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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
BALzAc AND HIS DEBTS.
Famous French Novelist Was Child
ishly Extravagantiin His Tastes .
and Expenditures. !

with Balzac's rising fame rises the
mountain of his debts,T writes & critic.
These, starting from; his two, disssf
trous years of printing and gublishr
ing in Paris, accumulated until, at the
the top Of his literary; renowr, The had
to hide from his creditors in a, garnet
under the name of his landladY or his
washerwoman. In 1881 Balzae, at that
date the best-known and the most-de-
bated novelist in France owed I162 600
francs-about $32,50G. Then he must
needs buy cane which was the talk
of Pairs, some gold buttons for. new
coat, divine opera glhss' and d Dress
ing gown beyond words and igive a
dinner to the dandies of the opera
respecting which Rosssni said that he
had not seen more msgnificence when
he dined at royal tables
'Balzac, three times q millionaire,
would still have buried himself IN debt,
for the mental exaItation of his vcrea-
tive hours was reproduced when he
broke loose from the galley berch He
lavished in anticipation the wealth he
had dreamed would beihis. This gone,
he borrowed anew or devised another
Of those schemes that were to enrich
him beyond the possibilities of; litera4
ture. His schemes wdre essentially d
part of Balzac, the sovereign, ,uncon.
querable visionary.
HE would transport oaks from POI
and to France; nothing like oaks from
Poland to make youf fortune, three
times over! Behold him again grave
ly working out his Plan to make d
corner IN all the arts and putting up
the Apollo Belvidere for competition
among the nations-td act as auction
eer to Europe. The child man. as his
devoted sister, Nine. surville, used to
call him"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

take still more desperate jone, come
to see me-" she wrote; and he went
mechanically, as a drowning man
catches at a straw, knowing it will not
save him. II
The house in Alameda Square was
dark when he went up the walk; and
while he was feeling for the bell push
his summoner called! to him out Of the
electric stencilings. of leaf shadows
under the broad vefanda.
It is too fine night to stay in
DOORS" she said i'Come and sit in the
hammock while / scbld you as you de-
serve" And when he had taken the
hammock: Now: give ian account Of
yourself. Where have you been for the
:Fast age OF tIao" IL f.
"Wallowing abound in j tho lower
depths of the place, that Dante fisited2p
he admitted. ID iff<.f-f ~-}i & I :
4 'Don t. you think you deservd man
.lhandlipg?p It,i.,. =,
81 suppose sol and if you have it in
mind, Il shah probably getit; But Il
may say I'm not ESPECIALLY anxious fdr
tongue-lashing tonight"
Poor boy!" she ;nnurnaured, in mock
sympathy; Does It burt TO be truly
,good%' r
FRY it some time when ytbu have
alittle leisure. and see for ypurself.' he
Fetorted. -. Il, IN III,
She laughed.
mo; I'll leave that for the Miss
IBpentwoods. BY the way, did you go to
tell the household goodby? PENELOPE
was wondering audibly what had be-
come of you"
81 didn't know they were gone. II
have been nowhere since the night you
drove me out with ieontlImely land or-
probrium"
She laughed again.
"You must have dived deep. They
went week ago Tuesday, and you lost
your ghostly adviser and your political
stage manager at one fell 5swoop. But
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

Flanagan's Grafton was the chief
feature of the Fourth of July pro-
pramne of section 10 of the Missis-
sippi & Western railroad, then build
ing through one of the western states,
starting at nowhere, and so far end
ing at nowhere.
This honor hat been accorded Elan
agan, Jas it was to his efforts the camp
were indebted for the privilege of
celebr ating. Flanagan had been in
the country but four months, but that
was long enough to imbibe the Amer
lean spirit, together with a generous
amount of red liquids, and when the
foreman of gang two intimated that
July would not be a holiday Elan
agan organized an opposition, and was
appointed committee of one to wait
on the boss.
"Gintlemin and fellow pathriots,
began Flanagan as he faced his audi
ence of railroad laborers gathered
from the four corners of the world.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

"'Tis not much of spaler is Flan-
agan. Yez stint me to see TIL boss,
an SEE to tn boss, SEE l.! It's fine
pathriot yez are to keep tn min a.
workin' when it's attendin' tn coun-
try's wake they'd be after doin'.
Sure says I, If it's SIGH as ye they
be maxim bosses of tits q poor place
to be a-comin' to. Sure now SEE l.,
there's Branagan as is a-helpinf make
tn laws, an Branagan SEE to me when
come over: Sure, Flanagan, an
it's no work you'll be doi1' on Fourth
O. July. IT'S day yell nave off fer
takin' bit Of a dhrop with TIL bys."
An sure SEE to tn boss, it's nary
pick will Flanagan lift ON that day.
An, gintlemin an fellow. pathriots,
tn wake will be hid in TIL cook tint"
The celebration of section 10 LASTED
for three days, and was followed by
seven funerals on the following Sum
day. 1t is still referred to as a me-
morable day in the history, of the Mis-
sissippi & Western railroad. !;
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

While the Fourth of July is looked
forward to with positive terror by the
mothers of small boys and venture
some girls, not one woman out of a
hundred has the heart to forbid the
observance Of the day by the popu-
larly approved method Of noise and
the Necessary combination of gun.
powder and fire. Truly no Spartan
naother was more heroic in sending
her SONS to the training school and
battle than the plucky little American
mother of a pack of patriotic young
people. It is to be feared that the
flndam mental spirit of independence
which made the day worthy of re-
uaemhrance is very often forgotten, or
at least lost sight of, in the awful de.
Eight surrounding a pack of fire.
crackers.
But how Is it that on this day Of
days mother ignores or keeps silent
aboutI her headache; paterfamilias
rises with the lark, ostensibly to pre-
vent his offspring from setting fire to
the premises if not to themselves, and
grandfather contributes to the joy
BUSINESS of the occasion by generous
donations of cash, and even the
grown-up sons and daughters of the
household are willing to set off some
Of the larger pieces in the pyrotech-
mic layout? Is all this unselfish be-
havior entirely for the sake of anus
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
but have no money to gpend, .

but I have no mosney to SPEND
he objected.
ASain the brown eyes grew lumil
nous: and again she said: Isl
What would you DO without met
Happily. my information capaa early
enough to enable me ItoI get a letter
to Mr.. Ormsby. He answered promptly
by wire this morning. Here is his tele4
gram"
She had been winding al tightly
folded slip of paper around her Angers,
and she smoothed. it, out and gave
it to him. He held it ih a PATCH of tho
electric light between The dancing leaf
shadows and read:
''Plot Number Two approved Have
wired one hundred thousand to .Kent's
order Security Bank Have him draw
as he needs /
$50 now you see,'' size went on, "you
have the sinews of war. But you must
regard it as an advance and name your
fee to the Boston folk! so you can pay
it back" II |
He protested again, rather weakly. !
"It looks like extortibni like another
graft" he said; and now she lest pal
tience with him. |
"Of all the Puritanl fanatie.i:" she
cried. eff it were a simple cGmmer4
cial transaction by which youI would
save your clients round $40 acc, OdO,
which would otherwise be LOST would
you scruple to take a proport.onate
fee?" !
NO: certainly not'i !
well, then; you go and tell FIR Lo-
ring to wire his Advisory Board, and
| to do it tonight" !
Kent /
"Of course" she replied.
Kent thought about it for a long
minute. Then he said: 81 wonder it
| $4,000, and expenses, would lparalyze
| them?" II ]
Miss Van Brooks comment was a lit
tie shrek of derision !.
ITO Be Continue d.l !
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

ing the children; of letting them have
one day Of absolute freedom; Of as
sisting them in firing OF the said
dangerous toys in order to prevent
the little people from getting hurtf !
Some people have a sneaking notions
that the proper observance Of the day.
is not entirely for the pleasure OF the
young people. and that paterfamsliasl
secretly enjoys rousing the neighbour
hood with blast Of patriotism, and.
that grandpa has been hoarding up his
spare pennies for weeks past and
would have been much ehagrined ifEE
his young grandson had not generous;
ly invited him to "set off, few of the:
crackers himself! I -;
AS for the mother Of the family.
would she upon any other occasion
put up with the din and the dirt and the
burns and ruined clothes If she had
not some sympathy for the offenders
hidden away in her inner heart?
She may laugh at her husbands eff
forts to become boy again, but she
is as delighted as the children them
selves when said husband persuades
her to try firing of the pistol, and she
recalls to mind that it was: not so very
long ago when she was able to hit the
bull's-eye at quite long range. 81
was just your age then.i daughter"
and she smiles quietly to herself at
some half-forgotten episode.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
Bre.fty the soul of witt

While anecdotes are common of the
brevity of great meh in fhe most in1-
portant decisions. the :reeord in such
matters is probably to be found in the
story told upon Won Moltke The great
general never opened his month If a
gesture would answer the purpose.
His comment at the time the Franco
Prussian war was announced is d mat
ter of history. The neys was Drought
to him that the French had declared
war. He was at the war office at the
time and his entire star was boiling
over with excitement An ais1e-de-
camp rushed in to voh Notifies prs-
vate Office with the document an
nouncing the beginning Of the great
conflict. Won Moltke, without looking
up from his letters, said:
first tier"
And vent on With Re reading. ~
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

The signing of the Declaration of
Independence at Philadelphia on July
4. Ia316s meant more to the world than
the breaking OF the bonds between
Great Britain and rebellious colony
across the seas. The establishment of
a government by the people and for
the people meant an object lesson for
the nations OF the old world which has
had its effect on every day of history
since that important event.
It marked the downfall OF absolute
ISM, OF tyranny, Of the divine right
Of kings" Of the gover7ine az men
sEy viii and pleasure"
Il defined the inalienable riehts Of
man IN the Immortal phrnse 'IiS6 M
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
NIGHT I'm THE COUNTRY.

In the ciG' the night is gay,
Brighter, Wore feverish than the day;
Throngs Undressing pass through the
Allured tEsplsasure or urged by care.
The noisy SS4iF, the busy hum
or unresfHG fife is seldom dumb,
The benekMHqen of midnight deep
Never m44VJll on the city's sleep. IN, A.
VH s--y--~-
In the cohHEY the dusk, sweet night
Has the kylFlhn calm of the infinite:
The dim, H4de fields in silence lie
Under thfAtEh of ebon sky.
1y,jJ
The wind l9eAA1s out of the quiet woods
To blow Rt Hdew-chrismed solitude5! VI
The hush kftfhe hour is still and deep = :.
In the pakNHs where the cattle sleep -
ltntE
The kindlS3Strs shine above the hills
With balHHAnd healing the nighttime
fills <HAA
Here in tkNkountry one may rest hirg.,
Like cTAd(pn it's mothers breast. .
L. M. 4komery, in Farm Jour1iAilE
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

erty and the pursuit Of happiness"
Those words have been the battle
cry of many peoples. They have en-
couraged the races Of Europe and The
east in the battles against oppression,
and tyrannical governments. one after
another have gone down before them.
They are to-day the rallytng cry of
the oppressed of Russia life, liberty
and the pursuit Of happiness"
These words are the rock on watch
the Declaration of Independence! was
founded. They are the rock on which
our government is founded So long
az We keep them as the rallyin& sTy
Of the nation gpyernment By tie Ipeo-
pie tor the people win HvG!
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

it isn't wonderful that you haven't
missed Mr.. Or1nsby. Having elected
Miss Brentwood your conscience-keer-
er-in-chief, you have no further use for
the P. S. NJ" H.
"And you have mo further luse for
me, apparently he complained did
you send for me so that you might
abuse me in the second edition?'
mo; I wanted to give you a bit Of
news, and to repeat an old question Of
mine. Do you know what they are
going to do next with your railroad?''
Eyes; Hildreth told me this after
noon"
well, what are you going to dc?"
Nothing. There is nothing to be
dore. They have held to the form
of legal procedure thus far, but they
won't do it any more. They will take
MacFarlane off in a corner somewhere,
have him make Guilford permanent
receiver, and the lease to. the Over
land will I've consurnmated on the spot
1 sha'n't be in it,"
Probably not; certainly not if You
don't try to get in 1t. A nd that brings
me back to the old question. Are YOU
big enough, David?".
eff you think / haven't been big
enough to live UP to my opportunities
thus far, I'm afraid l may disappoint
you again." he said doubtfully. J.
You have disappointed me-" she
admitted. THAT is why I am asking.
I'd like to be reasonably sure your
Jonathan Edwardsy notions are not gc-
ing to trip us again" i
"Portia. if / thought you really
meant that. "A conseienceless NAH
is bad enough, God knows; but con-
scienceless woman Il
Her laugh was: decorous little
shrek. iii:
David you are not big; you are
narrow, narrow, n$rrowi Is there no
other code of morals in the, round
world save that which the accident bf
birth has interleaved with your New
England Bible? What is conscience
Is it an absolute standard of right ana
wrong? Or is it merely your ideal OF
mine. or Shafiz Ullah Khan's?"
you may call itiall the hard nar1e5
you can lay tongue to- he allowed,
I'm not getting much comfort out OF
it, and rather enjoy hearing it abused:
But you are thrusting at a shadow ID
the present instance Do you know
what did this afternoonl?"
How should know p /
II don't know why you Shouldn't,
you know everything that happens.
But I'll tell you. had been fghtsRss
the thing over from start to finish
and back again ever since you blessed
me out week ago last Monday, ana
at the wind-up this afternoon took
the papers out of the bank vault, havl
ing it in mind to go and give his ext
cellency a bad quarter of an hour
But you didn't do it?i'
mo, he saved me the trouble. While
was getting ready to 80 and hunt
him. his card came up. We had TT out
in my rooms"
"T'm listening she said; and he res
hearsed the facts for her. concealfne
nothing.
what a curious thing human mai
ture Isl" she commented when hs IbxS
- II IA
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-09-13
FOSDICK'S MILL BURNS AT PADUS

Frank Fosdicks saw mill at Pa.
dus was burned to the ground
Tuesday night about $50 o'clock.
The origin of the fire is notknown.
The whole town had to work hard
to save the Hammes mill which
is located near by. Mr.. Fosdick
carried no insurance on the mill
or machinery and his loss is es-
timated at about 100000. For
ty thousand lath were also burn
ed Mr.. Fosdick resided near
here until about two years ago,
when he sold out and removed to
Padus where he bought some
land and erected his mill.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-09-13
LAONA is, RHINELANDER 7

About % base ball enthusiasts
went to Laona Sunday to wit
ness the game between Laona
and Rhlnelander. The boys ex-
pected to see a good swift game
bnt We're sorely disappointed as
it was evident from the start
that the Rhinelander bunch were
not in it. Tony Huettl and Joe
Morris of Wabeno played with
the Laona team, Huettl doing the
twirling The score was z to 1S
in favor of Laona. Conductor
Burns handled the Indicator.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-09-13
Local and Personal.

w. p. Rice of Blackwell was
here over Sunday.
Supervisor VIM. Rabbit of
Carter, was in town Monday.
A. J. Tipler was away on bus
mess the latter part of last week.
Chas. Norton of Oconto, was a
business caller here yesterday.
/ DR.. Hubbard was called to
Lakewood professionally Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Rusch are
visiting relatives and friends at
Marshtield.
Miss Florence Nc Donald of
Oconto is the guest of the Dick
inson family.
If you know of an item or piece
of news, tell us about it, That
what we want.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Neuburg
were given a charivarie Thurs
day evening.
Mrs. Tony Fritsch and children
returned Tuesday from trip
down the line.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l. Burgan
left Monday for Milwaukee to
attend the fair.
A. L. Wettstein and G.. II. Hoff-
man were up to Blackwell the
first of the week.
Surveyor N. II. Smith of Clin-
tonville was seen at the depot
Monday Ell route north.
V. II. John, John Gayhart and
Frank Peter went up the line
Tuesday on a duck hunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harter of Kewas-
KUN are visiting their sons, the
Harter boys, west of town.
Mrs. Laura Schaeffer of Ke-
waskum is the guest Of her
daughter, Mrs. Mike Braun.
Frank Kopecky, Jr., Ray Law
renee and Ivan Halsted are at
tending the state fair this week.
Mrs. John Bauman left Satur-
day for Milwaukee to visit sister
and also to attend the state fair.
A dance will be given at the
opera house Friday evening,
Sept. IA. Wills orchestra will
furnish the music.
Mrs. Mary Simmonder of Mil
wauhee is the guest of her broth
er, Frank Kopecky and family,
west of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Richardson
went to Milwaukee Tuesday to
take in the fair. They will also
visit at Manitowoc, their former
home.
A large number enjoyed dinner
and supper at the new church
Sunday, given by the Catholic
ladies for the benefit of the
church. Nearly $4,000 was rea-
lized.
Most fortunate is the boy or
girl, the young man or the young
lady who is given the opportuni-
ty to attend school in our little
city. It's educational advantages
equal any town of like size in the
state.
The sidewalk from the depot
up to Main street is in rather
poor condition and the proper
authorities should see to it that
a new walk be built at once.
Many towns have had to pay
heavy penalties on account of
damages sustained by dilapidat-
ed sidewalks.
The play ''The Last Loaf" pre-
sented at the opera house last
Friday evening by the Laona
Home TALENT company was de-
cided success and largely attend
ed. The members Of the compa-
ny acquitted themselves very
creditably. Several vocal selec-
tions were rendered by little Miss
Dear and Mics Traffiar Altar
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-09-13
SOPERTON.

Subscribe for the Advertiser.
The Kenny residence is near
ing completion.
Stanley Beiliek and family
moved to Menominee Monday.
Ed. Raevey's family moved
here from Menominee last week.
A number of the boys from the
camps are taking in the fair at
Milwaukee.
Christ Hanson has moved into
the residence occupied by Stan
ley Bielick.
Undersheriff Jones of Oconto
was here on business and pleas
ure Monday.
The ten new houses being built
here by the Bay Shore are about
completed and a few of them are
already occupied.
Mr.. Nc Cauley, manager of the
Forest County Mercantile store
left Monday for Chicago and New
York to buy holiday goods.
Richard Gohr has moved his
family into the house formerly
occupied by Herman Giese. Mr..
Giese moved away last week.
Mrs Rice and daughter Hazel
went to Milwaukee Monday to
attend the State Fair and also to
have Miss Hazel's eyes treated.
John Kruger expects to re-
move his family to Carter in the
near future where he will open
up a saloon in the Bowman build
ing.
Mrs. Annie Sauve is visiting at
Menominee for a few days. Mean
while Annie is taking care of the
baby and the boys say he has
great time in keeping the kid
quiet.
Cortlandt Schepeler, of Me-
nominee, Mich, was at Soperton
the past week visiting his broth
er Ted, boohkeeper for the Bay
Shore Company. Cortlandt will
attend school in Ills. this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sochio of Chi
cago, were guests of the Kenny
family last week. Mrs. Sochio
is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenny. They returned to Chi
cago Monday where Mr.. Sochio
is employed on the Record Her
aid.
A crew of men has commenc-
ed breaking ground for McCau-
ley's new residence on Broadway
and Quinlan avenue. Mr.. McCau-
ley will erect a two story frame
building which when completed
will be one of the incest resi-.
! dences in Soperton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-13
DEATH OF SAMUEL HOUGH.
Had Lived i'm Grant County Thirty
Six Years.


Samuel Hough died at the family
residence in Prairie City, Tuesday,
August Q.
His death was due to his age and
general breaking down resulting
from declining health dating from
about two years ago.
Deceased was native of Canada,
being born at Prescott, July IL, 1898.
He was I3 years and 20 days of age.
He enlisted in company l, 18th reg
iment, Illinois infantry. He served
throughout the war and was discharg-
ed September 10, 1865, at Fort Leav-
enworth, Kan.
In 1860 he was married to Gather
inc Ann Manwarring. In the year
1868 he moved to Hamilton county,
Iowa, where he remained until he
moved to Grant county in 1870. Since
he arrived in Grant county he has
spent most of the time in the John
Day valley and for the past % years
has lived in Prairie City.
His wife and five of his 10 children
as follows. survive him: Mrs. Hattie
Holdren, of Sterling. ILL.,; Mrs. Amy
b. Oaks, of Killisinoo, Alaska: Sam
uel Hough, of Bellevue, Wash; Mrs
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-13

duced by agents of the company to
come to Idaho and purchase extens-
i've irrigation rights which the COM
pany in question had ut no time been
able to construct and operate. Dam
ages in the sum of s21O0 are asked
for by each of the three plaintiffs.
The scene of the projected irriga-
ton works as we'll as the land filed
for by the three Kansans is on the
Snake river about 80 miles from
Glenns Ferry, and the plans of the
defendants, 1t is claimed, were deeply
laid for the deception of home-seek-
ers throughout the western states.
On October 5, 1908, the Bruneau
Land & Irrigation company, under the
executive management of B. f. Olden,
president: T. b. Long, secretary, and
C, NJ. Wickham, immigration agent,
was incorporated for the alleged pur-
pose OF constructing dams and reser-
voirs to store the waters of the Bru-
neau river, Jacks creek and wicka-
honey creek in Owyhee county and
to sell water rights to settlers. In
the years from 1903 to 1906 inclus-
i've, agents were dispatched through
many of the western states to induce
homeseekers to settle in this state and
buy water rights of the company in
question.
The defendants, it is alleged by the
plaintiffs, never had enough money in
their treasury to build the water
works, and it is charged that they
never had any intention of building
the same.
C. H. Thompson, the agent of the
irrigation promoters, canvassed the
state of Kansas, and while there in
terested the Ransom men in his prop
osition.
The Kansans say they left Ransom
in July, 1904, and were met by
Thompson at Pueblo, Col. On August
9, 1904, contracts for tracts of land
in the Snake river country were
made with the Bruneau Land & Ditch
company. Each of the three
plaintiffs wrote 10 promissory notes
falling due at intervals of one year
the first eight at face value of s64O
and the ninth and tenth of $3.50.
The plaintiffs pray for the produc-
ton in court of the promIssory notes
still outstanding and their destruc-
ton, in addition to the judgment for
damages. The district court yester-
day ordered injunctions to be served
on B. F. Olden, T. b. Long and c.
NJ. Wickham.