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Barbour County index., 1910-12-21
Value Of Oats.

There are several good reasons fol
feeding oats; all authorities agree that
they are easily digested and contain
the necessary amount Of protein to
supply food for the muscles. That
even the hull has its value in furnish.
ing a sufficient amount of roughness
to aid in exciting the saliva and gas
trio juice and thus aids the digestion.
Many careful and experienced feeders
prefer corn as the principal grain
and oats only as a change. There
can be no question as to the value OF
corn in fattening a horse, and 1t Ia
certainly a much cheaper feed than
oats. but after careful inquiry I am
firmly of the opinion that corn-fed
horses are more susceptible to dis
ease; and even though they present
a pleasing appearance, have not the
muscular strength, the endurance OF
the power to resist disease of horses
fed on oats.
Barbour County index., 1910-12-21

very heart of the business and whole
sale section bounded by Chestnut and
Walnut, and Second and Third streets.
While this house is generally REQ
ognized as the oldest dwelling in the
city, the exact date Of it's constructions
Is not known. There are two bricks
In the walls which are scratched with
dates. One of them is inscribed
'1701," while the other indistinctly
bears figures 1892" It is upon the
last figures that the claim of antiquity
is based and the various historical So
cieties Of the city are convinced that
the belief Is correct.
Although no effort has been made by
the various historical societies or the
city to preserve 1t, the old building is
In good condition, and from present in
dications, it looks as though 1t could
Withstand the buffetings of another
century. The walls bear no cracks,
and the plaster which holds the bricks
together hardly shows its two CEN
turies Of wear. The joists of the two
floors are solid and must have been of
exceptionally well seasoned timber
originally. In only two rooms has
the flooring been renewed. and this
was done when they were combined to
make more room for the present ten
ant.
From all that can be learned the
house has been in constant use since
its construction. and its various ten
ants have from time to time brought
the interior of the house up to modern
ideas excludes the possibility of di-
vulging any idea of the interior deco
rations of the colonial days. Very lit
tie is known of it's former tenants, ex-
cept that it was once the residence of
Samuel Nickel, in 1875. He was the
man who talked so discouragingly to
Benjamin Franklin when he advanced
the project of setting up printing Of
fee in the city.
Barbour County index., 1910-12-21
OLDEST QUAKER cir HOUSE
Residence Erected in Philadelphia In
the Year 1892 Is Still
Standing.

Philadelphia. = Although Philadel-
phia is known as the "City of Homes
and contains many public buildings OF
historic renown, the number of resi-
dences of the seventeenth century
now standing are comparatively few.
One of the reasons for the disappear
ance Of the old landmarks is the fact
that many Of the old residential SEQ
tions of the city have been trans
formed into business localities and
the old structures have given place to
modern office buildings and business
houses. 1t is a curious fact that the
oldest house in Philadelphia, and the
only residence of size in the city with
gable ends facing ON the street, stands
at American and Ionic streets, In the
Barbour County index., 1910-12-21
SAVING GOOD
CORN STALKS
Authorities on Agriculture Urge
Importance of Storing Fodder
to Accompany Straw
as Rou&ha&e.
By r. q. wEArHERsroNH,

(By X. q. WEATHERSTONE)
Besides pointing out to farmers the
importance of saving their straw,
authorities on agriculture are also
urging the Importance of saving all
corn-stalks, to accompany the straw
as winter roughage; thus making
saving in hay, the scarcity of which
necessitates the greatest economy II
it's use. 1t is believed that the 1917
hay crop. all over the west, is mucl
behind the usual ten-year average,
and that next winter will DEVELOP
prices at which farmers will thinl
they can better afford to sell thei1
hay, and feed the cheaper roughage
than to feed hay to stock. On this
point, however, it will be well for the
farmer to be very sure that he has
a sufficiency Of other fodder, before
parting with his hay to the detriment
of his stock. With the use of corr
binders, the saving Of fodder is not q
difficult matter. If the farmer has not
enough stock to consume his entire
acreage of fodder, he will find Other
farmers who are without enough, and
who have stock which 1t will be prof
table to buy, to use what surplus
fodder is stored from the corn fields
Save the corn fodder!
Barbour County index., 1910-12-21

light breaks and grows in splendoi
across the stage and Gabriel is seen,
on platform so arranged that he ap-
pears to be in the clouds. The shep-
herds awake, frightened and confused.
sheltering their eyes from the bril-
liant light. But Gabriel heartens
them by waving his lily and calling
upon them to be of good cheer. and
then suddenly a choir of angels gath
er about him, singing Gloria in Ex-
celsis," and the shepherds fall down
and worship. Still kneeling as Ga
briel and his heavenly choir disap-
pear, the shepherds chant a familiar
carol, partly in Latin, partly in Eng
lish, and the chords of the organ
sound again, soft and low and distant,
while the voices Of the people take
up the melody down In the body Of
the church.
When the curtain Is again drawn
there is shown the stable at Bethle-
hem, the star shining above it. Mary
is there, kneeling, and Joseph leans
upon his staff. Before the OK and the
ass is the manger, and in it, on the
straw, clothed in jeweled robes, lies
the child Jesus. The shepherds have
followed the star and bow in dumb
show while solemn music Is chanted
from a distance.
Then enters a magnificent array
the three kings come to do worship
to the newborn Prince of Peace. AS
the chant dies down the roll of drums
and the shrill Of flies and trumpets
announce the royal cortege and the
kings pass in stately review, each
doing his obeisance to the child in its
lowly cradle, each presenting 1t with
some costly gift, each laying his
crown at the feet Of the Savior. Then
the royal figures and their retainers
join the humble shepherds, kneeling
and worshiping In silence. Soft and
low. then rising higher, comes again
the melody Of the distant angel choir,
then It diminishes and dies away as
the curtain closes and the lights go
out.
So ended the first Christmas play
ever written.
Barbour County index., 1910-12-21

you Of the utter disregard for and ap-
probation Of tree life that has taken
hold Of the lives of city children as
a result Of the method pursued in
the holiday season. He may say that
a trip to the woods or the planting
OF a tree is an entirely wholesome
way Of providing a Christmas tree.
Giving the birds luncheon by the
children will not be costly, and a real
Christmas tree for the birds will
make all happy.
He may ask II you believe the
Creator is pleased with the terrible
sacrifice in His name.
The practical farmer will tell you
without the need of questioning that
a very valuable line Of timber is des-
troyed in the Christmas tree business,
and that every particle of 1t goes to
waste. His story Of floods and
drought, connected very properly in
his mind with the disappearance of
our forests, and his annual loss, adds
still to the size Of the cloud and re-
lates 1t directly with the, very chill
dren who are momentar1ly delighted
with the glitter of the Christmas tree.
Does 1t not look then as If when
we celebrate the birth of the Prophet
Of Peace we are at the same time
warning thoughtlessly but needlessly
on His creatures? Does 1t not seem
clear that while we are endeavoring
to create beauty In the home and
church we are in reality working a
vast devastation out Of doors? Does
it not appeal to you as being true
that formerly the Christmas tree was
used to decorate the home, school
and church. whereas today we are
making it but peg on which to hang
artificial decorations? How does the
spirit OF Arbor day comport with the
Christmas tree traffic? From the eco
nomic standpoint as related to DOS
terity can we AFFORD to continue this
vast Christmas tree custr-nf
Barbour County index., 1910-12-21
The Shadow of the Christmas Tree

rangers among our birds what cheer
on Christmas day. If inclined to COM
plain they could tell you of desecrated
home trees, stolen granaries, devas-
tated shelters, their only proof from
the terrible rigors of the awful winter
nights, Of the increasing hardships
pressing upon them from all sides,
and the gradual but sure depletion of
their tribes. The birds may tell you
Of thoughtless lack of mercy.
Ask the lover of trees and he will
tell you of the early passing of these
his favorites Of the woods. He will
wonder how 1t can be possible unwit-
Barbour County index., 1910-12-21
EXCELLENT METHOD FOR
SUITABLE CONCRETE MIXTURE
Some Brand of Portland Cement
Guaranteed to Meet Standard Specifica-


One measuring box or frame. See
description further along in article.
One mixing board
Two wheelbarrows with steel trays
For farm work the following proper
tions are most suitable:
For concrete necessarily waterproof,
1:2:4 or Ia.
For all other ordinary purposes,
1:2h:5 or 1:5.
Such proportions Of three parts, al
1924, indicate that the concrete is tc
be mixed 1 part cement to 2 parts
sand to parts screened gravel OIL
crushed rock; and la that it Is to be
mixed part cement to 4 parts bank
run gravel.
Measurements by counting shovel
fuls Is poor and uncertain practice
To avoid splitting Of bags of cement
make as the unit of measurement
cubic foot, the amount of loose ce
ment contained in one cement bag.
Such measurements are made a very
easy matter by gauging the wheel
barrows. For this purpose use 8
bottomless box holding one cubic
foot. A shallow bottomless frame is
also a convenient means of measur
ing. Such a frame, when set on the
mixing board and filled, should con
tain the full amount of sand or one
half the quantity of gravel. OF
crushed rock required for one batch
of concrete.
The size of the batch is dependent
upon the amount Of help and the di
mensions of the mixing board ol
platform
Barbour County index., 1910-12-21
IlHEF1RSFE { -
CHRISTMAS M|
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With them are the people Of the
town, the binds and yokels Of the
surrounding hills, the tradesmen and
craftsmen Of the little village, togeth-
er with their wives and sweethearts.
Little children are there, half-fright-
ened at times, then merry, and again
saddened by the pathos they scarcely
understand. It Is typical crowd of
the time and the season, but such an
one as was never before gathered,
for Christmas has hitherto been cele-
brated differently in Merry England.
For days the preparations for the
Miracle play have gone forward.
About the partly finished cathedral
there has been no sound Of hammer
or chisel or knife. In place Of the
workmen busy about the building
have been monks decorating the in
terror with holly boughs and yew and
Christmas green. The stage has been
put in place, the curtain arranged and
the trappings gotten into working or
der. 1t was pioneer work, and to
our modern eyes it would seem
strangely crude, but in that time it
was destined to be a marvel for many
days to come.
Somewhat Of the grotesque again
appears in the second act Of the
Christmas play, but it is short, the
first two being chiefly preludes to
that which is of the greatest interest
and most pertinent to the season
scenes portraying the coming of
Christ. The second act tells of the
Fall. 1t is tedious, but thought by
the monks to be necessary for the
setting of the real story that is to
be told.
Finally, the curtain is drawn for
the third, and by the dim rays of a
lamp Mary is disclosed, in her hum
BILE cottage, spinning. She sings as
she works and all is quiet and peace
full Suddenly the light on the stage
increases, rustling Is heard and q
wonderful creature in white garments
and with golden wings appears, bear
ing a lily and crying, ave Maria,
Gratia Plena!" Timid and confused.
Mary rises but does not answer. Ca
briel comforts her and sings about
his glad message. Then Mary kneels
and gives thanks to God and the
angel disappears, leaving the room
half darkened again. Clearly and joy
fully there sounds through the church
the voice Of Mary singing the Mag.
nificat," while from the audience
come the sounds of women weeping
as the curtain falls.
Next is shown a shepherds camp
In the hills Of Judea. 1t is wonder.
fully realistic, fact which the coun-
trymen present acknowledge in low
murmurs of appreciation. Real sheep
are bleating In the fold and the shep
herds lounge about talking of the
days work. The simplest things OF
their life engross them-the death OF
lamb. the whereabouts of a sheep
that has disappeared.
AS their talk ceases and they fall
asleep, soft notes issue from the hid
den organ. The stage is darkened
now and the scene, with the dying
melodies echoing through the cathed
raj, most impressive. Then a ray oi
Barbour County index., 1910-12-21
FAMOUS WAR ARTIST is DEAD
Melton Prior Represented the Illus
trated London News In "a Cam
paigns and Revolutions.

London, Eng.-Melton Prior, who
died recently, held the remarkable
record of having served his pa
per, the Illustrated London News,
as correspondent and artist in "a
campaigns and revolutions. There
was no part of the world, civil
lied or savage, that was not familiar
to him. He was acquainted with the
prairies of the west, the pampas Of
South America, the jungles of Africa,
the steppes of Russia, the rugged
Barbour County index., 1910-12-21

childhood In the midst of it's simple
pleasures. surrounded on all sides by
the memorials of their tenderest af-
fections. The joys of childhood are
now the Joys of all. It is the Christ
mastidei
This is the season when the limits
or usefulness are unmargined No
errand of mercy is neglected-sympa-
thy blankets the unlovely forms of
envy and hate. Humankind is sweet
and gentle. And yet who could be
lieve that somewhere in the sun of
this apparently universal Joy there is
a cloud Of sorrow far larger than
mans hand? Even so 1t Is. All! you
say you do not wish to discover it?
Perhaps not; but 1t is discovered by
multitudes whose lives It darkens
with deeper gloom from year to year.
1t-can you believe tits the shadow
Of the Christmas treei
Is It possible that the beautiful
tree around whose branches dance the
joyous feet of beaming children is re-
sponsible for aught else than happi-
ness? Come with me here to the for
est and ask the tiny, hungering, shiv-
ering forms crouching among the
blackened stumps and rotting
branches Of the spruces, pines and
cedars. Ask the chickadees, kingIets,
crossbills, waxwings and other forest
Barbour County index., 1910-12-21

)FT and low, melodi-
GUS, penetrating, the
tones Of q bell break
the stiffness that has
fallen upon the little
audience. Cowled
monks step noiseless-
ly to the sides of a
wooden stage and
draw the curtains.
TiOhfod copdlou china
Barbour County index., 1910-12-21

HE CHRISTMAS festival
has long been a beautiful
one. The celebration of
the natal day of the
Prophet of Peace is fit
ting, and its sacred sig
nificance to the nations
shows no signs of abate-
ment. The period of glad
tidings to the children
properly quickens the
hearts of adults at the
sight of happy. guileless
Barbour County index., 1910-12-21

sternness of Central Asian plateau.
and he knew Corea and Japan as well
as the country of Kent or Devonshire.
He began his experiences as a war
artist and correspondent in the Ash
ante campaign of 1873. He was In
the Russo-Turkish war, the desperate
struggle between Russia and JaF an
and the Boer fight for freedom in
South Africa. He was an artist of
ability and faithful in his delineation
of characters and scenes.
Barbour County index., 1910-12-21
Helps Explain Mine Accidents.

Washington. = Recent experiments
have proved conclusively that coal
dust which has been ground to
state so fine that it win pass a 200
mesh sieve will explode from contact
with either a naked flame or with the
arc of an electric current.
Barbour County index., 1910-12-21


S&A61( wooden stage and
SoS draw the curtains.
Lighted candles shine
brightly in contrast to the darkened
amphitheater. A great robed figure,
august and majestic, wearing a triple
crown. moves to the fore. He is at
tended by court who sing and dance
and toss up censers until he lifts his
hand. They they fall mute and the
silence spreads instantly to the peo-
pie below. who had stirred and leaned
forward in the intensity Of their In
terest when the curtain parted dis
closing the magnificent scene. 1t is
a Miracle play-the first Christmas
play-and it is staged in the cathedral
of medieval town in northern Eng
land. The great robed figure Is the
representation Of God Himself The
singers are attendant angels. The
scene is-heaven.
God speaks. In sonorous Latin is
disclosed the order Of creation and
Gods will toward man. Monotonous-
ly the words roll forth, and almost
endlessly 1t seems to the awed listen
ers. But at last 1t does end and
there follows a strange interruption,
ludicrous, almost sacrilegious. An
ugly creature, clad in goatskins and
with two rams horns on it's head,
capers forward, a clown, a buffoon.
With strange grimaces and sinister
contortions it asks and receives leave
to become curse and a plague upon
men, then It departs as it came, gro
tesque and out of place, disappearing
beneath the stage-the devil going
down to hell. An organ peals from
out the half gloom, the angels dance
and sing and toss their censers and
the first scene closes as it opened.
Outside the cathedral the old town
is deserted, its streets snow-covered
and silent. All its inhabitants, the
visitors within its gates and the peo-
pie from far and near around 1t are
gathered within the cathedral to wit
ness the first Christmas play. 1t is
{ a solemn occasion; one meant to con
Vey its impressiveness and teach it's
lesson for a distinct purpose. The
cathedral is only part finished and the
artisans and craftsmen who are com
pleting it will draw from tonight's
production of the Miracles inspira.
ton for their work of decorating and
carving and building.
From far lands and near these
workmen have gathered. Skilled men
from across the seas have been hired
and brought here to exercise theil
skillfulness. Others have come be
cause Of their love for the art they
represent, anxious for an opportunity
to let 1t speak in the scrolls and fig
ures and images of this sacred place
Still others are there from a sense
OF religious duty, and yet others tc
do penance for their sins by manual
labor in such a cause.
All these sit within the cathedral
Barbour County index., 1910-12-21

tingly to strike down the growth of
twenty years-these trees are very
slow growers-and the prospective
beauty of century or more, for the
very questionable enjoyment of their
dying hours for day or a week, even
when decorated with gifts and gaudy
tinsel. He will tell you, perhaps, that
at one time the use of these ever
green's was the expression of a genu-
inc sentiment by those who loved
them. but that now cupidity for easy
dollars alone prompts their being traf-
ficked in He win not fail to tell
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-05
AMARILLO ON NEW MAP.
Expects Much From Proposed Trans
Continental Railroad.

Amarillo, Tex, Sept. 5.-AmarllIo Is
destined to come into further prornl-
nenca in railroad circles in the near
future. This will come through its 10
cation on the Fort Worth and DEN
yer which will soon be running
through trains from Galveston 10
Seattle. from the north Pacific to the
Gull. ,+,,,
made and from reports it is certain
that the intention will be carried oul
at an early date. The Hill interests
including the Fort Worth and pen
yer and the Burlington, are maxi, maRing 3
70 fiji in the gaps 1t is estimated
thai from twelve to fifteen million
dollars will be expended in the I'M
nrovements on the new transcontln-
tai line. When completed the fort
Worth and Denver will nave a
through route from Galveston 10 uiie
north Pacific.
Being located on three transcon-
tinentaI lines will give this city dls-
tinction enjoyed by very rev other
cities in the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-05

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-05
SURVEY NEW CONNECTING LINK.
Halstead. on Wichita-McPherson Line
Is Reached.

Halstead, Kan, Sept. 5.-The sur
veying party for the proposed new
railroad which is to connect with the
Union Pacific at Mcpherson and the
Midland Valley railroad at Arkansas
CITY. reached town Monday afternoon
and esta blished a camp on the city
property near the waterworks pump
house
and a thorough survey il being made
between Wichita and Mcpherson. The
line il being planned to run through
Bentley, Halstead and Moundridge, al
though some changes from this route
may be made later.
This will depend altogether upon
what is done towards a bond PROPOSE
ton which will be submitted later.
The parties behind these railroad
propositions express perfect confidence
in their ability to finance the road
having already built three hundred
miles of the Midland Valley line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-05
STATE HAS SO, oOo, 900 IN AUTOS.
President Western Motor Company
Talks of Kansas Prosperity.

President Western Motor Company
Talks of Kansas Prosperity.
Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 5.-"Kansas
has over 10000 Observation-Disclosures
everyone of which has been purchased
within the last three years, and it is
safe to say that fully one-ha1f of these
car owners are farmers" said Burton
J. Westcott. president of the Westcott
Motor Car company of Richmond,
Ind. 'In the western part of Kansas
the farmers are practically the only
owners of automobiles, and in some
sections it is nothing out of the ordi-
nary to find 80 per cent of the popula-
ton owning cars, and $12,000,000
spent for autom obiles in Kansas in the
past three years would be a fair esti-
mate.
To the farmer. the auto is neces-
sity and not luxury, and he finds
that he can save time and horse flesh,
and the fact that Kansas has been
able to buy 100000 worth of auto
mobiles a year for three years. speaks
well for the prosperity of Kansas. The
auto is a great change over the sweaty,
fy-pestered horse, and the only differ
ence between joggingsto town over
dusty roads at the eight-mi1e-a hour
rate, with the temperature at 100 in
the shade, to whizzing through it all
at twenty miles an hour. and getting
home before supper, is appreciated by
all, and that is one reason why Kansas
has bought over 10000 motor cars"