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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01
When Uncle Sam Has an Auction Sale

our food laws.
For instance, olive oil, Maraschint
cherries, wine, sardines, mushrooms
French peas, preserves and jams-iI
fact all imported food articles-come
under this regulation. But though tho
government requires half dozen pack
ages to be turned over to it for inspec
tion-in order to avoid the chance o.
a single one being fixed up and slippet
OF upon them-the analysis rarely
goes beyond the contents of one speci
men out of the six.
So that of each consignment of si1
cans of olive oil, six bottle Of cherrief
or OF champagne or six cans of sar
dimes, five remain untouched. II gran
were really as prevalent as the muck
rakers would have us believe the en-
tire six packages would probably BE-
opened and nip taken from each
one, while the rest Of the contents
would be appropriated as a legitimate
perQuisite of Office (by the heads o,
the Department..
Instead of that, five out of six Of the
articles received for analysis under
the law are sold at these auctions be
hind the department building. The
receipts go into the exchequer of tht
bureau.
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THE number of going; going, gone
i sales which the government con-
ducts ought to qualify Uncle Sam for
admission to the guild of auctioneers.
These sales are the real thing, too,
red flag and all.
The tourist in Washington gets a
shock when he is passing the back of
the department of agriculture build
ing these days and sees big red flag
with the usual white letters sewed on {:
Auction To-day" He wonders if the
government is restoring to desperate
means of raising the wind.
But your Uncle Sam is not in the
auction business from necessity. The
agriculture sales are explained In
this way. Whenever an invoice of any
article of food arrives from abroad g
certain number of packages are taken
by the government for examination tc
see whether the article complies with
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and peered in. There lay the woman,
not so much as a wrinkle in her face,
and the skin was but little discolored,
except in small spots where the color
ing from the casket trimmings had
dropped on it. The men were amazed.
Undertaken Splitter touched the face
1T was as hard as marble itself, and,
indeed, the silent figure deep down in
the grave, looked for all the world like
a thing chiseled out of granite rather
than something that had once been
ordinary flesh and blood.
The men sent for help, and when
the combined strength of six men
was exerted in lifting, one end of the
casket yielded to the force. 1t was
gradually raised by propping one end
and then the other, until the top of
the grave was reached. Then, i'm
PEELED by curiosity and wonder, and
in the presence of the friends who
were present, Undertaken Splitter
made further inspection. The grave
clothes chung about the form without
disarrangement, though when the fab
rich was touched it fell away, owing
to disintegration. Then a piece of
the gown was purposely removed
from the shoulder, and underneath the
skin showed as white and smooth as
when the woman was in life. The
face was wonderfully preserved-just
as If the skill and genius of sculptor
| had been pressed into service to pre-
serve the expression, the lines, the
contour; they were all there, and as
perfectly nodded as any sculptor's
chisel could have made them. The
hands were round and quite white, ex
cept for the coloring matter from the
| casket's trimming
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Lost Money Orders Worth Millions

system is perfect and instructions
are clear and ample.
For one thing 1t is known that
persons purchasing money orders ig-
norantly destroy them, believing that
the order constitutes nothing more
than a receipt. Many persons also
are in the habit of purchasing mon
ey orders before travelling from one
place to another, with view of con-
verting them into cash as needed, and
these are lost through carelessness.
by fire; etc.
TT also frequently happens that or
ders are sent to wrong addresses, and
after repeated attempts on the part
of the postoff1ce department to find
the payee or remitter, are sent to the
department, together with advices. as
unpaid.
Notwithstanding this, the govern
ment has wisely made provision fol-
the payment of money orders lost OF
destroyed, by the issuance, upon sat
isfactory proof of loss or destruction
of a duplicate money order payable
to the payee or remitter making appli
cation therefor, as the case may be
Provision is also made for the pay
ment of orders which are not present
ed for payment before the time limit
provided by law has expired.
I'm one instance a claim for the
payment of lost postal note was al
lowed 25 years after it became inval
i'd. 1t will be seen that as trustee fol
its citizens in the transfer of pri
vate funds the United States exercises
diligence in an attempt to. find thu
rightful owner And yet millions ar
still outstanding for which claimant
will never appear. This vast sum Il
held in suspense by the government.
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Strictly Neutral.

Among the humorous and human
stories in DR.. T. l.. Pencils recent
book, Among the Wild Tribes of the
Afghan Frontier" is one of British
officer in the Kurram valley who inter
rogated an Afridi with regard to what
was then considered a probable con.
flict.
Now tell me-" said the officer. elf
there were to be war-which God for
bid-between Russia and England
what part would you and your people
take? Whom would you side WITH
do you wish me to tell you what
would please you or to tell you the
real truth?' was the naive reply.
81 adjure you to tell me what is the
white word"
"Then," said the old graybeard, eve
would just sit up here on our noun
tain tops watching you both fight, un
til we saw one or the other defeated
Then we would come down and loo
the vanquished till the last mule! Coo
is great! What a time that would b.
for us!"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

SCTHE average laborer is living bet
i ter to-day than did Queen Eliza
beth in her time" said Secretary Will
son of the department of agriculture.
He was speaking of the prosperity of
the farmers in the west and of the
high wages of the workingman in the
east.
take the meat bills of the laborer
in Washington" he said. You will
find that they eat meat three times
a day-most of them-and they are
not content with any kind, but de-
mand the best cuts. They can af-
ford them. AS a consequence the
price of meat is high. While the
farmers are producing more beef ev-
cry year, they are not producing
enough to meet the increase in pop
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Lost

WASHINGTON Washington wo-
w man discovered some days ago
that her German nurse was destroy
ing the money orders she purchased
to remit to the Fatherland. She had
torn up within the last FIVE years
more than $500 of money orders,
thinking they were receipts for the
money deposited in the Office at Wash
ington and that the money had been
duly sent to her old mother in Ger
many.
This incident recalls the fact that
there has accumulated in the nation
al treasury millions of dollars, posi-
bly, ten millions, since the establish
ment OF the present system in 1864.
The government assumes the role of
trustee for the safe transfer of mon
ey from one individual to another, and
the protection is nearly perfect, yet
Uncle Sam cannot always remedy the
carelessness or ignorance of persons
buying money orders.
An official, speaking of the system,
said: This vast accumulation OF
money is steadily being augmented
from year to year, and unless the PEG
pie become better acquainted with
the character of money order
transaction the accumulated sum
promises to become almost fabulous
This money has accumulated through
no fault Of the United States. The
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Disaster

I ACK Of mastery of the English
IL language led to the loss of q care
fully cultivated beard which graced
the chin of 8. Zumoto, editor of the
Japan Times of Tokyo and a member
Of the commercial commission visit
ing this country. Mr.. zumoto visited
the barber shop In the hotel at which
he Is a guest.
s Il would like to be shaved" he said
in haltihg English Not altogether
but conservatively."
He carressed his vandyke as h,
spoke. The barber. tactiturn work
man. said nothing, but tucked the tow
els and aprons and other articles o
his trade in and around the japanese
editors neck. Then he began.
Americans In the shop were startle,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01
BURIED 8 YEARS,
TURNED TO Stone
REMARKABLE DISCOVERY MADE
WHEN BODY OF A WOMAN is
DISINTERRED.
LIKE WORK OF A SCULPTOR
Undertaken and Friends of the De-
ceased Are Amazed to Find
Body in the Condition of
Marble.

Williamsport, Pa.-For the first
time in its more than one hundred
years of history the little Quaker Hill
graveyard in Eldred township has
furnished a sensation. The body of
a woman which had turned to stone
was dug up there recently, and the I'M
dertaker, his assistants and the whole
countryside were startled at the re-
markable discovery that a woman
who had lain in her grave for more
than eight years could look as smooth
the friends gathered about her grave
and heard the parson say dust to
dust and ashes to ashes"
Undertaken Splitter of Montoursville,
who had the job of transferring the
body from the little old Quaker bury
ing ground to the cemetery at Mon
louisville, says it is the most remark
ably preserved human body that he
ever heard of. 1t is in complete
state of petrefaction, as hard as a
stone, and as heavy as one, too.
The woman died after but brief
Illness, and was laid away in the fam
lily plot in the Quaker Hill graveyard
"a burial plot in which many of the
old Dunkards who sought exile from
religious prosecutions in Germany in
flight to this section of Pennsylvania
are buried. She was a descendant of
one of those pioneers.
Recently the family purchased lot
in the Montoursville cemetery, five
miles away, and Undertaken Splitter
and four men opened the woman's
grave. They found that it had been
dug near seeping spring, and, not
withstanding the long dry spell of the
last summer the water was percolat
ing through the grave and the red
shale soil beyond. The casket proved
| to be in remarkable state of preser
walton, and when the four men tried
to lift it they couldn't so much as
bulge it. Then they opened the lie
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01
Worth the Expense.

The story that Sir John Fisher OF
the British admiralty tells with tne
greatest enjoyment-and he tells many.
and all with zest-is of an old boat
swain on his flagship who fell into q
little money and retired. One day
the admiral visited him at his coun'
try box, to find the old sailor pos
sessed of an apparently useless man
servant.
What do you want with hir%?"
asked Fisher.
"Hevery morning" explained the
old sailor, "'e comes to me 'ammNck
and tells me to roll h'out. The had
miral wants to see you,' e says to me.
Hand says to i'm, Tell the h'adD,iraI
to go to ELL says Hi"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

The remark that probably a care
lessly thrown cigar was the cause Of
the terrible sewer explosion in New
York City which sent 80 manhole
covers into the air and destroyed win
dows by the hundreds. is recalled by
a dispatch from New York City tell
Ding of the partial destruction of an
automobile which was ignited by a
cigar thrown upon "a streak of gaso-
aine." There is much streaking of
gasoline, nowadays. and the careful
disposition of cigars and matches Is
more important than ever.
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RECIPE FOR CATARRH.

Furnished by High Medical Authority.
Gives Prompt Results.
The only logical treatment for ca
tarrh is through the blood. A pre-
scription which has recently proved
wonderfully effective in hospital work
is the following. 1t is easily mixed.
One ounce compound syrup of
Sarsaparilla; one ounce Toris COM
pound; half pint first-class whiskey."
These to be mixed by shaking we'll in
bottle, and used in tablespoon doses
before each meal and at bedtime.
The INGREDIENTS can be gotten from
any well stocked druggist, or he will
get them from his wholesale house.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

An odd point has arisen following
the matter of air travel. A member
Of the Aero club in New York has
suggested that as some persons might
consider fight over their private prop
erty as trespass, air routes should be
legally condemned for the use of the
air-traveling public. At the same time,
property-owners would like to be sure
when taking strolls in their private
grounds that they would not be bonn
barded with casual air tourists tum.
bling down out Of the sky from defec-
tive airships.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

The storm which wrecked Key
West and which may have wrought
wide havoc along the east coast of
Florida seems to have been one of the
nercest known for many years. The
wonderful circumstance, considering
the terrific destruction of property
noted in the early reports, Is the alb
sence OF casualties and fatalities.
Property losses can be repaired in
time, but human beings killed or In,
3ured represent loss which can NOT
be made good to the community in
which 1t occurs.
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to find quick relief. Mrs. Turner used
Doan's Kidney Pills for rundown con-
iition, backache, pains in the sides and
kidneys, bloated limbs, etc. THE way
they have built me up is simply mar
velous," says Mrs. Turner, who is q
nurse. my health improved rapidly.
Five boxes did so much for me / ann
telling everybody about it."
Remember the name-Doan's. Solo
by all dealers. so cents box. Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
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6rArE OF ONO CITY OF TOLEDO. I :.

FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he b senioe
partner of the hrm of F. J. CHENEY & Co.. d,n9
business In the City OF Toledo. County and State
aforesaid. and that said firm will pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case OF CATARRH that cannot be cured by the ~ %
HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presencas
this 9th day OF December. A. d. 1886.
SEAL A. w No a.nA pu,. !.
t~-' Os---'-
Halls Catarrh Cure IS taken internally and acts
directly upon the blood and surfaces OF the
system. Send for testimonials, free.
FL. CHENEY d CO.. Toledo. O
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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What's a Gentleman?

An exact definition of a gentleman
has been tried many times, never per-
haps with entirely satisfactory results
Little Sadie had never heard of any
of the difinitions, but she managed
to throw a CLEAN of light on the SUBJ
ject, albiet one touched with un-
conscious cynicism. The word was in
the spelling lesson and l said:
Sadie, what is gentleman"
"Please, ma'am," she answered, "a
gentleman's a man you don't know
very well"-Woman's Home Compan-
ion.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

Someone has introduced in the
British parliament bill providing for
levying taxes on land at the north
pole, on the assumption that the coun-
try up there is part of the empire.
But this gentleman. whether joking or
serious, is not likely to scare up much
excitement over the matter There
are questions of taxation much near
er home in which the British people
are far more deeply interested.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

A summer girl has just sued for
damages for breach of promise, claim
Ing that a seashore engagement she
took seriously. This creates prec'
edent which may have portentous re-
suits on that favorite pastime, the sea-
side Irritation.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

A distinguished scientist and ply
stefan, DR.. Felix Regnault. says there
are few men and women Of full age
say rs years-who have not yet
contracted the malady that will final
~ kill them. The trouble gets into
the system some way and secretes
itself in some organ and there lies
dormant until the conditions are ripe
for its fatal activity. According to this
idea no one dies of old age.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01
Hurt BY MovIna Picture shows.

Theaters In London and all oyes'
England are complaining of small re-
ceipts and lay the trouble to the mov-
ing picture shows, which are very pop.
ular and range from a hlack-lined tent
to the theater in Picadilly where,
where there are music and tea.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01
to Japanese Editors Chin

when they heard flow Of what prob
ably was strong language in Japanese
The barber had encroached on the
japanese imperial, with the result
that nearly half of 1t fell beneath his
keen blade before the customer could
protest. 1t was necessary then to
cut it all on
Members Of the Japanese party en-
joyed the situation. NJ. Zumoto do
clired to see it in humorous light.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

en- who suffer back
ache, constant lam
guor, and other COM
mon symptoms or
kidney complaint,
should be grateful to
Mrs. Minnie Turner,
of E. B. ST, Ana
darko, Okla, for
pointing out the way
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

What the scientists claim to know
about the limitations of aeroplanes is
just about equal to what they claimed
to know about steamships 100 years
ago.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

"An observing person can read a
woman's character from the hat she
wears" says a writer. Then what
horrible characters most of our saint
1y women have!
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01
ale cireumscrjbed View.

"That man Unison would have a
great deal better health if he didn't
overeat so often"
"Yes, Jimson thinks there's only
one way to preserve your health and
that's to keep your feet dry"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

A minister in Chicago. speaking OF
abe ideal woman, asserts that too fire.
Nuently one finds q ten-dollar hat on
. ten-cent head. But that IL condi-
tion which. like death and taxes, il
not confined to any ssx, age or priv
Nious condition Of servitudo.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01
Taking No Chances.

What did Barker do when he dis
covered that his wife and chauffeur
had planned to elope in his carr"
HE oiled it thoroughly, and put It
in first-class shape"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

"a New York typewriter girl has es-
tablished a record of 73 words min
ute," says Topeka paper. Exactly;
writing or talking?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

The railroads seem to be doing the
only fail blowing reported at the
present time from the new wheat
country IN northwestern Canada. But
snow is not an evil visitation even
when It comes early. as It adds to the
fertility of the soil.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

Overdressing, flirting and gossiping
are the three cardinal sins of women
in this country, and in England de-
sire to vote has to be added.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

England's greatest trouble is trying
to make it's receipts equal it's ex-
penses. There are many other lands
that have the same trouble, and not
q few individuals who find themselves
up against the problem all the year
round.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

Noblemen coming to this country
should take a course in polite CORE
spondence before embarking. 1t may
prove embarrassing to have some
third person write their love letters
for them
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

No matter how funny a typograph-
ical error is, it seldom amuses the
proofreader who passed it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

Preach the gospel of cheerfulness
wherever you go.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

There is no surer and no reader
remedy for your own cares than to try
to lessen the cares of other people.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

1t is now assured that the United
States army will soon be we'll supplied
with effective airships. This being the
case, the navies of Europe are moth.
ing to us but the hugest kind Of
foxes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

Germany is getting our hogs now,
says Berlin dispatch. Haven't no
ticed any especial shortage Of end
seaters.
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canadIans crossInc Border.

Many natives of the province Of On
tario, Canada, are moving into the
United States, principally into New
York state. The population of the
city of Kingston has increased only
20 in the last year. The emigrants
are mostly young married couples.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

Cultivate the outdoor habit all you
can, even though cold weather's COM
ing on.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

What has become of the old-fash.
Toned boy who would rather stay home
and work than go to school?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

This time there is no one to dispute
Secretary Wilson's word in regard to
the big crops.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

Constipation causes and aggravates many serious
diseases. 1t is thoroughly cured by Dr. Pierca'S
Pleasant Pellets. The favorite family laxative.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

To believe only what our finite
minds can grasp.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01
A NURSES EXPERIENCE.
sackache, Pains in the Kidneys, s'oat~
Ing, ETC., Overcome.

A nurse is expected to know what
to do for common ailments, and wom-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

Do YOUR CLOTHES LOOK YELLows
If so, use Red Cross Ball Blue. 1t will make
them white as snow. 2 OF. package cents.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

DOCTOR YOURSELF
when you feel cold coming on by taking few dosea
of Perry Davis Painkiler II is better than Quinne
and safer The large Soc bottles the cheapest
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

my friend" said the statesman, "in
congress man is lucky to get a
chance to make a speech without ex-
pecting people to listen to it."
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

Not to alleviate if we can all that
needs alienation.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01
QUEEN OF ACTRESSES
PRAISES PE-RU-NA.

"l am glad to write my endorse.
menf of the great remedy, Peruna. I
do so most heartily. "--Juffa Marf0we.
Any remedy that benefits digestion
strengthens the nerves.
The nerve centers require nutrition.
If the digestion is impaired, the nerve
centers become anemic, and nervous
debility is the result.
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Not EXPECTING Too Much.

81 suppose your remarks in con-
gress will be listened to with great in
| terest2"