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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11

II EREAFTER there will be no pure
III ly ornamental places in the for
eign service of the United States.
While this cannot be said to be new
policy, 1t is the declared intention of
the present administration, and espe-
cially of the state department, that
there shall be no deviation from it.
This rule will not be made to apply
only to the diplomatic service, but to
the consular Offices of the United
States from the highest to the lowest
In years past there have been
many complaints that the consular
service of the United States was, gen.
orally speaking, inefficient and of a
much lower grade than that of many
foreign countries having representa-
lives IN the United States. The state
department officials themselves in
previous years have acknowledged
this, and while the service has i'm
proved of late, it has not made the
rapid advance that is noticeable in
the service of some of our foreign
trade competitors.
At present this government has in
foreign countries 29S consuls and con-
suls general, with large number of
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11

WASHINGTON very interesting
w bit of unusual summer gossip
concerning changes in the personnel
of the supreme court of the United
States connects the name of James
s. Harlan, member of the interstate
commerce commission, with an asso-
ciate justiceship in succession to his
distinguished father, John Marshall
Harlan, who has been on the supreme
bench since 1877, and who recently
celebrated his seventy-sixth birthday
1t would occasion no surprise
should one or two changes in the per-
sonnet of the highest federal tribunal
take place at the beginning of the
fall term. Chief Justice Fuller, now
in his seventy-seventh year, and AS
sociate Justice Harlan have been
credited with retirement inclinations
at various times for some years past.
1t became evident, however, after
much talk of this character, that
there would be no retirements from
the supreme bench during the Roose-
welt administration and latterly it has
been said that neither the chief JUS
tice nor Justice Harlan was disposed
to relax the labors which are so con-
genial to them. But with Mr.. Taft
In tho Office Of appointive power
many are inclined to believe there is
probability of a change of mind, af-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
EVERY FLAG HAS ITS STORY.
Others Talk, as Was Done by Signal
ing During the Civil War, by
Making Motions.

Every flag that country uses tells
a little story of its own. Thus, Old
Glory, with its 10 stripes, told of the
nations beginning; when Washington
first unfurled it at Cambridge it had
the English cross on it's blue field, but
later it was replaced by a cluster of
stars, which keep tally of the num-
Der OF states of the union. Corps, di-
vision and brigade flags also tell a
little story Of their own. But the real
talking flags are the signal flags.
Signal flags talk by motions A key
or code is constructed in accordance
with which these motions are made
and interpreted; it is like a long-dis-
tance deaf and dumb alphabet The
flags are given bright colors mainly
that they may be distinguished against
different backgrounds and can easily
be distinguished by the person to
whom they are addressed. For in
stance, white flag, even though il
had a red center. could not easily be
seen against the sky as a background
In such a situation a black flag was
necessary.
These talking flags of the sigma
corps were much used during the civil
war, sometimes in reporting the move
ments of troops either of the north OF
of the south. They were, indeed, the
invention, in 1854, of Surgeon Myer
who became first chief signal Officer
of the United States army
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11

SOLITARY horseman rode rapidly
"A down the street a good many
times in Washington the other day.
He was solitary horseman because
he was not particularly anxious to
have any one ride with him. He could
sail a man-o-war, mayhap, and brave
the perils of the brimy deep, but his
Craftsmanship was scarcely at par.
The solitary horseman was a COM
missioned officer In Uncle Sans
navy.
On July the order issued by Presi-
dent Roosevelt that these officers
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
LITTLE ITEMS OF INTEREST.

In a Canadian horse race recently
third place was won by jockey 1O3
years old. He has ridden in more than
5000 races.
On the west coast of India are
found oyster shells six inches In di.
ameter and so transparent that they
can be used as window-glass.
AS shown by the camera. a lash of
lightning is made up of innumerable
small flashes, each one following the
other by an almost imperceptible pc
Rod of time.
When the body of starving ami
NAL, including man, loses two-ffths of
its substance, the inevitable result is
death.
The flesh of the small shark. COM
molly known as dogfish, is said to be
extremely palatable and more nutri-
tious than beef.
In Tasmania no person under l3
years of age is allowed to smoke In
a public place.
Camels can carry a load three times
as heavy as can horses.
Lemon trees in Sicily bear as many
as 10000 lemons a year.
The ancestor of the fox was an ami.
NAL clothed with horny scales.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
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EASTERN LEGEND OF THE TEA
First Brought Balm to Man in the
Fifth Century, A. D., on Shores
of China.

Tea, says an eastern legend, first
brought balm to man long ago in the
fifth century, A. D., when the son OF
a powerful Indian rajah first stepped
from his boat on to the shores of
China. The young man was pos
sessed OF desire to live in religious
solitude. His food was to be the nuts
and roots and herbs of the forest; his
drink, the cool-running water of the
streams.
Among his strict vows was one that
he would never thereafter close his
eyes. But so great was his exhaus-
ton that he fell asleep in spite of
himself when he reached the shade
OF the row of trees that bordered the
coast. And great was hrs sorrow
when he awoke. To punish himself
for having broken the VOW, he slashed
off his eyelids with his knife, and cast
them on to the ground
The next day he CHANGED to pass
by the spot where he had succumbed
to sleep. What was his surprise to
see, In the spot where he had thrown
his eyelids down, strange bush
growing. Radma tasted the leaves.
He found them deliciously fragrant.
Then, to his Joy, he learned that by
simply chewing these leaves he could
readily keep awake, no matter how
great his fatigue. And ehis quality
of stimulation from sleepiness tea has
always retained, the legend concludes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
Old Sea Dogs Are Learning New Tricks

should ride 80 miles on horseback in
three consecutive days. walk SO miles
in the same length of time, or ride 100
miles on a bicycle in three consecu-
tive days became effective. The or.
der was issued January last, but the
president gave the officers severa.
months in which to prepare for the
tests. President Taft has been asked
to rescind the order, but he has agreed
with his predecessor that the tests
would be of benefit to the navy.
A large number of ensigns, lieuten
ants, lieutenant commanders, cap
tains and read admirals stationed Ii
and about Washington have begun
the tests. The state, war and navy
building is the usual starting point
The younger men are essaying the
horseback test, but the older ones
seem to prefer walking. Possibly II
is hard to teach an old sea dog new
tricks.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
Diplomatic Sinecures to Be Abolished

vice and deputy consuls, interpreters.
etc., making total of about 1900, and
it is the expressed determination Of
the state department to elevate tne
service in every possible way. A
working familiarity with the subjects
with which they will have to deal is
demanded to a greater extent than
ever before.
1t is the purpose of the state depart
ment to unity the work of the diplo-
matte and consular services in the in
terest of greater efficiency. For many
years it has been a matter of regret
to the government that so many ma
tive foreigners occupy subordinate
positions in our consular service as
deputies and clerks. This, however,
has been largely a matter of made
quate compensation, but the policy
from now on will be to substitute
Americans for foreigners wherever it
is possible to do so and considerable
progress has already been made in
this direction.
Within a comparatively short time
the percentage of foreigners in our
consular service has been reduced
from 46.1 per cent. to 1873 per cent,
and the percentage of Americans in
that service has been increased from
$50 to S1.2 per cent. These percent
ages, however. apply only to clerk
ships paying $500 year or less, but
the work of wedding out foreigners
will continue as long as Americans of
the requisite capacity can be obtained
to fill the DlaceS
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
Crop Growing on Small Scale.

A small holder in East Lexham is
making an interesting experiment in
barley growing upon his land to test
the possibility of raising corn on a
small sca'e. In 1907 he sowed IS spe-
cially selected grains of barley. which
Yielded 400 ears. The resulting ker-
nels he sowed in 1908 and harvested
in IA weeks, with the result that he
got bushel of threshed barley, which
Ae has sown this year, his object be-
ing~to show what can be done in GER
cal cultivation from very small begin
nings.-London Standard.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
q5 DoINGs CO.,
ce i !, Il 1l,ssy
j. S. Harlan Mentioned for High Bench
s9l.

fected also by other Developments
President Taft, himself a former
federal judge, sat in the same circuit
from which Justice Harlan was ap-
pointed to the supreme bench, and
there doubtless is what may be
termed bond of judicial interest be-
tween them. 1t is felt that should jul
dicial distinction be bestowed upon
James S. Harlan, who has inherited
the judicial temperament, the honor
would be something peculiarly appre-
ciated by both father and son for OBJ
vious reasons aside from the general
considerations pertaining to- a SUI
preme court appointment.
That conditions have arisen which
may cause Justice Harlan to decide
to take up duties in the service Of
| the Presbyterian church, which would
be possible only through his retire
ment from the bench, is part of the
latest gossip. James S. Harlan, If
appointed to the supreme bench.
would take to that body expert knowl-
edge of Interstate commerce matters
which will more and more occupy the
attention of the court.
The late gossip also connects Chief
Justice Fuller's name with revived
plans to make an international trial
court out of The Hague tribunal,
| which is said to be an aim Of Presi.
| dent Taft. Should matters eventuate
| as gossip suggests Illinois still would
have representative in the highest
~ II
open to fill another vacancy from the
| circuit of which Ohio and Kentucky
| the latter the state from which Jus.
tice Harlan was appointed 80 years
ago-form q part.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
The Force of Habit.

The Force OF Habit.
One of the campers had done some
thing peculiarly idiotic, and the dean
said: Dick reminds me of Thomas
colt"
What about Thomas colt?" asked
Dick, cheerfully.
Why" the dean responded, read
lily, where l lived in Maine when
was boy an old man named Thomas
raised horses. He once put out to
pasture a colt, which had been fed
from it's birth in box stall and wa
tered at the trough in the yard.
"The pasture 'ay across a small
river, and in the middle of the day the
colt swan the stream to go up to the
barn-yard for drink of water
Youths companion.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
MOTHERS FOND OF OFFSPRING
derful and Beautiful Love for
Her Young.

We have all seen instances Of the
affection and care which most animals
give to their helpless or nearly help
less offspring. The cat spends nearly
all her day coiled up in some quiet.
coy corner with her family of kit
tens, and when she leaves them for
a few minutes, to stretch her limbs
and seek some refreshment for her
self, the least squeak of one of her
children will bring her back to its
side
The hen struts about the farm
yard surrounded by her chicks, and at
the least appearance of danger the
brood runs for shelter under her
wings.
When the lamb in the field strays
from its mothers side she is soon
alarmed. and shows her fear by her
anxious bleating, which does not
cease until the lamb returns to her.
And thus it is with nearly every
animal, tame or wild Each gives
proofs, If We could only see and under
stad them, of wonderful and beauti-
AuA WV All hSl yOun6.
This motherly care is not quite like
the ordinary friendship which one
animal may have for another. A cat
and dog may be good friends all
their lives. But. though the cat loves
her kittens before all things while
they are young and weak, later on,
when they are sufficiently grown in
size and strength to take good care
of themselves. her affection gradually
dies away, and she becomes indiffer-
ent to their wants. Sometimes she
will even drive them away from ner.
Another feature of this parental
love is what might almost be called
it's unthinking strength. The mother
animal feels her affections so strong
that she cannot restrain them, and
she often bestows them upon the
strangest animals. along with her
own young ones, or when she has been
deprived of her own offspring.
A hen will hatch ducks eggs, and
take the same care of the ducklings
which she would have taken of her
own chickens. A story is related OF
hen taking charge of three young
ferrets for fortnight. They were
placed in her nest because their own
mother had died, and she took tC
them at once and nestled down over
them just as if they had been chick
ems. They were too helpless to fol
low her about, as chickens would have
done, and she had to sit with them
almost the whole time. She combeG
out their hair with her bill, just as
she would have preened the feathers
of chickens. The ferrets were fec
by their owner. and they were take1
away from the nest before they were
old enough to do the hen any harm
An even stranger instance of thi:
misplaced affection on the part of s
parent has been seen at railway
station recently, according to tn,
newspapers.
A cat in the freight shed had three
kittens, which she was bringing u,
in the usual way. Soon after tn,
kittens were born SOM of the rail
waymen found a young jackdaw ant
put it with them. The cat made NJ
objection. but received the bird kind
ly, and gave just as much care to 1
as to the kittens.
The workmen fed the bird, Will,
the cat took every other care Of II
and even washed it, in its turn, will
the kittens.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
ITO ORIENT

Primarily and as its etymology
shows the verb to orient means to
set an object in exact adjustment to
the east, thence by a natural corollary
to set it true with all the cardinal
points of the compass. Then in the
derivative and tropical Specification it
is used to describe the attitude of
mind duly adjusted to any standard
Of knowledge, morals or life.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
EXCEPTIONS.

you don't have to be enthusiastic
to succeed in some things" said the
clearinghouse philosopher; Il once
saw man achieve speed of mile
a minute sliding down a mountain
side. without the slightest effort on
his part and without having had any
ambition to do it"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
THE ROLLING MARBLE.

axe 1 marble
and plt &c 1t on
a smooth surface.
the top OF a table
will do. Ask some
one to cross their
first and second
fingers and place
them on the mar
BILE as shown in
the Illustration.
says Popular Me-
chanics. T b 9 n
have the person
roll the marble
about and at the
same time close
the eyes or look
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11

Dear little May in the garden stood
And spoke to a rosebud near:
II think you just the loveliest thing.
perfectly sweet little dear.
You're only wee tiny bit of bud,
But you'll be big rose some day,
And I'll come to see you quite often then,
Whenever I'm out to play
But no one shall pluck you from of
tn stem,
You shall live your whole life. you see,
To its very end and enjoy yourself,
For this garden belongs to me-"
And the rosebud smiled and nodded low,
And said: You're a rosebud, too,
And shall enjoy along, long life
If it gives any pleasure to you"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11

A boy started from New York to
visit St. Petersburg lin upper left,
hand corner), Paris Tin upper right
hand corner). Picking Qower right
hand corner) and Egypt Qower left
hand corner). Can you follow his
travels and find where he stopped?
The black line indicates the road he
followed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
YOU NEVER KNOW YOUR LUCK.

She-Yes, they are engaged. /
know she refused him twice, but the
third time he proposed she accepted
him.
Her Husband-Served him right.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11

in another direction. The person win
imagine that there are two marbles
instead Of one.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-17

HIMSELF
AGED CAPITALIST FROM LOS
ANGELES SEEKS RELIEF FROM
SUFFERING.

j. Chanslor, a well-known resident OF
Los Angeles, who arrived here on the
Lurline about three weeks ago and has
been a guest of the Moana Hotel, COM
mitted suicide from the Moana pier at
an early hour this morning Mr.. Chans-
lor was seventy years of age and has
been i'll for the past two years, suffer
ing from headaches continually for the
past twelve months. He mentioned
this latter fact only yesterday. 1t is
believed that he saw no relief ahead
and simply ended his life in the quick
est manner possible.
The party in which Mr. Chanslor was
included his son, Mr.. j. A. Chanslor,
the latters wife, a maid and chauffeur.
They came to this island for visit and
brought their automobile with them
from the coast. A trip around the ISL
and had been planned by the party for
today. The deceased was attended by
a nurse who was the last person to see
Mr.. Chanslor, giving him medicine at 3
O'Clock this morning and then going
back to sleep. Shortly after this Mr.
Chanslor rose and left the hotel. When
the nurse arose again later and missed
the patient a search followed which re-
suited in the finding of the body.
A corOner's inquest will be held over
the remains. which will probably be
embalmed and sent to the coast for
burial.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-17
APPROPRIATIONS
WHOOPED UP MORE
SENATE VOTES $4,000 HALE AND
SEVERAL ITEMS THIRD READING BUSINESS
MEN EXPRESS REGRET AT TREASURER CAMPBELLs REJEC-
TIoN-RECEPTION OF FAIRBANKS
SCANDAL SUGGESTED.


Woods introduced the following re-
solution:
BE it resolved that a special COM
mittee to consist of three members
be appointed by the president of the
Senate to thoroughly investigate into
certain charges made against the con-
duct and administration of affairs by
certain officers employed by the Board
of Agriculture and Forestry, such
committee to have full power neces-
sary to make such investigation scar
ching and complete and to have au-
thority to incur such expenses as may
be necessary therefor; said commit
tee to report back its findings to the
Senate, together with any recommen-
dations which it may deem desira-
BILE"
President Smith suggested that the
resolution being so vague ought to be
referred to committee. AS Woods
started to explain the president ask
ed if it would not be better to have
q committee to ascertain what the
resolution was about rather than have
the charges made public before any
idea was had OF their foundation.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-17

Speaker Holstein made statement in
the House this morning showing the
following facts in re expenditures dur
ing the first fifty days of the present
session as compared with the first fifty
days of the session of 1907:
From the Federal appropriation there
was spent in 1907 $10,032 .27. This
session, $9,536.22.
From the Territorial appropriation
there was spent in the 1907 session
$14,3O5 IA This session, $14,795. 40.
Translation, 1907, $613 IA. This ses-
sion, $3.50 40.
Within the first fifty days of last
session nothing had been paid out for
journal work, postage or furniture.
Work of this session shows economy
in translation, supplies, incidentals,
mileage and pay of officers, etc.
Last session nothing had been paid
for printing from the Federal appro-
priation during the first fifty days.
The statement strongly indicates eco
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-17
THE SENATE.

Mccarthy presented report of the
committee of the whole on House
bills amending the County Act and
the Honolulu Municipal Act. In ac-
cordance with the report the follow
ing bills passed third reading on the
votes mentioned
House bill SO giving counties the au-
thority to construct and control court
houses, school houses, waterworks,
sewers, hospital and jails, 1910.
House bill 9S authorizing the City
and County of Honolulu to do and
perform the same things as the coun-
ties in the preceding bill, 1870.
House bill 80 relating to the ap-
pointment of jailors:
Ayes-Baker, Brown, Fairchild,
Harvey, Kalama, Knudsen, Makekau,
Mccarthy, Moore, Quinn, Woods-11.
-ChiIlingworth, Coelho, Robin
son, Smith,.
House bill 175 relating to the pow
ers and duties of boards of supervi-
sors of counties, 1910.
House bill 176 relating to the pow
ers of supervisors of the City and
County of Honolulu ,15-0
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-17
BIC STORE Of
INFORMATION
NEW HONOLULU AND TERRIFIC
RIAL DIRECTORY HAS VERY
MANY NEW FEATURES.

The Honolulu and Territorial direc-
tory which has just been issued by the
Polk-Husted Directory Company is by
far the most complete book of its kind
that has yet been placed before the
public. 1t has a number OF new feat
way, the classified business directory
being one of the most useful and COM
plete that can be asked The Homo
lulu directory will be kept on hand in
each of the Offices of the Pope Directory
company, which means that one can
I obtain the book in practically every
city of any Importance in the United
States.
What the contents consist of may be
| learned to a small extent from the fact
that besides the usual alphabetical list
of the names of all residents of not
! only this city but all the islands of the
! Territory, the book gives, in its 925
pages, full information in regard to all
the churches, clubs, commercial organ
izations, newspapers and other periodi-
calls, lodges, theaters, parks and various
branches of the government. The Ho.
nolulu street guide is also a feature
which has been added to and brought
up-to-date. The book is finely bounC
and printed well on good paper, max
ing a volume which will last for years
even with the hard usage which such &
book generally gets.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-17
FIFTH-FIRST DAY.
Morning Session.

But nine days of the Legislative ses-
sion remain. Realizing this fact, Re-
preventative Rice this morning moved
that it be ordered that all standing
committees of the House having unre-
ported bills in their hands should on
Mon6ay next, report such bills to the
House. Speaker Holstein so ordered
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Judiciary committee made the follow
ing recommendations:
To pass Douthitt's bill relating tC
the terms of circuit courts, the object
of the bill being to do away with the
old system of terms of various circuits
ut is necessary that the courts be open
at all times for the dispatch of business
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