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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-09-30
CHAPTER XVI.
Gideon's Story.

DeIWSSu the social gardens OF Sac
ramento and San Francisco Amabel
fitted, gathering the honeydew she
fed upon. When Esther met her she
was as gay with one cavalier as with
another, until Alfred appeared. He
was never her escort; yet if he came
to party or theatershe claimed him at
once. Esther became convinced that
the barrier that had once separated
herself from Alfred now existed he
tween him and Amabel; that for ANA
bels sake he insisted on her perfect
freedom in the eyes of society. This
conviction did not bring tranquility:
and Esther asked herself bitterly, why,
in all the throng that followed her.
there was not some brave and honest
soul that could dislodge Alfred from
her heart. AS the winter waned she
found herself very weary of the mo-
notonous round, Of the days and nights
that loomed before her, stretching 10
blank, gray years. And when the
warm sunshine adorned the hills with
rioting bloom, more and more she
spent solitary hours on the road with
her smart team, her most conspicuous
extravaganza.
Valentines day." she unused this
morning, as she leaned out of the open
window to the brilliant, close-bending
sun OF California. Fuchsia and nastur-
tium We'd with perfumed heliotrope
and jasmine in the long climb up the
houseside; but purple and white won
through their fragrance, and she
gathered feathery cluster for her
belt.
She met her housekeeper in the
dining room, and looked over the at
tractive heap brought by mail and
messenger; valentines of the old lace
paper sort, hiding tiny mirrors and ar
dent poetical requests to look on my
fair; flowers, books, gems which she
would never accept-all the what-not
OF sentimental Valentines day 40
years ago. One Offering charmed her.
1t was golden arrow of delicate Mex.
lean filigree, light, graceful, wonder.
fully brilliant, brilliance Esther did
not at first discover as coming from
many tiny diamonds, each hardly
larger than pinpoint, set very close
| ly together
How exquisite!" exclaimed Mrs.
Brockett, who was friend as well as
housekeeper. Il never saw anything
like 1t. For your hair, isn't it?" She
took it from Esther and shot it through
her big brown coil, the feathered end
standing high, the pointed shaft shin
ing just back of her ear. Its the most
beautiful ornament you have. Won't
you keep it?"
L see no way to return it." Esther
said, searching wrappers and box fol
a clew to the sender There isn't
a word, letter-not even the merch
ants name on the box. How did il
Gomez"
| The Chinaman said a small boy
brought 1t this morning before seven
o'clock" Mrs. Brockett replied, as she
left the room.
The trinkets did not interest Esther
She took up her paper instead. Al
the first glance she cried out.
Gideon Ingram Anthony-His Ro
mance!" were the first words she saw
Sh0 stH<e" a2ccmprehendlngly for q
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-09-30
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN,

For thirty years Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
inC-down feeling, tlatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, ornervouS prostration.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-09-30

The fact is that the farm is in a
better way than the town. There is
good deal OF nonsense about doing
something for the farm" What is
needed vastly more. says the Washing
ton Cd. c. Times, is to do something
for the town; to make its living con-
ditions better for the unfortunates
whom an memorable social and indus
trial system draws to the city.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-09-30

You won't tell your family doctor
the whole story about your private
illness you are too modest. You
deed not be afraid to tell Mrs. Pink
1am, at Lynn, Mass, the things you
could not explain to the doctor. Your
letter will be held in the strictest con,
ddence. From her vast correspond
ence with sick women during the
past thirty years she may have
gained the very knowledge that vii,
helpyour case. Such letters as the fol-
lowing, from grateful women, es,
tablish beyond a doubt the power Of
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-09-30

A woman in the west left the digni-
fed position of dean of the woman's
department of prominent university
to run Kentucky mule farm. Many
will criticise the queer ambition of a
woman to manage mules, but the Gym
zeal of the sex will retort with the
number of women who marry every
day.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-09-30
LYDIA Z. PlNkHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

to conquer all female diseases.
Mrs. Norman r. Barndt, of Allen
town, Pa, writes:
"Ever since 1 was sixteen years of
age had suffered from an organic de-
rangement and female weakness; in
consequence had dreadful headaches
and was extremely nervous. My physi-
clan said 1 must go through an opera
ton to get well. A friend told me
about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and took it and wrote you
for advice, following your directions
carefully, and thanks to you I am to-
day a well woman, and / am telling
all my friends of my experience"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-09-30

A Terre Haute COW drowned herself
by sticking her nose in a booklet Of
molasses. AFTER this bitter life, HOY
sweet Is DEATH" !.
The newspaper., 1908-11-20
Who Owns the Streets?

A small boy, Andreas Pellisar-
ii who said he lived somewhere
in Mulberry street. was arraigned
yesterday in the children's court,
charged with playing ball on the
street, says the New York World
Don't you know it's wrong p
asked Magistrate Olms,ead.
"Nas, sir" sobbed Andreas.
Don't you know that you
are likely to hurt somebody's ?
The streets don't belong to you.
Now tell me, son, to whom do the
streets belong"
"De automobiles" answered
the culprit.
discharged" SAID the Judge.
The newspaper., 1908-11-20
Some Needed Laws.

OOioIduo peOplc iiduc d con-
tract last Tuesday with the DEM
ocratic party of the State and we
believe the contract will be car
ried out to the letter Practically
all the laws that amount to any
thing on the statute books of the
state were put there by previous
democratic legislatures and this
years law making body is pledged
to some of the greatest reform
measures ever promised suffer
ing people. The democratic
platform promised the people if
the democrats were elected.
just primary election law, one un
der which man like Guggenheim
can no longer prepare the work
of state convention and have
his behests all carried out in a
few hours. even though three
fourths of his own party disap
proves of his plans. A just pri-
mary election law will give the
people a chance TO rule and re-
tire a few of the bosses that have
been disgracing the state. The
initiative and referendum was
also promised and when enacted
into law will give the people
absolute peoples government, for
then if the men elected 10 of
fce refuse to carry out the wishes
of the people they can initiate a
reform movement themselves and
not have to wait on some grating
office holder. The referendum
also will be of great advantage
for under its plan the people have
final chance to decide whether
a proposed measure is a Just one
or not. Another reform measure
which the democrats promised
and will undoubtedly enact will
be bank guaranty law. The
people demand such a law and
they should be satisfied. There
is no more reason why when YOU
deposit money IN a bank you
should not be secured than when
you 60 10 borrow money from the
bank you should not give secu-
riiy tor the money borrowed. 1t
IS right tina, you should give Sc
curity when you borrow money
and it is also right that when you
deposit money in a bank you
should know that you can get II
when you want it, a railway rate
law and law giving tire railroad
commission some power to en-
force justice between railroad and
shipper IS another wise promise
OF the democrats. And with as
large majority IN both branches
OF the legislature as now exists
there is no excuse that will satisfy
the people for failure to enact
these measures into law. The
people have fulfilled their par,
OF the proposed contract and 1t IS
now up to the democrats in the
legislature to redeem their part
and then the people will reward
us with continued power. Two
years ago the republicans prom
lsed most OF these measures and
failed to redeem any oil their
promises Let the democrats re
member these things and act
wisely and Colorado should re-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-07
WOMEN GARDENERS
Also to Teach Nature Studies-Mis-
 sion of an English College.

Swanley Horticultural College's s work is to make women into garden CTS. whether as growers for market or in private grounds, or as teachers of others. The course is specially de- signed 10 be of use to those who have land of their own and those who look forward to a colonial life.
 The college was founded nearly twenty years ago and now possesses fOrty-three acres of land, two of which are devoted 10 flowers. twelve to kitchen and market gardening and seventeen to fruit. There Is a long range of glass houses, an apiary, a dairy and poultry run. The report Of the past year refers t0 the growing demand for teachers of nature study, in view of which the college has es- tablished a course in natural history. There were over sixty students at the college during 1907.
 As a testimony to the practical na- ture of the instruction at Swanley. 1t may be pointed out that during 1907 twelve students received appoint meats as teachers. three as head gar deners. four as gardeners and under gardeners, two as market gardeners while five obtained positions in job ping or temporary work. One stu dent went out tO teach nature study in British Columbia.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-07

It is rather strange that the Bull letin of the American Iron and Steel association should be the first to discover there is a free trade ele- ment in the republican party" says an exchange. Such a good author ity upon the tariff policies within the republican party can hardly be mistaken, yet it is singular how well the secret has been kept. There are. it is true, some tariff reformers in the republican ranks such as the Iowa Idea" men who were led by Governor Cummins, and who now appear to be without a leader, but they are not free traders, they merely had somehow absorbed the idea that th3 'ariff shelterc the trusts. Then there was a banI of Minnesota republicans who wanted reciprocity with Canada, but their demand appears 10 have Gwirdled since the flour milling rust has been allowed to import Canadian wheat in bond and ship it abroad after its conversion into four with out paying duty on the same. Those Minnesota relu olicans we've surely not free traders. Then VIC have just heard the demand for tariff roduc- ton from the American Nanufac- turers' association who mainly want cheaper iron and steel. tu. even the most radical of them are not free traders. Of course. We must rear in mind that tha Bulletin is devot ed to the interest of the steel trust and its vision of the gulf between tariff revision and free trade may be thus vastly diminished. It says that while Taft's candidacy was engineered by President Roose- welt" it is eminently true" that it was acceptable to and was sup ported by the free trade element in the republican party"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-07
OUR BIG COUNTRY.
A Season When the Sun Never Sets
 on the Stars and Stripes.

4 Season When the Sun Never Sets | on the Stars and Stripes.
 There is only one flag that the sun never sets on-the British. But the American flag is a close second, for the sun during half the year never sets on it either. That is to say, these two are the only flags that the sun is con- tinuously shining over, no matter what his position fin the heavens-the one all the year round and the other during exactly half the year, from March 9 to Sept. 9.
 Of course 1t is true that on no day at all during the year can the sun be seen from any two points of continental United States at all times during a period of twenty-four hours. But the United States naval observatory has made careful calculations which by in- cluding Alaska, Porto Rico and the Philippines show that between the spring and fall equinoxes the sun nev- CT ceases to shine in the eyes of the American eagle.
 Perhaps nothing could make us real ize how great a nation our expanded country is better than this simple as- trOnomical fact. Moreover, within these two dates there are also several other pairs of eastern and western ex- treme points where the same condi- tion obtains, though for much shorter times.
 It is not generally known, but the easternmost point in the United States and its island possessions is in the is land of Porto Rico-longitude 65 de- grees F minutes west. latitude IS de- grees 20 minutes north. The western most point is in Balobe island, in the Philippines-longitude 116 degrees 40 minutes east, latitude 8 degrees O minutes north. When the sun is at what the calendar makers call north declination" of degrees 10 minutes that is to say, on March 2s and on Sept. 22-it rises in Porto Rico at ex- actly the same time that it sets in the island of Balobe. Between these two dates during the winter months the sun does set on the United States, and during the remainder of the year, the summer months, 1t does not.-Scrap Book.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-07
RATTLESNAKES' TEETH.

# You Should Happen to Get Any,
 Handle Them With Care.
 The zoo keeper carefully unfolded a small paper packet, which looked as if 1t might contain a headache powder.
 Want a rattlesnake's toothT he in. quired.
 ''ToothT
 "Well, call it fang if you want to, but ain't there something in the good book about sharper than a serpent's tooth? Look at this one and you'll think that the old fellow that wrote that must have known what he was talking about"
 He opened the paper and showed what seemed like a miniature horn. It was shaped like a COW horn, which has only one curve. It was yellowish white, like discolored tooth.
 It was about three-quarters of an inch long and sixteenth of an inch in diameter at the base, where it seemed as if it had been broken on. The point was as sharp as needle. An eighth of an inch back of the point on the outer curve of the tooth, was an opening, the end of sort of tube, which ran the whole length of the tooth.
 This little channel through the tooth seemed to be full of dried substance, which the ZOO keeper evidently regard ed with proper suspicion, for he warn- cd the recipient of the tooth to handle the same with care. He did not think that one would get true case of snake bite from one of these discarded teeth, but if the skin should be scratched or pierced by 1t a bad sore would prob ably result.
 According to him, the keepers at the zoo often pick up these loose teeth in the snake cages. They are apparently shed in the course of natural changes, something as the serpent sheds his skin. They are not merely the snakes baby teeth, for he sheds them more than once.-washington Post.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-07

Dexter & Co will go further. and will give with every package they sell their personal guarantee to re- fund the money If DT Ames' Pleas ant Specific does not cure-a re- liable medicine al half price. with a guarantee that your money will bs eheerfully returned If the remedy does not cure
 Anyone who is suffering from liver trouble. constipstio1.sIck head ache. indigestion. bed taste Ia the mouth. biliousnsss. speeks before rne eyes. melancholy. or tired feel fuxs should take advantage of this orer. Messrs pe1ter 6 Go dont know hoH long they viil be able to seIl Anss' Pleasant Specific al half price, for the sale has bse1 some fhfrx phe-orenal.
 As the dose is diminished after the first few days a bottle that you can obtain nox for s cents. wfII last q ro1xh- And it eoszs noshfng if it does Eor ezre.
 c. L. DEXTER a CO. DxuExfss.
 Corner Ess4 s1d West Main
 Streets, Wstsrba1.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-07

Woman is always a puzzle to man. so the men say. Here comes Dr Thomas Claye Shaw. an eminent English psychologist. declaring that man is also a puzzle to woman. Bu:
 after all is said there is in reality
 very little difference between the
 two classes of minds. One may be complimentary 10 or may largely
 replace the other. and the doctor afirms in no halring language tha in suitable conditions of education and environment the alleged inferi- ority of woman disappears. Just al this time the pronouncement of pr Shaw must come as a hombsheI in the camp of the opponents of the suffragettes in England All of he peculiarities of womans mental makeup. if there are any. this au- thority accounts for as 3 matter of peculiar development. As 10 The so called mental faculties. which may now be sharper and nov duIIer in women than in men. we oanno- prove. either from anatomy or psy- choIOgy. that any one Of these fac ulties is or should bs greater or less in women than in men The prominence given by woman to dress. the doctor says. is easily ae- counted for. IL is not mere van itY. but due perhaps to inherited tendencies. and their feelings and Ideas On the subject are often a nys-I
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-07
HEARD IN PASSING.

Candidate Taft enters the cam paign weighing 297 s-2 and mea- suring six feet in his stocking feet. It would take a Washington and Lincoln to physically make one like hfm-Norwich Bulletin.
 It was a great relief to the Re publican party to know that Taft had accepted the nomination. It would have been something awful ii he had contracted stage fright and declined to run-Bridgeport Post.
 A wire fence charged with cleo tricity, killed two horses belonging to James H. Clark, a farmer of Red Lion Hundred, Pa. The fence was connected with an electric railway and in that way became charged. The road will be charged with the cost of the horses-Bridgeport Standard
 Campaign banners do not cut as much of a figure as they used to in national campaigns. The smoky torches and the oil cloth capes and caps, in which substantial citizens formerly arrayed themselves and marched the streets, are now but memory. There are more effective ways of doing campaign work than paraceS-New London Jay.
 Perhaps the heat is as good an ex- cuse as are any lying about loose, for the ways of crime which has been going over the country, but the scapegoat is at best a poor sort of animal. If one is honest, there is absolutely no tangible reason for the series of crimes which had been chronicled from various parts of the United States and Europe-Meriden Record.
 Judge Groscup's decision in effect is that a fine cannot exceed ones capital. Here's a pointer for the rounder in the police court, and if it is good law in the higher court it should certainly be good law in the average police court. where nine cases out of ten the bread is taken nocent women and children-Mid- dletown Press.
 Presidential candidate Clafin of iAc pr;hibitl, party says nat if all the voters who are against the saloon would vote tte prohibition ticket, he would be the choice of every state for the presidency. There is more truth than wildness in the assertion, but there are other ties besides the prohibition issue that bind men to their political af- filiations. It is often a sad fact that some of the ties are not broken Telegram.
 More foreign people left this country during the first half of the present year than came 10 it. This is a notable fact in view of the ebb and flow of the tide of immigration in other years; and considering that our industries are quickly recover ing from the recent business de- pressiOn, it wouldn't be surprising if, before many months, the mills and other enterprises in the land of the free" would be calling for help. Not in a great many years has the outflow of aliens been greater than the infux-Ansonia Sentinel.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-07
Cut This Coupon Out and use it
 at Once.

This coupon entities the hoid- CT to one soc package of Dr Ames' Pleasant Specifie for the cure of dyspepsia. constipation and biliousness. at half price, 25c. We agree to return money in all cases where it does not cure.
 GEO l.. DEXTER & co.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-07

tery to the devotees of dress them selves. They simply dress in their own way because they have to and for their own satisfaction. As 10 the psychological future of woman, Dr Shaw thinks that the fusion of the two qualities of mind, the male and the female, would lead to nega- tive conduct. Anyway mind is no: very different in the man or the woman. Thinking is very simple thing, and there is no work, espe- clally no mental work, peculiar to the one or the other. One sex might carry on the work of the world just as we'll as the o;her."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-07

ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. Sun sets 7:05, rises 4:59; moon sets; i; 12:49 a. m.; moons age, Il days; a. m., planet Mercury at perigee, nearest sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-07

For-of all the sad words ot tongue or pen, the saddest are these: Tt might have been!"-Whittier's'' Maud Muller.
 That is what the man felt when he tried to kindle a fire with damp wood. "If I only had bag Of Browns Quickfire Charcoal"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-07
DIED OF wHIskEY AT SEA.
Passenger Who Took to Drink Af.
 ter Winning a Lottery Prize.

New York. Aug. The morning after the steamship Tren.. in Wed nesd8y. from Southampton via the West irdies. s1iled firm Eingstnn Jamaica, it was found necessary to break open the staterO0m Of Hans Ole Wilhelm Wind. vho was bound fr-n Psnama for his fo-.ner hOrr. in Denmark He was found sitting dead in a chair with three empty whiskey bottles near An autopsy shOWed that he had died Of chronic alcoholism He vas originally a carpenter. but gave up work when he won a s15.968 prize in the Pan ana lottery. Then he vent into the saloon business as owner and customer He wzs buried at sea
 When the Trent sailed from Southampton a young man who Eas studying music in the ships band jumped overheard He had just re- covered from a fever. bat was szp- posed 10 bs all night mentally.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-07

Dr Wiley tells folks what they should and should not do in warm spells. Since the doctor is gov ernment expert he might show the weather man how to put up a hot wave without the customary 75 or so per cent of humidity.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-07

New York dealers report that the sales of fireworks this year were the highest on record. Even when times are hard people will still save up for the Fourth All the money put into good fireworks display is well expended, for it is a beauti- full and impressive way of marking the day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-07
FRIDAY, AUGUST z, 1908.
< Auq. ' In History.

17e5 Joseph Rodman Drake. poet,
 author of the Ode to the Amer
 ican Flag" born: died 1920 1S9S-Spain accepted the terms of
 peace imposed by the United States; the terms called for the evacuation of Cuba, cession of ; Porto Rico and virtual surrender [ of the Philippines to United States control.