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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-03-10

Twins had no use for me as cunning
pilot.
That afternoon late Hartley comes
over from the main, rowed by Scudder.
The pair of 'em seemed mighty tickled
about something
We'll. Mr.. Hartley" says Nate,
well see you tomorrow morning. It'll
work all right; you see."
will he work." laughs Hartley.
That's the question"
81 cal'late he'll make the bluff, -
smokers Scudder. Il dent know where
he'll sleep nights if he don't. Land of
love! Did you see his face when you
sprung it on him? Haw! haw!"
When we got to the house Hartley
calls in Eureka.
You're going to stay here tonight, "
he says to her. "Mr. Pratt and l have
an errand ashore early in the morn
ing and Mr.. Van Brunt will be back
soon after, and hungry, 1 imagine. So
you must be ready with his breakfast.
It's all right. Your father under
stands"
Eureka was some surprised, but
she said she'd stay.
All through supper Hartley was
laughing to himself. Just afore bed
time he calls me out on the porch.
SOL" he says, what would surprise
you most in this world?"
ITO see Mr.. Van Brunt shoot at a
bird and hit it." says 1. Leaving me
out Of all these cunning trips Jared
my pride considerable.
'Eumphi" he says. HE shot a
dozen the other day."
YES, but l didn't see him shoot
EN-"
He laughed. You countrymen are
jealous creatures" he says. We'll,
this is more surprising than that.
What would you say if Mr. Washing
ton Sparrow consented to go to work %
looked at him. 81 wouldn't say
nothing" l says. I'D send for a
strait-jacket. What are you talking
about?"
He turned around In his chair.
you remember / told you / was
going to try to make him?" he says.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-03-10

more proofs that lambs fooling with
Nate Scudder was likely to lose, not
only wool, but hoofs, hide and tai
low. 3
When 1 told Hartley he seemed real
pleased.
THAT makes it easy" he says.
"Scudder will accommodate me by do
ing little favor, won't he?"
Sure thingi" says l, sarcastic.
Amt he been accommodating you
ever since you struck town."
YES" he says, he has. Scudder is
a generous chap"
And he meant it, too! Why the
good Lord lets such simple innocents
as him and his chum run around loose
for it-but there! No doubt he has
his reasons. And what would become
of the summer hotels without that
kind?
Him and Nate was pretty thick for
the next few days. Something was
up, though as yet I want in the Sc
cret. Hartley made one or two trips
to the village and he took neither me
nor Van with him. He asked me
where the doctor lived and lot more
questions.
Van Brunt, too, was getting pretty
confidential with Nate. 1 caught the
two of 'em off alone by the barn or
somewheres quite good many times.
They was always whispering earnest,
and when l hove in sight they'd break
away and act guilty. There was
something up there, too, and again l
want in with the elect. l begun to
feel sighted.
But in a little while Hartley's
secret come out. One day Van took
notion to go down to Half Moon
Neck cunning after peeps. He wanted
Hartley to go with him, but Martin
said no. He said he didn't feel like it,
somehow. Why didn't Van put it off ?
But Van want the put-off kind He
was going and going right then He
wanted Scudder to sail him down, but
Nate was too busy, so he hired Eu-
reka's brother, Lycurgus. The two
sailed away in the Dora Bassett to be
gone all night. 1 want invited. The
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-03-10
Meant the Other Way.

Rear Admiral Sperry, commander
in-chief of the fleet returned from it's
triumphant sail around the world,
sometimes has serious spells of absent
mindedness. Several years ago he was.
talking with a group of fellow officers
at the Naval War college at Newport,
when one of them remarked that he
had been ordered for duty on the
Asiatic station.
Are you going to take your wife
with your" Admiral Sperry inquired.
NO" the officer replied.
81 think you are making serious
mistake" the admiral continued in
positive terms II was out there In
1876 when an epidemic of cholera
broke out, and hundreds of people,
died."-Sunday Magazine.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-03-10
CLASS THAT HUBBY WAS IN.
Possibly Wife Did Not Mean It Just
That Way, But There 1t Was.

A husband and wife ran a freak
show in certain provincial town, but
unfortunately they quarreled, and the
exhibits were equally divided between
them. The wife decided to continue
business as an exhibitor at the old ad-
dress. but the husband went on tour.
After some years wandering the
prodigal returned and a reconciliation
took place, as the result of which they
became business partners once more.
A few mornings afterward the people
of the neighborhood were sent into
fits of laughter on reading the follow
ing notice in the papers:
by the return of my husband, my
stock of freaks has been permanently
increased"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-03-10

We'll, l think I've succeeded. Come
with me tomorrow morning and see.
I'm doing it for the sake of that
plucky daughter of his, and it has re-
quired some engineering and diplo-
macy. But l think win. Don't men
ton word to Eureka, though"
1 promised to keep mum. 1 tried
to get him to tell me more, but he
wouldn't. wait and see" was all l
could get out of him.
turned in kind of trance, as you
might say. Washy Sparrow work.
Well, I'd have to see him doing it with
my own eyes. l wouldn't believe even
a tintype of the performance if twas
took by Saint Peter.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-03-10

Mr.. Isaac Brock, of McLennan county,
Tex, is an ardent friend to Peruna and
speaks of it in the following terms:
"Or. Hartman's remedy, Peruna, I
have found to be the best. if not the only
reliable remedy for COUGHS, COLDS
CATARRH and diarrhea.
"Peruna has been my standby for
many years, and attribute my gooa
health and my extreme age 10 RMS
remedy. 1t exactly meets al my re
qufremenfS.
=! have come to rely upon it almost
entirely for the many little things for
which need medicine. | believe it &c
be especially valuable to old people"
Isaac Brock.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-03-10

1t is said that of those who applied
for aid under the British old-age pen
sions act, which went into effect jan
'uary l, nine-tenths were unable to
sign their names. If this is so, it is a
striking proof that ignorance and in
digence go together. OF similar i'm
port was the argument of a recent
essay on the conditions of labor in
England. The writer, not unsympa-
thetic, spoke. of that multitude of in
competents who call themselves the
unemployed" That does not tell the
whole story of poverty, for individual
good men have hard luck, and bad
times overtake the best. But on the
whole, the competent man succeeds.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-03-10

The contributions made by people
OF the United States to the earthquake
sufferers of Italy amount to much
more than million dollars. The re-
Spouse to the call for aid was above
all things prompt, many of the money
orders going by cable direct to the
Italian relief agencies. Rarely has
there been in the worlds history a
more generous answer to an appeal,
and Italy can never forget the rich
gifts from this land.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-03-10

A Solomon come to judgment in
London has ruled that a baby has
right to cry and that in exercising this
natural prerogative it cannot legally
be held as crying nuisance. A strik-
ing piece of evidence in the defense
was the forced admission for the law
yer prosecuting the noisy infant that
he had once been crying baby him.
self.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-03-10
BURBANK ED.

Cecilia City-What are you doing?
Cyrus Cornswoggle-Im pruning
this apple tree.
Cecilia City-What will science do
next? Going to grow prunes on an
apple tree!
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-03-10

The good American can generally
be counted upon to be hero whenever
iheroism is required
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-03-10

Thomas Moore never made more
than $1,000 q year from his work.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-11

The clerk was directed to ask Oi'S
Attorney j. A. Massie TO draw up 'ns
contract between the school boaro
ana The American Heating and Ven
tilating Company for the installation
of the heating system in the n"
school. The contract is to be drawn
in accordance with the directions Oh
the board.
Bills to the amount Of several nun
dred dollars were ordered Iaid.
just before the board adJourheu
Mr.. Lenz suggested that the Dcaro
make arrangements TO get a bulielhs
for the children In the second waru
to be used until the new school Ill
that section is completed. The com
mittee on buildings and grounds was
directed 10 secure suitable Du'lu-
ing.
The members attending the meet
ing were, President Pickett ana
Messrs. Bivens, Christie. Batcheiori
Sutton, Richardson. HUFFMAN ana
LfnZ.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-11

hibition bout. Neither weighed ire
than seventy-five pounds andney
resembled a couple Of fishing rms
as they rolled and tumbled aoo' the
stage. Kelley won. securing w out
of three falls. but his smaiier'ppo-
nent threw him once.
The crowd was not large, iact
It was two small to show its npat-
inece, but when nearly an h.r and
a half had passed and no one ad APP
peared on the stage it grew ttreme-
ly weary. 1t was nearly quaer past
ten o'clock when the main out was
started.
This, as explained after'ards by
those connected with the nltch, was
due to the fact that Wllliars did not
want 10 go on before sue small
crowd.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-11
PRESIDENT PUckElT
IS RtElECTfO AGAIN
DssIps His Fourth Term As Head
Of Board Of School
Trustees.
DoaRO's ANNUAL REORGANIZATION
CLERK w. L. Tabb Reelected and
standing Committees Nsmed-Post
Of Assistant to Supervisor Of Man
uai Training EstabIished-Want
That $4,000 From City Treasurer.

For the fourth successive time, Mr.
W. e. Puckett was elected last night
As president Of the board of school
trustees for O term of one year lie
had no opposition and was named by
reclamation.
In accepting the Office. Mr.. Pickett
made brief speech thanking the
trustees for the honor conierI upon
him and promising to discharge his
duties to the best CT his ability. He
made a strong plea for the schools
and urged the trustees to b. ever ac-
tive In advancing the school system
OF the city.
Mr.. Pickett was elected to the
school board in 1901 20 succeed the
latz Mr.. J. ]. O'Dcnnell, In 1906 he
was elected president of the board,
succeeding DR.. w. F. Cooper and he
has been reelected every year since
tlas time.
In accordance with its rules. the
hoard held its annual reorganization
last night and Clerk w Lively rlbb
was re-elected for another year WITH
cut opposition. Mr. Tabb has been
clerk Of the board many years and
has won out over so many aspirants
for his Job that for several years now
he has been unoDposed.
Standing Committees Appointed.
President Pucke,r appointed the
standing committees fer the ensuing
year as follows:
Committee Yn'rules and regulations
---Messrs. Huffman. chairman;
Bachelor AID Richardson.
Committeet on finance-Messrs.
Bissns. chairman: Pickett and Lenz
Committee on buildings and grounds
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-11
HEALTH OFFICER ISSUES
HIS MONTHLY REPORT
Thirty-fcur Deaths and Twenty-four
Births During the Month-Con-
tagious Diseases.

According TO the monthly report 49,
sued yesterday by Dr. John r. Bagby'
the health officer, there were thirty
four deaths and twenty-four births in
Newport News during the month OF
July. Twenty-four of the deaths re-
norted were negroes and ten were
whites, while the white births for the
month exactly doubled the births OF
negroes. the totals being sixteen
whites to eight negroes
Only two colored females were born
during the month and six colored
males. There were nine white males
and seven females. Thirteen colored
females died in July and eleven col
ored males. The ten deaths among
the whites were equally divided be
tween the males and females.
The causes of the deaths are given
as follows: tuberculosis, 4; heart
disease. 3; diarrhoea and dysentery'
;; apoplexy, 2; paresis, 1; typhoid
fever, 9; stillborn, 4, accident, /;
burns, /; ascitis, |; epileptic conea
/; pneumonia, /; ptomaine poison
ing /; cirrhosis OF liver, i syrphili
/; abscess Of 'prain, /; paleo myehti
l.
Twelve cases of contagious disease
were reported during the month
follows: Typhoid fever. Z; diptheri
3: scarlet fever. 9.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-11

-Messrs. Sutton, chairman; Lenz and
Christie.
In announcing the committee ap'
pointments, Pr sident Pickett explain
d that he had Acen forced to name Mr.
Lenz ON two committees because
there are only eight mcmb RS on the
board now. AS soon as successor
is elected to Mr. Il, s Blanton, VINO
declined 10 serve when cleo recent
ed 10 ill vacancy, Mr.. Lenz viii be
relieved from duty ON the committee
on financ and the new member ap-
pointed in his place.
Assistant Manual Training Teacher.
After listening 10 an explanation
from Superintendent OF Schools WI
lis A. jenkins, the board. by a IN
animous vote, created the post OF as
sistant TO the supervisor CT manual
training, and elected Miss Nellie ker-
lin 70 the position at salary OF 500
per mcnth.
In making the explanation, The su-
nerintend mt said that manual tram
ing is 1eing taught in the High school
now and that the work cannot be pro-
perly carried cut by a single teacher
In addition TO ahis, ne said, the new
assistant would be required to releve
the principals in the various schools
for one-half CT one day ach week
so that the principals may have That
h.,f.
"Well 10 Dream Dreams"
Superintendent jenkins went
ON to make a rosy prophesy of what
the future has N store. He said;
Sometimes, | think, it is well for us
10 dream dreams. can see now a
big manual training High school OPP
rcsite the sh.pyard. where cur boys
can be prepared for the various de-
partments Of the yard The time Is
coming when such a school will be es-
tabllshed and | think it Is wen Tor
us TO prepare fer IL.
Supt. jenkins then went on to say
that boys leaving the local schools
can get only $50 a month in tn ship
taru, WNtTedSs graduates VI ehS "i~'-
ual training schools in Washington
and New York come here and get as
high as 50 a day.
The very people. he said. who own
The shipyard ar giving thousands
each year for the maintenance OF
manua. training schools and they viii
be willing TO aid in establishing sucs
school here.
Miss Moss Elected.
The board elected Miss Lucy f
Mess as teacher in the North Enc
school TO fill the vacancy caused by
the transferring of Miss Kerlin iron
that school TO the department of Man
ual training. Miss Annie Perkins wa
iected to Gil the vacancy caused b.
the recent resignation of Miss Level
Ign. Miss Margaret Buxton, Miss
Mary Gayle and Miss BlackmarH, wei
elected substitutes in .r'tne whit
schools. Amanda V, Ozark was elec
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-11

was more than tour minutes oef-re
the men went to the mat. Following
this the big New Highlander pursued
the same tactics for some minutes lie
was easily able TO break Donovan S
best holds and seemed 10 be In per-
feet condition. When he suddenly
changed his mode and made the nght
himself, he had Donovan down IN
short order. With half Nelson ana
body hold he forced his opponent
down, though the latter bridged pref
tily several times and it looked as II
he might successfully resist what
seemed to be a fatal Dosition.
In the second matters changed. VIII
liams after standing on the mat Tor
several seconds went down and his
cat like adversary was on him In
second. In two minutes, with DOW
knot and toe hold, Williams was down.
Williams in Distress.
At the beginning of the third, VIII
liams distress was plainly visable 10
those close to the stage. His preath-
ing was hard and his sire myth seemed
to have entirely deserted him. WI
liams was again on the defensive, Dut
he was unable to resist doubie-ham-
merlock and in exactly six minutes
and twenty seconds he was down ana
the fight was over.
Williams proved that he was no
fake or buffer TIE man showed
science and has strength, but h is
aged and lacked training. On the
ether hand Donovan Is young, quick
and was in the pink CT condition.
According to Referee Zello, VIII
Hams weighed in at the fight exactly
two hundred and twenty-five pounds
and Donovan's weight was enc hun
dred and seventy-five.
The match was refereed by Zello
and James Wilson was official time
keeper. Professor Puccini, master or
the sword at Fort Monroe, acted as
second for Williams, while Billy Mo-
ran worked in the same capacity Ill
Donovan's corner. The actual lighting
sime was twenty-six minutes and
twenty-five seconds the first fall be-
ing secured in eighteen minutes ana
five seconds, the second in two min
utes ana the third in six minutes ana
twenty seconds.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-11
OFFICER AND NEGRO
HAVE DESPERATE FIGHT
Local Police Asked to frrest Negro
Wanted in Richmond for Car
Breaking.

News of a desperate Encounter be-
tween a special agent Of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Railway and Charles
Nicholas, a young negro, near Rich
mond, Saturday night. twas received
here yesterday morning. when the 10
cal police were asked ~ the railway
detective force to arresq Nicholas. The
negro is said to have fome here sun
day on a freight car til Join his broth
err, "Snipe" Nicholas, who is aliegta
to be dope" selle4 here.
From what can be learned OF the
affair, the railway Diet ctive and negro
had a hard fgit. 1.-The negro was
caught by the office in the act OF
breaking into car on the railwa!
and when the detectiYe tried to arrts
his man, Nicholas pli Ii up a stiff re
sstance and succeed ed in escapin'
from the officer. Hoy viewer, the detec
tive gave him severa marks by whic
the police here are td identify the MAJ
These include wound S on the left SID
and top Of the head and on the lac
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-11

ed a substitute teacher In the coioreu
schools.
After That $4,000.
After somewhat lengthy discus
sion. the board passed a resolution
directing the proper members OF 'he
board" to draw on the city treasurer
for the amount OF the appropriation
$40. 900 made by the city council Ter
the building of the new school house
on Thirty first street between Jerer'
son and Madison avenues.
Chairman LEM. Of the committee
on finance. reported that he had been
informed by the city auditor that ne
would recognize only vouchers en-
dorsed by the board in paying out
funds for the new school
Supt. Jenkins said that this method
of making payments on the school
would confuse the reports OF the
boards funds and it was then mat
Mr.. Bachelor moved that the board
draw "A warrant for the entire amount
and deposit it to the credit Of the
board
Sl)w Work on New School.
Chairman Sutton, OF the committee
on buildings and grounds. called the
boards attention to the slew progress
teing made in the construction OF the
new school building in the Second
ward. He said that the contractor
had been slow IN getting materials;
that the non arrival of the stone for
the foundation OF the building had
held Cd the work and that the recent
heavy rains have sOften6d the dirt
where excavations for the foundation
had been made. The contractor
thinks that he win have TO dig deepsr
than the specifications. require in or
der to get solid ground for the foun-
daticn.
Complete Building November 10.
Mr.. Isnz said that the foreman IN
charge Ct the work has told him nat
the building cannot be completed be-
fore November 10.
The contract requires the contractor
TO pay demurarage at the rate of 50
per day every day from october l TO
the time Ct the completion OF the
school The board had hop d to have
the school completed by October ]
and had offered S100 bonus to tho
contractor tc accomplish that end.
After some discussion, the board or
dered $40 worth OF materials for the
drawing department. Chairman SUIT
ton, Of the committee on buildings and
g,cundt opposed the ordering CT this
amount of materials. but the superln-
tend mt explained that the materials
! are absolutely necessary for the work
! ing OF the department and would nave
| to be ordered.
Upon the requ, st OF Miss horner'
who was recently elected as teacher
in tte>. s,s1s1cls, she was PLACED on the
H. old list OF teachers instead of IN
, ''first-year' list and her salary wa
: inc reased accordingly. Miss Horne
formerly taught in the LEGAL schools
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-11

Mayor Marquis J
other prominent II
left yesterday for q
attend the meeting
Virginia Baptist I
Jcne s is moderator
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-11
Jack Donovan Takes Two IN Three
Falls From Williams.
BIG MANS WIND VERY SHORT
After Taking First Fall With Appar-
ent Ease, Former New England
Heavyweight is Unable to Cope
With Cleverness of Philadeiphian.

Struggling against odds that seem
ed at first almost two great 20 over
come lack Donovan, OF Philadelphia,
last night twice threw his heavy op-
ponent, Jack Williams, the former
New England he ayyweight CHAMPION
at the Dreamland theater.
At the START 1t locked as II the Dig
fellow from New England would over
come every effort OF his smaller Op-
pont mt ana after seventeen minutes
OF cruel lighting, when he suddenly
ceased his defensive work ana tcoh
the iniative, throwing Donovan in a
few moments after his first effort, II
looked TO be a one-sided battle. But
these closer TO the stage saw tnat
williams was suffering and from THIS
time on he was not counted as strong.
The opening of the second rouhi
showed that the wise ones were not
far wrong in their forecasts. Williams
came en- the mat weaker and appar-
entlv suffering for lack of breadth. In
this he had little chance to weaker
more. as in two minutes after the
opening Donovan had has shoulders
to the floor.
Shortly after the beginning OF me
third, it was sen that Williams was
in distress, his breathing was heavy
and he was unable TO break his op-
ponents holds as easily as he had
in the beginning. He began the third
by fighting on the d fensive, but al
ter six minutes he was unable 70
break a double hammer lock secured
by Donovan and his shoulders W.
slowly, under the terrible pressure, u
the mat. Williams is an old wrestle
of reputation and at bsit itt rSetnc'
ths.. nc Siidu come back but u
strain was telling and he was GU
class d after the first fan.
L Williams on Defensive.
At the opening Williams went
the defensive, surprising the audien'
as 1t was thought he would not PHI
!. for time but would try to end u
~ nd
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-11
M.duets on the Mat.

Just before the opening CT the nam
bout. two young chaps. Roy Kelley
and freddy Gary went on ior an eA-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-11
Williams on Defensive.

At the opening Williams went Oh
the defensive, surprising the audience
as 1t was thought he would not play
for time but would try to end III
match as quickly as possible, and II
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-11
Tidewater Ba oti.,. Meet. N

Zones and seyerai
(apt,st of this city'
|loucester county to
!. of the Underwater
association. Mayor
O, the association.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-11

Eel eI1r
cHIcN1O. lis
50 sri9iaSec Ia an
~ z<ms today. Bells
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02
EAST

EAST Via Seaboard, leave 4:10 p.m., arrive New York 700 a.m.; through sleeper and dining car serving all meals. Effective May 2.