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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
He Hit the Rookmaker.

Patrick Murphy had an afternoon
of, so he thought he would go out to
see the horse races.
Pat had heard about the fortunes
made at the race track, so he thought
he would try his luck. He went down
stairs before every race, but didn't
find any odds that suited him until
the last race. 1t was large gray
horse. I don't remember its name.
but it suited Pat all right, for it had
SOL after it.
Pat put up his dollar and went up-
stairs to see the race. His horse won
by a neck. Pat hurried downstairs
with lively step to cash in MS
check.
1t was the last race of the day and
the bookmaker was anxious to get
rid of his silver. therefore Pat was
paid with silver dollars.
Pat stood there a few minutes fum-
bling over his handful of silver dol
lars. when the bookmaker hollered:
Whats the matter. Irish? Don't YOU
think they are good?"
Pat said: They look all right. but
I am just trying to see if I can find
the bad one gave you among them
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
FAN OLD PAINTERS IDEAS

The autumn season is coming more
and more to be recognized as a most
suitable time for housepainting. There
is no frost deep in the wood to make
trouble for even the best job of paint.
ing. and the general seasoning of the
summer has put the wood into good
condition in every way. The weather,
moreover, is more likely to be settled
for the necessary length of time to
allow all the coats to thoroughly dry.
very important precaution. An old
and successful painter said to the
writer the other day: House owners
would get more for their money if they
would allow their painters to take
more time, especially between coats
Instead of allowing barely time for the
surface to get dry enough not to be
tacky, several days (weeks would
not be too much) should be allowed
SO that the coat might set through
and through. 1t is announcement, Of
course, but, If one would suffer this
slight Inconvenience, it would add two
or three years to the life of the paint"
All this is assuming, of course, that
the paint used is the very best to
be had. The purest of white lead and
the purest of linseed oil unmixed with
any cheaper of the cheap mixtures.
often known as White Lead" and oil
which has been doctored with fish oil,
benzine, corn oil or other OF the
adulterants known to the trade are
used, all the precautions of the skilled
painter are useless to prevent the
cracking and peeling which make
houses unsightly in a year. or so and.
therefore, make painting bills too fire.
quent and costly. House owner
should have his painter bring the in.
gradients to the premises separately.
white lead of some well known relias-
BILE brand and linseed oil of equal quail
ity and mix the paint just before ap-
plying it. Painting need not be ex-
pensive and unsatisfactory if the old
painters suggestions are followed.
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Needed RiQht Now.

A popular article of household furni-
ture among Americans in the Philip
pines is said to be the "refrigerating
stove" This stove is designed to keep
people cool instead of hot, explains
the New York Press. Just as We heat
our houses in the states in winter
with coal stoves, so the wanderer who
has set up housekeeping in the Philip
pines cools his house with a cold
stove. The cold stoves are made to
look something like an ordinary stove,
and. being fed with ammonia and
chemicals, give out radiations of cold
waves instead of heat One can i'm
agine family gathering around the
refrigerating stove for GOODNESS on a
hot night in the Philippines just as
on a cold night in the states they had
been accustomed to gather around the
parlor stove for warmth.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
NoTRE DAME ALWAYS CHARMS
Visitors Never Tire of Beauty Of
Famous Cathedral.

Often as l have seen Notre Dame.
the marvel of it never grows less. l
go to Paris with no thought or time
for it, busy about many other things;
and then, on my way over one of the
bridges across the river, perhaps, l
see it again on its island, the beauti-
full towers high above the high roofs
of houses and palaces, and the view,
now so familiar. strikes me afresh
with all the wonder of my first impress
sion. The wonder only seems greater
II l turn, as am always tempted to.
and walk down the quays on the left
bank, the towers before me and with
every step coming more and more
completely together, by the Pont
Neuf, to the island, and at last to the
great square where Notre Dame fronts
me in it's superb calm-Elizabeth
Robins Pennell. in The Century.
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fine!
l fell for a Saratoga back this
summer, but never no more for mine.
At night l used to sit up with the
rest of the social push and drink high
balls to make me sick, so 1 could
drink Saragota water in the morning
to make me we'll.
That's what is called reciprocity. be-
cause it works both ways against the
middle.
Isn't it the limit the way people
from all over the country will rush
to these fashionable summer resorts
with wide-open pocketbooks and with
their bank accounts frothing at the
mouth!
The most popular fad at every sum-
mer resort I've ever climbed into is
to watch the landlord reaching out
for the coin.
Husbands make bets with their
wives whether the landlord of the ho-
tel VIII get all their money in an hour
or an hour and half
Both husband and wife loose: be-
cause the landlord generally gets it in
ten minutes
1t costs six dollars to peep in, eight
dollars to walk in and fifteen dollars
to get near enough to a waiter to talk
soup.
You can see lots of swell guys in
the dining-rooms who are now using
fork in public for the first time.
This reminds me of an experience
l had in certain summer resort din
ing-room not long ago.
At table near me sat Ike Goose
heimer.
Ike is self-made man and he made
quick job of it.
Ike was eating with his knife and
doing it so recklessly that l felt like
yelling for the sticking plaster.
After l had watched him for about
five minutes trying to juggle the new
peas On a knife, it got on my nerves.
so spoke to him.
Ike" 1 said, thinking possibly 1
might cure him with bit of sar-
casm, aren't you afraid you will cut
yourself with the sword?"
oh! no. no." Ike answered. looking
at the knife with contempt; there is
no danger at ALL But at the Palmer
house in Chicago-Ah! there they
have sharp knives."
Ike is beyond the breakers for mine.
The races at Saratoga were extreme.
ly exciting.
friend of mine volunteered to pick
out the winners for me, but after
lost eight dollars 1 decided that it
would be cheaper to pick out a new
friend
But l do love to mingle with society
at the summer resorts.
1t isn't generally known. but one of
my great-grandfathers was present
when the original 400 landed at Plvm-
Outh Rock
My great-grandfather owned the
rock.
A couple of nights after the origi
nal 400 landed on Plymouth Rock the
leader OF the smart set, Mrs. Won
Tweedledum. gave full-dress ball.
My great-grandfather looked in at
the full-dress ball and was SO shocked
that he went and opened a clothing
store next day.
Society never forgave him for this
insinuation.
But say, isn't it immense the way
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Some Brief Biographical Notes.

A man out in Rochester, Ia, says
Sarah Bernhard was born in this
country. lived here until young
woman and that she has relatives in
number of American cities This
is quite true and it's surprising that
1t should create any comment, re-
marks the Pittsburg Press. Sarah
was born in New York state and I'M
Ill five or six years old was playmate
Of Tsi Ann. the empress dowager Of
China, whose folks ran a lausdry in
The same block. The Togos and Ro-
lestvenskys lived just around the cor
ner and all the members of the four
families were close friends Sarah did
not appear first in Uncle Toms Cab
in" but in a German comedy written
10y a descendant OF William Shakes
seare who lived in Kansas. Persons
Wishing to know more of the details
Of Sarah's early life please write
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
Some muck-raker should give his

Some muck-raker should give his at.
tention to the pure food problem in
India, says the New York Tribune. Ii
northern India the favorite article of
diet is a gray shale. This is excavat.
ed mostly at Meth. in Bikanir. and
is exported to the Punjab at the rate
of 1000 camel loads a year. In diff
ferent districts different varieties of
clay are eaten, but. If the natives have
at one time taste for a special kind
Of mud, as the habit increases the de-
PRAYED appetite soon becomes salts
fed with bricks and broken pots.
White ant soil. with the nests and
ants themselves, is a great delicacy.
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The Barber County Index
MEDICINE LODGE, KAN.
PAINTER & HERR. Publishers
AutomobiIine in the Alps.

HhtOIlOpiiiH9 tn inc APPS.
Automobiles In Europe are jubi
iant Heretofore they have been
barred from the glorious Alpine passes
between Switzerland and Italy, but
now the canton of Valais has granted
permission to take automobiles over
the Simplon road, thus suggesting a
new use for the passes that have be-
come comparatively unfrequented
since the mountains were tunneled
for railways. To be sure, 1t is only
on certain days in the week that the
they must leave Brigue before three
o'clock in the afternoon, and must
stop whenever there is danger of
stampeding cattle; but the wedge has
entered, and there is reason to be-
lieve that the other cantons will soon
follow the example of Valais. The
opening of the Brunig pass, which
connects Lucerne with Interlaken,
will probably not be long delayed.
While there is thus a growing toll
erance of automobiles, there seems to
be considerable opposition to the
multiplication of mountain railways,
especially in the Engadine, where both
the Piz Langnard and the PiZ Julier
projects have been voted down. The
Engadiners have also made up their
minds to rescue their scenery from
the ravages of advertisers; the hotel
firms that mar it with their placards.
The chief problem now confronting
these hotel keepers is how to per-
suade tourists that June and Septem-
her are the most enjoyable months in
the Alps. Inasmuch as they daily
have to turn away applicants for
rooms in July and August their mo-
tives in giving such advice are apt to
be questioned. They might cite Rus
kin. says the New York Post, who
used to chide his countrymen for Wis
iting Switzerland in midsummer in
stead OF in May and June; but this
argument is apt to be spoiled by the
weather The season was so late this
year that the Furka pass could not
he opened to traffic before June 8, or
the Grimsel pass till June IS, and the
first diligence over the Grimsel passed
between walls of snow eight yards
high!
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
AN OLD TIMER.
Has Had Experiences.

A woman who has used Postum
| market s years ago knows from ex-
perience the necessity of using Pos
tum in place of coffee if one values
health and steady brain.
She says: AT the time Postum was
first put on the market / was suffer-
ing from nervous dyspepsia and my
physician had repeatedly told me not
to use tea or coffee. Finally | de-
cided to take his advice and try
Postum, and got sample and had it
carefully prepared, finding it deli
cious to the taste. So l continued
its use and very soon it's beneficial eff
fects convinced me Of it's value, for
| got we'll of my nervousness and dys-.
pepsia.
My husband had been drinking cot.
fee all his life until it had affected
his nerves terribly / persuaded him
to shift to Postum and it was easy to.
get him to make the change for the
Postum is delicious. 1t certainly
worked wonders for him.
We soon learned that Postum does
not exhilarate or depress and does not
simulate, but steadily and honestly
strengthens the nerves and the stom. /.
ach- To make long story short our
entire family have now used Postum
Tor eight years with completely sat
1sfying results. as shown In our fine
condition of health and we have no
tced rather unexpected improve
ment in brain and nerve power,
Name given by Postum Co., Battle I
Greek, Mich.
increased brain and nerve power al
ways follow the use of Postum in
place OF coffee. sometimes In a very
marked manner.
Look in pkss. for THE Road to
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Point. for Motorixtx.

There promises to be trouble fer
motorists in different parts of the
state judging from the requests for
information regarding the new road
law and the privileges which motor
car drivers have. Several accidents
have been reported on account of run
Always caused by machines being
driven recklessly on country roads.
1t is also charged that in several in
stances stock has been killed. 1t
seems to be unknown to motorists
mat the new road law makes special
mention of them Under the state
law, machines may be driven ten
miles an hour in cities and 20 miles
an hour in the country, but all the
rules of the road must be observed
and the driver of the car is compelled
to stop his machine or slow down and
do all in his power to prevent a horse
or team which has become frightened
from running away. Another new
feature of the law is that they must
give all of the road TO passing teams
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
Latest Kansas Events.
To Extend High Schools.


A plan to extend the high school
limits of all the larger cities of
Kansas will be submitted to the
legislature by Insley L. Dayhoff,
state superintendent. Mr. Dayhon
and his assistants are now working
on the annual report, which will
contain the recommendations. The
state superintendent believes that
the limits of the city high schools
should be extended to a radius of
i've miles from the city. This would
make all the property in the district
available for taxation and make the
schools free to large number of pu-
pills. 1t is believed that in two-thirds
OF the Kansas counties the high
school districts will touch each other
Consolidated schools, union hiet
schools and the organization of
county high schools now bring high
school courses close TO the homes of
many boys and girls, and the super.
intendent hopes to make free high
schools for so per cent. of the young
people of the state by extending the
city high school limits. This plan
would also increase the resources of
the district and make better equip
ment possible.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22

where Cornelius mails a check for the
weeks alimony to his former wife
who is visiting lawyers in South Da.
kota.
Hector ]. Rcobernih. well known in
society, is spending the summer at
Atlantic City. Hector was formerly
Bohemian glass blower. but he is
now rich enough to leave off the
last part of his occupation, so he calls
himself just a bohemian-which is
different. Hector is paying deep at
tention to Phyllis Kurdsheimer, the
daughter of Mike kurdsheimer, the
millionaire inventor of the slippery
elm shoe horn.
Gus Beanhoister, the widely known
bunion broker and society man of
South Newark. is summering at Cape
May, where he mingles with the other
pets of fashion. Gus finds it very
hard to refrain from looking at peo-
pies feet during the bathing hours,
but otherwise he is doing quite well.
Hank SchmitpickIe and his latest
wife from Chicago sailed on the steam
ship Minnehaha last week to spend
the season in the. British capital. The
Schmitpickles will occupy the villa
at No. ia Cottagecheese place.
Blitheringham Park, near Speakeasy
Towers. on the Old Kent road, BAYS.
water, across from Shoreditch-G
save the king.
Mercedes Caulifower is summering
at Narragansett Pier. and her fiance.
Mr.. Peter Cuckoobird. is dancing at
tendance upon her 1t will be re.
membered that Mercedes is the daugh.
ter and heiress of Jacob Caulifiower.
the millionaire manufacturer of bone
less trlpe, which has become quite
fad in society since the beef trust
got chesty. Peter Cuckoobird is a ris-
ing young bricklayer on his fathers
side. but on account of the fortune left
him by his mother, he is now butter.
flying through life in a gasoline ba.
rouche with diamond settings in the
tires.
Hank Dobbs and his daughter. Crys.
talne, sailed on the Oceanic yesterday
for the Riviera. Before the steam.
ship pulled out Hank admitted that he
didn't know whether the Riviera was
city or a new kind of cheese hut
if money could do the trick he in.
tended to know the truth.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Shine Won
Shine were divorced yesterday at the
home of the brides parents in New.
port. The ceremony was very sim
pie but expensive to the ex-husband
Considerable alimony changed hands
The private cottage of Mrs. Ofulrich
Swellswell at Bar Harbor has been
beautifully decorated in honor of the
approaching divorce Of their daugh-
ter. Gladys, from her husband. Percy
Skiddoo. Percy is the well-known
manufacturer of the reversible two
step so much used by society.
Cards are all out for a divorce in
the family of the Won Guzzles. but
owing to typographical error in the
cards it is impossible to say whether
it is the old man or the son. Both
employ blonde typewriters.
Copyright. 1901. by c. W. Dillingham; Co,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22

The beet season is now far enough
advanced to enable the United States
Sugar company to form an estimate
or what the proportions of the cron
will be this fall. At S. ton the crop
which is now so promising through,
out the country will mean the passing
OF a great deal of cash this fall. The
United States Sugar company says
that there is being raised in this i'm
mediate vicinity G.50O acres of sugar
beets. The least that anyone is
counting on in the matter of y:e.d is
fifteen tons per acre.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
Interest on State Funds.

Since the new state depository law
went into effect the banks in which
State Treasurer Kelly has placed the
states funds have paid the state ST.
1891. The law became effective
September II, 1905. 1t is the be-
lief of the state officials that under
normal conditions the state depos.
itory law will bring the state over ten
thousand dollars in interest each
year.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
'.JOHNHENRY
ON SUMMER RESORTS
BY HUGH McHUGH
fGEORGE v. HOBART
"The Afternoon Parade"

an idea that the horses live in the
hotel barroom. because that is where
lie does most of his following.
Cornelius Sudslifter, the well-known
inventor of the patent chowlsss chow
chow, is paying deep attention to
Esmeralda Ganderface. the brilliant
daughter of old man Tightfist Gan
derface, the millionaire inventor of a
system of opening clans by steam.
Cornelius and Esmeralda make a
sweet and beautiful picture as they
stroll arm in arm to the post Office.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22

At the works of Warrington firm
of soapmakers the girl employees are
encouraged to sing part-songs while
at work. The object is to relieve the
monotony. In the departments that
number more than 80 girls and have
not noisy machinery. they are encour-
aged to sing during the last hour of
work in the morning and in the after
noon.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
Died ut 100 Years.

Henry Vance, a negro, born in
Woodford county, KY, in February
1906, died at Hutchinson. He was a
slave in Kentucky and later in Mis-
souri,, where his master, Benjamin
Vance, moved before the war. settI-
ing in the vicinity of Hannibal. He
had lived in Hutchinson twenty years
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
To Make Paving Hooks.

Capitalists are interested in a
scheme to erect a 100000 plant for
the manufacture of asphalt paving
block in Wichita. That city has
been selected as a desirable site for
an industry of this nature, owing to
the immense quarries of limestone
located in Butler and adjoining coun-
ties. The product is being utilized
extensively throughout the East
and in many cities is driving out
asphalt and the harder blocks, such
as brick and stone. Freight rates
from the east have practically pro-
hlblted the use of the product
throughout the west Asphalt block
is manufactured from paving ce-
ment and crushed limestone. I'M
mense quantities of the latter prop
erty exist in close proximity to
Wichita. Fully 80 pc cent. lime
stone is utilized in it's manufacture.
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Raises Champion sunnower.

w. P. York of Cherryvale is an en-
thusiastic raiser of sunflowers. He
has one this year that is a wonder for
size and weight The flower meas.
ures 20 inches across and weighed Al
pounds without any stem Now let
the man who can beat this sunflower
step to the front
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
Lawrence Fall Festival.

The preliminary arrangements for
the Lawrence fall festival and old
settlers celebration October l, 2, 3.
4. and have been made. Spe-
cial displays of agricultural and hor-
ticultural products, poultry and live
stock will be held on Massachu
sets street. The state fireman's con-
vention will meet On October ,, 4
and 5, with the principal part of
their programme on Thursday, Octo-
Der 4. An effort is being made to
interest several towns to send their
horses for the convention.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
a Russian Count Incoe.

Count Wodeski, a real Russian no
bleman, alias j. C. Melix, was in
Wichita on search for his brother.
who left Russia an exile over sight
years ago and who, as Count Wodeski
thinks. is somewhere in the south
western part of Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
Mason. May Bury Veteran.

The government has at last extend
ed to all Blue lodges of A. F. & A. NJ.
In Leavenworth the privilege of per-
forming Masonic funeral ceremonies
over the remains of members of the
fraternity. residing at the Soldiers
Home.
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..Ike Is a Self-Made Man"

the doings of these society dubs are
chronicled in the society papers?
In case you haven't noticed them
would like to put you wise to few:
SOCIAL GLINTS FROM THE SUM
MER RESORTS.
Among the smart settlers now pres
emit at Saratoga is John ]. Souse-
builder. the well-known millionaire
from Cincinnati. He is here to fol-
low the races. but he seems to have
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Deepest Hole in the West.

Wetmore is going to continue the
drilling for coal, oil and gas, aban-
doned month ago. The town has
raised $1,000 with which to sink the
drill to a complete finish. The hole
is now down 2,275 feet. 1t will be put
down 1000 feet more is necessary
This hole is already the deepest hole
in the west Another ], 200 feet added
will put the hole down far enough to
hold the record for all time to come.
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Typhoid at Manhattan.

Several cases of typhoid fever have
been reported in Manhattan and vi
entity and one or two deaths have
resulted from that disease. In an eff
fort to ascertain the source of the
cause of sickness the city health of
hoer had the city water analysed by
the Kansas state bacteriologist of
Topeka. Both well and city water
was examined and reported by the
bacteriologist to be above the aver
age in purity
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Odd Fellows Hold Annual Picnic,

The Odd Fellows lodge of Green
wood county held their seventh an
nual picnic at Eureka. The principal
address was delivered by Rev. Chas.
Bailey. of Garnett. There were 500
Odd Fellows in attendance. The ban
neT for the lodge having the largest
per cent of membership in the parade
was won by the local lodge. Next
years picnic will be held at Madison.