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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16
A Red ceranium Luncheon.


The most stunning table imaginable
is achieved when red geraniums are
used exclusively as the decoration for
the luncheon. They are available
alike to both city and country host
esses, as nearly every one has a bed
of these brilliant garden flowers and
they are usually at their brightest
when other blossoms are on the vane
Fill large glass bowl with the
scarlet posies, using their own rich
leaves for the green. Red candles in
holders Of glass, scarlet paper bonbon
and nut boxes, with ribbons of the
same hue leading to the place cards,
which should be white with a red
geranium thrust through the corner.
The hostess should be gowned in
white, with red belt, stock and slip
pers; or the dress may be of red mus,
lin with white accessories. First serve
cherry cocktail, then tomato bouil-
lon, salmon croquettes with Julienne
potatoes, beet salad and raspberry
sherbet. The cakes may be iced in
red, as there is harmless fruit col
oring; confectioner will make
cream patties to match in coloring if
the order is given few days ahead.
MADAME MERRI.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16
A Fad Party.

Spoon crazes and monogram fan ep-
idmeics have been succeeded by a
rational and useful mania, for each
person now has her own especial hob
by; the more practical the better.
With this in mind young hostess
sent out invitations asking each one
to come prepared to tell of her own
particular fad; if possible, to bring a
specimen, and be prepared to talk five
minutes about it.
1t was very interesting afternoon.
One lady had selected plates for her
specially and she brought a most
beautiful old Sevres piece that will
some day be worth kings ransom.
In her travels plates are always her
quest and her dining room testifies to
her success. Anniversary cups and
saucers was one woman's fad; as each
wedding day comes she adds an ex-
quisite cup to her collection. They
are for after-dinner coffee and show
OF to advantage when she serves
black coffee in the drawing room.
A prospective bride adds a towel to
her linen chest every trip she takes;
these she monograms in the colors of
her bedrooms to be. A dime bank was
the source of one guests finances
with which to Indulge her fad of tea
pots; many of these she bought at
auction shops. Handkerchiefs was the
pet hobby of a dainty little maiden
dressed in blue, and she had them
from all over the world, besides many
fine creations of her own fair hands.
The intellectual girl confessed that
books were her particular weakness.
and she has many of them inscribed
with the authors name; also rare first
editions. and a splendid bookplate
drawn by famous illustrator she was
justly proud of.
Chinese carvings was another fad,
and rare Japanese and Chinese pottery
still another. Prints and engravings
were the special love of lady who
nearly always wore gray, which ex-
acAy matched her beautiful hair. All
this led up to the fact that every one
needed hobby, something to add zest
to ones journeys; occupy the mind,
and provide always a topic for enter
tanning conversation
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16

with the early roses and the first hot,
dry spell. And always without steer
Ing apparatus, he ran foul Of every
thing, and always got the worst of it.
Now, either he or l was an imperti-
hence. Night with these winged sue
cubi was tedious. looked at Charlie.
His head was on his arm. How far
away he appeared to be. Nothing
could annoy him. for the same night
that was bombarding me had her pro-
tective arm around him. / made a
memorandum on the margin of the
the doctors letter. Get mosquito net
ting. and send for book on entomol-
ogy." Then l blew out the light and
went to bed
The next day stumbled in my stu
pid way backwards into the new life.
| took tin pail and called to Charlie.
I'VE must find that spring." l said.
and we set out like two tramps
through the jungle.
But the roads we're elusive. They
wound around with singular want of
purpose, and wandered down to de-
serted mills or turned in at antique
graveyards, and sometimes lost them
selves in grass grown clearings where
| suspected there had once been camp
meetings So. finally, when the sun
was getting vertically hot and the
dust was working its way into our
marrow, we sat down on fat stone
by the roadside. and Charlie mildly
suggested that it was time to eat. As
we sat there farmer came by driving
a heavy wagon leisurely. I hailed
him, Say. neighbor. how far is the
town."
What town."
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16

appealed to the doctor by mail.
What am going to do to occupy my
mind?"
Don't occupy it," he wrote back.
What did you climb out of the cere-
bral maelstrom for? Stop thinking for
while. Play. Become an animal
and watch Charlie"
rs thy servant a dog" 1 inquired.
yes" he replied, cor some other
more ignoble animal Perhaps Wall
Street has inoculated you with the
idea that you belong to the mineral
! or vegetable kingdom. It's a great
shame. You are Individually and neces-
sarily half animal. Take my advice,
| stay in your kennel and wag your
tail"
Once again wrote him to say:
II think you have overestimated
Charles abilities as guide. He hasn't
quite understood my case from the
| first"
Then got this short and sharp
rejoinder: But l understand your
case. believe me- There are some
mountains in our early vistas, and the
children get nearer their SUBMITS in
their play than we ever get with our
p2ck-mules.' -
If l had not had a profound respect
for this gifted old. curmudgeons
knowledge. and sneaking fear that
he and sudden death had an under
Standing, l think / should have
slipped away in the most pusillani-
nous manner at the end of the first
week. As it was. girded my loins
and stood up to the extraordinary Job
OF lifting myself by my own waist
| band But to be utterly frank. now
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16
Chatting Dish Fudge Party.

Bring your chatting dish and aprons
for two on Saturday night at eight"
This was the message four girls and
four lads of congenial minds received
not long ago. And what a jolly time
they had! The helpful boys donned
the aprons and the girls amid much
merriment instructed them into the
mysteries Of fudge building.
There was divinity fudge, which is
the very latest addition to the fudge
family, and all sorts of connections
that made the plain chocolate fudge OF
well, I'll say my school days" in
stead of how many years ago, look
like a plain little Quaker lady amid
the new fluffy masses filled with nuts
and candied cherries.
The making and selling of fancy
fudge has proved quite a financial at
tribute to one guild" that numbers
n goodly array of South side girls
among its members.
Even grown-ups enjoy fudge" par
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16
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Cavalier hats are the height of stylI
for morning wear.
The low shoe or oxford is just we
bit smarter than the pump.
Pongee serge is a new material, oil
a texture altogether lovely.
Cotton flowers are used more CD
hats than silk ones.
A butterfly of dark purple spangles
is most becomingly chic hair orna
ment for light-haired woman.
Marvels of beauty are the fairy-like
scarfs of tinted chiffon with borders Of
spangled medallions in delicately bril-
liant colors.
Black suede shoes are smart, but
look bit smudgy, and make one want
to take a bit of kneaded rubber and
pick out a few high lights.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16
Peas in Pastry Cups,

Take three-fourths cup of flour, a
teaspoon of sugar, one-half teaspoon
full of salt. cup of milk. one we'll
beaten egg and teaspoonful of olive
OIL Whip the batter with an egg
beaten until perfectly smooth, dip in
the hot rosette iron and fry in deep
hot fat:
Have the peas well cooked and
drain them, then season with salt,
pepper and butter. Do not fill the
pastry rosettes until ready to serve
Serve with olives and squares of
sharp cheese.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16
savory Mutton with Carrots.

Boil a lean piece of mutton and,
after skimming, add salt and three or
four large carrots, cut in small cubes.
When done remove the meat and
brown in the oven. Cream part of
the carrots for a side dish and leave
the rest in the liquor, which makes
delicate soup. If preferred, little
cream may be added to the soup, with
butter and -four for thickening. Sea-
son to taste. The carrots take away
the strong taste of the mutton.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16
Apricot Cake.

One fourth cake of chocolate grated,
one-half cupful of milk, yolk of one
egg. Cook together until thick. AL
low this to cool. then add one large
tablespoonful of melted butter, one
cupful of sugar, one-half cupful Of
milk, one teaspoonful of vanilla. one
and one-half cupfuls of flour and one
scant teaspoonful of baking soda; put
the soda in the flour. Bake in layer
cake pans. Spread each layer thickly
with well seasoned, sifted, stewed ap-
ricots, and then over the top spread
a meringue made of the well beaten
white of an egg, to which two table
spoonfuls of sugar have been added.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16
Sweetbread Salad.

Prepare sweetbreads as for sweet
bread steaks, and when cold cut into
small pieces. Have half the amount
of cucumbers cut in the same way and
mix all with mayonnaise which has
been reduced with half its bulk of
whipped cream. When thoroughly
blended heap lightly into nests of
tender lettuce leaves. fieck lightly
with paprika and serve with crisp
cheese waters.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16
To Find Partners.

Make balls of cotton. tie them with
different colored ribbons two of a
kind, then give the two balls that are
alike to man. Have the men on one
side of a door or room separated by
portieres over which there is a grill
or opening. The man is to throw over
one ball, the girl who catches it be
ing his partner. Another way Is to
wrap half of a quotation in one ball
and then match the quotation halves.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16
AB@U7r THE HOMIE
Timely Chat oD MATTERS of ED-
tsrtaiDmeDt aDd Etiquette by
Mmgo ~1erri
Mn0go M erri

ties, as 1 can cheerfully testify. Any
thing constructed upon chatting dish
brings with it an element of sociabil-
ity and cheerfulness that is hard to
attain in any other way. Long life to
it and its pretty schoolgirl cham.
pions.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16
Princess CABBAGE.

Boil one head of cabbage Is min.
utes. Drain. set aside to cool. Chou
cabbage fine, add three spoonfuIs O.
cream. one of butter, two beaten eggs.
pepper and salt. Mix all well to.
gether and bake until brown in but
tered dish. Serve hot.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16
Floor Way

Shave a five-cent cake of beeaw.~
fine and add one quart of gasoline -
seand over night and 1t will be ready
lol use. Inc Dest and cheapest wax
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16

many serviette
allowed breakfast
do little here and
which is of French origin
OF cambria a
by thread pocket the
which
hole embroidery the fastened
washing
worked a.
n sains stitch
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-11
Merchants Bank s c's' S's. ;a1SS sSSs
@ & % % 2Oo11 S. Broadway 1 @ snG trust a'R Bas. Bank
ABSENCE OF LIGHTS
FILLS COURT ROOM
NEARLY 100 CASES BEFORE
JUDGE CHAM BERS
-
Most of the Prisoners Are CHARGED
with Either Drunkenness or
Lack of Lamps on
Vehicles
Transacts a General Bank.
ing and Trust BusinesA

The appearance of Police Judge
Chambers court yesterday morning re-
sembled a Roman forum, and for more
than three hours the judge was busy
in disposing of nearly 100 cases. Most
of the charges were for drunkenness,
the number being unusually large
owing to the fact Thursday was a
holiday.
That the instructions of Chief of
Police Dishman to enforce the new
ordinances requiring proper lights on
vehicles during the period from one
hour after sunset to one hour before
sunrise are being carried out is shown
by the fact that thirty-one persons were
before the court yesterday morning.
Because a number of the compla' hts
were defective, not having been prop
erly made out, nearly one-half of the
persons arrested for violation of the
light ordinance were discharged, while
the others were given the usual $5 fine.
A number of~the complaints, through
clerical error, stated the offense had
been committed one hour after sun 1t
and one hour before sunrise, Septem-
ber 10, and Police Judge Chambers
promptly dismissed the charges.
One defendant claimed he had doused
the glimmer of his light after o'clock
on the morning of September 8, and
an almanac was consulted to determine
the time of sunrise. The person was
found guilty, having been few min
utes previous in putting out his light.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-11
CHILD PLAYS WITH
MATCHES; MAY DIE
BURNS ARE BELIEVED TO BE
FATAL
Adopted Daughter of Mrs. Cesarea
Teller Receives Fearful Injuries
When Dress Catches Fire.
Woman Hurt

A child's fascination in watching the
flicker of the flames as she lighted
matches taken from a box left care
lessly within her reach resulted in
burns which, according to the physi-
clans at the county hospital, will result
fatally for six-year-old Consuela Con
zales.
zalez.
mother, Mrs. Cesarea Teller, to extin-
guish the flames, which rapidly burned
the fimsy dress of the little girl, re-
suited in painful, though not serious,
burns on the arms and face of Mrs.
Tellez.-
The accident happened at the home
of Mrs. Teller, S201a East Ninth street,
yesterday morning. Mrs. Tellez had
been cooking in the kitchen and went
to an adjoining room to complete her
housework, leaving her adopted daugh-
ter playing.
A few minutes later the mother was
attracted by frantic screams, and on
entering the kitchen found the little
girl mass of flames. Without hesi-
tating, Mrs. Teller grabbed the girl and
attempted to beat out the fire with bare
hands.
Adopted Four Years Ago
Neighbors, hearing the cries, came to
the assistance OF mother ana daughter,
but not before the girl received burns
which will, according to the physicians,
prove fatal.
Both were taken to the receiving hos
pital, and after the injuries had been
dressed Mrs. Teller was sent to her
home and the child sent to the county
hospital.
The fire ignited the woodwork of tie
house, but was extinguished with slight
loss The girl retained consciousness
for some time and was able to tell of
reaching for the box of matches and
lighting one which started the rest
going. In her efforts to throw them
away the blazing matches scattered
and set fire to her dress
Mrs Tellez was deeply affected by
the accident as she had taken the girl
from an orphans home four years ago
and had learned to love her as a
daughter.
Last night the child's condition had
not changed. but little hope of recov-
cry was held out.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-11
JAPANESE SEALERS
DECLARED LAWLESS
DR.. DAVID JORDAN SCORES FUR
HUNTERS
Noted Scientist Alleges international
Treaty Relative to Game Is Vio-
lated by Nipponese Poach.
ers In North

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1o.--"The
Japanese have disregarded every inter-
national law in regard to the killing of
fur bearing animals"
This statement was made yesterday
by Dr. David Starr Jordan, president Of
Leland Stanford, jr., university, in an
address delivered at the closing session
of the annual convention of the State
Humane association of California.
Among other things DR.. Jordan said:
"Japans action is an uncivilized one.
would not say that Japan is an un-
civilized nation, but its attitude in re-
gard to the killing of seals has been
one Of the greatest affronts offered to
American civilization.
1.-THE bounty offered by the Japanese
of $40 a head for fur bearing seal
caught or killed is an uncivilized act.
"They have violated repeatedly the
international law which forbids them
to hunt or kill seals within sixty miles
of the islands"
President Jordan offered as solution
for the difficulty an international game
law which would prevent the robbery
of the seals of animals which can never
be restored.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-11

finities and that Midge was his affinity.
His wife was not the mother of his
children, he said, and there was no
sympathy between him and his wife.
In a week or ten days she would be
gone east to her folks and get di~
vorce. Then Midge should get a di-
vorce from her husband and they
would get married.
"I told Midge she was not in love
with him, but was hypnotized; tnat she
had hypnotized herself. I said some
hard words to her and to Mr.. Bennett
about their registering there as Mr..
and Mrs. Anson. Midge said, Why, you
said l had best take my maiden name ;
I answered, Yes, but l did not say he
should take it,
Next time I saw Mr.. Bennett ] said
to him, You told me your wife would
be gone in a week or ten days and she's
not gone yet He said, Just give me
time, just give me time
'I never saw him again till after his
wifes death. 1t was the Monday or
Tuesday afterward. l phoned the
house to ask about him and his sister
answered that he was very weak and
sick and he wanted to see me. | went
over there. Mr.. Bennett was on the
porch, smoking. When he saw me
coming he threw away whatever it
WdS-I IHlIlh IL was d Sl6olCbbC-AAO was
smoking.
"I spoke to him about his wifes
death, and he said, I can scarcely un-
derstand it,
"Just Coincidence"
care you sure you didn't do that?'
asked him. You were so anxious to
get rid of her.
No he said, it was just a coin
cidence.'
"I said, Things don't happen like
that in real life. You told me she'd be
gone within two weeks, and she is
gone
Other witnesses told of seeing Ben
nett and Mrs. Molster at the house
where they lived in San Diego.
While this testimony was being given
Mrs. Carpenter went from the court
room, passing close to the place where,
in a back row of the seats, Mrs. Midge
Molster was sitting. Mrs. Molster
glanced up at her former friend sharp
ly, furtively as If in fear of meeting
her eyes, but Mrs. Carpenter did not
glance that way.
The trial will be resumed Monday
morning at 10 o'clock.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-11
TO THROW SALT
WATER ON FIRES
CHIEF LIPS PLANS PR0TEC-
TON AT SAtl PEDRO
WOULD INSTALL HIGH PRESSURE
PUMPING STATION
Estimates Cost of Machinery, Mains
and Hydrants Will Be About
Forty Thousand
Dollars

A high pressure salt water system
was yesterday recommended to the fire
commission by Chief Lips as the
proper fire protection for San Pedro.
The system the chief recommends, he
estimates, will cost about 1856 and
will be one of the most effective sys-
TENS to be found anywhere on the
coast. With this system San Pedro
will have better fire protection than
any city its size in the west.
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee of the whole and the entire
commission will go to San Pedro next
Wednesday to look over the ground
and will then decide whether to for
ward the chiefs recommendation to
the city council for action.
Salt water is much the best material
for fighting fires. Salt water systems
have been installed at all the coast
cities where they have been found pos
sible, and by using the unlimited guam
tity of salt water from the ocean two
problems will be solved for San Pedro.
The harbor city has a limited supply
of fresh water. Water for domestic
uses Is furnished by a private water
company that also supplies the creo-
soting plant of railroad located near
San Pedro. 1t occasionally happens
that the creosoting plant needs an un-
usually large supply of water and
when this is the case San Pedro cit
liens have hard work to get enough
for domestic use. Because of this linn
tied supply it cannot be depended on
if a big fire should occur.
Would Use Two Pumps
The chiefs plan contemplates two
pumps with a capacity of $50 gallons
a minute each and heavy castiron
mains with a pressure of 100 pounds
to the square inch maintained con-
stantly. He recommends a twelve-inch
main from the pumping stations to the
center of the city and laterals at con-
venient places, with hydrants scat
tered where they will do the most
good. This plan would give 1000 gall
Ions of water for immediate service.
The machinery alone, the chief esti-
mates, will cost $22,S36. The pumping
station building would cost $4,000 and
the remainder of the amount would
be used for other equipment in con-
nection with the plant and the con-
struction of mains and hydrants.
The fire commission is anxious that
San Pedro have as good protection
as possible and just as soon as pos
sible, as it is declared the insurance
rates at San Pedro are very high.
This is largely due to the fact that
the fire fighting arrangements are
rather primitive. All the apparatus is
hand-drawn and is manned by vol
unteer department. The volunteers
receive 81 an hour while fighting
fire, the amount in no case to exceed
SO for a fire, and the chief is paid but
$40 a week.
chief Idps recommended to the COM
mission that the volunteer department
be continued at San Pedro at the pres
ent rate of pay until a motor COM
bination chemical and rose wagon
could be purchased. Bids have al
ready been asked for such apparatus
and the contract will be awarded in
about two weeks.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-11
RIGHTS OF UNITED STATES
IN LOAN ARE RECOGNIZED
Allotment of Money for Building Chi
nese Railroad Is Rapidly Near
ing Completion

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1O.-Advices
received here are to the effect the nego-.
tiations Incidental to the allotment OF
the Hankow-Sze Chuen Chinese railroad
loan of $3O,OOO,O0O are rapidly nearing
completion with the rights Of the
United States fully recognized.
All of the essential points already
have been disposed of, and only matters
of minor importance remain to be con-
sidered.
1t is expected that an oflclal an
ro11ncement will be made soon, setting
out the fact that the United States
Germany, Great Britain and France
have each been allotted approximately
one-fourth the whole amount, that the
United States, Germany and Great
Britain will be given important finan-
cial privileges in China and that each
nation will be permitted to supply ma
terials for the construction of the road
and to name the chiefs Of engineers.