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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

mail order houses and the devil. With
its corrupt government, its overflow
OF population, and it's vice, the great
city is the menace Of our morals and
our liberties.
The city like the dragon swallows
the vast throngs of country boys and
girls that flock into it, and by and by
when health, and virtue and hope are
gone, spews them out to die in want.
or wander as derelicts over the face
OF the earth.
And don't you see, my friend, that
when you take the money from the
country town, you destroy the chance
of success there, and the boys and
girls will follow where you have sent
the money?
This town Of yours was founded On
faith, on the faith in the customs of
men for hundreds of years to trade at
the nearest town. These merchar tn
and carpenters, masons and editors
are your neighbors. They have grown
up amongst you or amongst others
like you. - Srs - =
They have put their all in a little
business, money, time and hope.
Around the corner there Is little cot
tage, and the wife and the baby-it
may be your grandbaby-wait; and
there is a smile of happiness when
business is good" but the troubled
look comes when business is poor.
They are struggling to live, and nay
for the little home, and by and by ed.
ucate the children. They are your
neighbors and friends, not your enc
mics. They work hard-you scarcely
realize how hard-and are not living
high. They have pinned their faith
to the town-your town.
Their success or failure Is In your
hands. For your trade they will give
you good returns, and all will prosper
together. If you withdraw your trade.
failure must follow. Some poor strug.
gler must go down facing bankruptcy.
The light must go out of some wom-
ans eye. and hardship be laid up for
the child.
Even IL you could save a little nv
sending your patronage to the city. do
you not think 1t the fair thing, the lust
thing. the right thing, to trade at the
little home town with those you know.
those whose prosperity and happiness
are in your hands?
For it is written. Thou shalt love
thy neighbor as myself"
WILLIAM n. HANDY.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

town you meet your neighbors SxtuFs
day afternoons and exchange news
and experience. You go to 1t FOR day
OF recreation when the snow comeas
the fair, or on holidays.
There during the winter lecture
course you hear great orators and ex-
cellent musicians. The political rallies,
the church conference or association
are held there.
By and by in the pretty little VII
lage church, whose spire you can see
from your farm, you son will preach
the gospel. In the brick building two
doors from the corner, farmer boy
will open law Office, and in the little
frame two blocks away another SON
Of the soil, just back from college. win
begin the practice Of medicine.
There is the high school to which
you send your children, and there
after awhile your daughter will teach.
And some day when you find the
farm work too heavy for your age, and
want to get near the children, you VIII
build on that grassy corner lot two
doors from the Methodist church and
move to town.
Yes. the town is a mighty good
thing to have, a pleasant thing; and
the more you put into it the more you
get out of it. For it grows according
to the trade it gets and the more It
grows the more 1t can buy and the
higher will go your land.
The Moral 0hIIo,Yion
But the last and strongest reason
why it is right that the country peo-
pie spend their money at home is the
moral obligation.
The town is yours, yours to ruin or
prosper. The same sense Of obliga-
ton should prompt you to support 1t,
as prompted our old Teutonic ances-
tors in the forests of Germany to
stand elbow to elbow in protection Of
their village. The same spirit of loyal
ty should inspire you as fired the
Highland Scot to spend his blood for
the welfare of his clan.
The country town with all its faults
is the best governed, most enlight-
ened, most moral, and happiest spot
in American civilization. 1t is good
safe place. Not too swift, nor yet too
slow. In touch with the current of
progress, but not racing with greed.
The place from which come nearly all
the great business men, lawyers,
scholars, preachers, physicians. The
place where men are neighboriy and
helpful.
This town, my farmer friend. IL
yours. But the city belongs to the
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Clean paint smoked by kerosene
lamps with kerosene and rub it off
with fresh CLOTH
A few drops of alcohol rubbed on
the inside of lamp chimneys will re-
move all trace of greasy smoke.
In cleaning papier mache articles,
use a sponge moistened with cold
water. They may be polished with
flour and flannel cloth.
Lime-water will sweeten jars and
jugs which soap and water fail to
cleanse. 1t is admirable for cleansing
milk vessels and nursing bottles.
Half lemon dipped in salt and
rubbed on discolored ivory knife
handles will restore them to their or
iginal whiteness. After doing this
wash the knives once in hot water.
The fishy taste in wild game, if
objected to, can be removed by putting
a small onion, cut finely, into the car
cass directly it is cleaned. Remove
this before cooking and burn it at
once, for it will smell very extensively.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
MANY USES FOR TURPENrlNE
is Real Friend to Housekeeper in Va.
riety of Ways.

There are few housekeepers that
are not familiar with some of the
numerous uses of turpentine, and as
the advantage over many remedies
whose odorS are offensive.
Turpentine and soap will remove
ink stains from linen
A few drops added to water in
which clothes are boiled will whiten
them.
1t will exterminate reaches if
sprinkled in their haunts.
Moths will leave if it is sprinkled
about
Turpentine will remove wheel
grease, pitch and tar stains.
A few drops on a wooden cloth will
clean tan shoes nicely.
Clean gilt frames with a sponge
moistened in turpentine.
Ivory knife handles that have be.
come yellow can be restored to their
former whiteness by rubbing with tur-
pentine
Carpets can be cleaned and colors
restored by going over occasionally
with a broom dipped in warm water
in which little turpentine is added.
An equal mixture of turpentine and
linseed oil will remove white marks
from furniture caused by water.
Moisten stove backing with water
and it will not burn off.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
HOW TO POLISH A TABLE.
Work Can Be Done Easily and Sat
isfactoriIy at Home.

Get pint of linseed oil, pint of
parraffin oil, half pound of finely
powdered rotten stone and a pint of
.turpentine. These materials will last
you a year or more for your table or
other furniture which requires special
polishing.
Have a couple of pieces of an old
felt hat, some pieces of cheesecloth
and large piece of well worn soft
linen; or. instead of the linen, piece
of chamois
Pour linseed oil on the marred
places, then sprinkle with the DOW
dered rotten stone; rub with the piece
of felt.
Let the movement be light, quick
and circular; be careful not to use
pressure enough to cut the varnish;
rub until the surface of the wood be-
comes hot
Be careful not to let the rotten
stone become dry, as it then would
scratch the finish; add oil from time to
time, and if needs be rotten stone.
When the table is sufficiently pol
1shed wipe clean with an equal mix
ture of turpentine and parraffin oil;
rub the table well with this, and let it
stand for several hours; then polish
with chamois or old linen.
In polishing furniture you can use
a great deal of pressure.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
YOUR OBLIGATIONS
GONE OF THE THINGS YOU OWE
YOUR OWN TOWN.
YOU SHOULD BUY AT HOME
The Country Town Can Be Made
the Very Best Place to
Live In the United
States.
Copyright, by Alfred c. clark.)

Copyright. by Alfred c. CIark)
a preacher who was crank on
doctrine wearied his congregation by
constantly harping on baptism. A
brother that longed for rest handed
aim text he thought safe, "The way
OF the transgressor Is hard"
Friends" said the preacher, there
are three things suggested by this
scripture: First, the transgressor
Second, his conversion. Third, his
baptism. We will pass over the first
two and come at once to the third"
Many reasons why people should
trade at home rather than send their
money away have been given, but sup
pose we pass them all by and come at
once to the one vital reason:
1t Is the right thing to do.
For after all the fundamental ques-
ton in every transaction is whether
It Is right or wrong. Not will save
money, but is it just? Not is it more
convenient, but is it fair? Not
whether is it good business, but
whether 1t Is good morals?
For you and 1 know, and all the
WI "a ID SOhllu6 W huOW1 LudL lOI
one dollar is ever saved or made by
unfair means that does not curse the
possessor. And man may be as dis
honest in saving money as in getting
It
II Is right to spend our money with
abe home town and wrong to send it
away because we are under obliga-
<LOna tn the h0me town hut not tO
the mail order house.
Financial Obligations.
In the first place the country is I'M
der financial obligations to the town.
OF course the town is also indebted
TO the country, but the town cannot
help but pay its debt. its very exist
-ence does that. Hence we are merely
discussing the country side Of the OBJ
sigation.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
Insect Drunkards.

Insects have their own public
houses, and get intoxicated just like
human beings, was the charge made
by Prof. Bottomley in a lecture at the
University of London, South Kensing-
ton. The leading public house in the
insect world, according to Prof. Bot
tomley, is the wild arum. 1t looks like
large lily, and its big, dark shaft ex-
tending upward is the sign that at
tracts the insects. They climb down
into the nectar pit beneath the flowers
bags of pollen, and there the orgy
commences
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
PROVE EVERY CLAIM
Or. Williams Pink Pills 4 Specific
For Anaemia and a Safe Family

Medicine.
When the body becomes run down.
either as result of overwork, worry
or severe illness. an examination OF
the blood would show it to be weak
and watery This condition is called
anaemic, which is the medical term
for "bloodless." The common SWIM.
toms are paleness of the lips, gums
and cheeks, shortness of breath and
palpitation of the heart after the
slightest exertion, dull eyes and loss
of appetite.
Mr.. Louis L. Clark, a painter, of 10
Lincoln Place, Plainield, N. j., says:
Last May 1 was obliged to undergo
an operation for appendicitis and
while the operation in itself was sue.
cessful, did not recover my strength
and health. l was confined to my bed
for over a month and was under the
doctors care. When 1 was able to
get up my legs were so weak and un-
steady that l could only walk with a
cane with difficulty.
81 was getting no better and could
not think of going back to work.
was discouraged, when a neigh Dor
told me that DR.. Williams Pink Pills
had cured her and advised me to try
them. l began taking them about the
middle of June and soon felt so much
better that 1 kept on and was cured.
Dr. Williams Pink Pills have cur.
ed rheumatism, chlorosis, after effects
of the grip and fevers. and. as the
health of the nerves depends upon the
purity Of the blood. they are invalu-
able in neuralgia. nervous debility,
sleeplessness. dizziness and even To-
comotor ataxia and paralysis.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists or sent, postpaid. on re-
ceipt of price. so cents per box, six
boxes $3.50. by the DR.. Williams Med
icine Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
Light Spice Cake.

Cream half a cup of butter and beat
the yolks of four eggs very light, then
gradually beat one cup of sugar into
each, and finally beat the two togeth-
er. Pass through sieve, together,
three cups of -four, half a teaspoonful
of soda, one-fourth a teaspoonful of
salt, and one and three-quarters
spoonfuls of cream of tartar Add
ly with one cup of milk, and finally
beat in the whites of four eggs, beaten
dry. Bake in two loaf pans about SO
minutes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
Sauce for Cold Meats.

Serve leftover cold roasts with a
curry sauce. Melt two tablespoon
fuls of butter in saucepan, add a
minced onion, six or seven pepper
corns, bit of mace and half a bay
leaf and cook until the onion is ten
der Then stir in two tablespoonfuls
of flour. tablespoonful of curry pow
der, two teaspoonfuls of vinegar and
a little salt, cup and half of boil
ing water and tablespoonful of beef
juice Cook slowly five minutes, STIR
ring constantly.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
Dainty Trimming of Remnants.

There is a mixture to be found
among trimmings which can be imita-
ted by the needlewoman who picks up
remnants. Embroidered lawn is edged
with imitation Irish crochet lace or
edge a strip OF ecru embroidered
muslin gal,oon. This is effective, es-
pecially on n.uslin gowns. Pearl but
tons are fayorite addition to the
trimming of these light gowns.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
A Woman,s DeI;c,t. eli,

should receive the best of care. 1t is
most important to secure good soap,
and Buchan's Toilet Soaps are the
only soaps guaranteed under the new
law to be absolutely pure, and they
are also antiseptic, being both cleans
ing and purifying. If you wish to
insure soft, velvety skin free from
oiotches and eruptions ask your deal
er for a cake of Buchan's Sulphur
Soap. If he does not keep it send
MS name and address and Is cents
to Buchan's Soap Corporation, and
they will send you full size cake.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

Find 200 acres Of good land almost
anywhere that is 20 miles from town
and you can buy it for s25 an acre.
The same land within ten miles will
bring $35. within five miles it's value
n $50, within two miles $85 an acre.
Thus that town has increased the
land within radius Of ten miles an
average Of $35 dollars an acre. AS
that Is about the age of country towns
generally. you may figure that town,
as long as 1t is fairly prosperous. in
creases the land around it an average
of one dollar an acre every year.
Not considering staple articles like
cattle, hogs and grain which can be
shipped and sold anyway, the town as
q local market Is worth at least SIS
q year to the ordinary farmer.
For example: This year the peach
markets were so glutted no ordinary
fruit would pay the express. Around
the little town In which the writer
lives most farmers have a few peach
trees. The 1000 inhabitants bought
nearly every bushel in the vicinity at
from 40 cents to q dollar q bushel.
More than $4,000 was paid for peaches
within three weeks.
That was clear gain which must be
get over to the credit Of the town.
Plums, cherries, early vegetables,
scores OF little odds and ends, perish
able stuff that the farmer could not or
would not ship he turns into cash at
the home town.
So IL a man owns 200 acres within
reach Of town. he will receive $275 a
year, direct, cash value from that
town, none of which he would receive
from the mail order house.
To be sure, the town does not do
nate him that amount, the town was
uet built for the purpose Of philan-
thropy. yet he receives an actual cash
benefit because the town is there; and
ne is under actual financial obliga-
lions to return that benefit by spend
ing his money at home.
1t is not an obligation that the law
would recognize, but 1t is one that ap-
veals to those independent, clean
hearted men of high honor who feel
that perfect honesty demands that
when benefits are received from
stranger or brother. friend or foe.
BENEFITS should be returned
Social Obligations.
1t is right for the country to spend
1ts money with the home town because
of the social obligations between
them.
The town Is the center Of your COM
muhity From 1t radiates your rural
mali sefviss. IN It. center your tele-
@houN systems. On the streets OF the
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
Gold Coinage of the World.

United States is coming annually
about $30o,O0O,O00 in gold; Great Bri-
tain. nearly s60,OOO,OOO; Australasia,
a little more than Great Britain;
France, about s35.000,000; Germany,
about $25,O00,OOO, and Japan, more
than s.30,OOO,000.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
Small Beer.

For this use gallon of water, a
handful of hops. pint of bran, hall
pint of molasses, a cup of yeast and
one spoonful of ginger. Proceed az
with root beer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
A good housekeeper keeps her ket
ties and her temper from boiling over

Smokers have to call for Lewis Single
Binder cigar to get it. Your dealer or
Lewis Factory Peoria. Ill.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

What we are stretches past what we
do, beyond what. we possess.-Drum-
mond.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

Take Garfield Tea, the mild Herb lax
ative, to purify the blood, eradicate dis
ease, and maintain Good Health.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

American Hens Did Well.
The last census year-1900-s showed
the production of eggs in the United
States to be 1,293, 662, 433 dozen.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

Jennings just worships his auts..
Il know It In 1t he lives and moves
and has his being. Judge.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
"BRONO OUININE,,

ONLY One "BROAO QUININE''
That is LAXATIVE BKoMo Quinine. Similarly
named remedies sometimes deceive The first and
orig nal Cold Tablet is WHITE PACK AGE with
black and red lettering and bears the signature OF
E. w GROVE. sc.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

Most people would fall short IL
measured by the golden rule.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

Money refunded for each package of
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES if ursatis-
factory. Ask your druggist.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
1S47-1QO7-

60 years ago Allcock's Plasters were
hrst introduced to the public. They are
to-day the worlds standard plasters.
This invention has been one of the
greatest blessings imaginable and af-
fords the quickest cheapest and best
means ever discovered for healing
and relief of certain ailments.
Allcock's are the original and gen
uine porous plasters and are sold by
Druggists all over the world.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

Clothes do not make the man, but
they have the first crack at making
impressions of the man.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-26
TAPPED A LIQUOR BAZAAR
Lake Crystal Has Sensation and
Sherlock Homes Gets Busy.

One of Lake Crystals liquor bazaars
was tapped by thieves on Sunday night
and several cases of beer were stolen.
Yesterday afternoon one of the cases
with the bottles containing the amber
fluid still intact was found secreted UNI
der the Hubbard & Palmer elevator. An
alarm was Immediately sounded and a
number of Lake Crystals denizens has
tened to the spot. A jubilee was held
then and there. All the bottles were
emptied of their contents. Ten of the
bottles were refilled with water, the
corks replaced in the necks and the bot
ties put back in the case. They looked
as if they had never been disturbed.
1t was the intention of citizens to re-
main last night in close proximity of
that case and swoop down upon the
parties who might call to get the recep-
tacle under the cover of darkness.
Whoever would lay hands on the case
must be the thieves who invaded the sa-
loon, was the deduction of the band of
Sherlock Holmeses that kept guard.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-26
NELLIE" is NO MORE.
Horse That Appeared Twenty-Five
Times at Mankato Theatre.

'"Nellie," an old mare that has had
home in the Philips livery barn for
eighteen years past under the changing
ownership, and that during nearly all of
this time has done good service for her
owners, died last night, aged twenty
four years. She was good old horse,
and was so tractable and gentle that
whenever horse was needed on the
stage at the theatre to assist in making
scene realistic she was the one select
ed. She made her appearance twenty
nine times before Mankato audience,
and won considerable notoriety as an
actress. Although not as old as most
of the ballet dancers, she still merited
words of praise from the baldheads as
well as calIow youths.
For two years past ''Nellie" has not
been used much, because of her age, but
her owners were determined to keep
her until she died, rightly believing that
as long as she had served them well in
her younger days she was entitled to
kind treatment in her old age.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-26
TRAIN RUN INTO THE DITCH
Great Northern Has Another Accident
in North Dakota,

NIinot, n. d., April 24.-Running at
"a rate estimated to have been fuzzy
fifty miles an hour in order to make up
lost time, Great Northern passenger
train No. 4 was wrecked at 9:25 O'Clock
last night one mile east of Blaisdell.
Twelve persons were seriously injured
and as many bruised and shaken up.
The baggage, express, mail, smoker
day and tourist coaches, seven in ALL
went into the ditch as the result OF a
broken rail. Most of the injured were
in the smoker, which was partly teie-
scoped and pounded into a splintered
mass.
The injured were brought here and,
barring unforeseen complications, all will
recover.
Among the injured was James Burke
of Sleepy Eye, MINI.
Burke was formerly employed by the
Northwestern road in this city and OF
late has been in the employ of the Great
Northern.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-04-26
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE
Mankato Semi Annual Meeting VIII
BE Held at Christian Church.

The semi-annual AIankato Sunday
school institute will be held in the
Christian church, Friday, April 20.
Afternoon Program-3:3O devotional
Rev. w. S. Emery; 3:45 Devices for
Securing Sunday School Attendance y
(a) for boys and girls, Miss Myrtle
Holmes, Mr.. J. E. Hart; (b) for youths,
Miss May Fletcher, Dr. j. A. Hancock;
(c) for adults, Mr.. B. C. Parmalee, Mr..
G. NJ. Palmer; general discussion. Ban
Quet, 6 p. M; toasts. TOastmaster
DIR. ]. S. Young. Character study, Peter,
Rev. B. V. Black. ''Why Is it so Hard
to Get Good Sunday School Teachers? p
Mrs. J. II. James. Solo, Mrs. Fred Man
derfeld. sour Text Book" Mr.. Frank
F. Fitch Song, "Blest Be the Tie" The
banquet will be served by the ladies of
the Christian church at % cents plate.
All interested in Sunday school work,
whether members of a Sunday school or
not, are invited to attend.
The program will be over by eight
o'clock.