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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-11-19
SYNOPSIS.

Gerard Chambers. son % wealthy Inn
porter and n student At an eastern col
Iege. was awarded a membership In the
ton. founded Nv Rodney Graves. The
society was exclusive, only seven being
admitted. The members were known as
member was awarded the call of des-
tiny" Chambers was told to pass a
period as sailor and not set foot in
was to be assigned to another years
exile. lie must make his own living I'M
assisted and keep everything secret.
or, bodnd Tor Urania. South America,
loaded with guns for enemies OF that
government was captured and thrown
into dungeon. Marina Bostos, adopted
daughter OF Gen Bostos. ministered to
his wounds Each made strong impress.
sion on the other. Jerry was sentenced
20 die. Capt. Pilaro freed Chambers. All
three united with Gen. Barado's rebels.
chambers being made a captain. capt.
Pilaro died OF fever. Marina accompanied
ado defeated Bostos. Jerry frustrated an
attempt to assassinate Gen. Barado. Ma
rina was reported missing, and thought
dead. Pandaro, capital oil Uranisi va
Jerry recognized Marina Bostos. n pris-
oner on a yacht. BY a ruse he gained the
deck. The American engineer PROMISED
mid. Tine plotters took Marina into Vera
Cruz. secretly. Jerry following. lie hur-
ried 20 Mexico city. leaving the engineer
to resume the chase. Mike. the engineer,
trailed the fugitives to Jiminez At Esca-
Ion. Jerry received orders to search for
~ lost gold mine. In the mountains they
discovered an old hermit who gave them
n partial knowledge OF the lost mine.
Mike was seEt to the village for pro-
visions and returning he found Chambers
xieiirious With fever. BY trailing one OF
Tho plotters they found Marina In a cave
after overcoming all of the abductors
Marina and Jerry confessed their love
Tor each other. Jerry. alone. retur1ed TO
the mountains. leaving his sweetheart
After DAYS OF searching. Jerry stumbled
IN the lost mine. At III Paso. Texas.
Chambers received new orders and met
Marina. The orders compelled him TO
steal away from Gen. Bostos, Marina
and Mike. He was sentenced to lead the
tlfe Of n tramp and beggar for six
months In applying for food lie was
suspected of being daring horsethiet
The sheriff arrived in time to free him
nj the charge as a moose was being ad-
tnsted. Mike. on investigating. decided
Terry was crazy. A reward OF $500 was
offered for his capture. Chambers mar
rowfy escaped pursuers.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-11-25

Dora Wiley is spending her vaca-
tlon at home. She taught the Irasburg
school on Burton hill last term. The
following term she will teach in the
grammar school in trasburg.
Union Thanksgiving sevices will be
held in the Congregational church
Thursday morning at IL o'clock. Let
there be full attendance. W. r.
Davenport will preach the sermon.
The Congregational Sunday school
voted last Sunday to take up the study
of the international Sunday school
lessons for 1909. Those studied here
tofore were the Blakesele. series.
Whipple, French & Co. have con-
tracted with the E. L. Chandler Co. to
furnish them their pay envelopes.
which run about 300 per week, and
will use them for advertising purposes.
Roy Skinner returned home from
Skinner, Me-, last week. After spend
ing few days there he went to Boston
to visit his sister Ruth. both going to
Danielson. Conn.,, to spend Thanks
giving with friends. s.
F. E. Wheeler had the misfortune to
drop heavy trunk on the instep OF
Fortunately no bones were broken.
but MIR. Wheeler has lost something of
his usual activity.
Chorus rehearsal on Wednesday even
ing at s 80 in the Congregational
church. Let all the members of the
chorus be present. A cordial invita-
ton is extended to others who may
wish to take part.
Miss Winnie Wilkie celebrated her
! 18th birthday Thursday. About 20 of
her friends gathered at her home in
the evening to help celebrate the
event. A good social time was en-
joyed. Refreshments were served.
The Christian Endeavor social..in the
Congregational church vestry on Tues
day evening was a decided success.
Various contests and games were in
dulged in and altogether a very
pleasant and profitable time was
spent. Nearly so people were present.
CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-11-25

One hundred new books have been
purchased by the library committee
and will be ready for drawing as soon
as they can be catalogued and shelved.
The schools of Miss Clara Dwinell
and a. Miss Grace Austin rendered
Thanksgiving exercises this afternoon
to large gathering of parents and
friends. ssassad .z,.s ssss ,~s- sss,ss n-,sesxx
Remember thesCollege Singing Girls
will give their entertainment in the
opera hall Saturday evening at 8
o'clock. This is the first number of
the course.
Mrs. Barnet has returned from
Montreal and has moved her household
effects to the home of her sister, Mrs.
Edward Grow. where she expects to
make her home.
E. E Doe went to Montreal Friday
to call on John tSkilsky, who was in
jured in the mill a short time ago.
He is at the Royal Victoria hospital
and is doing well.
Let all who have subscribed for the
lecture course tickets get them as
soon as possible and thus avoid a
rush for them on Saturday. Get them
at Austin's drug store.
Byron fCurtisJ of Newport did a
very neat job in moving Everett Will
ley's meat market. 1t is easy when
a man knows how. Business in the
market was done en- route.
HI. R.tMack of Hardwick1, shipped a
full carload of granite monuments to
this station last week, which were set
in this and adjoining towns. Fred J.
Grant of Irasburg superintendent the
setting of the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Todd, w. J.
Joslyn andsfamily of this place, and
George Myer and family of West
more will be entertained at ]. E..
Chase's Thanksgiving.
The Perley monument lis being
erected this week. The Union Granite
Co. of Hardwick is doing the work.
They have also erected a monument
on the Cleveland block. -. -,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-11-25
No Foundation to Smallpox Rumor.

No Foundation to Smallpox Rumor.
There is no ground whatever for
the rumor that gained credence Satur-
day that Barton Landing has full
f1edged case of smallpox. Mortimer
Parker's little boy came from New
port Center by train and when he ar
rived here was so sick that he had to
be taken to the home of Will Brennan,
Ernest Dutton of Bloomington taking
him there in his team, who, with his
family, was quarantined over Sunday
on account of being exposed to what
was at first thought to be severe
case of smallpox The fact is that the
boy has a skin disease which in its
most virulent form has the appearance
of smallpox. There are continually
different parts of the body being
affected by new eruptions, which in
case of smallpox would not be true.
DR.. Erwin of Newport Center has
been treating the case now for the
better part of six weeks and no one
else has taken the disease through
exposure or otherwise. The boy was
taken back to Newport Center Sunday
afternoon. DIR. Erwin, was called up
yesterday and pronounced 1T case of
Herpes Iris, an uncommon skin disease.
DR.. Wells of this place who also ex-
amined the boy, tcalled it Erythema
Iris, also disease Of. the skin. After
looking into the matter carefully it
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-11-25

We herewith give the dates and
names of the various numbers on the
lecture course November %, College
Singing Girls; December IL. L. B.
Fletcher. lecture; January II. George
Wood Anderson, lecture, January 25,
nj. B. Pratt, lecture; February !,
Weber quartette.
Do not forget the entertainment on
Saturday evening in the opera hall
at 8 O'Clock by the College Singing
Girls and Mr.. Eccles This is the first
number of the course an promises to
be one of the best. Single tickets 80
cents Come, and bring your friends
with you.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-11-25
Henry P. Conway.

Mr.. Conway was porn In ireland 10
years ago the fifth of last August.
When he was eight years of age, his
mother having died, his father decided
to emigrate to America, having broth
er already located in Coventry, which
was his proposed destination, but on
the way he was taken. sick and died
and was buried in Canada. Henry and
his sister (who afterwards married Mr..
Ranger and settled in Irasburg) came
on to the home of their uncle in Coven-
try. Thrown thus early in life large
ly upon his own resources Henry de-
veloped those characteristics OF self
reliance, industry and economy which
were leading traits in his character
through life. His boyhoodj and early
manhood was spent In Coventry,
fortunately securing homes IN
good families, securing such educa-
tional advantages as those days and his
circumstances permitted in the COM
mon schools and working on farms in
summer. At the age of IS. having
saved his earnings, he showed the nat
ural kindness Of his heart by buy
a farm in Bloomington and providing
a home for an elderly daughter of a
former employer. She kept house for
him as long as her advancing age and
state of health permitted and thereaf-
ter until her death was cared for by
him with al the tenderness and care
for her comfort that loving and duti-
full son could show for a, mother. Mr..
Conway did not marry until late in
life. October IL, 1898, he married
Miss Annie Mckenzie, who survives
him, and who has been to him faith
full and loving wife and most efficient
helper in his declining years. Mr..
Conway remained on his, farm in
Bloomington 26 years. His health
having failed, largely through over
work, he sold his farm in 1896 and
moved to Irasburg village, where he
remained until 1904, when he bought
the home in this village, where he
died. Mr.. Conway was an honest
man, good neighbor. srrong in !. his
friendships but intolerant of shams.
After moving to Irasburg he made a
public profession of faith in Christ
and united with the Congregational
church under the ministry of L. Dodd.
After his removal to this place he
and his wife changed their church re.
lations to the Congregational church
here The funeral was held at his
late home Tuesday afternoon, Nov. II.
conducted by his pastor. Rev.. G. L.
Shaeffer, and the burial was in Fair
view cemetery. A nephew, Johr
Ranger from New Hampshire, ane
the father, brother and sisters of Mrs
Conway from Canada were present al
the funeral.
| CARD OF THANKS.-To the kim
friends and neighbors. who so gener
ously assisted me during the last sick
ness, death and burial Of my husband
my pastor, who by his sympathetic
words and prayers brought comfort t.
my heart, the singers, who so feeling
| ~ sang words of comfort at his flu
neral and the bearers who bore hi
remains to the grave, l wish In thi
way to extend my heartfelt thanks, an,
may Tod bless them every one.
Mrs. Annie Conway.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-11-25
G. l.. SHAEFFER, Local Editor

was discovered that both terms rare
anonymously used and that therefore
both doctors were right if the diagnosis
was correct There is oftentimes
great diversity of opinion among doc
tors in such cases, land in the mean
time the general public is more scared
than hurt. Take no notice Of passing
rumors but wait until it is officially
announced that such is the case.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-11-25
BARTON LANDING

Mrs. E. w. Merrill is on the sick list.
G. S. Skinner has returned to Skin
ner, Me.
Fred Witt is entertaining his sister
from Craftbsury.
Harry Wellman of Dartmouth col
lege spent Sunday at home.
Mae Wiley visited friends in West
Burke Saturday and Sunday.
A. N. Blair spent several days last
week in Plattsburg, N. Y.
c. D. French ard family spent Sum
day visiting friends in Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. O. Smith will spend
Thanksgiving in Newport Center.
Will Smith. son of Henry Smith.
has moved into the Badger block.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-26
HOME news.
of Interested Everyone in wa-Keeney

In every newspaper in the
country you will read statements
made by people living in out-of-
the-way places, who are suppos-
ed to have been cured or derived
great benefit from some wonder
full remedy or "cureall." But
here in Wa-Keeney we only
publish statements made by Wa
Keeney people-the testimony of
your friends, neighbors and fell
low
J. w. Davidson, living at Ire
go House, Wa-Keeney, Kan, says:
L tried Doan's Kidney Pills and
fonnd them very satisfactory. /
have had occasional spells of
rheumatism in the last few
years, when my back would pain
me a good deal. Doan'S Kidney
Pills, which 1 purchased at w.
w. Gibson's drug store, relieved
the lameness promptly. They
are, in my estimation, a good
preparationfo for such complaints. ;"
For sale by all dealers. Price
so cents. Foster Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, New York, sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan' S
and take no other.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-26

conclusively by figures-which
lie occasionally that the millions
invested would be paying big
dividends within a few years.
Besides adding wonderfully to
the Importance of river naviga-
ton, which affords cheap trans
portation, the reservoirs could
be used to develope power. The
awful damage of floods would be
averted and prices of real estate
increased thereby Reeder how
ever is perhaps original in the
way he hopes to do the work
He wants the commercial clubs
of the river towns to work to
have the reservoirs built. -Atch-
iSOn Globe.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-26
Again, t'Dam the Draws"

A number of years ago, when
western Kansas was burned out
by hot winds about three years
out of four, some statesman,
with view to saving that partic-
ular part of the country. sug-
gested that salvation lay in dam
ming the ravines draws, they
call then out there and thus
conserving the rains which were
sure to fall too abundantly at
some period of the year. The
argument at that time was that
this would make sufficient
amount of surface water to make
rains probable, because of much
evaporation, later in the season.
The country was hard up and
lothing was done about it, as it
was regarded as something of a
dream, at best. Now comes
Congressman w. A. Reeder of
Sixth Kansas district and pos
sibly he is the original dam the
draws man-with similar
plan, but for different reason.
Western Kansas has been doing
~>~&A ~ w I'll III 1cbtC cb1lo UllS1e has
been less talk of irrigation and
rain making, but farther east in
the state, and all the way to the
Gulf of Mexico, has more or less
serious trouble with floods.
Reeder's plan is to create
immense reservoirs near the
head waters of Kansas streams
and other rivers in the Missouri
basin, these reservoirs to con-
serve the waters of food times,
the same to be released in dry
periods, thus preventing floods
IN the Missouri and furnishing
enough water at all times to
make that stream navigable at all
times This idea is not new with
Reeder. Articles appeared in
several magazines about a year
ago advocating the same plan for
all the river basins in the coun-
try, and these article showed
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-26
A Pretty Good World.

Men gather in groups to COM
pare and complain.
The master decides that the
outlookri is drear;
The toilers fret over the little
they gain
For the service which they
keep rendering here;
The weather is seldom the kind
we desire,
We long for the fragrance of
springtime to fall;
And we seldom achieve to things
which we aspire,
It's a pretty good world, after
In earliest childhood our trouble
begin,
And we never elude them how
ever we try;
And virtue too often is beaten by
sin
And truth is so seldom as
cheap as a lie;
So few of us ever have unalloyed
gladneSs,
The honey so often is tinctured
with gall;
So much of each day must be
darkened by sadness.
But
It's pretty good world, after
all.
The thorn has it's blossoms, the
wind and the rain
/ Leave freshness and cleanli-
ness; after the sights.
And the task of the day come
the gentle refrain
OF the songs that she sings
and the light in her eyes.
And the night with it's stars
which have gained new glory,
The scene of the roses on the
vine covered wall,
The moment of moments the
whispered old story
But
It's a pretty good world after
Chicago Record Herald.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-26
A Tramp'S Lecture.

A tramp ask for drink in a
saloon. The request was granted
and when in the act of drinking
the preferred beverage, one of the
young men present exclaimed:
Stop. Make US a speech. 1t is
poor liquor that does not unlOOSen
a mans tongue"
The tramp hastily swallowed
down the drink. AS the liquor
coursed through his blood, he
Strengthened himself and stood
before them with a grace and
dignity that all of his rags and
dirt could not obscure.
Gentlemen" he said, Il look
tonight at you and myself, and it
seems to me / look upon the pic
ture of my blighted manhood.
This bloated face was once as
handsome as yours. This shamb-
ling figure once walked as proud
ly as yours. for I was a man in
the world of men. too once had
a home and friends and position.
I had a wife as beautiful as an
artists dream, but dropped the
priceless pearl of her honor and
respect into a cup of wine. l
had children as sweet and pure
as the flowers of spring, and
saw them fade and die under the
blighting curse of a drunken
father. I had a home where
love lit the flame upon the altar
and ministered before it, but l
put out the holy fire. and dark
ness and desolation reigned in
it's stead. / had aspirations and
ambitions that scared as high as
the morning star, but I broke
and bruised their beautiful forms
and strangled them, that I might
hear their cries no more. Today
I am husband without wife, a
father without a child, a tramp
without a home, and man in
whom every impulse is dead. All
have been swallowed up in the
maelstrom drink THE Chron-
icle.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-26

Two boys were out picking
nuts, and they wanted to divide
them equally between them, so
they went over the fence into the
cemetery and sat down among
the tombStoneS to count the
nuts. While going over the fence
they dropped two nuts, but
didn't stop to pick them up. A
man came along and heard them
and stopped to listen and heard
them saying: ''One for me and
one for you lone for me and
one for you" And he became
badly frightened and ran away
down the road, and met another
man who said: Whats the mat
ter?" The first man said: THE
devil and the Lord are up in the
cemetery dividing up the peo-
pie" and the second man said:
Oh, no, that couldn't be-" The
first man says: Yes they are, /
heard them" The two men went
back to the fence and heard them
saying: One for me and one
for YOU" Zone for me and one
for you; now that's ALL And
the other boy says: Except
the two at the fence and that
will be- one for you and one for
me- The two men ran away as
fast as they could Exchange
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-26
Guardians Notice.

Pursuant to an order of the probate court
of Trego )unty. State of Kansas. notice is
hereby given that letters of guardianship upon
the person and estate of Daniel L. Nc Carty.
duly adjudged insane. have been issued to the
undersigned Glen G. Jones. bearing date of
December IA. 1908. by the probate court afore-
said. All persons interested but more especial
iy creditors of the said Daniel L. McCarty and
those indebted to him will take due notice
hereof and govern themselves accordingly.
GLEN G. JONES.
Guardian of Daniel L. McCarty. insane.
Dated at Wa-Keeney. Kansas. December IA.
1903.
Attest: A. S. PEACOCK.
ISEAL. Probate Judge
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-26

Recently Deacon Walker, of
the Osborne Farmer attended a
foot ball game in Kansas City,
and being with a friend of the
home town, of course wanted to
show him that he was some
pumpkin so they hung up at
the Baltimore. This is the way
Walker describes what happen
ed them: Our room was pref
ty high up, but we could sleep
all the better. The rowdies who
were out on the street yelling
and singing, My Bonnie Lies
Over the Ocean," didn't disturb
US. There is telephone in
every room to save you the trouble
of walking down stairs every
time you want to see the porter.
If you want anything just ring
and it will be sent up. 1 was a
little hungry and thought 1
would like cheese sandwich and
a bottle of strawberry pop. We
| figured out that four would be
about enough. Now at Riley's
four cheese sandwiches cost
twenty cents. I have bought
lots of them and know. In lit
| tie while a colored fellow came
in with tray loaded to the guard
rails I thought they were the
biggest sandwiches [ had ever
seen. and Riley is no tight wad.
/ dug down and pulled out half a
dollar and ask him how much.
Two dollars and seventy cents, :"
as he handed me a piece of card
board A lot of strange things
swan before my eyes. I only
had $2.75, but 1 wasn't going to
be bluffed. Here" said I, as I
handed it to him, just keep the
change" There was enough
sandwich there for good sized
banquet party. Say" said my
friend after awhile" I want to
smoke If you have twenty five
dollars in your pocket will or:
der up a Little Tom The next
morning down in the Office /
heard some fellow laugh and
say, There is one born every
minute. It was just an acct
dent that he looked at me when
he said it, but to this moment 1
don't know what he meant. /
didn It hear the rest of the story"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-26
Kansas CITY Market Report.

Kansas City Stock Yards, De
cember p, 1908
mother moderate of cattle
arrived today 5000 head, and al
though this was couple of thou
sand more than was estimated
Yesterday for today in some
/ CHARTERS, trade was good and
steers sold strong to 10 higher,
other classes strong. There had
been some fears that packers
would buy sparingly to avoid any
accumulation for late in the week,
with practically three holidays
in a row, but everything has
moved promptly. Outside buy
ers were unable to get a suffic-
lent number of beef steers to-
day. AS yesterday quality was
lacking today, top steers at $3.50
and not a great number above
$500. bulk from that figure
down to 40. Cows and butch
er stuff are stronger this week
and stockers and feeders sell
readily. In view of the neaPesS
of the holidays, the capacity of
the market is good this week,
and receipts considerably above
this period a year ago have been
have been moved without much
opportunity to indulge the favor
tie complaints at this season
about to much poultry and game
effecting the market adversely.
Bulk of the COWS and heifers
sell at So 90 to $500, bulls $3.50
to 81 %, calves $500 to 1925,
Suckers So. 40 to S4.75, feeders
$925 to $500. A few choice cat
tie sell above these figures, one
lot of stockers reaching $40
VI $erday, and few partly fed
steers going at upwards of $3.50.
The hog market opened with
prospects of small gain today,
but packers remained adamant
in their refusal to encourage an
advancing campaign at this
time and sales were gen
orally lower today. Provisions
are higher this week, especially
lard, a point in favor of heavy
hogs, but packers have so many
light and medium weight hogs
UllION IL dU UllC11 UI1S IDS lew
months that those classes are
the last to get any uplift. Run
is 1900 head today heavy hogs
$500 to $50, medium weights
SIS. 80 to $500, lights $500 to S..
40, pigs So, rs to $4.75.
Supply of sheep today is 5000
head, and the market is Is to %
higher again. Had there been
anything especially desirable in
the offerings today the market
would have been runaway affair,
but quality is lacking and sales
do not show the full strength of
the situation. Lambs are worth
6.5Ofto 81 so. yearlings $3.50 to
$6.Op, weathers $3.50 to $500,
few at the latter figure today
ewes $3.50 to $3.50. Only q
small amount of feeding stock is
available, prices strong.
J. A. RICKART,
L. s. Correspondent.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-26

OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE FINA N
Ocial condition of the Collyer State Bankat
Collyer, State of Kansas. at the close of
business on the 9th day of November, 1903.