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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-07-08


blood when ladies' are present Mag
gie's fair nutty over heroes and gal
liant officers. like wot she's read
about. and if that don't win her.
nothin' will
Mr.. Brennan gave went to sub
dued growl of protest
Il don't fancy them tricks with fire.
arms" he said doggedly. Most every
day you hear of some one bein' shot
by gun that amt loaded. Fine game
1t 'ud be If a bullet slipped in acct
dental and you plugged me-"
There amt no Law could touch me
IL l did" responded Boggs, impa-
tiently. long as l didn't mean it. that
is. l dunno but what Maggie 'ud
think all the more of me. Girls likes
a man wot's summat reckless"
BY a powerful effort of will the
mate swallowed the lump that had
arisen wrathfully in his throat.
"Summat reckless" he repeated. in
a voice of bitter irony. An the Law
couldn't touch you. Ell: And vol
i about me, Where do l come in At!
Dye think I'm chump enough to hire
out as blasted target for leather
headed. lovesick scow skipper ts
plump lead into.
Go easy. Bob." said the captain
soothingly Your nerves is BIZ
shook and you need little liquor
Hand out the bottle and we'll talk thii
thing over"
| Still grumbling over the cold injus
tice shown to his feelings. Mr.. Bren
nan secured the desired refreshmen
from an adjacent locker. As the con
tents of the bottle waxed beautiful,
less the captains arguments becam
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-07-08
Remarkable Offer Said to Have Beer
Made by Russian serfs-

Light has sometimes shoue even in
darkest Russia. One hears so much
of suffering and oppression among the
peasant class of that country that such
an instance of fidelity as is told in An
English Woman in Russia" strikes a
charming note More than 80 years
ago Count B. owned very extensive
landed property, which came to him
while he was young orphan
On attaining his majority he visited
his estates He reached his largest
one unobserved. as he thought, by the
villagers. The next morning he was
aroused by a great tumult in the court
yard. and on looking out saw the
whole place crowded with peasantry-
The fear presented itself that the
serS had arisen and had designed his
destruction
Resolved to meet his fate boldly. the
count dressed himself and yentured
down He was received by shouts
which did not reassure him Then 81
lence fell upon the group. Two OF
three OF the oldest peasants advanced
and begged TO know. with great re
spect, If II were true. as they had
heard. that he was deeply involved in
debt
Because we do not wish to be dis
graced by having our proprietor ir
such embarrassment they explained
we hope you will allow US to dis
charge such debts We have collected
this sum and eutreat you to accept it.
Heavy bags were produced. and roll.
of bills. showing means As well a.
good will The count was much at
fected. thanked his serfs heartily. AMI
told them that any such report was
Wistake
1t zxaastrue. he said. that his fsfhel
had sAortg1ssd some Of his property
but during his long majority such obi
cations we've freed, AID now he' dis
not owe one cent
At first the peasants were suspi
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-07-08
Would Pay Owners Debts

cious that the count was assuring them
thus because he did not wish to re-
ceive their money. They begged him
to take it as a present. He declined,
but promised them he would apply to
them If he found himself in dificul.
ties
The group of serfs. some poor field
laborers. others rich shopkeepers. dis
persed. contented that they had done
what they could to uphold the honor
and integrity of their lord.-Youth's
Companion.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-07-08

George Conklin. the famous animal
trainer. was talking to a reporter at
the circus in New York.
The secret of animal training is
gentleness. Nothing sudden OF
bTusque must be done An unexpected
caress may anger an animal more
than a kick in the ribs.
Sudden. brusque. unexpected things
never go. no matter how well they
are meant Once / was showing in
Scotland"
Mr.. Conklin smiled.
We trainers" he said, 'supped one
night with a Scotch admirer. The
old man was the soul of hospitality,
but admit / was rather startled when
he leaned towards me and said:
Stick in. man Conklin. stick in
Yer frien' Coot's twa munins aheid
o. ye'"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-07-08
Sailor Hats OF Black Mel.

Very smart are the black ne; sailor
hats trimmed with Grape cords and
bound at brim edge with a wide crane
band. AT side wing effects of crane
edged net stand upright and spread
toward front. and ruche of malinette
Tits the hat slightly up at left
Vogue
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-07-08

One of the most famous dressmak-
ers in Paris says that Rameses II. set
the fashion in tea gowns this year,
The Rameses gown is one of the
most comfortable designs possible. "
she says 1T is like loose tea gown
with 4 crossover bodiceswhich rescm-
Ties one of the fashionable boleros,
/ have made a gown of brilliant ultra
marine. embroidered with pattern OF
lotus nosers In dull mauves and pu,>
plies Another Egyptian novelty Ia the
introductjod Of long chains. which |
Eave copied from old pictures"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-07-08

cringed before his scowl like the alb
ject subjects OF some savage mon
arch. His slightest orders were is
sued in voice of stentorian tones
and with impressive emphasis, SO
much so that the hapless cabin-boy.
who was deemed unworthy of initia-
ton into the secret of the trip. was
reduced to state of Reconstruction
misery under the conviction that his
master had become suddenly insane.
On the second day report by the
mate to the effect that one of the men
was i'll and unable to work stirred the
commander into a frenzy Of royal
rage.
"Roust him OUT he reared. tenn
pestuously. I'll have no skulking
aboard my ship"
.Ay. ay. sir" rejoined the submits
sive Brennan, touching his cap re-
spectfully.
Stop a moment" Numbered the
captain IF he amt up and hustlin'
inside of ten minutes. into the irons
with him. the extra heavy ones"
The mate departed. and Miss Bar
dell. who had listened in round-eyed
wonder to the dialogue. .ventured a
timid remonstrance-
Perhaps the man is really i'll" she
said in sympathizing tones.
Not him." responded the captain.
grandly. Don't pay any attention to
those fellows. my dear. A pack OF
lynn, desprit rufbans. so they are
NY life wouldn't be worth a nickel II
1 didn't keep tem down. Why. j
dassent be without this weapon night
or day
He produced a large revolver as &c
spoke and gazed at it lovingly.
Three times in the last -four
months" he said. hoarsely. I've had
to turn loose this cannon when my
crew tried to murder me-
How awful" breathed the girl
while her mother groaned in horror
"Did-did you shoot anyo.e."
Had to-" returned the captain
briskly. 1t was their lives or mine
| you see"
Il had no idea such terrible thing.
happened on the lakes" said Mis-.
Bardell, thoughtfully. Strange tina
the papers never mention anything
about it"
Dead men tell no tales. and a cap
tain's king on his ship" responded tn,
veracious Mr.. Boggs. Sides whicl
the owners are rich men with lots o
influence and whenever there's an,
trouble afoat they manage to keep i
hushed up. so that the public don
get to hear Of it"
But there's your mate. snggeste,
the girl. 'He-he's such a quie,
good-looking fellow, and not a bi
IKE ruMan-"
The captain eyed her suspiciously
Looks amt everything" he com
mented grumpily- "Brennan's as ba
as the rest. only he knows what to e1
pect II he bats his eye at me-"
Miss Bardell said NO more. but he
behavior to the mate that night va
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-07-08
haIr rcurlera.

Take u smooth piece OF wood. shout
as large around as an ordinary lead
ucnc'', three or three and one-half
inches long Cut little grooves in the
cndn' Part your hair as usual. and
twist around wood. Then snap rub
Dor band into grooves IN each end. BY
camping the hair and doing 1t up the
night before you win have beautiful
wavea' u iakrs about two hours for
u to curl u YOU do Il In tho morning.
Eish' c"r'err are enough tor front Nad
back
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-07-08

The Mexican government has grant
ed a subvention Of 81. 600 a round trip
to a steamship line which viii ply BE-
tween Galveston. Tex, and points in
the state OF Tabasco. Two trips .
month are to be made The trans-
portation company agrees to cultivate
and develop the banana and other
tropical fruit trade. ii being stated
that many Americans have also start
ed fruit culture on the banks Of Ia
bascan rivers
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-07-08

The latest Charlotte model If the
revolutionary cap of enormous pro-
portions.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-07-08

Pretty couture formed of ban
deau of silver paillettes and two black
velvet bows; hair dressed low at the
back with soft curls-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
The "Lid" is Off

The smallpox excitement in Medicine
Lodge is now almost matter of history.
While sufficient time has not yet elapsed
to say definitely that there will be no
more cases, there are no indications Of
any more, excepting, possibly, in the
immediate families yet under quarantine
regulations and in which there were
patients.
Summed up, there were not to exceed
twelve cases in the entire county, includ-
ing all that were suspected, and not over
SIX in the city, and Of these SIX only three
have had the disease to such an extent
that there is no room for doubt.
Considering that Kuder was mingling
with people three days when he was in
his worst and came in contact with hun
dreds Of people, it is almost phenomenal
that the trouble was so closely con6ned.
It speaks well for our health authorities
and physicians.
Every case thus far developed is directly
traceable to kuder and another week
will tell for certainty whether any of
the few exposed by second parties, will
take down.
Now let everybody get busy and
help bring trade back to town, and if a
few more cases develop, let's do as they
do In other cities.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
His Hand Amputated

A. M. Houchin, whose horrible acci-
dent was noted IN these columns last
week, was taken to St. Francis hospital
at Wichita last Wednesday, by Dr..
Donovan, and after a brief consultation
with DR.. Basaam Of that city, it was de-
cided that the hand was so badly crush
ed and lacerated that to attempt to save
any part Of the hand would be to endan-
ger Mr.. Houchin's life, and the hand
was amputated above the wrist an hour
after arrival at the hospital.
Mr.. Houchin went through the ordeal
much better than expected, and while
the shock and suffering sustained before
arriving at Wichita left him in weakened
condition, neither the chloroform nor the
amputation seemed to have any great
effect.
Latest reports are that he is making
good progress and with all things favor
able, he should be able to return home
IN three weeks. Should anything develop
that would require second amputation,
however, he would probably have to
remain in the hospital as long as SIX
weeks.
Mr.. Houchin's hand was frightfully
crushed and torn which can be imagined
when it is considered that the entire
hand was pulled into the sheller and
that he prevented the entire arm from
being pulled in, torn off and ground up,
only by the most determined effort. The
hand amputated was the right one, and
this will make it doubly hard no matter
what business he may choose to follow
IN the future, for man In middle age
always finds it difficult to do clerica
work with his left hand.
In this great misfortune Mr.. Houchin
has our deepest sympathy. and the best
that can now be hoped is that his genera
health may not suffer on account Of tht:
painful accident.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
A Change for the Better

A new order went into effect Sunday
morning which will materially improve
the service on the D. E. & C. branch
Of the Santa Fe railroad. An additional
crew has been put on this run and the
run has been extended to Purcell IN
stead Of Guthne. Oklahoma. The crew
gets In here at midnight and lays over a
little more than twenty-four hours before
going back on duty.
Positive orders have also been given
to wait on trains at kiowa so that in the
future, if the order is observed, there
will be no more misconnections. This
will probably occasion a long wait at
kiowa most Of the time but it will ac-
commodate many more people than it
will discommode.
The Santa Fe is entitled to credit for
this order and this paper here and now
goes on record commencing the new
arrangement, even if it is not in good
standing with the brass collars.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
$50, 600 90 Of Bonds Cancelled

Barber county took up 100000
more of her bonded Indebtedness on
Saturday. $4,000 Of which were
D. K. & G.. railroad bonds issued a
year ago. These were purchased at
90 IL cents which is a mighty good
deal. Besides making a small discount
saving Of 5000. it means saving Of ST.
600 per year interest, as the cancelled
bonds yielded 5 per cent.
The other $4,000 taken up were
old 4 IL per cent refunding bonds,
which were refunded some years age
from E to 4 IL per cent.
The railroad bonds were purchased
through Kelley & Kelley, bond brokers
of Topeka. The eastern bondholder'
were pushed for money and they nohhec
the Citizens bank here that the bonds
were for sale. Cashier Runyan notified
Chairman Lake and Commissioned Wads
worth who got busy, with the result tha
the brokers finally agreed to a small dis
count. The county was very fortunate
Usually such paper sells at high premium
Sheriff McCracken went to Topeka OF
Friday and brought the bonds home Sat
urday and they were promptly stamped
paid" by County Treasurer Warren.
This leaves Barber county with on
ly $4,000 more Of D. K. & G. bond
and the entire bonded Indebtedness j
scaled down to $208,000.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
Should Be Investigated

Evidently there is a smallpox den
somewhere n.Oklahoma not far from the
dividing line between the two states, but
wherever it Is. the people are keeping
mum and apparently sending seed" up
this way. Joe Kuder. who brought it
here, got his crop in Oklahoma but de-
clines to say where. The transient who
was apprehended at.Kiowa on Friday
and sent to the county pest house Is also
presumed to have come from Oklahoma.
The matter should be investigated and
the municipalities that send out their
smallpox cases or permit them to travel
over the country should be made to pay
the freight"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
A Lie-Nail il!

Il was to be expected. Throughout
this section Of the state there is an i'm
preston that Medicine Lodge city is un-
der quarantine, that people can neither
get in or out Of the city. This is false
hood circulated, we fear, through selfish
motives. The town has never been
uuaranined. People now have and al
ways have had the privilege of coming
and remaining as long as desired.
There is no more danger in coming to
town than there is in going to any other
town IN Kansas, and there never was.
Whatever scare" there was during
the past month, was based wholly on
sentiment and selfish Interests and not be-
cause conditions warranted it.
If you hear ii stated that this city is or
ba. been quarandned mail the falsehood."
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
School Opens this Morning.

The city schools will reopen this
morning. the smallpox excitement having
died away. By teaching on Saturday
Of this week the lost time will be only
two weeks and this will be made up at
the close Of the term IN May.
There are still few who are finding
fault at the opening Of school but the
per cent is very small and most Of them
do not desire to open inside Of a month,
and to wait that long would amount to
closing permanently for the term.
AS stated in these columns, the closing
was to allay public fright. There never
was plausible reason why it should
have been closed so far as any real dam
ger was concerned. But there is no use
crying over spilled milk. Outside o.
extra labor and considerable inconven-
ience to the teachers, nothing has beer
lost, and the term promises to close JUS
as successfully as though it had not beer
interrupted.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
Claims Adjusted

Claim Adjuster ]. A. Riehl Of Wei
Engton was in the city and county last
Thursday and Friday adjusting losses
occasioned by the recent fires set out by
the Santa Fe engine between Belvidere
and Attca. The heaviest loss was the
one paid to Ben Mccullough, S. |.
Field and Thos. Murphy who jointly lost
over 1000 bushels of corn, lot offence
posts and feed on the range. The three
settled for $732. E. T. Chance Of this
city was paid SIS for feed and range
burned.
On Friday Mr.. Riehl went up the
river to adjust claims held by different
individuals between this city and Belvi-
dere.
The adiuster is said to be a very
genial and fair man but with all this in bis
favor. we are Informed that he does not
hold the Index In high esteem. He is
reported to have taken exceptions to this
papers statement Of the causes Of the
numerous fires set out by the engine.
He seemed to think that the smoke stack
was in good shape but conceded that
the rest Of the engine was out Of whack.' IS
We accept the amendment with refer
ence to the rest Of the engine" but still
insist that the preponderance of the evi-
dence is that the smoke stack was no,
full grown, was unscreened and literally
perforated.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
Democratic Meeting

The democratic central committee Of
Barber county is hereby called to meet
m Medicine Lodge. Kansas. Saturday.
February IS. 1908. for the purpose Of
selecting four delegates to attend the
state delegate convention to be held at
Hutchinson, February 2lst. which con-
venhon will elect delegates to the nation
al convention to be held at Denver. July
]. 1908, and a committeeman for the
state Of Kansas.
Every democrat in Barber county IS
invited to meet with the central commit
tee and participate in the election Of del
egates. The meeting will be called at
2 o'clock p. m. Riley Lake.
Chairman.
Seward |. Field, Secretary.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
"Bumming' Their Reading


Santa Fe officials at Wellington and
Topeka are reading the Index regularly
every week and crihcising it, although
none Of them are on the subscription list.
Now we submit that it isn't fair; if they
want this paper they ought to pay for it
at the rate Of ST. per year, just as other
people do.
When the publishers of the Index
want to take a ride on the Santa Fe's
unexcelled Cd trains they have to walk
up to the ticket window and pay the
puce-one ticket per head-no borrow
ed ticket goes. and it Is only fair to ask
the Santa Fe to do the same thing when
it wants to ride on our train.
Fare, pleasel
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
KiOWa UnlOads Her Burden

The Kiowa authorizes sent transient
smallpox patient to this city last Friday.
The presumption is that that city intended
to send the man to the county pest
house but the driver in charge made a
miserable blunder. The patient was
brought night into town and allowed to
go up and down stairway and wait on
the streets until the return of DR.. Dono-
van, county health officer, from a coun-
try call, and while the driver himself put
up his team at livery barn and took
lunch at restaurant without disclosing
the fact that he had ridden twenty-five
miles with small pox patient.
AS soon as it became known that the
patient was in town he was ordered to
the pest house without examination. He
was pronounced smallpox sufferer by
the county physician at kiowa and that
closed the matter so far as the people
here were concerned. If the driver had
possessed the ordinary gumption which
every sane man is supposed to carry in
his cranium, he would not have brought
the patient to this city at all but would
have taken him directly to the pest house.
If he did not know where the pest
house was located it was clearly his duty
or the duty of the kiowa officials to have
notified the authorities here to meet the
ng at the edge Of town and direct the
driver to his proper destination. But
even if he found it necessary to drive
into town, ordinary judgment should
cause man to see the danger Of taking
smallpox patient into public places
without even warning people that it is
loaded" ;"
After the driver had delivered his
burden, he was ordered to burn his
clothes and lap robes and take a disin-
feeant bath and the officers saw that
the orders were carried out. After being
provided with new habiliment he return
ed to Kiowa. h~
The pest house, small building OK
20, now contains FIVE patients and one
attendant. 1t can not accommodate any
more. If Kiowa has any more the city
will be required to find place for them
and keep them at county expense. just a.
this city did when Joe Kuder came II
from Oklahoma. before the pest house
was buik.
1t would be wise for the commissioner
to build pest house at Kiowa so tha
the patients in the south end could b,
taken care of without Transporting then
y miles across the county and making
it possible to SOW the seed" along tn,
| road
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
Says Railroad will Build

The Index has letter from Mr.. Dav-
id N. Crouch of Humphreys, Missouri.
which gives little additional hight on the
proposed "Yankton. Winnipeg & Gulf
railroad, which has been talked Of occas-
ionally here. Mr.. Crouch got hold Of a
copy Of the Index which contained an
article giving what meager information
was at hand. He writes that he
owns a great deal Of land in South Da-
kota and that he personally knows that
the survey has been made through the
Dakotas and that Yankton has already
pledged 100000 bonus. He says il
would be well for Medicine Lodge tc
get busy, that the road is certain to be
built and that Medicine Lodge has a
good chance to get it.
He enclosed some correspondence from
a number of business firms in the Dako-
tas and it really looks favorable.
Heretofore the Index had not pinnec
much faith to the project. but from the
information furnished by Mr.. Crouch
there is reason to believe that there i:
something tangible in it. The matter ha.
been turned over to the Commercial
club.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
Granted Life Certificate

Miss Annie E. Bell Of the High
School faculty. Of this city, was granted
a life certificate by renewal Of three-year
certificate, by the State Board Of Educa-
ton in session at Topeka last week.
This entities Miss Bell to teach anywhere
in Kansas during her lifetime without
examination, which is a distinction not
enjoyed by any other High School in
sructor in Barber county, excepting
Prof. Major. Superintendent Of the Bar
Der County High School Of this city.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
An Explanation

An item Of more than ordinary interest
that should have appeared in the core
spondence from Hazelton last week. got
over among the editorials. We reprint
1t this week in proper position.
The displacement Of itself is only COM
monplace but it was funny to observe
how some Of the mean men around this
town became excited about it. Not less
than a dozen Of them came to the pub
fishers, con6den6ally. to know if the item
referred to them.
We hope the "shot" will hit the guilty
party this week.