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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-02-07

an hour, on hippity-hop railroad in
Pennsylvania. and the night was hot,
and the mosquitoes from across the
line in New Jersey were singing their
solemn tunes, and pa, who attended a
lodge meeting that night at the town
in his sleep about passwords and
grips. and the freaks and trapeze per-
formers in our car had sot through
kickinS about how the show was run
ming into the ground, when suddenly
there was a terrific smash-up ahead.
an engine boiler exploded, a freight
car OF dynamite on a side track ex-
ploded, and there was grinding and
dumping of the cars. Then they rolled
down bank, over and over. 50 the
upper berth was the lower berth half
the time, and finally the whole bust
ness stopped in a hay marsh. and the
bilge water in the marsh leaked into
the hold of our car; people screamed.
and some one yelled '.fire!" and l
pulled on pa till he woke up.
/ thought pas head was all caved
in, because he talked nutty. The
hrst thing he said was: Say l. PRO
nounce. your name. and repeat after
me-" and then he said: 81 promise and
swear that will never reveal the Sc
crets Of this degree" and then the con-
ducinr pulled pas leg and said:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-02-07

Crawl out of the window, old man,
Cause the train is in the ditch. the
car is afire, and if you don't get OFT in
about a minute with the other freaks,
you will be burnt Offering"
Pa said you couldn't fool him, 'ca-se
be knew he was being initiated into
the 20-steenth degree of the masons,
and he guessed he could tell a
degree from a train wreck, cause the
degrees was a darn sight worse than
a wreck, but the conductor took one of
those long glass fire extinguishers and
sprinkled the medicated water on The
freaks in the next berth, and then
turned it on pa, and pa tasted it, and
thought he was at a banquet, and he
said chat sauterne is not fit to drinH."
Then when the bearded woman
yelled that the fire had almost reached
her whiskers, and would nobody save
her, pa began to get ready to move on,
cause he concluded he hadn't been
riding goat after all. and he told me
to hand him his pants Pa is man
that will never go out among people,
10 matter how dark the night is. with
out his pants. and l admire him for
it. Some of the circus men didn't care
for dress that night. but got out just
as they were. and the result was that
when daylight came they had to tie
hay around their legs.
Our car was bottom-side up, but l
found pas pants, and he got his legs
in. and l buttoned him in, but | felt
all the time as though l had buttoned
them in the back. so the seat was in
front but the fire was cracking. and
Pa pushed me out of a transom, and
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-02-07
ENEMIES OF BIRDS
THOSE THAT WORK SUCH HAVOC
IN THE WINTER.
First Of Ali Comes Cold-Birds of
Prey That Destroy Smaller
Feathered Creatures-The
Cat an Arch Enemy.

Winter is hard time even for the
stout-hearted birds which remain in
the north to face it. At this season,
their everyday enemies are reinforced
by hunger and cold which, working
hand-in-hand, can often overcome the
bravest thing that wears feathers. Of
the two, hunger is the more danger
Gus; even a very low temperature can
be withstood by birds which are we'll
fed. A birds digestive apparatus is
furnace, which, when supplied with
plenty of fuel (fooO gives the body
warmth, which is retained by the non
conducting coat of feathers. But at
this cold season, there is more fuel
required and less to be had than at
any other time of the year, and as a
consequence, many of the little fur
naces go out-the birds have starved to
death
But birds have many other natural
enemies besides the weather to con-
tend with in winter. The cold which
increases their own hunger, also sharp
ems the appetites of the creatures
which prey upon them. Among these
we must of course include the birds of
prey, for there is no hour of the day or
night but some of them are abroad,
hunting for food, be it furred or feath-
cred. During the day the hawks swing
in broad circles, high above the earth,
watching the smaller birds which fit
across the snow fields or which gather
in flocks among the evergreens At
night the owls pass softly overhead,
now STOPPING on noiseless wing to-
snatch a sleeping crow from his perch
now striking a grouse. as she crouches
in the snow
1t is surprising how destructive even
small bird can be when equipped by
Nature for the work of killing. Last
winter Northern shrike came into
my garden and played havoc with a
flock of tame chickadees which fire.
quented our lilac bushes. His hawk
like bill alone proclaimed his trade;
his feet looked no more formidable
than those of a robin. But he killed
several of my chickadees before
caught him at it; after that he killed
no more. Swiftly but silently he work
ed, in pursuit of a single chickadee:
The latter seemed to realize his dan
ger fully, and, scolding necessarily,
fitted from point to point, followed
by the shrike, who paused on branch
for a moment after each swoop, and
then darted again like lightning. But
by and by the chickadees became so
excited that he left the cover of the
bushes, and flew out across the open
The shrike was after him instantly,
and, after some doubling and turning,
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then he crawled out, and we sat down
in the mud.
The bearded woman came next, with
her whiskers done up in curl pa3eGs
and then the fat woman got one foot
through the transom, and she couldn't
get it back in. and the train hands got
an AK and were going to cut her leg
off, and save one foot, at least, when
pa got a move on him, and took the
AK and broke out the side of the car,
and got her out. Eight or nine men
lifted her tenderly onto a stack CT hay,
and she wrapped it around her, cause
she left her clothes in her berth.
Well, it was a sight when the people
were got out of our car, and they
let it burn, to light up the scsne. and
pa and | and the boss canvasman went
along the ditched train. and helpe /
people out. The giant was in two
upper berths, and he got one leg cut
of the transom over one berth. and one
leg out of the transom over the other
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-02-07

bore his little victim to the ground
and quickly killed him.
Mink and weasels too are active en-
emies of birds in winter, and though
they get only those which they are
able to seize on the ground, they prop
ably destroy good many. They are
tireless creatures, coveringa consider
able area of country in day, and find
ing here an exhausted pheasant there
starving quail and elsewhere a
grouse imprisoned beneath the crusted
Snow. These 1.-the, longbodied ami
mails are probably much more destruc-
tive to bird life during the nesting
season, when sharp eyes and noses
may detect the presence of countless
fedgling field sparrows, towhees, bob
olinks and others, whose homes are on
the ground. Nevertheless, when we
follow their footprints in the snow and
find blood and punches of feathers on
the trails, we know that they are busy
in winter as we'll
Foxes, am inclined to think, do lit
tie harm in winter To be sure they
get an occasional grouse or quail,
sometimes under the snow, sometimes
above it. Now and then perhaps a fox
will dash out into shallow water and
getsa wild duck, but after all, the num-
Der of birds destroyed by foxes in win
ter, at least, is comparatively small.
ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-02-07

berth, and We pulled his legs. but he
couldn't make it, so pa took the ak
and made both berths into one. and
got him out
The giant shook himself and start
ed on run across the marsh hui
he mired up to his neck. and a farm
er who hearl the noise came to order
us OF his hay field for tresra,s AMI
yelied: Here's a head of some az
your performers cut off away over
here" and he was going to bring it in.
when the farme: found the head was
alive. and he ran away from it.
In an hour We had everybody out
and made beds for them by Spreading
out hay cocks, and nobody seemed to
be hurt so very much We heard a To-
connective whistle up the road. and
some one said the relief train was
coming with doctors and nurses. bur
the show owner who was with us
said: Relief doctors. nothing. That
is train-load of lawyers and CHIN
agents to settle with us The doc
!, tors will not come till tomorrow
Now. everybody pretend to be hurt
awful bad. and strike the sharss for
$4,000 apiece. and come down to soc
If you can't do any better"
1t was getting daylight. and the re-
lief train stopped. and the good Sa-
maritans came wading into the nay
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-02-07
FACIAL PARALYSIS
Nervous Distortion OF Face Cured By
Or. Williams Pink Pills.

What appears to be slight nervous
attack may be the forerunner of a severe
disorder. No nervous sufferer should
neglect the warning symptoms, but
should see that the starved nerves are
nourished before the injury to the deli
cate organism has gone to an extent that
renders cure a difficult matter. The
nerves receive their nourishmentth through
the blood, the same as every other part
of the body, and the best nerve tonic and
food is DIR. Williams Pink Pills. The
experience of Mr.. Harry Bemis, of
Truthville, Washington county, n. Y,
substantiates this.
81 had been feeling badly for long
time" said Mr. Benis, "and in the
early part of September, 1902, Twas COM
PEELED to quit work on account of my i'll
health. My trouble was at first ex-
treme nervousness, then my sight be-
came affected and consulted an oculist
who said was suffering from paralysis.
He treated me for some time, but got
no benefit I tried another doctor and
again failed to obtain any relief. My
nervousness increased. Slight noises
would almost make me wild My mouth
was drawn SO could scarcely eat and
one eye was affected so could hardly
see. I had very little use Of my limbs,
in fact was almost complete wreck.
Il am all right now and am at work.
That is because followed my wife's adj
vice and took DIR. Williams Pink Pills.
She had used the same remedy herself
with the most gratifying results and she
persuaded me to try them when it APP
peared that the doctors were unable to
help me They acted very surely in my
case; my face came back into shape aud
in time / was entirely well. =
DIR Williams, Pink Pills are sold by all
druggists or by mail by the DR. William
Medicine Co., Schenectady. N. Y. A
booklet ON Nervous Disorders sent free
on request
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-02-07
He Was a Man.

"Yes," said the friend of the late
.amented, your husband was man
of considerable personal charm. He
had many excellent qualities, madam.
He was man. may say, of large
sympathies.'
"Yes," sighed the widow, $50 l un-
derstand OF course, 1 knew very lit
tie of him myself; but they say the
same at all the clubs"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-02-07
Not What He Meant

81 have always believed" said Mr..
Twaddles. reflectively. that a man in
marrying should choose his opposite. y
MY dear" said Mrs. Twaddles
that is the, greatest compliment you
ever paid me-
Mr.. T began to speak. but
thought better of it. He settled in his
chair and buried his nose in his pa
per.-Stray Stories
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-02-07
Allowed to Wear Mems Clothes.

There is one woman in France-Mme
Dieulafoy-who has official permission
to dress always as man. She accom-
panies her husband on his famous trav-
els of exploration in the east and in the
dim places where the two discovered
the palaces of Darius l. and Artaxerxes
IL. it is safer to be man than a woman.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-02-07
1t has come at last.

AN Itdo COIH0 dC IdSL.
everybody about the show expects
mat the show has got to nave a rail-
road wreck every season, and all
hands lay awake nights on the cars
to brace themselves for the shock.
sometimes it comes early in the sea-
son, and again a show goes along till
almost the end of the season without
shake-up, and fellows think ma be
there is not going to be any wreck.
but the engineers are only waiting ill
everybody has forgotten about it, and
then. biff, bang, and they have run
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-02-07

Cold weather makes ice. Ice makes
the water wagon slippery. A slip
perry water wagon is hard to hold on TO.
Hence, therefore, ETC., etc.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-02-07

The president of bachelors club at
Nevada, Mo, has resigned to get mar
ried. The presumption is that he grew
tired of being at the bead of things.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-02-07

Pattern No. 5527.-Box pleated skirts
are among the smartest of the seasons
modes. and very stylish model is
here pictured in gray cheviot. 1t is
shaped by seven cores and has a box
pleat in the front part of each side and
back gore. The back is laid in an in
verified box pleat, and the pattern pro-
vides for medium sweep, round and
short round length. Mohair, serge,
cashmere and the mixed suitings are
all practical for the making The me-
dunn size will require five and three
quarters yards of 44-inch material
Sizes for %, "a, &c, IS, 80 and 80 inches
waist measure.
This pattern will be sent to you on
receipt of 10 cents. Address all orders
to the Pattern Department OF this paper.
Be sure to give size and number of pat
tern wanted. For convenience, write
your order on the following coupon:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-02-07

Pattern No. 53O2.-Every girl enjoys
the luxury that lounging robe affords.
Japanese crepe with bands of plain
material was chosen to develop this
charming design for kimona. The
garment is comfortably shaped by un-
der-arm seams and is gathered and at
tached to front and back yoke The
trimming band that finishes the neck
and front edges is rolled over at the
neck to form a collar. and similar
bands lengthen the wide Rowing
sleeves. French flannel, albatrosS, cot
ton crepe or any soft fabric may be
used for the making. The medium size
requires six and one-quarter yards of
36-inch material. Sizes for s, 10, II,
IA and 16 years.
This pattern will be sent to you on
receipt of 10 cents. Address all orders
to the Pattern Department of this paper.
Be sure to give size and number of pat
tern wanted. For convenience, write
your order on the following coupon:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-02-07
Mine Explosions in wales.

Records covering long series of
years show that in the coal mines
of Wales most of the fatal explosions
have occurred during the extremes of
summer and winter, while In spring
and fall such accidents have been In
frequent
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-02-07
Copyright by J. B. Bo ~lss.l

The Bad Boy and His Pa in a Rail-
road Wreck-Pa Rescues the "Other
Freaks"-They Spend the Night OF
Meadow--A Near-Sighted Claim
Agent Settles for Damages-Pa
Plays Deaf and Dumb and Gets
Ten Thousand.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-02-07

than anything else is supply of eve
ming reception conversation.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-02-07
Name.

well, the congregation have be-
come so fashionable that tney won't
stand for the old name any longer.
They want something modern"
What will they call it,"
I don't know, but l should think
the Church of the Holy Limit would
be about right.'-Puck
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-02-07
Hard to Move.

Eyes: know Mr.. Lingerlong."
They tell me he is very easy going"
Not when he calls on me."-Ch
easo Sun
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-02-07
SWIPED SQUIBS.

1t may be that it is "footbawl" rather
than football to which the public OBJ
jects.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-02-07
A Hard Matter

Parke-I can't seem to get butler
to suit me-
Lane-What's the trouble?
We'll, they either know too little. Of
too much. Lite.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-08-28
Summons.

In the circuit court in the state of Oregon, for
Benton county.
Catherine Boehringer, Plaintiff, !
Oregon and California Railroad Co.,
and Union Trust Company. DefIs.
To Union Trust Company, the above named de-
fendant:
In the name of the state of Oregon you are
hereby summoned and required TO appear and
answer the complaint of the plaintiff in the
above entitled suit, in the above entitled
court. now on file in the office of
of the time prescribed in the order for pablica.
lion of this summons made by the county Judge
of Benton county, state of Oregon (Which order
is herein after referred toy to-wit: August 81,
1906, and you are hereby notified that If you fail
TO appear and answer the said complaint as
herein required, for Want thereof the plaintiff
will apply to the above entitled Tor the re-
lief demanded in her said comp aint, to- wit:
that the defendent o. & G. R. K. Co. make.
deed to plaintiff conveying the N. W. quarter of
n. w. quarter of Section 20, Township 13 S.,
ant Union Trust Company join in said deed,
and that if defendants refuse to make such deed
then that the decree of the above entitled
conrt stand in lieu thereof.
This summons is published in the Corvallis
Times newspaper once a week for six success
Slve and consecutive weeks, beginning with
the issue July 20, 1906 and ending with
the issue of August 81, 1906. in pursuance
Of the directions contained in an order
made by the Hon. F. Woodward, county
16 1906. Date Of first publication hereof is July
TO- 1906.
E. E. WILSON,
Plaintiffs Attorney
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-08-28

Pafia, Aug. 23.-Mr. Bryan has
come and gone. No American who
has been in Paris attracted so much
attention, or occasio ned n ole com.
ment. The interest that the French
population took in his visit was re-
maIkable. Although he had tele-
grapbed a week before for rooms at
the Hotel Con, ,inental. the only ac-
commodatioos available for him
were three little rooms on the third
floor, wholly inadequate for a party
of six.
This is like camping CUT" said
Mr.. Brysn to his secretary. The
distinguished traveller was obliged
to have bis bedroom transformed
into study and reception room,
where he passed much time dictat-
ing kilograms and receiving visitors,
while Mrs. Bryan drove about the
city and visited the great stores.
VIII n Mr.. Bry ans presence be-
came known all visiting and resi-
dent America swooped down upon
the hotel. The clerks say that never
had any visitor such stacks of mail
and kilograms, nor was ever any
one so much asked for at the desk.
Mr.. Bryan received numerous
letters begging him to stay week
so that the American colony, IRE.
spective of politics, might organize
dinner and hear him talk. He
confessed that he was tempted to
break his plans in view of the cor
diality Of the requests, but said that
it was necessary Tor him to keep to
his programme, as important cor
raspondence was following by
scheduled stages. Besides he was
most anxious to take the opportun-
ity to see Spain, especially Grena-
Continued ON page 4.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-08-28

regard at Shiloh; the president ap.
pears to have argued that 1t was
glory enough for one session, for
the whole country was applauding
his exploits in behalf Of democratic
policies. Not one thing has be re-
commended, and not one thing was
done by his republican 59th con.
gress, first session, that did not en-
mat from democratic brains or
was not stolen from dem ocratic
platforms.
"Mr. President Roosevelt brags
about the first session of the !59th
congress passing generous naval
bill, carrying on the idea that there
muet be big navy in order to
maintain the Monroe doctrine and
other things. 1t did. 1t passed a
bill carrying an appropriation for
millions of dollars in the interest of
the armor.plate trust, a few days
ago an independent, antitrust armor
plate company made bids for those
steel vessels, and Mr.. Rooseveit's
secretary of the navy refused to
give the contract to the lowest bid
der .(the antitrust bidder). and
compelled them to divide with the
trusts.
''If there is any one thing that
ought to convince the people Of this
country that the president of the
United States, with his full knowl-
edge of the transaction, Is trying
to play honest and consistent with
them in the interest of an econom.
ical, just, conservative ard decent
government, that transaction ought
to dissipate it. It shows him to be
In collusion with every trust mar
agement in the United States.
President Roosevelt already has
got the republican buck ague con-
cerning the complexion Of the next
House of representatives. He is
simply badly scared man. and be
knows what democratic House
means for him and his rotten ad-
ministration. That's why he is
getting so busy In this fight for the
House. He would rather have a
republican House that would pass
the same old resolutions refusing to
investigate the Iostoffice Depart
ment and the other departments of
the government than tell the truth
and have congress that would in
ves,igate and let the country have
the truth. The people OF the coun.
t1y-democrats and republicans
alike-seem to have got it stuck in
to their crop that Mr. Roosevelt is
infallible and can do no wrong;
that he is working honestly and
consistently in their interests, when
the real truth is that he is a fakir
and four-ausher and the deepest
scheming politician In all the
country"
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-08-28
MULE FOUND IT
A GOLD NINE; so AT LEAST
A COURT DECISION DE.
CLARES.
Notable Attentions Sho IN Bryan at
Paris-Murder Relics Sold in
a Church-Girl Threw
Chemicals in Rivals
Eyes.

Spokane, Wash, Aug. 23.-The
death of O. o. Peck, a millionaire
mine owner In this city recalls the
fact that a donkey was declared by
Judge Norman Buck, of the Sa-
preme court of Idaho, to have shar-
ed In the discovery of the SIS 5,OOO.-
600 Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine
and thereby secured for its owner
one.third interest in this famous
property.
"From theevidence of Witnesses"
the courts opinion reads, "this
court Is of the opinion that the
Bunker Hill mine was discovered
by Peck's jackass, Phil O'Rourke
and N. S. Kellogg. As plaintiff
owns the jackass he is entitled 10
one-third interest in the Bunker
Hill claim and a one.fourth interest
in the Sullivan"
There is much more to the opin-
ion, but this shows that the learned
jurist credited the donkey with a
full share in the discovery. Fur
thermore, Peck thereby obtained
tile which he subsequently sold for
a fortune that enabled him tespend
the remainder of his days in affiu-
ence.
Stranger than any story in the
annals of mining is that of the dis
covery of the famous mine In the
heart of the Coeur d'Alene noun
tains in Central Idaho. Kellogg
was a prospector, who had been
grubstaked by Cooper and Peck, Oh
this city. One day he visited the
latter and exhibited specimen of
ore that be had found in the vicini-
ty of what now constitutes the Bun
ker Hill and Sullivan mine. Peck
pronounced the ore worthless and de-
clined to continue the partnership.
Kellogg fell in with O'Rourke.
colorado miner, who pronounced the
ore valuable and joined Kellogg in
second expedition. This time
Harry Baer and Jacob Goetz, OF
spokane, gruDStaKed the pair.
The two men CHARGED upon the
Burro, which was owned by Peck,
but lad been turned out to forage
for itself until its owner had further
need of its services. Kellogg and
O'Rourke impressed it into service
as pack animal, without notify
ing Peck. Within q month they
had discover. d the greatest mine
the Occur d'Alenes has ever re-
vealed.
When Peck discovered that his
burro had 70, med one of the party
he brought suit TO have his interest
Ct blished and the court sustained
his contention.