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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-28

CUI IUN-On the SPOT duh and WlIhoUt maerIa chlIKt
Sales 1873 bales for consumption. Port fecepts 80 $50
bales as against % $50 bales last week and 81 s bales
against 3G043 bales last week and lbs $50 bales this
week last year. Since September the receipts az the
aggregated 10i bales, against 2S0S67
bales for the corresponding time last year.
Quotations based American standard OF classified
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-28

T. IRST.CLASS carriages Of latest designs
Tor shopping. visiting, &c. liNeried
eosehmen monthly establishments a special
st.. l24 West 54th-st. and West 39th-st.
II 0RSFS BOARDED for winter. short
~ distance in country, with first-class care
ana attention. Call or address +. C. TOM
LlNs0N, 81 John-st.
s BENSON, $50, SCI and 500 Grand
IL. St. Brooklyn. -HOrSe owners paradise;
light carriages OF every description; hand.
made harness for all purposes; village and
road carts, business and depot wagons. and
every other article pertaining TO the horse
the only one-price house in the business, and
that the lowest.
SPAWN CURED. Bon, SPAWN absolutely
~ ana permanently cured horses tfc1te1
81 our own stables. Jerome ave. and 10th
81; Sati faction guaranteed or no charge.
FOR further information address NJ. w. WILL
son CO., 10 West o3d-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-28

= ooK.-In a private family first class:
~ years reference from last place Adj
dress H. A., Tribune Uptown ONCE. 1,233
Broadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-28

COOK or COOK and LAUNDRESS.-B
" neat, capable Protestant girl; willing,
sober, honest; city or country best refer
ences. Call. ANNIE, go 6th-ave..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-28
domestic situations tUante6
Z
Teunales.

n HAMBERMAID WAITR S S on
~ NURSE.-By neat, tidy girl willing
and obllging gOOd-temperei; q kind, trusty
nurse neat housemaid or val ress; all
ready. Gail go 6th-aye., near l7th-sL.
HALLS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-28

CO0K and LAUNDRESS; also chamber
~ maid, Waitress two Swedes together or
separate city or country; reference. ERIK
SON 4T5 Gfh-aye
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-28

n OOH and LAUNDRESS.- by competent
~ young woman, who has personal city
references; city preferred. Please call 7i9
Oth-ayp., near 12d-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-28

4 LINTON-ST., East orange, n. J.-,For
" sale, MODERN thoroughly built dwelling.
Z sleeping rooms Warlng system drainage
stable. carriage and poultry house grounds
with Two frOntages, IN all 100 n. FOR sale,
SD, o02. including carpets, shades. horse,
IL. HAMILTON & CO. 96 Broadway, Onices
20 aud "a
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29
A MEDICAL TRUST.

1t Has Been Formed to Aid Members I'm
Time OF Illness.
A curious novelty in business enter
prise is being conspicuously advertised
about town. It is an association" to
furnish medical attendance and drugs
to it's members at bedrock" prices,
and even below. For forty cents per
month the association guarantees COM
petent medical attendance. And this
medical combine processes to have
arrangements made at good, reliable
drug-stores in all parts of town by
which prescriptions will be filed at a
uniform cost of twenty cents each, no
matter what ingredients they may con-
tain, for the associations members
Well, it is by no means improbab BILE
that at that price prescriptions, taking
them as they run, would still pay
large profit to the pharmacists. whose
ordinary percentage of profit is from
three hundred 70 eight hundred per
cent There are some few rare chem
icals and costly drugs that could not be
made up in appreciate quantities at
any such figure. but they are very lit
tie required. and doubtless it is under
stood that the associations physicians
shall not call for them; or, if they do.
that they shall strike a good general
average by turning in lot of pre-
scriptions that will not cost over a
cent each to fill. Latin is fine cloak
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29
THE ARABS GIFT

AN Arab travelling In q desert drear
Met with q well Of water sweet and clear
~ was to him 1uxury-a treat
unused was he to water. wholesome, sweet
rms, In this sparkling. clear and Duh bling
spring,
seemed to his simple mind At for King.
He said: I'll fill my bottle, and will haste
Me to the Calfph- that he, too, may TASTE
His leathern bottle flied with eager hands,
He tredged away across the burning sands
Long miles he trudged thro' sands OF blistertng
heat
And laid his or ring at the Caliph's feet.
The Caiiph took the leathern bottle up,
AND poured draught into his golden cup,
Drank 1t, and thanked the Arab with smile,
His courtiers. sneering. standing by the while.
AT length one seized the water bottle. .Stopr'
The Caliph sharply said, Drink not one Drop
The courtier quickly put the bottle down,
And turned away with an impatient frown.
Meanwhile the Arabs face lit up with Joy
His happiness was great-without alloy
Smiling he left the royal presence. Then
The Caiiph thus addressed his waiting men:
The water in this bottle is unfit
TO drink. and yet did partake of it.
Because 1t is an offering OF love
AS such tbs sweet as mama from above.
You with the bottle dared not to trust,
Fearing you'd show your loathing and disgust;
And for my Caliphate I'd not offend
So loving, true and generous friend"
simple gift from one who holds US dear
Should neer accepted be with frown or sheer.
Look in the giver's face-if love be meant
Accept as precious the well-meant intent
Thomas Burke in Yankee Blade.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29
Carving Zulu Babies.

When a Zulu child is first born it is
of light hue, and does not get the
darker tint of the parents for some
years. AS soon as it enters the world
the medicine man. is sent for. Con-
trary to the custom of the civilized
medicine man" he takes no notice
whatever of the mother, but devoting
himself entirely to the child, makes a
number of small gashes in various
parts of the poor infants body. into
which he rubs medicine and goes on
his way rejoicing. returning next Gay
to make the incisions deeper and rub
more medicine into them. This Sec
ond operation being performed. the
child is washed and dried by being
moved around in the smoke of a wood
fire, eventually being daubed all over
with a red paint. which is renewed as
fast as it wears of for period of sew
eral months. The child is not allowed
any natural food until the visits of the
medicine man" are ended (this for
mality often causing serious conse-
quences to the offspring). and a few
days afterward the mother will be seen
about her work as usual with the lit
tie one strapped to her back.-Drake's
Magazine.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29

oA6-p0sS seven IN IL u1s10hA ana 1em21na
until six In the evening, frequently return
ing after supper to work in his once until
nearly midnight.
In common with the other Cabinet ON
GERS the time of the Secretary of the In
terror is SO occupied by callers who thronR
his office during the day, except on Cabinet
days, that it is almost impossible for him
to transact the current business OF the
department during Office hours. Therefore
it seems to be necessary for him to return
at night, when, all being quiet around HIM,
he can examine cases and append his sig
nature to the hundred or more of letters
before him. He is a stout, robust man with
iron-gray beard and almost totally gray
hair. His locks are silken and rivaled In
beauty alone by the suit OF hair which
crowns the head of Senator Ingalls,, of Kan
sas. His face is strongly marked, but his
skin is soft and pink and beautiful as that
of babe. That he is q strong man Ii
amply known to caller by the hearty
clasp of his hand. He has beautiful, large,
expressive eyes, and his voice is as soft
and winsome as ever came from the lips
of man. This may seem like fulsoD1e nat
terry of the Secretary, but it is merely the
re-ecFolng, not of my own views, but OF
the opinions expressed by all who have had
the pleasure of coming in contact with this
remarkable gentleman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29

for such little games- But all this =.
OF course. mere speculation The
scheme OF the concern may be honest
enough and its practice may have no
perceptible effect in increasing the
bills or mortality. Surely some devics
Is wanted to fill in between the chart.
ty of the dispensaries and the robbery
of fashionable medical practice, by
which people of moderate means can
have and pay for medical attendance
when they are sick.
Some Hebrew societies have rather
ingenious system for getting their
doctors bills down to a minimum.
They contract with physician by the
year to attend all cases of illness
among members of their families for
a certain stipulated sum, which is paid
whether any body needs a doctor dur
ing the year or not. OF course. in a
sickly season the physician might feel
that they are rather getting the best
of him, but, after all. he would only
be called upon to skip around little
more lively and be more anxious to
effect cures than If he were charging
by the visit.
Indeed, this thing of charging by the
visit for medical attendance is the weak
point in the relations between the doc
tor and his patients. 1t is to his inter-
est to keep them sick as long as posi-
BILE. So clearly is this recognized by
many of our practical, long-headed
business men-who have money
enough to enable them to do as they
please-that they now follow the ex-
ample of the Hebrew societies and en-
gage the services of their physicians
by the year, paying whether they and
theirs are sick or well. Accouchments
are as rule excepted from such
| contracts, as they are too good
plums for family doctors to
let go into general account. The an
| nual terms of such contracts run all the
| way from $3.50 to 81. 800. 1t is an ex-
| celent arrangement for the doctor.
who. with a few such good contracts
| on his hands can be easy about his in
| come. and it is good tor the patients,
| as it is clearly to the interest of the
physician to keep them as well as pos
sible to save himself trouble.
The next better thing is the Chinese
system of hiring the doctor by the year
| and stopping his salary whenever his
| patient is sick. 1t will be sad day
| for druggists and undertakers if that
| plan ever gets foothold in this coun-
try.-N. Y. Mail and Express.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29
DIAMOND MANUFACTURE
How Diamond Dust Is Produced BY Art
fetal Means.

How Diamond Dust Is Produced BY Artf
fetal Means.
We give herewith an abstract of an
interesting communication which c.
A. Parsons recently made to the Royal
Society relative to a number of expert
mentS which he has made on carbon
at high temperatures and under great
pressures and in contact with other
substances. 1t would appear that he
has succeeded in producing diamond
dust artifcially. The arrangement oil
the experiment was as follows: A
massive cylindrical steel mold of
about three inches diameter and six
inches high was placed under n.y.
draulic pres,, the bottom of the mold
being closed by spigot and asbestos
rubber packing, similar to the gas
check in guns. the top closed by a
plunger similarly packed In the
spigot was a vertically-bored hole
into which the bottom end of the car
bon rod to be treated fitted; the top
end of the carbon rod was connected
electrically to the mold by a copper
cap. The block and spigot were per-
fectly insulated electrically from the
from the dynamo being connected to
the block and mold respectively, the
current passed along the carbon-rod in
the interior of the mold. The free
space in the mold was filed in. turn
with different hydrocarbons and with
other materials Among the liquids
acted onwere tenzine, paraffine. treacle.
chloride and oisulphide of carbon. and
the solids included silica, alumina.
carbonate aud oxide of magnesia and
alumina- The pressure employed
ranged from five to thirty tons per
square inch An interesting set of
experiments was when the mold
around the rod was filled with layer
of Stacked lime about quarter of an
inch thick, surmounted by two inches
of silver sand. followed by layer of
lime of the same thickness, and finally
by layer of coke dust The pressures
used ranged from five to thirty tons
and current from 200 to 800 amperes.
the carbon being in different expert
ments from one-quarter inch to five
sixteenths Of an inch in diameter.
Under these conditions there was OBJ
tained on the surface of the carbon
rod a powder of a gray color, harder
than emery. and capable of scratching
the diamond. The powder thus manu-
featured is, therefore. very probably
the diamond itself-Lo1don Engineer
inU
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29

sovereign he had be- BACK VIEW, RECUT.
trayed That transaction carried the jewelt
Delhi, where it renamed until 1879. Abou
that date Nadir Shah came along, and, hav
ing given the Mogul dynasty a fatal blow
carried the Kohinoor with him to Khorassal
as one of the spoils of conquest. Ths
Persian ruler did not keep it long, for thu
excellent reason that his subjects assassin
ated him one morning. There was in nj.
service body of Afghans, commanded b.
Ahmed Shah. Unable to save his master
Ahmed cut his way through the Persia.
army and reached Cabul, where he sue
ceeded in consolidating the Dooranne.
Empire. He brought tie Kohlnoor witt
him from Persia,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29
Pigs All In.

AGENT want to show you something
new in safes, sir.
Bank President-Just got one
Ageut-But this is the new 'pigs-in-the
pen combination - with double tiue-locks.
Bank President-How does it Wsrks
Agent-Why, you see, sir you seck tne
cash up in this compartment, the book
keeper In the next, the teller In the next
and the president in the last Each com
partment furnished with folding-bed ane
all the modern conven1ences, sir.
Bank President-But what the dickens az
I want to lock the president up for!
Agent-So you can keep watch OF th'
others; and to relieve your mind OF al
undue responsibility here's a slot Tor so'
to drop this extra key out to the nlga
Waterman, who will return 1t to you at tn
proper hour next morning.
Director (entering)-Order one At once
-Jnd0e-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29

ne In Not Very destructive, But 1t Helps -
Pass Away the Time.
Good morning."
..Oh. good merningi Lovely morn
ing. isn't it?"
..Beautifulr'
You going to drive to-day?"
You going to battle this morning."
''Oh, We had lovely bath yester-
dayr'
Wasn't it cold?''
''Not bI-but forely"
81 think it's awfully cold bathing
here"
''You efoF'
''Oh. ascfs4llyn'
~ don'tr'
SIS your book nice, dearr"
'.Not very"
mop"
NO"
'Do you know never care to read
much at the seashoreP"
No? I never try to read any thing
solid here. But one has to do some.
thing"
Yes. know-that's quite truen
what are you making. Mrs. Shod-
die. an Afghan"
Yes"
"Isn't it lorelys'
''Do you like it?"
'.It's beautiful. WoulG you mind
showing me the stitchp"
Certainly. I'll show you at any
time"
''Oh. thanks! must learn it,"
what have you there?"
''Oh. just little pocket pin-cushion
for my husband"
''How cunning it isr'
ut is rather pretty"
It's torely. What q sweet. pretty
shade of blue that is!'
Yes; what lorely shades you can
get now"
''Oh. beautiful! Til get my needle
and see if can learn that stitch, if
you'll be so kind as to teach me-"
..Certatnly.'
Thanks. I've promised to make
something for a fair our Helping
Hand Society is to have and I'm learn
ing all the new stitches can"
did you notice those new people
in the dining-room this morning?"
Notice them? How could 1 help
noticing them!"
''Wonder who they are"
'.rm sure I don't know"
"Tve asked several and no one
seems to know. That's one disadvan-
tage of big hotel like this. One has
| to come into contact With any body
and every body"
Il know; and some one lie sure to
introduce you sooner or later and then
| one has to be civil"
''Tiresome, isn't it?"
| lawfully"
'.But those new people-mercyr'
lone of the women had on diamonds
at the breakfast table,"
| '.Horribler'
There they go now for a walk"
''Good heavens! such dresses for the
street,
.sAwfulr'-Time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29
.ssWhere ar,

where are you two goingg
asked girl of a youth and maiden
who were wandering away from the
main group at the picnic '-Oh. we're
going to get some pond lilies" In
quarter of an hour they were return
ing. whats the NATTER" asked the
girl who first spoke; couldn't you
find any pond lilies?" NO." replied
the other young lady. unguaroeo,y'
somebody else had the hammock
Merchant Traveller.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29
plain English

Mr.. Bostonbred-Pray tell me, Mss Moe
tana, who is that lady dressed In greer
standing by the mantel-the one whose EN-
bonpoint is rawther pronounceds
Miss NontanaI don't know what you
mean by your cong but II YOU
mean that big souawb Of . woman, hes
name il Mrs. Cap. Hodson, snd that ram,
red Of man by her side T. Cap. himself
Regular streak-o-fas and 6tEoak-e-0as
ceupls, amt theyETimA
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29
An "Of Year" in Banking.

Friend-You say this has been an
''off year. with your banke
Stockholder-Yes. First the cashier
was "off," and then the head book
keeper. followed by the President
Chicago Globe
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29

Miss Rightsort-''I do not like the
way the clothes looked this week. Mrs.
Mulvaney." Mrs. Mulvaney-''Sure.
mum: phat wuz the matther wild emp
Miss Rightsort They had too much
blue in them" Mrs. Mulvaney-'Dade,
mum, was falin' blue all day mesilf,
an dare say it must have had an eff
feet on the clothes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29

The berry patches of Florida seem
to be picnic fields for the bears Three
were killed while helping themselves
TO the fruit In Madison County in one
week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29
SMITH D. FRI
DHULEEP sINGH's KoHINoOR.

The Famous Diamond Now Sparkles on
Queen Yictorla's Breast
The famous Kohinoor diamond, or
Mountain of Light" which, according to
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29

re c e n t atch,
Queen Victoria has
been asked to restore
to its rightful owner,
p r i n c e D b u | eeg
Singh, IS one OF the
great jewels of the
world. During hun
dreds of years it has
b g e n looked upon
with superstitious
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29

You're too fresh" said the brine
to the beef. II acknowledge the
corn" replied the beef, humbly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29

"A titled lady In London has formed
q guild of clear-starchers and ironers
of fine linens and lacaa
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29

Shah, who acknoWl-
edged the Mogul
Emperor, Shah Jem-
aum, as his master.
Nicer Jumla, the
Prime Minister, stole
it from the King and
presented it to the
Emperor, who re
warded him with the
gift OF the throne of the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29

FRONT VIEW. RECUT. ~ guarded, was pu,
in a case and shown to all the Queens sub
jects. 1t was badly cut, and the genera
opinion was that it was not so much of
gem after all. A great many people
thought that the glass model in the tower
was the better stone of the two. The Queer
herself was dissatisfied, and, after con
sultatien, the recruiting was determined on
When Queen Victoria resolved 20 bring
out all the latent beauties of the Diamond by
recruiting there was no one in England who
was believed competent to the task, and the
great Costa. was brought over from
Amsterdam. ALI England became interest
ed in the operation. CostAr AID his assist
ants were installed in the shops of the
Queens jeweler, and an engine was special
ly erected to do the cutting. When the day
came to begin operations no less a person
age than the Duke of Wellin gton was chosen
to set the machinery in motion. The weigh:
was reduced to 106 carats, but instead of it,
former irregular shape@-neither rose mol
brilliant-Costar left it a perfect brilliant
with duly proportional table, facets ant
culet
The authentic history of the Kohinoor be
gins about the year 1850, when it was in the
possession of the King of Golconda, Kootut
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29

was made and pul
into the Tower o.
London for loya
Britishers to admire
When the Crysta
P a l a G e Exhibitor
was opened in 1856
the Kohinoor, strong
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29

reverence by the Hindoos, who believe that
its possession carries with 1t the night
to govern India. On the other hand
it has been regarded as an omen OF
ruin and disaster, and Its history show,
that every sovereign owning it up to Vic
toria lost either his life or his empire. II
belonged to the Mogul dynasty of rulers
but there is tradition that before it shone
in the Peacock throne it was owned, count
less ages before, by the NEUROLOGICAL Pan
docs.
At all events, sovereign has been steal
ing it from sovereign for nearly Thousand
years. The court circles of London would
of course, be shocked at the application o
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29
SIDE VIEW. RECUT.

lcoD
press of India. SIT will be useless for me-
he writes, ''to demand the restoration o:
my Kingdom, swindled from me by you:
Christian Government, but which I hope
shortly, by the aid of Providence, to retake
from my robbers. But my diamond, the
Kohinoor, understand, is entirely at your
disposal. Therefore, believing your Majesty
to be the most religious body that your sub
jects pray for every Sunday, do not hest
tate to ask that the gem be restored to me
or else that a fair price be paid for it to mt
out of your privy purse" Queen Victoria
has not yet replied to this polite request fol
restitution, but even should Dhuleep h
successful in getting his kingdom bach
t. ere is not much probability that he will
ever see his diamond again unless he re
ceives an invitation to Windsor Castle.
The magnificent gem is, it is needless t.
say, part of the spoils of India. 1t was
brought to England about 1850 in the Medea
sloop of war.
Naturally enough, the gem caused grea
sensation in En- gland. A glass model of i,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-29

this term to the meth
cd by which ner Maj
esty acquired the gem,
but it is the plain Ian
guage of Prince Dhu-
G.