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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
VIII.
ON THE TRAIL OF LANGDON.
VIII.

l had MonSon with me twice each
weekday early in the morning and
again after business hours until bed
time. Also he spent the whole of
every Saturday and Sunday with me.
He developed astonishing dexterity
as teacher, and as soon as he real
lied that had no false pride and was
thoroughly in earnest, he handled me
without gloveS-like boxing teacher
who finds that his pupil has the grit
of a professional 1t was easy enough
for me to grasp the theory of my new
business-it was nothing more than
BE natural" But the rub came in
making myself naturally of the right
sort. l had-as suppose every man
of intelligence and decent instincts
hasa disposition to be friendly and
simple. But my manner was by ma
ture what you might call abrupt My
not very easy task was to learn the
subtle difference between the abrupt
that injects a tonic into social inter
course, and the abrupt that makes the
other person shut up with feeling of
having been insulted.
Then, there was the matter Of good
taste in conversation. Monson found,
10 ! soon saw. that my everlasting
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

dead all by itself. Peaple can feel
you coming before they hear you.
When they feel and hear and see all
together-it's like brass band in
scarlet uniform, with a seven-foot,
sky-blue drum major. If your hair
wasn't so black and your eyes so
steel-blue and sharp and your teeth so
big and strong and white, and your
jaw such a-such a-jaw-'
Il see the point" said 1. And 1 did.
You'll find you won't need to tell me
many things twice. I've got busy
day before me here; so we'll have to
suspend this until you come to dine
with me at eight-at my rooms. l
want you to put in the time WELL Go
to my house in the country and then
up to my apartment; take my valet
ings-shirts, ties, socks, trousers,
waistcoats, clothes of every kind.
Throw out every rag you think doesn't
fit in with what want to be. How's
my grammar"
was proud of it, 1 had. been taking
more or less pains with my mode
of speech for a dozen years. Rather
too good" said he. But that's bet
ter than making the breaks that aren't
regarded as good form"
Good form!" l exclaimed. That's
it, That's what 1 want! What does
good form mean?"
He laughed. tsYou can search me-"
said he. 81 could easier tell you-any-
thing else. It's what everybody recog-
nizes on sight, and nobody knows how
to describe. It's like the difference
between a cultivated 'jimsru' weed
and a wild one"
Like the difference between Now
bray Langdon and me-" suggested
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
! KANSAS STATE NEWS. !
The Bank Robber Confessed.

Joseph s. Kerns, the former Chicago
dry goods clerk and newspaper man.
captured at Great Bend recently af-
ter holding up local bank in day
light has been arraigned, pleaded gull
ty and was sentenced for a term in
the state penitentiary of from 10 to
Fl wears. Kerns had not attorney and
the court appealed to lawyers to de-
fend him. The attorneys asked that
physicians who were present in court
for the purpose, examine the prison.
er as to his sanity. This was done
and the physicians reported that Kerns
was perfectly sane. When the charge
of bank ROBBERY was read, Kerns said:
Il plead guilty. 1 know 1 have done
wrong. This trial has been good
lesson to me and have resolved to
do better" The judge delivered a.
severe lecture to the prisoner, who
was very cool throughout the proceed
ings. Kerns also confessed to having
robbed bank at Newton, Kan, last
month.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

got no time to lose. 1 must be on
my way down the aisle inside of three
months. l give you a free hand. I'll
do just what you say
"The jobs out OF my line" he pro-
tested.
Il know BETTER" said 1. tive al
ways seen the parlor under the stable
in you. Wen begin right away. What
do you think'of these clothes?"
'Well-theyre not exactly noisy"
he said. "But-they're far from ST.
lent. That waistcoat-" He stopped
and gave me another nervous, timid
look. He found it hard to believe a
man of my sort, so self-assured, would
stand the truth from a man of his
second-fddle sort.
Go on!" commanded. Speak out!
;Mowbray Langdon had on one twice
as loud the other day at the track"
but perhaps you'll remember, it
was only his waistcoat that was loud
not he himself. Now, a man of your
manner and voice and-you've got a
look out of the eyes that'd wake the
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
How about my man

good-naturedly. "How about my man
ners?"
Not SO bad" said he. Not so
rotten bad. But-when you're polite,
youresa little too polite; when you're
not polite, you
Show where came from too plain
ly?" said 1. Speak right out-hit
good and hard. Am l too frank for
good form'?"
You needn't bother about that" he
assured me. Say whatever comes
into your head-only, be sure the
right sort of thing comes into your
head. Don't talk too much about your
self, for instance. It's good form to
think about yourself all the time; it's
bad form to let people see tin your
talk. Say as little as possible about
your business and about what you've
got. Don't be lavish with the rs and
the my's."
That's harder" said l. I'm man
who has always minded my own bust
ness, and cared for nothing else.
What could l talk about, except my
self"
"Blest If I know" replied he.
Where you want to go, the last thing
people mind is their own business-in
talk, at least. But you'll get on all
right if you don't worry too much
about it. You've got natural indie
pendence, and an original way of put
ting things, and common sense. Don't
be afraid
Afraid" said 1. 81 never knew
what it was to be afraid"
Your nervell carry you through"
he assured me. "Nerve'll take a man
anywhere"
you never said a truer thing in
your life" said 1. It'll take him wher-
ever he wants, and, after he's there,
it'll get him whatever he wants.
And with that, /, thinking of my
plans and of how sure l was of sue
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
Wichita Will Seek Salt.

An effort is to be made to thor
oughly investigate the supposed salt
deposits a short distance west 70 Wich-
ita, with view to establishing SAT-
plant there if the showing will justify
it. An investigation made few years
ago by representative of the State
University, disclosed, so he said, evil
dences of bed of salt three or four
miles west of the city and it is at this
point that it is now proposed to sink
some wells. 1t is believed that salt
in paying quantities will be found at
depth of not to exceed 600 feet.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
Will Arrest Express Agents.

All agents and employees of the.
Wells Fargo, Pacific and United States
Express companies in Topeka are to be
arrested for neglect of the companies
to pay the license imposed by the CITY,.
The companies contested the ordin--
ance and carried the case to the state
supreme court, where the ordinance.
was held to be valid. One of the COM
panies has paid the license due for
1906, but all have refused to pay the IL
cense fee of 500 a year for the two.
years the case was in court. 1t is for
this failure that the arrests are to be,
made.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
Physicians Fail to Report.

The method adopted by the state
board of health to obtain a census
of the tuberculosis cases in the state
showed a total of 427 cases reported
by physicians and the reports of the
county health officers for November
show that this was not more than one
third of the total cases. 1t is shown
that this apparent lack of interest in
the fight against consumption is most
prevalent in the larger cities of the
state. According to the reports of the
county health officers for the year
ending November 80, 1882 cases of
tuberculosis were reported, and there
were GAL deaths. Dr. Crumbine is
planning to have a tuberculosis hospi-
tai in the state soon.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
Druggist Sold the Liquor.

Mrs. Della Emery, the widow Of
Frank ]. Emery, who was killed by
Charles Rumble in the Kentucky ho-.
tel at Kansas City, November 25.
brought suit through /. F. Maiden,
her attorney, in the Wyandotte coun-
ty court of common pleas to recover
$4,000 from G. E. Abrahams, a Kan
sas City, Kan, druggist. She alleges
that he sold Rumble liquor which
caused him to commit the crime. The
Kansas supreme court has decided that
the widow of man who is killed
by a person under the influence of
drink may recover from the man who
sold the liquor. This decision was
made in the case of a joint keeper.
but there has never been a decision
in the case of a druggist.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

DR.. Forbes Winslow says in Lon
don dispatch to the New York Times:
According to the statistical figures on
insanity, it can be shown that before
long there will be actually more luna
tics in the world than sane people. The
burning problem of the day is how to
prevent this increase of insanity.
What is the use of wasting time and
energy on an education bill when we
have before us this absorbing problem,
the contemplation of an insane world,
to deal with?"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

cess, began to march up and down
the office with my chest thr.wn out
until l caught myself at it. That
stopped me, set me off in laugh at
my own expense, he joining in with a
kind of heartiness l did not like,
though 1 did not venture to check
him.
So ended the first lesson-the first
of long series.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

In England there is an old yew
tree growing on top of square church
tower. The tree is not quite three
feet high, but is thought to be about
100 years old. Down In the church
yard grows an older yew tree. Prob.
ably, long ago, some birds were eating
the fruit from this tree and left some
seeds on the tower. One of the seeds
found soft place in the mortar be-
tween the stones and grew into this
tree.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

Latest estimates of the wealth of
the United States place it at $106,000,-
100000. This should serve to restore
confidence. If Mr.. Rockefeller's wealth
were to keep on increasing at the pres
ent rate there would be no chance
for him to get it all even if he lived
to be 80 years old.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

After taking the measurements of
the height of women in France, Eng
land and America, doctor announces
that an English woman is the tallest
and the American woman comes next.
The average height of the French
woman is five feet one inch. The
American woman is nearly two inches
taller. and the women of Great Brit
ain half an inch taller than the latter.
American women, however, weigh
slightly more than either of the 9TH
ers. their average weight being lit
pounds.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

'The daughters of American pork
packers are willing to pay enormous
sums for husbands" says a French
newspaper. The French paper should
understand that the girls are simply
following in their fathers footsteps
buying hogs.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
Will Rebuild Tile Plant.

At meeting of the board of direc-
tors for the Western Roofing Tile
Company at Coffeyville, General Man.
ager A. G. Hess was given authority
TO commence rebuilding the plant at
once. The plant will be built on the
same plans as before. with few adj
ditions. Mr.. Hess will also remodel
the machinery which was damaged in
the fire.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

1t may please a. woman when a man
eelps her over crossing, but it makes
her mad when another woman at
tempts it. 1t indicates, says the Atch-
ison Globe, that the other woman is
thinking of age.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

Parchments used for drumheads are
prepared from the skins of donkeys,
calves, goats and wolves; those for
writing from the skins of sheep. The
important part, the polishing, is done
with pumice stone.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

Director of the Mint Roberts, COM
mentlng on the advance in the price
of silver, says he expects to see it
reach rs cents an ounce within two
years. The increase has had the effect
already of sending up the rates for
silver goods, and has also made the
silver dollar more valuable intrinsical-
ly. Mexican dollars are now quoted
at 55 cents.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

Fishing for wolves, has been sue
cessfully performed by Raus Schmidt,
in Millville, Mimi. While rambling
round in the woods, he discovered a
den of wolves in hole among some
rocks. In order to get at them, he
fastened fish hook to pole, and low
cred it into the hole. In this way
he succeeded in fishing out seven pups
about six weeks old.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
Women Less Than Cattle.

The Kaffirs think less of their wives
than they do of their cattle. They do
not allow the womca to go near the
kraal where they keep their animals,
and if cow dies they grieve more
than they do whom woman dies.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
Petrolia shipninn Oil.

The, shipping of oil from Petrolia
to the Superior Refining company at.
LOngton by the Petrolia Town Lot &
Land company, the owners of numer-
GUS wells in that vicinity has COM
menced. A line has been run from the
Mckinley wells to the railroad station
where tank cars are loaded.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
IoIa's Big Daily Mail.

The weighing of mail delivered by
the lola carriers has been finished
For ten days the mail was weighed and
the figures show that in that tine 49,
S44 pieces of mail were delivered
weighing 1883 pounds. At this same.
rate the men would carry 1852
pieces of mail each month and to-
tai of 1,470,3S4 in year Each car
rier took out an average of 70 pounds
of mail a. day. In this bundle were
431 letters, ESQ papers, 10 packages.
or total of 691 pieces.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
States EXPENSES for January

Seth G.. Wells, auditor of state, and
T. T. Kelly, treasurer of state have
prepared an estimate of the expenses
of the various departments of the state
government during the month of jan
uary and drawn on the county treas
urers for $163,045 to cover the amount
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

The consumer has right to know
how much milk the quart bottle con-
tains that is left at his back door, but
the cream will always remain an IN
certain or minus quantity.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

People in Germany and Austria who
eat meat, or those who at least would
like to do so. think they have some
rights which the governments of those
countries should take into considera-
ton
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

Although the coal man was not elect
ed to anything he is gathering gooC
things right along.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

OF all European cities, Rome has
most frequently been in the hands of
enemies. 1t has been entered or sack
ed more than 40 times since 800 B. G.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

Looking glasses are going up in
price. What is the difference? All
the girls know they are pretty without
consulting a mirror.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

No reasonable and intelligent per-
son will be inclined to criticise the
propriety of using water power to oper-
ate the milking machines on a dairy
farm, but they should not attempt any
double play with the fluid.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

The parrot appreciates music more
ihan any other of the lower crea-
lures.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

Maybe there is still hope for the cap
tains of industry. ]. Pierpont Morgan
has just paid $25, 1000 for Bible.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

A bachelor is forced to wear skirts
In Korea and can not don trousers up-
til he marries
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

A New York citizen says he has
heard so political speeches this year
and only one Of them was good
That's about the proportion in a quart
of chestnuts.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

BY passing the 500. 900, OO0,0 c0 mar
in wealth America has goose-egi,ed h-1
rivals.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02

An English paper says Lord Strath-
coma won't tell how rich he is. He pos
sesses untold wealth, so to speak.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
The Barber County Index
Painter & Herr, Publishers.

MEDICINE LODGE, KANSAS.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-03-14
Precautions of Old Time Doctors

1t was formerly the practice among
physicians to carry a cane having a
hollow head, the top of which was
gold, pierced with holes like pepper
box. The top contained small
amount of aromatic powder or of
snuff, and on entering the house or
room where a disease supposed to be
infectious prevailed the doctor would
strike his cane on the floor to agitate
the powder and then apply it to his
nose; hence all the old prints of physi-
clans represent them with canes to
their noses.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-03-14
How the Gems Rank.

In the gem kingdom the ruby, the
diamond, the emerald and the sap
phire constitute 'the big four" and
take precedence-and in the order nam
ed-of all other precious stones. The
pearl is of course not stone. 1t has a
standard of its own. The expert test
of the gem is its color, its degree of
clearness and its perfection of cutting.
Upon the last depends its brilliancy.
In the diamond the brilliant" cutting
holds first place. The other stones are
cut altogether differently-they are
cryStallized in different systems-in
fact, they differ in another respect, the
diamonds being a mineral carbon, the
finer ruby Ghe orientan a variety of
corundum, the emerald variety of
beryl and the sapphire a colored va
riety of corundum. What is technical
ly known as the 'step CUT is an es-
sential to bring out the fire Of the last
three.-New York Tribune
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-03-14
How the Pulse Varies,

The human pulse has rather wide
range, but the general average may be
put about as follows: AT b."th, 40; at
two years, 100: ut from sixteen to
nineteen years, so; at manhood, 70;
old age, 60. There are, however, great
variations consistent with health Ma
poleon's pulse is said to have been only
forty-four in the minute. A case is
also related of a healthy man of eighty
seven whose pulse was seldom over
thirty during the last two years of his
life and sometimes not more than
twenty-eight. Another man of eighty
seven years of age enjoyed good health
and spirits with Il pulse of twenty
nine, and there is also on record the
curious instance of a man whose pulse
in health was never more than forty
five, and, to be consistent in his incon-
sistency, when he had fever his pulse
fell to forty instead of rising, as is
usual
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-03-14
RICH VALLEY.

Mrs. Malcom Mcleod of Lewis Run,
was very i'll the fore part Of the week.
Verus Dow has accepted a position on
the Pennsy at Emporium.
Geo. f. Housler moved from Lewis
Run to Nelson Lewis house last week.
Donnie Boy of North Greek is all the
rage now and blue the prevailing color.
Roy Chadwick returned last week from
Toronto, Canada, where he purchased a
fine hunting dog. Space will not permit
us to give the dogs pedigree.
The Valley has taken on a business
look once more. c. B. Howard Co.,
have commenced operations at Elk Fork
where they are building large camp.
A. G. Goodwin of Lawnview, is on the
sick list.
Messrs. Roy Chadwisk and Give
Lewis of Elk Fork, accompanied, by the
Misses Alice Carter and Flora Freeman, D,
of Emporium, attended church Sunday
evening.
Miss Gertrude Housler visited city
friends Saturday.
Seymour Lewis returned to Mix Run
Monday.
The ladies missionary society will meet
at Mrs. Murdick O'Neil's, March 2G
There will be pie social at the Swesey
school house, Saturday night, March %,
for the benefit of the pastor of the local
church.
VIM. McGee Of Shutdown, returned
home Monday.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-03-14
Wrestling For Exercise,

Wrestling, the ''microcosmos of gym
nastics,' is fine form of bodily exer-
else for those who enjoy hard muscular
work after the tedious business hours
of the day and may be practiced-
adapting it to circumstances-by the
man of ripe age as well as by the
boy of ten or twelve, especially the
form known in this country as catch
as-catch-can (Which is about identical
to one form of Swiss wrestling). ex-
changed the Greco-ROman Tor Ger
man gymnastic) style for this one
about twelve years ago, and l was
then over forty years old, and still en-
joy it much if my opponent is of my
own weight or little lighter and if it
Is deprived of its potential roughness
by a gentlemanly spirit of the part
ners.-New York Medical Journal.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-03-14
Really Worth Readinu,

At certain times in the year, and
particularly a month or two before
the Christmas holidays, new books
come into newspaper Offices for review
faster than any one man can possib!
read and review them with justice e
ther to himself or the books. lie
glances through them hastily, unless
they are by noted authors, gets a
salient point here and there and writes
them mp as best he can Then he
forgets all about them.
"a friend came to me one day and
expressed his qualification at the way
l had written up new novel by n
comparatively unknown author" said
the literary editor of Il Chicago paper.
You expressed my idea of it exact
ly,' he said. 1t is one of the remarka-
BILE books of the year. The plot is alb
soluteIy unique, the treatment OF it is
bold and original and the dialogue
crisp and delightful. 1t will make a
great hit
WELL l said, if it is as good as
all that I'll read it, .'"-Youth's Com
Danion