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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-10-19
FALL OF A, GRAND STAND.
Six Thousand People Hurled to th'
Ground-Many Injured.

Six Thousand People Hurried TO the
Ground-Many Injured.
At Quincy, ILL.,, grand stand was erected
to accommodate 5000 people who were to wit
ness the display OF: fireworks, "The Bombard-
ment of Alexandria," by Pain 81 Sons of
New York. The amphitheatre was crowded
with people, and probably not less than 600
we're massed upon the seats. Scarcely
had the first rocket been fired when
the supports at the west end of the
structure gave way, and the 500 feet of seats
sidled over and the vast multitude were
hurled upon the ground The air was filled
with the cries and moans of the injured
With the descent of the platform the electric
lights were incapacitated for service, and the
darkness of the scene added to its
terrors. The adjacent houses were
converted into impromptu hospitals,
and improvised tr tchers bore the
wounded from the spot A. W. Wells, a
prominent attorney and member of the leg
islature, is fatally injured, while others bare
ly escaped instant death. Some say that
fully 500 people were hurt, and this is prob
ably true, but $50 will doubtless include those
who are injured at all seriously.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-10-19

TIE elections Of members for the "assem-
blee consttuante," to elect president and
revise the constitution of 1867, hsving result
ed in favor of eX Senator T. d. Legitime,
Gen. Seide Thelemaque, the other candidate
for The presidency, attacked the Palais Ma
tional at Port au Prince, the seat of gov
ernment, at the bead Of about 1000 men.
Tho provisional government defended the
palace with the regular troops of the Port au
Prince militia. Con Seile Thel emaque and
100 of his men were killed during the attack,
and his troops were Immediately dishanded
Gen, Legitime is now the only candidate, and
will be elected by the national assembly,
which was to meet on the 7th inst. at the
capitol
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-10-19

Brown Ito Robinson)-"Why, Z
thought you knew Dumley, that gentle.
man just bowed to-"
Robinson-"Tve known him for years; ;
but he never speaks to me now as we
pass BY"
Brown-'Had quarrelW
Robinson-"No; he owes me little
borrowed money."-Epocb.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-10-19
Detroit Players Bought for $4,000.

Arrangements are all made for the dis
oos7l of Detroits star base ball players. The
bulk go to Boston. Brouthers, Richardson,
Bennett, CAMEL and Thompson will play in
Boston next season, the triumvirato paying
$50, ,OOO for the privilege. Pete Conway and
Jack Rowe go to Fittsburg for $4,000,
and White Getzein and Hanlon
90 to Philadelphia for $4,000. Then Cleve-
land steps in, and for $4,000 buys the fran
chise aud the colts Cleveland will then
proceed to jump into the league in Novem-
ber. The Detro, directors are heartily sick
of the whole business, and glad to get out
alive.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-10-19
A Witty ViOlinist.

Won Bulow doesn't allow greedy hosts
and hostesses to use his services gratis to
entertain their guests, He always makes
it proviso before entering strange
house that he shall not be asked to play.
1t is related of the celebrated violinist
Ernst that upon being asked to dinner
and invited to bring his violin with him,
he replied; Thanks; my violin doesn't
dine" =
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-10-19
SENT BACK UNSIGNED.
Two Senate Bills Vetoed by President
Cleveland.

Two Senate BIS vetoed Dy president
Cleveland.
The president has vetoed senate bill No.
1O4O authorizing the secretary Of the treasury
to settle the account of James NJ Wilbur for
alleged extra work done by Wilbur in fur
nishing and J vi g illuminated lighting in
the New Yorj po office building
The preside. .lso vetoed senate bill No.
3272 granting restoration of pension to Sarah
A. Woodbridge. The first husband of this
beneficiary, Anson L. Brewer, was an addi
tional paymaster in the army, and died Feb.
q 1886, from injuries received in an explosion
of a steamer. His widow, the beneficiary,
was pensioned at the rate OF S25 a month from
the date of her husbands death until Oct 81
1870, when she remarked, becoming the wife
of Timothy Woodbridge. Upon her remar'
rying, her pension stopped under the law
She now seeks to have it restored, notwith
standing the fact that her husband is still
alive The president says that such prec-
edent ought not to be established,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-10-19

Farming is too complex an art for man to
learn it all in an average lifetime and by his
own experience alone. There Is both wisdom
and profit In utilizing the experience otothers
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-30
Anton Hannich,

Carriage painter, informs the pub
lie, customers and friends, that
he is now prepared to do salts
factory work embracing every
thing in his line at reasonable prices.
Country orders promptly attended to.
Shops at 2l0 Elm street, between No
Ian and Dawson streets, }. San Antonio,
Texas. 6-12-6m
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-30

Turkish and Vapor Baths,
At Zilian's, corner Commerce and
Alamo streets. 3-17-tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-30

Reoorted expressly for the LIGHT, for the
week ending June 30th, by Hambleton,
Hadley A. Co
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-30

Thos. J. Devine to Mary Ann Dart,
half of lot II, on Victoria street; $3.50.
Katharine Z. Krauss to Annie
Krauss, east half of lot No. l, on
Dawson street; 81 and other considera-
tions.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-29
All About the Cow.

The follwing, says the Hartford
Times, is little girls essay on the COW:
"a cow is an animal with four legs on
the under side. The tail is longer than
the legs but is not used to stand on.
The cow kills flies with her tail. The cow
has big ears that wiggles on hinges; so
does her tail. The COW is bigger than
the calf, but not so big as an elephant.
She is made so small that she can go
into the barn, when nobody is looking.
Some cows are black and some hook.
A dog was hooked once. She tossed the
dog that killed the cat that worried the
rat. Black cows give white milk; so
do other COWS. Milkmen sell milk to
buy their little girls dresses, which
they put water in and chalk. Cows
chew cuds, and each finds its own chew.
That Is all there is about cows
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-29
CHARLES ecsERr cRAooock.


So little haS been saids lately about
Charles Egbert Craddock (Miss Muir
free) that except to readers Of her al
ways interesting stories. she is half
forgotten. A lady admirer. however,
upon whom her Floating Down Lost
Creek" had made an impression never
to be forgotten, determined recently
to see her, and stopped over for that
purpose q day at st. Louis, where the
authoress now resides. She thas de-
scribes her visit to one who has been
classed with Howells and James as
the leading novelists of the day:
while waiting for the entrance of
Miss Murfree quietly took q survey Of
her surroundings. single glance at
which was sufficient to convince me
that the modern craze for aesthetic
furnishings had not as vet taken amp
OF pretty decorations IS the average
hotel apartment is wont to be-. A few
cheap prints in fine frames upon the
walls; carpets and paper that swofe at
each other, as the French would put it;
the usual complement of armed and
armless chairs, all upholstered from
the same piece of jute. and q huge
writing-table. of the kind usually
found In Offices, with Webster un-
abridged upon it, completed the visible
picture upon which the eye Of the
gifted author daily gazed.- But the
invisible one-the one reflected in her
booksvonly her own clever pen might
paint.
After five minutes waiting the door
opened and lady dressed in rathe3
stif-loeking garnet-colored silk gown,
limped painfully towards me- She
was Of medium height, with rather
thick-set figure, square colorless face,
eyes small. of q blue-gray color, and
mass of red-brown hair. The.extreme
plainness of the face and imping gait
made an almost painful expression,
which. however, was soon 'dissipated
by her pleasant, low-pitched voice and
simply interested manner. For few
moments there was a touch of shyness
about her, but this soon disappeared
as she became interested in converse
ton, and she talked very fuently of
travel and scenery and the common
places of the day. She particularly
admired Bar Harbor, and thought TIE
beautiful. 1t was of her native Ten
nessee mountains, however, that she
spoke with the greatest enthusiasm,
dilating upon the exuberance of the
vegetable growth there upon the
beauty of the rhododendron in the
spring and the glory of its .autumnal
foliage. The impression her person
ality made upon me was precisely that
conveyed by her books "a serious,
earnest. painstaking soul: thoroughly
imbued with the pathos, tenderness
and beauty of nature in her native
mountains.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-29
has resigned and there is an opening
there for good teacher.

has resigned and there is an opening
there for good teacher.
W. T. Warner, formerly section fore
man at this place, is doing good service
at Wright, near Dodge City.
Chas. Geno purhased the hides of
several beaver. mink and muskrats
this week and shipped them to New
York
S. II. Huffman, west of town, claims
the proprietorship of COW which has
produced three. calves in eleven
months.
Never steal an editors coal. He
has to stay up late at night to get it
and work hard during the day to pro-
tect it.
Democrats are not repining at the
loss of control in the lower house of
the national legislature. They SUBJ
scribe to the doctrine which saws, 1.-the
tail goes with the hide"
We deny the statement that there
are twenty-seven men after the Paw
nee Rock postOffice. We wish to
present the right figures. The official
count shows twenty-eight.
j. b. Hardy returned last night
from his visit to Michigan. he says
times are almost as close there as here.
The weather up there is very cold, and
the heaviest SHOWS ever known at this
season of the year have fallen.
A sad affair was the death of the
young man who was killed by the cars
at Seward last week He was a brake
man and was making his last trip
over the road, and was to be married
the following day TO a young lady in
Winfield.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-29
An Australian Tempest

The wind has been blowifigsoftly all
the morning from the northwest. and
yet clouds, the first 1 had seen for
months, were gradually gathering in
the southeast. says a writer In IMur-
rays Magazine By noon all that quars
ter was black, half the heavens to the
very zenith were hidden in murky OBJ
security, and. as though it had been
agreed upon by the powers of wind
and rain that the clouds geaching 50
far should be the signal for 'devasta-
ton, the storm suddenly smote us,with
no more warning than . few prelimi-
nary splashes of heavy rain. In one
moment the wind blew hurricane, and
was almost solid; to walk against it
WAS like going through water up to
the chin; the dust rose up in one blind
ing mass. and was instantly smitten TO
the ground by rain which fell in.sheets,
and was torn into foam and smoke
ere it touched the earth; sticks and
branches hurled through the air; the
leaves were stripped from the bent
trees. and went level in the screaming
wind like solid flight of green psro-
quets, and even in the most sheltered
forest tree after tree came down with
a crash, some torn up by the roots,
they might be were smashed and
splintered, and their whole crowns
thrown yards from the shattered
stumps Our tents lay fat or bellying
upon the ground. even though we were
camped behind the dam we had raised;
the slight structure which had been
our kitchen suddenly disappeared.
while pots and pans and pannakins
ratified and bowled along the ground
and we lay down praying that none
of the flying branches might fall upon
US. And the rain fell in foods. and in
no foods Of figure of speech. This
pandemoniam lasted just one quarter
Of an hour, and then as suddenly as il
had begun so suddenly it ceased; the
black clouds flew past Us, the sun
shone out hotly in clear sky. and
save for the mud. the disordsred camp,
and our great tank more than three
quarters full. there was no sign Of the
squall which had made US fear. fer our
lives and had taught US what lorna
do was and what il could do. Itmade
the grass grow green again for q few
days-the grass that would be SO sure
II needed ere the summer was past.
for it was getting toward Christmas.
and the thermometer stood higher and
higher every dag.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-29
In Chicago, A. D. 1000.

Albert: "Edwlna, I love you. Will
you marry mep''
Edwina: "Yes dear; but not until
next Monday. To-day Is Thursday.
To-day marry Billy. Friday I shall
be divorced. Friday night l wed Au-
gustus. 1 like him, and we viii 60 over
Sunday. Monday am yours"
Albert; For how long?'
Edwina: II can promise you two
weeks at least
Albert: ''All right. Good-byl''
Edwina: Where are you going?r
AlbeTl: ITO marry Lulu to fill up
tie t4ue. ids.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-29

The landlord knocked for his rent. Ard I. like
your Christ, was dumb!
I was dumb with despair. dull. blank despair, as
went out into the night,
And I::dont know, nor / don't care, II did wrong
or right.
sold myself for glittering price, Twas too late!
Little Charlie died;
And Pm only waiting for death to come, that we
may sleep side BY side.
loved was gone,
But your God Of Vengeance perhaps deereed that
I, in my grief, live on.
It is over now Il am almost gone-it is darker-pm
nearly blind!
Yes. thank you for your intention, sir. I'm sure
it is very kind.
MOL Your prayers would be useless! asked FOB
HaRAD, and your Lord gave me q stone.
leave this world az I've lived in it-in shame
and In pain, alone.
It isn't the dying who need Gods help. It's the
living who cry for aid!
Don't expect to have virtuous deaths, my friend,
while virtue 10 90 underpaid.
While virtues so underpaid in life, and honor il
sold 30 high,
Dom talk about Jesus' tender love- don't endeayor
to help vice die
I am weak--so weak-and my veice-it fails.
faintncss steals over me-
o John!-dear John!-and my little one. / ana
comipgi "Light-I see!'
From New Thsught
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-29
He Was Embarrassed.

Jinks was young man who had
been married a. year. he was telling
friend how diffident he was when sim
gle.
..Were You much embarrassed when
you popped the question:" asked his
friend.
Embarrassed? Well. should say
was. owed $500 for board and
clothes and one thing or others and
didn't have q darned cent TO pay il
with. h."3Itz1s Svssags.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-29

The Pawnee Rock Leader man was
in town the first of the week. If some
of our young men knew then what they
know now, there would have been IRA
zors flying in the air. r."-Larned Dem
ocrdt.
The Democrat probably refers to the
send-off we gave the cream of Larned
society few weeks ago. 1t may afford
the young men pleasure to know that
on each Monday we visit their city,
arriving at 1882 a. m.-Ledder.
AND we believe j. d. will be there
according TO appointment. Our obser-
walton is that when persons have be-
come involved in an unpleasantness
the less they say about it themselves
the todnef Sthers VIII FORGET It.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-29
Hoisington Items.


The Knights of Labor give ball and
supper tonight (Thursday) at Houck S
hall.
Two brothers and sisters of the late
j. w. Crocker, came from abroad to
attend his funeral.
The Mo. p. round house is rapidly
nearing completion. This will be
quite help to our little town.
The mason work on the Samueis
block is progressing rapidly under the
skillful management of Cap. J. B.
Hannum.
The ladies will give an oyster supper
some evening next week, to raise mon
ey to finish paving for the organ, in
the school house.
It would pay some enterprisinQ
gentleman to move half dozen houses
over from Great Bend. Houses are
scarce and rent is high here.
r. C. Gailey's house which was NOV
ed from Great Bend is beginning to
look like fixture. The foundation
being built and kitchen added.
The Mo. L. pay car came i'll Tuesday
making everybody happy and giving
our genial bank cashier an extra
amount of work, cashing checks.
A. S. Cooke, cashier Of the Hoising-
ton State Bank, will move his family
here from Great Bend next week.
The Hoisington people will be glad to
welcome. Mrs. Cooke. They will oc-
cupy rooms over Alex. Dennis store.
The death of Mr.. W. Crocker was
a very sad affair. Although Mr..
Croker had been among us but short
time, he made many friends, and was
generally liked. His wife and little
family have the sympathy of the whole
community.
Some of the ladies here are hard at
work trying to get money to build a
church. They held a meeting of the
ladies Of HOisington and vicinity ON
Tuesday Nov. 9th, at Mrs. Amadon's S
at three o'clock, to organize a Church
Society. This is something that al
should take an interest in. Help the
ladies. A church always helps town
Mrs. r. c. Gaily and Mrs. j. w
Dyer spent Tuesday in Great Bend
visiting friends and taking in the
sights of the city. d.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-29

SOME wise man has said: Good
things should be engraved upon MEM
ory; bad things stick there themselves.
That is one reason why the tariff ques-
ton will bob up and bring about =
democratic revolution in 1892. The
engraving process is going on now.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-29

In CONTEMPLATING the result of the
late election in Barton county we have
to express a regret that too many dem
ocrats are becoming plagued handy
with the lead pencil about election
time. The habit should be discouraged
by all straight men,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-29

THE two female horse thieves who
have been confined in the Jail at
Coolidge, escaped last week. Some one
got hold of the Jail keys and let them
out and then locked the Jail again
presumably to keep the kansas suf-
ferers'' out
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-29

1t Is matter of history that Will
lam Henry Harrison was so bounded
by Office seekers that his death one
month after his Inauguration was
directly traceable to their persistence.
Grandson Benjamin will do we'll to
bear this fact in mind.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-29

BROTHER Tom Powers, Of the Ster-
ling Champion, does not like the criti-
cism Of the republican ratification by
Brother Junkin, of the Bulletin. Tell
the truth and shame the devil.'' Tom.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-29

CAN 1T be that the wonderful excess
of crime within the last week or two
can be charged to the success Of the
free whisky pArtyf
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-29

A PRETTY Harrisburg young woman
must not wear hustle for four years.
She bet with another girl that Mrs.
Cleveland would reside in Washington
till 1898. II dent need a hustle any
way" she laughingly replied to some
of the store girls who twitted her.
'sThere is no tariff on me-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-29
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

PROHIBITIoNIsT asks: "What is it
that Oftenest drives man to drink?''
Thirst, probably.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-29

PLEASE don't ask us which is the
longest verse in the bible. We have
been in the newspaper business quite a
spell and are not prepared to answer
questions Of that nature.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-29

The Abilene Daily Gazette suspended
publication with the Issue of last Sum
day morning-closed in upon by a ia
patious mortgage holder.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-29

On WITH the salt enterprise. We
were about to say ION with ths salt
boom" but some how or other we don't
just like that word ''boom"-..enter-
prise,' is better.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-29
EE1aHBoRING TOWNS.
Ellinwood Items.

Ellinwood Items.
Prom the Advocate.
Why not organize a Tariff Reform
i Club in Ellinwood2
DIR. Kluber has been on the sick list
several days this week.
BORN-On Thursday, November Is,
to Mr.. and Mrs. FL. j. Kline, a son.
H. F. Hagan shipped two cars of fat
cattle to Kansas City, Monday.
Wheat is said to be in better condi-
tion than at this time of year for seven
years.
Mr.. Christianson started car OF fat
cattle to the Kansas City markets, from
this place last Saturday.
Work ON the new school building Is
| being pushed with the utmost rapidity,
| force being kept on at night.
Don't be worried about the surplus.
Four years Of republican rule will dis
pose of that very nicely.
Theo Iten has been appointed freight
agent for the Santa Fe company, at
| this place, an appointment eminently
satisfactory to his many fris nds here.
Numerous complaints are made of
the condition of the Ellinwood and
Great Bend road for the first six miles
this side Of the latter city. If the mat
ter is not looked after by the proper
| authorities there may be bill of dam
ages for somebody to foot up.
The question Of establishing a sugar
factory at this place is being quite ac-
lively agitated by our board of trade,
and from the interest taken it would
seem that good results will follow.
Many such institutions will find loca-
tions in our state the comming summer,
and Ellinwood had as we'll secure one
as to allow it to go elsewhere. Our
business men are wide awake and do
ing their ''level best" in that direction.
MARRIED-At the Lutheran church,
ON Thursday, November 22nd, by Rev.
A. Herring Mr.. Otto Schwerdtfeger
snd Miss Emma Knopp, both Of this
city. Mr.. Schwerdtfeger came here
from Germany near four years ago and
for something more than year has been
employed in Mangelsdorf's store, is
we'll and favorably known by our peo-
pie. Miss Knopp has been resident
Of this city for a numper of years and
IS most estimable and accomplished
lady.