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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15
1T WOULD BE SIMPLE.
FormaIities Complied with. Escape
from Hotel Was Easy.

In the days before the dawn of his
fame It was the practice of a certain
we'll known author to wander up and
down the land seeking what he might
devour in the way of suggestion and
local color. In this way he had drift
ed down into Arkansas. "roughing it,
and not as he expresses it. presenting
an appearance calculated TO inspire
hotel proprietor with unlimited conf
dence.
The only hotel in the town, frame
structures seemed to have been built
upon the theory that there was plenty
of room straight up, but that ground
had to be bought, and the wanderer
was shown to room on the third
floor reached through many narrow
and winding passages. From the one
window il was straight drop to the
ground
Say, how would l get out of this
place in case of fire." he asked the
landlord, who had brought up his
grip.
The other eyed him coldly
Wall" he drawled, "all yo' would
have to do would be to show ther
night watchman-the one with Their
shotgun-a receipted hill fob yo'
board an lodgin'. an get him to tie up
ther bulldog. -Harper's Weekly
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15
0O9RGN ZStS IyNs RQ225 1NZRaN C01lQZ0HO

win. My long, steady stretch in that
stealthy and sinuous company had put
me In the state of mind in which it is
impossible to credit any human being
with motive that is decent or an &C.
tlon that is not dead-fall. Thus the
obvious transformation in her made
no impression on me- Her haughti-
ness, her GOODNESS. were gone. and
with them had gone all that had been
least like her natural self, most like
the repellent conventional pattern to
which her mother and her associates
mad nodded her. But was saving to
myself: "A trap! Langdon has gone
back to his wife. She turns to me-"
And l loved her and hated her.
Never" thought I, has she shown
so poor an opinion of me as now"
MY uncle told me day before YES.
terday that it was not he but you"
she said, lifting her eyes to mine. 1t
is 1nconceivable to me now that l
could have misread their honest story !.
yet l did.
Il had no idea your uncle's notion
of honor was also eccentric" said |,
with a satirical smile that made the
blood rush to her face.
THAT is unjust to him." she re-
piled, earnestly.
He says he made you no promise of
secrecy. And he confessed to me only
because he wished to convince me
that he had good reason for his high
opinion of YOU
Really" said I, ironically. "And
no doubt he found you open wide to
convictiOn-now." This a subtlety to
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15

spells. For ten years | could not do
housework, and for two years did not
get out of the house. The kidney Sc
cretions were irregular. and doctors
were not helping me. Doan's Kidney
Pills brought me quick relief, and
finally cured me. They saved my life
Sold by all dealers. SO cents a box.
Foster-Milb'1rn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15

= President Roosevelt reads a greater
number of daily newspapers at pres
ent than he was ever known to read
before. II anything. he scans their
news pages with more avidity than
their editorial pages. The old Gus
tom of some member of his office
force clipping from the daily papers
merely such articles as in the judg-
ment of the clipper the president may
desire to read has been abolished, at
least temporarily, and now every pa
per. whole, is laid before him imme-
diately upon its delivery to the White
House
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15

Close elections ore not uncommon
IN any representative government, but
it is not often that one constituency
is so closely divided for so long a
time as the parliamentary division of
North Tyrone, in Ireland. In the last
hve elections. beginning with that in
1892, the total number of votes cast
has varied less than 100 The largest
majority at any election was 81. saws
Youths Companion. Once it was 80
and once 40. Nine was the majority
of the Liberal candidate in 1906. and
seven OF his successor at the by.
election in March of this year.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15
CHAPTER XXXUI.
"Wii wEEK s.

The Seven made their fatal move
on Updegraff's advice. l suspect. But
they would not have adopted his sug-
gestion had it not been so exactly
congenial to their own temper of ar
rogance and tyranny and contempt for
the people who meekly. year after
year. presented themselves for the the
shearing with fatuous bleats of en-.
+hrsi"S.-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15

from kidney trou-
bless My hack panied
me terribly. Every
turn or move caused
S n a + p, S h 90 tin &
pains. My eyesight
was poor. dark spots
appeared before me,
and l had dizzy
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15

Nathaniel w. Voorhees,, father of
ex-Gov. Foster NJ. Voorhees, of New
Jersey, was a delegate to the national
convention of 1860. which nominated
Lincoln for the presidency. Mr. Voor-
hees, who is now nearly so years old,
believes that he and United States
Senator Shelby NJ. Cullom of Illinois
are the only surviving members of
that historic gathering.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15

The unpleasant thing about it is
that under recent weather conditions
public opinion practically compels you
to golf or admit that you are really
younger than you look.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15

Whales weighing hundreds of tons
sometimes rise slowly and deliberate
ly out of the water until they appear
TO be dancing on the surface and then
sink slowly back. \ whale has been
seen to dive over a small boat with
out touching-an estimated leap of 20
feet above the water.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15

A Minneapolis man spanked his
wife, after she had kicked him out of
bed, and was sentenced to five days in
the workhouse. How, asks the Buffalo
Express can women be given more
rights when men have no rights at all q?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15

President Bonilla, who. when last
heard from, was fleeing, is to give bat
tie again to his enemy. Evidently he
believes in the maxim that he who
fights and runs away will live to fight
another day.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15

OF course, a college education costs
a good deal more now than formerly,
but just think how much oftener and
for how much less reason the col
legians get their pictures in the pa
pers nowadays.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15

Roumania is rebelling and rioting
because Russia did. Which goes again
to show that nations are merely ag-
gregatiOns of individuals, and that
their foundation is human nature.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15

In estimating the probable detri-
ment to the railroad business involved
TN the hostility of American legisla-
lures, says the Providence Journal, it
should be remembered that most of
the proposed statutes will never be
passed
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15

Admiral Dewey is preparing to
move out of the house that was pre-
scented to him by a grateful people.
Evidently the admiral has no more
presidential ambitions and is sensible
enough to do as he pleases.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15

A society has been formed in Cali.
fornia to promote idea! marriages.
But unfortunately for its success the
members will first have to secure per
feet husbands and faultless wives. and
here again the old. old obstacles to
Utopian schemes bob up in the shape
of original sin and human nature.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15
MEDICINE LODGE,
KANSAS.

Ambassador White and his son are
the tallest members of the diplomatic
corps in Paris.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15

The mikado and the crown prince OF
Japan are each having an album made
of photographs of all the military and
naval officers killed in the war with
Russia.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15

The story about Mr.. Fairbanks
hanging to a strap" in a New York
elevated train is an obvious fake. One
can't hang to thing one has to stoop
to reach.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15

Hetty Green merely observes Of GU, :
rent large philanthropic gifts by rich
people that they are none of her
business" Not in her line, in fact.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15

The report that John ID. Rockefeller
Jr.. was seen walking through larry
town with a bundle of stakes undo,
his arm oughtn't to create any excit
ment. Why, man of his income cou.
4fford to walk through town with /.
eundle Of steaks under his arm.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15

Two men have invented great fuel
savers within the last few days, but
SO far no one has come forward with
q self-running lawn mower.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15

Vienna dressmakers have won a
strike for higher wages. We know
who will foot the bills.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15

Japanese may land in Canada,
which has no impossible barrier sep
arating it from the United States.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15

1t is sometimes difficult in Central
America to tell where one war ends
and the next begins.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15

Life is like sea water. it never gets
quite sweet until it is drawn up into
heayen.-Richter.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15
TEN YEARS OF PAIN.
Unable to DO Even Housework Be-
cause Of Kidney Troubles.

Mrs. Margaret Emmerich. of Clin-
ton ST., Napoleon, O., says: For
fifteen years I was a great Sufsoror
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15

A man doesn't mind getting the
worst of it as much as he dislikes
seeing the other fellow get the best
of it
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15
Justified.

You are charged with having
knocked your wife down. backing
her eyes and loosening two of her
teeth. Have you anything to say for
yourself?"
She had it comm to her yer hon.
Or"
What did she do or say that could
in any way justify such treatment on
your part?"
She said didn't love her no more
Houston Post
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-26

SCISSORS and make a statement so that
they may vote for members OF the city
council.
The Republicans are no longer 10 be
controlled by the machine" he said.
such men as Rathbone Gardner and Col.
Goddard and the men comprising the
Lincoln party have come out as a protest
against machine control. The Democ-
racy has forced the conviction upon the
people that the machine controls, and not
the party. Gov. Higgins has forced that
admission from the Republican party,
whose members now say they want re-
form within the party They want people
TO think that the Independents can now
go with them. VIII they say they are not
In favor OF the use OF money In the cleo
tions in the country towns2 They see
that they can hold their power but a lit
tie while longer unless they break away
from Braytonism and bossism"
The mayor asserted that Hunter G.
White and few others control the mem
bers OF the city council In partisan mat
ters. He said the reappointment OF Col.
Harold j. Gross as a member OF the po-
lice commission was the result OF the po-
lice commission law, passed for the pur-
pose OF making the commission a paru-
san machine 'If the machine had had
It's way" he declared, there would have
been a system OF graft In this city such
as was never before seen. l named a
man who told the police, over his own
signature, 10 keep their hands off the
Democratic caucuses. rather than 10 let
Hunter c. White name another man."
Hugh McCabe. executive clerk. and
Chairman Charles Dillon discussed ward
affairs at some length.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-26
DRUG CLERKS OUTING
MARKED BY SPORTS

over so members of the Charles Rice
club. drug clerks of this city, with
their wives and friends. enjoyed the
annual outing and field day OF the
organization at Potter's cove, on Pru-
denoe Island yesterday. The party
started from this city at 1880 o'clock
In one of the Con- brothers launches.
on arrival at Potter's cove. whore the
club made the Rhode Island Yacht
clubs house its headquarters. the mar
ried men defeated the single men for
baseball honors The playing OF f. N.
Strickland and the umpiring of A. j.
Johnson were the principal features.
At 2 o'clock the party sat down to a
clambake. Then various sports, re-
sulting as follows, were indulged in:
100-Yard Dash-Won by +. Gull
mette; pipe race, won by Sumner Scott;
shot put, won by II. Hanson; fat mans
race, won by Mr.. Strickland: three
legged race, won by r. Duschesneau
and +. Guilmette; broad jump, won by
II. Duschesneau. Others passed the af-
ternoon In singing and dancing at the
club house. At $50 o'clock the party
started the return trip to this city.
The committee In charge OF the out
ing comprised: +. n. Strickland. J. j.
McManus. Irving II. French, II. w.
Hanson. ]. j. Mulcahey and william
Garrett. IL was voted TO hold another
outing early in September.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-26
GIANT SCHOONER SUNK
BY A STEAMER

Norfolk, Va, June 2e.-The British
steamer Chelston, Capt. Hocken, bound
from Boston for Central American
ports, arrived In Hampton Roads TO-
day, having aboard Capt. Sanford and
the crew OF ~ men from the five
masted schooner T. Charlton Henry,
OF Boston, which was rammed and
sunk by the Chelston In dense fog
off Fire Island. n Y, on June %.
The prov OF the steamer put an i'm
mense hole in the schooner about ~
feet forward OF her fore rigging on
the starboard side, causing the great
FIVE master to rapidly fill and SINK
Boats were lowered from both vessels
and the captain and crew OF the Henry
were transferred TO the Chelston. The
schooner sank Ave minutes later.
The Henry was of 2l49 tons net
register and was built at Camden. Me,
in 1902 She was owned by the Crow
leys OF Boston. The loss probably Will
total $150000.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-26
SCOUT CRUISER
CHESTER TAKES
MAIDEN DIP

Bath Me-, June 6.-The scout cruiser
Chester. which is TO be launched today.
Is one OF three vessels OF this type author
lied by the act OF congress of April IL,
1904 and was awarded TO the Bath Iron
works at a contract price OF $l.sSs,oo
with contract time of delivery set at May
A. 1908. Her sister ships are the Salem
and the Birmingham, both building at
Quincy, Mass.
These three vessels are TO make a con-
tract speed OF "a knots an hour. which Is
faster than any other vessel now tn the
navy, with the exception OF the torpedo
boats and destroyers
The principal dimensions of the Chester
are as follows: Length over all. 423 feet
2 inches; breadth, 46 feet 4 inches; draft,
fully loaded. 10 feet ilk inches; depth amid
ships, moulded, 80 feet 3 inches: displace-
ment. fully loaded, 1910 tons; displacement
on trial. $3.50 tons; trial draft, 16 feet 9is
inches; total coal capacity. 1850 tons;
contract speed, "a knots; indicated horse
power, main turbines, $1,000
The battery Ia to consist OF two g.
inch guns and six 4-inch guns. also two
2l-inch submerged torpedo tubes. Maga-
zines have been arranged with the neces-
sary ammunition hoists, driven by electric
motors TO deliver ammunition 10 the guns
I'm the proper order and at the proper
speed.
The machinery consists OF six turbines
driving four independent shafts. each fit
ted with ono propeller.
She will also carry four smoke pipes 20
feet In height and viii have two steel
masts with wooden tops for wireless
telegraphy.
The arrangement OF quarters provides
for commanding officer, IL wardroom
officers. five warrant officers, and $40
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-26
ONE KILLED
BY UPSETT|AG
Of AUTOMOBILE

Franklin, June 26--Tearing along In an
automobile at top speed In an effort TO
beat out an express train which he had
discovered too late TO escape by turning
back, william L. Roust. a chauffeur
sought to save his party by rushing ahead
OF the train at Clark's crossing In South
Franklin yesterday, but he missed his
calculations by the fraction OF a minute
The train struck the car broadside on,
threw II into the air and demolished II
and Instantly killed one OF the occupants.
Benjamin #. Lord OF Waltham. Bos-
ton advertising agent. was killed In the
car with him. besides the chauffeur. were
Thomas r. Boyle AID Edward j. Boyle.
both OF Boston. They. as we'll as Roust.
escaped with but slight injuries and
severe shaking up.
The accident happened shortly after
noon. about two miles from the centre
OF the town. The party were proceeding
at moderate speed. their view of the
approaching train being shut of by a
sharp curve only a short distance from
the crossing.
Just as they had almost reached tho
tracks the engine came tearing around
the curve. Chauffeur Roust's first
thought was TO stop the car and he APP
piled the emergency brakes. but II was
too late, and realizing that the ponderous
machine would only stop dead In the path
OF the express he changed his tactics and
throwing the THROTTLE wide open started
the automobile ahead at full speed.
Just as the occupants OF the car thought
that they had escaped and were breath
ing sigh OF relief the engine struck
them, whirled the car over and over and
threw the four men high into the air.
landing them in various places about the
crossing.
At the roadside not far from the track
the train crew found the demolished car.
a total wreck, and near II lay the dead
body OF Benjamin +. Lord, his life crush
ed out by the first impact of the COLI
sion. The other three men were lying a
short distance away and while none OF
them were seriously injured, they were
I'm a semi-conscious condition from the
shock and for a time were not able 10
move
DIR. Ambrose j. Gallison. medical exam
iner of this district, viewed the body OF
Mr.. Lord and then II was removed to a
local undertaking establishment for fur
ther examination. There IL was found that
the man had no injuries OF bruises with
the exception OF small spot over the
heart. DR. Gallison attributed the mans
death to the shock rather than any possi-
blo injuries resulting from the accident.
The body was taken TO Boston and thence
TO Waltham on the late train last night.
The party were en- route to Providence,
having left Boston on the trip early IN
the forenoon.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-26
FRANK WEEDEN.
INSANE CRIMINAL.
CAUGHT IN AUBURN

Frank Weeden. the insane criminal who
escaped from the state hospital for the
insane on Saturday night, was recaptured
at 3 o'clock this morning by Patrolmen
Edward Legacy and Arthur X. Hull, near
the railroad station In Auburn.
Weeden was seen by officer Hull just
before 3 O'Clock while the latter was try
ing the door OF the Masonic building on
Auburn street Weeden at that time was
on wellington avenue and although his
identity at that distance could not be dis
cerned his starting 10 run caused the offi-
Ger 20 pursue him on general suspicion.
Weeden fed I'm the direction OF the Au-
burn station and ran past officer Legacy.
who was trying the door Of the public
market.
PURSUED ON BICYCLES.
Legacy started in pursuit. At the police
station both he and Hull jumped on their
bicycles and pussued Weeden down sta
tion street, which leads directly TO the
railroad station.
Legacy rode 10 the station while Hull
kept on a short distance along Station
street.
When officer Hull had reached the end
OF the old repair shop he jumped from
his wheel and cambered over the tall
fence which surrounds the yard. With
revolver in hand he crawled along the
yard until he discovered the dark form
OF Weeden coming at top speed in his di-
rection.
Officer Hull pointed his revolver In the
mans face and frustrated an attempt Of
Weedcn to jump past him.
For a second II looked as II the maniac
would make one desperate dash for lib
erty. but when he perceived that officer
Leghcy was at mis- very heels he surren-
dered saying to his captors as they seiz-
ed him. THE Jig is up"
DENIED. THEN CONFESSED IDEN-
TITY.
Weeden was taken 10 the village jail,
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-26
ECZEMA is NOT A
BLOOD DISEASE

New York, June 26.--"Eczema Is not
blood disease; IL IL were, IL would
often prove fatal" says DR.. c. T. Cox.
the discoverer OF poslam, the new cure
for eczema 1T Is usually a mani
festation OF a digestive disorder which.
IL not thus indicated and thrown of
by the system. might lead TO more
serious troubles. The use OF soap and
water on the affected parts should be
rigidly avoided"
Poslam Is applied externally and
combats the disease directly. stoppin x
the itching with first application and
curing chronic cases I'm two weeks.
It's effects are equally as positive when
used for pimples. acne. red noses. itch.
letter. etc IL will clean up n muddy
complexion over night. A trial pack
age OF poslam will be mailed TO any
one. free OF charge, In plain wrapper.
upon request by the Emergency
Laboratories, so West 25th street, New
York City.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-26

protesting that his name was William
| Palmer and that he had been out for
walk. His description was telephoned
TO Chief OF Police Bigbee, but all doubt
as TO his identity was dispelled when
he admitted later that he was Weeden,
the man wanted. Shortly afterward
he was seized with raving spell. act
ing frenziedly for considerable time.
Weeden had no hat on when arrest
ed and the emaciated condition OF his
face showed the effects OF much hard
ship since his escape from the state
hospital.
The first clue TO the whereabouts of
Weeden after his escape from the hos
pital was received yesterday morning
at $3.50 o'clock, when he was seen on
what is known at Lovers lane "a road
which starts from East Greenwich and
runs into the Cowesett road near the
poultry farm OF ID. ]. Lambert lie
was walking toward the state institu-
tions at the time and this move on his
part was puzZling to the hospital at
tendants.
SEEN EATING CHICKEN.
Two hours later Weeden was seen
In the rear OF hen yard devouring &
chicken which had lain there since
Sunday.
Nearly four hours later. at 10 o'clock.
word was sent TO the state hospital
that the insane man was wandering
around the woods, and the attendants
were at once sent out
Superintendent Butterheld OF the
state institutions, with Drs. Simpson.
Getty and Rowland hurried TO the
scene in an automobile and started TO
beat through the woods At various
times during the afternoon farmers
Joined the party and the search made
was thorough, although IL had no re-
suit
After sunset search was abandoned
for the night.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-26
YESTERDAYS HEAT
DUE TO HUMIDITY

The heat yesterday was oppressive,
but the evening gave some relief, a
cool breeze prevailing. The heat OF
yesterday was due To humidity.
The official reading OF the weather
at a. m. yesterday was SO degrees,
and at noon it had only receded Ave
points TO ~. which corresponded to
the record In the thermometer tube,
whore the mercury had fallen some
what.
The weather prophet last night gave
n promise OF cooler atmosphere for to-
day, probably with rain, which ought
to help some. slightly cooler" TO be
specific is the good word from the
weather bureau for today.
So oppressive was the heat yesterday
afternoon that one prostration was
recorded. the victim being Miss Mabel
Wilson.
She was working I'm Anderson's
candy store at the time that she was
overcome by the heat and had TO be
taken 20 the Rhode Island hospital