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Value of Rape.


While rape is food of undoubted
value to farm stock, and particularly
so for horses, swine and poultry, much
care must be used in feeding it to
COWS and sheep else it is apt to make
trouble If COWS and sheep are allow
ed to eat too freely of it under GER
tain conditions it will cause bloat,
particularly if the rape is especially
succulent or is damp from rain or dew.
The best way to pasture rape, and we
consider this the better plan for any
farm animal, is to turn them on to it
after their appetites have been pratial-
ly satisfied with grain or with other
pasturage. We especially like the plan
of turning animals into the rape for
only an hour or two daily. We give
them what grain they have in the
morning, then turn them on to the
rape for an hour and then back into
the regular pasture, where they re-
main until>the middle of the afternoon,
when they are again given an hour
or less in the rape field. The rape has
its worst effect on sheep, but in hand
ling them in the manner suggested
there is little or no trouble.
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INQUIRIES

A Georgetown subscriber asks II
there is any demand around Seattle
for hen manure, and what is its COM
mercial value. This query was ans
wered by letter, but it brings up
subject in connection with fertilizers
about which we wish to say something.
A very few years ago the United
States department of agriculture gath
cred statistics upon the economical
value of farm manure and found it to
be in the neighborhood of 00,0OO,OOO
at the time. With the greatly aug
mented number of farmers in the coun-
try who raise livestock and poultry
the value of the manure must be
much greater now. The estimate is
based on the number of animals and
the amount of nitrogen, potash and
phosporic acid eXcreted in the ma
nure. With such an enormous value
to their credit the farm produced
manures assume an economic import
ance not appreciated by the average
farmer.
The owner of livestock should know
that in the manure he has most valu-
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able constituent and it is his business
to take proper care of 1t and distrlb-
ute it to the crops in such way as to
do them the most good. In too many
instances we find the manure on the
farm allowed to go to waste from lack
of proper care. Permitting the ma
nure to ferment makes the carbon to
combine more or less with the oxygen
of the air, producing carbon dioxide
(carbonic acid gas), which escapes
into the air and its value lost to the
soil. Nitrogen will combine with hyd-
rogen to form ammonia. If the manure
be kept moist there will be certain or
ganic acids formed by the decompo-
sition of organic matter, and the am
monia will unite as fast as produced
with these acids, forming ammonia
salts. These readily dissolve in water
but do not escape into the air as do
gases. The process of fermentation
drives off considerable water on &C
count of the heat that is generated.
1t will be seen that the manure heap
should be kept moist in order to have
little loss of the valuable constituents.
The fall and winter are good time
for throwing the manure on the fields,
as then the rains and SHOWS will leach
out the most valuable constituents and
enable the soil to secure the greatest
benefit from them.
The poultry raiser has large
amount of poultry manure on his pre-
misses and should see that all of it is
given to the soil and made to do duty
in raising heavier crops. This class
of manure has comparatively large
amount of plant food, being especially
rich in nitrogen and potash. 1t I'M
dergoes fermentation readily and
rapidly loses its nitrogen unless prop
erly treated with absorbents or pre-
servatives. There is very large
amount of this class of manure wasted
annually on the farms of the Pacific
northwest. Those who are respOn-
sible for this condition on their farms
may not realize it, but the fact is they
are losing good money right along just
as long as they permit the poultry
manure to go to waste instead of sup
plying it to the soil immediately
fore it has begun to deteriorate.
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The Seattle Markets.

The following prices have been re-
ported to The Ranch by the Farmers
Produce Exchange:
Veal-Choice, 80 to 12O h., 10c to
1O1Ac; thin, 80 to 120 h., &C to SIC;
heavy, according to size and quality,
&C to &c.
Hens-14c to 15c; springs, Ice to
18c; ROSTERS, 10c.
Eggs-Good fresh ranch that can
die out we'll, SAC to 36c; Oregon, soc
to 32c; seconds, 1Sc to 23c; bakers
and checks, 15c to 18c.
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Sheep Dipping a Necessity.

An eastern sheep raiser Of National
repute has made the unequivocal state
ment that the sheep coming into the
Chicago and other eastern market CEN
ters are almost entirely free from scab
and tivks, in comparison with the sheep
from the middle west. This is a high
compliment to the raisers of the far
west-but it does not imply that dip
ping should be discontinued, by any
means. On the contrary, our sheep
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caustic Ba1sam Cures Lump Jaw.

The Lawrence-Williams Co., Cleveland
O.:-Among the many ailments which
may be cured by Gombault's Caustic
Balsam should be included lump jaw in
cattle One application will cure it. 1t
is the best liniment L have ever seen or
used and / would like to see it in the
hands of every dairyman-Daniel Du-
pertuis, Curtis Wash, July "a, 1906.
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raisers should pay even more attention
20 the dipping question. A good time
TO take up the matter is now, and the
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first thing you should do is to look
up the adv. of the Carbolic Soap co. ana
get some Of their Silver Fleece dip.
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FOR SALE-A few registered Berk-
shire boars and one twoyear-old sow,
bred. Write for terms. Mrs. A. M.
Jones, EdmondS, Wash.
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FOR SALE-Copy Grams Atlas of the
World, 1906 edition, all morocco, large
volume, bran new Will sell cheap. Adj
dress A., The Ranch.
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AGENTS-To sell and advertise our
Poultry Compound; $35 weekly; rig
furnished; address Franklin Manufac-
turing Co. NorWalk, Ohio.
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FOR SALE-Cheap, one pedigree, Ango-
ra buck. For particulars write G. W.
Phillips, Dreamland Park, Walla Walla,
Wash.
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FOR SALE-HARNESS- manufac-
ture all kinds of harness; quality
guaranteed and prices reasonable. Thos.
M. Henderson, PIP Occidental Ave-, Sc
attic, Wash.
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Special Want Column

TWO Genus WOru EaCn IHserIIUI'
CHESTER WHITE Pige from regis
tered mature stock for sale. Address
Chas. A. Hagen, Sprague, Wash
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
GOOD TIME AT MEDICINE LODGE.

The writer had the pleasure of
beng a guest at a banquet given
by the Medicine Lodge Gun Club.
lt.was one of the pleasantest even
lngs it has been our lot to spend
in,many day. They had every
thing that was good to eat and
drink and to say that they are roy.
Al entertainers is putting it mildly.
Mf. Jerry Gano and Mr.. Case de.
serve special mention. They were
always busy mingling among the
crowd seeing that they were not
missing anything. Mr.. Tom Dor
an. our old cowboy friend, now
selling life insurance, was also q
guest and is certainly cit" as a
POSTMASTER. The banquet was
tie outcoine of a rabbit hunt. Two
gentlemen had chosen sides, sever
on a side, and went in the field
and killed 2o4 rabbits. The los.
ing side paid for the banquet
When you have another, boys, just
let me know. M. Crossheld in
Kingman ader-Courier.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
AN H0NORED CITIZEN GONE.

John Chilcott died at his home
eight miles southeast of this city
last Wednesday, June II, 1906, at
4 o'clock a. m. after suffering sever
al years with diabetis and other
chronic ailments.
The funeral was held at the
Christian church in this city on
Thursday conducted by Elder ].
w. VanDewalker. The G. A. R.
of which the deceased was a mem
Der, assisted in the services.
Mr.. Chilcott was a native OF
Pennsylvania. : He was 90 years,
7 morsths and IS days Of age when
death claimed him. He served in
the army four years, one month
and nine days, having enlisted in
Co. K, 9th Indiana infantry, Aug.
I9, 1861.
Mr.. Chilcott and family came to
Barber county in 1886. Their son
Jacob, died a number of years age
and is resting by the side of his
father in Highland cemetery.
Their daughter, Mrs. Mollie Perry,
also died several years, and only
one daughter of the children, Mrs
Frank Blackstone, survives. MIS-.
Chilcott has been an invalid fo1
some time and is almost helpless
yet bears her aff1iction cheerfully
and uncomplainingly.
Uncle John, as he was familiarly
known, lived a devoted christian
and patriotic life and his numer.
Gus friends will always remember
him with praise and commenda.
tion.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
LAYING DOUBLE TRACK.

The Kansas Construction Com
pany moved their camp up to the
Chance land adjoining the city on
the south and work lis being push
ed toward laying parallel track
along the Santa Fe from the point
where the Denver, Kansas 81 Gulf
strikes the Santa Feright, of way,
For several months !the people: oi
this township and school district
were a little disturbed in d fear that
there would Ibe no double tract,
through the town, bat that the
Santa Fe track would be- used
This would have meant that the
school district, township and city
would have lost out on censidera-
BILE taxable property, but now that
the work has actually begun that
fear seems I'd be allayed. !.
There is a great amount df steel
and bridge matesial here apd al
Kiowa and it looks like the road
between here and KioWa ought; tc
be completed soon, although; rher
continue to be scarce, There are
now eight cars of steel on the tract
here and several cars Of bridge ma
terial. Steelis laid quite a little
distance south of the Santa sFe
track.
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DOWN AND OUT.

w. L. Parson has concluded that
the carpenter business is too lively
tp fool away time in politics and
last week he withdrew from the
race for sheriff. This leaves the
field, so far as official announce.
ments go, to DR.. ]. r. Van Ness
and Thomas Kenney of this CITY
and Hugh Rankin of Sharon town.
ship. It has been stated that Mr..
Parsons withdrawal is in the in
terest OF Mr.. Kenney's candidacy,
out democrat newspaper is so
Tar from being in touch with e. O.
P. medicine makers that it has no
moral right to speculate. We
think Mr.. Parsons did the wise
thing in quitting. We have no
doubt, had he remained in the
race, that he could have captured
the Medicine Lodge delegation had
ne fought for it, but at the same
time he could not have been nom.
mated. The present arrangement
isto nominate Hugh Rankin. OF
course, the political chess board
may change between now and con-
vention time but at present the
fellows who run the republican
machine in Barber county have no
notion of nominating either of the
Medicine Lodge candidates.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
THE SCHOOL MEETING.

The annual school meeting oi
District No. I was held at the
school house in this city last We'd
nesday afternoon and, as usual, the
attendance was very small which
would seem to indicate that the
patrons of the district are perfectly
willing to let the board figure a
"way OUT in the present financial
stringency.
l.. T. Williams who has served
as clerk number of years would
not do the work any longer and the
meeting forthwith played a mean
trick on the writer of these lines
and elected U. c. Herr who had no
previous warning and whose pro-
testations were not needed.
A levy of IS mills-15 for teach
ers and 10 for building fund-was
voted. This with the annual in
terest and sinking funds of 10 mills
each makes our school tax aggre-
gate As mills.
The plan of making the length
OF the term nine months and
adopting a four year high school
course was discussed but no decis-
ion was reached. The matter was
left in the discretion of the board.
Under recent state law the coun-
ty can establish a county high
school if the voters of the county
want it, but a city to be eligible
to have it must maintain a high
school first with a four.yea course
and term of not less than nine
months. At present the course is
only three years and the term eight
months, on account of the shortage
of funds. The feeling of the board
is that they would like to put the
district in line for county high
school and submit the proposition
to the voters of the county at the
approaching election, but they
have not yet come to a conclusion
on account of the increased ex-
pense it would involve. 1t seems
to US that suggestions from citi-
zens both of the district and of the
county would not be out of place.
The board is composed of T. l..
Lindley, director; J. S, Runyan,
treasurer; u. G. Herr, clerk.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
HURT In RUNAWAY.

Walter Jackson's two little boys,
Cloyd, aged 7, and Johnnie, aged
five, were badly hurt in a runaway
at the Santa Fe depot Saturday.
Mr.. Jackson took some cream to
the depot for shipment and was
driving span of young horses.
Just as he got out of the spring
wagon to tie, travelling man with
two suit cases crawled under a
freight car standing beside the
team and they became frightened
and ran away. Mr.. Jackson had
hold of a rope which was tied
around the neck Of one of the hors-
es but he could not hold on long.
The horses ran north a few hun
dred yards and struck the fence of
Palmer G. Cases locust and catal-
pa lots where the wagon was turn
ed over into a barb wire fence
with the boys under it. In this
condition the wagon and the boys
were dragged a distance of several
rods before the team broke away
from the vehicle. They ran up
town and were caught at the bank
corner. No one who saw the run
away expected to find the boys
alive. When Mr.. Jackson reached
them Johnnie was unconscious and
Cloyd was suffering very much.
Qrs. Coleman and Moore were call.
ed and the boys were taken to Ed
Farley's home. An examination
disclosed that the older boy, Cloyd,
was most seriously hurt There
were deep cuts across the foot, leg,
thigh and under the arm all of
which required several stitches to
sew them up. The other boy had
only one deep cut which was across
the leg. Both were bruised and
scratched more or less all over the
body.
There is little doubt of the re-
covery of the younger boy and the
doctors say that with attention the
older one will recover. 1t was
certainly a startling accident and
the result is better than one would
think possible.
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NORMAL CLOSED.

The normal has closed, II II
All over now but the shouting
! or crying. II II
Mr.. Ecke leftIfo hoIne Ffiday4-
Mr.. Stout Saturday. Mr. Major
when the supper hour arrived.
We suppdse. Wilkinson lis dead
as Shambergef preached his funer-
al Friday evening. He took as
his text, "The :Andover Bahd.''I i
Mr.. Bartlett made regulal i ear
ance prices to teachers on bis sup
plies. Hadl a good run of bust
ness-packed ilp-and took the
train for Winfield last. ThuF{daS.
At the beginning Of. the normal
the weatheiI was IDEAL. The days
were cool and pleasant and teachefs
were so happy over. the fine even
ings; but for the last two days
there has been nothing iqc6oP'
about the normal-it has been
warm in more ways than ore. |
The examiner runs across many
amusing ans " ers to questions ask
ed in the t eachers' examination.
Mr.. Stout w wasi looking OVER the
papers handed ina frown and
then a smile another smile, then
a frown, a heavy one -was the re-
suit. A young lady was heard to
say, 81 just know thatis myI paper
he is grading i H
Mr.Lake ha d to postpone g1 aduat-
ing exercises because his men. went
back on him and would not! carry
out their part of the program.
However, we are glad to say that
he has succeeded I'M engaging Prof.
B. F. Hennessy for the evening.
Prof. Smith of!Nickerson, says he
is a greater funI maker than Eli
Perkins or Byron King. The ,ex-
ercises will ibe held about July
18th. Notife will; be given as
soon as the exact date is selected.
The instructors Of the normal
have labored faithfully the past
month and have spared no pains
to make the wofk cpm plete. Much
good has been done and they
should feel proud Of their months
labors. The teachers are highly
pleased with the work accomplish
ed, and feel that every one has
done his part. And it is gtasify-
ing to see a body Of teachers espe-
cially young teachers, take the
interest in school work which has
been a marked Id characteristic of this
years normal. t,
Thursday morning at general
exercises the teachers took MIR.
L axe completely by surprise. He
had planned a ST tort speech for the
teachers-to tha mix them, his CO.
workers in the cause of education,
for their courtesy and dueing the
past five years and to wish them
success in their Undertakings, But
the teachers, wishing to show
their appreciation of his labors in
behalf of the schools of Barber
county, had purchased two willow
rockers-one for him and, one for
his better half, and about the
time he was ready to make his
talk, Mr.. Stout; began to talk of
his term of office e-called. on Mr..
Lake to rise two teachers filed in
with the chairs and Mr.. Lakes
speech was gone.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
ICE CREAM SOCIAL.

An ice cream supper and social
will be given Friday night, at the
Walstad school house five miles
east of Medicine Lodge on main
road to Sharon. Plenty of good
music will be furnished. Proceeds
to go to organ fund for Sunday
school. -
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
ICE FOR SALE.

Guy c. Sparks has Fure Crystal
Ice for sale, one-half mile north of
Sharon. Orders promptly filled.
Ice house open early in the morn.
ing and late in the evening.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

DR.. l. w. Stout heard from his
son, Ray, a few days. ago. He lis
in the U. S. army in! the Philip
pines, having enlisted in January
1905. The family had hot previously
heard from him for more than two
years and they did not know
whether he was living or dead.
The letter informing 1.-THE fasnily;of
his whereabouts was received byais
brother, w. E. Stoutsand Dr.. Stout
forwarded IT to Mrs. Stout whos is
now in New York state. It willlbe
good news to her when she receives
It for she had almost|given up all
hope of hearing frehi him. Ray
left home over five years ago. |;
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

H. H. Case departed on Saturday
for run through Michigan. While
there he will try to interest the
Wolverines in Barber county land
and turn emigration in our direc-
ton. He will also meet r. w.
Hallett and show him how to catch
the big fish that inhablt the Mich
igan waters. He expects to be
gone at least month.
New dry goods arriving at Y. S.
Cooks.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

L. T. Williams went to Harper
Monday to visit a few days with
his son, ]. H., and family. III
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

John Merrill and wife will soon
leave for Morenci, Atizena, to ire
side. Will Merrill is there at pies
ent. ! i
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

Hon. Milton Brown of Topeka
was here last Friday .to close up
some D. K. & &. right of way mat
tiers, and also to attend to some
private business.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

Miss Gertrude Rhoades went to
Anthony Saturday to spend the
Fourth with her sister, Mrs. W.: L.
Lusk.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
COMMON SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT.

The common school graduating
exercises of Barber county will be
held at the opera house in this city
Saturday evening, July 14th. There
are thirty-three in the class this
year, the names of whom were
published few weeks ago.
The exercises will consist of a
class address and presentation of
diplomas after which the evening
will be turned over to Ben Hennes-
sy, the famous reader and imper-
sonater of Guthrie, Oklahoma.
MIR. Hennessy, it will be remem-
bered, was here several years age
and made a great impression on
all who heard him. If you'll come
out to hear him you'll forget the
summer weather. Hennessy is all
right.
Prof. Stout of Kiowa will deliv-
er the class address.
Prices for admission will be as
follows: Reserved seats IS cents
general admission IS cents, chill.
dren scents. Tickets will be or
sale at the usual place Saturday
July 9TH.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

Richardson & Longman are
talking bargains to you this week.
Consult them on our. eighth page.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

People say that the finest grocer
les in town are at H. T. Wood
wards & Sons. Phone 38. j
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

Lightning struck the Central
hotel Sunday night. ! II "took" on
the cornish under the.roof, on the
front of the building and went
down, tearing loose the siding and
cutting the cornish into splinters.
A large tree in front Iof the hotel
was also ''barked" in| spots by the
same bolt. The building did not
catch fire.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

Losr-A stick pin. Garnett
surrounded by opaIs. Finde
please leave at this Office. |
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

Prof. Lloyd Davis Of shalon
called at the Index Office last
Wednesday and plunked down she
necessary coin to entitle him to
the undefled political reading for
one year. It is going to be pur
aim to show Lloyd why he should
vote for VIM. ]. Bryan for prssi-
dent in 1908. II
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

The Isabel Heraldiis bidding fe
more trouble. 1t says 6. Roy FAR
terburn of this city is son-in-law
of A. M. Houchin. /. i
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

Mrs. N. A. Lytie of Coldwater
arrived Monday to visit friends !! in
this city. i
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

For SALE-One Champion Bin.
der, seven-foot cut, harvested a4o
acres.-A. T. Tincher, Z miles
southeast of Sharon / !:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

J.W. Brown is building a hne
two-story dwelling on his lots on
South Walnut. II
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For SALE-Pair! of 16 hand
mules. Inquire of S. w. Alfred,
Sharon, Kansas. i
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

1t will pay you to see HsW.
Skinner before selling your hogs.
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Mrs. Aug. Langhart and daugh-
ter, Mrs. John Stone, LETT Saturday
for three weeks visit at Celera-
do Springs. > /
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

Mrs. Thos. Doran of Wichitaiar-
rived on Monday to visit relatives
here and at Sharon. u Il
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

Otis McReynolds. of Sharon
township made our hearts glad
yesterday. He left a bucket of fine
large juicy red peaches at BUR
sanctum. Hereafter he can have
anything in the town he wants
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

DR.. A. D. Updegraff Of Anthony,
visited with his parents here last
week. II