The Sharon Advocate du lieu suivant : Sharon, Kansas • 1

v. i. i' 1 us '7 VOL. I. SHARON, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1903J NO.

29. I SrV Sj N-ZN- NiX WAAV LOCAL NEWS. Front It Scott Thinking that some ef the Barbef DESTRUCTIVE HRL Sunday School Convention. 'Following is the program for the Unrber county Sunday school conven-to be neld at Kiowa on November 9th abdlOtn: MONDAY AETEBNOON. with handshaking.

2:15 Song and service. 5 Object, of this1 Conven-tlon," J. H. Erigle, Abilene. 2:45 Reports of "Home iDepart-ment," led by R.

L. L. Barnstable. "Seeking the O. T.

Franks, Winfield. Appointment, of Committees on Nominations, Business and Resolutions. (b) Enrollment and Assignment of Delegates. EVENlNO. 7:15 Song 7:30 Address, T.

Franks. TUESDAy-rrMOBKtNO 8:00 Conference of Committees. 1 9:00 Morning Devotions. "How to Make the Most of Special days." (Three five minute papers.) (a) Christmas, Rev. J.

H. Scott. (b) Rally Day, Mrs. A. M.

Houchin. (c) beclslon Day, I. V. Wright. 9:30 Rour.d Table; Primary Depart ment, Dr.

M. E. Taber. 10:00 Duties of county bfflcers: (1 President, J. H.

Engle. Secretary, J. H.Eugle. (c) District President, J. H.

Light, (dl Seceetary, J. II. Light. School Report, C. A.

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county people would be glad to hear" something concerning our trip to Ft t-Scott, to attend the Ft. Scott Collegl ate Institute, I will embrace this opportunity of writing a few lines which all may have an opportunity of reading, in the columns of your valuable paper. 'v October eleven of us Barber1 county lads and lasses left Sharon for the purpose of attendlngthe Ft. Scott Collegiate Institute of Ft. Scott Kan sas during the coming or, in.

other words, the school year. We all enjoyed ourselves as best we could on our trip. We were compell' edto remain In Wichita, the tlace" we changed cars, for several hours which time was spent in looking at the various sights of the city. Three o'clock finally came, and with It the1 train which was to carry us the re' malnder of the journey We were soon speeding along, knowing that if our train not wrecked or delayed io some way, we would soon mingle with those whose friendship we had gained last collegiate year. However there was a freight train ditched io front which delayed us some two of three hours, but nothing serious bajH pened to any of us for which we are" thankful.

When the train stopped at Yates Center, we were met by Rev W. E. Kelley whom some of you re-member as prescblng at Central view Aogust 30, He, was a tudent at Ft. Scott last year ar-d we were all' glad to see him. At the same place, Prof.

Leonard and bis 'family, and some other students the" train fcr Ft-S-MW iWeswivedjebf among whom was Prof. GrosdlreccK or of conservatory of music, escorted us to the home of Rev. O. A. Newlln, Superintendent of the college School is now progressing nicely The Students from Barber so far as I know are satisfied and working tor show that they mean business.

-Yours truly, C.C. McGuire. Hon. J. M.

Blckel was in the city last Wedesday and Thursday. He baa just returned from a trip to New York city on business and incidenlally to meet and talk with railroad builders in different parts of the Union Mr Blckel is now a citizen of Anthony which puts him in a central position so far as his gyp plants are concerned. He has lately taken large interest la one at Independence, and ssveral in Oklahoma, and Anthony's- superior sallroad, telephone, ane tel graph facilities constituted the mag netlc force which drew him and bis- good family to that city. Otherwise be would bave preferred to move to Medicine Lodge. Speaking of ouf chances for the D.

K. A. railroad, Mr. Blckel thinks that the people of Medicine Lodge have slept on their, rights, although he thinks that it would yet be possible for us to capture it if our people would wake up and "move" and reach' out for it. He says the road will surely be built but nnless Medicine Lodge does some' thing, it will go around us.

Anthony, he says, Is bound to have it and if Medicine Lodge would, get in touch with that live city sbo could easily secure the road'. Mr Blckel still retains his interests in northwest Barber county. Last summer he started to prospect for oil and gasf near Sun City but soon after the4 machinery bad arrived, his brother In law, wbb was the principal man and director In the work, took down witb typhoid fever and was sick all'-summer. Next spring, be says, the drlllng will begin In earnest and if there is anything valuble In the bowels of the earth in that portion of the county, Mr. Blckel proposes to' find it.

The Index regrets the fact that Mr. Blckel is no longer a citizen of Barber county, bnt in the absence of his citizenship, we sinoerely hopcr that he will retain Ills property la- terests among os. Indcxv W. R. Wilson Is building a commodious barn.

Mrs. B. Hays, is, visiting Id Kiowa this week. II. H.

Fair went-to Medicine Lodge last Thursday on business. rnv, Cavanauirb shipped, two cars of bogs to Kansas City yesterday. H. H. Fair received a car of black locust posts, and a car of coal this I If you want your band saws dress-ed up in good shape, call on C.

L. Huffer. Wo. Crawford arrived on the noon train Monday for a short visit with relatives. Remember, next Tuesday evening, "A Home-Spun Heart" at Woodmen ball.

All home talent. Jesse Lemon has accepted the position in the store of H. H. Fair, recently vacated by Bert Blair. Mrs.

Tom Evans came In "Monday from St. Joe. where she has been Wm. Johnston and his brother John of Attica passed through town last thufsday bound for Medicine Lodge A hearty laugh will do you good. Come out and see the home talent play "A Home-Spun Heart," Tuesday evening Nov.

10th. Marion Rush has purchased a pair of mountain burrow's. He is probably figuring on making the ascent of "Jumbo" mountain. Dawson Brown came up from By-ron O- yesterday, to ate what changes had been made in bis absence, and to visit relatives for a few days." It Is rumored that Sherman Bro's will soon commence the erection of a building at this place for the. purpose Of putting In a.cotnplete general stoek -'of goods'.

Bert Blair has resigned bis position with II. H. Fair, and will assist his father In the management of the Walton ranch during the coming winter. A. F.

Seamen moved Into the property recently purcnasea irom jnr. Roderick on Main street. The latter moves to bis new residence recently completed south of town. John i McCorkle was In town be tween trains last Thursday. He has sold his shop in Medicine Lodge, and Is like a fish out of water." He Is look tog for another location.

Achenbach of Hardtner and J. Hauser of Raymon 111. were in toWn last week Mr. achenbach was looking after hlscttle and Mr. Hauser was taking in the country Mr.

J. H. Engle, general secretary of the Kansas State School association will address the Barber County Sunday School association, which is to be held November 9, and IOj at JohJ McCorkle came In the first of the week and bought a lot on the east side of Broadway on which he will soon commence the jerectlon of a building to be used as a blacksmith and machine shop. -J. Stewart of Blggsvllle 111.

uncle of Sam and George Stewat of this place was In town last Wednesday and Thursday. Mr. Stewart thinks the valley Is destined to be a great country In the near future. Mr. 6.: T.

Franks, a member fof the executive committee of the K. S. S. will address the B. C.

S. S. on the afternoon and evening of Nov. 9, and 10, at Kiowa. Let all Interested In the Sunday schooj work bear The vault for the' Sharon Valley State Bank Is about finished and the building will soon be ready for the fixtures.

The safe' will? be put In place this week, aod If nothing un- forseen happens the oanic win open for business next week, Chase Hardware Store Entirely Destroyed aod Stock a Total Loss. GREAT LOSS TO MEDIflNE LODGE. 'Only Small Insurance Water Works At 4 a. m. Friday, Medicine Lodge had the worst Are in the history of the town.

The Chase Hardware company building Was completely destroyed by Aire. The cause of the fire Is unknown but the opinion seems io be prevalent that lightning struck the telephone wire and Ignited Inside There waa no One in the building at the time. The lire boys gathered and got the tbose and everything ready for the water, but as the fire under the boilers at the. pumping station, pressure was hot given un til all hope of saving the building and contents bad been given up by the firemen. The building occupied by Mrs.

Higglns was saved with only a damage of something like $500. Mr. Chase valued his stock at $20 000. and carried $4000. insurance, and the building destroyed was worth about $10,000.

The loss was complete and will fall heavily on Mr. Chase as be had built the business up from a small beginning until he bad one of the most complete hardware stores In southern Kansas. OIR PREMIUMS. What TtoUMvaeate WUI tiire To Hathi tling Boy's and Girl's Who are Willing to Work, Getting Sab-. scribers for The Advocate.

This papes will give the following premiums absolutely free and prepay all charges. We can fully guarantee these Instrument to be Just as, represented. All our premiums aro fur nished by the Williams Music House of Harper and are fully guaranteed by them. Subscriptions are to be for one year or more at the regular rate of $1.00 a year, and paid in advance. For 2 subscribers a 75c harp, For 3 a $1.00 harp.

For 4 a $1.25 harp. For 5' a 22 cal. target ri fle worth $1.75, accurate and reliable. For 6 subscribers, a $3.00 eutoharp For 8 a better autoharp. For 20 a first class' mandolin.

Fo30 subscribers, a first class For 50 subscribers, an Edison Standard phonograph. medicine Lodge Items. Frank McReynolds was doing business In town Friday. The people of this town now realize how bandy our telephone system was since we have to do without It for a few days. Plenty of rain makes; the wheat fine for fall pasture, 'f C.

Q. Chandler returned Saturday-from his California trip. i J. returned Monday from Topeka. "Elder M'.

B. Ingle will, hold a protracted meeting at Christian' church The White sale last Wedneday amaunted to $2397.37 and nearly $600. paid down. I have added a complete line of guns and can sell them at right prices. H.

y.y A very heavy ralh Friday night and it has been raining every day and night since. -The ground is FOUNDATION OF GROWTH. What we call cells make up the body of all plants. Soma of the very smallest forms of plant life are made up of lew cells, but most plants have, millions of these. Take a compound1 micrpscope, and place under it a section from any plant; It will be found to consist entirely of cells arranged aide by aide or one ovter another.

Some of the cells may be alive and some dead. In large plants most of the cells are dead, even though the plants themselves may be growing vigorously. A cell la a minute globular body, with a tough wall inclosing a fluid Interior, which la called bioplasm. This bioplasm has the power to draw to Itself more fluid through the cell wall anL thus Increase the size of the celL Whan the cell can grow so larger It divides itself into two by the drawing In of the cell wall, Just as a sausage maker divides his sausages by twisting and thus contracting the akin. Each of thes parti-cells ticn grows to the size of the original cell and itself divides.

This explains the rapid growth of plants at some stages, after tay have got a good start, as we say, and it also explains their slow growth at first Any scholar that has ever tried to double a number for twenty or thirty times will understand. Said a man to the king of Burmah: "Give me a grain of wheat for the first aauare on the checker' board, I for the second, 4 for the third, and so on for the whole 14 I command that'it be done." His ministers found there waa not wheat enough in the kingdom to pay the bill. That la how eells multiply. It 1b why we wake up some morning to find that the weeds have got ahead of us that they have overrun every thing. He who understands this and is wise will assail the weeds when they are at a stage of slow growth rather than wait till they are on the gallop.

'i In time most cells lose their power of division or increasing in size These walls become thicker and harder and their Interior solidifies. They have been squeezed into various shapes. Growth having ceased, they are known as, dead colls, when they, are of use only as supports to those that are growing. When vitality la great and nourishment abundant cell growth goes on rapidly, but when, either of these is lacking the growth Is slow. The township board met in Fra-iters store last Saturday.

Miss. Loreue Roberts from St. Louis is in the city getting up a play to be given under the auspices of the Woodmen Lodg of Sharon. Miss. Roberts is an artist of rare ability and the play A Home-Spun Heart is a beautiful one.

Rosco Davis and Jack Trice went to Anthony last Thursday to play with the Hopewell ball team against It Is needless to say that Hopewell won, as there Is no team in these parts that can stand up against such a battery as Davis and Tries when they are in good condition. Waldron and Hopewell have had severs! bitches at the National game heretofore in which Hopewell usually got the worst of it. In the game Thursday, Waldron bad seven imported players including a pitcher from Pittsburg, and a catcher from Wichita. Then consider that the Sharon battery put out twenty seven men, and made a score of 7 to 5 In fa- of Hopewell and you have the run ning gears of a pretty warm game, Davis has the reputation in Kansas snd Oklahoma, of doing smooth and effctive work In the box, while Trice made a splendid showing behind the bat in tbls game as he does In any game in which he takes part. He has In him the maaing of a crack catcher.

Hone well was greatly elated over the outcome, aod there was nothing too good for our boyS." 10:30 Reports. 1 Of President, Secretary, Treasurer, Department Superintendents, District Presidents, writ- 2 Of Delegates, oral. AFTERNOON. 1:30 Visiting by Delegates. 1 1:45 Round Table: Grading, J.

H. Engle. 2:45 How the Association has Helped Our County, W. P. Hittle.

Discussion. 3:15 "An Up'-to-Date Superintendent," A Kent. 3:30 Other Needs of Our Schools, Rev. S.L; Ungeiv-' Conventions a Help to Our Schools. C.

A. KUch. of Committees. EVENING. 6:30 Thought Gleanings: la What 1 Have Gained at this Convention.

What I Shall Do In My 7:30 Address, J. H. Engle. Benedictory Service. What They Now Is the time to v.

disc plows. See what your neighbor says ahout the Newell ftjSaner plow, Bold and warranted by TvII. Trice: Everybody owns up that your disc plow is a great success. Would not take $100 for my plow, if I could not get another. P.

Clouqh. Plowed a pasture that bad not been plowed for 12 years, very hard gumbo loam, and plowed from 6 to 8 inches deep, to the surprise and satisfation of everyone. My neighbor says he is going to have one It, he has to sell a cow. C. M.

Bought your dlac plow. It Is the greatest, plow in existence. Glad I did not get a mbultt board. yy f'n '-E. E.

Bland. --Old papers for saty at this office. Miss Roberts Is an indomitable worker anoV she is going to make "AHdme-Spun Heart" success." The Radcliffe shoe for women. See them at our store. They are beauties.

Price $2 50; T. H. Trice. thoroughly soaked..