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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-05

the United States. He was a resident
of California when that State was adj
mitted into the Union. and thus became
a citizen of the great Republic. His
love of Greece and her antiquities COM
menced when he was n schoolboy by
reading Homer's stirring account of
Grecian heroism at Troy. At the age
of fifteen he was placed in counting
room in Germany, where he worked
hard for a small salary, but managed
to save money enough to buy books,
which he read in moments snatched
from sleep. In this way he mastered
Greek. As clerk he was just the re-
verse of Hogarth's Idle Apprentice,
and his industry was rewarded by pro-
motion and increase of salary. and in
the course of time he became partner
in an indigo house. Having made a
fortune in trade he retired from bust
ness and determined to carry out his
life long intention of excavating the
ruins of Troy, employing three hum
dred men in the work. His success has
not only given him splendid reputa-
ton, but has greatly increased his for
tune. The articles found in the ruins
have proved of immense value to the
historian and the archeologist, and
have been sold for large sums to the
great libraries and museums of this
world. DIR. Schlicmann's income is
$4,000 a year. and he spends it with
princely liberality. He is the leader
of the Athenian Society. and entertains
with royal magnificence. But beyond
all this there is classical aroma about
the whole establishment which is espe-
cially charming to all who are in
terested in Grecian history and litera-
ture.
DR.. Schliemann is sixty-eight years
old, but he has all the mental and
physical activity of man of fifty.
His features are of marked German
type. Judging from my own expert
ence he is very polite to Americans Wis
iting Athens Christian Union.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-05
ACTING BY PROXY.

Detroit Lady Is Represented on the
Stage by double"
Il must tell you how appeared once
on the theatrical stage by proxy" said
lady who is the head of department
in one of Detroit's large dry goods
stores. 1.-THE only time that L had
double to represent me.
''It was when company was playing
the Big Bonanza here that Mr.. -,
one of the proprietors. came to me with
Il strange gentleman and told me to
let him have several cloaks on APP
proval.
II was assisted by tall, slim young
lady, while I, as you perceive. am quite
the reverse. L noticed the gentleman
cycling us very closely, but thought moth
ing of it at the time. He told me he be-
longed to the Big Bonanza troupe,
and, after he had selected the cloaks
he wanted, gave us each a compliment
airy invitation to see the play and went
away.
when the evening came we attended
in company and sat together. Our
seats were near the stage and we easily
recognized in one of the characters the
gentleman who had selected the cloaks
the day before.
well, after awhile there was
scene representing the interior of Il
dry goods store, and there were the
cloaks. and two ladies selling them.
These two were the exact cOunterparts
of myself and assistant. Miss -.
was really startled by the resemblance
to myself. Friends in the audience
also noticed it, and the actors them
selves kept glancing at us to compare
notes. 1t was amusing, and also very
embarrassing. The actor who bor-
rowed the cloaks must have had
quick memory, for he had drilled his
characters into exact imitation of our
trick of selling and method of display
ing goods. The likeness TO ourselves
was so natural that it made us both
nervous.
THAT was my first and last appear
ance on the mimic stage. "-DetrOit
Free Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-05
The OHIO ICEBERG.

Odd from the northward comes hither the
boom OF John Sherman;
This is the Frost Kings particular darling
and hero.
1dl other boomlets are helplessly kiclxin' and
What can they, do with the mercury quite
down to Zerof
Solemn and grand as an iceberg c'ertopping
the ocean,
snow-cOvered. cayernous. wholly maiest..
Seeming above outside of all saman emo
ton
Such is the boom of John Sherman, the pale
ocrystic.
Fierce the blizzard that sweeps DER the
plans OF Dakota,
Quite as unwelcome, IL makes all huddle
Hard as the cold of the wild woods of North
Minnesota,
Freezing the brook to solidity, bridging the
river.
Wise as an oracle born of The Greeks or Chal-
deans.
Calling aloud for a count that is honest and
Hayesy,
Sherman unfurls tho white flag to the dear
Tennesscans,
Waving the bloody shirt then with vim that
Is crazy
Always wherever he travels, from Nashville to
Kingston,
Freezing the leaves that are dad and the
blooms that are faded,
Over him hovers the shade OF Eliza de Pnlks-
ton,
With him abides the dark stain of the Fraud
that he aided
Say, will this iceberg melt wholly before July
weather,
Sinking at last in the where it sought
domination.
Or will John Sherman's and other booms per-
ish together,
Giving some boomless unknown the desired
nomination?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-05
RuTHERFoRD ReDlvIvus.
Why He May Possibly Prove to Be thu
Man Of the Hour.

WHY He May Possibly Prove to BE the
Man Of the Hour.
The increasing entries for the June
meeting at Chicago confuse the proph-
cts. They are not now prepared tc
name any favorite, but incline more
and more to look for the triumph OF
the dark horse, whose identity they
can not guess. much less establish.
In casting about for competent
person to fill an important station eN-
perience for the work is regarded as
prime qualification. It is Mr.. Cleve-
lands continuing experience that COM
mends him to the good will of his
party. The only other man expert
enced in the President business now
available is r B. Hayes, of Fremont
o. He is the one living ex-President.
His lines have fallen in pleasant places.
The tranquil obscurity he now enjoys
suits placid temper, and he might
not be willing to enter again into the
stirring activities and encounter the
bitter animosities of hot campaign.
He has written no letter of declina-
ton. The situation does not seem to
demand that. But he is a man ready
always to respond to the calls of duty.
The voice of a convention must be to
him the voice of God calling another
Cincinnatus from his poultry yard.
The man for the hour might be
Rutherford But this time it would be
absolutely necessary for the party to
elect him as condition precedent to
his tenancy of the White House. The
Louisiana returning board of the j.
Madison Wells pattern is no longer
available. and Eliza Pinkston is nc
more Chicago Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-05

cerity. If ne thinks he is deceiving
the soldiers into the belief that he Is
their champion and fitted to wear the
mantle of Logan. he is deceiving him.
self A client anxious TO win his case
would form very uncomplimentary
estimate of the skill. the judgment
and the honesty of his attorney. if the
latter. when making an argument to
the jury, should insult some of the
members of that body, and thus
prejudice them against both him and
his cause. This is the sort of law
YER the soldiers have IL Senator In
gals. He is an injury to them instead
of dubuque (La-) Telegraph
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-05
LtNCOLN'S LAST LAUGH.

An Incident Immediately Preceding the
Presidents Assassination.
Mr.. George Van Duzer, of this city,
has presented to the Grand Lodge
Library portion of the collar worn
by Abraham Lincoln at the time of his
assassination. Mr.. Van Duzer was
present at Ford's Theater on that fatal
night. and relates the following in
cident:
The army under General Lee having
surrendered to General Grant Il few
days previously, Secretary Stanton, on
the 18th of April, 1865. telegraphed to
Governor John A. Dix 20 stop the
draft, as it was considered that the war
was virtually over.
At Ford's Theater. Washington. d.
c.. on the evening of April IA. 1865.
the play of 'Our American Cousin"
was being enacted. In the scene, just
before the fatal shot of the assassin, a
garden settee was standing on the
stage opposite the Presidents box,
Mary Meredith Gone of the characters
of the play), followed by Lord Dun
dreary with her shawl thrown over
his arm), came upon the stage.
and the lady took seat upon the
settee. CHANGING over first one shout
der and then the other, she exclaimed:
'.My Lord, will you please to be
so kind as to throw that shawl over
my shoulders? There appears to be
such draft here
Lord Dundreary Immediately replied:
You are mistaken, Miss Mary-there
is no draft. The draft is all over"
/. The President instantly saw the point
and laughed very heartily. as did the
entire audience, who arose and cheered.
In a few moments more the assassin
had done his work, and aNation was in
tears.-M y. asylum.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-05
VISITING .SCHLIEMANN.
A Gail on the Famous ArchRoIogist in Hi
Athenian Palace.

Gail on the Famous ArchSeoIogist in His
Athenian Palace.
called upon DIR. Henry Schliemapn
at his .aristocratic marble palace. in
which the discoverer of the ruins of
Troy is more sumptuously lodged than
were the Grecian Kings who conquered
the city. The top of the superb pile
is crowned by statues of the poets,
philosophers and statesmen of ancient
Greece. The front door was opened
by Greek servant who spoke French
well. Sending up my card. which con-
tanned my American address, l was
shown into one of the most beautiful
libraries in the world. The walls were
adorned by exquisite paintings, the
scenes of which were chiefly taken
from Grecian history. while marble
statues of marvellous loveliness stood
in each corner of the apartment. The
elegant bookcases were surmounted
by highly finished busts of Homer,
Plato. Aristotle and other celebrated
Grecian poets and philosophers. Dr.
Schliemann is German by birth. but
Greece is the home of his adoption. In
fact. so thorough a Grecian has he be-
come that he has chosen the language,
of ancient Greece for the language of
his house, and has given all of his
servants classic names. His butler is
called Pelops. and his cook Jocasee.
the doctor married IL Greek lady, who
possesses in remarkable degree that
wondrous beauty of face and figure
which in ancient times inspired the ge-
MUS whose beautiful marble goddesses
have been the admiration ana despair
of all succeeding ages. Beauty is he
reditary in Greece. Nine. Schliemann
is the daughter of an Athenian shop
keeper, but she has all the grace and
bearing of a born Queen. And, what
is rare among her countrywomen OF
the present aay. she possesses intellect
ual gifts of a high order. Her husband
always finds in her a congenial com
panion and sympathetic friend They
have two children, and according to
the classic tastes of the father, the boy
bears the name of Agamemnon and the
girl is called Andromache. The latter
is seventeen years old, and SO exquis-
itely beautiful that as she glided across
the marble hall I fancied one of the
Graces had escaped from her marble
imprisonment, and, like Pygmalion's
statue of ivory, had assumed the hui
man form.
Notwithstanding DIR. Schliemann's
classic t2stes and surroundings. he is
very justly proud of being citizen of
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-05
Mr.. AND MRS. BOwSER.
Mr.. Bowser Attempts to Do the House
work for One Day.

MI. Bowser Attempts to Do the House
work for One Day.
The other morning ! said / was
tired, and 1 wished there was no such
thing as Homework. 1 suppose every
housewife makes use of such express
sions once in while. but MIR. Bowser
seemed greatly astounded.
Tired of houseworkr' he exclaimed.
''Why. Mrs. Bowser, there isn't enough
work in this house to keep your blood
circulating property
81 never get through before mid
afternoon"
well, it's your own fault. If l set
out to chop wood with the axe-handle
between my toes can't expect to make
much Roadway. There's something
wrong in your system of taking hold of
the work. My mother could do up all
this work in an hour
"Did she die of smartness?"
"What? No innuendoes, Mrs Bow
ser! 1 say it's because you have no
system to your work. and can prove
it
.'HowP''
'1'Il show you in day or two.
There's nothing mean about me. If l
can learn you any thing I'll be glad to
do it,
Next morning. as soon as we left the
dining-room. he pulled off his coat and
hung it up and said:
''Now, then, I'm going to do this
work by system You lie down on the
lounge and take your comfort, and I'll
have every thing cleaned up in one
hour by the clock"
obeyed orders. and he stood in the
center of the room. looked around HIM
for a spell, and then said:
The first thing, of course, is to
sweep and pick up things"
He wheeled the chairs back in way
to make the casLors rattle, grabbed the
papers off the floor and tucked 'em in
to the waste basket. and then ran for
the carpct-sweeper. He pushed it
twice around the table III cir
Gle. kicked foot-stool into n corner
and triumphantly observed.
Just four minutes, and all Is
donet'
lyon must wipe of rne windows"
"Oh, yes. Now, what else?"
dust the woodwork
His four minutes had heightened to
forty before he paused to wipe the
sweat from his brow on a tidy and
said:
''Well. I'm all through and it's only
nine O'Clock"
s.You must take the feather duster
and go over the pictures, Mr.. Bow
scr.
..All right What else?'
The rugs must be taken out on the
back steps and dusted.''
Eyes; what elsep'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-05
HINTS TO RIDERS.
What an Accomplished Horseman Says to
Aspiring EquextrIzns-

What an Accomplished Horseman Says to
Aspiring Eque<trizns-
"a AS rule you will find in Amer
ica.' said Lieutenant Lindholm of the
Royal Danish cavalry. who is now
head instructor of the riding academy,
more accomplished horsewomen than
horsemen, the ladies showing to better
advantage and having a steadier and
more regular seat. Why? Because
the gentlemen think that they under
stand the art of riding long before they
nave mounted horse A lady should
sit in the middle of the saddle. the
figure erect, shoulders of an equal
height and the elbows near the side.
The right leg by which the weight
should be mainly supported. must be
level from the knee up and lie close to
the saddle with the foot turned in. The
stirrup should be of such length as to
raise the left leg lightly against the
leaping horn. The hand should follow
the motion of the horses head
through the wrist, so that if
the horse pulls the reins the hand
will remain firm. By keeping the
elbow close to the side and the wrist
supple you can get the proper limit of
rein.
"a firm, easy hand is difficult to &C
quire, but it must be had if you wish to
be a good rider. Usually ladies are
taught to rise in the saddle. This trick.
which was invented or discovered by
the English, is very serviceable, where
you have hard trotting horse and
don't want to take all the pounding.
1t can be accomplished by stretching
out the left leg, and keeping time with
the horses movement in your lift from
The saddle.
at is mistake to think that gen.
tleman has better advantage sitting
on a horse than a lady. His seat is not
near so firm or secure. Every horse
man must expect, sooner or later, to
be thrown, and the main thing at such
time is to keep cool and get yourself
clear of the horse. A man keeps his
balance with his knees and with the
inside of the thigh in the saddle. The
ankle must be supple to keep the feet
in the stirrups. The heel should be an
inch lower than the ball of the foot and
the knee should be slightly bent, so
that perpendicular line from the
knee down will just strike behind the
toes. Every rider ought to take his
first lesson without stirrups, so as not
to learn to depend on them, and good
rider ought to keep his seat without
them as well as with them. In fact if
his legs were cut off at the knees. he
should be able to ride with the butts"
The first time lady mounts, or
rather tries to mount, is the funniest
thing about the learning. She will put
her right hand on the pommel of the
saddle, her left on the shoulder of the
groom, and her left foot in his hand.
He will tell her to give light spring
when he counts three. Then here
he goes: ''One, two, threer' The
lady is not in the saddle. and he wishes
he hadn't his tongue between his teeth
when her left knee struck his chin
Washington Critic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-05
a Question of Price.

Some children are bright enough te
discover the crosseuts to knowledge at
n very early age.
What is Il diamond?' asked teach
eli, recently.
Carbon" replied the class.
Yes. a diamond is pure carbon, but
you must remember that coal is also
carbon. That was taught in the last
lesson"
''Yes'm.''
Now. how could you be sure to tell
the difference between the two kinds of
carbon?''
''AslS the pricer' piped up a small
boy.-JeUelcrs' HeeEiy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-05
NOTES AND CRITICISMS.

The President doesn't weigh as
much as he did. But the loss is insig-
nificant-only one small Pound.-Chi-
cago Herald
1.-THE woods are full of good Re-
publican candidates." exclaims an es-
teemed contem porary. This is not sur
prlsing. considering the way they have
been taking to the woods lately. -Bos-
ton Globe
Tho bloody shirt is not likely to
fall into innocuous desuetude. just
as it was about to drop from the
weary grasp of John Sherman it was
triumphantly uplifted by Senator
Jingles. - Chicago MeaOs.
Senator Ingalls, is hearing from
the soldiers of Mcclellan and Han
cock, whom he wantonly slandered.
And the more he hears the better sat.
isfied he will be that man with his
foot in his mouth is badly handicapped
for Presidential race.-M Y World.
If the Republican leaders can
not read the handwriting on the wall,
furnished by some of the municipal
elections in the State of New York,
then they should at once send for Dam
iel. They have been weighed in the
balance and found wanting. Cinci1s.
natl Enquirer.
If the Republican party is to
come within sight of regaining what
it lost by the deplorable laundering of
1854 it will have to do something to
make the campaign of 1883 represent
something very different from what it
did four years ago. -PhiLadeIphta TEL
egrGph (I'ad.).
The General Robert Patterson
Post No. 275. G. A R., of Philadelphia.
has unanimously adopted a resolution
thanking Senator Blackburn, of Ken.
tucky, 'for so ably defending the mem
DRY of those tried and true patriots,
Generals George B. Mcclellan and Win
field S. Hancock"
The present managers of the
Republican party insist that they
don't want to be bothered with tho
support of anybody but straight Re-
publicans. and the surest way to get
rid of every body else is to nominate
such q ticket as ingalls, and Boutelle.
N ]. EUeninQ Post.
The bill proposed by the major
ity of the committee is a moderate
measure of tariff revision and reduc-
ton. 1t materially enlarges the free
list, but the reductions in the several
schedules are moderate, and are de.
signed to be helpful to the people in
the tightening of the tax burdens with
out being inimical to industry. De
troit Free Press
IN the opinion of the Republican
Boston Transcript the statement of
Senator ingalls, that Gas to himself he
would say that the nomination and
election OF Grover Cleveland had made
the nomination of any American citi-
zen to the Presidency respectable
will supply the Democratic party with
more political capital than any thing
o. recent occurrence. as it is such di-
rect imputation upon popular intelli-
gence and common sense.
Usually. since the war, it has
been the custom of the Democratic
party to wait until the Republicans
had put forth their candidates and
their platform before taking similar
action itself. This time it seems TO be
possessed with the courage of its con-
yictions- 1t practically says to its
great opponent: Nominate whom you
please. Say what you please. We shall
beat you, any way. We will take the
field first regardless of what you MAY
do. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-05

In the land of pumpkin pies ard
cider there lived a man who had great
fOndness for the latter. One day, on
going To the cellar TO fill the pitcher,
he fell from the top to the bottom of
the stairs His wife. hearing the fall,
in great alarm ran TO the TOP of the
stairs and cried out: My dear, YOU
haven't broke our brand new pitcher.
have you?" Mo- said he. ia an
agony of pain from the fall, 'but I'll
be shot if / don't!' And suiting tho
action to the word. he dashed it against
the wall.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-05

Coal ashes shows little manurial
property. but may be of vaine in keep
ing the soil open.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-05

-Rubenstein has been made a Coun-
Sillor of Russi0
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