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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
He Could Not Resist the Temptation
OF Being a Pickpocket.

and at Is left school and was attract
ed by a number of young men who al
ways dressed well, had plenty of
money and didn't work.
II became curious and they told me
how / could do it. l became their pu-
pill. Their leader was a middle-aged
man who conducted a school for pick
pockets.
II had made lots of money in New
York and went west to enjoy it. l
lived well in Chicago. but was finally
arrested so many times that 1 left,
having escaped usually by coming
clear or getting light sentences.
I'm st. Louis was arrested and
during my serving of one sentence l
decided that it was a dogs life after
all. ard that, having a good school edu-
cation, / could come back to New York
and, unrecognized by any of my for
mer associates because l had changed,
could make an honest living.
Then for quite a while I was the
happiest man living. l was doing well
in East New York and felt as If a
huge load had been lifted from me.
Then ! felt the call of the wild
again. One night while perfectly so
Der out on the streets it came, and |
could not get away from it. yielded,
and when / got home cursed myself
for it, but after that it was easier. |
called myself a coward and a weak.
Inns, became more devoted to my bust
ness, and still fell again and again
Now you see me here.
My will is weak l want to be an
honest man. l am an honest man al
heart. hut the will does not always
obey the heart. The old tricks draw
me away like a lodestone The
leopard cannot wipe out its spots"
Seldom outside of fiction has any
thing equalled, this mans life story,
At first the new friends he had made
were incTedulous. They argued that
4 man who was doing so well in bust
ness that he had 10 build two or three
additions &c his factory could not be q
criminal. Many OF them sympathize
with him as man whose destiny has
been guided by impulses and forces
over which his better nature had nc
control, and even now are willing tc
help him.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
SQUIRRELS FIGHT TO DEATH.
Affinity Case in Animal Kingdom Has
Fatal Ending.

Saginaw, Mich.-A loud chattering,
chirping, and screeching we'll up in
the branches of a sycamore tree in
Granger street drew the attention OF
passers by and women of neighbor-
ing houses to a wild commotion in the
animal kingdom the other day. 1t
was a battle to the death between two
of the pet Texas squirrels which live
there.
When first discovered the animals
were racing back and forth on the
limb, over each other and into each
other, shaking their tails madly, and
raising a din by their shrill scolding.
AS the combat waxed f1ercer they
would stand up on their hind legs, cuff
and scratch with their forepaws, and
bite with their razor-like teeth.
Finally the larger of the two sank
her teeth into the neck of her antagon-
ist. gave it sharp wrench, and the
vanquished warrior fell to the ground
dead. 1t showed the marks of ter
rife encounter, being wounded and
! lacerated in a dozen places and stained
with blood. The women in the crowd
that watched the fight tried to stop
it, but in vain; the squirrels were be-
yond their reach and refused to be
frightened.
The cause of this tragedy in SPUR
reldom was a domestic quarrel. in
| which the combatants, both females,
waged war for the favor of a mate
and corner in his box The big male
| squirrel for whose affection they
fought belonged to Charles Moyle.
Some time ago his mate left, and later
another came to take her place A
few days ago larger and handsomer
| female appeared and coquetted with
the proprietor of the box He took her
in, and this so angered the less attrac-
tive companion that. she provoked the
usurper to battle. She lost, and his
squirrelship. who sat on an upper limb
ard calmly watched the fight, was ap-
Larently satisfied with the outcome,
for he soon joined the victor and they
are living happily together.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01

and sides are fastened to the base
with hinges, which permit them to be
turned down to take out the completed
block. On each end, explains Popular
Mechanics, is placed fiat iron bar
with a bend or notch in it to hold
the sides together. These bars are
the same as hooks with the ends ex-
tended to form a handle for con-
venience. The end pieces have thin
piece of board fastened in an upright
position on their inner surface to
form a key between the completed
blocks.
The bottom board, Fig. 2, is to be
fitted in the bottom Of the mold loose
ly and can be blocked up from the bot
tom to make the right size block.
The plugs, Fig. 8. are made with a
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
Beleium's New Coal Field.

The Belgian government has under
consideration the exploitation of the
new coal basin discovered in the
northern part Of Belgium. The first
discovery of deposit of coal in this
region was made in 1901 by means of
borings extending to depth of LOO
feet. Since then horings, some Of
which are about 5000 feet deep, have
demonstrated the existence of a rich
zone of coal under the provinces of
Limbourg and Antwerp, having a
length of about Sc miles, and a maxi
mum breadth of ten miles. The
great average depth of the deposit
naturally presents the chief difficulty
in the way of it's exploitation.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
MOLD FOR CEMENT BLOCKS.

good, sharp sand. Mix we'll and put
enough water on to simply dampen the
whole mixture. Close up the mold and
put in the plugs, and then fill
the mold one-quarter full of the
mixture and lamp down hard. Repeat
this until the mold is filled and then
scrape off the surplus material. re-
move the plugs, turn down the sides
and lift out the finished block. The
block should remain on the bottom
board until it is hard enough to re.
move It will be necessary to have
number of bottom boards. The fin
ished blocks must be sprinkled with
water from day to day for duration
of Is to 80 days to properly cure them
before using. A barrel of cement will
make about so blocks.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
Would He Remit the Fine?

Gov Hughes is arguing against
fines-he says they are unjust to stock
holders. He prefers Imprisonment.
Well, Imprisonment would be better,
but Mr.. Rockefeller has not been i'm.
prisoned, and that fine is the only pen
atty in sight In view of the fact
that Chancellor Day is for Gov.
Hughes, and in view OF the further
fact that the younger Rockefeller has
declared for Gov. Hughes, the question
arises would Gov. Hughes limit the
s29, COO, coo fine if he were president?
This may become a pertinent question
how will Gov Hughes answer it?
Would he remit the fine?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
A HUGE WATER WHEEL.
Marsh of 1000 Acres Is Reclaimed in
Novel Manner.

Two thousand acres of Michigan
marsh land have been reclaimed by a
system which is declared to be new.
The new drainage consists of two
principal factors, namely, monster
water wheel and series of high and
wide bikes, with broad and deep
bitches within, writes James c. Mills,
in Popular Mechanics. The bikes are
20 feet high above the normal stage
of water in the river and the bitches
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
Whose judge?

The pictorial paper, Judge, has a
well defined political policy ard this
policy is clearly plutocratic. The pa.
per attacks remedial legislation and
these who favor it, and uses the pow
er of the picture to libel its political
opponents and misrepresent the is.
sues.
Whose Judge?
Who owns the paper?
What viii controls the policy?
Would 1t not be a good thing for
Judge to give its readers picture
representing the men in the Office as
Punch and Judy. picturing in the back
ground the ventriloquist who furnishes
the voice and utters the utterances?
Whose Judge and what is he using
Judge for?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
INDUs1RY6.@a5<
MnEcnkEkS5
CEMENT BLOCK MOLD.
How You Can Make II and Use II
Yourself.

The lumber necessary to make this
mold should be of selected white pine
or hardwood free from knots and sap.
The base board. A. Fig. 1, should be
Ii inches wide by "a inches long, well
battened together. The sides are
made as shown with a cleat on each
end, which overlaps the end pieces and
holds them in place. Both the ends
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01

allowed to fall slowly over a series Of
poles, where, by the natural process,
it freezes in the form of gigantic
icicles. These icicles are broken off
as fast as they are frozen and carted
away to storage quarters
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
Government Builds Good Boat.

The government-built ship Con.
necticut' in her test trials proved her.
self better than her sister ship
Louisiana" built by the Newport
News company. The "Connecticut's"
average speed was 1873 knots for her
five best runs, and the 'Louisiana'a'
1859 knots.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
Wind Stops Trains.

Trains on the Scottish highlands
have been occasionally stopped by
the force of the wind.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
New York Public Parks.

New York City has lib public pa,k
varying in size from a few sor are
yards in the angle at the crossinsI of
streets, up to Pelham Bay Park, con
tanning 1,756 acres.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
Quite = Difference.

The number of persons to ihe
square mile in this country II IL
while In England 1t is 4S0.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
MANUFACTURING IcicLES.
"Stick" Ice Commodity Much in De
mand in Austria.

Stick" ice is a commodity much IN
demand in upper Austria. Water Is
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01

Dickens left an estate Of 100000
the results of his writing.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-02
Jackman the Painter.

w. T. Jackman. the painter.
paperhanger and decorator. is noM
prepared to do your work prompt
lv. on the most reasonable terms.
MIR. Jackmans twenty odd years
experience in this line with the
largest Kansas City houses en-
able him to tell at a glance just
what is needed, and he is consid-
cred an adept in color-blending
Should you contemplate having
any work done in this line, it will,
paw YOU to consult him.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-02
More Than Enough is Too Much.

To maintain health, mature man
or woman needs just enough food to
repair the waste and supply energy
and body heat The habitual con
sumption OF more food than is. neces-
sary for these purposes is the prime
cause OF stomach troubles. rheuma
tism and disorders OF the kidneys. Ii
troubled with indigestion, revise your
diet, let reason and not appetite con-
troll and take few doses OF Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
and you will soon be all right again.
For sale by Ikelman Bros.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-02
Poor Honey Season.

This is surely a poor honey
season although one or two men
Of our acquaintance have an idea
it is all r git the country over.
TIE fros.s coming late in spring
'l'led many of the wild flowers and
weeds from which the bees or
Ginar.lv extract much of the store
If sweetness and thev were com
rcl,cd to work almost exclusive
T. mon alfalfa and sweet clover.
'"Hic' makes an exceptionally
'1re ural;tv of ho,ev but ca're
70 l2tc - do much GOOD. The
EASTERN states we're also short on
ho-er ~lnl-i''r blossoms this sea-
s1l rrA tie bees were restricted
70 white clover and few other
80 rates cf Covering plants.
boz ',c cr'v hanev Colorado
this "ea- was produced on
'''e weste-n slo,e ar1 those who
by" a',v nranti'v of j. ought to
So s9rle monev.-Field and
Form.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-02
A jewelers. Experience.

c. r. Kluger, The Jewcler. 1000
Vagina 4ne., Indianapolis. Ind.
WI tes II was SO weak from kidney
trouble t. at | could hardly walk 4
hundred feet. -Four bottles OF Foley's
Kidney Remedy cleared my complex
ion. cured my iackache and the ir-
regular.t;cs disappeared. and can
now attend to business every day, and
recommend l9oley's Kidney Remedy
to all sufferers. as it cured me after
the doctors and other remedies had
failed. Holly Pharmacy Qkelman
Bros. Prop'rs.)
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-02

Do not let anyone tell you that
something else is just as good as De-
Wits Kidney and Bladder Pills be
cause there isn't anything Just as good
for weak back, backachc, rheumatic
pains. inflammation Of the bladder. or
any Kidney and Bladder disorder. A
weeks trial will convince you. Sold
by The Holly Pharmacy.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-02
RESURVEY OF
BACA COUNTY.
Deputy U. S. Surveyor Has
Charge of Work That Will
Start Soon.

Arthur d. Kidder is now on
the grounds and expects to start
the survey work of a part Of Baca
county this week. beginning at
the connection line near Villas.
Metal stakes are TO be used for
marking. Mr.. I.angston will
have charge of the field corps.
John L. Pctticrew will do the
freighting. Oscar Downing will
haul the surveyors outfit and
Harry X. Ward will be cook for
the outfit We understand the
first work under Mr. kidder's
contract will be south and east Of
Villas, being the southeast part OF
the county and state 1t is a
great drawback to settlement in
the entire south half Of the coun
ty that this work has been de
layed.-Lamar News.
The Metropolitan Magazine
for October contains the second
article, by Mr.. Downing. on os-
teopathy, which should be pc
rused by all those interested in
the science.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-02

The NJ. Z. revival will begin
about the middle of October. The
Drummer evangelists will con-
duct the meetings.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-02
Three-Day Corn Festival :
Carnival at Lakeside,
Denver.

All Colorado is invited to at
tend the grand three-day mardi
gras festival which will bring to
a close the regular summer sea
son at Lakeside Park, Denver. OIL
October 2, 3 and A. The festival,
which will include a mammoth
masque carnival such as marked
the popular Mountain and Plain
Festivals of ten years ago, will
be decidedly the most unique af-
fair in the history OF Denver sum
mcr amusements and General
Manager Albert Levin Of the
White City will spare no expense
to make the celebration as re-.
raarkably successful as the mon
ster barbecue and corn roast held
at Lakeside on Labor Day, in
which $4,000 people participated.
the largest crowd that ever paid
admission to an amusement park
il the entire West.
Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup is
used nearly everywhere because it
not only heals irritation of the throat
and stops the cough, but it drives the
cold out OF the system through its
laxative principle by assuring a free
and gentle action Of the bowels, and
that is the only way to cure a cold
You can't cure it as long as you are
constipated. Insist upon Kennedy's
Z Laxative Cough Syrup. Sold by The
Holly Pharmacy
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-02

neWi'.'s title Early Risers are
small 'il's. easv TO take. gentle and
sire. So'n kv Itelman Bros.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-02

At the Home Bakery srecial
for SATURDAY., Coffee cakes Gin
rolls and cocoanut macaroons.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-27
The Triumph of Bryan.

The triumph Of Bryan and the rank
and file OF the Democratic party Is
complete. One man, strong. courage
GUS and capable. standing for the peo-
pie and leading the people in the direc
ton they desire 10 go. rises supreme
above all the power OF money, trick.
cry and deceit
The triumph of Bryan is indeed com
plete, and the strange thing about II
all Is that men who have been consid.
cred good politicians. are unable TO
understand the triumph. They either
are unable or refuse to see that a new
era has arrived in American politics
They wholly fail to grasp the fact that
the present day leader must be right,
not merely available. These former
OF political conventions
still insist upon practicing the old
methods, and today they are in
daZed condition, unable TO understand
why these old methods no longer
work
There is lesson and an inspiration
in the career OF William J. Bryan for
young men who have the ability and
inclination 10 enter upon political
careers. The lesson Is that the only
success worth having is the success
which comes as a result Of being right.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-27
"7hE SWAN WHO STOLE THE EARTH,'
BY w. HOLT WHITE.

\ short stocky man he was. with dark
hair and a strong jaw tinged blue by
a strong growth of beard
The other man was Pelham. who
like Wildney was "A fellow undergrad
uate OF Arbuthnot's He was a tall.
sparsely-built young man, with shrewd
blue eyes and fresh complexioned face
invariably wreathed in smiles. or the
air he. OF course. knew nothing. but
he was a good sailorman. Arbuthnot
had chosen him because OF his extra.
ordinary daring on the water. Once
he had seen Pelham jump through the
surf at midnight when gale was send.
ing the channel laundering on the
Sussex coast, and swim out TO sea
In his pajamas In chase OF small
yacht that had got adrift from her
anchorage.
Pelham by hard swimming had got
up 10 the yacht and. single-handed.
had brought her back 10 her moorings
on dangerous lee shore.
Arbuthnot loved pluck. II was the
breath OF life 10 him. He never for
got Pelham's daring. and therefore he
recommended him To Strong as the
most likely man he could think Of
As the little circle OF men who were
preparing coup that even Napoleon
had never dreamt OF was enlarged,
Langley grew uneasy. He even sug-
gested that Strong and his friends
should take some sort OF oath OF ST.
lence.
But at this Strong laughed.
he mad turned To Arbuthnot and
said i suppose We are - gentle.
men? This Is a question OF honor,
and as long as II Is considered as
such | shall be perfectly satisfied"
However. the full purport OF the ex.
petition was not revealed To Wildney
nor 10 Pelham till the night before the
ascent.
Then all the men gathered In Lang
ley's rooms at Sydenham. and Strong
INDUCED In one OF his exceedingly hui
morous harangues.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-27

Gentlemen" he said. raising his
grass, | propose the toast OF the vic.
tor' IL Is the most modest toast that
can propose. seeing that the person
whose health should really be drunk is
myself.
tomorrow We take our lives into
our hands. For this have TO thank
you but | do not thank you In too
overwhelming terms, because unless
man Is prepared 10 do this a man is
not man AT all.
Upon what we propose to do after
the ascent Is made Il Is unnecessary
10 dwell. have been perfectly frank
with you as to the object OF this en-.
terprise. You have done me the hon.
or OF placing your lives and your repu.
tations at my disposal. | shall not
betray the trust. have perfect con
ndence In Mr.. Langley, and he has
perfect confidence I'm me.
For obvious reasons there cannot
be any trial OF the Victor When
we make the ascent tomorrow the as
cent Is made for good or evil. Did
we descend In civilized parts an in-
spection OF the Victor would follow.
which would only prove conclusively
that our motives In ascending ut all
were not OF the most peaceful.
Tomorrow afternoon, therefore, we
shall. In the words or an old popular
song, sail away We shall sail away
on mission which | presume most
people would regard as criminal. But
II You magnify crime sufficiently IL be-
comes heroic. Our crime, or, per.
haps. | should say. my crime. Is SO
stupendous that IL can only be regard
ed as heroic In the last degree.
Alexander the Great allude to
the soldier and not to the estimable
tailor-dreamed great dreams and
achieved much. But. though l say 1t
myself. imagine that no man ever
before contemplated undertaking the
task OF stealing the whole earth.
Il drink 10 the success OF my theft"
tCOntinued WednesdayD
The Detroit times., 1908-07-27
CHAPTER xxv-(cOntinued)

CHAP ! EN- NV kSS"N'"~Ni'
@IKE me hi. she was built OF
III aluminium, her hull immeas-
Ill urably strong. because IL was
III held together by network
OF triangular wires. and tri'
angles as the merest sChoolboy knows,
are the hardest things TO break.
On either side OF the we'll were a
series OF pigeonholes. in each of which
was stored small round shell about
the size OF mans closed fist, filled
with a high explosive, which was
alone Langley's secret.
The process OF fighting which had
been designed was intensely simple.
IL was one OF those simple things
which occasionally "stagger human
ity"
The full fighting power OF the vic
tor" lay in her capacity for navigating
through the air The mode Of attack
consisted merely of taking one OF the
small shells and dropping II overheard.
And Langley estimated that the veioc-
lily given by the drop, plus the power
OF the explosive contained In the
shells, would be sufficient for one or
these pilule-like weapons or defence
TO spread disaster far and wide WHEEL
ever one might fall
Forward In the hull space was de-
voted to stores. Aft was cabin just
sufficiently large TO hold hunks Tor
Ave Wen, two on either side and one
across the decks
On August IS Langley saw 10 the tit'
ting OF the engines. Then he wired to
-Nrhuthnot To bring the other men who
had Teen chosen 10 participate In the
colossal theft which Strong was plan
nlng.
They arrived al l.angley's lodgings
two nights before the day set aside
for the ascent.
one OF them was by name Wildney
a fellow undergraduate OF Arbuthnots
The Detroit times., 1908-07-27
See the Point of These?

Kick High Up.
II you's got TO kick" said Uncle
Eben. go To headquarters hates
troubles TO de Office boy and den bow
in an scrapin' when de man dat sho'
nun makes de mischief comes IA
Washington Star.
information Desired.
He. The boys say I'm getting to
be regular bear.
She-Indeed
H-Say. Sis, ask him whether he
growis or DISCRETIONARY Home
Companion.
A Lost Illusion.
Mr.. Baker, want TO tell you. my
love, that the horrid story we heard
about Mrs. Brown is not true.
Mrs. Baker--Oh. dear! What made
you tell me! Now. III have nothing
to talk about at the card club.
And Need II.
Sis is having lovely times,
The days are bright. the Jseas are
calm.
In September when she returns
She'll buy barrel OF freckle balm.
Houston Post
Sure Sign.
Stella--So you and Tom are en-
gagged Are you sure you really and
truly love him?
Mabel-Love him. Why. never
The Detroit times., 1908-07-27

took one Of his presents back TO find
out what II cost.-Chicago News.
classifica cation.
Dribbles-Why do you call Squibbs
veteran humorist? He can't be more
than % years old
Scribhles-Eell. his jokes are in
the veteran class, just the same
Chicago News
Quite Consistent.
But" protested the manager. don't
you think it looks odd for you to wear
your diamonds in the character OF the
poor deserted wife,"
'Qh. no" answered the actress, lyon
must have observed that | have Sc
leGted for that purpose the very
mallest and plainest diamonds own.'
Philadelphia Press.
Her Identity.
Farmer Honk (musingly) They say
Deacon Klutchpenny's wife was
paragon before he married her, and
Mrs. Honk (briskly) -Nothing of the
kind! She was a Smith. | knew the
whole family.-Puck
Proof Positive.
Stella-So you and Tom are en-
gagged! Are you sure you really and
truly love him?
Mabel-I.ove him. Why. I neve,
took one of his presents ( to find
out what IL cost,-ChicagC Tribune.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-27
The Big Fine
BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE.

he n childish
old John D.
I'VE borrow fromh boo of Oh
1 o
He can
But old D..
They've
lawyers large and lawyers small of all degrees and stations
Who the of John DIS corporations,
hows fine
Was n
denounced decried
fudge! I'm reversed
nd old he Judge
didn't think i'll"