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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-10-31

platforms for use in muddy lots, which
is inexpensive and has proved salts
factory. The platforms in the SAM
pie described were 16 feet by six feet
and were made of two-inch bridge
plank cut six feet long. The feed
hunks were made in the usual way,
two feet six inches high, three f"et
wide and 16 feet long.
There are three advantages in the
floors; The feeder always has a dry
place TO walk when putting in feed;
the cattle are out of the mud and not
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-10-31

with light hearts. Mrs. Nichols could
only paint between the intervals of
caring for her children, but she went
at the work with light heart, hoping
against hope for success.
The two painters wrought and la
bored side by side. They saw their
separate efforts grow from mute out
lines, and take form and shape accord
ing to their ideas.
FIND HAPPINESS
IN COOPERATION.
Up to this time not a cloud had
marred their domestic sky. They were
happy. with the careless happiness of
children. Their art was joy-a play
to them.
And SO they played together until
the paintings were finished. In order
to insure separate consideration they
were packed and shipped in separate
boxes to the Paris Salon, where sit
the worlds arbiters in art.
In due time Mrs. Rhoda Holmes and
Mr.. Burr Nichols received their re-
spective verdicts.
For Mrs. Rhoda Holmes it was:
Painting accepted and given honor
able mention"
For Mr. Burr Nichols 1t was: Paint
ing judged unworthy: hereby re
turned"
Here fell the shadow, If we are tc
believe those who sympathize with
Mrs. Nichols. Here. entered the note
Of discord. Here was the parting Of
the ways whereby two souls became
estranged, through the life of earth
and the eternity of heaven.
With the wife's joy was feeling Of
sincere sorrow for her husband. He
had worked so hard. He had hoped
for so much. Why could not both Of
them have won?
Although the shadow was In his
heart, the husband spoke bravely Of
the future. Let US try it again, he
said; I'VE may both win next time
| And so they went to work for a sec
ond trial. Side by side they painted
as before. But now there stood 6
| SuOSt USIWSSu lucul-tu0 III pdlpdDit
shadow of jealousy and discomfort
The wife, perceiving this, grievef
| much over it. The husband, imagining
things that were not. grew gloom,
and taciturn.
In due time the two pictures were
| packed in separate crates and shipped
to Paris and In due time the answer:
came back.
His answer was a box with his pic
turs. returned with due acknowl
edgment; hers an acceptance will
| honorable mention.
Then, say Mrs. Nichols friends. the
mans nature seemed to change en-
tirely. He became grumpy and cross
Nothing seemed to please him. The
iron had entered his soul. The wife
had outdone the husband in his chosen
sphere of life. Oh. strange phase of Z
mans nature which makes such 1
| thing unforgivable!
Some old philosopher has callet
love."the egotism Of two" The ego
tism OF Burr Nichols had received ,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-10-31

Milk containing four per cent, fat
will make cheese containing 35 per
cent. fat, but when SKINNED to two
per cent. fat. will make cheese con-
tanning 20 per cent. fat. When cheese
is made, whey is a by-product and
contains some fat, the albumen, milk
sugar and most of the ash. If han
died sweet it is good feeding mate
rial for pigs and for calves. 1t is
worth half as much as: separator skim
milk for feeding. Separator skim
milk contains the casein. in addition
to the substances contained in the
whey. The skim milk OF the United
States is valued at s60,000,000 year
Probably half of this amount is wasted
by the, farmers each year.
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Free Beds for Cats.

In an animal hospital in Philadel-
phia there is free bed for cats,
endowed by a servant. Ruth Darling,
who died in that city some years ago.
She had always liked animals, and
left Ter savings to provide free treat
ment of ailing pets in the Maher ami
NAL hospital. where 1t takes the form
of commodious iron cage with the
inscription The Ruth Darling Bed
on it in gold letters. This bed has
always long list Of cats waiting
to be treated. During, one year e
many as Sc were cared for.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-10-31

dcially covered; Is use rock, gravel,
cinders, bricks, planks, corncobs or
sawdust alone and in combination in
various parts of the lot; for instance,
about the feed troughs, water tanks,
sheds. or gates. Ten of the CORE
spondents state that they have made
the lots dry enough for feeding pur-
poses by tile drain, while two report
that the yards have been graded and
the mud and manure removed by
means of dirt scrapers. Several of
those who use coal cinders for filing
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-10-31
WZFE,S SUCCESS
KILLED LOVE
Discussions. Misery and Divorce the Result Of
Husbands Wounded Egotism.

but even after she began to sell her
thusiastic student.
She went to France and Italy, where
she studied art in the best schools.
She was successful there, and event
ually went to South Africa and Asia
for landscapes.
Still heartfree and winning her own
way, in the world, she settled down in
Florence. where the air is the very
breath of art, and where the sky is as
tender as the eyes of love.
Here in the course of her work she
met young painter named Burr Mich
OILS. He, too, was a fine artist, and
their mutual tastes drew them much
together.
1t is strange that the very traits
and characteristics and the mutual
likes which give birth to love should
in the end be the means of it's death
and funeral. The young artists did
not dream of the truth of these things.
How could the art from which love
sprang be its murderer? Neither did
they reck of the future when they
became engaged. Was there not the
magic of love in their brushes? Were
they not bohemians enough to face
the future with light hearts? Could
they not paint the fearful eyes away
from the face of sorrow, and put the
cap and bells on the picture of pow
erty? On these fundamental beliefs
they were married.
Nichols, like his wife, was a fine
painter. They lived an ideaf life in
their studio. They painted together
talked together, planned together, liv
| ing and dreaming for each other.
All, what little fraud love is after
all! He had fired the last arrow in his
culver when he shot them through the
hearts, and then he left them, deemins
his duty done.
The Nichols artist family was in
creased by two lovely children as
time passed, and their happiness in
creased accordingly.
DECIDE AMERICA
is BETTER FIELD
While they were prosperous ant
contented in Florence they at last de
cided that they could better them
selves in this country.
They came accordingly and settled
down in the studio quarter in New
York. They continued their successful
career, disposing of their pictures a.
fast as they could paint them. The.
were happier than most married PEG
pie. They made friendly criticisms O
each others work, adopted each 9th
er's suggestions, were forbearing ant
forgiving, as men and wives should be
In 1897 Mr.. Nichols began picture
which, as it developed and the inspira
ton took wings within him, he re
solved to send to the Paris Salon. Al
the idea grew his work became NOR,
painstaking. Should he succeed, tn,
added incentive as well as the pres
tige it would give him would be o
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-10-31

in a strained or cramped position
while feeding; by having the floors
six feet wide all wasted feed and
droppings fall upon the floor and the
hogs get all before it is lost in the
mud.
The platforms for the water tanks
described were very similar in con-
struction.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-10-31

priceless value in his future work.
The wife watched his work with
the greatest solicitude and pride. She
encouraged him and gave him loving
and unstinted praise. She put her
own brush by to watch his. To her
his work afforded. a period of self-ab-
negation in which all her being was
wrapped up in his.
Eventually the great painting was
finished. With the utmost care they
packed 1t and sent it OF to the Paris
Salon.
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bravely. She could have gone to
France Or Italy. where her young artist
days were passed, but she preferred to
remain in this country and educate her
children. She took studio at East
Gloucester, Mass.
In her artistic career she won eleven
medals. She had shown pictures at the
exhibition of the Roman Water Color
society in 1888; she was hung on the
line at Turin, Milan, the Royal acade-
my at Paris in 1900, at the Chicago
and Pan-American eXpositions, at At
lanta, Nashville, Cleveland and the
Boston Triennial in 1896.
She is member of many art clubs
and societies and was for nine years
vice president of the Water Color club
of New York, is member of the Ma
tional Arts club, the American Water
Color society, the New York Water
Color club, the Barnard club, Pen and
Brush. the Woman's Art club, the
American Society of Miniature Paint
ers and an associate member of the
Woman's Art Club of Canada.
MUTUAL HAPPINESS
IN cHILDREN'S LOVE.
For eight years Rhoda Holmes Mich
OILS has never ceased to struggle. She
has earned a fair competence and has
led retired life, but gradually she In
learning to be happy again--happy in
the love of her children, which knows
no distrust or jealousy.
The other day the curtain fell on
the last act in this strange marital
drama.
Mrs. Rhoda Holmes Nichols received
decree of absolute divorce, carrying
with it the legal custody of the chill
dren, and authority to resume her
laden mare.
Incompatibility was the cause given,
but the divorce papers are sealed.
Mrs. Rhoda Holmes is still young
and much of life is yet before her.
But it Is doubtful If she will ever again
regard love as anything but mirage
of the youthful brain. an unsubstantial
dream, the flesh tints laid upon the
bones of an awful skeleton.
But the experience of Mrs. Holmes
| Is not singular. So long as mans ma
| ture remains unchanged. just so long
will he demand the leadership Of the
family, both mentally and physically.
The spiritual crown he accords to
| woman without question.
Moral: Do not beat your husband
at anything he may undertake.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-10-31

the muddy portion of the lot state
that care must be taken to keep them
covered with straw or cornstalks or
other bedding material in order to
avoid injury to the feet.
Figure 1 shows brick-paved feed
lot, with convenient shelter, water and
feeding arrangements, designed to &C
commodate about so cattle, which has
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-10-31

Animal Comfcrt.-When the ami
mails are forced to stay out in the
storms all day and sleep in a cold,
wet bed at night, they viii not do
we'll. The animal must be comfort
able before the best gains can be
realized.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-10-31
STITUENTS

Turkeys In the FaIl.-Turkeys do
not destroy so much grain as farmers
think, for insects keep them very con-
tented, as long as they find them.
When frost destroys the bugs; then
the turkeys gather around the barn
yard. and it's time to put them on
grain ration In order Ito continue
along in keeping them plump and in
market condition.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-10-31

See That-the Collar Fits.-The best
teamsters watch their horses care
fully to see that their collars are a
good FIT and the harness sound and all
right And they are men of few
words and mild, pleasant voices. They
say nothing to their teams unless they
mean 1t, and the animals hear every
word spoken and try to obey. A scold-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-10-31

ing, loud-spoken teamster confuses
his horses by the noise he makes. and
is not obeyed and not liked; and if a
team does not like its master, or does
not understand him, or is afraid of
him, look out for trouble.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-10-31

Get Ready for Winter.-Put all
stables in order for winter use. Elk
anime every window; put in new
glass where broken. and put ON new
putty when the old is loose or dry.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-10-31

course in life. separate and distinct
from that OF her divorced husband.
Before Rhoda Holmes married she
was known as now as water-color
painter of much merit. Her pictures
were sought by dealers and connois-
seurs. who paid good prices for them.
Being an artist. she naturally be-
came well known in the New York
artist colony around Fiftyseventh
street and Eighth avenue. She was
pretty and popular and good
Miss Holmes was not ssas1 painter,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-10-31
ARTISTIC JEALOUSY
CAUSES SEPARATION.

So it was with Mrs. Rhoda Holmes
Nichols, who now has her own Studio,
her own children, and her own lonely
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-05-11

A physician told 4 young mother
how to silence her sJualling babe.
Lay the child on its back" he said,
land with your thumb and forefnger
close its nostrils gently. The sudden
stoppage of its breath will surprise 1t
immoderately. Its bowling will at
once cease"
But the cruelty" the mother be-
gan.
Cruelty? Nothing OF the kind"
said the physician. There is moth
ing cruel in stopping a babys breath
for a second or two. Try this method.
have tried 1t on dozens of babies and
never known 1t to fail"
Perhaps I'll try it." said the moth,
er In O cold voice.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-05-11
Oddities of Fnqlish.

Bribery" is word with curious
history. In the old Geneva Bible 1t is
said Of the scribes and pharisees that
they make clean the outer side of the
cup and of the platter. but within they
are full of bribery" The authorized
version has "extortion." and there is
no doubt that by bribery" the Gen
eva Bible meant robbery. Bribery"
probably meant originally morsel,
broken-off piece. but it occurs first
in old French, signifying a piece of
bread given TO a beggar. Hence the
Italian "birba." yagrancy, and the old
French "bribeur," a beggar or greedy
devourer. "Bribe" developed in two
directions-in the senses of robbery
and of a present. When Falstaff
speaks of "a bribed buck he means
not one that has been corrupted, but
one that has been stolen.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-05-11
COLLEGE WELLS EMBALMED
Canned "Rah- Rails" Would Be =
Great Treat Few Cen
turtles Hence.

Some thoughtful Austrian has in
duced the Imperial Acadamey OF Sci
ences OF that empire to secure phono-
graphic records OF the numerous Ian
guages and dialects OF Austria Hun
gary. these records to be canned and
sealed as II were. for the enlighten
ment and dedication of future gener-
ations. The idea was so good that the
academy has seen 1T to extend Ii. Ex-
amples OF languages and music have
been secured in New Guinea and In
certain sections OF India. party OF
scientists equipped for this research
was sent to Australia last summer and
another party Is to start for Greenland
at ali early date. All these records
are transferred TO special archive
monographs and carefully stored
away.
While tho field for this form of col
lecting is widening. says the Cleveland
Plain Dealer, II might be pertinently
suggested that the American college
yells should be included in these in
teresting archives To some people
the vigorous 'rah-rahs" and other ex-
uberant syllables In use by the young
collegians would prove fylly as inter
esting as the heathenish gutterals and
OF the New Guinea saw
ages. or the SanskrIt chants OF the
So let the addition be
made as complete as possible. with due
cognizance OF the ''Hoo-rah ki-rahl" of
our own Case school and the 20
Bketl.o!" OF our Western Reserve.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-05-11
WOMEN WHO LIKE TO STAND
Street Car Conductor Says They Do
1t to Keep Their Clothes
Unwrinkled.

BY the time the car reached For.
tieth street there were no fewer than
dozen vacant seats, but the girl in
the new tailor-made gown refused to
avail herself of their hospitality, re.
lates the New York Press. The mes
senger boy pointed them out to her.
So did the woman in blue and the man
with the red beard, but to all invita-
tons to make herself comfortable the
tailored girl said: "No, | thank you.
| get off soon,' and continued to lurch
backward and forward in the middle
of the car.
The conductor watched her grimly.
Il could have told those folks it was
no use to try to make that girl sit
down." he said to a passenger on the
platform. "She never does. l used to
try to get her to rest herself for
minute or two, just for change, but
never could do it. She has been rid
ing In my car pretty regularly for
about a year. and no matter whether
the passengers are many or few sell
dom have l seen her sit down. I used
to wonder why she chose to stand up
and flop around that way, but l have
come to the conclusion that she does
it because her clothes fit so well.
II have seen lots of other people
with the same trick. When l find a
woman who insists upon standing in
a car where there are vacant seats, I
look at her clothes. and it turns out.
nine times in ten that she has a good
figure and dress that wouldn't show
! wrinkle under a microscope"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-05-11
REPAIRING BRAIN
A Certain Way by Food.

Every minister, lawyer, journalist,
physician. author or business man Is
forced under pressure of modern con-
ditions to the active and sometimes
overactive use of the brain.
Analysis of the excreta thrown out
by the pores shows that brain work
breaks down the phosphate of potash.
separating it from It's heavier compan-
ion, albumen, and plain common sense
teaches that this elemental principle
must be introduced into the body anew
each day, If we would replace the loss
and rebuild the brain tissue.
We know that the phosphate of
potash, as presented in certain field
grains, has an affinity for albumen and
that is the only way gray matter In the
brain can be built. II will not answer
to take the crude phosphate OF potash
of the drug shop. for nature rejects 1t.
The elemental mineral must be pre-
scented through food directly from ma
lures laboratory.
These facts have been made use OF
In the manufacture of Grape-Nuts. and
any brain worker can prove the value
Of the proper selection Of food by max
ing free use of Grape Nuts for ten days
or two weeks Sold by grocers every
where (and in immense quantities).
Manufactured by the Postum Co.. Bat
tie Creek. Mich
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-05-11
Bait Box Ready for Business.

The Rev. M. II. Smith, while pastor
OF the Methodist Episcopal church OF
South Londonderry, VT, preached at
least one sermon which will be re-
membered by those who heard it. His
text was, Follow me and | will make
you fishers of men"
Now the minister was a great lover
of trout fishing. and his baby boy Of
4. who was then making mud pies in
the parsonage yard nearby, knew it
we'll. Hearing his father talking
about fishing, and wishing to help
papa get ready. he got the bait box
and, trudging up the center aisle
straight to the pulpit, he held it up
and said. Here's your bait box, papa.
Luckily for the minister. he was
nearly through, and he managed to
finish without a smile.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-05-11
Women Grape Pickers.

The women Of the grape pickers are
picturesque in California. There is
just dash Of Indian to give color to
the cheek. touch OF Spanish, and
Just a suspicion Of the old blood that
built the wonderful cities ages ago in
lower Mexico. making a combination
attractive to the lover OF the pictur-
esQue. Dark hair, flashing black eyes,
intelligent faces. perfect courtesy. in
telligence that but needs suggestion to
lead to higher grades, indeed. one
could not look at these pickers, these
cholos. as the tenderfoot called them,
picking grapes to see that 1t required
but clothes and environment to make a
remarkable change. Freder
lex Holder, In the Outing Magazine.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-05-11
THE AVERAGE AGE OF BIRDS
Those Feeding en- carrion sto to
De Longest Lived.

The doctrine of 7egetaranism ap.
pears to be slightly shaken by the re-
suit OF an investigation that an Eng
fish newspaper has made into the sub
ject Of the longevity of birds with
one notable exception. the carrion or
meat feeding birds are the longer
lived. The exception is the swan
The average ages of some If the best
known birds are given In the follow
Ing: Blackbird lives 2 years. black.
cap. Is; canary. "a; crane. "a; crow,
100; eagle. 100; fowl, common, 10;
goldfinch, 49, goose. so; heron, SO;
lark, 10; linnet. 90; nightingale. IS;
parrot, 60; partridge. 15; peacock, "a
pelican. so; pheasant. Is; pigeon. 20;
raven. 100; robin. ~; skYlark, 80;
sparrow hawk. 49, swan. 100; thrush.
10, and wren. years. The average
age OF the boarding house variety OF
chickens Is still undetermined.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-05-11

It is not alone in our great English
cities that children are to be found
who have never known the joys of q
day in the country. There are--or
were until short time ago. two. at
least of them In Berlin. But at last
fortune CHANGED their way. and into
the country they were taken. They
were not at first favorably impressed
with what they saw, gazing about
them with stolid d'sfavor. But in
time they came to where a flock OF
sheep were feeding in a field. Then.
indeed. little Max opened his eyes.
Look. Mortal" he cried excitedly.
there are lots and lots of sheep with
out wheels. London Tribune.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-05-11
Valuable Glass.

When Is glass worth moro than
goldf When II is the ense OF micro
scope. The record Increase In value OF
the manufactured article over the raw
material Il probably made by this w.
riety OF glass. whirh multlplies Itself
bO000,0 900 times. The front lens OF a
micro-objective costing about IS
weighs no more than about .00l7 of a
gramme, hence the value of such lenses
to the weight OF a kilogramme would
be about SS.000.000. The cost of max
ing this weight OF glass is three 10 six
cents. and thus when worked no into
the shape OF lens the glass has in
creased in value about 100000 times.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-05-11
WORST CASE OF ECZEMA.
Spread Rapidly over Body-Limbs
and Arms Had to Be Bandaged--
Marvellous Cure by Cuticura.

my son. who is now twenty-five
years of age, when he was four
months old began to have eczema on
mis- face, spreading quite rapidly until
he was nearly covered. We had all
the doctors around us, and some from
larger places, but no one helped him
a particle. The eczema was something
terrible, and the doctors said 1t was
the worst case they ever saw. AT
times his whole body and face were
covered, all but his feet. l had to
bandage his limbs and arms his
scalp was just dreadful A friend
leased me to try Cuticura, and | be-
gan to use all three of the Cuticura
Remedies. He was better in two
months; and in six months he was
well. Mrs. r. l.. Risley, Piermont,
N. H.. Oct, "a, 1906"