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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25
LIFE IN ocs.:N.
Professor of Cambridge Eng.) UNI
versity Tells Some New and
Interesting Facts.

]. Stanley Gardiner, of Cambridge
university, has been exploring the
Indian ocean and gives it as his opin-
lon that at one time there was land
connection between Ceylon and Mad
agascar. But it is Il. describing the
wonders OF the deep that his report
grows most interesting. "a very con-
siderable variety Of deep-sea fish was
brought up" he says. AT least half
the number we secured seemed quite
new specimens, and. believe, are
not described in any textbook. Some
Of these had enormous eyes. some
ansy rudimentary eyes. the size of
a pins head. while some had no
eyes at all.
"One Of the most interesting dis
coveries we made was that floating
life is exceedingly abundant at all
depths down to about 1000 fathoms
in seas $500 fathoms deep. BY float
ing life / mean animals which form
the food of whales and deep-ocean
ash. and which up to the present
have been believed to live on or very
close to the surface. A variety of
enormous squids was fished out as
well as jelly fish and gigantic prawns
fully six inches long. Some of these
latter were blind, while others had
huge eyes, but nearly all of them
had phosphorescent organs, which
would naturally be due to the fact
that they live at depth where al
most total darkness prevails.
1.-THE blind varieties had enormous
feelers, or tentacles, some of them
extending to twice the length of
their own bodies. Some forms, such
as the water flea, which is only about
the size of pins head in surface
water, we discovered six or ten times
that size in GOO or 700 fathoms."
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25
PROVERBS AND PHRASES.

He who would gather honey must
bear the sting of bees.-From the
Dutch.
When you make de jail too nice you
better strenkin de hogpen.-American
Negro.
A sensible housekeeper begins to
sweep her stairs from the top.-Fron
the German.
An honest man does not make him.
self dog for the sake OF bone
From the Danish.
1t is good to be priest at Easter,
child in Lent, peasant at Christmas,
and fool in harvest time.-From the
Danish.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25

the shouted command. Don't you
see you're on the wrong division?"
Callahan gave the Nthrottle-bar an
other outward hitch, tipped his seat
and took hammer from the tool
box.
II know where I'm coin'. an that's
more thin you know. ye blandhan-
derin' divil! Up on that box wit you,
an kape out av Jimmy Shovers road.
or III be the death Nv yez! Climb
now,"
II was at~this moment that the tense
strain or suspense was broken in the
dlspatcher's room on the second floor
of the Union station. The telephone
skirled joyously, and the train-master
snatehed up the ear-piece.
What does he say?" asked Kent
TITS all right. He says Callahan Is
out on the Western Division, with
Fischer chasing him according to
programme. Halkett's in the cab Of
the 1910 with Patsy, and-hold-on
BY George! he says one of them
jumped the car as it was passing the
limits station."
Which one was it?" asked Kent;
and he had to wait till the reply came
from Durgan.
1T was Hawk, the right-of-way
man. He broke and ran for the near
est electric car line the minute he hir
the ground, Durgan says. Does he
COUNT"
mo-" said Kent; but it is always
a mistake to underrate an enemy's
caliber-even that of his small arms.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25
BAD COMPILATIONS
Depraved Blood Causes PimpIes and
Boiis-Or. Williams Pink Pills
Make Now Blood and
Cure EofIows

uI abused nv stomach. nv blood ros
ont Of order and then NV face brol,e ont
,,,;tt, ,,;n,r,,es and hollis ,ssavs n p po,s.
49, - 1o1 49,. ss. x1--s -.
ei'son' " 10 .Auu'son seleeS' W asnis.
ton, ia. Ihls was over TWO years ego.
My stomach WIS III bad shape. After
eating would have to rest awhile or !
would suffer the most severe pains in
nv stomach. On arising / would often
be so dizzy that I could hardly stand mn.
The slightest exertion would start my
back aching so that I often had to sic
down and rest awhile. At times / ex.
perienced a rain around the heart which
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25
New Fruit Of Value.

A new fruit that seems likely to
prove of considerable value has been
developed by the cultivation of the
very familiar ''maypop," plant which
Is very familiar in the southern states,
quite ornamental, easily grown from
leeds and affords handsome cover for
arbors and verandas. 1t is known to
botanists as passiflora incarnata. The
fruit in its improved form is somewhat
bigger than hens egg and decidedly
palatable. 1t looks like May apple.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25
A Freak of Natrrc.

Not long ago Col. Cody, better
known as Buffalo Bill" was relating
to professor of ethnology some of his
many and varied experiences among
the Indians during his early days.
BY the way" asked Col. Cody, al
ruptly. did you ever see red-headed
Indian?"
Never did. and never heard of gIch
a freak, colonel" was the reply.
Il saw one. Cherokee, down on
the Fort Scott trail.' quietly answered
Cody Then he stopped. waiting for q
rise
1t came. Rather. an unusual sight
that. wasn't it p
Rather; but you sec. this Indian
was bald. Philads iplia Ledger.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25

constant flow or urine kept my system
depleted, causing nervous chills and
night sweats. After trying seven diff
ferent climates and using all kinds Of
medicines, had the good fortune to
hear of Doan's Kidney Pills. This
remedy has cured me. am as well to-
day as was twenty years ago, and my
eyesfght is perfect"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25

and Hildreth had said his say, depre-
eating the threatened appeal to force
as fearlessly as he condemned the
mismanagement which was provoking
it.
But it was Kent who was response
BILE for the dearth of news on the eve
of the event Early in the morning
Of the last day of the month he had
sought out the editor and begged him
to close the columns of the Evening
Argus to strike news, no matter what
should come in during the course of
the day.
Il can't go into the reasons as
deeply now as hope to little later"
he had said, his secretive habit hold
ing good to the final fathom of the
slipping hawser of events. But you
must bear with me once more. and
whatever you hear between now and
the time you go to press, don't COM
ment on it. l have one more chance
to win out, and it hangs in a balance
that a feathers weight might tip the
wrong way. I'll be with you between
~ and IL tonight, and you can
safely save two columns of the morn
ing paper for the sensation I'm going
to give you
1t was in fulfillment OF this promise
that Kent bestirred himself after he
had sent wire to Ormsby, and MTosh
had settled down to the task of
smoothing Callahan's way westward
over division already twitching il
the preliminary rigor of the strike
ccnvulsion.
Il am going to set the fuse for the
newspaper explosion" he said to his
ally. Barring accidents, there is nc
reason why we shouldn't begin te
figure definitely upon the result, is
there?"
| M'Tosh was leaning over Dispatch,
er Donahue's shoulder. He hai
slipped Donahue's fingers aside from
the Key to cut in with peremptory
&c. S." order suspending, in favor o.
the fast mail, the rule which require:
4 station operator to drop his boart
on following section that is less tina.
ten minutes behind it's file-leader.
THE fun is beginning" said tn,
train-master. FISCHER has his til
from Durgan to keep Callahan's tail
lights in sight. With the mail tread
ing on their heels the gentlemen il
the Naught-seven will be chary abou
pulling Patsy down too suddenly il
mid career. They have just passe,
Morning Dew, and the operator re
ports Fischer for disregarding hi
slow signal"
Can't you fix that?" asked Kent.
oh, yes; that is one of the thing
| can fix. But there are going to b
plenty Of Others"
Still we must take something TO
granted. Mr.. M'Tosh. What 1 have t
do uptown won't wait until Callahan
has finished his run. I thought th
main difficulty was safely overcome.
'Umph!" said the train-master
the troubles are barely getting them
selves born. You must remember tina
we snapped horses at the last minute
We were refAiy for the race to the cas-;
Everybody on ID } Prairie Division ha
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25

The extraordinary popularity Of fine
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch matter Of great inn
portance. Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals. is the
only one which is safe to use on fine
fabrics. Its great strength as a stiff
ener makes half the usual quantity Of
Starch necessary, with the result Of
perfect finish, equal to that when the
goods were new.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25
UTTERLY WORN OUT.
Vitality Slapped by Years of Suffering
with Kidney Trouble.
Capt. J. w. Hogun, former postmas-
ter of Indianola, now living at Austin,

Texas, writes: Il
was afflicted for
years with pains
across the loins
and in the hips
and shoulders. 1
had headache also
a nd neuralgia.
My right eye,
from pain, was of
little use to me
for years. The
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25

Give Defiance Starch a fair trial
try it for both hot and cold starching,
and if you don't think you do better
work, in less time and at smaller cost,
return it and your grocer will give
you back your money.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25
CHAPTER XVII.
THE NIGHT OF ALARMS

If Editor Hildreth had said moth
ing in his evening edition about the
impending strike on the Trans-West-
ern, it was not because public interest
was waning. For a fortnight the
newspapers in the territory tributary.
to the road had been full of strike talk,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25

The parson was talking to little FL
mer about his habits, and asked him
what time he was usually called for
breakfast. "They don't have to call
me-" answered Elmer, "Tm always
Johnny-on- the-spot."
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25
Wants International observator,

Prof Edward C. Pickering, OF the
Harvard observatory, proposes to es-
tablish an international observatory.
His committee is to be composed OF the
eminent astronomers Of the world,
who are to raise a sum of money, have
a gigantic telescope built and placed
on the most suitable spot on earth, and
all to go to work.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25

A woman suspects that the butcher
is trying to cheat her If his account ex-
actly balances with the one she has
kept
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25

Some people regard collection plate
as slot machine in which they drop q
dime in the hope Of getting a dollars
worth of religion.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25
uNsusDuED MELANCHOLY.

The pessimist looked on the weather maj
And mournful sigh sighed he;
For he was most unhappy chap.
Unhappy as could be.
I'm January we're frozen tight"
He sang both sad and slow:
I'm February the slush we fight
And in March the chill winds blow.
I'm April came the mud and rain.
And in May the rain and mud.
in June the heat bids men complain.
July still fires the Llood.
September humidity depressed:
October threatens chill;
November's climate all unblcst
That threat doth soon fulfill.
"And in December air severe
Our aches and pains We nurse;
And then we start another year
Which probably is worse
Washington Star.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25
In Washington

In Washington to Study Fish.
DR.. TIL. Mortensen, of the Geological
museum Of Copenhagen. IS in Washing
ton to study the fish in the National
museum.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25

Love becomes as much an epidemi
among girls Of Is as measles anon
girls of 6.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25

Hard work offers small odds. but is
generally sure winner. Genius is
t00-to-1 shot
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25

Some women wouldn't be satisfied in
Heaven without burglar-proof vaults
N which to lock up their halos.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25

He never says anything who neve
has anything to unsay.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25

Has Served Country Sixty Years.
Henry P. Adams, the veteran cashier
of the Boston postal district, has just
completed GO years in the United States
service.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-26
Changes o the YeasNn at looming

and the stand for good government
taken by the city has found its reflex
in many other places. It's influence 10
affecting a number Of the smaller cities
in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North and
South Dakota, Montana and upper
Michigan. Successful crusades against
gambling have been inaugurated in sew
eral towns, while in others the lid has
been applied to the fullest extent.
"That the lid has failed to have
the disastrous effect on the business in-
terests which was prophesied by the OPP
ponents Of reform has been fully demon
strated. The city is prosperous as
never before; moreHsraveling men make
Minneapolis their headquarters; mer-
chants and business men from the
smaller towns Of the northwest throng
her streets and keep her jobbers busy,
the city is a favorite resort for tour
lists; new industries are being estab.
lished almost daily; the price of real
estate has reached highwater mark.
Judging by results Jones stands moro
than vindicated in his policy. Mime.
apolis now combines all the advantages
Of morally clean civic atmosphere,
with phenomenal commercial and indus
trial prosperity.
What Of the futures Do the people
Of the city wish these conditions con-
tinued7 They will soon be given an
opportunity to answer. Minneapolis is
on trial at the coming election, and il
is for the voters Of the city to make
the verdict.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-26

plain that their business would be ru.
ined by diversion Of travel to St. Paul,
where there is no 'id,' and the con
servative business men, who dread
anything that bears the name of re-
form because, they say, it Affects their
business
Meaning Of the Reform.
Mr.. Nash concludes as follows:
What is the meaning Of this strug-
gle for reform which is going on In
Minneapolis7 What has been its effect
on the city and it's influence outsides
It is but part Of the great reform
wave which is sweeping over the coun-
try, controlling the trusts, bringing the
heads Of great and powerful monopolies
under the restrictions Of law, putting
9 stop to the poisoning Of the nation q
food, sending boodlers and bride takers
to prison and putting the ban on gamb-
lers, divekeepers, libertines and other
enemies Of society.
In Minneapolis this movement has
manifested itself in q supreme effort for
civic publication and the moral and
economic effects on the city have been
marked. No longer is the farmer who
visits the city for the first time TO view
the sights in danger Of being buncoed
out Of his hard-earned dollars; no long
er are respectable women compelled ia
avoid any Of the business or residence
streets Of the citYs no longer does the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-26
An Aromatic Oasis.

* MID the resoundng din Of graft great and small,
it is pleasure to note instance of high
standard Of conduct the part Of public employee
who, tho humble has set example to conspicu
public officials.
During the Grand Army encampment there
housed in the Adams school detachment Of colored
veterans from the south The anitor of the building
to whom was assigned the duty of looking out for
their comfort performed his function with fidelity and
with friendness that the hearts Of the old SOL
ders much that before their departure they made
up purse of $50 and offered it to him. He, to their
SURPRISE declined 1t. He declined the ground that
he was public servant, that during the encampment
he had been clothed with police powers and in
guardian Of the peace. The charter prohibits
police officer to receive presents. This antor thought
SO much more Of his dignity officer and Of his
place as host than he did Of money that he
abled to refuse what must have seemed to man in
his circumstances large sum, freely profered and
carrying no obligation whatever. ..... ~. n.
Such Spartan fortitude is less common than 1t
should be- 1t is refreshing reminder that everybody
is not out for the dollar. There still men in the
public employ who impervous to suggestions which
do not coport with their Of what is right and
proper. The Adams school janitor has made record
for himself which is worth more than money. he has
also shown example to highly paid colleagues
In the public service which should not go unnoticed.
The name Of the janitor Of the Adams school 10
Robert Wilson
May his tribe increase
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-26
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.
Speaker Canrlon's Boom,

THE sprightly young "septuagint,, Joseph 9.
Cannon is the first colt to frolic into the presl-
Dental paddock. There he will cavort but short
time before he will be joined by the grand Norman,
bly, by the fierce and untamabe Shetland from Wis
consn. There is room for them all.
The Cannon boom went off with q mighty purst.
First the speaker renominated Tor congress anu
sounded keynote at Danvle, his home, then ne was
Endorsed with great enthusiasm by his state and finally
he got such sendo from the president in his tariff
letter made all Of Uncle Joe IS friends proud real
proud
The speaker boom is respectable one; 1t IS even
large one compared with any other IN slght ne
occupies today the second place in the government ana
has proved himself strong man in the posltlon he
is backed by the third state in the union lie has more
Of personal following than any other known canol
date. He is power on the stump he Will nave inc
sympathy Of most of the republican members OF con-
gress. These recommendations which cannot be
overlooked.
On the other hand, the speaker Is an ola man. ne
is past TO- and at that age the tenure OF Ire IS unce
tain. His nomination would give lively interest," 20
the nomination for the vice presidency. presidents
~ years Of age might die in the White House.
Speaker Cannon is not only old in years out ne ID
old in his ideas He Is practical statesman ne Goes
following Roosevelt. His nomination would seem like
backing away from the reform politics which have
enlivened and seasoned the land He Is devotee or
the caucus He is Irregular" whatever happens. He
is not originator He has kept the pursestrings OF
America for many years, but in all the time ne held
them he instituted fewer reforms In the public ex-
penditures than Tawney did in session. Without
dsparagement of the speaker, it may be said that ne
is essentially commonplace with popular manners
and hearty backwoods way Of winning men. He
would make PRACTICAL tho far from an ideal, presi
dent. .5%%
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-26
EDITORIAL Section.
Sir1ap1ihed Spelling.

THE JOURNAL is particularly Interested IN
President Roosevelt's order that in the printing
of executive documents hereafter the spelling or
specified list Of words shall follow what known as
the revised forms promulgated by the Carnegie COM
mittee The Journal is one OF half q dozen perl
odicals including the Educational Review OF New
York the Independent of New York, the Literary Di-
gest Of New York, which have adopted the simpited
forms Of twelve words advocated by the National
Educational association in 1885, follows: Program,
catalog decalog prolog demagog pedagog, tho atho,
thoro thorofare thru and turnout The president has
gone further and has adopted the list favored by the
simpifed spelling board, Of which Brander Matthew's
is chairman This is the company Of scholars whose
efforts to promote smplifed spelling excited the aP-
prevail Of Andrew Carnegie and led to his offering to
of smpfed spelling In this list adopted by the pres
ident are 800 words quoted in dispatches OF Fri
day. Undoubtedly the action of the president will
stimulate interest in this movement and hasten the
general acceptance Of modified forms which have COM
mended themselves to many OF the best scholars OF the
country.
Of course this departure will meet with oppo-
sition from those who averse to changes OF any
kind and who ready to hold to old FORMS old ideas
old habits of every kind. This reform, however, is
inevitable It in harmony with the nature of things
and the progress of events There is more reason
why our spelling should be stupid and cumbersome and
illogical and unschoarly any than that we should
be impractical unprogressive in anything else. Our
language is instrument conrived for use. Other
instruments of human continuance susceptible to
Improvement and Improvement is always welcomed BY
the progressive and intelligent This is true with
respect to our religious beliefs and opinions while
scientific statements and formulas constantly un-
dergong change in order that they may be adapted to
new discoveries, new facts, knowledge
The resistance to revised spelling has fortified itself
behind the theory that the eymoogy the history of
words is falsifed injured by the simpifed FORMS
whereas it can be demonstrated that large pro-
portion of the supposed dervations unhistorica
and that the simpler forms in many the
original. Indeed simplfed spelling far it has
been advocated leads back to rather than away from
the early forms that has been the tendency the
part of photographers and other scholars during the
past century.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-26
6eTHE Regeneration of Minneap-
oils, an Account of the Re-
markable Success of Munich


oils, an Account of the Re-
- markable Success of Munich
pal Reform in City That Four Years
Ago Was Corrupt and Unashamed -
these are the headlines of an article in
the current number of the World Today,
written by James Linn Nash, sent to
Minneapolis by that magazine for the
purpose Of studying the interesting
lnuniclpal situation which exists in this
city. r., -.-~r -
"In 1907 says Mr.. Nash, "Min-
neapolis, was under the domination Of
one of the worst gangs of political free
hooters which ever ruled city. The
town was wide open, saloons were run
night and day and Sundays, blind pigs
fourished, gambling houses abounded
and fieeced their unhappy victims in
systematic way with the connivance
and Outlines the assistance Of the po-
lice. Dens of vice and houses Of ill
fame were scattered thickly thru the
business district Of the city, officials
and policemen whose duty it was to en-
force the law were in alliance with
thieves and shared in their plumber
This is the picture which was presented
the public thru the exposures incident
to the Indictment and trial of ex-Mayor
Ames, the trial and conviction Of his
chief of police, two of his detectives
and one of his special policemen.
Since that time a great change has
taken place and Minneapolis from be-
ing one Of the most corruptlv governed,
Yice-abounding cities in the country, has