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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-01
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Il was Saturday night. and the min
ing, town MAS already alive, The one
long. irregular Street was damned with
constantly moving ffgnfes, .he 2niiumiesfE.
GUS saiooas Hbla7zeS% the pianos Sound.
ing Hoish ~ eRe Shutting OK feet Ia the
erbRaed idaifeaaiasi9 ineessant. 50 VIII
4ast Tbighert hnnehedhA d e.yh1ledthH
quieS.s sJeepR itoynd of ther afternoon
blessomea unders the ifiekerfngy lishts
intoIa satprpaHa of UNLICENSED pleas II
IRE wherein SiR ths vases of !sgilRpley ere
Hampton pushed IFS way 4bfJn1gh
the fiofsS nEhroangs F%ith eyes eTef. watch
)fui for the aa1es:af 9on s1s sW ii
, anything going ON etosni9ht@ Worth
while GJfn1?D heeqnestiuBed punietlsE =
gRather stiff gane.i theEteN me, lust
! staEtedi in the, back foQfnii1 WAS the
genial +Feply. Two EASTERN suckers,
with Red Slay5p ,sitti9g jig. II1w ed 3,
The gambler passed on, pushing
rather cunceremonfods through the
thr6ngI of pefspfAngl humanity .The
j large front room oapstaifs WAS ablaze
wfth lights, eevefy game IN fun OPERA
/ ton and surrounded dby crowds OF de
-ryoteesejHe observation-disclosures the
rear of tAerroota. tAsthielft diagy red
7 durtain hung ,thege Ae held e back its
heavy folds and d stepped within tbs
|, sma1ler apartment beyond, - :,
I Three men. sat at the single table
Icards id hand, Parii 1Ifampton "inyol
unfairly fwhistlep Softly Behihd hfs
teeth abthe first glimpse of the money
gopenly pdfsplay ed befote 3then1q This
JwasTapparentlN netIsoabad forta9start
ere and his waningsSiptgest revived A
red,baarded giant, Sitting SO as to Ifapce
the doorway, glanced up quielly at his
venfrance,, his. coarse mouth instantly lYI
taking on the semblance Of q smile.
"Ah,, Bob" he Exclaimed with al
5etident effort at cordiaiity: been won
|fdering il you iwodldn' t Show up before
t, the night swas EeveF? Il YOU'RE the Very
fellow to make tfiIs0 a fodf!hahded af
fair, pnovfdedi0yoiE ncarnyI L sufficient
stuff" ,bn
f. Hampton came easily forward into
the full glow Of the tsWipging+o oil lamp
his manner co5ffy delibefate, his face
Eexpressionless. feel ne desire to in
trudey" he, explained, quietly, watching wat t
the uplifted faces. II believe I haye
never before met these gentlemen"
L. slavin laughed his great white
fingers drumming the tabfe.Ef4 uhEl-7'
r. '4t1is am acquaintance easily made, 7
he said, provided one can 5afford t.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-01

regarding me, and I have Endorsed it
as being mainly true to life. Do I
state this fairly, Naida?"!ot -11l- Gl-c
81 have come back" she faltered,
lingering; the chain at her throat, Il
have come back" -f-- -..sf
without Bob Hampton?'' -
The girl glanced uneasily toward
him, but he stood rnotion1ess in the
gloom. G21flIF 7EH ac1 I;sizs-.
S,'Yes-I4EI suppose l must" jrEI j
Hampton rested his hand softly upon
her shoulder, his fingers trembling. al.
though his, voice remained coldly de.
lberate. -. :
2t'I trust this is entirely satisfactory
Mrs. .Herndon," he said, 81 can assure
you know absolutely nothing regard.
ing her purpose of coming to me to.
night L I realize quite clearly my own
! deficiencies, and pledge myself here.
after not 10 interfere with you in any
way. You accept the trust l believer
She gave utterance to deep sigh OF
resignation. 1T comes to me clearly
as Christian duty, she .acknowl
edged. deubtfully, and 1 suppose ]
must take up my cross; but. - =
But you have doubts" he interrupt
ed. .''Well,I have none, for ] have
greater faith3fn the girl, and-pefhaps
in God. Goodnight, Nadia. A. .F..,d
He bowed above the hand the CIR
gave him in the darkness, and evel
after she believed he bent lower, and
pressed his lips upon it. The next mo
inent the black night had closed hin
tout. and she stood there, half fright
ened at she knew not what; on The
threshold other new life 10 5sLsf3e IS
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GOES. INSANE :.
! -. =. HIGH. sCAEF.0[B
soTHAM WoRKMAN. aeAzED lI Avs
/ DRINK, FIGHTS orr WOULD, A
solo .1se REsettEe. e ia
CLING .sT0n SLENDER sBGARDd
! NgTWiN 81 tE ss.s.tE. - sETlY- 49, J
ATTEMPTS 'tn lpY1i = to Commit Suicide Burr
.,I Three oonradss, After Desperate v
Struggle. Bind and Send 5 e5-+,i
Him to Hospital. :

: New 4erk44'herS M Ap,ightq
steel scantlins that raises It's SleHdsrii
. length a sheer. 20 fsetl INTO 1thts sieq
above the high fifth stury. scatrmdinSs
OF, the unfinished building at Iii East
foruetn stress" .hiss t1s lsa-ula
Charles Timpens, a risgeE, chose its
dizzy top end recently as the spot on
which to so raving mad
, Timmons hada beeR ods5Gking hard
: for two weeks. He showed up with the
rest of his scaffold workers. blear-eyed
and shaking Foreman, Thomas Grady
. told him he had better not try to
woFk7Vefy Far above the ground. hut
Timmons said he needed the money
and climbed up, to- the Crnss6eafn. 100
: feet above the ground, where the riyas
letting. was going one II e r=.!- -
: There was: nothing undeE to- Stop al
+ fan but the -precarious network of
beams that marked the stories below !.
: slip or topple meant that he would
never drink or work again. Il IL
: The wih sky grew old III TnnalonsIi
about i $50 ocntAsa HE Ysheok 9nafe1 I
than Iexerf undefI the feactieii and hjsio
eyes say things in such distorted peI=y,
-spectiye that he was afraid to move for p
fear he would make a false, Step .into
empty space. And so, not. daring to
attempt toe climb backstoseartf, he sat
looking down 3there units his nerves 4
and his head went bad together. -eqs @.
: Yellingsout almixthre OF curses and
wild laughter, Timmons jumped 10 his
feet on the narrow crossbeam. danced
"a jig across it to the. high. scantling
that reared above everything else on
the structure. Then he Skinned up to
the 1opniost end His fellow riggers
watched him in honor. No one short
of "a steeplesjack had done such q !
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-01

Y .
| s sYson viz, gogna hns1debliH enid
,bS ia Bob, wish you wasn't a gam
hbmefit ne 1 4le2maaadiaed 9 2HllRgaHStt1 But
unfortunately am" he admitted, So
b6fFs!1 anu Yto Is Best 46rs SS65al h6 20
backed Wdn9by0aE.utEC Ytfo eIsI
Heo -ga7edHas- fastened upen2J this
open locket, the fair face pictured
thsges smiling bRs her asnthongh In
pleading alSo0, rsIIiR y1!sH div VII
h fsYY{og truly think tinIk she would wish it,;
~ know She would" 80,
The girl gave utterance to quick,
startled breath, Las7if the Vision fright
ened heF0 qTheh r will 90, ID She said,
her hoicesatAese whisper, 81 VIII go
He led her down the steps Gout into
the jQfsSttlFiIng croWd helq4w, as if she lad
been some fairy princess. Her loeket
hung dangling, and he Slipped it back
into its place and drew her slender
form yet closer against his own own as
tlfeyf stepped forth Into the BACK de-
se1tedsroad91 HALFWAY Up thef gloomy
TaYiReT theyb met rs man randi woman
looming along, theaRarrow path : ffamp-
5tofRall drew her aside out tot their way,
st t smoke eo]lfdllY. t2eI tdgis41 2'v-n=
~ Mrs, fHELerndons were YOU seeking
syour lost CHARGE, 7 have her here.
The two passing figdres halted, peer.
5ing through the darkness? 9 1 V9i1fa }
! H wasi mot ;tseekingi her, she re-
stunned fcINid'f have no desire to- cuk
5ttiyste the Ipsrticnlaari friends,dof mfr.
) 70 iavgg ad81qGhrgstRoaoa and aea o61ae !
Sduently re1inaufsh; here and D now all
33claf1hs Upon Miss iGillis.Ty She has I'm
me of5seurd fatterfng opinion
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-01

Business was practically suspended
in all lower New York not long ago
while the people watched man 672
feet above the ground put a gold ball
on top of the flagstaff on the new
Singer buildiugAthe tallest building
yet erected. The streets were jammed
so thickly with people that the cars
had to stop running. 1t was as If the
business heart stood still for a mo-
ment out OF terror for what might hap
pen should the rope break.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-01

Count Boni de Castellane, better
known as the divorced husband of
Anna Gould than as an eminent legis-
lator. has been criticising the French
government for it's policy in Morocco.
This will make many feel that the
French government is to be congratu-
lated on the enemies 1t has made.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-01

needless thing in their memory.
There was not foothold up there and
very little handhold, but the mailman
chung crosslegged to the beam. If he
had even lost his balance he would
have tumbled down to sure death.
Yet the maniac was so little fright
ened that he began to play the
monkey Gripping his legs about the
beam end, he bent away. back, waving
his body and arms about md chat
tering at the top of his voice. Then he
clutched the top with his hands again
and swung in and out over the fright
ened crowd below him
At last when several hundred had
been drawn to she scene. of his antics,
Timmons tired of this sport. and de-
cided to put an end to everybody.
He slid down the tall beam to the
scaffold, ran out to, projecting end
and prepared to throw himself into
the street Foreman Grady grappled
with him there. Ordinarily Grady
could handle three of Timmons, but
the fury of the maniac threw off the
foreman as though he had been a
feather - .crst>C{lsC = s.s-n - & =
Some of the other Workmen slid
out to Grady's assistance. Next second
Timmons was fighting them all on the
very verge of the high scaffolding.
They struggled back and forth, fight
ing to the edge of the fail and then
away again until the crowd under
meath wondered why all of them had
not had their brains dashed out min
utes before.
= The rage in Timmons, however.
could not bolster up his strength, and
after a half hours battle on the ar
tiicial precipice the other men got
him down, with their knees at his
throat and legs. Then Policeman Con-
nell climbed up long ladder with
rope and helped the exhausted work
men teeth maniac cup in strait
Jacket. 1t took an hour TO do this be-
cause he struggled; ateeyery knot. Fin.
ally. however, he was safely tYHssedr
up and slowly lowered the 100 feet TO.
the pavement, and waiting ambu.
lance =
too 5sseea o1 S6barbia. E'F ssas5 a.
IidBoarder-ABo you sifbsertbes for the
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-01

Connecticut girl has been uncon.,
scious for several days, following
shampoo. 1t was to be expected that
some daycone of these athletic half
.AressBs Would dig straight through.
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At the OceidentaIssfse

HAMPTON slowly picked his Eay. back
through the darkness down the silent
road. his only guide those dim yellow
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-01
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tylEc2 gs2rEsUd 3ftH4sd = yJosqE9 Tu1
ffaR i6 ss ss 4rabBsd bS
Indians in a narrow gorge A mong them
is a stranger who introduces himself by
post trader. and his daughter. Gins and
a majority of the soldiers are. killed dur
ing a three daysfn tsdege Hampton and
the girl oniyb iesedpeJi from tn 9, = Ifdi ans.
They fall exhausted OH elthe Iplaihsi "A
company of the Seventh cavalry, Lieut.
Brant in command, find them: Hampton
Glencaid, Mrs. Duffy, proprietess. Hamp-
ton tAiks the future oyeE WIN Miss Gil
er's picture and eef% H1ila svhaA she can
81 ,hSFr pareL4a&e Nd Slife. 1SERtsey decide
she shall live with Mrs. Herndon. Nadia
the Kid-runs away from Mrs. Herndon's
and reioinS HAMPTON.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
A Lonu Association.

From the New York Dramatic Mirror
 Catherine Countiss, examinging a file of old business letters. excitedly called her husband, E. D. Price.
 -Whats the matter, dear-a mouse?' replied he whom consensus of chorus girls opinion declares" the most gentle manly of the managers.
 No. no. But read this letter you wrote me when you wanted to engage me for stock company in Los Angeles. but wouldn't pay me enough money
 "The letter written before we met3
 Yes
 Miss Countss' pink-tipped forehnger pointed to the diplomatic managerial phrase:
 "I am sure that if you come to us our association will be long one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
SHYLOCK' PENALTY BROUGHT UP ID DATE Modern Substitute for Pound
 of Flesh PROFITS ON SALARY LOANS Throw Borrower Out of Job and Per haps Break Up Ills Home-start-
 ling Report by Clarence
 W. Wassam.
PROFITS ON SALARY LOANS

New York, November 14-(Speciai.) IA
 report was issued in this city today that
 will cause an uncomfortable stir among
 'loan sharks the country over. The
 business of salary loan companies, while
 periodically attacked by newspapers and
 courts, has never received a harder blow
 than it gets from this report written by
 Clarence w. Wassam, who wins his doc-
 tors degree at Columbia university, as Q
 result of his painstaking findings.
 While the Investigations are confined to
 New York city they apply with equal
 force to the hundreds of other towns
 where "loan sharks" operate Thirty salary loan companies are known to exist
 in New York and the number Is proba-
 ply considerably larger. But based upon
 the minimum number of offices, it is es- timated that there is about $300,000 capi- tai invested, which makes possible an annual business of g, 100000. The number
 of individuals who patronize the "shari1s''
 must be very large, since it is known
 that loans seldom exceed $35, and that the average loan Is less than s2O.
 Mir. Wassam states that at least 100000 AAluipinQfiS pdlEOUlx6 tH6 lOdn cOInpdIllSS
 in New York in the course of year. An employe of the largest transportation
 company in the city believes that at least
 90 per cent of his fellow employees have loans secured by an assignment of their wages. Another employe of the same company stated that practically every man he knows on the road had been in- volved at some time with loan company.
 The eastern manager of a large trans
 continental freight company stated to the
 writer that after an experience of 20
 years with clerks and employees of diff ferent concerns in New York city, he was convinced that the salary loan bus mess is much more extensive than is gen. erally believed. A young lady who col- lected several years for one of the com panies found that practically all of the employees in several of the large down. town business houses were indebted more or less to the loan companies.
 The inhuman fashion in which many of these Shylocks of today extract their pounds of flesh from their powerless customers makes Shakespeares money lender appear benevolent in comparison. Here are a few loans negotiated with different companies in New York together with the amounts paid in excess of cash received:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
Amount in

While the interest rates charged by these companies are unreasonably high, perhaps the most interruptions part of the business Is the manner in which the borrower is bounded for payments and forced to lose his job if he does not set tie promptly
 Take an instance of a man down and out for the time being and in need of an immediate loan. He is attracted by the advertisement of the salary loan company or perhaps he receives a letter from one of the companies, so worded that 1t makes a particular appeal to his case. Money obtained quickly, confidentially and with out disclosure" Come and get all the money you need.'' Money is yours for the sssing,' read the attractive notices and the man who needs the money sees an easy way out of his difficulty. But before ne gets the loan he makes an as- sgnmcnt of his wages and signs over the power of attorney. The papers signed by the borrower are similar in the cases of the different companies. The application blank, bill of sale of salary, and power of attorney are the three legal documents which are always signed unless the power of attorney is so worded that the sigma ture to the bill of sale is unnecessary. In a few cases the loan company requires the borrower to sign a number of notes, one for each payment, also several blank papers which are to be filled out later. These blank papers when filled out con- stitute an assignment of wages and are sorve6 upon the employer in case the em- ploye fails to meet his payments. In one office MT. Wassam saw four of these blank papers which had been signed by an applicant The manager explained that they would be used only in case the borrower refused to pay.
 It would seem that a man with ordi- nary intelligence would refuse to sign @ blank paper giving the loan company the power to fill it out later; It would seem also that he would refuse to sign the power of attorney. which in the majority of cases is most binding. As rule, how ever, there is no objection on his part.
 Take an instance of a loan made in New York through the office of H. A. Court right a salary loan man located in Prov idonce, R. l., and having branch offices in severaI large cities The borrower re- ceives check from H. A. Courtright of Providence, K. l., and enclosed with the check Is a memorandum stating that Courtright has bought a certain number of notes, giving the amount of each and data when due. '"The notes have been signed by the attorney whom the bor- rower authorized to sign his name to any legal document by signing the power of attorney. The borrower does not see the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
stufing the chiIdren's Minds.


 Judge Ben B. Lindsey in November Housekeeper.
 l believe there is a sarcastic aphorism in the Talmud to the effect that the child of should be taken and laden like an OK, and sometimes it seems as if we had taken 1t seriously. It is perfectly useless to expect or demand that all the educa- tion the child is to get is to be furnished inside the school room, by one or two teachers, he taking his share of the time along with from 40 to 60 other children. Striking an average of 50 children to the room no child Is entitled to more than six minutes of individual attention daily which means half an hour during the school week. To require that the teacher should inculcate a speaking acquaintance with the three R's, with instruction in anatomy and hygiene, mature studies,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

so called though it is doubtful whether any child ever loved nature the better for them, composition, geography, history, music and drawing, is certainly expecting that she will work miracles. When in ad- dition she is compelled to supplement the instruction, or lack of instruction, re- ceived at home In such matters as clean Illness, tidiness, truthfulness, patriotic principles and personal purity of charae- ter, it would seem that the instructor as well as the helpless little pupil, was laden like an OK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

Don't fail to see the wonder full styles, beautiful values we are showing in suits and over coats at $20. Varley 6 Bauman Clothing Co.,, 1910 Third Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

Southern railways 7::30 morning train the convenient schedule to Atlanta.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-10

n. o, Henderson officiating. Inter.
ment was az RyeFyiew cemetery.
Local wiTemen attended In a body
and expressed thels esteem for their
deceased brother in beautiful
soral tribute.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-10

runcfei of Pioneer
The funeral OF Henry Allen, a
well-known pioner OF Marion eoun-
~, who died Friday afternoon, was
held at bis home In silverton at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Rev. y.
Bandy OF the First Unitsrlan church
Of Salem ofic,aung. Mr.. Alien was
one OF the best known and respected
pionsers q this section. haviDk lived
copdnuoasly In. this. county since
J, lsAswAa kssSasshac~isia Eeanesses.
June s lSsS' Ne eEea3&G khe nlaiAs
r. ~ feSata ~. hSsApAad nor a
Time engaged In mining. lie was
married February IL. 1883. TO Mlss
Francis \. lockwood OF Pike county,
Illinois. and In the same year came
90 Oregon aad settled IN silverton.
Ar. Alien leaves lila widow. Afrs
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-10

Francis f. Allen. and three sons
and two daughters; Timothy D. Al.
len OF silverton. r. d. Allen, salem;
Harvey L. Allen, Miskoula, Montana;
Mrs. Maseher and Della Allen OF Sill
verton.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-10

hy will regret deeply the loss OF
one who has been so prominent ?
booster for Salem aud vicinity. Mr..
Shepard was one of the prime NOV
ers In the recent Cherry Fair enter
prise and won more individual prizes
than any one exhibitor.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-10

Otto Hussaby and Chris '0-
the two Swedes who were
Thursday. charged with pilis'n'
house on the corner OF fen
Front streets, we're discharge ;
day afternoon. because the 0
the property refused 70
them.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-10
zsaNsyesa..,.G,';;&m4 g
Party fsOm Indiana

W. w. Paul. sr,. wife and daugh-
ter John Heines. wife and son. w.
W. Paul. Jr., and wife arrived Sat
urday night to look up homes at Sa-
lem, They are stopping at the Elite
hotel.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-10

Making Cheese-
Mr.. schubinger. who has moved
back to Salem from stayton. has
ntted up the cheese factory on thu
road to the asylum farm ana ia man-
u'aeturing all kinds OF cheese.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-10

hofuealsn''st OF this city. who re-
Gently dissolved partnership with J.
y. Holder, viii remove his head.
quarters d Portland Ia the near Ia.
turs and deal In North Rank realty.
Frlends q MF. shepard In tAls sieln.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-10

rhe old William Miller property
on the o0rnef o. Court and Cottage
streets has been purchased BY
FraRk N. pogby ara Dn. Robert ".
Ice steiaei for ,ss.aoO.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-10

pr. w. 3 Mott, Nho has been In
speosine q pAct oi slnbsr land on
the cle'sksale river. returned home
YESTERDAY. it 81
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-10
Fog Breaking bridges

For Breaking Bridges-- a
Road Supervisor Lauas" \
swore out a warrant ioF
san. on a charge OF runh'As
tion engine over . county Ons
Brooks. and breaking y =,
He will be arrested res ~
Mose arrests VIII fcilcS' -
Law recurring plankinE s''
Krebs Hop Case Again ~
The hop case of Krees e.ls.|
was resumed before Juas'
in the circuit court today
County Co1rt Adjoarns -
The county court Aas
sine die.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-10
Large Esny list -

There are now s7O horses entered
for the races this fall. This is the
largest entry In tbs history OF the
q slate .tsiE=s,AneasstAsNlHaS AAess
purses hung Is on; for $1,000 ana
!, 'sssser Nsts t-sag 5ssSs s1:Is- ~
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-10
Ewalt RaiIroad MeetIns-

There vas large meeting at the
E~sh school house Saturday night
70 consider further steps .toEard. ss-
earring car ssfyits 70 the end Of the
line south sfsnsser page. of the
e'asseras Electric, was present. and
made an extended statement OF the
situation, and Il was deemed best to
MAKE further showing of the peo-
PIE to be served out that way. and a
census win be taken. The local CON-
@iuee made reports and showed pro-
gresA
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-10
On Account

On Account
OF the sharp advance in the price
OF wheat the price OF Wild Rose
hour has been advanced to sl.25 per
sack at all grocers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-10

There will be an ice cream social
given on Fairmoant HIN on Tues.
day evening. given BY the ladies OF
the south church. All lnvlted.
s-l0-st