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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
MADE THEM ALL LAUGH.
Book Must Have Been Funny, but No
One Knew What Is Was.

1t must have been a very funny
story! The type looked funny from
across the aisle of the car, the pic
lures looked funny, and the young
lady who was reading it doubled up
in fits of stifed laughter every few
minutes. The young man in the seat
with her could not help stealing a
glance at the pages of the book which
was evidently so funny. but whose
cover was carefully doubled back out
of sight, and. soon he began to laugh
as he unblushingly followed the story
page after page, shaking with sup
pressed merriment.
The woman in the seat at right an
giles became interested and looked
over the girls shoulder Presently
her face broadened into grin and
soon she was convulsively shaking.
The man in the seat across smiled at
the scene. A boy few seats down
the aisle grinned alphabetically. A
darby still further down showed all
his white teeth. The contagion spread
until the car was nearly on the verge
of Mysteries, when the fair reader got
up to leave the train, yet no one but
the girl herself had any idea as to
what the book was.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
FACTS ABOUT FIGURE NINE.
Professor of the Occult Has Added q
New Wrinkle.


Mathemahcians have juggled with
the mystic figures 8, and for ages.
and now comes foreign professor"
of the occult science to tell fortune
by the force in simple numeral"-
the 8. He reminds his victiI1s that If
they multiply any number. short of
decimal, by 9 the two figures of the
product addeoN together will make 9.
Thus: Nine times are IS, and and
l are 8; 8 times 3 are %, and and 2
are s.; times are 45, and 5 and 4
are 8; times are 81, and and
are g.; times are 63. and 3 and 6
are 8; times are 72. and and Z
are 8; time 8 are 81, and / and s are
g. He might have added that any
number in the hundreds of thousands
multiplied by 9 will give a product
the sum of whose digits is a multiple
of 9. Take at random-9 times 545
are 4,905. the sum of which is Is, and
9 into Is goes times Take 1852
multiplied by equals 66,16S; the sum
of the digits is %; 9 into 81 goes
) times. Oh, there is an immense
amount of fun in g.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09

If daily record of the flow is de-
sired, then permanent weir box
should be constructed as shown in the
following figure. The weir board is
seen to be situated between the first
and second panels. The sides and bot
tom of the weir box are built of two
inch rough plank, and the yokes or
frames are cut from two inch by four
inch sticks. The distances from the
sides of the notch to the sides of the
main box should be about three times
the probable depth of water on the
crest, and depth of the box below the
crest should be an equal amount.
The dimensions for a given case
are to be determined from the foNow-
ing table:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
Only TWO Continents.

An Englishman. smoking pipe. sat
in club-car on a western train. There
were several travelling men near by.
They were discussing themselves and
telling how good they we're.
Il suppose" said one, that I have
about as long trip as anyone in the
business. I go from Boston to San
Francisco twice year"
oh" said another, II can beat that.
l cross the continent twice every year
and take in Canada"
The Englishman listened intently.
He was interested. by the way"
said one of the drummers to him,
what is your business?"
Oh the Englishman replied, my
name is Douglass and l come from
London. l am a travelling man my
SELF
What is your line?"
Carpets
Have you got much territory?r
''Oh, not much" the Englishman re-
piled modestly. "Only North Ameri.
ca and Africa. Exchange
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
POSTUM CEREAL CO., LTD.
Guarantee On Their Products.

We warrant and guarantee that
all packages of Postum Cereal, Grape
Nuts and Elijah's Mamma hereafter sold
nv any iobber or retailer, comply with
the provisions of the National Pure
Food Law, and are~not and shall not
be adulterated or mis-branded within
the meaning of said Act of Congress
annroyed June 80. 1906. and entitled,
An act for preventing the manufac-
tnre sale or transportation of adul-
terated or mis-branded or poisonous or
deleterious foods, drugs, medicines.
liquors. and for regulating traffic there
IN for other purposes
Postum CEREAL Co., LTD.
C. w. PosT. Chairman,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Dec. IL. 1906.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of December. 1906.
BENJAMIN F. REIN.
Notary Public.
NV commission expires July /, 1907.
Our goods are pure, they always
have been and always will be, they are
not mis-branded. We have always
since the beginning of our business.
nrinted q truthful statement on the
packages of the ingredients contained
therein and we stand back OF every
package.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
RUNS A WIND WAGON.
It Mslees so Miles an Hour and Blows
the Leaves Off the Trees.

A wind wagon is what G. H Curtiss,
or Rammondsport, n. Y, calls a weird
looking vehicle in which he occasional
ly takes spin.
The frame is Of wood and the
wheels are of ordinary bicycle type.
1t is three-wheeler, steering being
accomplished by the forward wheel.
The motor is two-cylinder, air
cooled gasolene of the v type. such as
has been generally used in airship
work. and is placed below the propell-
er shaft and as near to it as possible.
The engine belts to a driving wheel
on the propeller shaft, which reduces
the revolutions of the propeller to ESQ
per minute.
This machine" says Mr.. Curtiss in
Popular Mechanics, although of no
commercial value, is thoroughly prac-
teal and will easily run 80 miles per
hour. The propeller is six feet in d.
ameter and has a pitcn of about 5h
feet
1T is needless to say that the rig
is great horse scarer, and blows up
great cloud of dust when passing
along the road, and will even pull the
leaves from the trees where the
branches are low"
The machine complete weighs 300
pounds. There is no patent on the
idea and anyone with his small gaso-
lene motor can build his own craft.
An iceboat can also be driven in the
same manner
The idea has just been utilized in
France, where M. Archdeacon of Arch
eres applied the propeller to a motor
cycle. In his case the propeller was
carried in front, which had the effect
OF pulling instead of pushing. The en-
tire outfit weighs 100 pounds and
made a speed of 1917 miles per hour
over short distances.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
Rise of Two Street Waits.

The accidental meeting in Kansas
City few days ago of two ex-gov.
ernors seems to illustrate the oftre-
peated statement that the republic is
opportunity" Fifty years ago two
street waits of New York did not seem
to have fair start in the world John
Brady was. as he says, "a little Mick,
with no home but the streets, and
Andy" Burke had the same home.
They were friends. Sent as homeless
boys TO an institution on the island, !"
they heard an Official read a letter
from another waif who had been sent
to Indiana. The letter told of the. won
ders of farm life and impressed them
so deeply that they clambered aboard
a train for the west. Burke reached
North Dakota. where in the course of
years he was elected governor. Brady
went to Alaska, where after striking
it" he was appointed governor.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
WEIRS FOR MEASUREMENT
OF WATER SERVICE
to Used nd Reyu-
Flow Needs-By G. E. p.
Smith, Arizona.

Fourth.-If the approaching waters
are turbulent. they must be made
calrn and free from waves and eddies
by laying brush or board on the
water surface ten or IL feet above the
weir.
Fifth.-The stream should be broad
er and deeper for a few feet on the
upstream side, that is, it should form
there a miniature lake. Otherwise
the water approaches the weir with so
great velocity as to increase the
flow. This increase may be computed
for any particular case, but it is not
worth while to do so, when little
shovelling will usually suffice to form
the quiet pool, as is desired.
Sixth.-Leakage under the weir
board must be prevented. This is
ing sods, weeds or straw around the
board These substances are easily
held in place by banking up with
earth.
Briefly, the conditions are these.
The water must approach the weir
calmly and slowly, must touch the
notch on the inner edge only, and
must have free fall on the down
stream side.
Such weir is not recommended
to be left permanently in place,
though it might be so fixed that it
would not be washed out in long
time But it can be put in place for
a half hour, long enough to determine
the discharge, and then carried to an
other portion of the ranch and used
again, or stored in a dry place to be
used at another time.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09

grandfathers had an open fireplace
and it has pleased the present gen
Grafton to retain this idea. although
In a greatly modified form. We
haven't so much room to waste on
brick work and we don't need such a
wide opening, because we don't cook
in the fireplace any more and we
haven't any logs or cord wood sticks
to get rid of. SO we build a little
dinky affair that looks nice, and if
we are lucky enough to have a. draft
sufficient to draw the smoke up the
chimney we can maintain a handful
of red Goals for companionship, while
we heat the house with furnace
There are great many small fami-
lies that may be accommodated in a
house of this size. They don't need
any more room, they don't care to go
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09

the home to have the fruit garden
definitely defined by low hedge. The
hedge may be permanent or it may
be of annual plants or perennials. 1t
may be composed of foliage plants,
Towering shrubs, or such flowers as
the saliva, dahlia, chrysanthemums,
etc.
A screen covered with climbing
cucumber (the greenhouse sort), scar
let runners, sweet peas, morning
glories, moon flower, etc., is useful
in some places, pretty, too.
When a person gets interested in
growing vines, shrubs and flowers
they find great many varieties suit
able for one place or another in the
garden in such way as to conform
readily to a general plan. A little
house like this finished up in such a
complete manner shows comfort, and
it feels just 'as good as it looks.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
First Floor Plan.

TO the expense Of furnishing a full
sized house and they don't want the
work and trouble of keeping it up.
Small families are suitable subjects
for sympathy because they look lone
some, but they do look a great deal
more comfortable in a neat little cot
tage house than when they under
take to scatter themselves through
the different rooms of more preten-
-tious habitation.
Lots of men and women fool them
selves by building a house several
times larger than they really need.
They do it ont of pride They want
an opportunity to show off and they
generally get disappointed They can
exploit themselves alright enough, but
where they get left is in the satisfac-
ton of lording it over their less pros
porous but more sensible neighbors.
1t Is sort of bully business in which
the aggressive party usually feels .
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
Width of Depth of Length of Width OF

Thus, for 80 miners inches the
smallest size is the best. For $50
miners inches the three foot weir
is preferable though the two foot size
will suffice.
The cost of the one foot weir with
lumber at $500 per thousand is about
five dollars for nails and labor. The
cost of any other size is easily COM
puted after making a bill for the ma
terial required.
The same precautions in setting
are to be observed as for the simple
weir board described above.
After the weir has been properly
placed, the only measurement re-
quired to be made is the depth or
head of water on the crest. 1t can be
measured with a foot rule reading to
sixteenths of an inch. y
The head may be defined as the
height of the free water surface above
the crest of the weir. Since the sur
face is lowered considerably near
the weir notch, this measurement
should be made about two feet up
stream from the notch. In the case
of weir board, a stake should be
driven in the bottom of the ditch at
this point until its top is just level
with the crest, and the foot rule held
upon it to measure the depth of
water. In case weir box is used a
strip may be nailed to the side of the
box two feet back from the notch and
level with it, and the depth of water
determined by resting the rule upon
this strip.
The formula for computing the dis
charge is:
The discharge in cubic feet per SEQ
ond is equal to 1867 times the width
of the bottom of the notch, times the
head, times the square root of the
head. If this product be now multi
piled by 40 it will give the discharge
in miners inches.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
subject of building for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide expe-
rience as Editor. Author and Manufac-
authority on all these subjects. Address
all inquiries to William A. Radford. No.
1871 Fifth Ave. Chicago. H., and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
A five-room cottage that is con-
venient and that looks neat and COM
Portable is not easily planned. There
are many difficulties in the way of
laying out living rooms and bedrooms
ON one floor. Cottage house plans
have brought grey hairs to the heads
OF many architects and a good deal
OF comfort to the owners after they
are built and paid for
Formerly families were not so hard
to please as they are at the present
time; in fact, hundred years ago
the most fastidious and exclusive of
our forefathers thought they were
quite comfortable in a log cottage
having two rooms and a loft. The
front room answered for parlor sit
ting room, bedroom and general liv-
ing room, while the kitchen did serv-
ice for general work, comprising cook
ing. washing and storage for wood,
vegetables and many other things. A
little round bottom table in one cor
Fner did service for a dining table.
This table often was made by split
ting a log in the middle and inserting
lengths cut from saplings for legs in
the rounded side.
Since the good old times, however,
cottage houses have passed through a
wonderful evolution. A little i'm
provement can be traced through
each generation, until the present
plans offer as much comfort and
privacy as two-story house. Our
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
Lightning struck Twice.

Dr. j. G. Keith. formerly OF st.
Louis. who was struck by lightning
several years ago. went to Leadville.
COL, for his health. and was again hit
by bolt About II years ago the
doctor, while walking on the street,
was struck by thunder bolt. His
lett side was partially paralyzed He
went to Colorado for his health and
last spring while on the street he was
again hit by lightning. This second
bolt practically rendered DR.. Keith
helpless as far as his left side is con
cerned.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09

for irrigation, for the cost of pumping
often leaves a very small net profit.
In many instances, also, measure
ments have proven the existence of
an excessive loss by seepage from
bitches, and the loss, once discovered,
has been properly remedied. Other
advantages of equal value will result
from careful record of the ditch
waters.
1t is usually assumed that water
measurements are too difficult for the
rancher and that the task must be left
to an engineer. This feeling is I'M
warranted. 1t is possible for the
rancher, with proper directions. to
make his own measurements with lit
tie outlay of time and expense.
Quantity of water in miners inches
inches equal one cuhic fOof of
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
In the Worlds Labor Unions.

Ia New York one out of every 10
persons is member of labor or
ganization- In England the proper
ton is one in every %. in Germany
one in 81. in France one in SO, in Italy
one in 125. and in Spain one in every
33s.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09

Make Sheep Tame. = Make the
sheep tame by kindness. They viii do
the better for it. Make it point to
count the sheep every day. Keep
away the dogs; bells on every nth
sheep win do it
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-10-22
His Death was Sudden.

Mr.. W. J. Coley, a merchant
who lived on Trinity auenue,
died between 11:30 and 12o'clock
Sunday night. Typhoid fever
was the cause of his death, but a
hemorrhage was the direct cause.
1t was thought, up to a few hours
of his death. that he was getting
along very well. Every symp-
toms showed that he would soon
be able to leave his bed and room.
Then the hemorrhage and his
death.
Mr.. Coley had resided in Dur
ham for several years. He was
a merchant first at the corner
of North Mangum street and
Trinity avenue, and then on
Trinity avenue at the corner of
of Roxboro street. He lived nex11
TO the store and his mother kept
house for him. He had three
children, two sons and a daugh-
ter. He was Il years Of age and
had resided here for several
years, having moved to Durham
from Granville county. He left
mother, three brothers Messrs.
J. E. and H. o. Coley, of North
side, CrarvilIe county, ard I. ?
Coley, of Ontario, Virginia.
There are two sisters Mrs. A.
L. Clark, of Lyon, Granville
county. and Mrs. A. C. Beck, of
Durham.
The remains were taken to
Benehan, Granville county, for
interment. Rev. J. NJ. Annette,
pastor of the North Durham Bap-
list church, attended the funer-
al and conducted the burial exer-
cises.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-10-22

J. F. Peasants. who was APP
pointed deputy sheriff after his
defeat for the Office of township
constable in the last election.
and who has served in that. Gu.
pacity since that time. has re-
signed his position as deputy
sheriff. The resignation took ef-
feet last week.
The reason assigned for the
resignation is due to the fact
that Sheriff Harvard confined
the duties OF Sir. Peasants to
East Durham, and heretofore he
has been doing duty in any part
Of the county.
As to who will be his successor
has not been ascertainpd. but
Sheriff Harvard will announce
an appointment fof last Dur
ham in a few days.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-10-22

Eli Allen. who has lived in this
section for d number OF years.
died at his home in Patterson
township, some four or five miles
from Durham. Saturday soon af-
ter the noon hour. He was about
GO or 6j years of age and his
death was caused, so reported,
from Il cancer of the stomach.
He had been extremely III for
several days.
MIR. Allen left a wife and two
sons and five daughters. The
sons ard daughters are as fol-
l,ws: Lee Allen ard James III,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-10-22
NEWS FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS
Items Of Interest from Various Places as Viewed and Told
by Those on The FeId.... Personals. II
Rougemoni. g0uie |.

Miss Annie Rhew left Sunday
to begin teaching Monday near
Moriah, Person county.
Miss Corrinne Bowling return
ed home last Wednesday after a
visit to the Exposition at James
town.
Mrs. Sam II. Jones and daugh-
Ter, Kathleen. visited Mrs. Jones'
mother, Mrs. Capt. Bowling,
Saturday and Sunday.
Lumber is being hauled to Red
: Mountain to build a vestibule to
the church. Hope work will
soon begin and the women who
have worked so faithful for it
are smiling.
A beautiful memorial window
TO Capt. VIM. Bowling's memory
has been put in Red Mountain
church near where he always
sal in the church he loved so
we'll. He was the largest con-
tributor to the vestibule. The
many good acts of him will be in
the memory Of people for years
to come.
Miss Emma Rhew returned to
her school Monday, after spend
ing Saturday and Sunday with
her parents.
C. w. Massey and the County
Board of Education met with
Rougemont school Monday. The
school has grown so much that
it is in great need OF the fourth
teacher. Mrs. Bowen makes a
line prin cipal and she has gooi
help in tue two other teachers.
There is to be an all day ser
vice at Red Mountain Baptist
church Saturday before the Sec
ond Sunday in November. In
the morning women and child
rem only. are invited. in the after
noon our pastor viii preach. We
hope to have several women from
the Firs. Baptist church and 9th
ers in Durham to be with US.
We hope to have a Woman's Mis-
sionary Rally and will be glad
If every woman or child who can
will meet with US. Dinner
served on the ground.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-10-22
SCHOOL RALLY AND SPEAKING.
Effort Tor Special Tax for Redwood
Being Pushed.

Next Friday at Redwood school
Oak Grove Township, a rally will
be held by all those that favor a
special tax for this school. Ar
rangements have been made to
have a speaking during the
morning hour and exercises by
the school children in the after
noon.
Prof. c. w. Massey, county
Superintendent, will have as his
guest, Superintendent J. Y. JOY
ner, of Raleigh, and they will go
out from Durham to be present
during the day.
Superintendent Joyner will
speak in the morning and the
exercises by the school will take
place in the afternoon, dinner
being served on the grounds. A
large attendance is expected.
An effort to have a special tax
voted for this district is being
pushed by all favoring it with
vigor, and they claim that they
are reasonably sure of success;
while on the other hand those
that are opposed to the tax claim
that the vote will notbo sufficient
t0 carry tha tax.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-10-22

l.. L. Watson, Of South Leb-
enon.. Tenn. called In to see Us
Monday, while here on a visit.
lie had been here several days
on a visit to relatives, and left
Durham with the intention OF
going to the jamestown Exposi.
ton.
Mr.. Watson was raised in this
section and this was his frs. vis-
II here in many years. lie car.
ried back to his Tennessee home
4 souvenir Of his visit. which
was also n souenir of his early
childhood in the shape Of q thin.
Bile which his mother, who died
when he was quite a boy. used
n nj ing his clothes. H. priced
Tin ,ns. fe. a,Glly.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-10-22
Tried TO Assault lCang Lady.

Reidsville, Oct. q. Ed Whit
sett, a negro, attempted crimi-
nal assault upon the person of
Miss Edna johnson, the lS-year-
old daughter of the late James
Johnston. in the yard of her
home early this morning. Whit
sett. it is said. had been hanging
around the house for the past
week or SO. hut this intention
we're rot suspected. This MORN
ing as Miss Johnston was in her
back yard, he came upon her
from some bushes near the yard.
The young lady began to scream
and the brute put hi= hands over
her mouth. A scufile resulted
and the young lady broke his
hold and in doing 50 injured an
arm. She continued her screams
and the negro ran aHay.
A few hours iatar two ori.ers
arrested the negro q lew ham
,!red yards south Of the residence.
He was on a bicycle ard no
doubt was trying to make his
escape. There has been but lit
tie excitement. bit mayor Mont
gomc~y thought i. wise. as a pre-
cautionary measure. to send the
prisoner TO Greensboro to remain
until the young lady sufficiently
RECEIVERS from the fright to ap-
pear at the preliminary hearing.
THE NEGRO DENIES THr CHARGE.
Greensboro. Oct. 2l. Ed Whis-
sctt, a Reidsyille negro, was
brought here tonight and lodged
in jail for safe-keeping. He de-
nies the charge against him and
says he made no effort to escape,
but. on the other hand, was at
tending to surrender when ar
rested on the streets Of Reds
vile.