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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-11

the circulation Of air in the soil and
also favors the escape of the water.
This crust must be broken by deeper
cultivation.
Land is summer titled to store the
moisture of one season in order that
a crop may be grown the next. The
more thorough the tillage, the better
this moisture is conserved. When a
small grain crop is being harvested,
the disk should follow the binder. The
ground may be plowed later in the
fall and packed with harrow and a
soil packer. AS soon as the frost is
gone in the spring the ground should
be made loose on top. 1t should be
kept in this condition all summer or
until the next crop is needed. The disk
and harrow should be used as often as
necessary to keep the surface loose.
When the ground is not plowed in the
fall, 1t will be necessary to disk it ear
ly In the spring and plow before July
10. Deep blowing increases the ca
pacity Of the soil to hold water. If
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-11
Plum Pudding Jelly.

Put one-half box gelatin in a cup OF
cold water and soak one-half hour.
Heat one pint milk in a double boiler.
When hot dissolve one cup sugar in it
and 1 " ounces melted chocolate Put
one heaping cup stoned raisins. one
cup washed currants, one-half cup
sliced citron, one spoon cassia, one of
cloves into a very little warm water
on the stove and melt. When the
milk and chocolate are well mixed
pour them over the gelatin and strain
into bowl. AS soon as it begins to
grow firm stir in the fruit and put in
a mold, turn out on a platter and sur.
round with whipped cream.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-11
DRY LAND FARMING
TESTS in NEBRASKA
State Experiment Station Semi.
Arid Lands-By w. p. Snyder. Superintendent

weeds are allowed to grow, the effects
of summer filling are lost. The sur
face should never be allowed to be-
come hard, for this gives the same
conditions as leaving hole in the bot
tom of water tank: it permits the
escape of the water. To properly
summer-till land requires as much or
more labor and attention than raising
corn crop.
Subsurface packing is the firming Of
the soil beneath the mulch This is
not done to hold the moisture but to
allow the moisture to come up with
in reach Of the plant roots-to make a
road for the water to climb up, for
water cannot go upward without a
connected line along which to travel.
When the soil is very loose and full
of air spaces the line is unjointed, but
when the soil has been packed, the
air spaces are squeezed out, the soil
grains brought together, and a fine
roadbed is made for the upward
movement Of the water.
However, the tilling of the soil is
not the sum total of dry-land farm
ing. Drought-resistant varieties, ro-
tations, and fertility are also very
factors. The durum varie-
ties of winter wheat are in turn out
yielding the durum. Kherson and 9TH
er early varieties of oats are fast re-
placing the common varieties. Alfal-
ia is destined to produce a wonderful
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-11
Cucumber Pickles.

Wash and carefully dry 100 tiny Gu
cumbers; place in a jar; put sufficient
water in porcelain kettle to cover GU.
cumbers. When boiling hot stir in
salt enough to make salty to taste
Pour this over cucumbers; let it stand
"a hours; wipe and put in jars. Put
enough vinegar in kettle to cover
them; add one onion, sliced, IL whole
cloves, 11z ounces of mustard seed,
and three blades of mace. Let come
to boiling point; pour over the pickles;
add three small peppers; place a table
spoon of grated horseradish and sliced
onion on top.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-11

change in the west, both in its effect
upon the soil and as forage crop. Ro-
tations often give as great increase in
yield as tillage or varieties. All these
factors should be given equal atten-
ton in a comprehensive system Of
crop production for western Nebraska
There are several ways in which
plants may resist drought" Some
plants, such as durum wheat, seem to
have the faculty of maturing grain
with the use of less water than the
common varieties. Other grains, as
Kherson oats, evade in part rather
than resist drought by maturing be.
fore the drought comes. Some crops
withstand drought because of an ex-
tensive root system that collects mois-
ture from a large area of soil, and
still others, as the Kafir corn, have the
power of retarding their growth and
waiting over until moisture comes.
Plants having such characteristics
will prove valuable where the supply
Of moisture is uncertain.
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FRUIT ALWAYS GOOD
MANY WAYS OF SERVING The
BLACKBERRY.
Has Valuable Medicinal Qualities, 10
Well as Being Always Appetizlng
Makes Excellent catsup
" Properly Prepared.

The good old blackberry has q
pedigree behind it and medicinal quail
tiles recognized and appreciated by
ancients and moderns. While most
fruits are laxatives, the blackberry.
fruit, leaves and roots alike, is among
the NOSE valued astringents. Black
berry wine ranks high asa tonic, con-
tanning as 1t does a large amount of
iron. Blackberry cordial is one of the
most approved remedies in case Of
dysentery; while jams and preserves
furnish throat remedy that requires
no urging upon the patient. From the
fresh young blackberry canes thick
syrup is expressed, valuable. for
throat, mouth and eye troubles. Made
into vinegar, the blackberry fur.
nishes one of the most refreshing and
cooling of summer drinks.
Blackberry vinegar.-To make the
vinegar, mash the berries to pulp
in. an earthen or stoneware vessel.
Add good cider vinegar to cover well,
and stand in the sun during the day
and in the cellar over night, stirring
occasionally. The next morning strain
and add the same amount fresh Der
ries. Crush and over the whole pour
the strained Juice, and set in the sun
again through the day and the cellar
at night. The third day strain and to
each quart of the juice allow one pint
of water and five pounds sugar. Heat
slowly to the boiling point, skim, and
when it boils strain and bottle, seal
ing alright.
Blackberry catsup.-Cover mashed
berries with boiling water, simmer
Is minutes, press again and strain.
Allow for each quart juice half tea
spoonful each mace, cinnamon, pepper
and white mustard. Cook down to
about quarter of the original guam.
tity, add vinegar (pure) to make
strength and consistency required,
then bottle and seal while hot.
Blackberry Jam.-Look over a gal.
lon Of blackberries, wash and drain.
Put in preserving kettle, pour in q
pint of water and cook until soft, stir
ring and MASKING with wooden
spoon to break up the fruit. Take
care that it does not scorch. Take
from the fire and press through a wire
sieve into a stone jar. Do not use
tin. Stir this pulp thoroughly. Take
a quart of the pulp and put in ket-
tie with quart of sugar measured
light and previously heated in the
oven. Bring to boil, cook rapidly
for Is or 20 minutes, until it jellies
when dropped in cold saucer. Pour
into small jars and when cold seal.
Repeat the cooking with another
quart of the pulp until all has been
used. The jam is easier and better
prepared a quart at time. It is q
good plan in hot weather to prepare
the berries one day, set away in the
cellar and make the jam in the cool
of the next morning.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-11

The important problem in dry land
farming is to conserve the moisture
In the Notwithstanding it through
out the season of growth. The total
annual precipitation is usually suffi-
cient to grow a large crop, but some
OF 1t comes when not needed and in
larger quantities than can be used and
often fails to come when most needed
oy the crop. The soil may be used
as vast reservoir for storing the
water until it is used by the. plant
BY keeping the soil loose on top, we
stop evaporation from the soil so that
all the water may be used by the
plant. In this way we save the water
In the soil until 1t is needed by the
crop.
Surface tillage is a means of trap
ping the rainfall The surface soil
is made loose and the capillary con-
nection between the loose surface and
the firmer and moister soil below is
broken, making it more difficult for
the water in the soil to reach the sur
face, where it is lost by evaporation
The depth Of cultivation desirable in
the formation of the soil mulch well
depend on the frequency of cultivation
and the amount of rainfall. During
long dry period a mulch three or
four inches thick is not too much. If
a crust forms on the surface, water is
lost rapidly by evaporation. If crust
forms under the mulch, II prevents
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-11
Not Entire.

The aeronaut, after painfully ex-
Treating himself from the wrecked
balloon, limped to the nearest farm
house
Madam" he said to the woman
who answered his knock, "can you ac-
commodate with nights lodging a
balloonist who has come to grief?"
I'd be glad to-" she hesitated, but
you are an entire stranger to"
Not an entire one," he interrupted
with some acerbity. For l have left
my left ear, three teeth, and certain
portions of my nose back there with
the ruined car"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-11
PRESCRIPTIONS IN LATIN.
The Public Should Have Them Trans.
lated by the Druggists.

What virtue is there in the secrecy
with which the doctor hedges about
his profession?
professional etiquette" occupies a
prominent place in the curriculum OF
every medical school, and when strict.
ly analysed professional etiquette
seems to mean doing what is best for
the doctor, individually and col.
lectively.''
Among the things that lis best for
the doctor" is the writing of his pre-
scriptions in Latin, and thus keeping
the public in ignorance not only of
what it is taking for it's ills, but fore
ing call upon the doctor each time
a prescription is needed.
In plain and unmistakable English
the writing of prescriptions in Latin
makes business for the doctors.
Let us say that you have the ague.
You had it last year and the year be
fore. Each time you have visited the
doctor and he has prescribed for you
in Latin. You have never known
what he has given you for the disease,
and so each time you are forced to go
to him again and give him an oppor-
tunity to repeat his prescription-in
Latin, and his fee-in dollars.
If you ask the doctor why he uses
Latin in writing his prescriptions, why
he writes aqua" when he means wa
ter, he will give you a technical dis
sertation on the purity of the Latin
language, and the fact that all words
are derived from it, etc. 1t will be
dissertation that you may not be able
to answer, but it will hardly convince
you.
1t would be good thing for the pub
lie to devise little code of ethics of
its own; ethics that will be "a good
thing for the public individually and
collectively"
Let us apply one of the rules of this
code of ethics to you, the individual.
You call in the physician when you
have the ague, the grippe, or any of
the other ills to which human flesh is
heir, and which you may have again
some day. The doctor prescribes-in
Latin, and you take this, to you, mean
ingless scribble to the druggist to
have it compounded. Right here is
where you come in, if you are wise.
Say to the druggist that you want a
translation of that prescription. It is
your privilege to know what you are
taking. While the doctors code of
ethics may not recognize this right it
is yours just the same.
With the translated prescription in
your possession you have two distinct
advantages. You know what you are
taking, and should you wish to call
some other doctor at some time you
will be able to tell him what drugs you
have been putting into your system,
and also If you should have the same
disease again you can save yourself
visit to the doctor, and his fee, by
taking this translated prescription to
the druggist once more and having ii
refiIlpd
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-11


Look for l.ee.-n the plumage Of
the fowls Of chicks looks rough and
the birds are continually busting them
selves in the earth or running their
bills about the plumage, It is time to
look for lice. Examine each specimen
carefully and even If no vermin is
found, 1t is safe to thoroughly dust
each bird with some like killing pow
der. II the growing chicks are free
from hce. have plenty of good food,
yet don't seem to thrive and grow as
they should, it is pretty likely that
they are crowding ut night, or perhaps
are sleeping In coop which Il not
sufficiently ventilated. Attention to
this part Of the business win mean
batter and more profitable chicka
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-11
Born, Not Worn.

Little Margaret's grandmother had
written for photograph of her name
sake, the baby" For material rea-
sons it was advisable that the little
girl should appear as well dressed as
possible, and cousins new open-work
dress was borrowed for the occasion.
On being arrayed for the picture Mar
garet rushed to her father, crying:
oh, father, just look! These amt
worn holes; they is born holes. "-Har-
per's.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-11

Where It Is possible the smoke Dit
should be little distance away and
the smoke allowed to enter through a
little tunnel, which may be made of an
eight or ten-inch tile. The concrete
walls need not be more than six
inches thick, and If desired the top
may be formed cheaply Of one slab Of
concrete. laid with very little slant
to carry on the drip. In this slab
should be imbedded wires six inches
apart, running In both directions,
which viii prevent its cracking. The
hooks to hang the meat should then
be inserted In the concrete when It il
formed. The meat bench should be Of
concrete also.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-11
one wav to clean silver.

Silver spoons as well as other small
trinkets may be frightened easily
without the addition of silver powder
by placing them in an aluminium re-
ceptacle and pouring boiling water
over them Polishing should be effect
ed by means of piece of clean cha
mois leather, but in adopting this
treatment 1t must be remembered that
the silver never should BE allowed r.
become furnished.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-11
The Appropriate Location

Caustic Critic-Why did you put
that Joker at the very end of the num-
bers in your entertainment program?
Member of ommittee-Wasn't that
all right? l thought wag ought
naturally to come at the tail end.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-11
Concrete Smoke House

Concrete is an excellent material
with which to build smokehouses,
since the walls are cool and have
tendency to prevent the heating of the
meat by means of the smoke arising.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-11
Pointed conversaticl,.

Jack, ! am going away
Going away, Madge?"
Yes, going away. But before go
have something to say to you"
Something to say to me, Nttle
wifef'
Yes, something to say to you. Don't
send me any poker stories in lieu of
the weekly remittance That'n be
about ALL"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-11

I had Catarrh for about fifteen
yoars, and no man could have
boon worse. I tried everything
I could hear OF, but no good 70.
suited. 7 then began 8. 8: s., and
from tbs first bottle, and after
taking it q short while was cured.
This was six years ago, and I am
as well today as any man. Think
Catarrh il g. blood disease, and
know there is nothing on earth
better for the blood than 8. 8. g.
Nobody thinks more Of 8. g. s.
than / do. NJ. WATSON.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-11
Negroes Valuable Head.

A Kentucky negro earns double
wages as a hodcarrier. because he is
able to do the work of two men. He
carries from 40 to SO bricks at time.
lie places the bricks upon a board
which he balances upon his head as
he climbs to the tops. of high build
fngS
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-11

with my back and
kidneys. 1 ooctored
and used many rene
dies without getting
relief. Beginning with
Doan's Kidney Pills..
I found relief from.
the first box, and two
boxes restored me to
good. sound cnndi-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-11

The dark horses often run best in
elections because their stains are not
seen so well.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-11
DOES YOUR BACK AcnEf
Profit by the Experience OF One Whs
Has Found Relief.

James R. Keeler. retired farmer.
OF Fenner ST.. Cazenovfa. N. Y, says:
about fifteen years ago I suffered
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-11

affected by this disease. it is a waste OF
time to try to cure Catarrh with sprays,
washes, Limitations, etc. Such treatment
does not reach the blood, and can, therefore,
do nothing more than temporarily relieve
the discomfort of the trouble. To cure
Catarrh permanently the blood must be
thoroughly purified and thesysten cleansed
of all poisons, and at the same time
strengthened and built up. Nothing equals
S. S. S. for this purpose. 1t attacks the
disease at its head, goes down to the very
bottom of the trouble and makes complete
and lasting cure. S. S. S. removes every
particle Of the Ca, catarrhal a poison from the
and healthy. Then the inAatned menu
branes begin to heal, the head Is loosened
and cleared, the hawking and splitting cease,
constitution Is built up and vigorous health
the stomach and digestion and acts as q
If you are suffering with Catarrh begin the
tement of your case and our physicians will
rh, and give you special medical adv;ca,
sale at all first class drug stores.
xf1 &PEC&HC Co, ATLANTA c..
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-11

ton. My wife and many of my friends
have used Doan's Kidney Pills with
good results and I can earnestly rec
ommend them"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Fcster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-11

Fault-fnding women frequently step
on their own corns.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-11
Reasonable Explanation.

nSdSUHdUfe GEptdHdtIOn.
Il wonder why a dog chases his
tail?"
"a sense of economy"
Economy
Yes: can't you see he is trying to
make both ends meet?"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-11
CA,TARRH p g1ooR
AND SYSTEM DISORDERED

Catarrh Inflammation the tissues Of the head and
m ct noises in the dropping back
cate is blood disease which the entire circulation and the Greater
the involved the
of uric acid in the blood The Liver and Bowels frequently be-
torpid and dull in their and instead the
This
parts of the These the blood
the different membranes tissues body, contracting
of cold will
Of Cah the blood parts
feeling continually stopped slight
The Washington herald., 1907-11-07
NURSES FAIR A SUCCESS.
Proceeds To BE Applied TO an En-
dcVyment Fund

At the Plymouth. 1886 Eleventh street
northwest. yesterday the nurses Of the
National Homeopathic AIumnae Associa-
ton held a sale of fancy articles. candy.
and toys. The attractive feature OF the
sale was the tearOOm. where refresh
ments were served from until 10 O'Clock.
All the rooms were tastefuliy decorated
with autumn leaves. laurel branches. and
chrysanthemums. while goblin-like pufap-
kins gave the children's room A quaint
aspect The candy room was trimmed
with the school colorS. blue and white.
The committee, consisting OF Miss Mvra
Drake. chairman: Miss Ida Pinkerron
Miss Alice Burrett. Miss Estelie Wheeler.
Miss Nellie Clark. and Miss Maud Fovg-
Ter, was assisted BY Miss Reba TavIor.
president of the alUmnae. and Miss Lett
tie superintendent Of the Homeopathic
Training School
During the day many visitors attended.
among them being Mrs. Dingmann and
daughter. Dr. Swo0mstedt. Mrs HeaIv.
Of Brooklyn. y. Y. Or. Stern. Mrs.
Bradley, DR. Buchanan. and the students
of the Mount Vernon Seminary. Many
flowers were donated by Washington
florists, and were placed on sale
Proceeds Of the sale viii be appropri-
sted TO an endowment fund for the chair
OF economies. Columbia University. New
York City, 20 be established TO prepare
graduate nurses for the duty Of superin-
tendents OF training schools.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-07
CHRYsANTHEMUM SHOW ENDS.
Exhibition the Finest Ever Held by
the Government.

The chrysanthemum show Of the ACri-
cultural Department viii close tonight.
after an exhibition which lasted ten days.
During that time. a continual stream of
visitors has attended. numbering among
them many prominent society people and
members Of the Diplomatic Corps
Mrs. Mcclellan. foreman Of the green
houses, who has had charge Of the va
rious exhibitions for the past seven years.
says this years show was the finest
ever held. With the exception Of a few
plants. every flower Of the two hundred
varieties has been christened by the Sec
retary Of Agriculture after some promi-
nent parsonage. These names include
President Roosevelt. Director Girard.
Mile Simone Jossier. W. J. Bryan. Presi-
dent Viger. Ms. Clay Frick. Queen VIII
helmina. Mr.. Pechon. and Mrs. Roosevelt
II was rumOred yesterday that next
years show probably Will he held in a
larger hall somewhere in the city 10 af-
ford better facilities 20 visitors.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-07
ARMY AND NAVY.
Army Orders.


Cart RUSH s. WELLS. from Eighth 20 Four
teeuth Cavalr7.
Capt. OSAfCN LATROBE. Jr. from Fourteenth 70
Eighth Cavalry.
Lieut.. Col. CHARLES A. VARNUM. retired de-
tailed with organized militia Of Idaho.
Private WALTER DELAHUNT. Hospital Co-pS
from army transport Burnside % Fourteenth
Cavalry. Fort Walla Walla-
Recruit HERBERT HOFFNER. caralry recruit
depot. Fort Sloc7Im. transferred 70 Hospital
Corps as private 20 General Hospital Washing
ton Barracks for dUty with Company c. Hos
pital Corps
Capts WILLIAM J. PARDEE. Twelfth Infantry
WILLIAM NJ WRIGHT Second Infantry. and
ANDRE ". BREWSTER. Ninth Infantry; FlrSt
IieutS WALTER Z. McCUSKY. Twenty first
Infantry; FRANK 4. LANG. Ninth Infantry.
and OLIVER II. DOCkERY. Jr, Third In
fantry; Second Lie1ts. GULIELMUS Y. HEIDI.
Twelf,h Infantry; SAAIl FL ]. SUTHERLAND.
Thirteenth Infantry. and EDMUND b. IGBE-
HART. Third InfantrJ 20 Fort LeaTenWCTth for
examination for promotion
Post COnmissary SCrgt. CHARLES kARSTEN.
from Fort Porter 10 Font Ontario
Mai HENRY ". HONEY. Twenty fourth Infantry
having been found by retiring board incafaci-
tatcd for active service on account uf disability
incident thereto. rctircmeut announced
Sec0nd-class Private HARRY q. THATCHER
Ordnance Department. now in Confinement az
FrGnkf0Td Arsenal. discharged without honor
from the army by reason Of dcS,rti0n
Cart HARRISON j. PRICE. Second Infantry.
from General Hospital, Preside OF san Fran
cisco. u proper station.
Scrgt- Mai WILLIAM JONES, Second Infantry.
placed on retired list
The Washington herald., 1907-11-07
CHURCH FAIR IS SUCCESSFUL.
Masonic Temple Crowd Finds Many
New Attractions.

notwithstanding the bad weather. a
large crowd attended the fair last night
in Masonic Temple, Ninth and F streets
northwest, for the benefit Of the Church
of the Holy Comforter. New attractions
have been added each day. and the
large hall is now complete with many
amusement booths one Of the success
ful features of the fair is the lunch
served every day between u:3O and .
o'clock. by the women OF the parish
The fair viii continue until November
l6. and beginning next week, nights will
be designated for reception Of fraternaI
societies.