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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18

IN LINE with the general movement
for more beautiful America" as
advocated by the American Civic as
ISOLATION, plans are pending in con-
gress for thorough improvement of
the river front of the nations capital
These provide for a park system
along the picturesque Potomac and
the Identification of both sides that
will be credit not only to Washing
ton but to the nation
In the opinion of Engineer Commits
sioner Major w. v. Judson, u. S. A.,
Washington's river front would be a
disgrace to a small town." and, re.
marking recently on the present con-
dition of the Potomac's banks, the
commissioner added that altogether,
the spectacle on the river is one
which, to a person acquainted with
the trim and often elegant quays of
the capitals of Europe, can not fail
to arouse some measure of surprise"
By the terms of a recent decision
of the federal supreme court, the ma
tional government has entire control
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18
Not the Same rhlnn.

At a certain college there was a
master who was extremely fond of
figs. He watched his fig tree very
closely and tenderly, for he held that
in the existence of a fig there was
but one fit and proper moment at
which the ripe fruit should be eaten.
To eat fig either before or after
that supreme moment was, said the
master, a neglect of an opportunity
and a sad mistake.
One year, for some reason, the tree
produced only one good fig, and one
day the masters examination of this
solitary fruit led him to the conclu-
sion that it would be at its best on the
day following. Then he did an ex.
ceedingly foolish thing-considering
that there were undergraduates abouti
He wrs pped his precious fig In a
piece of silver paper ard labelled It
The Masters Fig!"
At what he judged the exactly right
moment OF the next day the master
went to the tree, anticipating a brief
but exquisite pleasure. Alas! the
fruit had vanished. and the empty
branch bore a label with these words:
"A Fig for the Master
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18
More Daylight Plan Is Not Popular

referred the question to the two com
mercial organizations for expression
OF opinion as to whether a municipal
regulation along that line should be
adopted for the District of Columbia
Since the boom first landed in the
national capital through the aid of the
Cincinnati organization, it has been a
continuous candidate for home for
the friendless. 1t has discovered that
so far as 1t Is concerned the business
men of Washington are frigid and dis
tant. Not letter, not even postal
card has been written to district of
f1cials in its behalf.
Commissioner Mcfarland has deter.
mined to reply to the National Day
light Association of Cincinnati that he
does not consider it advisable to sug
gest-as the association desired-the
adoption of law here, similar to the
Cincinnati ordinance, for more day
light" He will state that the expires
sion Of public opinion made IN re-
Spouse to his request is not favorable
to such action.
Pointing out that the board of trade
and the chamber of commerce are
representative of the public opinion of
the District of Columbia, Commission.
er mcfarland will tell the National
Daylight association that he has been
notified by the presidents of the tive
trade bodies that their executive com
mittees, after careful consideration OF
the matter, have reached the conclu.
sion that it would be inadvisable to
advocate the adoption of any legisla.
ton providing for change in the
time of the District of Columbia.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18
Chum Of Alice Longworth Going on Stage

and will probably retire from the dip
lomatic service
The countess has chosen for her
debut the role in which Mary Garden
made her first appearance-that Vt
Louise. She has been studying sing.
ing with Jean de Reszke in Paris. She
is still as handsome as she was in
other days, when she wore wonder
fully fancy dress costumes at the So
cial affairs in the nations capital
The latest slight that caused the
countess to abandon diplomatic and
official life came from the czarina of
Russia. Her majesty declined to ap-
point the countess one of her maids
Of honor, post which it has been Gus
tomary to give to the daughters of am
bassadors and very high officials.
Count Cassini pressed as urgently as
possible for the customary honor, but
the empress said NO."
This refusal was made particularly
cutting because the daughter of Ba-
ron Rosen, who succeeded Count Cas-
sini as ambassador at Washington.
was recently appointed maid of honor
to the czarina.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18
STATES CALLED FOR FLOWERS
Patriotic Way of Finding Partners for
Dinner During the Holiday
Season.

A patriotic way of finding your
partners for supper at holiday sen.
son Is by states and state flowers
Each girl is given a card on which IS
painted or pasted the picture of one
or the state flowers, and below it is
written the name of the state. Each
boy Is given card on which is drawn
one OF the states in outline, while be
low is written the name of the state
flower. 1t is sometimes surprising 10
find how different a state looks with.
out its surroundings on the map. The
girls and boys have to find the cards
that correspond, which usually takes
them sometime. The following list
gives the flowers for different states
Alabama. goldenrod; Arkansas, as.
ter; California, columbine; Delaware
peach blossom; Idaho, syringa; Iowa,
wild rose; Maine, pine cone and tas
sci; Michigan, apple blossom; Mime.
sofa, moccasin flower: Missouri, gold
enrod; Montana, bitter root; Nebras.
ka, goldenrod; New York, rose; Okla.
homa, mistletoe; Oregon. Oregon
grape; Rhode Island, violet; Vermont
red clover; Washington, rhododen-
dron.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18

WASHINGTON. = Washington bust
w ness men do not want to save
daylight. The proposition to have the
hands OF the clock in the summer time
indicate that it is nine o'clock when in
reality 1t Is only eight o'clock does
not meet with favor in their eyes.
The national capital has been strug.
Cling along under standard sun time
in the summer time for a good many
years, in the opinion of its conserVa-
tive business leaders. They have de-
cided that the city can continue to do
the same in the future
Members of the two trade bodies
the board of trade and the chamber
OF commemorative decided that they
can save trouble by not saving day.
light by fooling with the hands of the
city's clocks May 1 and October l..
They have so notified Commissioner
Mcfarland
When the president of the board
of district commissioners received a
suggestion from the National Daylight
Association of Cincinnati that the
hands of the clock in Washington be
turned forward an hour May 1 and
turned back an hour October 1, as will
be done in Cincinnati next summer, he
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18
DAIRY HOUSE FOR
CERTIFIED MILK PLANT
Illustrations Showing Arrangement Cooler
Hand Bottle Filler,
Dairy

The organization of milk commits
sfons in this country was an impor-
tant step toward the Improvement of
the quality Of milk. While the mum.
Der OF commissions is very limited
and the milk produced under their
supervision amounts to only a frac-
ton of one per cent. of the 10000 ,00O,.
900 quarts or more of market milk
annually consumed, the great value of
certified milk to invalids and its in
duence in reducing the mortality
among infants and children are be-
yond estimation. Further, the work
OF milk commissions has had no 1T
tie influence in improving the general
milk supply of cities where such com.
missions exist, by setting a higher
standard of quality and by creating
public sentiment in favor of pure
milk.
The term certified milk" originated
with the member of the commission
who formulated the plan. At the in
stance Of the commission the werd
certified" was registered in the Uni
ted States patent Office, the object be-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18

r HE Countess Marguerite Cassini,
i once the chum of Alice Roosevelt
and long an object of great interest
and attraction in Washington, has
been having all sorts of trouble in
Europe.
The stif-necked Spanish court, TO
which Count Cassini was accredited
as minister, failed to pay her proper
honors as the chief lady of the lega-
ton. At the same time the czarina
of Russia treated her with marked
neglect.
In consequence of these sights the
countess has definitely announced her
intention. of going on the stage, and
her adopted father. Count Cassini.
has given up the legation at Madrid
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18
Little Encouragement for the Inventofs

estimate sent to congress by the war
department, but in having it favorabiy
acted upon by the committee of the
whole house. only to meet defeat be.
fore the appropriation bill was passed
by the house itself.
This year there is such close par
ing of all estimates that it is not likely
that any money will even be asked for
this purpose!
The board of ordnance of the army
now has $4,000 for air ship expert
ments, $4,000 to be paid to the
Wright brothers If they succeed in
making flight of ten miles at the
rate of SO miles an hour carrying one
person besides the operator, and s2D.-
coo to A. NJ. Herring, If he meets prac-
tically similar requirements.
This will be the end of experimental
work unless some interest in aerial
navigation is shown by congress In
the form of liberal appropriations
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18
TIcKLISH TRICK OF HINDUs.
Feat Of "5ag-and-Spear" One Of Great.
est Of Magician's Art, Requiring
Rare Skill.

The feat known as the bag-an-spear
trick has been considered one of the
greatest of the Hindu magician's art.
In this trick the Hindu fakir has his
assistant in sack and then uncere-
moniously hurls his helpless victim to
the ground. Without a sign of warn
ing, the fakir drives his spear through
the center Of the bag.
After withdrawing his weapon the
fakir stands and gazes dreamily oyer
the heads of the spectators The body
within the bag founders about as If
in mortal agony. At last, when the
occupant is apparently dead, the fakir
again plunges his spear into the mo-
tionleSS body. The same antics are
repeated. Then the fakir releases his
attendant, uninjured from the bag.
Although the trick is performed with
all the carelessness imaginable, it calls
for more patience, skill and exactness
than any of the so-called black art
achievements. From the time the at
tendant enters the bag both fakir and
assistant count every breath they
take. When a stated number Of
breaths have been taken the fakir
makes his thrust and the occupant Of
the bag is prepared to avoid it. Then
the count begins again and at the
proper time the spear is driven
through the bag a second time. In
| order to evade the spear and make it
appear to pass through his body, the
assistant doubles up in as small a
form as possible. His legs are drawn
up close. with the chin resting upon
the knees and the arms folded round
the lower limbs across the shins.
When in this position, at the fftieth
breath, the spear passes under the at
tendant's arms.
The slightest miscalculation by Ell
Their the fakir or his assistant would
mean serious if not a mortal wound
for one and an unheard-of disgrace
for the other. The fakir and his at
tendant are able to time themselves
to breathe in perfect unison.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18

ing to protect 1t from being degrad-
ed by dairymen not under contract
with a medical commission. 1t was
distinctly understood, however, that
the use of the term should be al
lowed without question when en-
ployed by medical milk commissions
organized to influence dairy work for
clinical purposes. Certified milk, then,
in the strict sense of the term, is
milk produced under legal contract
between a medical milk commission
and a dairyman and which conforms
to the requirements. 1t may be said
further that milk entitled to be GER
titled is clean and wholesome, and
is obtained from healthy cows which
are kept in sanitary quarters fed
wholesome food and given pure wa
ter. 1t is drawn from clean cows by
clean, healthy attendants into clean
receptacles and In clean at
mosphere. 1t is handled in a clean
manner, cooled quickly, put into ster-
lie vessels, placed in cold storage and
iced in transportation when neces-
sary
After being drawn the milk is Ia.
ken Immediately to a separate room,
where it is strained into can
through a double thickness of cheese
cloth Ca separate straiper being used
fer each pail of milky. 1t is then ta-
ken Immediately to the bottling room,
where usually 1t is cooled to a tenn
perature as low as As to so degrees
as S5 degrees Fahrenheit. Sometimes
1t IL strained again through absorbent
cotton on reaching the cooling room.
In majority of the dairies a cooler
of some description is used; in a few.
however. the milk IS strained into
sans standing in ice water. It is then
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18
SOME SUMMER coNuN1RuMs.

What does Sweet William carry
when he goes out walking "A sugar
cane.
What does Black-Eyed- Susan use to
keep her hair In order?-Cockscomb
What form of entertainment is com.
mon among the Conversations.
What disease is common to young
flowers ?-Nettle Rash.
On what does the Wandering Jew
rest when observation-disclosures
Which parent made Johnny-tump
up?-His poppy.
What tree always uses the second
personal pronoun ?-Yew.
What tree is formed by two letters
OF the alphabet?-L. NJ. (EIm).
What tree is the most dapper?-
Spruce.
What tree is the sweetest ?-Manle
What tree is the most melancholvp
Weeping Willow
What tree is proud of being q
parent?-Pawpaw.
What tree is sorry invalid ?-Svca.
more
What tree is used in building mate.
rails Lime.
What tree keeps one warm in win.
-ter?-Fir.
What tree does history make con.
slant use of?-Date
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18
THE united states is not likely to

THE United States is not likely to
I make great progress in aerial
navigation during the next fiscal year
as a result of any encouragement Of
fered inventors by congress.
The spirit of economy in govern
mental affairs is now SO pronounced
as to discourage even the asking of
funds by the war department for the
purchase of any class of air ships.
Gen. Allen. chief signal officer, advo-
Gated last year an appropriation OF
100000 for experimental work, and
he succeeded in not only having that
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18
Parks to Line the Potomac River

of the city's lands bordering the river
Establishment of Potomac park was
the beginning of improvement, and If
congress shall approve of the latest
plans, it will not be long before the
river front of Washington will be a
source of pride.
Commissioner Judson's plans in
clude the building of stone or concrete
docks in place of the wooden struc-
lures and shanties that now mark the
busiest part of town. 1t is proposed
in time to have a splendid driveway
and promenade, a scheme which, it is
believed, will lead to the extension Of
the city to the other side of the Po-
tomac. There Is to be built a recrea-
ton pier where the fish wharves now
are.
Potomac park itself was established
upon the fats, the elevation being
made with the mud and clay dredged
from the river when the channel was
deepened. This park is only the be-
ginning, and similar recreation places
will be established along the river
front now available for commercial
purposes. Along the upper Potomac,
too, it is proposed to make parks.
In the extensive river park system
contemplated provision will be made
for the benefit of Georgetown and
East Washington will have great
driveways and promenades. Here the
shores of the eastern branch of the
river are low-lying fats.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18

bottled. packed in cases and covered
with crushed ice.
The accompanying Illustrations
show an arrangement of cooler and
hand bottle filler, and floor plan for
small dairy house for handling GER
tilted milk. If the barn is sanitary
the dairy house may be directly at
tached, the weigh room serving to sep
arate the milk room from the barn.
There is probably less danger to the
quality of the milk in having the
dairy connected with the barn Gas
shown in Fig. p. than In having these
buildings separated by an open space
through which the milk is carried aft
er each COW is MIXED.
The coler is placed in the re-
ceiving room. After each COW is.
MIXED the milk is passed over the
cooler and into the hand bottling re-
ceptacle in the bottling room. One
man bottles the milk without assist
ance and is able to fill and cap 200 to
800 bottles an hour and place them In
the store-room.
Considering the possibilities of pro.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18

In the order Of spiders. The imma-
ture larvae are provided with only six
legs. while the adults have eight.
1t is the larval forms which cause an
noyance. "Jiggers" are abundant in
bramble thickets and on low growth
in woods and along streams. They
often occur in immense numbers In
grain straw, sometimes causing sick
ness, and even death has sometimes
resulted directly or indirectly from
their attacks.
The Ohio experiment station recon.
mends that so far as possible one
should avoid sitting or lying In To-
cations that are apt to be infested.
Where exposure is unavoidable, dust
flowers of sulphur into all the under
clothing. especially into the stockings
and inside the shoes. Threshermen
should sift it into all their clothing.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18
Poor Charles.

A grade teacher at relates
the Kansas City Journal after havine
a medical examination In her school
room recently, wrote the following
note to the parents of certain lit
tie boy: Your boy Charles shows
signs. of astigmatism. Will you please
Investigate and take steps to correct
it?"
To which she received a note In re-
uly, saying: Il don't understand ex-
actly what Charles has been doing.
but have walloped him tonight, and
YOU can wallop him tomorrow. and
that ought to help some"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18
MITES
OR "JIGCERS''
Minute Insects Cause Much Irra.
tation and. An Cases,
Sickness.

Last year, threshermen, harvest
hands. workers in potteries, and ap-
parently all classes of laborers who
were obliged to handle straw in any
way suffered intensely from the at
tacks of harvest mites or Tigers y
Horses, stabbed under mows in which
infested straw had been stored, were
IN many cases rendered frantic by the
irritation caused by these minute in
sects- Weather conditions lately have
been exceeding favorable for the de-
selopment of a similar or worse plague
his season.
The young mites are of microscopic
size, blood red in color, and belong
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18
Eagle Flying.

Dated, but DR.. G.. W. Townsend thinks
that the designer was right and the
critic wrong. All birds of prey, he
says, habitually carry their legs be-
hind in flight, except when about to
strike their quarry. Waterbirds also
fly with their legs extended behind
and pheasants, grouse and other GALL
naceous birds do the same thing as
soon as they are well under way. But
the passeres or perching birds, such
as English blackbirds, sparrows, rob
ms. ravens, rocks, crows and swallows.
when in flight carry their legs drawn
up In front. The habit of humming
birds is uncertain. although some have
been photographed carrying their legs
in front.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18

"a A, coal bunkers: B. boiler; c. ster-
ilizer: D, shower bath: E, bottling tai
BILE; F, cooler; G, receiving CAM
coils remove much of the animal
heat. while the lower ones reduce the
milk to temperature of 35 to 40 de-
grees Fahrenheit. AS the milk is very
much exposed in this room, the impor-
lance of the air being free from all
impurities Is apparent. In the best
diaries this room is sterilized with
steam preparatory to cooling the milk
and In some instances the air enter
ing the room is filtered through abb
sorbent cottor or a spray of water.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18
Gas Cannon Loaded.

TO the spark plug. Connect one of the
wires from a battery to a spark coil
and then to the spark plug. Attach
the other wire to the cannon near the
spark plug. Turn the switch to make
spark and loud report will follow
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18
Find states Named H.r.

Mrs. Ippi wouldn't let Ida hoe in
the garden nor Della wear Carolina.s
new jersey, because, she said: 81
want you to go riding with the other
girls. Miss Ouri rode Island. Virginia
said: '1'll mount Tana," but Georgia
said: I'll stay home so 1 can sass
ma" They had a race up the main
road. but wouldn't let Mary land =
winner.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18
War lime M

In the south war time ink was
make from the juice of poke berries
compounded with vinegar, or from the
distillation of vegetable products
known as ink balls. 1t was fair
substitute when freshly made. but
soon faded from its original purple or
crimson color to one of ugly rust
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18
EXPLODING TOY GAS. CANNON.
Fitted with Spark Plug and Con-
nected with a Small Battery
Gives Loud Report.

II you have small cannon with a
bore of 1 or ~ inches, bore out the
fuse hole large enough to tap and fit
IN small sized spark plug such as
used on a gasoline engine, says a
writer in Popular Mechanics Fill the
cannon with gas from a gas jet and
then push a cork in the bore close up
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18

At my house, there's a little maid
The prettiest ever SEEM
Such goodies she does bake for me
And keeps the house so clean.
She curls her hair, so thick and fair,
And wears such dainty frocks;
Keeps buttons sewed on all my clothes
And neatly darns my socks.
L prize this darling little maid
Far more than gems or gold;
And I'd not lose her, not for all
The wealth this world could hold
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18

on the c o II s
asked: "Who ever
saw an eagle in
fight with its legs
trailing behind it?"
This touches upon
a question that
has often been de-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18

Place salt where sheep can get to it
at will. Sheep when a long time with
out salt are apt to eat too much when
opportunity comes and become sick.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18

ducing certified milk with the inex-
pensive dairy house shown and the
apparatus required for cooling and
bottling, the small dairyman should
be encouraged to produce certified
milk.
The milk coolers In some of the
diaries are so constructed that the
upper coil of pipe can be filled with
hydrant or well water and the lower
ones with ice water or brine. The top
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18
HOW EAGLE CARRIES ITS LEGS
Not Drawn Up in Front, as Supposed
by Many, But Trailing Behind
When Flying.

When the new $40 gold piece was
issued. in 1907, critic of the design