The Sharon Advocate from Sharon, Kansas • 1

Entered April 25, 1903, at Sharon, Kansas, as Second-class Matter, Under act of Congress, of March 3, 1879. I. SHARON, KANSAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1903, NO. VIII. Fables.

ROBBED ATTICA'S DEPOT. TWENTY-FIUST ANNUAL SESSION THEY MIXED. Medicine Lodge Items. Mrs. II.

T. Woodward is reported There was once a Western mad who was tbe owner of a beautiful threshing machine of which be was exceedingly proud. It was ahummef and perfect In every cog and belt. nere," said the proud man, "Is a machine that will simply clean up anything in the whole country. It simply can't be beat." But as the1 machine was running at tbe top of its speed, knocking out tbe golden grain, a small and careless boy climb ed up and looked into it and then by way of experiment dropped a small iron bar into the cylinder.

And ad that bar worked down into the in terior of that beautiful machine it finned the teeth from the cjiin der, tore out the bowels of tbe whole concern and within two minutes br tbe watch had left it a melancholy wreck. Moral: It is well for politicians to remember that no machine was ever built so strong that It cannot be knocked to pieces. Missouri Valley Farmer. A man who was born with a thrifty disposition announced when be com' menced business for himself that as soon as be was able to accumulate enough he Intended to quit work and have a rattling good time. Acting on this plan tbe man bumped him' self day after day.

He hustled out as early as 4 o'clock In both summer and winter mornings, and had break' fast sometime before the lark aroused from her slumbers. During1 all seasons he put in from 14 to 18 hours out of the 24 in toil. He grew hump- shouldered and tbe skin of his countenance come to look wrinkled like a cowhide that had been hung up on tbe fence to dry. He took in an 80 on the north and also bought out tbe quarter section that joined him on the south. The more land he got the harder he worked, bis teeth rotted and came out, but he couldn't spare tbe coin to get a dentist to fl 'em, so he gummed it in order to 6ave expense.

The rheumatism took a few falls out of him and then settled down to steady business, but he grit- ted bis teeth and worked on. By the time be was 60 be had gathered in enough good land to make a fair sized township, but there were a few other pieces joining him that he thought he needed in bis business and lie continued to hump and save until he had the deeds of them. Finally he' decided that be had enough so that he could take a lay-off and enjoy him self, but when he finally decided that he would start In on the vacation business he found he was so blind that be could not see a good thing when it was near at band and so deaf that he could not hear a good thing unless it was shot into his ear through a megaphone. His jaws had shrunk so much that no set of teeth would fit him. He had lost the sense of smell so that he couldn't tell the odor of a muskrat from a rose.

Tbe rheumatism had such a grip on him that be had to have help to get up when he had once sat down and he was so lame that he couldn't on an average more than one day out of a week. He was In misery all the time be was awake and on account of impared circulation be had to tussle with tbe nightmare most of tbe time when he was asleep. He man' aged to hang on a couple ot years after he started into rest and then died. They gave him an expensive funeral and his two boys divided his estate between them and within 10 years after the departure of their paternal ancestor they bad managed to blow in the last of his accumula- tions. Moral: The man who puts off hav ing a good time until he feels that he is good and ready Is liable to never get any great hunks of enjoyment out of life.

Missouri Valley Farmer. Wanted: A live rattlesnake? must have five or more rattles; will pay $5 for good specimen. Leonard Two Bold and Daring Thieves Committed the Deed iu Broad Daylight. Two bold and daring thieves enter ed the Santa Fe depot at Attica Monday while the station force was at dinner and swiped about seventy- five of the Company's "hard-earned" dollars. One of them was captured by the local authorities before be had a chance to get away.

The other traveled south to Corwin and while boarding a Missouri Pacific east Douna train, a young lad wno was looking for him threw the guns in his face, and the robber surrendered without any effort whatever to get away. We can interest you in a Sattley disc plow. II. H. Fair.

rne banta is putting a new roof on their depot here this week. Make your wife glad. Get a sack of silk patent flour at II. II. Fair's.

Herbert Newsom went to Kiowa Saturday and returned Monday. Mrs. C. H. Wlsner and daughter, Stella, drove to Medicine Lodge Mon day.

Dr. C. Sparks, dentist. Rooms over Citizens' State Bank, Medicine Lodge, Eans. Misses Lora and Edna Trice drove over to Attica and back lust Sunday.

we nave a iaay cleric to wait on lady trade. "We lead, others fol low." E. S. Rule. Mrs.

Lewis Balding of Medicine Lodge was visiting friends in the val ley the latter part of last wee. We have cleaned the platter on corn sleds, but still have a few cult! vators to sell cheap. E. S. Rule.

Mcs.Emma Johnson and son, Zeal of Medicine Lodge, were visiting friends In the valley last Friday. All you who have McCormick ma cmncs ana neea repairs, ortng me your order before harvest. E. Rule. Mrs.

D. B. Brown and children, of Capron, O. came up to visit a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs Samuel Robinson.

There Is a good store-room for rent under Woodmen hall, just completed This room is a good place for a hard ware or drug store. Miss Blanche Fair, who has been attending shbool at Olatbe, returned home yesterday for a visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. R.

Fair. Mrs. M. E. Updegrafif and Mrs Maggie Roberts, mother and aunt of Dr.

C. D. Updegraff, were visiting In Sharon Friday and Saturday. --The McCormick one-half-inch tooth, self-dump rake, rakes hay 1 cane, kaffllr and any old thing. Wi shock but won't stack.

E. S. Rule. The oparKs-ingieDrignt case was settled last Friday by Mr. Ingle bright paying Mr.

Sparks $450 dama- ges and all the costs in the case. New stock of dry goods to be in this week. Laces, embroideries, rib bons, trimmings, etc. Here the place to buy them. E.

S. Rule Mrs. Sam Witt and Mrs. George Phillips, accompanied by Miss Minnie Owen and sister Evelyn went'to Med icine Lodge Tuesday returning on the evening train. My binding twine is here.

Mc Comtek Sisal and Standard Manila I am "out 01 the wet" on twine and can do you good on prices. E. Rule. Ed Byrne, of Medicine Lodge agent for the Model Steam Laundry at that place, was in Sharon between trains Tuesday. He came over in the Interest of the Laundry company, to establish an agency here.

Mr. Byrne appointed George W. Phillips, the barber, as agent in Sharon, who wi receive your orders and send goods to be laundered and guarantee satisfac wo Assyrians, Abraham Moses and Tom Solomon, Fight Over Difficulties and Settle Their Business in Sheriff Haun of Medicine Lodge came over Monday and arrested Abraham Moses residing near Euon. The warrant was sworn out by Thomas Solomon. It seems that there had been trouble between the parties before; Moses having had Solomon arrested for stealing a win dow sash from a house owned by him, and they met Sunday and attempted to settle their difficulties in their own way.

Moses paid his fine and costs which amounted in all to something like eighteen dollars. -A new lot of shoes on the bargain counter. Look them over again. E. S.

Rule. Biggest line of perfumes ever shown town; anything you want. T. II Trice. A very swell line of shirts, collars, tiesand hosiery.

Suramerunderwear till you can't rest. T.n.Trice. Mrs. E. Solf and children, of Car men, O.

came in Thursday for a short visit with ber mother Mrs. A. Demott. We have been cleaning house the past two weeks, but are about done and over our mad spell. Come in and see how you like the Job.

E. S. Rule. For Sale: A new Champion binder; hs cut about 125 acres. For particulars call on A.

T. Tincher, two miles southeast of Sharon. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stanberry drove over from Attica Monday Jack took the train to Medicine Lodge on his regular trip and Mrs.

Stanberry remained to visit the family of W. J. Gibbs. Gentlemen: Your wife can make good bread out of Polar Bear flour, whether her mother did or not. It's better than other flour, but we sell it at the same price.

E. S. Rule. The following were visitors at the Advocate office Thursday: Mrs, M. L.

Newland of Harper, Mrs. R. Fromati; of Medicine Lodge, Mrs. Charles Craig, Mrs. W.

E. Ellis, and Mrs. C. L. Huffer, of this place.

Until the trains bring our freight from Kansas City we will still contin ue to print our paper in its present size. Our supplies which were order ed two weeks ago not having arrived making it impossible to increase the size as bad been intended. H.E. Pyle of Wichita, was in town Saturday. Mr.

Pyle came out to deljver the register that was ordered some time ago by the Globe hotel. Mr. Trice, the proprietor, is well pleased with it. The printing was done by the Wichita Eagle, i The report that Marion Lumpkin and family had perished by the flat upon which he was transporting his merrv-eo-round down the Arkansas river, foundering, proves to be untrue Judge Pelton recently received a letter from him stating that they were safe. Wanted at once: Canvassers and sub-agents to canvass or to travel for Columbia Publishing House: Salary, from $40 to $50 per month guaranteed.

Reference: Dunn's or Brad-street's Commercial Report. For futher particulars call on or address, Clauda E. Walter, Sharon, Kans. E. S.

Utile has just finished repairing and renovating his store building. The work was done by Messrs. Mc-Guire and Stolebarger. The interior has been thoroughly re-papered and the wood-work painted, while the outside has been repaired where needed and the whole is being painted outside which gives it a very neat appearance and Mr. Rule considers that it Is just as good as new.

Of the Barber County Normal Institute, to be held in the public School Building at Medicine Lodge, from June 29th to July 24th. We have received the announce ment of the Twenty-first annual ses sion of the Barber County Normal Institute, to be held in the public school building in Medicine Lodge, Kansas, June 29 to July 24, 1903. All those interested in educational work are invited to be iu attendance. The following faculty will have charge of the work: Cond uctor, P. L.

Lake. Instructors, W. M. Massey, W. M.

Fisher, Mrs. Anna M. Hahn. The expenses for the term are not high and considering the instruction given, no teacher, experienced or In experienced, can afford 'to miss it. The course of study can be had by sending 13 cenfs to Mr.

LaUe. The examination for teachers' certificates will be held July 27th and 28th. Oth er examinations during the year, wll be held on the last Saturdays of Oc tober and January. The temrjorary Certificate law has been repealed. The Common School graduating ex erclses will be held the third Thurs dav during the normal, July 16, at 'in.

There are twenty gradu ates, being the largest in the history of the county. If you want a good knife or razor call on T.H.Trice. H. II. Falrhas finished painting his residence on Main street.

It looks like a new bouse. Fresh refrigerated beef twice week. T.H.Trice C. A. Allison of Great Bend came in Monday and visited with his brother, A.

Allison, returning Tuesday. When the weather gets warm again come and see our fans. E. Rule. Everybody come out to the Wood men ice cream supper in the new ha on Wednesday night, June 17tb.

Flinch Is all tbe racre. It's a new came. .1 You can buy it at Rule store. An Ozark county paper has found three new wild animals in tbe moun tains in South Missouri that hereto fore had been overlooked by natura ists. One of them is an Oogly Woo, six-legged animal with a sharp, stiff tail.

When the Oogly Woo is corner ed it stands on its tail, and, whirlin ranidlv around a hole in the ground into which it disappears Another is the deadly Rackaboar It has four legs, two long ones on one side and two short ones on the other adjusted for mountain climbing. It will run rapidly around a mountain with its four feet always touching, and can only be captured by being turned in an opposite direction, when its two long legs become uppermost. The third is the one-eyed screeching Boo Boo. The Boo Boo is part bird and part wild dog. When closely pursued it will turn on its enemies, and with a mighty gulp swallow itself.

Kansas City It seems that Medicine Lodge is doomed so far as base ball Is concerned. Tuesday their team passed through Sharon on their, way to Danville, and we judged by their appearance that Danville bad just as well get off the They wore that jaunty "rah-rah" air that is usually considered a sure forerunner ot i victory and we predicted that soon after their arrival in Danville, the wires would flash tbe news that they had won the game easily and would return on the first train with tbe stamp of their victory reaching clean across their visages. They were noticed returning on a belated train the next day, minus their "music." The score ras 4 to 3 in favor of as being very 111 again. Rev. Tanksly and family visited relatives in Cunningham last week.

Mrs. II. C. Kurtz, of Topeka, is vis- ting her daughter, Mrs. II.

W. Helv- Miss Delia Dollar arrived from Enid, O. Tuesday, to visit friends and relatives. There will children's day exercises at the Baptist church next Sunday morning. The little two-year-old daughter of F.

R. Hayes fell from the baby cab last Sunday and broke its collarbone. Mrs. W. n.

McCague returned last Saturday from Alva, where she went to attend tbe commencement exer cises of the N. T. N. A subscription Is being' taken here for the relief of the Kansas flood suf ferers. Up to the present time about $125 have been raised.

Dr. L. D. Lamkln will lecture at the Baptist church on the night of June 29th. The lecture will be given under the auspices of the B.

Y. P. U. Services were interrupted on Sun- day by the sudden appearance of the city marshal. There was no benedic- Mon simply a chapter from the book of Exodus.

Index. Mrs. Emma Johnson and daughter, Mrs. Mettle Field, went to South Haven Monday to attend a reunion of Mrs. Johnson's people.

Five genera tions will be represented at tbe gath ering. The oldest is Grandfather Skinner who will be 90 years of age June 25th. Grandma Skinner is 88 years old. Index. County Superintendent's Notes.

Annual School meetings June 18th. For some reason, cause unknown to us, the Normal Courses of study have not yet arrived. The outlook for the -Normal is excellent. So far as we can learn, near ly every teacher in the county will attend. Besides tbe teachers, many pupils have arranged to attend.

Our Instructors are all experienced School and Institute workers. We believe, no county in the state will have better' Instructors than will greet you this year at our Normal The Normal Announcements are being sent out this week. If you fail to receive one, send a postal to tbe County Superintendent, asking for one. Also send in the names of friends you think would like one. The Classics for the literature class can be ordered through the County Superintendent, or direct from the publishers, Maynard Merrill Co.

Chicago. Normal opens June 29th. Recita tions, begin same day at 7:10 a. If you want to buy or sell farm correspond with Gibbs Watkins. Enon Items.

Miss Alta Huff is home from Wich ita. The blacksmith has plenty of work to do. Miss Zella Thomas is at home to stay for awhile. Miss Bertha Ritchie is visiting with Mr. and Mrs.

Pelton. Mrs S. Brown is up from Byron vis iting her sister and friends. A. Demott is drilling a class of small boy's for the exercises on chil- drens day.

V' A number of young folks from tbe Valley went to Attica last Sunday, to attend tbe Dedication exercises of the United Brethren church. J. B. Brown is home from Georgia and Florida. He brougt a trunk full of pretty sea shells.

While there he went out on the sea and killed a shark He says KknsaS Is the best place yet, 1 'I 4 'a I i 1 tlon in every respect. Smart..