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Middletown transcript., 1907-10-26
Can Delaware
Afford the Loss !?
Business Proposition

Voters OF Delaware. call your attention figures which
backed BY positive proof that be denied what
license victory in Delaware will cost the whose
such calamity to befall the State of Delaware
Don't throw this aside lightly If ypu are conservative
.ook before you leap It will bring you line of
thought it means dollars in your pocket
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Doy6u know that the licensed dealers in Delaware pay
tax annually OF S454 property assessment of $ 2 1882
kindly look at those figures again In Delaware provebiay
the wrong side of the ledger something
and know what and also know who will have
make when the time pay CITY, county
bills That who is you. Do you want to do it?
Figure the States Department Justice that
would follow kitchen and like places which
common tells follows naturally the
prohibition You are the man that pays that bill,
The licensed dealers toward the yaons govern
ment The amount paid into the city county and
State treasures is which equals oneourth
total revenue Of the State although paid into local
treasures And 020 is paid into the National
Did you know this Did you figure up what
personally and are the person whom you
interested
Who will pay for this lost tax prohibition the fight
Mr. Taxpayer will come from pocket and you
shrk it, The prohibition leaders know this Have they
justice showing you both sides of the
Justice and prohibition strangers.
The books of your city county coec
of taxes will prove the truth of the figures
see for yourself
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Under the present system the workingman receives
$I44 300 81 annually Over
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you know this is the truth
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TO confscate the property the business and Of
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
OF
St. Georges Hundred !

The taxable residents OF St. Georges
Hundred, and all persons liable to pay
tax in said Hundred, are hereby notified
that the Taxes for the year 1906 are now
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business common sense and common honesty Novem
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10
KANSAS.
Why Farmers Grow Old Early.


Anyone who has lived on a farm
does not need to be told the reason,
for he knows of the strain under
which the American farmer lives dur
ing the five months of spring and
summer, says Woody Hutchinson, M.
D., in Harper's Monthly. His work
day is from four or five in the morning
until eight or nine at night, including
chores-15 to II hours of the hardest
kind of physical labor, and every min
ute of it at high tension, especially
during harvest. Then comes a period
of relaxation in the fall, the one time
in the year when he has just enough
muscular exercise to keep him in
health. Later, the winter season, ap-
preaching stagnation, in which he
takes on flesh, gets "logy," and then a
furious debauch of hard labor through
the spring and summer again. No
wonder that by As he has had sun
stroke and cant stand the heat" or
has "a weak back or his heart gives
out" or chill makes him rheuma-
TIC" and when you add to this furious
muscular strain the fact that the far
mer sees his income put in peril every
season, and his very home every bad
yoar, so that each unfavorable change
In the weather sets his nerves on
edge, 1t can be readily imagined that
the real quiet, peaceful country life"
is something sadly different from the
IDEAL
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10
Do We Chance Our Size?

We all have read such phrases as
his form seemed to dilate," and che
suddenly looked mean and shrunken."
Without doubt one can and one does,
under certain circumstances, as in Of
Tended dignity, extend the height, d.
late the chest, and so become larger,
and fear may cause a sort of collapse
that makes one appear quite shrunken.
These are real and commonplace
things. There is something else al
lied to the foregoing which is not
quite so simple, says New York Week
ly. We associate grand things with
bigness, and mean things with small
ness. By some curious trick of our
nervous system We no sooner learn
that a person has done a noble deed
than his form looks noble, and if we
hear that the deed is mean his form
appears mean. If another is proved
intellectually excellent, we. mark the
width of his forehead. Should he sub
sequently do anything disgraceful, we
think his forehead mean-looking. And,
indeed, We ourselves may feel broad
or mean in brow, but all these things
are mental illusions.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10
Millions for Damaqes.

The various (street carr companies
Of Greater New York reported for 1905
total of $2,09S ,OO95O paid out in
damages. Two million dollars in a
single year! But this was not all, re-
marks John P. Fox, in Everybody's.
TIE same companies reported for legal
expenses in connection with accidents
the further item of $1,005, S92.51, max
ing the total amount Of damages &c.,
103, 902A0. This is equivalent to Co.
000, 900 fares year! The total amount
paid out by all the tram companies of
the United Kingdom, including Great
Britain and Ireland, for the year 1903
1904, was only $4,000 Or, take it
by cities. The amount paid out by
the municipal system of Liverpool for
1905 was $53,S00 The amount paid
out by the Boston Elevated, operating
the surface systems of Boston, for
1906, was $603,576! The traffic of the
chief Berlin company is greater by
half than that of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit company. The amount paid
out in 1905 by this Berlin company
was $65,500. The amount paid out by
the Brooklyn company in 1905 was
$64S, 03S.10!
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10
GHOSTS PLAY MANY FRANKS.
Grab Rope from Bellrlnser and Cut
Down Trees.

Ghostly happenings have disturbed
the town of Kirkwall, the capital OF
the county of Orkney. On Wednes--
day night, says the London Daily Mail,
the wife of the bellringer went to St.
Magnus cathedral to sound the curfew
at eight o'clock This is an ancient
custom still observed in the burgh
The bell had been tolled for less than
q minute, when, it is alleged, figure
suddenly appeared at the woman's
side, snatched her hands from the
ropo and as mysteriously disappeared.
Another morning 20 trees which
few years ago were planted in
front of the cathedral were found to-
have been cut down. The night was
q calm one, with brilliant moonlight,
and the trees were standing at one
o'clock in the morning.
Hundreds of windows have an out
look on the spot, and many people who
were still astir at three o'clock in
the morning did not hear the slightest
sound outside Yet an hour later
every tree had been destroyed. The
police are baffled.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10
BLOOD GETS SOUR.
Every Family Should Make Up Thie
Home Mixture and Take Now.

At this time of year, says a we'll
known authority, the Kidneys become
weak, clogged and inactive, failing to.
filter out the poisons and acids, which
sour the blood, causing not only facial
and bodily eruptions, but the worst
forms of Rheumatism, Nervous and
Stomach troubles, Backache and pain
full, annoying Urinary Affections.
1t is worth anyone's time now to.
get from some good prescription phar--
macy the following ingredients: Fluid
Extract Dandelion, one-half ounce;
Compound Kargon, one ounce; Com
pound Syrup Sarsaparilia, three,
ounces. Mix by shaking well in a bot
tie and take in teaspoonful doses after
your meals and at bedtime.
This simple homemade mixture will
force the Kidneys to normal, healthy
action, so they will filter and strain all
uric acid and poisonous waste matter
from the blood, and expel this in the
urine, at the same time restoring the,
full blood count'-that is, 95 per cent.
red blood corpuscles-which is abso-
lutely indispensable to perfect health.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10

of mother waylaying the doctor as
he issues from the sick-room.
"Luck?" said /, gazing blankly at
him.
you've seen the latest quotation,
haven't you?" In his nervousness his
temper was on fine edge.
NO." replied I indifferently. l sat
down at my desk and began to busy
myself Then 1 added: "We're out
of the Coal combine. I've transferred
our holdings. Look after these things,
please" And l gave him the checks,
notes and memoranda of agreement.
Galloway" he exclaimed. And
then his eye fell on the totals OF the
stock had been carrying. Good
God, Matt!" he gasped. Ruined"
And he sat down, and buried his
face and cried like a child-it was
then that 1 measured the full depth
of the chasm l had escaped. 1 made
no such exhibition Of myself, but when
1 tried to relight my cigar my hand
trembled so that the fame scorched
my lips
"Ruined?" l said to Joe, easily
enough. mot at all. We're back in
the road, going smoothly ahead
only. at bit less stiff pace Think
Joe, of all those poor devils down in
the mining districts. They're out
clear out-and thousands of 'em don't
know where their families will get
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10
A FRIENDLY GROCER.
Dropped Valuable Hint About Coffee.

For about eight years." writes a
Mich. woman, Il suffered from nerv-
ousness-part of the time down in bed
with nervous prostration.
Sometimes l would get numb and it
would be almost impossible for me to
speak for spell. At others, I would
have severe bilious attacks, and my
heart would fiutter painfully when I
would walk fast or sweep.
Il have taken enough medicine to
start a small drug store, without any
benefit. One evening our grocer was
asking husband how / was and he
urged that / quit coffee and use
Postum, SO he brought home pkg.
and l made it according to directions
and we were both delighted with it.
$50 we quit coffee altogether and
used only Postum. began to get bet
ter in months time and look like an
other person, the color came back to
my cheeks, began to sleep well, my
appetite was good and / commenced
to take on flesh and become interested
in everything about the house.
Finally was able to do all my own
work without the least sign of my old
trouble. am so thankful for the little
book. The Road to Wellyille' 1t has
done me so much good. / haven't
taken medicine of any kind for six
months and don't need any.
"A friend Of ours who did not like
Postum as she made it, liked mine,
and when she learned to boil it long
enough, hers was as good as mine.
It's easy If you follow directions -
Name given by Postum Company. Bat
tie Creek, Mich. Read the little book.
The Road to MELVILLE" in pkes.
There's . reason.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10

stepped upon the pier I saw a fine=
looking old man in the pavilion over
hanging the water. He was dressed
all in white except sky-blue tie that
harmonized with the color of his eyes
He was neither fat nor lean, and his
smooth skin was protesting ruddily
against the age proclaimed by his
wool-white hair. He rose as l came
toward him, and, while was still
several yards away, showed unmistak-
ably that he knew who was and that
he was anything but glad to see me.
INF. Forester" asked.
He grew purple to the line of his
thick white hair. 1T is, Mr.. Black
lock-" said he. 81 have the honor to
wish you good day, sir" And with
that he turned his back on me and
gazed out toward Long Island.
81 have come to ask favor Of you,
sir" said I, as polite to that hostile
back as if I had been addressing a
cordial face. And waited.
He wheeled round, looked at me
from head to foot. 1 withstood the
inspection calmly; when it was ended
1 noted that in spite of himself he
was somewhat relaxed from the opin-
ion of me he had formed upon what
he had heard and read. But he said:
81 do not know you, sir, and I do not
wish to know you"
you have made me painfully aware
of that" replied I. But l have
learned not to take snap judgments
too seriously. l never go to a man
unless l have something to say to
him, and I never leave until l have
said it,
81 perceive, sir" retorted he, you
have the thick skin necessary to liv-
ing up to that rule" And the twinkle
in his eyes betrayed the man who de-
lights to exercise real or imaginary
talent for caustic wit. Such men are
like nettles-dangerou only to the
timid touch.
"On the contrary" replied I, easy
in mind now, though I did not anger
him by showing it, 81 am most SEN
sitive to insults-insults to myself
But you are, not insulting me. You
are insulting a purely imaginary,
hearsay person who is, venture to
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10

assure you, utterly unlike me, and
who doubtless deserves to be in
suited"
His purple had now faded. In a
far different tone he said: IF your
business in any way relates to the
family into which you have married,
/ do not wish to hear it. Spare my
patience and your time, SIR
ut does not" was my answer. ct
relates to my own family-to my wife
and myself. AS you may have heard,
she is no longer a member of the
Ellersley family And I have come
to you chiefly because happened to
know your sentiment toward the
Ellersleys."
81 have no sentiment toward them,
sir!" he exclaimed. They are nom
existent, sir = non-existenti Your
wife's mother ceased to be Forester
when she married that scoundrel
Your wife is still less a Forester
True" said l. "She is a Black
lock-"
He WINGED. and it reminded me of
IuO hiShS Va Aly AAoi AAo6C dnu ANITA ,
expression when the preacher called
her by her new name. But / held
his gaze, and we looked each at the
other fixedly for, it must have been,
full half minute. Then he said cour-
teously: What do you wish?"
went straight to the point. My
color may have been high, but my
n 4
Il wish to make my wife financially
Independent. wish to settle on her
an income that win enable her to live
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10

! The mayor of Huddlesfield, England,
some time ago offeerd to give a pound
sterling to every child born during his
term who should live to be a year old.
This prize has, it is said, already
caused a marked lessening of infant
mortality in the town, parents being
inspired to take better care of their
offspring. The mayor is step in ad-
vance of President Roosevelt, remarks
the Indianapolis Star. He knows that
race suicide is not necessarily averted
by the mere bringing of children into
the world.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10
Little Bobby on Bees.

Little BODY wrote an essay on bees,
rs follows:
"The bee Is queer sort of an in
sect, that gives people few points
that they don't appreciate. The queen
bee bosses the hive, just like ma.
bosses our house. The drone bee is.
like pa; he don't care much about
work. There are other kinds of bees,
including political bees, quilting bees
and husking bees. But the best bees
of all are the kissing bees. There is a
kissing bee in our parlor every Sum-
day night and get nickel not to tell
about it. When it comes to a choice.
of bees, give me kissing bee every
time"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10
Benefits of the X-Ray.

1t Is noted from Baltimore that dur
Ing the ten years since the discovery
of the X-ray important research has.
been made by the medical department
of Johns Hopkins university through
the use of the ray as diagnoStic
agent; and the results of great bene-
fits derived from the early diagnosis
and study of aneurisms, or morbid di-
lation of the walls of arteries, through
this agent, have just been compiled
and described by DIR. F. Howard Baet-
jar, of the university.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10
Canoe of Ancient Make.

While engaged in clearing out a.
deep bog in Somersetshire, England,
a workman unearthed a canoe which
probably belonged to some ancient
lake dweller. The boat, which is Of
oak, is in fairly good state of pres
ervatfon, and measures 20 feet 6
inches in length and feet 10 inches
in width, and in appearance is some
what like modern punt.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10

Jamaica is beginning to suspect that
Great Britain has been holding it only
for purposes of exploitation. 1t threat
ems to appeal to the United States for
aid If John Bull does not loosen up.
If Swettenham disapproves of these
sentiments Jamaica is willing that he
should take his hatbox and go.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10

That village innkeeper at Winston,
Eng, must have been amazed when
he discovered that the portrait of
Shakespeare. which had been valued
In his family only because of its an
tQuity. was worth about s2O,O00-con-
siderably more than all his other
property.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10

A female suffragist says that wo
men can vote as easily as they ca
put on a new hat. Yes; but win the
take equal care that the ballot is ia
straight?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-04-10

bread. And though they haven't
found it out yet, they've got to leave
the place where they've lived all
their lives. dnd their fathers before
them-have got to go wandering about
in world that's as strange to them
as the surface of the moon, and as
bare for them as the Sahara desert"
That's SO" said Joe Its hard
luck" But saw he was thinking
only of himself and his narrow escape
from having to give up his big house
and all the rest of it; that, soft
hearted and generous though he was,
TO those poor chaps and their wives
and children he wasn't giving a
thought
You've done a grand two hours
work. said Joe.
"Grander than you think" replied
l. I've set the tiger on to fight the
bull"
Galloway and Roebuck?"
Just that" said /. And laughed
started up, sat down again. No. I'll
put off the pleasure" said l. .Tll let
Roebuck find out, when the claws
catch in that tough old hide of his"
XVI.
"A CONSPIRACY AGAINST. ANITA.
On about the hottest afternoon oil
that summer had the yacht take me
down the Sound to point on the Con
necticut shore within sight of Dawn
Hill, but seven miles farther from
New York / landed at the private
pier OF Howard Forester, the only
brother Of Anita's mather. AS
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-05-23
Wonderful Foreshouqht.

The habit of companies which In
sure against accidents to compel
their patrons to resort to the courts
to recover in case of injury was the
occasion of this singular thought
fulness, told by the president of 8
large accident company: "Some
time ago." he said, "a large policy
holder IN my company was run over
by a trolley car and his right leg
painfully crushed. He remained
conscious after the shock for three
minutes, during which time he pull
ed out his watch and called the at
tention of the crowd to the fact
that it was just fifteen minutes o
IL. His policy expired at noon, and
his foresight was rewarded by the
immediate payment of his weekly
indemnify without controversy or
litigation"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-05-23
Curious Hits Born of His Faculty For
Reading Faces.

Curious Hits Born of His Faculty For
Reading Faces.
81 don't want people to look at
my pictures and say how beautiful
the drapery is. The face is what l
care about" said Stuart, the great
American painter. He was once
asked what he considered the most
characteristic feature of the face.
BE replied by pressing the end of
his pencil against the tip of his nose,
distorting it oddly.
His faculty at reading physiogno-
my sometimes made curious hits.
There was person in Newport cele-
6rsted for his powers of calculation,
but In other respects almost an
idiot. One day Stuart, being in the
British museum, came upon bust
whose likeness was apparently un-
mistakable. Calling the curator, he
said, II see you have head Of Cal
culsting Jenny"
Calculating JemmyP" repeat
ed the curator In amazement. 'Thst
is the head of Sir Isaac Newton"
On another occasion, while din
ing with the Duke Of Northumber-
land, his host privily called his atten-
ton to a gentleman and asked the
painter if he knew him. Stuart had
never seen him before.
"Tell me what sort of a man he
h."
81 may speak frankly?"
"By all means"
"Well, if the Almighty ever wrote
Q legible hand he is the greatest
rascal that ever disgraced society"
1t appeared that the man was an
sttorney who had been detected in
sundry dishonorable acts.
Stuart's daughter tells a pretty
story of her fathers garnet, where.
many of his unfinished pictures we're
stored:
''The garnet was my playground,
and a beautiful sketch of Nine.
Bonaparte was the idol that ]
worshiped. At last 1 got possession
of colors and al old panel and fell
to work copying the picture. Sud
denly 1 heard a frightful roaring
sound. The kitchen chimney was
on fire. Presently my father APP
peared, to see if the fire was likely
to do any damage. He saw that
looked very foolish at being caught
at such presumptuous employment
and pretended not to see me. But
presently he could not resist look
ing over my shoulder.
"'Why, boy said he-so he used
to address me-'you must not mix
your colors with turpentine. You
must have some oil
1t is pleasant to add that the lit
Gle girl who thus found her inspira-
ton eventually became a portrait
painter of merit.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-05-23
THURSDAY, MAY %, 1907
BUSINESS MEMS
CLUB ELECTION.
Nearly All Of Former Officers Are ks
EIected.j

AS announced in THE HERALI
the Business Mems Club held z
meeting Wednesday evening foi
the purpose of electing officers fol
the ensuing year. Eleven members
attended the meeting No business
of Importance was transacted.
The election of officers resulted
as follows:
P. E. Blalack, president; VIM
Kelly, first vice president; S. C.
Tucker, second vice president;
John Bannon, secretary; DR.. c. II.
Thorn, treasurer.
The following board of directors
was elected: Benz. Kowalski, {.
Lindsey. ]. K. combe. T. crixell
and L. K. Morris.
With a few exceptions. the form
er officers were reelected.