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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-04-04
CHAPTER XVII.

WONDERFUL STORY.
Grace Penroy sank nearly fainting On the
breast of her unexpected visitor The
sight of Lura Joyce's face was like unto
meeting the dead returned from the shores
of eternity. f7aF sa-
For some minutes not a word passed, the
silence only broken by the sobs Of Grace
who rested dead weight in the arms Of
her cousin. fsrt tsE
There, there, dear, don't. cry" uttered
Lura Joyce, IN her old, CHEEKY way. ''Fve
returned to stay, and you need not fear K
lose me, so just unwind those arms, pretty.
and sit down, FOR I've heap to tell YOU
Aud Grace Penroy suffered her cousin t.
lead her to an rm-chalr near.
Like one in n dream she sat and regardes
the face CT Lura. It seemed like q pleasant
vision, and yet it was all true. Her bright
spirited cousin was sitting there before heu
in tae fiesh,- with all her old self beaminl
in every feature of her countenance.
s.Ahr's brcathed the .heiress, chow goCs
Heaven Isl I am so glad that-that yot
have returned" go
Again she burst into tears. ~
sDon't cry,'' urged Lura. eff you ar.
glad to see me you. ought to laugh. But
then must not forget the'cause you have
for grief, know of the dark shadow, thai
rests over Lone Hollow. You have my
sympathy, and L will help you to fight the
demon who hopes to feather his nes'
through crime, and the gullibility OF I
girl"
Lura rose suddenly, went to the door thai
stood ajar, and closed it, turning the key in
the lock Then she resumed her seat, and
regarding Grace fxedly, saids1 ~ -
81 have much to tell You, Grace, and ID
not wish to be interrupted"
|, 81 am very anxious to hear It, you may b
sure,' said Grace, speaking for the frs
time in some minutes, controlling her emo
tons with great difficulty ,and sesardins
her cousin with devouring expression oi
the honest gray eyes, that showed how hel
feelings were stirred.
ssFirst tell me of all that has happened
during the past manufacturing my absenct
from Lone Hollow" said LurA
s'Of course you have heard OF grandpa''
deathr' 1890 .-s-----.s->--z-s s4---~
ayes. you need not dwell on that, whicl
know il painful to you"
After a minute given to forcing a calm
state of feeling Grace Penroy began histo
ry of the past few weeks. and Ia. her cousiz
she found most interested sliSt6ner. %
When she had finished Lura said:
$50 you haven't seen Austin lHe1ty6kj
sinc6t time Of your quarrela ~ = ss--k-ss
= have not"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-04-04
MARRIED BY TELEGRAPH.

A Style of Nuptials Which May Come Into
General Favor.
It is reported that clerk in one of
the Departments at Washington was
recently married by lightning to a
young lady residing in the western
part of this State. The officiating
clergyman stood with the bridegroom
at the southern end of the tether, and
the lady at the northern. care you
ready" said the Washington operator.
who kindly acted in the double capac-
ity of electrician and brakeman. cay.
ay," responded the lady, as quick as a
flash. Five scintillations, and the
thing was done. Two "Wilt Thous?"
two .'Yeses," and the clerical verdict
pronouncing the twain one flesh, COM
prised the whole ceremony. Never
were a young couple spliced with
greater neatness and dispatch Moth
ing was omitted save the conjugal
kiss, which. being understandable,
was unavoidably postponed to more
convenient season.
Let us hope that the magnetic cur
rent through which the fusion was ac-
complished prefgured sympathetic
intercourse between the parties as
lively, but not quite as evanescent. as
the ightning's flash. Perhaps this
style of nuptials may come into vogue.
and the positive and negative poles Of
the telegraphic battery be extensively
used for affirmative purposes by indi-
viduals seeking the honorable state
of matrimony under difficulties If,
however. the endearing phrases of the
honeymoon are to pass to and fro over
the wires. the early stage of welded
bliss will become somewhat ex-
pensive; but if the telegraph corpora
tions have any souls-which is doubt
ful-they will make a deduction from
their established charges in favor of
connubial billings and cooings.
But a question arises. Are wire
woven bonds of matrimony binding in
law? Can lightning-lassoedh husband.
who subsequently contracts a marriage
in the old-fashioned way, be success
fully prosecuted for bigamy? Judging
from the gross mistakes that every
day occur in magnetic messages, the
electric fluid is by no means as truth
full as little G. W., and in matter so
extremely delicate, the delinquent
would probably be considered entitled
to the benefit of doubt The Tele-
graphic Interest should at once take
the opinion of eminent counsel on this
matter. 1t concerns the companies
nearly; for If electric espousals are
declared legal. they will undoubtedly
prove an important source of revenue
on every line, and if divorces could be
legitimately accomplished through the
same medium. the profits would be
enormous In disconnection as well
as connection, consists the wonder
working power of Morse's invention.
and we therefore think that If applied
to marriage it should also be available
for divorce.
1t Is an open question, however, and
we leave its decision to the bench and
bar. In the meantime success to
sparkling over the wires. and may
Hymen coutinde to Light his torch,
when necessary, by electro magnetism,
IN. Z. Ledger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-04-04
THE GUESSING PIG.

How 1t Furnished a Constant Source of
Revenue to Its Owner.
A few weeks ago two men arrived in
a Western town, leading a pig. It
was, perhaps, big enough and heavy
enough to be called a hog; but they
termed it pig, and, as they turned it
| over to the care of the landlord at
! whose inn they proposed to rest for
the night, one of them said:
''Be awful careful of that pig! He's
daisy-a new breed just from Scot
| land. We've sold him to a farmer out
here for fifty dollars, and we don't
want any thing to happen to him."
The landlord locked up the pig, and
| then began to think, and cogitate and
| suspect. When the strangers had gone
to bed he called in some of the boys,
| and said:
II have twigged the racket. Them
| two fellows are sharpers, and that's a
|.guessing pig. Tomorrow they will
give you chance to guess at his
| weight, at ten cents a guess, and
you'll be cleaned out-only you won't.
AS the fellows sleep. we will weigh
their pig, and beat their game"
Nobody slept until the pig was
| taken over to the scales and weighed.
He pulled down one hundred and
seventy pounds to hair, and the
villagers went home and hunted up
their nickels, and dreamed of pigs and
scales and sharpers throughout the re-
mainder of the night. The next morn
ing the pig was led around, and, be-
fore starting on his journey, one of the
owners remarked to the assembled
crowd:
Gentlemen, am going to weigh
this pig directly. May be some of
you would like to guess on his weight?
I'll take all guesses at ten cents each,
and whoever hits it gets fifty cents"
This little speech provoked large
and selected stock of winks and smiles;
but no one walked up until the pig
man said that any one person could
guess as many times as he cared to,
provided a dime accompanied each
guess. Then a rush set in. Three or
four merchants put up fifty guesses
each; a justice of the peace took thirty;
lawyer said that about twenty would
do for him. Before there was any
pause in the guessing about nine
hundred had been registered and paid
for. Every soul of them guessed at
one hundred and seventy pounds. It
was curious what unanimity there was
in the guessing; but the pig-men did
not seem to notice it When all had
been given a chance, the pig was led
to the scales. and, 10, his weight was
exactly one hundred and seventy-four
pounds!
'.You see. gentlemen" explained the
spokesman, while this animal weighs
only one hundred and seventy pounds
along about eleven O'clock at night,
we feed him about five pounds of corn
meal in the morning before weighing.
You forgot TO take this matter into
consideration"
Then somebody kicked the landlord,
and he kicked the justice, and the
justice kicked merchant, and when
the pig-men looked back from distant
hill the whole town was out kicking
itself and throwing empty wallets into
the river.-N. Y. Ledger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-04-04

Carpet dealer-'-Yes, madam; that
is fine stair carpet. and very dur
able" Woman-"Will it last well?''
Carpet dealer. Madam. fourteen
years ago sold a piece of that carpet
to a woman and she used it ten years
steady" Woman-"Then did she
throw it away?" Carpet dealer-s.No,
madam; should say not For the last
four years her boy has worn it for
every day pants. Boston Beacon
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-04-04
WORK FOR WOMEN.


what Occupafi0ns Are ssGenteels FOG WELL
Bred Young Ladies'.
Quite recently we heard a gentle
man state that to educate q woman too
highly was a mere waste of time. Ac-
cording to his idea q woman was to be
reared. trained and taught to think
that there was nothing honorable for
her to do in life but to marry. We
were sorry to think that any one in
this enlightened age should retain
such a benighted theory; for though
we believe that q woman's happiest
and best career is passed in the fulfill
ment of wife's and mothers duties,
still we have so often witnessed the
daughters to support themselves-if it
should be requisite to do so-that we
are convinced every woman should be
taught some art or trade early in life.
Genius, of course, bestows her corrus-
cations upon few persons; but there is
plenty of work for the daughters of the
middle classes to do, if parents will
only teach them how to prepare for
the many employments that are open
to them; and if the girls themselves,
when employment is at their command,
will only frankly accept it and bravely
work at 1T, instead of Numbering pes
tilent rubbish about occupations that
are not ''genteel." For instance. is it
not national shame and disgrace
that good cooks should be so scarce,
and that well-to-do people should have
bitterly to complain that their lives are
made burden to them by that ''some-
thing" which is perpetually going
wrong in the kitchen-so wrong, in
deed. that when especial guests are en-
tertained the dinner has to be sent in
from the pastry cooks?
Every mother should teach her
daughter how to cook, and to cook
well, then she will have one unfailing
weapon against poverty, for a good
cook is always in demand. A pro-
fessed cook is worth from $3.50 to $500
a year, and young lady does not
derogate from her social position by
accepting such a post, seeing that the
cook is emphatically the queen of the
basement, and not only her fellow
servants. but her employers-if they
are sensible folk-must defer to her,
for she literally ''rules the roast"
The faded, miserable old maid who
has let the best years of her life go by
while she sat with folded hands wait
ing for somebody to marry her-some-
body who did not appear-wakes up in
her old age to find herself helpless and
hopeless. Perhaps the death of her
father suddenly rouses her to fact
that she is passe. poverty stricken and
homeless. Terror seizes her, for
woman's skeery critter without a home.
Longingly this one who has wasted
her best years looks upon her younger
kindred who steered their bark out in
the whirlpool of business life years be-
fore. With bitterness such women
gaze upon the busy little typewriter.
stenographer. book-keeper. trained
nurse and correspondent. These girls
were not reared to marry in order to
gain their livelihood but if Cupid
wings his dart at them they bravely
take upon themselves the duties of a
wife, and to such marriage is seldom
a failure. Which is the better lot.
think you? and decide for yourself Il
a girl should not be taught some art
or trade.-N. Y. Fashion Bazaar.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-04-04

IAN Independent old lady. speak
ing of Adams naming all the animals,
said she didn't think he deserved any
credit for naming the pig. Any one
would know what tocal him. Christ-
ian Register.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-17
THE STATE FEDERATION.

News of the Great Labor Convention in
the City Hall ON Monday.
Monday next, at half past nine sharp.
the State Federation of Labor will be
called to order in the City Hall Mayor
Cleveland viii deliver IN address of well
come, which MI be responded to by Pres
ident Mellor, OF the State Federation.
Then Credentials Committee will be ap-
pointed, and before it Il lively fight will
be made by those who are opposed to the
Knights of Labor to prevent the Jersey
Association from being admitted into the
Convention, The Pocahontas Association
will also be opposed by the International
Cigarmakers. After the question of right
to admission is settled the convention will
settle down robustness, and the secretary of
the Legislative Committee, o. b. White,
of Paterson, will read the annual report.
The most important questions to be dis
cussed are the Ballot Reform bill, bet
ter system oil factory inspection, more
educational facilities and the establish
ment of universal eight hour work day.
A sketch of the principal delegates with
pen portraits of appearance, eharacro2
and ability, by one whose experience in
the labor movement has made him fa-
miliar with all the leading labor men will
appear in tomorrow's SUNDAY MORNING
NEWS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-17
AT GLEN ISLAND.

A Days Visit to the Famous Day Resort.
There are few places convenient to New
York that / know of that can afford as
much pleasure as Glen Island. / was
there yesterday enjoying few hours rest
and recreation and the delightful sail
thoroughly invigorated me, while the
scenic attractions of the place captiyated
and charmed me.
First took bath, and the accommo.
dations afforded for toilet purposes far
surpassed anything had encountered at
a watering place, and l was as much sur
prised as gratifed. The other attractions
were so many that really had to leave
some of them for another trip. Boating,
shooting, bicycle riding, donkey riding,
gymnastics, bowling and billiards and
host of other things were at hand While
/ neglected some of these I could not
forego the Rhode Island clambake, for
which my bath had given me the keenest
kind of an appetite, and when the feast
was over it was with the greatest pleasure
that | enjoyed siesta in a hammock for
an hour.
After this walk through the beautiful
park and glimpse at the menagerie took
up all the time l had to spare before the
boat started for the city. These boats
run very frequently from Starin's Dock,
at Pier IS, North River.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-17
1T WAS A DEMONS WORK.
A Fatal Gas Explosion in New York Was
Not an Accident.

A Fatal Gas Explosion in New York Was
Not an Accident.
There is every indication that the fear
full explosion which took place in the
crockery store occupied by Thomas j.
McClave, 400 Grand street, New York,
and which resulted in the death of one
man, and the wounding of nearly forty
other persons, was not an accident.
That some person made a deliberate at
tempt to blow up the place there is not
the slightest doubt.
McCabe says he noticed smell of gas
about the store for the past week; that he
notified the agent of the gas COM
pany on Thursday, and that the
company sent q man around,
who after working for about an hour told
him there was no leak, and that every
thing was all right. When the policemen
entered the cellar Immediately after the
explosion last night they found
that the screw plug in the pipe,
which connects the metre with the
house pipes had been unscreWed and lay
upon the floor McCabe's Insurance upon
stock and fixtures was So, 900. He says
he will sue the gas company for damages.
The injured persons are doing well.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-17

1--WE hear little COMPLAINT concerning
the lack of rapid transit, but it practi-
cally amounts to nothing"
Mr.. Edwin Foote, who represents f. M.
and A. j. c. Foye, denies that there are
any more vacant houses than usual at
this time of the year on the Hill, notwith-
standing the great number of new ones
which are being put up by the Building
and Loan Associations.
have been conducting this business
for the last nineteen years, right here in
Jersey City, he said, land | must con-
fess was surprised at the small number
of vacant houses last spring. My partner,
Mr.. A j. G. Foye, of New York, owns a
great deal of property hereabouts. He
will commence the erection of ten new
houses in Bramhall avenue next week"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-17
THE CHECKS GOT MIXED.
Worry at the Steamship Docks Over
Missing SatcheI.

Worry at the Steamship Docks Over 3
Missing Satchel.
There was an excited woman in the
Pennsylvania Railroad station this morn
ing, who created almost as much conster-
nation among the depot officials as did
the woman who lost her child yesterday.
She was Mrs. De We're, French lady,
from Chicago, who was on her way to
Paris.
She arrived in this city last evening on
the Chicago express, and Immediately
went to New York. just before the train
her two trunks to the express messenger
on the train and ordered them sent to the
pier of the French line of steamships.
She carried large hand satchel, among
the contents of which were some jewelry,
a sum of money and first cabin ticket on
the steamship La Champagne. upon which
she intended to sail this morning. She
gave the satchel also to the messenger to
be sent with the trunks
When she reached the steamboat wharf
this morning she found her trunks there,
but nothing was to be seen of her satchel,
nor was there any one on the wharf who
remembered having seen it delivered with
the trunks.
Mrs. De We're hurried back TO this city.
but the messenger and expressman were
away from the station and nothing could
be done for her. Detective Peter Morris
interested himself in the case, and ascer-
tanned that there was a man
directly behind Mrs. De We're who
gave the messenger his checks
at the same time Mrs. De We're did and it
is supposed that the expressnan who de-
iyered the baggage in some way got it
mixed and gave the man Mrs. De Vere's
satchel
When the expressman returns from his
route this evening the theory will be
acted 'nnnn
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-17
MICHAEL J. CANNON OBJECTS.
It Was Michael E. Who Used To Be
Regular Committeeman.

It Was Michael E. Who Used To Be a
Regular Committeeman.
Mr.. Michael ). Cannon writes to THE
JERSEY CITY NEWS in reference to the
article on the New County Committee
published in Wednesdays paper. Mr.
Cannon says that he never was a member
of the Regular Democratic Committee
and explains the error in regard to his
connection with it by saying:-"At one
time Mr.. Michael E. Cannon, relative of
mine. and an honest, hard working young
man of Hoboken, represented a portion of
the Third ward of that city in the Old
Committee But he adds that Tin a
very short time he parted company with
it."
Mr.. Cannon writes that the article Is
full of misstatements in regard to the
New County Committees Hoboken mem
bers, but he does not specify any of them.
In conclusion he very kindly Says:-"I
have been q reader of your paper since its
primal issue, and have always found it a
lively, readable paper" but he frankly
intimates that the article in question has
appreciably affected the esteem in which
he formerly held the paper.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-17
and a nolle pros was entered. Schietfelin
then embraced and kissed his wife IN
open court. Since then they have been
living at Long Branch.
BLOODY POLITICAL WAR.
"Jay Birds and "woodpecters" Fight
ing at Richmond, Texas.

ing at Richmond. Texas.
RICHMOND, Texas, August II, 1SS9-
The political feud between the "Jay
birds" and the s'Woodpeckers" was
fought to bloody finish last evening.
Judge J. w. Parker met Volney and Grit
Gibson and Immediately opened fire on
them
The fire was returned by the Gibsons.
Parker was wounded and at once ran in
the direction Of the Court House, closely
pursued by Grif Gibson. When Parker
reached the Court House he was joined
by more officers, and general fight en-.
sued, in which J. w. Blakely and Sheriff
Garvey were killed. H. H. Frost, Volney
Gibson and William Andrews We're
wounded. Gibson's and Andrews in
juries are not fatal.
M. Schmidt, Texas ranger, was
wounded slightly in the leg. and little
negro girl was killed by wild bullet.
Both parties are heavily armed, and
general fight is expected.
HOUSTON, Texas, August II, 1SS9.-Cap-
tain Reichart left here for Richmond at
half-past twelve last night with twenty
four men. Two gentlemen who arrived
here by the 11:35 train, reported that the
Woodpecker crowd (negroes) were In the
CouI1 houSe SurIouuueu ny bHo oetlCA A9S
ton, but no more fighting had occurred.
They confirmed the news of the killing
of Sheriff Jim Garvey and eX-Sherih JAKE
Blakely. The following are wounded
Henry Frost, badly; Val Gibson, slightly;
Judge Parker, badly; Mason Bradley,
seriously.
The town was crazy with excitement,
the women and children being at home
while the men were down town. There
was but one light burning in the whole
town, and that at the hotel.
The riot was precipitated by q Jay
bird" walking through the town with his
Winchester. He was arrested and put in
jail. The fighting soon began. The dead
Sheriff and the ex-Sheriff were Jay
birds" A young mulatto girl was killed
by accident.
All was quiet by midnight. Governor
Ross is expected this morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-17
MRS. M'GINTY'S DEATH.


There WE Is No Cause for an IDquest---Mrs'
IN of ar Bannon's Charity.
W 9ebWes body of Mrs. Ann McGinty, the
We w ha IAN who died suddenly at the house
'atson slIrss Mary Bannon, No. 271 Grand
,es not 4, on Friday night, and who, it was
lth MIN. ned. had no friends, relatives or
sy, was identified at Speer's morgue,
n, 49,, daughter named Maggie, who lives
ne yea domestic with family in Van Horn
ay Atfeet, Lafayette.
1e A A brother who lives in Brooklyn has
rn aiken charge of the body, and 1t will be
n,s given proper burial.
mha 4, y Mrs Bannon, who so kindly gave Mrs.
N i / ,dcGinty lodgings for day or two, is
ttitlaryery 49, much distressed over the talk of
-, sleighbors, who reproach her for not send
y ing for a doctor or priest.
n ~, ~ Mrs. Bannon Is o very poor woman
, ,,,,ay ith q family, who occupies rooms in the
. nil hird story OF the house where Mrs Nc.
limited acquaintance with Mrs: McGinty.
NJ " Some time ago Mrs. McGinty had good
-, = ~ home In Canal street and Mrs. McGinty's
u5 Nd. Maggie and her Maggie used to play to-
a,, ~ gether
en sni, Mrs McGinty's husband some time ago
MI, dropped dead on one OF the ferryboats
III The home was broken up Mrs. McGinty
oNu went ont to work with one family and her
daughter Maggie with ANOTHER. When
!. !, McGinty called upon her Tuesday night
she was surprised at the visit.
nde; 1t was the first time she ever came
40 athere, and when Mrs. McGnty told her
}. she had no home and was on her way to
lappeer daughters, was i'll and could proceed
ortil4o further. Mrs. Bannon, whose face,
Bufhough aged and haggard by the ravages
en- OF poverty, yet bespoke sympathetic dis
ere position for the possessor made her caller
IN as comfortable as she could under the cir
rtf cumstances, and when Mrs. McGinty
showed an inclination to prolong her
! VISIT she was advised to go to the hos
pital.
J She had been complaining Of being i'll,
but her hostess did not think the illness
of serious nature. Mrs McGinty, how
i eyel astonished and even alarmed Mrs
y Banron at the excessive amount of
d brandy and ice water which she drank
s and still craved for more, which carries
& out the opinion of Undertaken Speer's
| right hand man that the woman died
from excessive drinking and exposure
e Still, the information CLEANED from
/ either source does not coincide with Mrs
t. Taylor, Of No 217 York street, who says
that Mrs. McGinty had no bad habits and
all she had to complain about her as do
rnestic was that she was in ill health
There were no marks of violence on the
' f,ody and no inquest will be held.