameron. tho deep
cr grew his conviction that Il was .
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this affair gets more and more E.y~
ierious. and yet. strange TO say. the
deeper the complications become. the
fsrmer grows his grasp upon IL.
We'll. as you say. senior. when one
has promised IL is settled. and would
not go back ON my word" he remarks.
cooiiy.
'You are all ready now. I believe"
Ready
ITO descend with me-to add the
finishing stroke to this great plan
which has been arranged between US
by leiter-to end your bachelor days
and for the space OF fivc minutes call
yourself the husband OF most
charming young lady. Follow me.
senor Jack. Come. both OF you: tho
bride may bs growing anxious" cries
stairs.
Jacks hesitation Is brief.
'tian. the luck. I'm In for II.
fear. but Mt the last shall make u
dash for the door. That refuge is
left. All I wal, for iK one peep nt the
bride. and then you'li see Jack Trav-
crs make u record. Married. Good
heavens! the very thought paralyxcH
me. Jack TravcrH married tonight!
Not unless"
Hc finishes the muttcrcd sentence
with n Knowing smile of anticipation.
and hurrics after the bcckoning old
gentleman: while All Sin. winkIng
wiekcdiy Mt himself as h. passes the
mirror. pa,tcrS after the master.
"Ono moment. scnor." Jack says.
huSkiiy. for the dramatic situation
begins to tell upon him.
What now" demands the other. n
little testify.
"a simple request. Before we en-
ter allow mo one glimpse of tho
young woman to whom ! am about
ahcm-to sacrifice my bachelor days. .
That Is reasonable. Iurn your
eyes yondcr-Hhc who In dressed In
white. Tell me. Senior Jack. saw you
ever n lovcilcr vision than thnt?"
And Jack Travcrs. looking. feels his
heart beat with tumui,uous force
against Its prison walls-fccls his
whole frame thrill with an ecstasy he
cannot explain. He draws long
breath OF resignation and to his guide
says:
Lead on; do with me what you
''Thc hand of fate is behind all. Why
should | hesitate, when In this girl
who they intend shall be my wife |
sec the original of the photograph |
adore-sweet Jessie Cameron
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-08-04
Gem of Sunny Spain
Especial Correspondence.)

Seville. one OF the ancient capital
cities OF Spain. the seat successfully
OF Phoeniciai.. Roman. Gothic. Moor
ish and Spanish rulers. Is one Of the
most charming Of places for the idier
who wishes to see Spanish life at Its
best.
Its climate Is warm and delightful.
Flowers bloom in its gardens almost
the year round. The oranges OF Sc
viii. ars esteemed an among the nncst
produced In the old world.
Its people are hospitable--sympat
ico." M tho Spanish call any one TAX
Ing kindly interest In anothcr-indo-
lent and gay. They enjoy iife as only
q southern Spaniard can. takin. pro
found pleasure In sociabiiity. In sing.
In. their national songs. In playin.
the guitar. and In dancing. They are
as earc-frcc as any people ono may
meet In Spain. and though :ne lifc OF
their city has not the bubblinE ex.
ubcrancc Of that In southern Italy. II
Is bright enough tn win for Seville the
character Of n joyous place.
The Spanish have n provcrb that
"Hc who hns seen Seville has seen
a marvel They arc proud Of the
city. Of Its antiquity. the character
OF it's people. and tho beauty Of Its
daughters.
Tho houses Of Seville arc very old.
some of them dating from the Moor
ish period. II In place Of quaint
doorways. odd windows, charming
patioH. and other characteristic arehi.
t.cturnt fcntur,R of southern Spnin IL
IN tho home Of the clonkcd gallant
singing u scrcnadc Mt his lady's bal.
cony TO tho accompaniment OF his
guitar. or standing In the shadow. by
her barred window. whispering sweet
no,hines In her car. Il Is the custom
OF Seville to have eourting conduct.
cd thus. and lovers are joeuiarly called
eaters OF iron"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-08-04
win you shake hands with mel"

WIN you snaRc naHub WHIT "cs
shame for him to keep her out OF that
beautiful property.
II ended In Jack making up his mind
that he would secretly seek the pres
cncc OF Jessie Cameron. and II hc
found her all that her photograph
seemed to promise. hc would attempt
to win her love under another name.
His first step was to discover where
the young lady might be found. nnd
without difficulty he learned she was
In Edinburgh.
1t was Just when he was starting
for that northern capital that the
young American received n mystori-
Gus letter with the postmark OF Edin-
burgh upon the envelope.
The writer, who was undoubtedly n
woman. appealed to his love Of fnir
play-declarcd that there was n plot
on foot to out.general him. and that
those engaged in 1t were INSCRIPTIONS
in their designs. and finally begged
him. II the letter should chance to
reach him through his solicitors, to
meet the writer before midnight on
the night OF May 2S. or, II not then,
the following night, at the Old Toll
booth In the Canongate of Edinburgh,
when strange things would be re-
vealed.
Jack puzzled over this missive
many times.
He was strongly tempted to ask the
advice of his lawyers. but compro-
missed by seeking friend and laying
the case before him, with the result
that he left London for the North on
the morning of the appointed day,
with only the faithful All Sin for com
pany. and as consequence we sec
the twain seeking the historic shades
of the Cannongate when the fatefnl
hour draws near.
So much for buckingham.
His motives are beyond reproach.
What share has Howard Spencer In
the affair? That is the puzzle with
which Jack has been wrestling. and
of which he now believes he sees the
solution clearly.
Ito be continued)
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-08-04
CHAPTER ".
Merely a Business Arrangement.

In order that Jacks motives may
appear to have at least some degree
OF saneness In the eyes OF the reader
II may be well to lift the curtain n
little ut the point of his appearance
in the room. and explain briefly what
mission brings him to Edinburgh. and
how strangely the Fates have under
taken to manage his case for him.
While Jack was wrestling with n
fickle fortune In the silver mines of
Colorado, he received word through n
firm of solicitors in London that n
most extraordinary event had occur
red in the other branch of the family.
which resulted in his being made heir
to tremendous English property over
i'm the tight little island. besides the
honored address of Squire John Ira.
vers.
1t chanced that Jack had made
rich strike in the mines at about the
same time. SO that he was not very
eager to hurry across the big pond
and claim his new inheritance.
Finally, however. having put his af.
fairs in order, he accompanied the
lawyers to London.
There, for the first time he learned
of peculiar codicil to the will
through which he was to come into
possession of the vast estate of the
Travers family.
The squire's part of 1t was incon-
testable, and that small portion of
the estate. about one-fifth, which had
been entailed, must come to him
through the natural law of next-of-kin,
but the great balance. an enormous
property, too, could only become his
own in case he married a certain
young woman-a distant relative of
the testator, who cherished an affec-
ton for her-which affair must come
off within year.
Jack laughed aloud in scorn at the
idea.
He give up his freedom and take
for his wife girl whom he had never
seen before, in order to acquire GER
tain property! He would see the law.
yers in very warm place, indeed, be.
fore he dreamed of such thing.
Finding expostulation vain from the
monetary point, since this young
chap already possessed faif fortune,
the shrewd lawyers of Chancery lane
changed their tactics.
They read him, and saw that, like
most Americans. he was chivalrous
wherever womankind was concerned.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-08-04

chemist. native OF Sicily. to the or
der OF the Moorish rulers. They wero
SO large that the keystone of tho
arch In the entrance had To be re-
moved to get them In. The Iron
bar which supported them weighed
half q ton. This strange ornament IL
said to have cost 100000. IL was
thrown from the tower by an earth.
quake In 1895. l57 years after tho
Moors were driven from Seville. and
was never replaced.
There are now In the tower OF tho
GIraida chime Of sweet bells. TWEEN.
ty.two In number. which rim. every
afternoon at O'Clock. The largest
Is called Santa Maria and weighs
eighteen tons. The clock In the tower
replaced one that was tho frSt ever
set up In Spain. installed In 400 A.
d. The figure erownin. III. tower Is
OF bronze. and In known m ~ 0ira.
diilo. The tower takes It's name from
this figure. which is u weather van.
rcyoiyin. In the wind. tho Spanish
word ito turn" being "Hirar." Tho
figure weighs $500 pounds. and Is four.
teen feet high. II was cast In 1868.
Superb View Of the City.
A superb view may bo obtained
from the bcifry Of the Giraida tower,
smbracin. the city with Its rcd.,Iicd
roofs. Its white walls and Its beautiful
gardens: the river Guadaiquivir: tho
rich country down tho valley. and tho
hills riHin. In amethyst ranges east.
ward toward the heart OF AndalucIn.
Tho Giralda tower has = counter.
part IN the tower oI Madison square
garden In New York. which. while not
an exact copy. Is IN the same style.
The cathedral OF Seville. though
very large. would not be notable ar.
chitccturaiiy without Its famous Gi.
ralda tower. The chief objects of In
tcrcst In II. for the ordinary traveller.
are several superb paintings by Mu-
rillo and the tomb OF Christopher Co.
lumbus' son Fernando. In n room in
tho ancient mosque near by. a part
Of which only has been preserved. ia
the library OF Fernando. containing
many OF his fathers books.
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His Japanese.

A correspondent in Manchuria
writes: "a Russian and Japanese
were found locked in hand-to-hand
struggle. The Japanese was taken
prisoner and the Russian was found to
be severely wounded. The Russian
refused to be taken to the ambulance
unless the Japanese was taken with
him. Together they were put into the
same hospital train. The Russian re.
fused to be separated from the Japan
ese and spent his time looking after
him, tanning his head and telling all
visitors ttat he was my Japanese