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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01
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A Feature OF the National Capital That
Surprises European Visitors
There is one thing that surprises
me about America and especially about
Washington, said an English gentle
man, land that is the feeling of absO-
Lutte safety which seems to pervade the
atmosphere in all directions. refer
more particularly to the condition Of
your treasury. By the courtesy of the
officials was shown through the vaults,
where almost countless millions of sill
yer are stored, and was allowed the
privilege even of entering the inner
most recesses of the strong rooms
where your public funds are stored,
and there were no guards but the
clerks employed there.
"Then. too, noticed in passing the
treasury building last night, that all
was as quiet as n grave. 4 few glim-
mering lights in some of the windows
showed me that there was an occasional
Waterman inside of the building,
but there was no sign on the out
side to show that any precaution
had been taken to prevent a
wholesale robbery. The Bank of Eng
land, which is the great depository of
the city of London. and is. perhaps,
the financial institution of the world, is
conducted on far different prinei-
pies. Every night a visitor who.
happens to be in the neighbOrhOod of
Threadneedle street will find n sqnad
of soldiers from the barracks in the
West End filing down to take their
positions as the night watch. These
men are kept on duty from the time
the bank closes until it opens on the
following day. They are posted at all
sections, and pace the streets surround
the bank with regularity of sentries
around a camp. 1 do not know but
that your system is far more attractive
to a foreigner, although the absence
of every thing military here is ex-
tremely strange to one familiar with
what your politicians term the efete
monarchies of Europe. - Washington
Cor. Indianapolis Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01

viewed the yacht swing slowly around
and, with increasing speed, move toward
the open sea.
The sunset was magnificent and the sky,
toward the west, one mass of flashing red
and gold-gorgeouS beyond description. 1t
lighted the tops of old Green and Newport
mountains, whose vast masses of stone cut
of the rays of the ruby light from the shores
of Cromwell's Harbor
The yacht suddenly came into the full
glory of the dying sun. Fairfax had I'M
consciously emerged from his shelter, and
now stood upon the rocks in open view, his
hands clasped behind him and his chin
sunk down upon his breast gazing mourn
fully after the fast-receding vessel, upon
whose stern he could distinguish three fig
ures looking silently toward the vanishing
coast-one that of child. The others were
plainly Natalie and Lydia.
One of them moved toward the cabin, but,
ere entering, turned as by sudden uncon-
trollable impulse, and waved her handker-
chief toward Fairfax, disappearing quickly
down the passage-way.
Who was it? He could not distinguish.
He could only conjecture
Twilight rapidly descended and darkness
began to cover the land. The air grew
damp and chill, and the rising wind whistled
dismally through the pines One by one the
lamps in the lighthouses were lit. The yacht
| was speedily becoming black, shapelesS
figure against the horizon, and her lights
twinkled feebly over the rolling waters.
With lightning rapidity, the past was re-
viewing itself through Fairfax's mind.
What had been donel And what had hap
| penedl
Almost at this very hour, scarcely moro
| than a month ago, he had seen Natalie for
| the first time in his life.
What had occurred in that periodi
Nearly life-time's history.
And what was the end!
His hopes, as lover, were ruined. His
future still covered with the mists of I'M
certainty that hung over it more heavily
than ever. He was still poor. He owed an
enormous sum. This sum he felt it his
sacred duty to repay. And he must again
return to his lowly and despised duties.
g And am the man to do it.'' said he to
himself. 81 have learned one thing-never
again to take the reins of fate in hand. If
it is yet to be, it will be, and nothing I can
do will change it. If it is not to be, I rest
content to know that was once loved by
hertz
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01
RICH KLePToMANIAcs.
Persons Who, II They Were NObodIes,
Would BE sent to jail.

=
Would BE sent to Jail.
Every once in a while we hear of
kleptomaniacs. and pity them or de-
ride them according to their circum-
stances If the victim is poor we de-
ride the idea of kleptomania and charge
the weakness to common thievery. but
| if the victim is rich we are more charit-
able and ready to concede that there
may be something more in kleptomania
than a polite excuse for inordinate
knavery. A story is told of the late
John d. Dryden, father of tia brilliant
and genial Nat G. Dryden. of Troy,
known to all Missourians, that goes
far to illustrate the character of the
kloptomania- Judge Dryden and two
of his friends were talking one day and
relating incidents growing opt of strong
human impulses. One of the men said
that the great struggle of his life was
to keep sober; that he loved whisky
better than any thing else in the world.
and that it required all the strength of
will he had to resist it. The second
man said that his weakness was love
of speech-making; that he would rather
make speech than do any thing else
in the world. and that he never saw
crowd together that the impulse to ele-
vate his voice and make speech did
not attack him. Judge Dryden said
that the struggle of his life was to be
honest; that he never saw any thing
that he took a fancy to that the inn
pulse to take it did not come upon him
strong. He said that if he did not
bring an iron will to resist his
inclinations he would be one of
the greatest rogues in Missouri.
This. coming from a man who
was a model of integrity and fair
ness during a long active life, is pow
erful illustration Some things go to
show how much will power has to do
in directing the lives of people. and
how easy it is for people not able to
concentrate their will to fall victims to
their passions. The present Earl of
Derby, an eX-British Cabinet officer,
and one of the richest men in England,
is a confirmed kleptomaniac. The
Earl's particular weakness is for old
silver, and the greater its antiquity and
beauty the more certain it is to find its
to the effect that once when he was
kneeling at the communion table. only
the ready hand of the rector saved the
quaint old wine cup from sliding up
the Earl's sleeve. 1t is the duty of his
valet to examine his masters clothes
every morning when he has dined out
the night before. Whatever is found is
taken to the Countess, a beautiful and
good woman, who returns it to the
owner with pretty note of apology.
The Earl is quite aware of his unfor-
tunate weakness, and is said to have
struggled against it in vain. No fear
of detection and exposure makes heavy
his light fingers. and it is said he will
not trust himself to go alone to pub
lie sale where silver is displayed. How
many people with the noble Earl's
weakness are to be found in everyday
life? Suppose the head of the powerful
Stanley family were poor and untitled,
would the pleading of kleptomania
keep him out of the penitentiaryP-St.
Louis Gkobe-DenOcrdt.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01
CHAPTER XVII.
FAREWELL.


AS Natalie and Lydia were conversing
after their lunch, Dolores, who had gone to
the window, called out:
Little mammal there is our steamer come
to take us away. Come and look at it."
The two women, looking up, saw a yacht
anchored of the shore. Natalie instantly
exclaimed:
at Is the 'Namovna.' Oh, hope it has
come for US. If it has, shall go now-at
once"
'.But, my dear child, it isn't possible to
start so quickly. Can't you wait until to-
morrow morning!"
''No. no. Oh! no. prefer to go now-I
must"
Blanche soon appeared, saying that the
captain was waiting, and the ladies must
be ready to start by five O'Clock sharp.''
"Do you hear, Lydialn said Natalie tri-
umphantly. There is no alternative We
must co.
'sEvery thing is ready, too, MadamoiseIe,"
remarked Blanche. '.Medji is being taken
ON board, and the sailors are soon coming
for the baggage"
swell, Natalie,' said Lydia with unusual
compliance, ''if we must, we must. Only
shall be obliged Immediately to go to Desert
and send our baggage down here"
Precisely at ten minutes to five o'clock the
entire party-Natalie, Lydia, her aunt,
Dolores, Blanche and the seryants-was at
the landing place of Eld-Field, awaiting the
arrival of the boat from the 'sNamovna.'
Some discussion had arisen as 10 the dis
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01
But a line from Fairfax to

posai or Max. But line from Fairfax TO
Lydia said:
sspo me the favor OF taking Max with you
I have once and for ali given him to Dol
ores"
Fairfax had not appeared, and both girls
was made to him in the least
The boat came for it's last load. In silence
they stepped into it, even little Dolores
making no remark. Max seemed to feel
that he was leaving his master and home
In forlorn manner he took his stand i'll the
bow.
AS the boat left the shore detected
looking figure quilted Glen Gore cottage
and slowly walked to the shore From the
shelter of the low growth of trees near the
rock a stern, sad pair of eyes observed the
boats progress toward the yacht; watched
its party go on board; saw the water boil
when the screw began to revolve, and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01
CHAPTER XVIII.
"aR- FAIRFAX BELIEyEr :"

NIX FAIRFAX, BELIEVE!'
The sun had sunk below the horizon; the
sky became darkened, and the lights of the
'Namovna'' more and more dim. Fairfax
reused himself from his reverie, gave one
last look at the yacht, with silent prayer
for her safety, and was turning back to
the world and to work, when an iron hand
was land upon his shoulder, and a clear
voice, with slightly foreign accent,
uttered the self-answered question:
''Mr. Fairfax, believer
Naturally somewhat startled, Fairfax
looked at the face of his interlocutor. In
the darkness, he could distinguish short,
stout man with a strong Napoleonic nose
and jaw. He knew it could be no other
| than Louvait, of st. Malo.
''Ahl' said he, quickly, Monsieur Jean
Louvait, I've been expecting you. I am
delighted to see you"
Louvait, in his turn, was surprised. How
did this man know himf Where had he
ever seen himl Again, supposing he had
seen him, how was he aware of the pres
ence in America of the detective, Jean
Louvait, who was supposed to be at his
post in ST. Malo. His respect for the
wonderful cleverness of this Fairfax in
creased. Recovering himself. he said abb
ruptly.
s'Where is the Princess Nataliei"
Fairfax made no reply, but pointed to the
scarcely visible lights OF the ''Namovna."
Louvait looked and understood. With an
| oath he brought down his clenched fist
upon his thigh, and quickly turning to Fair
fax. he assumed his most pleasant smile and
held out his hand, saying:
'.Mr. Fairfax, you are the most clever
man / ever saw. You have spoiled the
making Of the finest detective in all Europe
am beaten, but respect you with respect
! give to no other man. How did you accom-
plish it!'
A little flattered by such praise from a
man himself so able, Fairfax entered into a
| more pleasant humor, and putting his arm
through Louvait's, said:
must be hungry. Come with me and we'll
talk it all over together over bottle of wine
and cigars. Tomorrow morning leave.
| We may not meet again.
The two detective and detected, the one
unsuccessful, the other successful, yet de-
feated, passed leisurely over the meadow
toward Glen Gore cottage.
AS they neared the house a tall, muscu-
lar figure, with long, firm strides, came
swinging down the road that wound up to
the cottage Louvait disengaged his arm
from that of Fairfax, with the remark:
Stopl think see friend coming''
| Picking up the dead branch of tree he
planted himself in the newcomers path,
shouldered the limb as he would musket,
and assuming a bombastic attitude, called
out in mocking tones:
| "a. All. who art thou that crossed the sea,
| That dark and stormy water:
The bird has flown, fair Natalie.
IT'S all IN vain we've sought her,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01
fro BE Continued
CASTLES I'M THE AIR.
Airy Fairy Structures in Whose ErecH
We Have All Taken Part.

We Have All Taken Part.
Who among us has not builded themi
Who, as the long, dull years have melted
into decades, and the silver threads among
his hair Lit up the march of time has not
erected these dream-like, unsubstantial
palaces of fancy upon the dim, shadowy
corner lots of the Imagination
And who ever resided in one of them
Who would not, for the smallest of small
considerations, give quit-claim deed for
all the reality and a clean bill of sale for the
weird and ghostly structure, furniture and
oil.
And yet we all build castles in the air.
The little boy on his painful way to school,
with paper OF tacks in one pocket and
a mouth harmonica in the other, builds cas-
ties in the air.
The little girl, the wee toddlekins of the
family, as she smoothes out the folds of her
dolls pink calico dress, builds castles in tia
air. And the youth with the mustache-
three hairs on one side and seven on the
other-yet to him heavier than whitewash
brush-erects these gaudy structures in the
Oriental style of architecture, with toweriI
and domes and spires and minarets; and
the maiden fair, first in war, first in peace
and first in the heart of the aforesaid heav-
ily-bearded chevalier, she, too, rears :hs
fairest of beautiful fairies homes-al in the
ar.
And the patient wife, hnmming the old
tunes of her childhood, and sewing the 959th
button on the fatal shirt, builds large and
imposing castles in the air. And the young
husband who isis to be-or, for some umf
back, has been, erects these glittering frag'
mentary edi6ces on the foundations Of love
or on the shifting sands Of defeated ambi
ton.
Castles in the air, which Of all edifices ara
the easiest built and the hardest to pull
down-magic cities Of the realms OF day
dreams, Illuminated by the dazzling light o.
Hope. Call not their architects the de
voices of visionary schemes. Hope shines
through all the corridors OF these castles in
the air, and sheds its beams far out on the
rugged pathway of life. But for these airy
fairy castles in the air Ambitions hand
might paksied fall, and all the fires o;
strong, impetuous youth die out to smolder
ing embers of dead, forgotten past--ISzGI
s5iJtinQs.
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TWO oiRLs. MAYS
The Difference In the Manners and Habita
of Young Women

% LOunS women
Have you ever noticed what an i'm
mense difference there is in the way
some girls finish off their toiLetsP
Some of them have a knack of adding
Just few deft touches, which complete
the picture, so to speak, working. it
up to a pitch of perfection. while others.
leave themselves with the raw edges, :
as it were, though equally DESTROYS to
look well. Now, there are two grown
up Gray girls The elder is large
featured and tight-laced. She is al.
ways caressing her waist with her two
hands, and PirouetteS before every
glass, because. as she says, she has
taken such trouble with her tiny waist
that she likes to see it as often rs pos
sible- She has not the art of neatly
finishing off. The loose hair at the
back of her neck hangs rough and UNI
tidy, while her sisters curls round in
the most natural and taking little
rings. When the elder puts on her
gown she generally fastens it an inch
or two to one side. out of pure careless
ness; but the younger girls hangs
true and straight us a die. The other
day when Hilda was playing tennis. n.
huge cushion covered with brown silk
suddenly appeared among the folds of {
her blne dress. Such catastrophe
would simply be impossible with Eva.
Yet she takes shorter time TO dress
than Hilda-
But perhaps the greatest difference is
to be observed when they are dressed
to 90 and make calls. Eva has a way
of putting on bonnet which have
never yet seen rivaled. She puts down
her hair at the sides, making it lie
quite close to her pretty head. and
pulls out the rings of her fringe in "A
way that can only be described by the
American Specification of the word
cunning" And when she wears IA
vail, which is only on windy days she
manages by means of two little plaits
in the middle of the top part, to make
it most ornamental little article,
which is neither unduly loose nor yet
presses too tightly upon her daintily-
waved fringe.
Now, Hilda, though she takes just as
much pains with her bonnets, never
succeeds in the same degree. Even if
her nose were not red from tight lac
ing. she would never look as trim and
smart as Eva. Her dress fuckers,
whether ribbon or frills. have a way
of getting submerged under the collar
of her bodices, and partly, if not
wholly, disappearing. Now, Eva's are
simply perfection. They seem to lie
close to her neck. as if they were fond
of it. She reminds one of Belinda, an
Pope's poem. with the multitudinous
little fairies arranging her curls, and
the hundred-and-one details of pretty
woman's toiIet.-LondOrs Truth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01

ARE YOU ANXIOUS TO HEAR MI sToRYP'
with the request that no bill of expense be
sent to the Princess family.
Louvait and Leroi were unprincipled men,
but had still little sence Of honor left.
Fairfax appealed to this, and with such
effect that they respected his request,
and never again made reference to the
matter.
Here it may be said, by anticipation, that,
as result of the promised signature
bolstered document which Fairfax after
ward forwarded TO Louvait and to Leroi,
both Of these worthless were eventually
called to Paris and given prominent posi-
tons in the police department of that great
city, where they are liable, at any day, to
have their ambitions realized.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01
CHAPTER xxx.
SLEEPER, AWAKE!

Gone were the detectives Gone was the
ssNamovna' with her precious cargo. Gone,
too, Miss Strong, the aunt; even the very
housemaids, the grooms, the coachmen, each
and all were gone and, now, Fairfax was
alone once more in the deserted house, and
tomorrow he, too, would go.
The mellow softness and golden warmth
Of Indian summer lay over all the land For
all the sounds that man might make, Glen
Gore and Ed Field were still as death
Closed were the doors and blinds and the
curtains drawn No merry laugh, no hap
py snatch of song, no CHEEKY call nor loving
greeting was heard any more within those
walls. Life had fed away with Love, side
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01
Refor1natory Punishment.

By the arm OF the law, relentless ant
rude, he was sent of TO prison, for stealing
food, where they made him make shoes thai
were full of holes and bottom them OF with
pasteboard soles; make oleomargarins
butter of fat that was taken out Of soft
soap vat; make coats OF cloth eaten up bJ
the moth-with the most economical shoddJ
cloth. When he'd stayed there year, Il
was very sad. his morals were irretriev.
ably bad. and he who had only stolen be
fore to keep the ravening wolf from thu
door, came out from his term Of imprison
ment brief very successful professions
thief Yankee Blade.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01


''That's Louvaitl' CALCULATED Leroi, and
thereupon wrote message that ran as fol-
lows
''Chief of Police, Bar Harbor, Me.
ARREST escaped lunatic arriving Sappho,
Vestibule express" Here followed a de-
scription of his person, much as given by the
engineer of 80
Leroi arrived at the Ferry just half hour
after the Sappho had left. The little steamer
Electra lay in waiting for him.
Now as to Louvait That willy individual
certainly didn't propose being caught in any
such trap as he had set so successfully for
Leroi. AS the Sappho approached the wharf
he cautiously reconnoitred the clay of the
land.''
The tide was low. Passengers all landed
from the upper deck. At the end of the
gang-plank stood the usual band of porters
and hackmen, reinforced, he had no doubt,
by several policemen in readiness to pounce
upon him.
The boat lay snugly against the wharf.
From her lower deck he could easily touch
the cross-beams that supported the flooring
of the wharf above. Already the passen-
gers were preparing to land, and, with the
deck-hands and officials, were congregated
on the forward deck, but, unfortunately for
Louvait, just where they could see him
should he attempt to land by way of the
w
could be achieved there. Already the pas
sengers were filing off. If those policemen
and Louvait was right; they acre watch
Ing for him on the wharf-should not dis
cover him among the passengers they would
search the steamer.
'Now, or never!" quoth Louvait.
Taking small phial out of his valise, he
went to the side of the boat opposite the
wharf. Calling to the engineer, he asked
him for match, and, while lighting
cigarette, pretended accidentally to drop
the phial, which was thus shivered to atoms
and the contents spilled all over the deck.
Stimulating great perturbation, Louvait
also dropped his lighted match and cigar
cite. In an instant tremendous sheet of
flame arose and enveloped that side of the
boat. Both he and the engineer yelled:
''Fire! frer' and every body came rushing
around to discover the canse of the outcry.
Louvait in the general excitement es-
capped, pulled off his false beard and other
DISCUSSES, and observing that the universal
attention was directed toward the fire,
lightly swung himself up by the nearest
cross-beam. Then, hand over hand, he drew
himself the entire length of the long wharf,
occasionally resting, until he gained the
rocks, upon which he dropped gasping, but
triumphant, for no one had seen him.
The policemen were now anxiouSly search
ing the wharf and steamer But he was
safe. He had beaten Leroi again. The
coast was clear; the field his own. Now to
buSineSS.s
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The End of the Earth.

Little Dick-Mamma, where is the
end of the earth?
Omaha Mamma-Why, Dick, the
earth is just like your ball, and it goes
turning round and round in the air.
Do you understand?
"Yes. man,
"Well, let's see if you do. Now
where is the end of the earth?'
''Where the covers sewed on."-
Omaha World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01

"A farmer near Galena saw a large
owl sitting on tree. He got gun
and blazed away, but didn't disturb
the owl His sons and his neighbors
tried their skill at shooting with no
better result After all the ammuni-
ton on hand had been expended boy
climbed the tree and found that the owl
was dead and frozen fast to the limb.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01
.Rhuharh Puddiup-Liue

-Rhubarb Pudding.-Line Pud-
ding dish with slices of bread and but
ter. cover with cut up rhubarb, strew
with sugar, then slices of bread and
butter, then rhubarb. and SO on until
the dish Is full, having rhubarb and
sugar on top; cover with plate and
bake half an hour. Eat it warm.
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Runs in the Family.

"And SO you think you will get mar
ried when you grow up to be young
lady, Flossie?" said the caller.
'.Oh, / haven't a doubt of it" assent
ed Flossie. Everybody says Iamvery
much like my mamma. and she, you
know, has been married three times ="
N T. Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01

-Sympathizing friend Ito widow
whose husband was blown to pieces by
nitro-glycerine)-''In what part OF the
oil country did your husband die, Mrs.
Driller?" Widow (sadly)-''Poor JohA
died pretty much all over it"--Ltf$
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01

The Louisville Courfer-JostrnaI says
that Kentucky has the most discredita-
BILE capitol in this country.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01

Az observant person has ascertained thu
when shaving a very young man. baro&
always shayes down.