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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18

but if the worst came he could run
some, but the ranchman said ii he
should run thai the whole herd would
be apt to stampede on him and run
him down, and he thought pa better
lay down and let them go by.
Gee, but pitied pa when we got
out on the prairie and found the herd.
They were as tame as Jersey cows,
and the old bull. the fiercest of the lot,
with a head. as big as barrel, came
up to the ranchman and wanted to be
scratched, like big dog, and the
calves and cows came up and licked
our hands. 1t was hard work to drive
them towards pas blind, cause they
wanted to be petted, but the ranch
man said as soon as we could get the
bull up to the top of the ridge, so the
old man would open fire on him, they
would hurry right along to pas blind,
cause they always came to be sailed
at the signal of revolver shot
So we pushed them along up to-
wards the ridge, out of sight of pa,
by punching them, and Shaping them
on the hams, and finally the head of
the old bull appeared above the ridge
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
To study Kansas Banks.

Prof. W. H. Isely. dean of Fair
mount college, who has spent several
months in studying in Harvard uni
versity has decided to devote his spare
time during the coming year to the
study Of Kansas banks and banking
for the Carnegie institute of Washing
ton, d. c. That institution recently
requested him to take up that work.
A thesis on Kansas banks which wa.
written by Prof. Isely this spring, at
tracted considerable attention in ths
east among the fnanciers. The thesis
showed that Kansas. instead of Sect
land, had the best banking facilities
OF any political division in the world
1T also showed that there were mora
banks in Kansas than in any other
state in the union in proportion to its
population and that while Scotland
had one bank for every 1000 inhabit-
ants, Kansas had enc for every 1850.
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on the regular cattle trail, and not
more than ten rods from where "a
was concealed. Then we heard a shot
and we knew pa was alive to his dan.
ger.
There she biows,'' said the ranch
man, and then there was another shot
and by that time the whole herd of
about 20 was on the ridge, and the
shots came thick, and the herd started
on {. trot for the shed where ma was
to get their salt When we had count.
ed IL shots and knew pas guns were
empty we showed up on the ridge and
watched pa.
He started to run, with the neck
measure of salt, but fell down and
spilled the salt on the grass, and be-
fore ne could get up the bull was so
near that he dassent run. SO he laid
down and played dead, and the buffa-
loes surrounded him and licked up the
salt, and paid no more attention tc
him than they. would to a log until
they had licked up ell the salt Then
the bull began to lick pas hands and
face, and pa yelled for help, but we
sot behind the ridge and went arounc
towards the ranch, the ranchman tell
ing US that the animals were perfectly
harmless and that as soon as they had
licked pas face little they would 90
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Publishers
Use Of Vacations.

Most vacations which fail are un-
successful because they are insists. 1t
is curious that in matter where in
dividual needs and personal prefer
ences are so important, observes
Youths Companion, the final decision
should SO often be allowed to rest on
other grounds. For the great ma
5ority Of men and women who work,
but who have a vacation, two weeks
represent the limit of time which they
can devote to rest and recreation.
That is only one-twenty-sixth part of
the year, and most persons need all OF
1T, and need to use it in the wisest
way. What is the wisest way? No
one but the person himself can tell;
and hence the folly of allowing one
self to be overwhelmed by the advice
OF others. One Of the weekly maya
zines lately contained accounts of va
cations in camp, in an automobile, on
a bicycle, on foot, in a canoe, in hunt
Ing with a camera, in seeing Fifth
avenue, and in searching for wild
flowers. Each of the articles is charm
ing reading, chiefly because the writer
had what he was after-rest, recrea-
ton and good time. The reader may
easily be misled into thinking that
the charm belongs intrinsically to the
particular kind of a vacation which is
described. 1t does not. 1t belongs
only to the exactness with which the
vacation fits. The wisest thing one
can do is to say to himself: What
Is 1t that / should most like to do?"
And If 1t fall within his means, and If
he has only himself and his own pleas
ure to consider, do that, regardless Of
whether anyone else would enjoy it.
or whether anyone else has ever done
1t. The hobby or diversion to which
one gives his spare moments during
the rest Of the year is often wise
guide. 1t requires courage and COM
mon sense to disregard conventional
conceptions and half-formed plans.
and to follow the inclination of the
moment; but the reward is nearly al
ways happy and restful vacation,
and not infrequently at little cost.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
New Wheat Is Good Wheat.

The mills and the elevators are be-
ginning to get the new wheat in. Sew
eral thousand bushels have been
bought from the farmers near Hutch
inson. The wheat is of very fine quail
ity this year. Mr.. ]. e. Burns, of the
Hutchinson Mill company, says that
the wheat is weighing from 60 to 60
pounds to the bushel. This means
good wheat. Mr.. Burns also says that
the average yield, as far as he has
been able to find out, has been about
20 bushels to the acre in the vicinity
Of Hutchinson. There have been some
fields which showed a yield of %
bushels to the acre.
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had been in, and what bold things he

had been in, and what bold things he
had done.
He said, while the object of his visit
to the ranch was to buy herd of buff
faloes for the show, the thing he
wanted to do, above all, was to kill
a buffalo bull in single-handed COM
bat, and have the head and horns to
ornament his den, and the hide for a
lap robe, but the ranchmen would be
welcome to the meat. He asked the
man who owned the ranch if he might
have the privilege, by paying for it, OF
killing a buffalo.
The ranchman said he would ar
range it all right in the morning, and
pa and l went to bed. After pa got to
snoring, and killing buffalces in his
sleep, / could hear the ranchman and
his helpers planning pas humiliation.
and when I tried to tell pa in the
morning that the crowd were string
ing him he go. mad at me and asked
nae TO mind my own business. and
that is something never could do to
save my life.
We'll, about daylight we were all ont
On the .veranda. and they gave pa In
structions about what he was to do.
The ranchman said it was against the
state laws to kill buffalo, except In
self-defense, so pa would have to get
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18

IN q blind, like the German emperor,
and hare ths game driven to him
They gave pa two big revolvers, load
ed with blank cartridges. know, be-
cause / heard them whisper about ii
the night before, and they gave him a
peck measure of salt and told him to
sneak up to little shed out in field
and conceal himself until the game
came along, and then open rre. and
when his buffalo fell, mortally wound
ed, to go out and skin it.
Pa asked what the salt was for, and
they told him ii was to salt the hide.
Say, knew that the place they sent
pa to wait for buffalo was where they
sailed the animals once week, and
started to tell pa, but the rancher
called me of and told me / could go
with the men and help drive the game
to destruction.
We waited until the ranchman had
gone. out with pa and got him nicely
concealed, the way they conceal EN-
peror William when he slaughters
stays, and pa looked as brave as any
emperor as he got his two big revol-
vers ready for an emergency. The
ranchman told pa that he had twelve
shots in the revolvers, and he better
begin firing when the big bull came
over the ridge, on the trail, at the
head of the herd, and as the animal
advanced, IS ne no doubt would, to
keep firing until the whole IL shots
were fired, and then if the animal was
not killed. to use his own judgment
as to what to do, whether to run for
the house, or lay down and pretend to
be- dead.
Pa said he expected to kill the ami
mall before three shots had been fired,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
Chased Bear II Devs

Bangor, Me.-Pearl Jenkins and
Frank Gray, of Temple, started a black
bear i'll Avon and followed him for II
days, when they brought him down in
the Carthage basin, near Saddleback
mountain. They followed him from
Avon. through Temple. Weld, the east
part OF Carthage, Washington and Per-
kins plantations During the pursuit
the bear led the hunters twice over
Saddleback mountain and once ovor
Bald. The bear from the start showed
much cunning in his tactics to evade
ana escape them. The bear was iet
black. with fine fur and was a beautv
ne weighed. with the internal parts
removed, 304 pounds. eA'sS
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
Lend md Zinc Outnut.

In comparison with figures for the
first half of the year 1905, figures fci
the first half of the present year, end.
ing June 80, show the most satifac.
tory condition in the history of the
Missouri-Kansas lead and zinc mining
district. Provided the present rate OF
increase, both in the matter of output
and value, is maintained, the value OF
the product of the district the present
year will be largely in excess of $14,.
100000 and surpass the record year
by approximately s2,O00,O0O
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
sunnower Seeds Marketable.

F. D. Coburn, secretary of the board
OF agriculture, has found new prod
utt of Kansas soil and is thinking Of
issuing bulletin advising the Kansas
farmers to devote a little ground and
little time to the culture of the Rus
sian sunflower. Mr.. Coburn has found
that there is a good market in En-
gland and other countries of Europe
for the sunfower seeds which, when
ground and crushed, produce an oil
that is used in the manufacture of the
frest toilet soaps.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
The Sphinx Answered

What. is the secret of success?-
asked the Sphinx.
PUSH" said the Button.
Never be led" said the Pencil.
Take palms," said the Window.
Always keep cool" said the Ice.
BE up-to-date," said the Calendar.
Never lose your head" said the
Barrel.
Make light of everything" said the
Fire.
DO a driving business" said the
Hammer.
Aspire to greater things" said the
Nutmeg.
BE sharp in all your dealings" said
the Knife.
Find good thing and stick to It,"
said the Glue.
DO the work you are suited to-.
said the Chimney.-Congreg
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
They Robbed Ten Men.

Four men who are thought by the
officers to be notorious crooks held Up
ten men at the point of revolvers in
the Rock Island yards at Medford
They robbed them of an aggregate sum
of S25, several watches and minor ar
ticles, locked their victims in box
car, broke into tool house and rode
to Caldwell on a handcar it contained.
At Caldwell they We're arrested by c.
T. Godfrey, marshal Of Medford. who,
after a show CT force, locked them in
the city lock up.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
Chased n Runaway Train.

During severe windstorm a string
of cars was blown off Il. side track at
Downs upon the main line. Tkay
started wild" towards Cawker C!fy
One of the railroad men saw the acci-
dent. mounted an engine standing il
the yards and ran after them He
caught up with the runaway train CT
about II cars and coupled onto them
and would have stopped the whole
string had they been coupled together.
but there were two cars, loaded coal
car and way car, not coupled to the
others, and they went on, passing
through Cawker at lively rate until
they met Il westbound freight and
crashed into the engine The men saw
the cars in time to jump off the en-
CINE and save themselves. The run
away cars were totally wrecked and
the engine of the freight train was
ditched.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18

This is the last week pa and I will
be in the far west looking for freaks
for the wild west department of our
show for next year. Next week, If pa
lives, we shall be back under the
tent, to see the show close, up the sea-
son, and shake hands all around with
our old friends, the freaks, the per-
formers, the managers and all of 'em.
1t will be a glad day for us, for we
have had an awful time out west If
pa would only take advice, and travel
like plain, ordinary citizen, who is
willing to learn things, it would be
different, but he wants to show people
that he knows it all, and he wants to
pose as the ona to give information,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18

The best oats III the world grow in
Nsmaha county. Dr. s. Murdoch, ST..
has a medal on exhibition at w A
Dooiitt,e's drug store, given him at the
st. Louis worlds fair for having the
finest specimen of oats exhibited there.
The Murdoch oats were exhibited In
competition with hundreds of speci-
mems from nearly every locality m
the world. The Nemaha county oats
were granted the highest prize at the
great fair.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
Kills Himself in n Crowd.

Corporal T. Redder, of A troop, Thir-
teenth cavalry, stationed at Fort Riley.
committed suicide in Junction City.
He with a party Of soldiers went over
from the post 10 hear the band con-
cert in the city park and during the
last selection played by the band ex-
cused himself from his comrades,
walked up in the light near the band
stand, in front Of the large crowd,
drew a revolver and blew his brains
out He died Immediately.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18

A story that is hard to believe, but
Is true, nevertheless, is told on a Wei
llngton lawyer. He had some car
penter work done, and when the Ia
borer brought in his bill, objected TO
it as being too large. The carpenter
explained that the work was just as
represented. The lawyer then told
him that he could not collect it as he
had failed to pay his occupation tax.
The carpenter said he supposed he was
up against it if the lawyer wanted TO
crawl behind such a defense, and he
would have to take whatever the other
fellow wanted to give. And that's the
way he had to settle.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
Married 60 Years.

MI. and Mrs. Carl Rieger, whJ
live seven miles west of Bonner
Springs, have celebrated their sixtieth
wedding anniversary at their home
Nearly all of their 81 living descend
ants were present. Mr.. and Mrs. RE
ser were married in Wissenden, Ger
many, in 1876. Two years after their
wedding the young couple came to
the United States. For two years they
lived in New York city. In 1850 they
went to Leavenworth county and six
years later they moved upon the farm
where they now live.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
The Eight Hour Law Enforced.

w. L. A. Johnson, commissioner
CT labor, has been called to Neodesha
e, enforce the eight hour law. The
city council let the contract for new
fail and fire department building and
then passed a resolution declaring it
emergency work and ordered the con-
tractor to keep his men busy ten or
twelve hours a day. Mr. Johnson
compelled the council to stop the extra
work, as the eight hour law itself
specifies what shall be emergency
work, and the ordinary work cannot
be put into that class, even if the city
or county needs or wants the build
ing at the earliest moment.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
Didn.s rain the Peach Crop.

P. J. Eychaner, of Oketo, a, peacl.
raiser in Marshall county. has said
that the prolonged drought benefited
rather than hurt the peach crop. st
the beginning of the season the trees
We're overloaded with fruit and the
drought caused a considerable amount
OF it to dry up and fall to the ground.
This left the trees in better condition
to nurture the fruit that was left ON
the trees.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
At the Miami univtrsIty Go

AT the Miami university commence
ment at Hamilton, o.. Senator Do,ii-
yer. Of Iowa, appeared as the priaeipa,
speaker in the academic gowa CT a
doctor of laws. The senator remarked
that he felt as If he were in bathing
suit and a peekabco bonnet. When
the audience laughed Senator Dolliver
turned to President Benson and said:
81 have said nothing funny. 1 believe
the people are laughing at my clothes. !"
He then took of the gown and Dropped
It upon the floor. where it remaiaed
until he lad finished.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
Latest Kansas Events.
Alfalfa for the Dry Season.

Fred Beeler, of Jewell county, says
small cornstalk grown in a dry June
doesn't require half the rain to carry
it through the rest of the season that
big stalk does grown in a wet June.
He also says that whenever it gets
SO dry there that he cannot raise any,
thing else, alfalfa will produce an
abundance of seed again. He travels
the western country a good deal, pick
ing up cattle. Wherever crops are
good there is no alfalfa seed, but
wherever you strike country too dry
to grow respectable sunflower you
find alfalfa making seed. He says
he raised II bushels to the acre one
year, on alfalfa that was not a foot
high. He intends to put in 100 acres
of his corn ground to alfalfa and pillow
up as many acres of alfalfa and put
it to corn. He says there is no quas-
ton but alfalfa will restore fertility
to old wornout land.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
Hungary Studying the Kansn. Wa

Dr. Alexius De Stegmond, of Buda
Pesth, Austria-Hungary, has just left
Manhattan after an inspection of the
State Agricultural college for the pur-
pose of learning what he could regard
ing the results of the United States
experiment station there. He is a
professor in the university of Buda
Pesth and is in this country studying
our agricultural conditions, especially
with regard to the crops and methods
suited to a country where the rainfall
is deficient, as in large portions of his
country
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
Kansas school Lands Going Rapid,

1t will not be many years until the
Kansas school lands are taken by set
tiers. In the fiscal year just closed
cog patents Were issued. Up to 1898
fewer than leo patents had been is
sued in any che year The legislature
then reduced the price for school land;
from So TO SIPS an acre. The west
ern lands are becoming more valuable
every year and the settlers are NOV
ing rapidly into the western counties.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
Preferred Death to Trial.

3. Johnson, Who was wanted in To
peka to answer to the charge Of forg-
ing number of checks, committed
suicide in Beloit rather than return
and stand trial. This is the third
Shawnee county prisoner who has COM
United suicide this year.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
Opened The New Court House.

All Doniphan county united with
Troy in a celebration AID the opening
Of the new court house. The new
court house. when fully finished, will
have cost $4,000. and it is pronounced
one of the finest and best arranged
buildings in the state for that pur-
pose.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18

Pa and the Bad Boy Visit Buffalo
Ranch-Pa Pays for the Privilege
of Killing a Buffalo, But Doesn't
Accomplish His Purpose = He
Hires Herd for the Show Next
Year.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
Met Death in smoky nill River

Freddie Olsen, the 15-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. P. NJ. Olsen, of junction
City. was drowned while swimming
in the SMOKY Hill river. The boz.
who was a poor swimmer, got beyond
his depth.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
sedgwick.. Ri. Incrc,.c

! A million dollar increase in the
value OF property in Sedgwick county
was shown in the county clerks an
nual report to the state auditor.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
Appropriations fer T,ostomces

Congressman Scott succeeded in get
ting an appropriation of 1900 for a
postofiice in lola, his home: Other
Kansas towns receiving postoffice ap-
preparations this year are Pittsburg,
Newton and Manhattan.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18

lCepyright by J. B. Bo<les.l
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uthor of "Peck's Bad Bow Abroad

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Sn Der Irmecuerwaltnng ani ben
Sbilippinen iOllcn Sfanonlscidid-
ten cntOeft iuurOen icin.
q GcfGlidtc 3abllifen.
Sin SapitGn lit mcacn 9iifucrwal-
tnns in 9Inflagc;mitano ucrictt NOR.
Scn. SObc Sffi3iere bctbcilist.
untcrimdjung angcurOuct.

Mdniia, 20. Sept.
Snfolge elmer unteriu9ung, Die Ieit
ldngerer o3eit i'm @ange mar, lit Der
Sapitdn Sra 2.6reoenodle pom Quars
tiermeii itersoepartement lpeaen Dig
psrpaItung oertld9t pproen. @efdIfdts
3d9lIiiten uno IonIti9e arummbeiten
purosn Inn CUR 2ait gelegt unO ss
beiBt, oaB aud mebrere bo6e SfTiz
Slere uno Regierun9s6eamte Die Sano
i'm Spiele batten.
Waihin9ton, 19. Sept.
Die unteriu6lIn9en oes Sreibeng
Des QuurtiermeiIter Itersoepartements in
Cen p6ilippinen, bic pon 0em General
Gorbln begonnen un0 BON pem@eneral
gBooo fortgeieBt poroen iinO, iino lett
mebr ols einem Sabre im@ange. Sbsilz
tpetie 8erihte itno in Dem Grieqsoez
partement BON 3eit gu 3eit eingetrof=
fen. aber ole unterIu6un9 1T nob
ni9t beenoet. 8iele Offi3iere ser Or
NEE unb einige 4ngeIteIIte Der Gioil.
reglerun9 1tno in oieie llnterIu9lpng
peripldelt uno Nae BON i6nen iino be-
1onoers bernommen fporpen. um oie
Werboltnine gu erfldren, unter oener
lie Wfobel lpno anoere Sd9en aus Dem
Sepdrtement 0es Quurtiermeiiters be.
oroert baben. pb iie gum psrf0nIi9eR
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otficen benuBt tpur0en, urb i6lieBli9,
pb Die WiobeI in oieieu 8uredus aez
blieben iino, tptnn ibre Oienii5eit Be-
eaoet mar, ober Oh Tie BON iGnen aIs
psrlonIihts @igentbum fortgei4idt
tporotn iino. sSn ieBterem Sale Tino
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ipoyyen. fir Die Sa9en 3u be3d6len.
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figteit, itrifte 8uhfiibrung gu bulten,
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loitet tporoen limo, bic in 0dbrbett
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len peroen oieieben nidt ge8tpllroen
ineroen, baFiir su besdbIsn. 40 non
tpeib, oub 8eIebesberIsBunsen norge
iomnen finb, Fat oas &rieos0spdrte.
men an9eorOnet, oab Die i6ul6igen
geunten Dor cir 9riegsgsridt geihllt
tperoen Ipllen.