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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-03
A Great RrIdue.

The last stone has been laid in the
construction OF a stone bridge which
is destined 20 take rank as one Of
the greatest of its kind in the world.
The bridge is over the Connecticut
river at Hartford. With its approach
es 1t took nearly three years to build
and cost about 100000. 1t is COM
posed OF nina spans having maximum
dimensions OF a reach of 119 feet and
a clear height Of arch of As feet, and
is 81 feet wide and has total length
OF 1925 feet. The famous London
bridge, which has hitherto ranked first
among stone bridges, is but 65 feet
wide, zoos feet long, and has five
arches, with a longest span of 152
feet and maximum rise of arch of
27.5 feet. The Connecticut bridge,
says Casters Magazine, is not re-
markable for it's length of span, for
there are several stone bridges with
a span of more than 200 feet, but
these are generally narrow one-span
structures, as, for instance, the Cabin
John Creek bridge, carrying the Wash
ington aqueduct, which has a span of
220 feet and a width of but 20 feet.
Neither is it the longest bridge, for
there is the Congleton viaduct, in
England, which has Al arches and is
2,S70 feet long and 25 feet wide. AL
though the Hartford bridge is one OF
the widest bridges, it is not any one
feature that stamps it great, but
summary of size of arch, of length
and breadth, combined with it's per-
lection of structure and symmetry of
outline, that makes plain the claim of
superiority.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-03

to the Front" and back in q day. His
answer to Mr.. Croker flashed back on
his brain: mo mans comfort should
count against railroad business" That
decided him. To stay meant one day
later in San Francisco, one day less
to study situation where any hour
might be the hour of fate for the Cen
trail Pacific railroad.
The fussy little engine was now
facing west, waiting its message from
the lever. The signal sounded and the
train was starting when barefooted
boy came blowing round the rear car
carrying small package and in
formed the conductor breathlessly that
it was for that dandy Teller that went
on this morning with the boss
"Herei" cried Alfred, reaching down
as the boy ran alongside. Alfred
caught the parcel and threw a coin to
the bearer.
The train laboreG slowly up the
grade and around the hill while AL
fred united his package. It, was a
neat luncheon; and wrapped in the
folded napkin was spray of wild for
get-me-not. From Stella! Impulsively
he lifted the blossom to his face, sad
in the action caught the fiutter of a
woman's gown high on hill that over
topped the track. There stood Stella,
granite boulder for her lookout, be-
hind her shining laurel Her hat
hung by its ribbons, her cheeks were
glowing from her hurried climb, and
the wind f1uttered her full skirts and
tossed her shining hair She waved
her handkerchief as the train passed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-03

finished grading and were returning.
From the story of the pierced noun
tains and from George Gregory Alfred
had proved Gov. Stanford's prediction
about the record of the road" It had
told him more than words or pages of
written details.
Gregory looked at his watch and I'D
and down the line of the grading
sharply. The noon hour had almost
passed. Il guess you can find your
way back alone. I'm needed here"
Aren't you going back-going
somewhere for dinner, Mr. Gregory ?"
mo. 1 guess my stomach's as fast.
proof as yours" Already his alert
eye was elsewhere, and Alfred knew
himself dismissed.
The superintendent snapped to his
watch cover, regardless of the spring.
Blast that Simms! His gangs the last
on duty againi Goodbye, Mr.. Vincent.
Come and look us over again. he
called. and dashed of toward the of.
Tending foreman. AS Alfred passed
on the trail below the superintendent
far-audible ire followed him, "a unique
word panorama, expressible only in
dashes and stars.
Muscle-sore, Alfred alighted from his
steaming bronco at the depot only five
minutes before two. No time for Stel-
la unless he stayed over night. Should
he do it? Indeed, ought he not to re-
main TO see with his own eyes how
she was circumstanced in this rough
town? He remembered his promise to
Uncle Billy. Mr.. Croker himself had
said Alfred could not get comfortah.y
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-03

Mr.. AsQuith, the new British pre-
mier, was lucky find" by Mr.. Glad
stone. He entered parliament in
1886. A single speech, which, proved
his power as a debater, led Mr.. Glad
stone, in 1892, to offer him the impor-
tant post Of home secretary, with a
seat in the cabinet, although he had
not previously held any ONCE. He re-
manned at the home office until the
Rosebery government was defeated in
1895; was in the opposition ten years,
and has been chancellor Of the ex-
cheQuer since December. 1905. He
has therefore served but i've years
and three months in all as an oficer
of the crown. To have attained the
CHIEF place in the government by two
steps, and in so short a time, is al
most unprecedented.
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for moment before he left in the
afternoon, if possible. He had slipped
the note with coin into the stable
boys hand and was in the saddle when
the superintendent came out of the hot
little box that did duty as a telegraph
Office, and the two we're quickly out
on the grade.
so this is the railroad Mr.. McLane
claims is standing on end and leading
up to heaven instead of across the
Sierras over Judah's route?" Alfred
stopped his horse and looked back
through the deep cut, across the Deep
er ravine where the bridge-builders
were at work ''fhat spider web looks
wickedly frail," he added.
Its strong enough to hold our fly
till we meet our time limit. Plenty of
time for stiffening up and filling in
afterward."
The horses hoofbea:s were now
ringing clear on bare granite. Where
do you get earth for your fills? The
trees here don't seem to have root
hold against a summer zephyr
That's one Of my small troubles.
Sometimes we have to go half a mile
afield for soil. And carts-they can't
make 'em fast enough. I've got $500
men and 800 carts; but we'll have to
double that at once if we make our
SO miles on time, And where under
the canopy the men are to come from
l can't see. Talk of bricks without
straw; PharaohS job was easy COM
pared to mine"
They had pushed on as far as the
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-03

An American play running in Lon
don has to be accompanied by a
glossary in order to give the English
audience the proper tip as to the
meaning of many of the unfamiliar
terms employed. This is so funny
that 1t really adds to the humor of the
performance. But the American dra-
matist can plead a distinguished pre-
cedent. Several of the carefully
edited works of Shakespeare are fur
nished with glossary. And doubt
less II the English audiences would
look the matter up they would find a
large number of the slang terms in
cluded in the Shakespearean >vocabu-
larry. That often happens when so
called "Americanisms" are traced to
their source. The English critics
have failed to catch on" to the evolu
ton Of their own language, that's all
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-03
IF whatf.
I'D rather not say. SIR.
'On account OF the OPERATOR"

'Tf what?.
I'D rather not say, SIR
'.On account OF the operator7"
Hes an o. K. friend to me, SIR
"H'm!" The superintendent mounted
and was In full gallop toward the; sta,
ton before he was quite seated q
shan't forget you, boy" he called back
over his shoulder
Jake Bennett and Alvin. Carter
walked to the station together. They
arrived at the station just as the train
pulled in.
The first passenger through the car
door was Uncle Billy.
why, durn my eyes! What re yo'
all dom hyah, Bill Dodge?" asked Ben
nett as Uncle Billy stepped to the
platform.
The two shook hands, but Bennett
turned away with hurried word and
disappeared within the station.
Uncle Billy gazed blankly toward
the office, his face ciouding with dis
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-03
CHAPTER v.
The Coming of Uncle Billy.

Down the rain-soaked street of the
railroad village fastened an alert
youth carrying yellow paper. Where
all was hurry, one flying figure more
or less would not have been noticed;
but this one carried crutch; one foot
was turned backward and hung high
above the ground. Yet one forgot to
be sorry for the cripple, so quick was
he, so shining with good nature. Every
one called him boy" though he
was 20.
Hello, AL! What's yo' hurry?"
asked a bystander You can do mo-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-03
SYNOPSIS.

overland Mali through the Rocky
mountains, while efforts are being made
to build up the country. Uncle Billy
young man, and Phineas Cadwallader, in
troduced. They come across the re-
mains of massacre. Later at Anthony's
ried their destructive work there also.
Stella Anthony, daughter of Anthony,
keeper Of station, is introduced. The trav-
elers find that Anthony has been killed.
Vincent with letter of introduction to
Gov. Stanford is assigned his work in
unearthing plans of enemies of railroad,
being built.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-03
Il Z Z

A learned scientist declares earth
quakes will cure indigestion. This is
one medicine that the patient does not
need to shake before taking.
Z 4 4
Employers who make it a rule to
employ only married men, should be
careful to raise a large family of eli
gible daughters.
About all the climbing some men
do in the world is that done while
searching for mothers jam.
4 4 r.
1t is plain to be seen that men who
make many mistakes are not taking
the advice of their wives
4 4 4
Some of the spring poetry this year
is almost as bad as the spring.
4 4 4
Stained glass in a residence is all
right if the stain stops there.
The Recent UnpIeasantness.
Rain, Rain. Nothing but rain.
When will the weather clear up once
again?s
Started in raining on Monday at s.
Raining like sixty on Saturday late!
Rain! Rain! Sloppy and wet.
All of my garden is floating, I'll bet.
Rain in the morning and rain in the
night,
Rain at the noon hour-oh my! just
fright.
RAIN Rain, Gosh, see 1t rain,
Wouldn't that give you terrible pain.
Sidewalks are floating. the chicken
drowned out,
All of the fence posts are starting
sprout!
Raini RAIN Were is the ark2
Have you seen Noah around in the park!
Darn it, o piffiei And likewise o. scat
Where Is that COMPOUNDED umberel at,
*Poet's license Number 4S76.
Ry.sMsseA.s
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appointment that did not lift while he
attended to his scant baggage
The superintendent came out short
ly, giving hasty orders to Bennett as
the two walked toward the big roam
known as the Boss Lightning
Striker" They passed Uncle Billy;
but Benefits face was a mask till the
roam clattered out of sight, when he
turned back, another soul looking
from his eyes.
How air yo' pegs fo' walkin', you
ole bronco buster?" Bennett questioned
in a hearty voice, Shaping his heavy
hand on Uncle Billy's shoulder.
They set eff briskly and in single
file up the steep cutoff that made in
one mile the elevation of five miles of
grading.
What kin I 10 for yo' all, you rotary.
eyed ole coon?" Bennett asked with
another bear cuff as they came
abreast.
Il want a job on Charley Crockeh's
Dutch Flat stage line. Can l get it,"
You bet yo' bottom dollah! They
need men like you. Just chuck yo'
application to Crockeh, and-no. Go
right to Spalding; he's boss OF the
company's new stage line. But what's
yo' alrs crouch agin the old man."
Haven't any in particular. There's
a little gal oveh hyah, Bill Anthony's
| daughter"
Shore We tuck her in fur yo'
sake; KEEP her TO her own. The ole
'woman's dead stuck on her; wanted
her to stay right along, but she
wouldn't
That's her, all right. You remem-
Der Bill Anthony"
Reckon l do. He's that gold-plated
ole cuss that built sort O. suburb to
the Golden City over thar in Washoe,
amt he?"
Same. But the Injuns got him; an
the girl has no relations that she
knows of; so l sent her oveh hyah to
! you. want to be neah her, and
Benefits nudge sent Uncle Billy off
| the trail. You ole Mormon! Amt
thinkin' O. marryin her yoself, are
ye?"
We'll, by Jimmy! I'm not that kind
| of sardine. She's IS, maybe, and I'm
squirting at my fiftieth birthday. If
I'd had a daughteh, an she was like
Stella Anthony, the prince O. Wales
wouldn't be good enough for her. See
where I'm driving?"
They came suddenly to the pick
torn engine path where Benefits
gang were spiking the chairs" over
the fianges of the rails to the ties.
| Instantly banter and familiarity van
ished, and Jake Bennett became the
quiet, lynx-eyed overseer. They had
surprised the men working well under
the temporary foreman; yet Uncle
speed down the line, as the under man
took up his hammer and Bennett
swiftly examined the work done in his
absence. He spoke scarcely word,
but his straight" eye saw every poor
joint, each badly set chair" and his
own hands often assisted in the read
justing.
When he returned to the end of the
section where Uncle Billy was waiting
he said, The boss has powerful good
news to-day That dispatch was
copy of one the governor got from
Huntington at Washington. The rail-
road bills passed. an the C. P. COM
pany's got anotheh yeah on the fust
so miles an right smart mo- land be-
sides"
CTO BE CONTINUED)
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(To BE coNTINUED.)
Ear From Ii.

Former Resident-How things have
changed here In 20 years. / wouldn't
know the town. What has become of
Floogus, who used to shave notes and
lend money at two per cent month
Hotel Clerk-He's gone to his re
ward.
Former Resident-What! Is he
dead?
Hotel Clerk-Dead? Not on your
life! He's president of trust COM
pany in New York.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-03
Copyright 1908. by Byron WiIliams.)
Side Remarks.

Missouri hogs will learn with re.
greet that wise physician has invent.
ed an electrical continuance for
Strengthening the bow legs of farmers.
Z Z Z
A copy reader on a city daily is the
Boiler of the editorial force At any
rate, he does lot of so-called boil
ing down" and frequently "boils over"
Z Z Z
When a woman cannot tell the diff
ference between her husbands fault
finding and the dogs growing, it is
time some lawyer got a divorce fee.
Z 3 &
When 1t rains and the gardener
at my place cannot work out of doors.
he paints things in the basement.
During the recent wet season. he
painted everything but the handle to
the coal shovel and the cloth in the
mop. Another day of rain would have
caused a climax-or something equal
ly as disastrous.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-03

DR.. Allen of New York urges every
body to concentrate his efforts on max,
Ing the municipal government
thoroughly efficient. That idea, II car.
ried out, is worth lot Of money t
any city.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-03

Doubtless the next grand rush to
Alaska will be caused by the report
that some one has struck a gasoline
well, for soon some miner is likely to
discover certain supplies of fuel
cached along the route of the Park
racers. Or was that all a bluff?
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True Sorrow.


With bleeding heart, he yearned to go
Where barefoot laddies wade and
shout;
He fain would stop his work and find
The giadness that he dreams about!
But as the thought within him burns
TO drop the stick and run away
Ma comes upon the porch and says:
think We'll plant those seeds to-
day."
All, Fate. how cold and harsh thou art,
To make boy stay home and swish
A blamed old carpet with club
When he could be a-ketchin' fish!
But, there she stands without the door
And pausing with her broom a bit:
Now, give the under side some more
And then think you're done with it,"
fIe turns the carpet inside out
And beats it with an aching arm,
While from the woodland and the plain,
There watts zephyr born of charm!
All, galley slave upon the oar,
Thy task was never rue like this
When all the world was calling you
Thy sorrows never knew the depths
That come to lads who whack away
Upon the worn and dingy rugs
Their mothers make them beat to-day!
And there's the garden seeds to sow
All. cruel Fate! All, tickle rhyme!
To make our Willie stay at home
And beat 4 rug in fishing time!
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BY the Way.
A man should be very rich to marry
for love, says an exchange. He will
be poor indeed, no matter how rich
he is, if he marries for anything else.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-31

sportsman would begrudge the time
and discomforts of the trip when cnce
fairly established in this fisherman
paradise.
Through the courtesy of Mf.
Pierce, the genial manager of the
Crystal Lake Mining Company, We
were privileged to inspect the work
ings of the May Lundy mine, prop
erty that has worked and paid divi-
dends continuously for the past
twenty five years. At an elevation of
10, 900 feet, where huge snowbanks
remain throughout the summer, is
situated the twenty-stamp cyanide
mill of the company, operated by
electrical power generated from one
of the splendid water powers so album
dant in this section. Some idea Of
the extent of the workings may be
gained from the fact that a crosscut
| tunnel over 1000 feet long has been
run to tap the veins and raise near
| ly 1900 feet high is almost completed
to connect with the upper workings
of the mine. This connection will
probably be made in the next thirty
days, when block of virgin ground
| nearly 1900 feet high and over 1000
feet long will be available for stop
ing. There are three parallel veins
of wonderful regularity and varying
but little in size or richness, from
two to six feet of ore, with an aver
age value of from SIS to $40 per
ton, the larger portion of which Is
saved as free gold The ore bodies
are blocked out in splendid shape for
rapid and economical work, and the
entire property reflects great credit
upon the management and his able
force.
much might be said of the oil
town of Aurora, but as the interview
is already long, / will reserve this fol-
some future time Suffice it to say
that the camp is not dead, althougs
it has been peacefully slumberins
since the sixties. With a record o
over $23,00O,000 in gold that passed
through the Wells-Fargo Office, an,
more ore in sight at the present tim
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2. Q. BOX see.
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than in any other district that J
know of of like area, feel safe la
saying that the time is not far dis
tant when steady stream of the
precious metal will be flowing into
the channels of commerce and the old
town will once again regain the prom
inence it enjoyed nearly fifty years
ago.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-31

For Rent" For Rent Furnish
ed" and For Sale" cards on sale at
the Bonanza Office
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-31

We serve Old Crow Whiakey exclusively; II Is
guaranteed nine years old; skipped direct to US
from the bonded ware house.
= Key West and Imported Cigars.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-31
A PROFIT. ANYHOW.

He was filling his first prescrip
ton, and when he handed it to the
lady he told her it was $40
She paid the $1.10. and after sh
had gone he informed the proprietor
that the dollar was counterfeit. Tha
proprietor looked over his glasses at
the young man and said:
We'll, how about the 10 cents-ie
that good money!"
The young man answered in the
affirmative
"Oh, well, the proprietor replied
that's not so bad-we stin make Q
nickel. Success Magazine.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-31

We have the exclusive privilege 20 handle the
MuenchneF and Michloeo Beer dranght; An
heuser Busch's Best and Special Brews. We have
the agency for vieuve Clicquot Champagne, tile
best in the world.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-31

DOCTOR Toe, WISE.
And what do you do when you
have cold, doctor?"
Just cough and sneeze. madam.
--Fliegende Blaetter
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-31

A Handsome Stock of
Daybooks, Cashbooks
and Ledgers now on
hand. Drop in and see
them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-29
CLUB
CLOSED Up
WOMAN WHO CLAIMED HER
HUSBAND WAS LED ASTRAY
MAKES 1T TOO HOT FOR
PASTlME ORGANIZATION.

Following a meeting in Mayor
Moore's Office this morning be-
tween Corporation Counsel Ham
blen and his assistant Harry
Rhodes, the mayor and chief of po-
lice. and a subsequent meeting be-
tween the chief and Ed Shelton
and Dan McEnroe of the Pastime 4
Athletic club, who have been ac-
cused of conducting a gambling
joint, it was decided to close the
place until a new election of club
officers is held.
Chief Rice informed Shelton and
McEnroe that It was his intention
to prosecute them unless they
closed. Neither one desired to go
to the expense of defending a prose
cution and agreed to close up.
Mrs. Rem McCammon complained
to Chief Rice that her husbanc's
downfall was due to his Unsuitable
desire to gamble away his money
at the Pastime club.
No action will be taken against
the several other gambling clubs,
the chief says, but he will continue
to keep them under surveillance,
as in the past.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-29
WHERE BRIDGE
MONEY WENT

Editor, The Press: Some time
ago l saw a piece in The Press on
the expense of the Washington St.
bridge, that 1t was almost twice as
much as estimated. l am pretty
fair at figures, but l wish someone
with more experience would tell
me, or figure for me, how much of
this is credited to city engineers
and other officials. OF course 1t is
none Of my business, but as citi
zen | am interested, and very much
so when they blame it to day labor.
will say here. of my personal
experience, that there were five
unnecessary kids" which call
themselves engineers. The city
would do better if 1t put them in a
museum. These kids were drawing
good salaries for bothering the car
penters and laborers, which is moth
ing more than graft, AMI the COM
monest kind at that Then l would
like to have an account of the
waste, not only on material but
paper for exporting, estimating and
unnecessary timekeepers, for
know and a whole lot beside my
self know that there were more
than three timekeepers on the job,
three or four extra foremen, and
little more which occurred the 9TH
err day when the engineers hired
couple of locomotives to pull the
arches to pieces so they could not
be used again. Three or four men
could have taken them apart in
less than half the time it took the
engines, and 1t would not have
torn the temporary bridge out
either. The arches might have
been saved for the next bridge. but
they want steel bridges and some
one else will hand them a bunch
next. But if they take the school
boys off such work, where they
are only a hinderance to the men,
there is a way to sho wthe city that
if they put a mechanic in charge
and keep those glorious engineers
in the Office or school, the city
would DO such work for less than
estimated and out of concrete. too.
know that any first class carpen-
ter can finish such work to the
benefit of the city land not the
special attendance) in less time
and lower than estimated Just
give him the plans, that's all. Re-
specially yours, H. Wolf.